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GaryKleiner wrote on 10/11/2004, 5:37 PM
Most likely, you did not have the clock set on your camera.
The date and time is what Scene Detection uses to detect the stop/start places in your tape.

Gary
rmack350 wrote on 10/11/2004, 8:50 PM
Assuming that the clock wasn't set, your next option is to use Scenalyzer Live. It can do an optical detection.

Rob Mack
johnmeyer wrote on 10/11/2004, 10:04 PM
Actually, if you've already captured you can use the older version of Scenalyzer (merely calle Scenalyzer, without the "Live" part). It is free and does the optical scene detection of video already on your disk. Same site:

Scenalyzer
Ada wrote on 10/12/2004, 1:38 PM
Thanks a lot, I have another question.
You're talking about the clock in the camera: Must be set before recording or before I start capture video?
I don't understand.
Ada wrote on 10/12/2004, 1:39 PM
OK. Thank you very much.
I'm going to try.
Ada wrote on 10/12/2004, 1:41 PM
Ok. I'm going to finish my work at the old fashion way, but I'm going to try this new stuff. Thank you.
jetdv wrote on 10/12/2004, 2:26 PM
The clock must be set BEFORE you press RECORD.
Grazie wrote on 10/12/2004, 8:21 PM
. . .er ? . . . I set my clock when I bought the camera . .did it once . . .left it alone . . DONE! Why are you asking about setting such a basic and necessary tool? It is akin to making sure your timing belt on your car is set correctly to Top Dead Centre [ TDC ] - everytime you took it out of the garage! !? You wouldn't - well I wouldn't - check this was "on" everytime I got into the Ford! . .I don't understand ? . . . .

Hey guys, did I miss something here?

Ok, you might not want to have the DATE stamp "burnt" into the video .. . Now THAT I can understand . . But setting the cameras system clock to be on? That's a given, . . . . surely?

Edward [ JetDV ] has given you the "must-do" . . Mine is the "Why-NOT-Do?" . . . . .

Best regards,

from a perturbed . . .. Grazie
PeterWright wrote on 10/12/2004, 9:50 PM
Some cameras have clocks that stay at zero unless they're started - as you say, Grazie, a once only job - it doesn't have to be correct time, any time will do - Vegas just detects when there is a break in continuous time in recorded footage.
Liam_Vegas wrote on 10/12/2004, 10:27 PM
And.... what happens if you ever remove the battery from the camera for a while... does it retain the clock/time (if so - for how long)? I wonder.

So.. it may NOT be a one-time job.

I have certainly SEEN this problem (no time-code because clock not set) so I can confirm this is a real problem if it is not set.
Grazie wrote on 10/12/2004, 11:12 PM
Liam - - er yes . . . I'm not refuting this at all. Remove battery? er . . yeah . .reset time . . and yes if the clock hasn't been set too! And yes if the system battery is removed or replaced . .. Where's the fire? . .. Nothing different to what I said. And yes Peter that is something to consider.

My points still haven't been met . . I want to know if the original poster has to reset/turn on clock before each and every record? OR whether he/she thinks it is necessary to do it? What model of camncorder is it that requires the operator to do this?

Sometimes I just dig my heels in !

Grazie
Grazie wrote on 10/12/2004, 11:22 PM
. . and on the subject of being pedantic . .

I understnad that the clock has to be running so that the footage breaks are registered BECAUSE there is a realtime break from the clock IN comaprison to where the long thin black ribbon of tape is. Meaning that: "Grazie started to film at 12:10:00pm and then he stopped at 12:23:10pm. Oh he must have used the camera for 13 mins and 10 seconds. I'll make a note of that at the begginning and at the end for him." . . .meaning that the actual clock has to be working for the amount of tape to be noted. The camera doesn't note the amount of footage ONLY it needs the running clock's input to give it the other function of time!

. .. . where are my asprins! . .. .

Love you all ,

Grazie
jetdv wrote on 10/13/2004, 6:52 AM
If I remove the main power battery, nothing happens in regards to the clock - it just keeps running. My camera has a secondary (watch style) battery that maintains the clock and other settings when there is no main battery attached. Now when THIS battery dies, then it will lose time. However a warning indicator is given that it is getting low and, if you have the main battery attached, you can change this battery without losing the date/time or other information.

Right now, my biggest problem is that some of the cameras are set to standard time and others are set to daylight savings time. Makes them tough to compare based on date/time!