Timecode/timestamps On Video Clips

[Lurch]

I was used to my Drift showing the time elapsed in my editing package of time elapsed since the start of the clip file. Since getting the £99 Hero, i see that applies the camera time to the timecode.

Any ideas if the Drift can do this?

 

[SwissMotard]

I'm struggling to understand your question.

Are you asking if the drift has a timecode stamp you can see in video editors?

 

[Lurch]

If you import a clip from a Drift (Ghost) in to FCPX, as you scrub it, it just gives you a time from 00:00 to 29:38 (or however long your clip is), on a GoPro, the clip might start as 12:15 and run until 12:35 as that was the camera time, rather than elapsed time.

That make it any clearer?

 

[SwissMotard]

A lot clearer, thanks. But I'm afraid I can't help

 

[Lurch]

It would just make syncing clips a lot easier, although probably near impossible to get an exact sync unless GoPro and Drift include a means of syncing clocks to a PC

 

[SwissMotard]

You're relying on the time being exactly right then though.

I find it's best to sync on each ride with a noise such as your horn once all your devices are recording, I find it easy to sync 3 devices each time.

 

[Lurch]

Reminds me, did you get my PM on external recorders?

 

[SwissMotard]

Hmm, I don't think so.