Comments on: What is the best way to do multi-camera shoots? http://www.dvcreators.net/using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots DVcreators.network: resources for digital video creators. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:40:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kruzer http://www.dvcreators.net/using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots/#comment-811 kruzer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:19 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=41#comment-811 I forgot one more cam sync method that's good as any. In fact this is what I use the most and it's more accurate and less hassle. Assuming you want to stop and start the cams? Here's how you do it. Buy a digital stopwatch with a large display! - Start timer and sound track recording... as in my case music video recording. - Then start one cam as a reference cam. - Show the stopwatch to this cam lens and start to record. There is your time-sync! - Take another cam and show the stopwatch, press record. Repeat with all cams. If you stop the cams, to reload the tape or battery.. then re-start the same way from your stopwatch as it just keeps on ticking with the timecode:) Is it too dark to see an LCD stopwatch? Use a small flash light. You don't have to sync anything, but have a few seconds of view of the stopwatch on video. In edit you can find all the time codes based on the 'audio recorder' or the first (ref) camera that you started or the stop watch start. Aligh all other according to TOD and you're all set. Hope this helped :) I forgot one more cam sync method that’s good as any.
In fact this is what I use the most and it’s more accurate and less hassle.
Assuming you want to stop and start the cams?

Here’s how you do it.

Buy a digital stopwatch with a large display!
- Start timer and sound track recording… as in my case music video recording.
- Then start one cam as a reference cam.
- Show the stopwatch to this cam lens and start to record.
There is your time-sync!
- Take another cam and show the stopwatch, press record.
Repeat with all cams.
If you stop the cams, to reload the tape or battery.. then re-start the same way from your stopwatch as it just keeps on ticking with the timecode:)

Is it too dark to see an LCD stopwatch?
Use a small flash light.
You don’t have to sync anything, but have a few seconds of view of the stopwatch on video.

In edit you can find all the time codes based on the ‘audio recorder’ or the first (ref) camera that you started or the stop watch start. Aligh all other according to TOD and you’re all set.

Hope this helped :)

]]> By: kruzer http://www.dvcreators.net/using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots/#comment-810 kruzer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:47:39 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=41#comment-810 I found a way to sync cams if you don't have TOD or any other way to sync. Turn all cameras on with a remote control, at the same time.... if you don't have one, the a flash to start the timecode. Let it run until out of media space. I use 60 min tape and it's not a big deal to let it run even if not recording anything you want. Once in the editor, line up all cams at 00:00:00 time code and you're done. All cams are in perfect sync. Then just cut in the usable parts and that's it. It may need a bit of adjusting to the flash timing. Another way to do this without time code sync. Consumer cams, shoot it in larger format then you need: 1440X1080 and then set the editor to 1280X720 as an output video. The trick is to let the TOD time and date be imprinted on the entire tape. This will fall out during the 1280X720 output and don't see it. All cams TOD has to be set excatly the same time before you start for a good ref. If you use a flash and let all cams run, you really don't care about TOD because it's the flash dictates where to begin. I found a way to sync cams if you don’t have TOD or any other way to sync.

Turn all cameras on with a remote control, at the same time…. if you don’t have one, the a flash to start the timecode.

Let it run until out of media space.
I use 60 min tape and it’s not a big deal to let it run even if not recording anything you want. Once in the editor, line up all cams at 00:00:00 time code and you’re done. All cams are in perfect sync. Then just cut in the usable parts and that’s it.
It may need a bit of adjusting to the flash timing.

Another way to do this without time code sync.
Consumer cams, shoot it in larger format then you need: 1440X1080 and then set the editor to 1280X720 as an output video.
The trick is to let the TOD time and date be imprinted on the entire tape. This will fall out during the 1280X720 output and don’t see it.
All cams TOD has to be set excatly the same time before you start for a good ref. If you use a flash and let all cams run, you really don’t care about TOD because it’s the flash dictates where to begin.

]]> By: 2 Kameras synchronisieren mit Free-Run Modus - digitalvideoschnitt.de - das Videoschnitt- und Camcorder-Forum http://www.dvcreators.net/using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots/#comment-809 2 Kameras synchronisieren mit Free-Run Modus - digitalvideoschnitt.de - das Videoschnitt- und Camcorder-Forum Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:35:57 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=41#comment-809 [...] etc. sind da nicht angebracht. Ansonsten ist das die beste Methode im Low-Budget-Bereich... What is the best way to do multi-camera shoots? at DVcreators.net __________________ -----Gruss [...] [...] etc. sind da nicht angebracht. Ansonsten ist das die beste Methode im Low-Budget-Bereich… What is the best way to do multi-camera shoots? at DVcreators.net __________________ —–Gruss [...]

]]> By: Robin Grant http://www.dvcreators.net/using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots/#comment-808 Robin Grant Fri, 25 May 2007 21:42:20 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=41#comment-808 Audio slates are only accurate if the microphone is relatively close to the source. Open mike cameras at FrontOfHouse will hear a time-lag since light moves faster than sound. My Assistant Editors always make the mistake of synching by sound and the FOH camera is usually way off ('but it sounds right', they say). Personally I like the flash trick ONLY if a real slate is not possible. Audio slates are only accurate if the microphone is relatively close to the source. Open mike cameras at FrontOfHouse will hear a time-lag since light moves faster than sound.

My Assistant Editors always make the mistake of synching by sound and the FOH camera is usually way off (‘but it sounds right’, they say).

Personally I like the flash trick ONLY if a real slate is not possible.

]]> By: Rob Mize http://www.dvcreators.net/using-free-run-time-code-for-multicam-shoots/#comment-807 Rob Mize Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:31:35 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=41#comment-807 Once my cams are running, I point them at a Production Tech who then fires a camera flash, which they all record. Now I have a frame on each tape that I can quickly find and get a really close sync. Regards... Ro Once my cams are running, I point them at a Production Tech who then fires a camera flash, which they all record. Now I have a frame on each tape that I can quickly find and get a really close sync.

Regards… Ro

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