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Syncing cameras visually

Syncing cameras visually

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Syncing cameras visually

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This is 03_05 Syncing Cameras Visually. Take one, marker. (sharp clap) - So what you just saw there was something that usually gets cut out of the production, but it's a very important part, particularly with multi-camera. We had both an audio and a visual sync point there. Now Jim, tell us a little bit about slates. What's the whole idea here? Why do we use them? - Well when we didn't have all the high-tech stuff to sync cameras like Timecode, we had to use very mechanical, very home-grown types of methods of doing it, which was a picture and a noise. (clap) Okay, so very, very distinct sharp moments on both tracks that you could combine later on. - Alright, this is the smoothie segment, scene one, take two, marker. (sharp clap) - So because this is fairly low tech, you want to make sure you do it right, because there is no computer that's going to save you later on and match it up automatically. You want to make sure you get this very simple action correct, so it just makes it…

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