Time code effect bug?

dfields wrote on 11/29/2004, 3:30 AM

A friend of mine told me that the timecode effect which he applied in a video was different than the time of the project that appears on Vegas. It was a 2 frames difference in a 1 minute video. He told me that he used the effect on the track and not on the event.
I tried to do repeat this at home and the same problem happened.

My workflow was:
Shot on miniDv (sony TRV22...consumer camcorder)
Captured via Firewire with VidCap with scene detection turned OFF(Vegas 5b)
Imported to Vegas timeline

Then I applied the timecode effect on the Track and the 2-frame difference was there.
Then i tried on event, then preview window and finally on Media pool. And the 2-frame difference was still there...

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks
Daniel

Comments

JohnnyRoy wrote on 11/29/2004, 5:37 AM

> Am I doing something wrong?

Did you set the Timecode to match your project? Right click on the ruler in Vegas and look at what its set for. The default is Time & Frames. The default for the Sony Timecode is SMPTE Drop (29.97 fps, Video). Set them the same and there should not be any discrepancy.

~jr

reidc wrote on 11/29/2004, 1:08 PM

I had exactly the same problem last week when I tried this, and the problem is as yet unresolved. No matter what I tried, there was always a 2 frame difference. I resorted to simply printing a "Time & Frames" count, which was always accurate.