Shooting a 2 hour stage production

A. J. deLange · October 6th, 2005, 07:35 AM

There is a handy, inexpensive piece of software called BTV Pro which allows capture straight to disk on the Mac. It is much easier to use than FCP's capture component.

Andrew Khalil · October 6th, 2005, 07:58 AM

I think I will try Quicktime and see how it does instead of FCP.
When using free-run timecode, how does it appear on the tape when I'm playing back? example, if I stop recording for a second and then start again, will the timecode on the tape skip a second?
Thanks

James Emory · October 6th, 2005, 10:15 AM

Yes, it will skip on playback because it is in freerun.

Jeff Miller · October 13th, 2005, 11:11 AM

It sounds like this problem is licked, but a simple way to record 1< hour to tape without using thin 80 min tapes or SLP is to have another cheap camera or deck on the firewire port. When the XL2 gets down to five minutes, turn on the other camera and start recording. Easy!

James Emory · October 13th, 2005, 11:37 AM

Yep. That's what I mentioned earlier. :)

In the second half, you will be just fine firewiring from the master shot to another device (camera, deck, or DTE), with a staggered roll on that device, while the other operators change tapes IF they roll out which they shouldn't with 80 minute loads.

Jeff Miller · October 13th, 2005, 11:51 AM

Oop! I must've read too fast :)

James Emory · October 13th, 2005, 12:38 PM

No problem, I meant what you knew.

October 13th, 2005, 11:37 AM	#20
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Yep. That's what I mentioned earlier. :) In the second half, you will be just fine firewiring from the master shot to another device (camera, deck, or DTE), with a staggered roll on that device, while the other operators change tapes IF they roll out which they shouldn't with 80 minute loads. Last edited by James Emory; October 13th, 2005 at 12:38 PM.

October 6th, 2005, 07:35 AM	#16
A. J. deLange Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: McLean, VA United States Posts: 749	There is a handy, inexpensive piece of software called BTV Pro which allows capture straight to disk on the Mac. It is much easier to use than FCP's capture component.

October 6th, 2005, 07:58 AM	#17
Andrew Khalil Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 424	I think I will try Quicktime and see how it does instead of FCP. When using free-run timecode, how does it appear on the tape when I'm playing back? example, if I stop recording for a second and then start again, will the timecode on the tape skip a second? Thanks

October 6th, 2005, 10:15 AM	#18
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Yes, it will skip on playback because it is in freerun.

October 13th, 2005, 11:11 AM	#19
Jeff Miller Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 227	It sounds like this problem is licked, but a simple way to record 1< hour to tape without using thin 80 min tapes or SLP is to have another cheap camera or deck on the firewire port. When the XL2 gets down to five minutes, turn on the other camera and start recording. Easy!

October 13th, 2005, 11:51 AM	#21
Jeff Miller Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 227	Oop! I must've read too fast :)

October 13th, 2005, 12:38 PM	#22
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	No problem, I meant what you knew.