DSLR timecode question

NorBro

NorBro

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I don't think this is possible, but I would really like it if I would be able to run a cable from my T3i to my HMC150 and sync timecode, so I can match up the audio easier later (instead of clapping all the time) when I record it on the HMC150.

Wishful thinking?
 
Well... you can, actually.

1. Get two little timecode boxes (Horita if cheap, otherwise Ambient or Denecke), stick one on each camera

2. Sync one to the other

3. Now for both cameras, connect one channel of audio input to the timecode box

4. This will record analog timecode onto A1 or A2 for each camera. Feel free to plug a mic into the other channel.

5. In Avid, you select the clip and "read audio timecode" - which converts the analog audio signal to digital timecode

For even more fun, add extra sound recorders.

Most people don't know about this because they don't know Avid well enough.

BTW, you can do it with FCP too, with external programs, here's a guide:
http://endlesspicnic.com/blog/2011/11/time-code-canon-5d/

Bruce Allen
www.boacinema.com
 
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