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QtChange
For: Win / Mac
A lot of people now use it to add timecode / reelnames to DSLR shot video, in order to have dupe detection.
But it can used for a lot of other workflows as well.
(Eg better media management of non-timecoded sources.)
There is new Avid support:
Speed changes to import worry free, or import trough an ALE and get TC and TapeName info as well!
And it now can also output BWF files, with or without speed changes.
All BWF files will be 48 Khz, even if the source is 44.1
A small word of wisdome:
30 FPS from the Canon 5D mark II can in fact be used in a 29.97 FCP timeline.
You then have a 1:1 frame relationship. This is good.
BUT, your sound will be out of sync.
This has nothing to do with this application!
So it's best to first conform the clip to 29.97, then add Timecode, then edit.
A brilliant new feature is to get the original time from the Canon's metadata.
Not only it is more accurate (1/100 of a second), but you can now transcode first to anything you like, and then add the timecode.
So make sure your THM files travel all the way with whatever form you render to!
(Just copy them into the same folder as you render to.)
This tool will let you batch alter QT files.
Use it to alter properties, or to add TC / Reel info.
It is compatible with QT files created by Nikon or Canon cameras.
So with this, you can add Timecode, either Rec Run style, or Free Run style.
(In the case of Free Run style, time and date from the shooting can be used for TC / reel info.
(click on the image to see a full size screenshot)
Main features include
Add Timecode, 'free run' or 'rec run' style
Add timecode based on THM files (more accurate, works with Canon created clips)
Extract sound to 48 Khz BWF files (with optional speed change)
Add custom reelname(s)
Change Reel info
Change display settings
Change qualtiy settings
Change speed settings
Change amount of tracks (well, delete tracks...)
And it can add TC and Reel info from an Avid ALE.
The last function is a sort of 'Reverse Metacheat'
NOTE!
The video below is made with an older version that did not yet have the latest features!
Videotour
History
It is now in version 1.6 for windows and mac.
Latest update includes bugfixes, and the option to completely change Reelnames.
Note:
IT WORKS DESTRUCTIVE.
So if you don't know what you are doing, STAY AWAY!
There is a bug in either QT or OSX that can corrupt clips
if they live on a network drive. This is NOT a QTchange bug!
The same corruption can happen if you use FCP to change TC!
so, DO NOT work from network drives, unless you have tested it well!
I appreciate feedback, especially on how FCP copes with display resolutions.
Oh, and it's donationware.
If you like it and can spare some change, please payPal me a bit for further development, bouke@videotoolshed.com
But it can used for a lot of other workflows as well.
(Eg better media management of non-timecoded sources.)
There is new Avid support:
Speed changes to import worry free, or import trough an ALE and get TC and TapeName info as well!
And it now can also output BWF files, with or without speed changes.
All BWF files will be 48 Khz, even if the source is 44.1
A small word of wisdome:
30 FPS from the Canon 5D mark II can in fact be used in a 29.97 FCP timeline.
You then have a 1:1 frame relationship. This is good.
BUT, your sound will be out of sync.
This has nothing to do with this application!
So it's best to first conform the clip to 29.97, then add Timecode, then edit.
A brilliant new feature is to get the original time from the Canon's metadata.
Not only it is more accurate (1/100 of a second), but you can now transcode first to anything you like, and then add the timecode.
So make sure your THM files travel all the way with whatever form you render to!
(Just copy them into the same folder as you render to.)
This tool will let you batch alter QT files.
Use it to alter properties, or to add TC / Reel info.
It is compatible with QT files created by Nikon or Canon cameras.
So with this, you can add Timecode, either Rec Run style, or Free Run style.
(In the case of Free Run style, time and date from the shooting can be used for TC / reel info.
(click on the image to see a full size screenshot)
Main features include
Add Timecode, 'free run' or 'rec run' style
Add timecode based on THM files (more accurate, works with Canon created clips)
Extract sound to 48 Khz BWF files (with optional speed change)
Add custom reelname(s)
Change Reel info
Change display settings
Change qualtiy settings
Change speed settings
Change amount of tracks (well, delete tracks...)
And it can add TC and Reel info from an Avid ALE.
The last function is a sort of 'Reverse Metacheat'
NOTE!
The video below is made with an older version that did not yet have the latest features!
Videotour
History
It is now in version 1.6 for windows and mac.
Latest update includes bugfixes, and the option to completely change Reelnames.
Note:
IT WORKS DESTRUCTIVE.
So if you don't know what you are doing, STAY AWAY!
There is a bug in either QT or OSX that can corrupt clips
if they live on a network drive. This is NOT a QTchange bug!
The same corruption can happen if you use FCP to change TC!
so, DO NOT work from network drives, unless you have tested it well!
I appreciate feedback, especially on how FCP copes with display resolutions.
Oh, and it's donationware.
If you like it and can spare some change, please payPal me a bit for further development, bouke@videotoolshed.com