How to use timecode from tape?

[ppc_michael]

When I capture a clip in FCP, the clip's timecode always starts at 0 regardless of what its timecode was on the tope. Is there a way to make FCP use the timecode from the tape?

 

[-DH]

What format and what capture settings are you using in FCP?

-DH

 

[ppc_michael]

Mostly 1080i60 HDV, but occasionally DV NTSC. I use the Easy Setups for both. When I play the captured footage back in Quicktime, it displays the tape timecode, so I know it's being logged, but FCP seems to set the beginning of each clip to 0.

 

[-DH]

Mostly 1080i60 HDV, but occasionally DV NTSC. I use the Easy Setups for both. When I play the captured footage back in Quicktime, it displays the tape timecode, so I know it's being logged, but FCP seems to set the beginning of each clip to 0.

Where are you viewing the tape timecode in FCP?

-DH

 

[ppc_michael]

I'm not, and that's the problem. Playing the clip back in FCP (in the Viewer window) starts at 00;00.

Playing the clip back in Quicktime Pro, with the counter set to display the timecode, displays the timecode acquired from the tape.

 

[LethalWolfe]

What's displayed in the TC columns in the Browser? You may need to trash your FCP preferences.


Lethal