nickreich Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 For some years I've used the BWF Timecoder mac application by One-N Corp to create audio timecode tracks in ProTools to use in on-set playback. It was much easier than the various hardware methods of creating a recorded timecode track to match session timecode. This audio file could be re-imported into the session for easy play-out to a slate without needing Sync hardware on set. Unfortunately this software hasn't been updated for quite a while and won't even install on Mac's running Mountain Lion or Mavericks. Is anyone here aware of something current for mac, that does the same job? cheers, nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Can't help, but very curious to know what you find. Please post here. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 A suggestion which you might have already explored, is to create an external boot disk (even on a flash drive) for say Snow Leopard 10.6.8 (if that's the last version BWF Timecoder was happy with, think you'll need a Snow leopard DVD). A bit cumbersome but once done would be fairly straightforward to use. Here's some info. http://macs.about.com/od/snowleopardmacosx106/qt/cleaninstall_sl.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 forums.sounddevices.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickreich Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 forums.sounddevices.com What would I find there? Wave Agent doesn't do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 I do it all in Pro Tools, using a pre-prepared timecoded file. I also use that to prep the 4 beats of count off and to verify the timecode is exactly right when relayed wirelessly to a slate. To verify the timecode, I either use Courtney Goodin's BWF-Widget Pro or I use Sound Devices' Wave Agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickreich Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Had no luck finding an alternative, then I got a mail from the Developer of BWF Timecoder today announcing Intel versions of that, as well as his BWF Splitter and BWF combiner software, are available as of today at http://www.one-n.com! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Altman Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Cool news! I'm excited to try this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Wilkinson Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Why not just create a Pro Tools template for each frame rate and have the timecode track pre-synced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Why not just create a Pro Tools template for each frame rate and have the timecode track pre-synced? That is exactly what I do. To the o.p.: this subject has been discussed many times on this site, including this link: http://jwsoundgroup.net/index.php?/topic/9933-playback-rigtimecode-with-pro-tools/?p=96877&hl=music%20video&fromsearch=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickreich Posted July 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm sure there are many ways to do this. I found the workflow involving the software that was the subject of this thread worked for me, as I'm working with 3-hour recordings of musical theatre shows recorded with TOD timecode with random bits being selected for shoot-to-playback. As it was (until today) power-pc only it gradually stopped working on my various macs. Now it's been updated - problem solved. Thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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