SMPTE timecode readout

zumadog wrote on 8/31/2005, 10:16 AM

I have a new project which was shot on a Sony CineAlta F900 at 29.97fps non-drop SMPTE timecode. I did a live downconvert to a Nnovia 80gig harddrive connected from a Miranda DVC800 via firewire 6-pin cable, and now have AVI files done in both the Canopus and Microsoft AVI format.

I have so far been unable to display the original timecode recorded onto the files on either the timeline in Vegas 6, or in the trimmer window. Since I need to log these tapes using this timecode source I am wondering what I need to do to display this timecode. All I am able to see so far is the timeline window code which starts at 00.00.00.00 . I would like to superimpose a window burn-in for output to VHS and am told that Vegas will do this, but I can't find any documentation to tell me how.

Can someone suggest a solution?

The reason there are two formats in use here is because after failing to get one to work I tried the other without sucess.

Thanks

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filmy wrote on 9/1/2005, 1:48 PM

>>>...yes he CAN read source TC in Vegas from said clips...<<<

No, he can't and that is part of the main issue here.

Even if I was wrong in my thought (read my post again) about what was used to capture my main point was that if it was readable in Premiere than it probably was not readable in Vegas unless SCLive was used. And I had blindly though that the DVC800 was something along the lines of the Pinnacle cards that used their own codec. Which, I guess in a way, it is if you can end up with files wrapped in a Canopus codec.

ForumAdmin just posted and is backing up what I have said as well in reguards to reading the timecode.