Re: [Avid-L2] Marking Master Clips With Locators While Digitising Clips Imported From An ALE

Not sure and I'm unable to check as the only deck I have handy is a Sony DSR45P which (Avid have sort of acknowledged) does not work reliably with batch capture by Firewire (it did once, but now is doesn't) on a Mac.

On 12 Sep 2011, at 18:29, Christopher Pitbladdo wrote:

> I guess that makes sense Roger. Thing is, in these days of diminishing
> budgets, I've been used to just digitising straight from tape without
> batch digitising logs.
>
> Although tape capture may be in decline, I can't help wondering why
> you're not able to add annotations/subclips as you batch digitise?
>
> CP
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> On 12/09/2011 18:20, Roger Shufflebottom wrote:
> > AFAIK, you can't add locators when batch capturing (which is what I imagine you are doing if you start with an ALE). It certainly used to be that way but it may have changed (or not based on your mail).
> >
> > On 12 Sep 2011, at 18:17, Christopher Pitbladdo wrote:
> >
> >> Gah!
> >>
> >> Here I am at the end of a full day's worth of digitising from SX, having
> >> been given an ALE by the Director. Thing is, I like to add my own
> >> little annotations using locators. But, having spent the last eight
> >> hours banging away with my locators in the digitise tool, I've just
> >> reviewed my footage to discover that NONE of the marks I've made have
> >> been saved.
> >>
> >> I know that when I'm creating new master clips in the digitise tool as I
> >> digitise (ie, not previously logged), I can happily add locators all day
> >> long, and they 'stick'. But, it seems, they don't if the clips are
> >> imported from ALE.
> >>
> >> And now I notice that I can't seem to create subclips on the fly as I
> >> digitise, either (a very handy function, using F1 and F2 to those who
> >> mightn't know about it). Blimey! What's going on!?
> >>
> >> Thinking something must've corrupted in my settings, I tried ditching
> >> MCState and created some new settings, but I'm still having the same
> >> problem... and it is a problem.
> >>
> >> Anyone got a view on this?
> >>
> >> CP
> >>
> >> --
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> >> *Christopher Pitbladdo
> >> Creative Director
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> >> DB Creative*
> >> 496 Ferry Road
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> > With best wishes,
> > Roger Shufflebottom
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With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
+44 7973 543 660

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