Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:07:32 -0400
From: "William McQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Displaying Visible Time Code on a 2nd Media
I can currently burn in tape time code if I transfer miniDV video to a
VHS tape (I suppose I could do the same if I transferred to another
digital camera). I turn it on with the small hand controller that came
with my SONY camera and it will transfer as output along with the
digital images.
However, due to costs, I can't afford to transfer to digi-beta for a
protection dub and don't want to play the original miniDV shoot tapes
too many times to accomplish the following.
Of course PP1.5 retains the original time code for each clip that I
have transferred of video to my HDD, but I also need to provide a
VHS with TC burned in so the producer/writer can help in selecting
the images for a first cut. He uses a wheelchair and can't get to the
edit suite (I'm trying to fix that), so that's how we work together.
Also, I want to share the footage with another producer as stock
footage, but again, I don't want to have to either give him the original
shoot tapes, or run them a second or third time to VHS with burned
in TC.
After winding through this problem, by question is how can I transfer
the video I transferred to my hard disk back to VHS (or other media)
with visible time code (burned in time code) so I can share it with
others?
I guess another issue is how to maintain a constant zero.
Thanks for your collective wisdom.
Bill in Toronto
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RESPONSE
Bill,
I suspect that you are being unduly pessimistic about the dangers of playing
your tapes enough times to make 2 copies on VHS with burnt-in timecode. I
frequently play tapes many times and have never had a problem.
However if you really must minimise the number of plays then why not borrow
an additional VHS machine from a friend and make two copies at the same
time? Loop the video through one to the other.
Another 'belt and braces' approach would be to borrow another DV camera or
deck from a friend (I assume you have friends!) and make a DV - DV copy by
Firewire so that you have a safety copy if the worst should happen.
Yet another possibility (as you hinted above) would be to make a DV copy on
a second camera with the timecode in vision. To do this you would need to
connect the two cameras by the composite-out jack to the composite-in jack
of the second camera. Alternatively use the S-video connectors. Don't forget
the audio connectors too of course! You can then make as many VHS copies as
you wish from the DV copy with timecode in vision.
I didn't understand your point about maintaining a constant zero - please
explain.
Julian
Bristol, England
(Skype = fairfieldian)
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