Timecode Jam

[Rex Yau]

Hi guys, I had posted this in "off-topic" a few days ago, but I think it is better seen here, so I am reposting this...

I am prepping for both a three-RED (Scarlet) MOS shoot and a two-RED (Epic and Scarlet) with audio shoot in the upcoming week. I am still fairly new to the RED family, thus I will reach out to you guys for expert advice.

My producer is trying to jam all cameras and sound (for non-MOS shoot) at the beginning of the day, I am wondering if a Denecke TS-3 and a SB-T can jam my Scarlet and the rest of the camera department via a lemo to BNC cable (with jamming between the TS-3 and SB-T establish via a 1/4" to 1/8 mono cable jam), or can I jam directly from the TS-3 (slate) to camera via a 1/4" to lemo cable? (that way I don't have to rent the SB-T generator and the lemo-BNC setup)

An alternative version is to use one of these new iPhone/iPad app as a generator, then jam TC to camera via a 1/8" mono to lemo for camera, then 1/8" mono to 1/4" mono for audio and slate.

One thing to note is that our audio department is still looking into recorder rental, so it can either be mono or BNC jam if needed.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Doug Beatty]

Have you asked Sound department? If they don't have an answer for you, I'd be very leary. Also, budget some time for tech rehearsal if nobody has done this before. Or, conversely, hire someone that has done it before.

 

[Rex Yau]

Thanks Doug! I think it is something that I really should rent out in advance to make sure it will work.

In the contrary, I had contacted the producer today, it seems that we might actually don't have budget to rent a sound recorder with timecode since sound department opt for renting higher quality mic instead. So, I think this goes to syncing camera only.

 

[Marc Wielage]

...it seems that we might actually don't have budget to rent a sound recorder with timecode since sound department opt for renting higher quality mic instead. So, I think this goes to syncing camera only.

I believe this is a potential for disaster, in my opinion. Proceed at your own risk.

 

[Rex Yau]

I can't agree more. But since the producer made the call for "better sound", so I will let them ask question later in post...