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Topic: Way to keep counter from resetting on camera?
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Revolvo Spinz
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posted 01-26-2001 01:34 AM
Hi, my program scans the whole D8 tape and records the time signature for each clip. When you turn the camera off for a long period of time though, the counter resets. For instance, something I record at the beginning of one day will have the same time signature as the first thing I recorded the next day. So when I want to capture the second clip, the device control rewinds the tape all the way to the beginning. Is there something way to make an hour tape go from 0:00:00 to 1:00:00?Thanx ------------------
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morpherguy
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posted 01-26-2001 08:49 AM
I don't know. It might depend on the camera. Typically, if you don't take the tape out of the camera, it will remember. Maybe if you play the last few seconds of the previous days recording that will remind the camera where you left off and maybe it will continue counting from that point. |
DigiteyeZ
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posted 01-29-2001 02:45 AM
are you sure the problem is with the camera? usually what i've had happen is I didn't black my tapes. if you don't record black video on a new tape, then you won't have a stable time signature. so if you record something, turn the camera off, and then record some more, then the time signature will start over and get off. if you record black over a new tape (with lens cap on) this lays down a perfect time signature, and then whenever you record over it, it won't disrupt the ts. this has been my problem in the past, so i always do this to my tapes. if you have DV tapes, then you won't sacrifice quality either. |
morpherguy
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posted 01-29-2001 10:00 AM
If this continues to be a problem with your captures then simply don't do batch captures. Instead, capture each shot seperately. That's what I do. I just tell Premiere to roll the tape and I click on the record button. At the end of the take that I am capturing, I stop the capture and name the file then I rewind a couple of seconds (using premiere capture controls) and roll the tape again. When the second take begins, I start recording again... I've had problems with the time code resetting when other people have given me tapes to edit. That's why I don't do batch captures anymore. If you think about it, it doesn't take any extra effort to capture single takes since when you are batch capturing you have to tell the program where the beginning and end of each take is anyway..
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admiral
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posted 01-29-2001 03:51 PM
Yeah, just do like DigiteyeZ said. I had the same problem with my 1st D8 tape, then I figured it out. | |
