Time code edit between z1u & fx1
Can it be done
they have different TC read outs, the fx1 is missing the first 0 can I edit between footage shot on the FX1 and the Z1 with this difference in TC I would use free run with FX-1 as a secondary camera I assume you can but I just wanted confirmation from an actual owner Thanks in advance |
sure you can. I hate editing multicam jobs without matching timecode however. We cut a kids show for Nickelodeon and they had no idea how to match time code. I think it took us 6 or 7 months of explaining before they finally figured it out! Their post bills went down, too.
It's a little different to do with Z1s, but can be done using free run. I think the FX1 will only do Rec Run and is not presettable. This is one of the main reasons why we went with the Z1. |
I did not realize the FX-1 was so limited in TC
I thought that I could use the two cameras together with matching time code. Thanks, so it goes beyond a missing 0 on the short comings of the FX-1 TC, record run only and no way to reset TC. I am going to read the FX1 manual now, thanks for your response. I really don't want to spend the money on 2 Z1's, I was looking forward to buying another high end wireless with the money saved on the FX1.
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Jerry,
You could still sync the material from both cameras by using some visual/audio ident like a clap. No problem lining the material up in editing later If the two cameras were working close to each other, you could even shoot the LCD screen with T/C display on one camera by the other camera and work out the offset between the two T/Cs after... Robin |
2nd cam dilemma
I need a second camera for a lock-down shot or for a hired photog to use in tandem with the Z1, problem is that it is a tough match with native 16:9 ccd. I just hate shelling out another couple grand for the FX-1 if it does not have matching time-code.
Thanks for your input |
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