tks for the detailed info. I'm sure I'm going to need this. But I was wrong
on the format, it's actually HDCAM SR and not xdcam hd. Any clues there?
cheers
Raj
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:
>
>
> Not knowing what eQ is, i do know there (were) issues with XDcam HD and
> Avid
> reading the wrong TC / or getting the wrong inpoint in the clips...
> This could be fixed in Avid, but not in eQ, or vice versa.
> (it seems that sometimes XDcamHD does not start on an I frame or so, and
> that makes some software puke on the stuff on the beginning...)
>
> From my Vulcan side:
> I bet you analyzed your EDL and compared it with Avid's timecode on the
> clips.
> (If the EDL shows the cuts on frame X, and that frame X is the correct one
> in eQ, eQ must be terrible stupid, and i don't believe that.
> Besides, you would know that it would be eQ to blame not being able to
> read...)
>
> To see if this is ineed biting you, do a few tests:
>
> Get a clip that is conforming wrong, and find a unique frame (one sure to
> be
> remembered / found back) in Avid.
> See if that clip has the same TC in eQ.
> Then, look at the beginning of the file in both Avid and eQ, and see if
> they
> start at the same frame.
> (I bet they don't )
>
> Now, get the start TC of the clip, and use my tool to convert the MXF into
> QT.
> See what my app. thinks the start TC must be.
>
> The demo / beta can be found here:
> http://www.videotoolshed.com/product/62/work-in-progress/3
>
> (not much info on the site, but get the demo for Win. Fully functional, but
> not intended for commercial work. The Mac download is something completely
> different)
>
> My app looks into the MXF to find the TC.
>
> Now also check the XML for the TC. Not hard to decode, but it is written
> backwards, and on some frame rates you must subtrack 30 from the frame
> counter.
>
> If your trouble indeed lies here, you know what is happening and who to
> blame.
> I'm sure there is a workaround, but first you need to know what happens
> where.
>
> Bouke
>
> VideoToolShed
> van Oldenbarneveltstraat 33
> 6512 AS NIJMEGEN
> The Netherlands
> +31 24 3553311
> www.videotoolshed.com
> For large files:
> http://dropbox.yousendit.com/BoukeVahl998172
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raj Rodrigues" <raj.rodrigues@gmail.com <raj.rodrigues%40gmail.com>
> >
> To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:46 PM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] MC EDL to eQ
>
> > One of our clients uses his eQ for onlining MC offlines (XDCAM HD 50Mbit)
> > and has had issues for some time on cuts made in Adrenaline and now NDX.
> > Normally, the cuts are just fine but often there is an offset on the eQ
> > of
> > a couple of frames (but could vary to up to 7-8 frames). Opening up the
> > EDL
> > in Textedit or Wordpad, shows the cuts to be frame perfect but it is
> still
> > off on the eQ. Is this normal? Anyone faced and overcome this little
> > hassle?
> >
> > Tks
> > Raj
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
>
>
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