This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Halp! re: Script Sync Limitation

Monday, April 20, 2015

Re: [Avid-L2] Halp! re: Script Sync Limitation

What about my suggestion? Do an audio mix down. Auto sync to that. Then with the script synced match the group to the synced script.

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On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:12 PM, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Thanks John.
But Steve's correct.

Right now there are more than 8 audio tracks in the Group Clip, and the

ScriptSync dialog window only has checkboxes for selecting 1 thru 8 :(

I don't recall any development on SS before it disappeared (she's on MC v4).

I'm guessing that the engineers programmed 8 channels as the max because that was the max audio inputs off tape.

She's going to deal with it by manually syncing . . . but that sucks.

I was hoping for a miracle console command or hidden setting . . .

I do appreciate the help all.

Even with no solution it at least helps save a bit of my dwindling sanity ;)

Cheers,

-B

On Apr 20, 2015, at 4:53 PM, Steve Hullfish Steve@veralith.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

John. I think that's ben's point. There are too many tracks to pull from than what scriptsync can deal with.

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On Apr 20, 2015, at 6:50 PM, bigfish@pacbell.net [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It's been a while since I've worked with script sync but isn't there a setting to determine the audio tracks it uses for indexing to the transcript of the script? I don't recal multi groups having 14 tracks of audio. Ours generally had 2 or 4 tracks that toggle with the sources or could be set to a main audio track regardless of the video selected. I remember the AEs having to make some fake audio tracks so that all the sources in a multi group had the same number of audio tracks. IIRC they added two extra tracks to 2 channel sources to match with the 4 channel dvcprHD sources. They claimed mismatched source audio tracks created problems down the line but I don't know specifically what the issue was. At any rate I wonder if choosing a static main audio source for the multi group or group would dictate the audio script sync would use?

---In avid-l2@yahoogroups.com, <Ben@...> wrote :

Hey gang,

I have a friend on MC v4, trying to ScriptSync (phonetically) some GROUP CLIPS that have something like 14 tracks of audio. ScriptSync only looks at 8 tracks (AFAIK). Anyone have any ideas on workarounds or Console commands . . . or ceremonial dances?

We both thank you in advance.

Cheers,

-B

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