[ This article was first published in the November, 2006, issue of
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Isazaly Mohd Isa, in Malaysia, wrote the following technique on how to sync an external audio source to timecode in Final Cut:
I’m not sure if this can help, but here’s a way I would normally get my audio to sync with timecode data on FCP:
Larry replies: This is a good technique to use when you need to provide a timecode reference to cameras that don’t support external timecode. The benefit of having a camera shoot the monitor is that you can get an accurate visual timecode reference recorded in sync on your tape.
Keep in mind that Final Cut also supports multiple timecode channels within a clip. So, you can add this additional timecode info to your projects.
Here’s how:
Changing a clip to display auxiliary timecode, instead of its source timecode, can only be done in the Browser. Here’s how:
Final Cut will then display and use this timecode when editing this clip in both the Viewer and the Canvas.
As a tip, changing timecode is best done at the start of a project on the master clips in the Browser, rather than after all the clips have been edited to the Timeline.
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