Tony
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You answered your own question to this serious problem.
Fire them now not later and tell them why you refuse to work with them.
Bill them or keep the deposit for the time you have put in and deliver the work for what you have been paid up to.
Don’t lose any more sleep or effort on this one.
Fire them or I will for you (via email or course).
Tony Salgado
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Scott,
Provide me with your email address and I will email you the pdf TOS 2000 document.
I check how I got the document and it was emailed to me by PBS as I was mistaken that it is not available on line.
Tony Salgado
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Walter,
The info is available on-line but you need to know the secret weblink to download it.
I was able to obtain the info by calling PBS directiy and I spoke to the technical department.
The book you need is called the TOS 2000 (which I believe is the last version) however there may be another more recent version.
The book is quite useful for meeting the majority of broadcasters standards as PBS has one of the toughest out there.
Tony Salgado
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Please advise the client to fire the editor and original production crew members responsible for allowing non ascending timecode on the same tape over multiple days.
The rule or not breaking ascending time is so fundamental it should be a crime for those who f@$k this one up.
Most likely I can’t completely blame the crew as the producer most likely was being cheap and did not hire a qualified DIT on the job who has experience in post production who might have saved this train wreck.
I suspect the producer also wanted to save on tape stock which is the reason why they recorded over multiple days on the same tapes.
I would also suspect they did not use lock it boxes or denecke sbt boxes which maintain an accurate timecode reference when feeding a camcorder.
If the production did not do this and only used the internal timecode generators on the cameras the timecode will drift ever time power is cut off during battery changes etc. In which case all tapes will exhibit major timecode drifts at random spots.
Blame it all on the dark side of digital- hire an inexperienced crew to save money only results in major cost overruns later in post.
Such a shame.
Tony Salgado
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Correction I meant to write RP-188 which is the SMPTE spec for embedded timecode not RP-166.
Tony Salgado
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Andy,
Embedded tc in the SDI steam is indeed quite common.
It is one of the major advantages of using HDSDI or SD SDI because of the ability to embedded multiple channels of audio, timecode and meta data information along with the video.
Camcorders which can output this information includes Sony F900H with CA-901 adapter (which has been updated to RP-166 spec), or with Evertz and miranda HDSDI camera adapters.
Sony F900R no adapter needed as camera has external HDSDI outputs with camera body.
Panasonic Varicam and SDX-900.
Capturing embedded timecode is a major benefit for live capture from a camera or from a vtr. Using one cable for audio, video and metadata is a major plus for any production.
Tony Salgado
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Sorry Bob,
You missed my point it had nothing to do with writing or acting.
Those crewmembers on the “front lines” of the field production process might better relate to what I was referring to.
Just don’t forget “Technology does not create talent in itself, instead talented individuals use technology for their benefit.
Some press releases I find are filled with misleading and incorrect statements written centered on hype instead of reality which is my main gripe with such PR information.
I’ll stop here as none of what I mentioned refers to AJA in anyway.
Tony Salgado
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Walter,
I have heard some resellers try the same line when comparing the 17″ version to a Ecinema monitor.
It ain’t even close in that case. So until I see it first hand and do a critical test between the two I will consider any sales hype to be pure BS as usual.
Tony Salgado
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It’s real simple you only get what you pay for not more for less.
The contract spells out the exact requirements, conditions and deliverables so if there is no issue there reinstruct them that there will be additional fees for more work.
They want more you bill more simple as that period.
Do not proceed on working on this project for even a minute without resolving this major contractual problem.
If the do not agree Fire them NOW!!!
Tony Salgado
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I am much more interested in reading about the creative input the principals player and individuals gave to the project than reading about how some super wonderful digital thingamijiggee camera was the most important element of the entire project.
For all I care if it had been shot on digital toliet paper but the storyline was so powerful it would still be a great movie in my opinion.
Content still rules over technology.
Tony Salgado