Time code edit between z1u & fx1 at DVinfo.net

Jerry Mohn · February 23rd, 2005, 09:07 AM

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

Sean M Lee · February 23rd, 2005, 09:57 AM

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.

Jerry Mohn · February 23rd, 2005, 10:19 AM

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.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · February 23rd, 2005, 11:40 AM

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

Jerry Mohn · February 23rd, 2005, 01:45 PM

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

February 23rd, 2005, 09:07 AM	#1
Jerry Mohn Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 83	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

February 23rd, 2005, 10:19 AM	#3
Jerry Mohn Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 83	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.

February 23rd, 2005, 01:45 PM	#5
Jerry Mohn Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 83	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

February 23rd, 2005, 09:57 AM	#2
Sean M Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 160	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.

February 23rd, 2005, 11:40 AM	#4
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	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