Cameras... love them, hate them
- either way, we are doing "sound for picture"
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Has anyone successfully run LTC into a GoPro Hero 7? It works with no issues on a Hero 3, but I can't get usable LTC to timecode on the 7. I've tried with Davinci Resolve as well as the demo of LTConvert. If I record raw audio on the Hero 7 LTConvert finds the correct timecode in the audio file, but not in the video file. I know about the Syncbac Pro, but I don't want to buy one because: I already have a couple UltraSync Ones. I don't need to shoot with a GoPro enough to warrant the expense. The Syncbac for the H7 only works with the H7; there's some issue why it won't work with the H8 and who knows if that will be resolved. It's…
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I am curious how two FS7's, with nothing jamming them, will often have their timecode very close to one another (not perfect of course, but visibly close) but my mixer is always off quite quickly? Surely a professional audio recorder should hold better TC than an FS7? My theory is that the cameras reset to some sort of internal clock, to the minute, and so when you turn two of them on they "appear" to be in sync.
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Hi All, I usually see Arri Alexa Minis on my jobs, but have a shoot coming up with three Alexa XTs. It's been years since I've seen a full-size Alexa, so can anyone confirm that they still can NOT take external Genlock from a Lockit box (unlike a Mini or Amira - which can take either Tri-Level or Genlock to TC)? This is a Concert shoot - so I'd normally recommend Genlock. thanks, nick
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Hey everyone, I hate these kind of posts, but here I am in a Mexican hotel room with a camera that's not co-operating. Panasonic EVA-1 is shooting PAL, is in 25fps (on speed and recording audio), but is locked in record run and won't take a timecode jam from my tentacle. The menu item that allows you to switch from free run to rec run is greyed out and un-selectable. Anyone used this camera before? I've been through every menu setting and nothing has allowed me access to freerun. Thoughts? Thanks in advance. Parker Got it! Turns out the below setting must be OFF. Camera settings/fps/vfr sw - OFF/ON Hope this can …
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I didn't find the X-T3 manual especially helpful, and didn't find much online either. So I turn to all of you: Looks like I'll be working with an X-T3 mirrorless camera soon, though I'm not exactly sure what (if anything) I'll be sending to it. Does anyone here have any experience with that camera? I guess my main questions are: 1) For sending timecode, can I treat it like any other DSLR/mirrorless camera, or is there anything unique about this Fujifilm camera? 2) For sending scratch audio, same question. Anything odd? Is setitng levels fairly straightforward, or is there anything extra weird (or extra good) going on? 3) Any…
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https://www.ferntech.co.nz/DJI_Osmo_Pocket_3.5mm_Adapter Going to be working with a DJI Osmo Pocket and wondering if I can attach a Tentacle Sync E to it (like I will with their Sony a7 camera) and the DJI Osmo Pocket will record stereo from the Tentacle using this adapter? (and if it is does unfortunately only record mono from the Tentacle, can I still record the DJI scratch mic built into the Osmo as well as the Aux LTC??)
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I had a shoot with a URSA mini pro last week and I found the camera VU meter to be somewhat foreign and that I had to turn the volume up all the way on channel 2 and about 80 percent on channel 1 to get any kind of level. I was feeding from a 664 thru a 10 pin cable. Mic level seemed to work but line level was not enough. Any hints. regards John in OKC
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Hello. I'm trying to sync a Blackmagic Pocket camera with a Nanolockit. I have no problems when music a Tentacle Sync as it reads the TC straight away and sends it to the TC of the camera. But when pugging the Nano, it sends the TC to one of the audio tracks, it doest read is as TC in, which is not ideal. Have double checked the settings of the nano on the Ambient toolbox app. Frame rate is set and all the setting seem to be correct. Has anyone found a similar problem? Any ideas? Cheers everyone.
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I just worked on a shoot with a prototype Panasonic Lumix S1H, which is their newest full-frame offering. It's designed primarily for video production use, competing with the Sony A7s series. It is designed to be timecode capable, but requires a special cable: BNC-F to a locking flash sync connector. Can't tell you how well it works, because the camera owner didn't have one( I think the idea of using the flash sync input is actually OK, as you will never be shooting video and using an external flash system at the same time). This was, of course, problematic for me, as it was a doc style shoot. I contemplated using my Tentacle sync unit (the camera has a 3.5 mm audio input…
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Well we have a new camera player against the RED for Movi, drone and even 3D potentially. All I’ll say is its £25k, poor camera guys. What we care about is how to get sound and timecode in the bloody thing. Had the chance to play with one (and a prototype running Amira software) and here we are. Being just a body they have kept things very tight. First let me say the fans are as low as the Alexa but exposed like the RED, again because of the small body. It even goes into a “quiet mode” when recording. I was yet to get out of them if it would slowly get louder or how it prevents overheating. The timecode is like the Amira, BNC. So nice and easy for most. No talk of thei…
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Can anyone tell me if the timecode input for the arri sxt is the same as the mini?
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I did a two day job with an Amira a little over a month ago. Suddenly, the camera owner is saying that I fried the audio board on it with my ERX-2. Is this even possible? I mean, even a short to put Timecode over there at full voltage shouldn't fry a board, right?
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Heya! I am doing a project now where we use an Ursa Mini. There is a ticking noise when the camera is recording about 75% of the time. It goes away if I unplug the Tentacle. Has anyone experienced something similair and what could be a solution?
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Hello, Just finished a week of shooting with Sony FS7, the camera man do not want to have the extension module because of size and weight, so we have to go for AudioLTC. I was today in the editing room to sync the files, even FCPauxTC or TatancleSync can not read MXF Files.. I am very thankful for every tipps, otherwise we have to convert the all MXF files to ProRess, which the camera man do not prefer to.
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Hi There Just wondering have any one experience this error message from Alexa sxt(latest firm ware) running 3.4k raw file. Picture attached below.any way to work around it. Thank you Wp
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I am having a running battle with the 1st AC and how noisy the Preston motor is. He says it is within spec and I say I'm not sure what spec is but I'm telling you it's noisy when we swing any where near the camera. It's not a case of it belongs to him and it is part of his kit rental because it comes from the rental house. We have changed the A camera motor with the B cam one and there is a marginal difference. I will contact the rental house on Monday and have this discussion with them. I guess I'm really just venting and wondering if anybody else has had this problem and what your solution was. Bill
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Hi, Anyone knows what type of TC connector does it use? Can tell that it is a Lemo but google search/manuals did not give me any specifics about the pin type. Appreciated. Engin
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I did a ton of googling trying to find out how to set up multiple cameras and record multi mics to a separate recorder , that were all recording the same timecode that could be used to synch everything easily and automatically, that didn't require spending close to $1k on hardware.Why I couldn't find a single post describing the following very simple, and cost effective solution, that I would think most budget filmmakers would have figured out long ago, is confounding to meIt's quite easy.You will need the following:A computer with multitrack software. (Free version of Protools)A multichannel interface.Long, balanced 1/4" cables. (make your own) And a copy of the Horae so…
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Be aware; GH5 has 8 frames of silence at the beginning of each clip. (At least in the 4K material I got.) Now, Avid MC can read AUX 'sorta kinda' from these clips (it's hit and miss), but it will set the start TC to the first found LTC frame, thus being off by 8 frames. Other applications (including mine) are smarter, but do warn your clients if they are on MC (Not sure if that is a fixed offset though, but a quick and dirty fix is to (positive) offset the BWF's by 8 frames.) How do I know? <rant> Got a job to convert 5 shooting days of GH5 material to something else, since MC cannot natively read these files. No…
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Starting a project using Alexa LF cameras. Anything unusual about the Time Code connection, or is it just the usual 5 pin Lemo? I looked at Arri's website and only came across the usual sales info, but nothing specific about TC connections. Best Jim Rillie
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Have coming up soon my first shoot with Super 35mm film. And am wondering what should I do and recommend for ease of post for them afterwards? (of course there is always the slower manual way of lining up slate IDs for each take, and we'll of course do that as a back up resort but hoping we can use a better option?) I've been doing research myself, but it seems there are a fair few variations/opinions here. (and I should get in touch with their development house as well? To see if they can handle AatonCode or ArriCode or whatever it is that the camera has as an option, which I'll spend a tech day on next week to see the cameras in person so I can get a better feel …
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Hey everybody! I have a shooting soon of some short documentaries and I am deciphering the best way to set the sound. So, we're going to work with an Alexa Mini (already that's a problem). The director wants a reference to the camera and I was thinking of creating a Wireless Hop with a sennheiser G3 (it's what I have on hand and there's no budget for something better). I have a sound device mixpre 6 with output 3.5 jack to which I want to connect a 3.5mm Stereo Splitter, 3 Males, to connect 2 G3 transmitters, one that goes to the receiver connected to the Alexa Mini with a male adapter xlr to 5 pin lemo. And another to the receiver of the director …
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I have heard that it is next to impossible to get sound onto a Red Epic. What is the deal with that? Has anyone succeeded? If so, then how did you do it? I would like to attach a Lectrosonics IFB to the camera, seta level, and walk away. Is that possible ? ? Somebody suggested that I try this adapter: http://actionproducts.ch/shop/product_info.php?products_id=157 Action Products Epic Audio Adapter
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