What happens if you modify timecode and enter the correct starting timecode (even though it already is correct)?
On Monday, July 28, 2014, CraigACM@aol.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I'm getting bad timecode on AVCHD clips from a Panasonic AF-100 camera, AMA-ed into Avid Symph 6.5.3. Initially I blamed the problem on the camera, but we looked at the same files with Panasonic's P2 Viewer (software) and the timecode runs normally. So, I'm guessing there must be a problem with the way Avid is reading the files.
The camera recorded at 23.976fps, and timecode was set to Free Run. Looking at the clips in the Avid, the timecode runs fast with the frame count skipping ahead in a pattern of 2 frames, 3 frames, 2 frames, etc. so that sequential frames have the following timecode frame numbers: :00, :02, :05, :07, :10, :12, :15 etc… However, Avid sees the correct start timecode of each clip. This results in the end timecode of a clip often being greater than the beginning timecode of the next clip. It is not a fatal flaw, as we can still work with the clips – they transcode to DNxHD and playback without any problem, except for the wacky timecode, which persists after transcoding. However, searching for in-points from a timecoded transcript is problematic, as there can be as many as 3 sequential clips that contain the particular timecode number you're looking for!
Console's AMA_PlugIns command indicates I have version 1.3 of the AVCHD plug-in, which appears to be the latest version available on the avid.com/ama website.
Anybody else experiencing this issue, or have any suggestions? We'll be getting other footage from this camera in the future and I'd like to figure out a solution. Thanks in advance for your knowledge and help!
Craig Mikhitarian
Posted by: John Pale <pale.edit@gmail.com>
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