Re: "timecoding" a brand new mini-DV tape (???)

Richard Crowley <rcrowley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > 'Blacking' a tape - it's not in any manual I have read (for a
> > camera that is)
>
> It is a "workflow" issue, and has little to do with the operation
> of the camera itself. Most people who "stripe" tape do it on the
> VCR in their edit suite, NOT on the camcorder.

I'd agree, althugh the OP mentioned buying a new camera (or rather
waiting for it to arrive) - I guessed he wouldn't have a VCR to edit
with (I could be completely wrong of course).

Workflow issues are sometimes the worst to get over, and many people
(myself included at times) take it out on the equipment rather than find
a better way to work. I am improving though (or at least I hope I am).

> The people who are strongly against it are shooting
> contiguous shots and never taking the tape out of the
> camcorder, or they have a camcorder that automatically
> backs up the tape to the last TC. Or else they just capture
> the entire tape without regard to any of the TC numbers.

The former of which is desirable of course. I've only ever once got to
the end of a tape once on a project - maybe I've just been too cautious.

> OTOH, the people who are strongly for are the one who
> have been driven batty by their VCR sitting there for 10
> minutes uselessly shuttling tape back and forth trying to
> figure out which of the five shots that have a timecode
> of 00:00:00:00 is which.

Which is when I learnt all about it - early on thankfully, when it came
to the more important shoots (rather than college projects) I had it
pretty well licked.

--
Antony
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