Modifying sequence timecode when exporting?

Hello,
I am a bit clueless on how to change the T/C for a sequence. The client is asking me for a start T/C of 10:00:00:00 (don't ask why...) for every clip I render, but I just can't seem to find where I can do this. The only (and rather silly) solution I found was to DRAG the entire project all the way up to the 10:00:00:00 mark in the timeline and render it then.
There must be a better solution to set the start T/C for a sequence... Please share your thoughts!

In the Timeline's flyout menu, select "Start Timecode..."
If you have PPro CC with the 7.0.1 update, you'll find that the Start Timecode dialog now has an option to set a value as the default start timecode for new sequences!

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stack 1:
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DSCN0011.DNG
DSCN0012.DNG
stack 2:
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DSCN0014.DNG
When exported, I would like them to be:
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The numbers in a CREATE SEQUENCE statement are all literals; no other kinds of numeric expressions are allowed.
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SELECT     1 + MAX (val)     AS seq_start_col
FROM     table_x;
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START WITH &seq_start
MAXVALUE 9999999999999999999999999999
MINVALUE 1
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End of sequence lost when exporting

Hello everyone!
I have had the problem twice that after working on a sequence for a while it leaves out about ten seconds at the end when I export. The same sequence would have exported fine earlier on. I dont have any In and Out points, although I have tried this as well without success. I have used text on top of the image, and the audio files have been edited in Soundtrack Pro, but thats all the "fancy stuff" i have done. I have checked for blank spaces in between clips and dont have any.
Please help I have to submit something on Saturday and am feeling very unhappy ;-(
Very thankful for help

YUP! That's the problem. FCP doesn't work well with H.264. The biggest issues are sync issues, something you might not see until you export. The problem is that FCP SEEMS LIKE it'll work with that footage fine, it gives no warning. Apple fixed this with FCX, making it ask if you want to "optimize" the footage...meaning convert it to ProRes. FCP 7 and lower...didn't do that. Thus it lead you down a bad path.
If you have H.264 footage, you need to convert it to ProREs before you start editing. Yes, the file sizes will increase dramatically, but that's what you need to do in order to work properly. Working with highly compressed footage like H.264 is difficult, takes a lot of resources. Adobe does this by having you load lots of RAM and use a graphics card that enables a special acceleration engine. FCP 7 does not have this, so you need to convert.
The quick solution here is to go to the SEQUENCE menu and choose SETTINGS. In the COMPRESSOR menu there, click on H.264 and scroll up to Apple ProRes 422. Click OK. Render the sequence (this will render it as ProRes)...and then export.

Retaining timecode when exporting from Quicktime

I want to use imovie to capture video I will eventually edit in Final Cut Pro. The .dv clip that is captured in iMovie resides inside the iMovie project file package. When I import it into Final Cut Pro, the audio needs to be rendered because it is still in the .dv format where the audio is not on a separate track. I'd like to avoid that rendering process, so I'm opening the .dv file in Quicktime and exporting it as a Quicktime movie. The file plays with no problem in Final Cut Pro. The problem is the timecode that was present in the .dv file is no longer there and the video in Final Cut Pro now has timecode that starts at zero.
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There's another thread here discussing the same error message, though not in exactly the same circumstance:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2212899&tstart=0
Perhaps something in that thread will help you.
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Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

Sequence Timecode...

where could I change a sequence timecode or how could change timecode when exporting an OMF? I am on a sequence with a timecode of 00:00:00;00 and I need it to start at 01:00:00;00...
thank you!

I answered my own question... Thought someone would beat me to it...
A: Timelime drop-down menu, start time... to change timecode.
Thank you anyways...

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When exporting a group photos with their individual titles, iPhoto changes the manual sequence that I have given and imposes its own sequence (which seems to be alphabetical). The export dialogue box allows me to use my titles or to impose a numerical sequence.
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I have spent more than and hour looking for this answer on the boards and have been unsuccessful. It seems like most editors should know how to do this, but I do not.
When the tape starts, I need the time code to read 00:98:00:00 and then have black and color bars to play for 2 minutes and then the Sequence starts playing at 01:00:00:00.
I need to do this because I am sending this project to a company to have closed captions and audio descriptions added to it. They need a timecoded tape in order to accurately do their job. I believe exporting the timecode to tape this way is the standard among professional editors.
I have a Sony DVCAM DSR-11. It plays DV, MiniDV and C/'/16K tapes.
Is this Deck capable of exporting the sequences timecode to tape? If so, can I use a MiniDV tape or do I have to use a C/'/16K tape? I believe a C/'/16K tape is a DVCAM tape?
If not, what deck do I need to buy in order to do this?
The closed captioning company is asking for the project on a timecoded Beta SP, Digi Beta or DVCpro tape. Are these the standard tape formats among professionals?
I want to provide projects to companies in a professional way. Please advice.
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This post comes from Shane Ross's stickies database, so thank him:
TC to DSR-11
Since FCP 4 we have been unable to stripe a new TC such as 00:58:00:00 or 01:58:00:00 to a DVCAM tape with the DSR-11. NO MORE!! I think I found a solution.
Get SimpleVideoOut from the Apple (its free):
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/SimpleVideoOut/SimpleVideoOut.html
Then create a QT Movie in FCP or Xpress Pro from a sequence which has the starting TC you want on the tape. I just tried it with 00:58:00:00. In the timeline, I just put Bars & Tone for 90 seconds and a black slug for 45 (to take me over 01:00:00:00). You could create a sequence with whatever combination you wanted with the TC set to start at whatever timecode you need for your choice. But the Timeline TC MUST be set to your desired starting code. The exported QT file will have this TC in it.
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REC MODE = DVCAM
DV IN TC = EXTERNAL
(Have the TC display turned on for this first test so you can verify it has worked.)
Then just hold the REC and PLAY buttons together on the DSR-11 and press play in the SimpleVideoOut app and the new TC will be recorded to your DVCAM tape. Hey presto you are now able to stripe a tape with what ever timecode you want using a DSR-11.
Remember to turn 'DV IN TC' back to INTERNAL on the DSR-11 when you come to record your edit to tape.
The problem with the DSR-11 is that it is not the best deck and starting recording at the exact TC, but playing with the pre-rolls should eventually get it spot on. I have had some success with FCP's 'Edit to Tape' and very good results with Avid Xpress Pro after a few tweaks.
Also, if you just had a black QT file, you can change the starting TC to suite the tape; i.e. 00:58:00:00 or 02:58:00:00 etc without going back into FCP or Xpress Pro and rendering out another QT. To do this, just use Sebsky Tools to alter the starting TC of the file.
http://www.dharmafilm.com/sebskytools/

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Since FCP 4 we have been unable to stripe a new TC such as 00:58:00:00 or 01:58:00:00 to a DVCAM tape with the DSR-11. NO MORE!! I think I found a solution.
Get SimpleVideoOut from the Apple (its free):
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/SimpleVideoOut/SimpleVideoOut.html
Then create a QT Movie in FCP or Xpress Pro from a sequence which has the starting TC you want on the tape. I just tried it with 00:58:00:00. In the timeline, I just put Bars & Tone for 90 seconds and a black slug for 45 (to take me over 01:00:00:00). You could create a sequence with whatever combination you wanted with the TC set to start at whatever timecode you need for your choice. But the Timeline TC MUST be set to your desired starting code. The exported QT file will have this TC in it.
Then load this DV QT movie into SimpleVideoOut (having selecting Firewire / Apple Firewire PAL or NTSC when you open the app).
Now load a fresh DVCAM tape and set your DSR-11 to:
REC MODE = DVCAM
DV IN TC = EXTERNAL
(Have the TC display turned on for this first test so you can verify it has worked.)
Then just hold the REC and PLAY buttons together on the DSR-11 and press play in the SimpleVideoOut app and the new TC will be recorded to your DVCAM tape. Hey presto you are now able to stripe a tape with what ever timecode you want using a DSR-11.
Remember to turn 'DV IN TC' back to INTERNAL on the DSR-11 when you come to record your edit to tape.
The problem with the DSR-11 is that it is not the best deck and starting recording at the exact TC, but playing with the pre-rolls should eventually get it spot on. I have had some success with FCP's 'Edit to Tape' and very good results with Avid Xpress Pro after a few tweaks.
Also, if you just had a black QT file, you can change the starting TC to suite the tape; i.e. 00:58:00:00 or 02:58:00:00 etc without going back into FCP or Xpress Pro and rendering out another QT. To do this, just use Sebsky Tools to alter the starting TC of the file.
http://www.dharmafilm.com/sebskytools/
Shane

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Working in a foreign language edit, had to cut and reassemble a caption track along with its corresponding video that needed moving around. Caption clips move in the timeline and play fine on the program monitor, but the original timecode in the caption bin remains unchanged. Upon export, captions pop up in their original, pre-edit, bin timecode, so that captions no longer match clips as they did in the program monitor.
Is there an automatic way to conform caption timecode to where reassembled captions appear on the sequence, so that exports work/look the same as the program monitor? I can't find any documentation on how one would do that. Not that a lot of people need this function, but I do.
Conforming times manually is feasible but slow/ laborious: scrub the timeline, type in the new start + end timecodes on the caption in the bin, one by one. Of course if the new time overlaps with an existing caption, Premiere won't let you make the change. Untangling this can be a real mess because you need to find un-captioned spaces.
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It's true you can't do it in Print to Video.
Edit to Tape can look complex at a glance, but it's really pretty simple. You can get detailed instructions on how to use it in the manual (or search your "Help" menu for Edit To Tape), but basically, this is what you do:
1. Set your timeline so your footage starts at 00:01:00:00, as you mentioned was your requirement. That means you're sequence actually starts at 00:00:20:00 due to the 40 seconds of bars/tone/countdown.
2. Open the Edit to Tape window and click the "Black and Code" button at the top of the window.
3. Set it to "Current Settings" and to start at 00:00:10:00 (you need to give the tape enough code for preroll to start at 00:00:20:00).
4. Black and Code the tape.
5. Set the In Point (bottom left of the Edit to Tape window) to start at 00:00:20:00.
6. Drag your sequence right from the browser to the "Assemble" button in the Edit to Tape window (you can also use "Insert," depending on your requirements).
7. Done and done.
*It's a good idea to close all your sequences and turn off "Show overlays" in the canvas before you edit to tape. helps things run smoothly.
Also...For the above explanation I am assuming you have placed the 40 seconds of bars/tone/countdown in your sequence. If you haven't, you can add them in using functions of Edit to Tape as well...again, see the manual. It's really quick.
I may have failed to include some steps that are second nature to me so that's another good reason to check the manual or the Help file.
Hope this helps,
Joni
(one more thing, make sure your Beta deck is set to "External" when you're outputting so it takes the timecode from FCP)

Modifying sequence timecode when exporting?

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