Cloning 24pa tapes

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pkondo

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I'm having footage shot on a dvx100a in 24pa mode in India. Before the tapes get shipped back to the U.S., I want them to make a clone of the tapes in case something goes wrong in transit.

We are on a tight budget and I was wondering if it was possible just to have them hookup a consumer dv camcorder via firewire to the dvx100a and then just do a play/record from one camera to the other.

I obviously want the timecode to matchup so I assumed if I did this via firewire, it would be a clone of the original tape and not a duplicate (i.e. using an S-Video cable).

Would this work? Does recording in 24pa mode on the master tape not allow us to use a $300 consumer dv camcorder for cloning? If not, any other inexpensive options people can suggest?

My assumption was that since the dvx100a is recorded on tape at 29.97, any dv camcorder will clone that. But now I'm wondering if the "flags" don't get transferred so it knows which frames to pull from.

Thanks in advance,

Paul
 
The DVX records all of its formats within the DV spec. Since DV is DV, all formats will transfer over to any other DV cam perfectly. There are some cheap-o cams that do not record timecode though for some reason. This is usually not in the specs for the camera so you usually have to hear from someone else if a specific model does in fact record timecode.
 
Thanks for the reply. Does anyone know if the dvx100a will be able to copy the timecode from a consumer dv camcorder? I'll record WITH the dvx100a.

If not, does anyone have any inexpensive options for decks that will copy timecode from an external source?

Thanks,

PK
 
Like I said, some will, some wont. Depends on the specific model. So far every Sony camcorder I've used always worked. I just got a cheap used one off ebay and have no problems so might want to try theirs. Can always go to the store and try the floor models if you have to. There really is no such thing as a cheap dedicated tape deck, the consumer cam is the way to go if you need it cheap.
 
how exactly do we ensure that the timecode syncs up? I tried turning off the tc regen but i still have to push record and play at the same time and the timecode is still a few seconds off, is there a way to force them to sync before recording starts? thanks.
 
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