SYNC to SMPTE

[Spam Butterfly]

Catalyst will happily chase timecode whatever frames it's at. The key is to give it a trigger point.

You can do this by putting LTC up the chuff of your lighting console, or use a Catalyst cuelist.
Simply get a lighting board cue, for example, to play a clip at the relevant timecode frame. Most decent lighting consoles can lock to LTC very quickly. Make sure you pipe LTC into Catalyst via the line in, as Simon suggests and then use the sync to LTC playmodes to get your movie clip to chase the code. It will do this irrespective of the timecode value if you do not use Inframe/Outframe. Personally I find the Inframe/Outframe feature of the MTC/LTC and sync to Sony playmodes a waste of time.

If you use presets, it's easy to make a cuelist that will trigger presets on particular timecode frame - just like you do on a lighting console.

Hugh

[Mr_P]

Simon suggests and then use the sync to LTC playmodes to get your movie clip to chase the code. It will do this irrespective of the timecode value if you do not use Inframe/Outframe.

Hugh

It wont chase unless you specify an inframe value... (unless its 00.00.00:00)

The inframe defines the start point to sync - if timecode is running at a value greater than the movie - it wont play if the inframe is unset (or 0) - unless you "enable SMPTE looping outside movie length'...

What is happening is one of the bands is providing a bunch of media with timecode embedded in it to be synced to their tracks.

I was hoping catalyst would look at the embedded time code and work out the sync for itself! ie look at the values in the track and when it receives those values play those frames.

Nick

Nice idea - but I dont think its currently possible as you describe...

... but it would save a lot of time

Richard - is this possible??

S

[Mr_P]

Correction:

Apparently this is possible in the private custom/beta test version...

Haven't tested it yet - do contact Richard if this is what you need to do

(always learning....)

S

[technick]

OOOH thats exciting....

I'll mail him now!

[SourceChild]

There are methods to treat Catalyst like a playback deck in the custom versions. A few words to the wise is don't use a custom version unless you specifically need to. Also, reduce the number of layers you depend on when using the TC features. You'll see less headaches.