Tim Gray

With the way Apple has been going with resource forks, I wouldn't recommend it either, but it does appear to be what Metacorder is doing. RE: writing a recorder. No, but I don't think I will be doing one for mac either. Take has done a really nice job with Boom Recorder, and at the high end, Metacorder seems pretty nice. Even if I did, implementing such a program on Windows would require learning a different variant of C and a completely different set of API's (functions provided by the system). Basically the same reason Courtney isn't interested in doing BWF Widget for Mac - you'd basically have to start from scratch.

Take, I've already hit up your site for example files. An excellent resource. Helped me write an LTC decoding routine in Python too. I'm glad I know what the JUNK chunk is for now. As far as the qttc-chunk thing - I'm interested in seeing the specification, but not at implementing it quite at this point. I've got to get the basics down first... like learning Obj-c better Also, a quick update on the Metacorder's apparent compatibility with FCP. I'll have to try it at home tonight, but it looks like Metacorder stashes some sync info in the resource fork of the file. It's a nifty solution that only works on a mac, which is ok since FCP is only on a mac...

I'm definitely interested in implementing iXML into my utility. The only issue I see with modifying bwf files is that there is always the potential for miswriting to a file and corrupting the original. As a result, I feel like creating a new modified copy is the way to go. Unfortunately when files can be > 600 megs, this can take a bit of time.

I'm working on a mac utility that reads BWf files and presents the data in an organized fashion. However, not owning a recorder that produces BWF makes testing a bit harder. Sound devices already provided me with a large collection of files, so I know what to expect from those recorders. However, it would be great if I could get a couple of files from a Deva, a Cantar, the Tascam recorder, and from Metacorder. Short files are perfect. It would also be great if the timecode value for each file is noted so I can double check my math. I appreciate anyone who can lend a hand. Just send them to me using the email button. Thanks a lot!

Just tried QT 7.1 and FCP 5.0.4 and it didn't seem to recognize it...

I'm sure Take will have a solution long before I do, but I am planning to do exactly this. Already have a python script that reads metadata from BWF files and prints it out - easily customizable for different formats. Unfortunately it's command line only, but it helped me work out the specifics... Don't hold your breath though I'm sure Take has vastly more programming experience than I do...

I would recommend using the program Launchbar, available at www.obdev.at If you like, it will really speed up your interactions with your computer. There are other similar utilities like Quicksilver that you might like more.