Syncing sound from Tascam HD and P2 clips in Editing ?
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Jim Carswell
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The clips on P2 are still timecode based. I could be wrong... but can you sync time code on the Tascam to match the HVX? If so syncing audio in post would be quite easy.
Jim
Jim
pheboglobi
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The cheapest way to do this is with a clapper and someone taking good notes. (aka the old fashioned film way) If you have more than one camera, point them at the clapper and run/stop the cameras at the same time.
The HVX has no TC port on it (other than firewire - and that only works with other Panasonic cameras as far as I know), so it makes it more difficult/expensive to sync with external sound devices - but not impossible.
You would need to get a device(s) that would both sync with TC on the audio recorder and transmit/sync with another device that puts the TC as an audio track on one of the channels on the HVX. And even after that, the only editing system I know of offhand that could read the audio as TC is Avid.
Sorry if the explanation above was a little vague, but I don't do this myself. I only have seen sound guys do this when they wanted the sound to match across multiple DVXs. Horita makes the devices, I believe, and the whole set isn't exactly cheap - running like $2k+ for the entire setup that you would need. Maybe someone who uses this setup on a regular basis can chime in.
Anyway, it works, but doesn't it sound like a pain in the butt?
The clapper works fine, it is dirt cheap comparatively, and simple to set up.
Good luck,
Garrett
The HVX has no TC port on it (other than firewire - and that only works with other Panasonic cameras as far as I know), so it makes it more difficult/expensive to sync with external sound devices - but not impossible.
You would need to get a device(s) that would both sync with TC on the audio recorder and transmit/sync with another device that puts the TC as an audio track on one of the channels on the HVX. And even after that, the only editing system I know of offhand that could read the audio as TC is Avid.
Sorry if the explanation above was a little vague, but I don't do this myself. I only have seen sound guys do this when they wanted the sound to match across multiple DVXs. Horita makes the devices, I believe, and the whole set isn't exactly cheap - running like $2k+ for the entire setup that you would need. Maybe someone who uses this setup on a regular basis can chime in.
Anyway, it works, but doesn't it sound like a pain in the butt?
The clapper works fine, it is dirt cheap comparatively, and simple to set up.
Good luck,
Garrett
SamEdwards
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Hi Ray,
I've been editing a long time and I can sync most things on the fly. That said bring a clapboard just to make it easy. The nice thing about syncing sound to a video camera is you can match the sound to the onboard mic so there's no guess work. Here's my workflow.
I put the camera in time of day timecode mode. I scrupulously label every tape with the date it was shot.
I use the 'day-date-time' naming convention in my sound devices recorder. (The tascam has this, doesn't it?)
This way I can find any take of sound by noting the reel name of the clip (contains date) and the timecode.
It's nice to send the audio out of the field recorder to the line in on the camera. That way everything matches nicely. If you keep the record level on the camera a little lower sometimes it will save you if your audio recordrer over modulates.
Of course it's not automatic but it works.
Hope this helps.
Sam
I've been editing a long time and I can sync most things on the fly. That said bring a clapboard just to make it easy. The nice thing about syncing sound to a video camera is you can match the sound to the onboard mic so there's no guess work. Here's my workflow.
I put the camera in time of day timecode mode. I scrupulously label every tape with the date it was shot.
I use the 'day-date-time' naming convention in my sound devices recorder. (The tascam has this, doesn't it?)
This way I can find any take of sound by noting the reel name of the clip (contains date) and the timecode.
It's nice to send the audio out of the field recorder to the line in on the camera. That way everything matches nicely. If you keep the record level on the camera a little lower sometimes it will save you if your audio recordrer over modulates.
Of course it's not automatic but it works.
Hope this helps.
Sam