dual system recording

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trypt0phan

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Okay, I shot with the HV10 (no audio input for the camera...just a crappy built in mic).

I recorded audio into my laptop at the same time (shotgun on a boompole, etc.).

I used a clapper, so I can easily line up all the audio in my NLE.

What is the usual order of steps to get the audio together with the video?

What I mean is...if I edit my video first, I lose all my clapper footage. Do I line up all the raw footage first somehow combining the pieces before I edit?

Hope this all sounds cohesive enough to get an answer.



thanks.
 
What Oleg said. Not only does synching the rushes prior to cutting them save loads of time, it also allows the editor to select takes based on the sound. It can be rather difficult to evaluate a particular performance if you can barely hear what's going on.

If, for whatever reason, the editor has already gone ahead and cut the sound, things can get a bit more complex/expensive/time-consuming/frustrating. If they've maintained the integrity of the source tape/roll timecodes throughout the edit, you should be able to conform the production sound using the EDL (either manually or automatically). If the editor has done his/her job correctly, this conform will be an essentially mechanical opperation (even when performed manually). However, with the proliferation of pro-sumer gear and cowboy editors, that's a pretty big "if."

If you're unable to conform the sound rolls to the EDL, have them send you an OMF with as much audio region handle as possible. Then pull out the handle for each individual clip, locate the synch clap, and synch up your production sound to that (spot check synch down the line to verify). Re-cut your newly conformed region to match the orriginal OMF edit, and move onto the next region. To say that this approach greatly increases the dialogue editor's work is a massive understatement, and you should only go this route if you absolutely must (and you're being adequately compensated for your time, of course).

A small note about non-timecode double-system recording: keep your eyes peeled for synch drift. A/B the camera sound with the double-system sound to see whether you're drifting during longer takes.
 
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