Another TC question

DX Dave · External Since: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 2

Hi All,

I was just reading the other thread about sending tc from cam to 744
and was wondering...

Would it work if i sent tc from 744 to tx and then have 2 cams
(panasonic p2) each with a rx into the tc in?

Would i use free run TOD? The shots are only short - 2 or 3 minutes at
most. I dont have lockit boxes.

Thanks

Dave

philper · External Since: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 14

On Sep 23, 6:00 am, DX Dave <d....RemoveThis@dxsound.com.au> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was just reading the other thread about sending tc from cam to 744
> and was wondering...
>
> Would it work if i sent tc from 744 to tx and then have 2 cams
> (panasonic p2) each with a rx into the tc in?
>
> Would i use free run TOD? The shots are only short - 2 or 3 minutes at
> most. I dont have lockit boxes.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave

Do the cameras have an ext TC input? Sending TC only to a video
camera w/o sync can sometimes result in picture problems
visible only on playback--I would be careful with this. Depending on
how tight a sync your client demands (many docs just need "close", not
"frame edge") you could just jam sync the cameras fairly often. But I
think a better option is to let the camera be the master (in free-run)
and send the TC to your recorder on a wireless. (This works for
record run too.)

Philip Perkins

Oleg Kaizerman · External Since: Mar 05, 2005 Posts: 2051

no problem , even the tc lost the cameras will continue with self tc
generators in free run

"DX Dave" <dave DeleteThis @dxsound.com.au> wrote in message
news:84643392-1933-410a-8e88-d634571daee9@e4g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I was just reading the other thread about sending tc from cam to 744
> and was wondering...
>
> Would it work if i sent tc from 744 to tx and then have 2 cams
> (panasonic p2) each with a rx into the tc in?
>
> Would i use free run TOD? The shots are only short - 2 or 3 minutes at
> most. I dont have lockit boxes.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave

bip bip · External Since: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 1

On Sep 23, 7:41 pm, philper <spami... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sep 23, 6:00 am, DX Dave <d... DeleteThis @dxsound.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
>
> > I was just reading the other thread about sending tc from cam to 744
> > and was wondering...
>
> > Would it work if i sent tc from 744 to tx and then have 2 cams
> > (panasonic p2) each with a rx into the tc in?
>
> > Would i use free run TOD? The shots are only short - 2 or 3 minutes at
> > most. I dont have lockit boxes.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Dave
>
> Do the cameras have an ext TC input? Sending TC only to a video
> camera w/o sync can sometimes result in picture problems
> visible only on playback--I would be careful with this. Depending on
> how tight a sync your client demands (many docs just need "close", not
> "frame edge") you could just jam sync the cameras fairly often. But I
> think a better option is to let the camera be the master (in free-run)
> and send the TC to your recorder on a wireless. (This works for
> recor and beteter alwais be the master ( even in

not really , every battery change or shut down on cameras usually
change the drift , its always better sync them from other source . so
sending tc to camera its always better solution in perspective to
your sound devices .

philper · External Since: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 14

On Sep 23, 11:29 am, bip bip <kaize... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 23, 7:41 pm, philper <spami... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sep 23, 6:00 am, DX Dave <d... DeleteThis @dxsound.com.au> wrote:
>
> > > Hi All,
>
> > > I was just reading the other thread about sending tc from cam to 744
> > > and was wondering...
>
> > > Would it work if i sent tc from 744 to tx and then have 2 cams
> > > (panasonic p2) each with a rx into the tc in?
>
> > > Would i use free run TOD? The shots are only short - 2 or 3 minutes at
> > > most. I dont have lockit boxes.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> > > Dave
>
> > Do the cameras have an ext TC input? Sending TC only to a video
> > camera w/o sync can sometimes result in picture problems
> > visible only on playback--I would be careful with this. Depending on
> > how tight a sync your client demands (many docs just need "close", not
> > "frame edge") you could just jam sync the cameras fairly often. But I
> > think a better option is to let the camera be the master (in free-run)
> > and send the TC to your recorder on a wireless. (This works for
> > recor and beteter alwais be the master ( even in
>
> not really , every battery change or shut down on cameras usually
> change the drift , its always better sync them from other source . so
> sending tc to camera its always better solution in perspective to
> your sound devices .

Yes really. In practice we have done quite a lot of shooting with
occasional jams--
As I said, this is for situations where "close" is ok, as opposed to
"frame-edge"
sync. Many multicam docs are shot with cameras that have no TC i/o at
all,
so this is the sort of sync we do and it works out fine, given that
the posties
will have to correct the sync even if the frame edges were aligned to
start with.

Philip Perkins

DX Dave · External Since: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 2

Thanks very much for the advice gents

Though my plan came to a halt as my old spare wireless (sony) doesnt
seem to transmit the tc properly anyway...

Dave

massman · External Since: Mar 07, 2009 Posts: 11

Could that be because TC is a robust line level signal, and the SONY
will only allow a mic level signal? Can you say, PAD? I have had to
do it many times...

cleve