Along with the captioning data in the aaf does it also contain AFD info? Terry was asking about how to set the AFD on an export file. Is the data track accessible in Avid to set the AFD.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "wllm_meese" <pixcutter@...> wrote:
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> Got an Email today that our first 4 episodes were rejected by APT for bad captioning; specifically, no 608 captions on our HD dubs. Trying to troubleshoot the problem before the tapes return tomorrow, but so far I'm stumped.
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> Symphony on Nitris DX, using an AAF file on a data track.
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> What we've checked:
> The Sony HDW-F500 deck has Metadata set to CC, and the metadata lines are set L1=009, L2=000, DID=161, SDID=101, which jibed with CPC's recommendations and Sony tech support.
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> This is about mastering with an AAF file on a data track, but just to be complete:
> media creation settings have mode set to SMPTE 436M, with slot 1 set to CEA708, slot 2 set to CEA608, slot 3 to AFD and 4 to ATC.
> The console setting for embedding DNXCC shows everything set at default.
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> Symphony playback and a deck recording both show captions on a TVLogic LVM monitor when set to read 708 captions and when set to read 608 ancillary, but a Leader LV7700 scope shows 708 sort-of-present (flickering between "detected" and "missing") and 608 "missing". This is with the show's AAF file and with CPC's test AAF file. So now I have some indication that something is wrong, but what?
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> I know troubleshooting a dub without having the dub in hand isn't a good idea, but I hope to figure this out and not blow the delivery schedule. Any suggestions? Deck settings? WAGs?
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