This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Subclip from Subsequence via Autosync

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Re: [Avid-L2] Subclip from Subsequence via Autosync

Thanks for the tip--this is helpful, as I see the "synced" PE footage is indeed a few frames off. But it gives me a solid head start.

Back to AutoSync: I initially tried this method (subclip from subsequence) using transcoded footage (XDCAM HD50), which failed. But I found that if I use the AMA'd source footage (ProRes HD1080p), the AutoSync function would work as I described and make a subclip from the subsequence, even with multiple edits in the subsequence. I've taken the long way around for this project, but I'd still like to track down the solution for future projects. Thanks for any help.

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Steve Hullfish Steve@veralith.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I agree with the advice not to use PluralEyes. The main reason for this is that many cameras are not in sync with themselves. What I mean is that if you look at a file directly from a 5DMII, the audio will not be in perfect sync with the video. PluralEyes uses the audio to sync between cameras or between cameras and an audio source. So if you sync a 5DMII to a Zoom audio recorder, or to a C300, the 5DMII will be out of real sync by several frames because it's own audio is out of sync. If you do a manual sync visually - like from a slate or a simple hand clap - you will be in true sync. Also, Autosync in a film project lets you additionally sync at the sub-frame level - thirds or quarters of frames.

Steve