I'm sure it's obvious to you what "SETUP FPS" means -- but you wrote the
program. It wasn't obvious to me, unfortunately. The setting doesn't
behave like the rest of the program -- it doesn't highlight green when
you change it, and the setting isn't reflected in the status display at
the bottom of the screen. Perhaps that would be a good thing -- a
column in the status area labeled something like "timecode FPS" that
displays what you have chosen in the Setup menu. Otherwise it is very
easy to overlook.
I still think if "SETUP FPS" defaulted to the "original" setting, you
would prevent a lot of potential problems.
Cheers,
--Michael
On 11-03-19 9:52 AM, Bouke wrote:
> Well, the interface shows SETUP FPS in fairly large typeface.
> And there is a 'use current fps' option as well.
> (but not all functions can use that)
>
> Bouke
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Brockington"<mbrock321@minusblue.ca>
> To:<Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] 5D/7D timecode import bug with AMA and QTChange combo
>
>
>> Good to know -- thanks, Bouke.
>>
>> This setting is not terribly intuitive or obvious, though. Might I
>> suggest it would be good if the default were for QtChange to match
>> timecode rate to video rate, rather than defaulting to 25 fps? Surely
>> this would be by far the more common requirement, and you could still
>> change it in those cases where you needed to.
>>
>> Regards,
>> --Michael
>>
>> On 11-03-19 3:57 AM, Bouke wrote:
>>> There is a settting. It's called FPS in the Setup menu.
>>> You need to set it to match your FPS.
>>> QTchange is indeed capable of inserting any TC fps on any QT fps.
>>> (thus making it able to sync 23.976 material with 29.97)
>>>
>>> Also, do get the latest verion. It has a few bug fixes, allows you to
>>> flatten (mostly not needed, only if you strip tracks)
>>> and, it has lightning fast BITC insertion. (close to instant)
>>> (It does not render the BITC in, it makes a QT text track. But very handy
>>> before transcode or to hand out to clients)
>>>
>>> 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: "Bogdan Grigoresco"<bogdan_grigorescu@yahoo.com>
>>> To:<Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 9:44 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] 5D/7D timecode import bug with AMA and QTChange
>>> combo
>>>
>>>
>>> Let's wait for Bouke to chime in...perhaps there is a setting/switch
>>> somewhere in QTchange.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Bogdan Grigoresco
>>> www.finale.tv
>>>
>>> --- On Sat, 3/19/11, Michael Brockington<mbrock321@minusblue.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Michael Brockington<mbrock321@minusblue.ca>
>>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] 5D/7D timecode import bug with AMA and QTChange
>>> combo
>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>>> Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10:39 AM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the pointer, Bogdan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It looks like the timecode track runs at a different rate than the video.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> CatDVPro reports the following:
>>>
>>> "Timecode format doesn't match framerate (25!=2398)"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would guess the mismatched 25 fps timecode rate is an artifact of
>>>
>>> QTChange being a European program that mostly cares about PAL.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It looks like Avid is handling the timecode track discrepancy
>>>
>>> differently depending on whether it is an old-fashioned import, or AMA
>>>
>>> link. I'm working in an HD 23.98 1080p project, BTW.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now it's a total crapshoot which of the two timecode values will work in
>>>
>>> an EDL!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> --Michael
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11-03-19 12:56 AM, Bogdan Grigoresco wrote:
>>>
>>>> FWIW Michael, looks like the 2 values you're getting are connected to
>>>> each
>>>> other by a 24<>25fps conversion, i.e. 12:29:40:13 at 25fps equals
>>>> 13:00:54:18 at 24fps.
>>>> Not sure why this is, nor what type of project you're in, but it's
>>>> probably got something to do with the way QT change tags the files and
>>>> Avid interprets them. Think BWF, where the actual start timecode of the
>>>> file is number of frames since midnight, but obviously dependant on the
>>>> counting base.
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Bogdan Grigoresco
>>>> www.finale.tv
>>>> --- On Sat, 3/19/11, Michael Brockington<mbrock321@minusblue.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> From: Michael Brockington<mbrock321@minusblue.ca>
>>>> Subject: [Avid-L2] 5D/7D timecode import bug with AMA and QTChange combo
>>>> To: "Avid-L2"<Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>>>> Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 9:13 AM
>>>> Got bit by an unpleasant bug today.
>>>> I used QTChange to add TC to 23.98 5D/7D Quicktime files. I assigned
>>>> timecode to match the .THM file, with a reelname from the enclosing
>>>> foldername.
>>>> After running QTChange the timecode display in Quicktime player shows
>>>> the first frame of a sample clip has non-drop timecode 12:29:40:14.
>>>> If imported the old-fashioned way into Avid, the start timecode shows as
>>>> 12:29:40:13. OK -- I'm not sure why there's a 1 frame discrepancy, but
>>>> that's pretty close.
>>>> Unfortunately, if I bring the quicktimes into Avid via AMA, then the
>>>> start TC reads 13:00:54:18. Now I am sad...
>>>> I need to pull an EDL from a bunch of 5D clips that I brought in via
>>>> AMA. Anyone else run into this problem?
>>>> If anyone (Bouke, Avid AMA folks?) wants to look at the problem, I have
>>>> a couple seconds of an offending quicktime I can email -- only about
>>>> 5MB.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> --Michael
>>>> \----------------------------
>>>> System specs:
>>>> MC 5.0.3.5 software only, Apple MacPro 4,1 Quad-core Intel Xeon 2.26
>>>> GHz, 12 GB RAM, OS 10.6.5, Quicktime 7.6.6 / 10.0 (118)
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