SMPTE question

[marky_mark]

This email came through to me from a customer I shot a weedding for. I used my DVX100b and filmed in 24p would I have recorded in SMPTE as the email wanted below? I guess they want to edit some voices in the film and redo it in a sound booth.. I have not changed any setting on the DVX100b since I got it either. From what I understand if I tape in 24p its set to SMPTE ?

EMAIL = Was the video recorded with SMPTE code? video that is going to have audio work done after the fact is recorded with SMPTE code and that is administered between the professional video player and the recording workstation through a synchronizer. This is what we need to know to see if we can do it the easy way.

 

[PunkMetalDrummer17]

The DVX100b should record anything with SMPTE as the camera has Built-in SMPTE color bars in interlace and progressive modes and can transfer Timecode over firewire.
SMPTE is just plain timecode.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPTE_time_code

Did you just shoot and give them the tape? or did you transfer to another tape or DVD? Was it edited and with what?

 

[mikkowilson]

SMPTE = Society Motion Picture Television Engineers
There are *many* standards created by the SMPTE, it does Not automatically mean timecode (as it seems to be used in this thread). Please be sure to state what SMPTE standard you are refering to.

Anything recorded in DV will meet all applicable standards of SMPTE in the DV standard. Not sure how 24fps timecode works in the DVX. That depends on your workflow (NLE, etc...)

- Mikko

 

[marky_mark]

Did you just shoot and give them the tape?

---Yes. just gave them the tape.

or did you transfer to another tape or DVD?

---No. they want to give it to a sound studio to re-say everything

Was it edited and with what?

---If I would have edited it it would have been with Sony Vegas 5

Thanks looks like I can say yes to the email

 

[mikkowilson]

I *think* (someone correct me if i'm wrong here) that the tape from an NTSC DVX will always have 29.97fps timecode on it, regarles of the shootign framerate. This will make dubbing voive easy for the client if they have thair audio timecode runnign at 29.97fps. / otherwise tehy will first need to convert the footage to a native 24fps recording system (computer)

- Mikko

 

[novelt]

mikko you are correct. even in 24p advanced/standard the timecode is 29.97 however it's recorded in a non-drop frame rate.