Re: [Avid-L2] does 5d Mk3 have reliable time code?

Ya, sending TC to audio is pretty straightforward and I'm happy to work that way. But in my small world, productions shooting on a 5Dm3 almost always don't want TC…They're happy with a guide track or final audio on camera. And though I point them to VideoToolShed, the folks that go that way now tend to shoot on different cameras.

So many cameras, so little time(code)...


Jim



On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:54 AM, Edit B <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:

> Jim,
> What is so difficult about sending TC to one of the audio channels?
> (Except that the sound is never sync, but that can be compensated...)
> On multiple clips, 'read audio tc' is pretty solid / straightforward
> process....
>
> Granted, you need a transmitter or padded wire, but that is doable, and
> still cheaper than a Lockit.
>
> Bouke (whoms income highly depends on FCP guys doing exactly this...)
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Feeley" <jfeeley@gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] does 5d Mk3 have reliable time code?
>
>
> Well, depends what you mean by reliable timecode. <audio guy demi-rant> You
> can't jam the 5Dm3 TC from an external TC source. And you can't use the 5Dm3
> as a master to jam external recorders (not that you'd want to…the clock's
> not super accurate). So that's a limitation. We still feed it reference
> audio from the recorder and/or dumb slate, handclap, or dog clicker; simpler
> than sending TC over audio or attaching a lockit to those cameras… The
> 5Dm3's I've seen had kind of funky clocks. Some wander, some seem OK. But
> overall a bit better than the clock in the 5Dm2 (anecdotally).
>
> If only the camera had nicer audio preamps; then I'd be happier about the
> audio I end up sending to those cameras. But in this "almost good enough"
> world, the 5Dm3's timecode and audio are almost almost good enough. </audio
> guy demi-rant>
>
> However, as a reference for paper notes, I agree that the 5Dm3 time display
> is useful.
>
>
> Jim Feeley
>



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