Timecode output!!!!!

[Mark Pugh]

Included in the latest build. Fantastic news for on-set editing.
Can anyone advise how I can get from the 5-pin LEMO connector to the BNC connector on my AJA IOHD???

 

[Mark Pugh]

I understand Timecode out is Pin 5, ground is pin 1... is that all I need to know for a coax cable? Obviously I'll put this in the hands of a decent cable-maker, but any advice is appreciated.

 

[Mike Prevette]

If this is working right, are we best off using the Red as the master clock from now on, and syncing everything to it? Or should we still be using Clockit or Deneke boxes and having the audio guy be the master? Assuming your recording both second system and to the Red.

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

I use a Cantar, and my plan is to set the Cantar to slave to the RED, and to have it begin and stop recording when the RED does.

Jay

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

BTW Sound Devices makes a great cable that goes from Lemo to Timecode BNC in/out. Call Location Sound in CA.. They have it.

I tried Able, but they sent me there saying it would be cheaper.. Gotta love 'em!

Jay

 

[Stuart English]

Timecode Cable

Timecode Cable

Sound Devices XL-LB2

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

Uhh.. Yeah.. That one...


Thanks Stuart

 

[Jay Farrington]

Trew Audio ain't a bad place to get these either:

http://www.trewaudio.com/store/product.php?productid=843&cat=123&page=1

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

Trew Audio ain't a bad place to get these either:

http://www.trewaudio.com/store/product.php?productid=843&cat=123&page=1

Thanks for that link THIS is mad cool -

http://www.trewaudio.com/store/product.php?productid=933

 

[Conrad Hunziker]

If this is working right, are we best off using the Red as the master clock from now on, and syncing everything to it? Or should we still be using Clockit or Deneke boxes and having the audio guy be the master? Assuming your recording both second system and to the Red.

I suppose it doesnt matter if you are doing single camera shows who is the master. However, on multicam shows, it s better to have sound be the master. You'll find its much easier to sync up this way.

 

[Michael Moreno]

some of you please break down if im using a single camera for production
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SYNC MY SOUND
should i and can i
use the timecode out to a field recorder and which is best
and can i use a slate to start sound and camera
should i and which is best or easiest

thank you

i love it when i get several opinions please

 

[Mark Pugh]

Sound Devices XL-LB2

Thanks for that, Stuart.
When playing back a shot, is it the timecode from that shot that is sent out of the camera, or the current Time Of Day/ jammed code?

 

[Dave Neathery]

First of all, I have the Trew cables on my Reds and they work fine.
I'll try to find time a little later this morning to write an explanation about the timecode signal uses, along with the need for Tri level sync etc.

Dave

 

[Cüneyt Kaya]

Zaxcom ZFR100

Zaxcom ZFR100

Now what about this solution for capturing audio? the Zaxcom ZFR100
its around 950 USD....

http://www.zaxcom.com/zfr_recorders.htm


possible?

 

[David Mutchler]

thanks for the link.

 

[Stuart English]

Time Code Output

Time Code Output

When playing back a shot, is it the timecode from that shot that is sent out of the camera, or the current Time Of Day/ jammed code?

It should be the Time Code (not Edge Code) that was recorded with that clip.

Time Code is either the camera's Time of Day value or the the external timecode you fed to the camera when Jam Syncing

 

[BASSAM MSSALATIE]

Thanks for the link Kaya

 

[Cüneyt Kaya]

its definitly smaller and cheaper then sound device, marcb discovered it, but i know nobody who tested it..........:shiftyph34r:

 

[Jason Diamond]

wow yeah for sure. good to know

 

[John Brawley]

I suppose it doesnt matter if you are doing single camera shows who is the master. However, on multicam shows, it s better to have sound be the master. You'll find its much easier to sync up this way.

Also, the sound department tend to have the more accurate clocks, certainly if you're using a temperature controlled one that the Cantar has. Most people would know the video camera clocks are TERRIBLE at holding sync even after a couple of hours.

If you have multiple cameras then the best way to go is to have a master clock that actually compares the timecode to itself and TELLS you how far it's drifted rather than simply re-jamming it every now and then. A PA can simply run between the various devices and check the sync. Who wants to drag a Cantar or a RED around to 4 different cameras at a live recording of a concert for example...

Anyone done a test of the accuracy of the RED clock ?

jb