Importing from Sony MRC1K problem, TC break at DVinfo.net

Gary Barr · February 22nd, 2009, 04:50 PM

Difficult to know which forum for this one but move please if need be..

I've recorded a half hour clip from a Canon HV20 to the Sony CF recorder but after hitting the 2 record buttons on the unit (it's not in cam sync mode) an assistant decided to also record to tape as a backup. On reviewing the footage this action seems to have created a timecode break in the clip - it plays fine up until the camera record button is pressed then goes back to 00.00.00. although the clip is the same, same name etc.

Now when I try to bring the clip into FCP via 'Log and Transfer' I can only bring in the first bit of it before the TC break and it ignores the rest, although I can see that the duration of the clip is correct (30 minutes or so). I can't preview the clips using this camera as it's states 'preview unsupported for this format', therefore I can't set my own in and out points to get around this.

Any ideas? Not a huge problem as I know I still have the tape footage but would be nice to know how to get out of this one. Thanks in advance.

Ryan Hansen · February 25th, 2009, 08:35 PM

i don't know if this will fix your problem, but under the user preferences is an option "abort capture on dropped frames", try unticking this option, it might work...

February 22nd, 2009, 04:50 PM	#1
Gary Barr Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 186	Importing from Sony MRC1K problem, TC break Difficult to know which forum for this one but move please if need be.. I've recorded a half hour clip from a Canon HV20 to the Sony CF recorder but after hitting the 2 record buttons on the unit (it's not in cam sync mode) an assistant decided to also record to tape as a backup. On reviewing the footage this action seems to have created a timecode break in the clip - it plays fine up until the camera record button is pressed then goes back to 00.00.00. although the clip is the same, same name etc. Now when I try to bring the clip into FCP via 'Log and Transfer' I can only bring in the first bit of it before the TC break and it ignores the rest, although I can see that the duration of the clip is correct (30 minutes or so). I can't preview the clips using this camera as it's states 'preview unsupported for this format', therefore I can't set my own in and out points to get around this. Any ideas? Not a huge problem as I know I still have the tape footage but would be nice to know how to get out of this one. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Gary Barr; February 22nd, 2009 at 04:51 PM. Reason: changed some text so it made sense!

February 25th, 2009, 08:35 PM	#2
Ryan Hansen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 82	i don't know if this will fix your problem, but under the user preferences is an option "abort capture on dropped frames", try unticking this option, it might work...