Tcg: Free Run
- Thread starter Bill Clar
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bbalser
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No, that won't change anything but TC, which is not what FCP (or any NLE) uses for this function. And if anyone says, "Change you capture settings to Create New Clip on TC Break" I will hunt you down and kill you. That is NOT what that function is for, and it doens't work to do that.
Here's a link to my Cut Lines column that explains how to use the DV Start/Stop Detect function. It doesn't read TC as most folks think. It reads the time/date metadata to create sub-clips. When it sees a break in the time of day, it creates new sub-clips. Very fast, very easy, very acurate.
Here's a link to the article on-line:
http://www.eventdv.net/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11431
One major correction to the on-line version of the article, the Event DV editor who handled putting this on line screwed up bad. Who ever it was replace "arrow key" for "<". There's a huge difference on the keyboard. So, just be aware. Their really nice folks over at Event DV, but their copy editors drive me nuts...
I never use Log & Capture anymore. I capture the whole tape, it's just easier, and after you spend all that time setting up your in and out points for Logging, then the time FCP takes running your tape to find TC, etc, etc, you could have just captured the whole damned tape and used this technique. Plus, you get to trash what you don't want after, if you need to. Drive space is just too cheap to use all that Logging crap to save disk space. Plus when I did Logging, I always had to go back and find clips I didn't Log the first time that I ended up needing. PITA. And this method allows you to have your Capture Now Master Clip in tact, AND have all your sub-clips, all at the same time. Why limit your options when you edit?
Here's a link to my Cut Lines column that explains how to use the DV Start/Stop Detect function. It doesn't read TC as most folks think. It reads the time/date metadata to create sub-clips. When it sees a break in the time of day, it creates new sub-clips. Very fast, very easy, very acurate.
Here's a link to the article on-line:
http://www.eventdv.net/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11431
One major correction to the on-line version of the article, the Event DV editor who handled putting this on line screwed up bad. Who ever it was replace "arrow key" for "<". There's a huge difference on the keyboard. So, just be aware. Their really nice folks over at Event DV, but their copy editors drive me nuts...
I never use Log & Capture anymore. I capture the whole tape, it's just easier, and after you spend all that time setting up your in and out points for Logging, then the time FCP takes running your tape to find TC, etc, etc, you could have just captured the whole damned tape and used this technique. Plus, you get to trash what you don't want after, if you need to. Drive space is just too cheap to use all that Logging crap to save disk space. Plus when I did Logging, I always had to go back and find clips I didn't Log the first time that I ended up needing. PITA. And this method allows you to have your Capture Now Master Clip in tact, AND have all your sub-clips, all at the same time. Why limit your options when you edit?
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Bill Clar
Well-known member
Thanks, Ben!
One thing I've noticed with 'Capture Now' is, sometimes I get several smaller master clips as opposed to one big master. These breaks, or splits, occur at points when the camera was shut off during filming. Do I need to keep my camera on at all times in order to maintain one long master clip with 'Capture Now'?
One thing I've noticed with 'Capture Now' is, sometimes I get several smaller master clips as opposed to one big master. These breaks, or splits, occur at points when the camera was shut off during filming. Do I need to keep my camera on at all times in order to maintain one long master clip with 'Capture Now'?
bbalser
Veteran
In your preferences, you can set how TC breaks are handled. You have it set to make new clips. I have mine set to just tell me about it after the capture is done.
Here's what's happening; When a digital video camera stops, then starts recording again, there is technically supposed to be no gap in TC. But they're not all built well enough to be that acurate. So there will be tiny blank spaces, not enough to force an abort by NLEs, but enough to make NLE software engineers have to come up with a way to deal with it. So most have these options. I never had this with my old GL-1, but my DVX100 had this problem all the time. Technically, it's not supposed to happen. In "real world" use, it happens on most cameras a lot.
So in User Preferences, in the General tab, on the left, set "On timecode break:" to "Warn after capture".
Many people set it to "Make new clip" thinking this will cut all their shots up into individual clips. But everyone I've spoken to who's tried this admits it's a flip of the coin method, and none of them knew about the DV Start/Stop Detect function.
Here's what's happening; When a digital video camera stops, then starts recording again, there is technically supposed to be no gap in TC. But they're not all built well enough to be that acurate. So there will be tiny blank spaces, not enough to force an abort by NLEs, but enough to make NLE software engineers have to come up with a way to deal with it. So most have these options. I never had this with my old GL-1, but my DVX100 had this problem all the time. Technically, it's not supposed to happen. In "real world" use, it happens on most cameras a lot.
So in User Preferences, in the General tab, on the left, set "On timecode break:" to "Warn after capture".
Many people set it to "Make new clip" thinking this will cut all their shots up into individual clips. But everyone I've spoken to who's tried this admits it's a flip of the coin method, and none of them knew about the DV Start/Stop Detect function.
NoahK
Hottie Mod
Sure it can be an issue if a clip is ever deleted or lost and you need to recapture from a master tape. If timecode is off by a frame all your edits will be off. So that's one reason why it's best to do a proper log and capture clip by clip rather than just bulk capture now.
Noah
Noah