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L.J. Morelli · January 29th, 2010, 02:21 PM

A client gave me several mini DV tapes to capture. Almost every shot has some broken timecode. I believe this is causing my captures to have audio out of sync. I've tried capturing using "Non Controllable Device." Which I've found can solve problematic tapes. Does anyone have a work-around? Thanks.

William Hohauser · January 29th, 2010, 04:33 PM

Transfer the tapes by FireWire to another DV deck and make sure the recording deck is recording it's own time code not regenerating the timecode from the original tapes. This way you have fresh, unbroken timecode.

L.J. Morelli · January 29th, 2010, 05:28 PM

So simple, thanks. Unfortunately I have 80 tapes. Better get started.

January 29th, 2010, 02:21 PM	#1
L.J. Morelli Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hicksville, NY Posts: 122	Out of Sync Audio A client gave me several mini DV tapes to capture. Almost every shot has some broken timecode. I believe this is causing my captures to have audio out of sync. I've tried capturing using "Non Controllable Device." Which I've found can solve problematic tapes. Does anyone have a work-around? Thanks.

January 29th, 2010, 04:33 PM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Transfer the tapes by FireWire to another DV deck and make sure the recording deck is recording it's own time code not regenerating the timecode from the original tapes. This way you have fresh, unbroken timecode. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

January 29th, 2010, 05:28 PM	#3
L.J. Morelli Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hicksville, NY Posts: 122	So simple, thanks. Unfortunately I have 80 tapes. Better get started.