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Assuming no double-sound in this question, just multiple video cameras each recording sound... I've been doing ENG/EFP sound for 23 years and haven't "genlocked" a multi-camera shoot in over a decade. I recently picked up the Wolf Seeberg "24P For Sound And Video Assist", which was published in 2005, and am reading about all sorts of "green flashes" and missing frames in video if one doesn't "tri-level sync" all 24P cameras on a multi- camera shoot with either a Ambient or Denecke sync box. Can anyone tell me if I should REALLY be using such devices and practices on all multi-camera ENG/EFP shoots, and if so, why? What career-ending things will occur? I haven't rec…
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Hello! First time posting here... I've been a dialogue editor for a good few years now :) I've been working on some software to automate little workflows I've macro'd over the years. The most useful of which is track phase alignment or fix syncing. So here it is... TrackAligner: http://trackaligner.com/ I'll be making some videos later this week, but just thought I'd post it here in case there's any interest! James
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Special "call out" to John Pritchett / David Obermeyer - any help ? Perhaps my title should be "Fostex 824 - Deva TC issues... " I've got a friend in the heat of battle that is getting 911 calls from post. She is following the Sony Spec sheet for Genesis cameras. Audio is master clock, TOD, feeding Denecke Sync Boxes and slates.. Genesis receives timecode on Audio CH 2, Audio CH 1 = mono mix, dailies. Some background is reflected at the bottom of this post, with Mr Obermeyer and Mr Pritchett at the forefront... Firstly, can anyone explain why the spec sheet calls for 29.97 code? The Genesis is running it's own code at 23.976. And I have NO idea why 47.…
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Hi all, I'm wondering if I can run a possible workflow by you all as this isn’t something I normally do on this scale. I’ve got a possible job coming up that involves a re-record of a voice over for a wild life documentary. At the moment it’s all speculative so far but I want to come into the first meeting with some idea of where I want to take this. So far I know they’re looking to re-record the voice over for a wild life documentary into Pashto for educational use within Afghanistan. They have managed to get copies of the documentary on DVD without the English voice over track and just with the music and sfx mix. They have a script and it is currently be…
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For those of you using the BST75 from your Comteks, how many of you are using "1/4 " TRS input Versus XLR " Reason I ask with proper gain staging sending line level to the unit it always sounds a tad blown out. Is this as simple as an impedance mismatch ? I have a XLR to 1/4 inch impedance changer ( low to high ) on the way to me now to see if it makes a difference. It's subtle but driving me crazy.
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Dear all, I would be shooting a documentary with the HVX 202 on HD 1080i 25p. I was wondering while shooting on this mode is 4 Channel recording possible?? If this is possible how do I activaite it. Read and reread the manual and would like to consult the mixers in this house.... Thank You Jason Yun
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My Sennheiser G2's were my first wireless and are still reliable under the right circumstances. However, unless I'm missing something, they are capable only of scanning their pre-set banks of frequencies and not all of the frequencies in the unit's block. Without either full-spectrum scanning nor the nice graphical interface of the kind Lectros have, finding a clean place is a hit-or-miss affair. Anyone have any tricks to finding good slots on the G2's? A.
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Have a shoot this weekend and they want scratch audio to a Sony EX3. I've never used a comtek as a hop, but this looks like the best option for this shoot. Will an unbalanced 3.5mm to XLR M work as expected from the PR-216 to the EX3?
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I have been asked to have a 55fps (sped up ) version of a 25fps wav file for lip syncing to, is there a way to do this, preferably with Mac OSX? Cheers PS
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Does pluraleyes3 work ok with polyphonic files or I have to record mono wavs? Apparently post does not know... THANKS
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Sound mixer didn't record poly files, so I'm left with a bunch of separate mono files for every take, which I'd like to combine into polys. What's the most efficient workflow with Wave Agent to do so? Is it possible to bring in ALL sound files for day 1 and it will create polys? Or do I have to keep it take by take? So Take 1, bring in the three separate mono files, combine...Take 1A, bring in the three separate mono files, combine, and so on. Thank you
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I just ran into an odd situation: I mistakenly rolled TC @ 23.97 on one scene of a reality pilot w/ my SD744T, only to find out before the next scene that the Sony EX-3s were rolling @ 29.97. For the rest of the show, we were all is sync - SB-3 boxes feeding the 4 EX3s & cameras shooting my slate as a backup when possible. So, I load my incorrectly stamped 23.976 files into SD Wave Agent, restamp the TC to 29.97, and send the corrected files to post. I hear today from the editor that the restamped files are still coming in @ 24 frames. I download my updated files from his server to make sure I hadn't accidently sent the wrong ones, open them in Wave agent &…
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What is the maximum amount of Tx you would allot to one Frequency Block. I got a call from a producer that has a huge order for gear into a rental house. The day rate stinks and to help make it more attractive for me I want to get my gear on board. I asked to see what she had ordered, so I can take off what I can bring and get the rental money to encourage me to work on the show. She had 10 wireless and 2 IFB all on Block 21. I told her that it would scare me a bit to have all those wireless on the same block and encouraged to split them up a bit(to share my blocks, of course). They are looking for 2 audio people to share the load. So I can see why they thought the same f…
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I just completed 2 low budget features with the PD-6. So far I like this unit but there are quite a few things that baffles me. I had to use the PD-6 as a bag system for most of the second feature due to the location. We were in the middle of nowhere in the woods where a cart is impractical. I was running it with Li-Ion NP1 batteries. Here are a few questions I'm hoping some of you could help me with. - When using the Li-Ions NP1 batteries, the battery level meter is very misleading. It shows full power for a while then drops to about say 85%. Then all of a sudden, the PD-6 would shut off. So I would pretty much change the battery the minute the battery level d…
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Hi, I hope this is the proper JWSound topic for this question. I am considering investing in an antenna setup, along the lines of these fins (https://www.trewaudio.com/product/psc-fpsc0044/) and this RF splitter (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1469653-REG/psc_qrfsmasb2_rf_multi_sma_single.html) I mainly do one-person band / bag work for doc work; in my typical setup, I run two SRC's and two UCR 411a's into a 788T, and use the receiver whip antennas. However, I have recently booked a few short fiction films during which I was able to use a cart, though that was literally having my typical bag setup on a cart (and off …
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When the HVX is shooting at 24P "Native" is it really shooting at 24fps or is it really at 23.976? When you import footage into Final Cut Pro from the 24P Native files, it imports into a 23.976 timeline. Is Final Cut doing a pulldown or is the footage really at 23.976 to begin with? I['m a bit confused cause the HVX's manual mentions it shoots at exactly 24 frames a second.
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So, apparently the short I'm working on this weekend is shooting on the Genesis camera. I'm going to be running my Nomad-6 with a smart slate, but was curious as to how the camera handles timecode. Am I going to need to use my ERXTC to send timecode to it? Does it keep it's own timecode? I've only heard of the camera in stories, never actually even gotten to PA or work on anything that's shooting with one. Anything else I should know about the camera? Thank you, -w
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On a drama series I regularly work on they use a Canatrans to send wireless video. I have used block 21 and 28 wireless and I didn't notice any RFI from the Canatrans. The last time I looked it was set to Channel 42 which is on the top end of block 24. Since I am planning to buy some block 24 wireless I am wondering how much frequency spacing usually is needed between talent and video wireless, i.e. will I be able to use block 24 without RFI form Canatrans? I also couldn't find out on the Canatrans website which different channels are selectable on the video transmitter. Anyone know?
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For the ones that do / know about audio post: When I got back a mix from audio post (Few years ago, mixes came from ProTools), sound was always late by some 20 Msecs. Audio post told me this had to do with latency introduced due to processing. (I can remember from VERY long ago that a 'render' in PT was in fact a playback trough DSP's with simultaneous recording, can't imagine this is still the case...) But, fact is (well, was, question follows..) that sound was not proper in sync. (Don't bitch about 20 Msecs being no issue, that's not the point.) Question, is this still the case nowadays? Reason, I'm altering my LoudnessChange app. (It nowadays can do way m…
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Six seated, stationary interviewees, each with their own lav and channel as well as two or three booms (depending on how they are arranged) also with their own channels. I'll also need to send a two channel mix to between one and three other machines (cameras). What recorder/mixer combination? Thank you! Arnold
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Hi! I’m doing sound for a theatre performance and wanted to hear people’s thoughts on an RF plan for the event. I have a couple ideas but was curious to hear others out. Only 3 of the performers will be mic’d, moving all over the 46ft x 46ft space. Location is exterior in downtown Vancouver. Performance is 30 minutes and will be performed 3 times during the day, unfortunately there won’t be any rehearsals at this location. I run a RF Venue diversity fin, and part of me thinks that keeping it simple would be just raising the diversity fin high up to cover the entire performance area. But being that we’re in close proximity to our more congested RF envi…
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Just read the article that Marc wrote in the latest Coffey Sound "Sound Files" magazine Very nice job Marc. Very enlightening. All good info. Thank you very much for your contributions, keep them coming.
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Hi, I'm just asking for a friend... he's looking for a good book, or guide, or something similar, concerning the postproduction of a movie, not only by sound perspective but in general. So, scheduling, budgeting, all the correct steps from the set to the completed film that goes in the theaters. I've tried to search on the forum but I wasn't able to find something appropriate, so just asking. Thanks in advance, Vale.
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after asking many editors and not getting a proper answer: is there in fcp a function like avids "autosync" to connect the daily video and sound quick and easy ? i got the feeling that on all this red-shoots/fcp-edits the timecode fed to the camera wasnt used once. but many of the projects were edited with the scratchtrack sent to the camera, because some of the editors werent humble enough to do some dirty work before getting creative or simply dont know their software... which is a pain to the soundeditor lateron... and i am bored by phonecalls like : " ..now we have to sync it up manually by sticks, you know what that means ? " "..yes, if you want to avoid that, buy…
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