[MacDV] Emergency Query on MetaData??!!

[Lanny Cotler]

Indeed it does help, Coli. I thought about iMovie's ability to "see" 
the "temporal metadata" that is on the tape. I just hope there's a 
way to do it in FCP.

Most of the footage from the two cameras does NOT have to be sync'd, 
as they're independent to pick and choose amongst. But w/o sound (a 
silly error), it will be hard to identify and sync up the footage 
from each camera that I may want to cut between. I wonder why TIME 
STAMPing isn't used more for sync ups...

Thanks,

Lanny

>I've been in a similar situation before, but used the DV timecode 
>and iMovie (which was all I had available) to sync footage from 
>three independent cameras. I had available the hr/min/sec/frame on 
>each clip and the "capture" (=shooting not import) time of the start 
>of each clip as hr/min/sec.
>
>Unless you synced the time on the cameras before you started there 
>will be a difference. Once you identify a point in time shot 
>simultaneously from both cameras you can use the "capture" 
>(=shooting) time suitably adjusted to align clips roughly, and if it 
>looks OK it will do. If not, shift it by up to a second's worth of 
>frames in one direction or the other and preview again.
>
>Pity about the sound missing, it helps a lot, although sometimes it 
>can still look wrong even when you know it must be right.
>
>Sorry can't help with the FCP question, but I hope this helps.
>
>Coli McDonald
>
>
>
>On 17 Jan 2007, at 19:41, Lanny Cotler wrote:
>,
>>I'm trying to sync up two camcorders' footage via TIME STAMP 
>>metadata. By "metadata" I'm referring to the TIME, F-Stop, and 
>>other info about the shot.
>>
>>I'm in an emergency-crunch situation on a job. I need some help, please.
>>
>>I have to sync up and edit footage from two different camcorders (a 
>>PD-150 and a VX2K). Half of the footage in each was shot 
>>independent to the other. And half was shot simultaneously of the 
>>same activity, from different angle, of course.
>>
>>I'm looking for a way to sync up the simultaneously shot footage, 
>>scores of shots.
>>
>>We're making a promo video of specialized construction activity. We 
>>had two cameras zipping around shooting the process.
>>
>>The best way I can think of...I can't figure out how to make happen.
>>
>>I want to utilize the TIME-STAMP data that runs continuously on a 
>>tape to sync up the footage, but I don't know how to get the TIME 
>>STAMP data to show up in Final Cut Pro.
>>
>>Does anyone know if/how this is possible? It seems like a obvious 
>>thing to do.
>>
>>I must deliver an edited version in a week.
>>
>>Lanny
>>Willits, CA
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