time code settings on Dvx100a /AVID POST

[Bruce Morgan]

Hello All
I have a client editing on the an avid system .I am shoting his work on the dvx100a .
I need to know what the preferred time code setting should be . all zeros at start ?
Or something else? ideas or prefrence notes are greatly appreciated .
Cheers
Bruce :beer: :beer:

 

[MichaelP]

That's really up to you. I like to make tape 1001 start with 01:00:00:00, and 1002 start with 02:00:00:00 etc. If you shoot more that 23 tapes, then I switch the first number to 2 so I get 2001 starting at o1:00:00:00, etc.

 

[MichaelP]

Of course the above works well for record run on 1 hour tapes.

 

[Bruce Morgan]

thanks
cheers
Bruce