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

why not send audio tc that matches your recorder to an audio track?
what are the issues? recently used "read audio timecode" for ch 2 tc and
sent to aux tc. then sync to aux tc. worked great!
Owen's iphone

> On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Jim Feeley <jfeeley@gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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).
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> 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>
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> However, as a reference for paper notes, I agree that the 5Dm3 time display is useful.
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>> On Oct 23, 2013, at 2:16 AM, Tony Quinsee-Jover <tony@hdheaven.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Confirmed. I did a shoot with one a week ago which was pretty much run-n-gun. Had the 5D set to TC Continuous run, as camera time. Making notes on the script of the time they rolled on each shot worked out well for us.
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>>> On 23/10/2013 07:32, Pat Horridge wrote:
>>> Yes the mk3 is the first version to have time code and it seems to behave ok.
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