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Old 02-18-2010, 08:39 AM
BaileyBass BaileyBass is offline
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Default Re: Slaving a video recorder/camera to PT HD transport? Recording synced video with a

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Originally Posted by Syn-g View Post
I have a similar question. I am looking at purchasing a consumer Canon HD video cam to record a pianist while recording audio into PT. My plan was to record the video with it's built in audio and the PT audio at the same time but not locked to code, then import them into Final Cut Express and replace the built in video audio with the PT audio and author down to DVD. Is this possible or will i run into sync issues?
Yes... been there done that. NOT fun for the editor. Sync is a must. Look for posts by Eric Seaberg, DIAFFMX, and some others. They know the deal.
If you are doing a one camera shoot, your are in even deeper poop, as there is nothing else to "cut to".(other camera angles) to make up for the drift (several frames every few minutes)if you do it as you are planning. good luck. SB
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