timecode for for 5D Mark 3

[cedric12]

hey all,

 

 

Im kinda in a pinch, on a small budget. I will be running sound for a single person interview w/ multiple takes this sunday.  I have a 788t. Limo out to bnc is the only cable i have to use. Obviously the 5d does not have a bnc in.  I dont have it in the budget for a Denecke time slate or timecode buddy. Does anyone have any suggestions on a way to sync my 788t (master) to the 5d without potential for alot of drift.. the good ol hand clap? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks

 

 

 

ced

[Johnny Karlsson]

The 5D Mk3 has internal timecode - no way to jam it /get TC in or out.

I would use a clapper slate.

[MT Groove]

I have done quite a few DSLR (5D mkIII) shoots lately. They have internal timecode but you can't jam them. Just set your recorder close enough to the 5D timecode or vice versa. Give it a good old hand clap at the top of the take. Plural Eyes will sync them just fine. The last few shoots I did didn't even involve any wireless feed to camera, nor timecode slate. They just used the built in mic of the camera for reference audio. I checked with post and they all said audio sync'd with no issues. Plural Eyes have become the go to method for syncing audio on DSLR shoots.

Sammy Huen

[Rob Lewis]

Feed Scratch audio to the camera, use a dumb slate or clap slate and beep tome at the beginning of each take.  If editor is using pluarl eyes, the waveform from the tone beep will be very easy to sync.

[studiomprd]

" The 5D Mk3 has internal timecode "

I don't believe this is SMPTE/EBU TC, but a proprietary, internal, Canon implementation...

[aristotle_kumpis]

I worked on a reality shoot a few months back and they used the Ambient Lanc Logger for the 5D. They are hard to find at rental houses. But it has a way to record TC on one channel of audio. Other than that, there is no way to sync.

[ccsnd]

I love that they advertised it with timecode to make low budget indie film makers happy.

 

But then never gave you any way to interact with it......

[Marla Hettinger]

 a dog clicker works great and easy to carry and quicker to mark.

 

My 2 cents

 

Marla