Re: [Avid-L2] outputing from XDCam to tape - time of day

Unfortunately, that's the only method we've worked out, too. Of course, in order to guarantee no dropped frames, you have to go out the digital cut tool- so we build massive long timelines that match the shooting day, and just 'crash record' each time the camera stopped and started (with short handles.) NOT ideal.

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On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:01 AM, Marcus wrote:

> On 11/10/2011 18:55, Greg Huson wrote:
> > Interesting problem- with one particular ongoing, normally we get XDCam HD Discs that are 'record time.'
> >
> > Part of our deliverables is to make digibeta of the XDCam- no problem, you AMA the clips to Avid, put them on a timeline that matches the timecode of the source, then lay that timeline to tape- now the digibeta timecode matches the source (with consideration for pulldown) so that if the client wants to go back to the HD, we have matching code- just like making a downconvert from 23.98 to digibeta-
> >
> > But, in this case, the XDCam was shot using time of day, in spite of our specific instructions to the contrary.
> >
> > without making a giant long timeline the length of the recording day, then starting and stopping the timeline 30 times (or whatever,) and 'crash' -recording each time they stopped the deck (allowing for preroll, of course):
> >
> > is there a way to get time-of-day from XDCam to the VTR through Media Composer? I'd even be willing to make an interim HDCam if that would help.
> >
> > Any suggestions? We do NOT have the XDCam 'deck,' but rather use the PDW-U1 to copy the files right off the disc.
>
> Don't have a composer handy, to check but with the meridian boxes you
> could spit out LTC from the relevant hole on the BoB. Don't know if
> it'll work as a sequence to play out source TC from this but you could
> certainly get "a runner" to sit wit the system and drop each clip into
> the play window and play the clip and then the next and the next.
>
> Just a thought,
>
> Marcus
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> www.bigideasproductions.co.uk
>
>

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