Help a noob! I'm trying to sync 2 XL-H1's.... at DVinfo.net

Marty Molloy · August 26th, 2008, 06:57 PM

I could use a little instruction, please. We have 2 XL-H1's I'm working with, syncing up with a Roland Edirol R4-Pro. I have the 2 cameras attached with a BnC cable with the 2nd camera attached to the R4-pro. The timecode is coming through to the R4-pro audio recorder, but when we looked at the tracks in Premier...I couldn't see where to find the timecode numbers to match up the video and audio tracks. Also, can I expect the 2nd camera to automaticly pop into record mode when record on the first camera is pressed? If that's possible, it's not happening now. Any insight on this from the pros here, would really be appreciated! Thanks in advance, Marty

Daniel Epstein · August 27th, 2008, 07:17 AM

Each camera has to be triggered into record separately. You might be able to to use one remote to trigger both cameras ( I don't remember if the remote actually lets you start and stop recording) but there is no control function from one camera to another. Timecode and genlock allow the cameras to be synced but the record function is not controlled by the Master Slave relationship

Marty Molloy · August 27th, 2008, 08:20 AM

Thanks much, Daniel... I was trying the remote trick, but that ends up being a bit awkward if the cameras are separated. ;0)

August 26th, 2008, 06:57 PM	#1
Marty Molloy Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 26	Help a noob! I'm trying to sync 2 XL-H1's.... I could use a little instruction, please. We have 2 XL-H1's I'm working with, syncing up with a Roland Edirol R4-Pro. I have the 2 cameras attached with a BnC cable with the 2nd camera attached to the R4-pro. The timecode is coming through to the R4-pro audio recorder, but when we looked at the tracks in Premier...I couldn't see where to find the timecode numbers to match up the video and audio tracks. Also, can I expect the 2nd camera to automaticly pop into record mode when record on the first camera is pressed? If that's possible, it's not happening now. Any insight on this from the pros here, would really be appreciated! Thanks in advance, Marty

August 27th, 2008, 07:17 AM	#2
Daniel Epstein Trustee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,267	Each camera has to be triggered into record separately. You might be able to to use one remote to trigger both cameras ( I don't remember if the remote actually lets you start and stop recording) but there is no control function from one camera to another. Timecode and genlock allow the cameras to be synced but the record function is not controlled by the Master Slave relationship

August 27th, 2008, 08:20 AM	#3
Marty Molloy Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 26	Thanks much, Daniel... I was trying the remote trick, but that ends up being a bit awkward if the cameras are separated. ;0)