Shot marks and index recording question

Blade Borge

Blade Borge

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sorry if this has already been covered before (tried to do a search, but kept getting a blank window).

What are some good uses for the shot marks and index recording functions?

I'll guess one, let's say an actor is doing a really good performance, so you attach a shot mark because you know that's the one you'll want to look at later.

What is the difference between doing a shot mark and using index recording? Does one giving you something different than the other?

I'll guess that with index recording, you can add a index mark during playback, whereas with shot marks, you can only do it while recording, if I'm reading the manual right.

Thanks for the help!
 
I haven't successfully used those features....

But, I remember some experts on a EventDV video conference saying they flash the color bars on the next scene to signal a good clip. The editor (or yourself) would know the clip right before the color bars is the one you flagged.

Works great.
 
It's funny because these features are important to me for SDEs but I have no idea how to use them... Nor does anyone else! lol
 
A "shot mark" is global for the entire clip. It marks the entire clip "good". You can toggle that mark during recording, or when reviewing the thumbnails you can mark a clip good or not.

The "index" is like a hundred individual shot marks, WITHIN a clip. You can mark spots within a clip. Say you're doing a long press conference, and it's been going on for two continuous hours, and then all of a sudden some guy stands up and starts throwing shoes at the President. Wouldn't you want to mark that spot on the clip, so your editor doesn't have to wade through two hours of blather to get to the "good stuff"? That's what the "index" is for, and you can set up to a hundred indexes per clip, and you can do it live while recording, or you can "index" clips during playback too.
 
Barry_Green said:
A "shot mark" is global for the entire clip. It marks the entire clip "good". You can toggle that mark during recording, or when reviewing the thumbnails you can mark a clip good or not.

The "index" is like a hundred individual shot marks, WITHIN a clip. You can mark spots within a clip. Say you're doing a long press conference, and it's been going on for two continuous hours, and then all of a sudden some guy stands up and starts throwing shoes at the President. Wouldn't you want to mark that spot on the clip, so your editor doesn't have to wade through two hours of blather to get to the "good stuff"? That's what the "index" is for, and you can set up to a hundred indexes per clip, and you can do it live while recording, or you can "index" clips during playback too.
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thanks for the information.

Just a follow-up question - how does this info get exported out? I have a HMC150 with this feature, but the files are AVCHD format. When I import them into Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, I don't see any index or shot marks that I made.
 
Yeah - I have tried different ways to get them into Final Cut Pro but can't.

The manual is no help at all. It doesn't even say what they are for.
 
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