Best Way To Screen With Timecode

[Sam Roberts]

As I'm not up and running yet Red-wise perhaps someone here could answer a question a Producer I'm going to be working with has about on set screening of dailies from the camera.

She wants to be able to screen with access to the Red's recorded timecode
to make notes on her Mac laptop. She also needs to be able to quickly scrub through the shot. What is the best way to do this? Using the quicktime files in a quicktime player or using RED Alert? I take it she would be able to see burned in timecode either way? If not, how would we get an onscreen timecode readout?

Thanks
Sam

[M Most]

She wants to be able to screen with access to the Red's recorded timecode
to make notes on her Mac laptop. She also needs to be able to quickly scrub through the shot. What is the best way to do this? Using the quicktime files in a quicktime player or using RED Alert? I take it she would be able to see burned in timecode either way? If not, how would we get an onscreen timecode readout?


Redcine, as long as she doesn't have to hear any sound. It does exactly what you're asking for.

[Adam Glick]

And if she wants to screen dailies & timecode in HD or 2K, then she will need access to Scratch Cine on a redBOXX (or some other Scratch Cine-certified machine)

[Alex Carr]

If you open a Proxy in Quicktime player you can right click on the time counter in bottom left of window and change it to TC non drop frame

[Sam Roberts]

The quality doesn't matter for screening, but she will need to hear sound as we will also be shooting interviews. Screening on the set as well as at her home/office, when she hears something she likes she needs to note the timecode so she can include it in the editing script.

I was thinking doing it in Red Alert or Redcine might be overkill if she can just screen using a low rez proxy. I just wasn't sure if the camera's recorded TC was available while screening proxies. Looks like it is. Thanks.

[Stuart English]

The quality doesn't matter for screening, but she will need to hear sound as we will also be shooting interviews. Screening on the set as well as at her home/office, when she hears something she likes she needs to note the timecode so she can include it in the editing script.

As Sam says, even Quicktime Player will do what she wants. Good video quality, reasonable timeline control plus 2 ch sound and timecode.