GH4 GH4 timecode doesn't show up in Premiere CS6

BrandonT

BrandonT

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--Update: I found a solution. See post below--

Hey folks. I'm having an issue. The timecode from GH4 footage is not correct when working with it in Premiere or Prelude CS6 (OS X Yosemite). It shows up as clip run (starts at all 0's for each clip). At first, I thought that my colleague wasn't setting it correctly on the GH4. But then I checked one of the cards that had footage from the GH4 in my C100, and the timecode appeared correctly when I viewed the media in it. So the TC is working correctly.

The footage was recorded in AVCHD format with the GH4. And timecode from my C100 and Panasonic AC130A, both recording AVCHD, works just fine in Premiere CS6.

I always copy the AVCHD folder (or "file" if you want to think of it that way). But I also tried copying the PRIVATE folder, as well as copying all folders as-is from the GH4. No joy on any method.

Is this a CS6 problem? If so, I'll go ahead and get CC (I've already used my trial). Any help is appreciated. I have a lot of footage that I need to reference to my A Cam from an ongoing football shoot. Thanks!
 
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So, the heavy editing is about to start on this project and I was hoping to get some feedback.

Just the simplest version of what I need to ask-- does your GH4 footage have correct timecode when editing in Premiere? Let me know if you're on CS6 or CC.
 
I'm using the latest Premiere CC 2015 and here's what it looks like on my timeline:

GH4_Timecode.jpg


Looks fine to me, so it's probably CS6 giving you the issues.

HTH!

Cheers from Berlin,

Paul :)
 
Thank you, Paul! We have been shooting in AVCHD format, and I see that you use MP4. That, plus this being set in freerun are the differences that could potentially change the outcome.

Any chance that you (or someone else here with CC) would mind downloading a 3.65 GB file with the clips from one shoot? I'll be happy to pay for the bandwidth.
 
Update for anyone who may come across this thread in the future. I was able to find a fairly easy, workable solution.

I used ClipWrap (the paid version). I'm sure that most have heard of it, but if not, it basically rewraps the MTS file into an .mov container. So it does not do any transcoding (unless you choose that option). So I dragged the original AVCHD file/ folder into it. It recognized the individual files. For format, I left it on "Rewrap (Source Format)" and for optimize for, I chose Premiere Pro CS6.

I dragged the .mov files that it created into Premiere CS6, and the timecode is correct. It was a breeze to go through about 10 sets of files. Each set was about 10 GB, and it only took a couple of minutes for each set.

So things are going to go much more smoothly now for this edit.

Here's ClipWrap:

http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap
 
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