Timecode MYTHS & Sync WORKFLOWS for DaVinci Resolve + Deity TC-1

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Timecode Box (B&H) - geni.us/timecode or (amazon) - geni.us/TC-1 Timecode Box (Direct) - shop.aputure.com/products/tc-1-3pc-kit?ref=CVT Deity FX3 Timecode Cable - shop.aputure.com/products/c23-for-sony-fx3-fx30-cameras?ref=CVT Sony Timecode Cable - geni.us/sony-TC Favorite Music - bit.ly/cvt-artlist Resolve Templates - bit.ly/cvt-MotionArray My Audio Recorder - geni.us/mix-pre 00:00 Auto Sync Failed Fix 01:39 What is Timecode? 02:07 Genlock 02:58 Timecode Workflow Overview 03:52 Audio Timecode 04:48 Deity TC-1 Setup 06:14 Sound Devices MixPre-6 07:09 Sony FX3 07:28 Sony A7IV Timecode 07:41 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K 08:26 DaVinci Resolve Timecode Tricks 08:48 Add into Media Pool with Offset 10:03 AutoSync with Timecode 10:16 Audio TC Conversion 11:25 Audio Offset Column 12:51 Proxy 14:09 Camera Angles 14:54 Multicam in DaVinci 15:41 Multi-ChannelPoly WAV Multicam Clips The affilate links help support this channel at no extra cost to you. Thank you for watching!

[@mrkinomax]

Just learned five new things I've been trying to figure out for months. All from one video! Thanks Chadwick!

[@CreativeVideoTips]

heck yeah, glad it helped

[@IAMJOELBURRIS]

Dude keep this stuff coming. Favorite Resolve KZbinr by far.

[@TheDetourDuo]

This dude throws shots at brands with a smile and a laugh, and I love it! 😂

[@TV_Dave]

OUTSTANDING video explainer. You went much deeper than most on the workflow with timecode in the audio track. Much appreciated! Nice work.

[@wisereveryday6951]

Getting ready to do a video shoot tomorrow and you sir just earned a like, save and download. This is what I’ll be using as a guide to help with workflow.

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Glad it was helpful - good luck with the shoot!

[@SmartEnergyLab]

So good to have you back making tutorials. I love the friendly fast pace. I’m gonna try out all your tip soon. Love your channel.

[@CreativeVideoTips]

I hope they come in handy. Thanks so much for the support! I’ve really missed uploading.

[@johnathonme]

I've watched this video 3 times, the first time when I didn't know what I was doing, the second time a few weeks later when I thought I knew and then the third time I knew I'd messed up a shoot and was kicking myself during post!!! Thanks so much, there are layers of learning and relearning in this awesome content!!!! 😉❤️

[@donwellsmedia]

Dude!!!!! this is like the third time that I had a problem pop up and you had a solution in a video that you posted less than 24 hours prior. AWESOME!!!!!

[@ThePonec]

oh you saved my life bro

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Hey thank you! glad this was helpful

[@WiP999]

The definitive Timecode tutorial, thank you.

[@gianni4909]

This was unbelievable helpful! Especially how to deal with those Poly WAV files!

[@half9media]

Dude these videos are the best. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten frustrated at someone just wasting time talking about things that have nothing to do with the tutorial we all came to see. I usually dip out of those within 15 seconds. Your videos are literally packed full of good info. I've re-watched a few of them a few times. Amazing resource.

[@G_handle]

Hey Chadwick! Another great video, you’re killin’ it. So, here’s a question / possible video: We all shoot on multiple cameras and audio recorders. Let’s say a month long documentary project, multiple cities, multiple crews. All the Camera originals and Audio files come from their respective cards/media and get dumped On the same Resolve MBP, and same Drive + BU Drive. A) What’s the ideal way of making all of those backups (clones) into Date based folder structure (2023-0422_Project-etc)? B) When Syncing, let’s say with Timecode as in this video, since the cards are Gone and the Drives are the new “Camera Originals”, how can we DESTRUCTIVELY set the new Timecode ensuring perfect sync for the duration of the project, and anyone in the pipeline not limited to working in Resolve (for some unknown inexplicable reason!)? (Bonus: I also have workflow questions regarding the new transcriptions, and how to generate then keep those as Text docs in the same same folder structure for ever more.)

[@LaLekASMR]

I wonder why the multicam using metadata doesn't work for me (and some other people reporting it around). It uses only 2 clips for each angle and ignore all the others (even if every clips have the proper metadata angle assigned)

[@SilverFOXO]

Man you are one heck of a fuzzy guy with a such a relaxing attitude. Your tutorials are really helpful for us. Keep up the good work bro.❤

[@rickymcc8624]

Thanks Chadwick. I learnt several general things about using timecode with Deity TC-1 units, MixPre 6ii, Sony cameras and DaVinchi Studio, all of which I own and I'm trying to learn how to better use. I'm a long term amateur photographer but newb to videography, trying to teach myself more about all this stuff. Currently I have more kit than knowledge, but Im keen to learn and practice. I didn't fully understand your vid (mostly the DaVinci parts). But nonetheless feel you know a lot more about this than I do and might be a useful source of future insights and learning, do I liked and subscribed. I clearly need to get out more , practice, review, reflect and learn.

[@johnbivins]

Dang you had me at Audio Offset, had no clue till now! I expanded the waveform and manually tweaked took forever!

[@yvonstreacker3079]

This is the absolute best Timecode Explanation I have found in over 10 hours of research JESUS WOW thank you for finally explaining Timecode to me in a way that I can understand it has been WILDLY confusing for me haha Thanks, man, you da best (music)

[@hamradiowithkevin]

It is so good to see you Chadwick, and get to watch another of your high quality Video's

[@PhilippeMaurice]

thank you sooooo much for actually going deeper into this and not just posting the same stuff that everyone is saying. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Toblies]

This is the most useful video ever for a guy just starting with timecode on Davinci Resolve. Thank you. As it happens, I was already subscribed, but like and comment, hell yeah.

[@alexpott1893]

What a life-saver this video was. Thank you for such in-depth explanation but still making it easy to follow. These start to finish videos are so much more useful than some on youtube that just pick one portion of the process and then suddenly skip to the end where everything is working.

[@Travisharger]

Always stoked to see a new video from this man. Been a while. 🤙🏼

[@MattQuattro]

Such a great explanation and there was plenty I didn't know in Resolve around handling timecode offsets. Thank you Chadwick, your work is much appreciated!

[@JimRobinson-colors]

Really great video for syncing information. Deity, should put this on their site. I don't really shoot anymore but you made me want the package. Nicely done.

[@KaarloMedia]

Timecode is surprisingly involved. Extremely good info, as always Chadwick!

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Yeah it shouldn’t be, or have to be. I just wanted to try to cover all the basis for when it’s not perfect so we all have the info we need. Thanks Kaarlo.

[@donzellbailey3810]

Might be the best video I’ve ever scene 🔥

[@Plaughrey]

Daaang that Match Frame to source clip option on a Multicam was super helpful! I for sure struggle with the adaptive audio track that Resolve creates by default, and that was a perfect fix for my needs 🙌

[@photojoseph]

Excellent man. I’m always here for the timecode!!

[@Mpactpics]

How does time code work with isolated audio recorders, or wireless? Sometimes wireless has 'built in' tc. I get how we sync on camera audio tracks. The confusion enters with non wired audio sources, that may, or may not have integrated time code. Really clear tutorial. I understand how tomorrow works, but i always seem to be learning new things about it. I wasn't aware of proxy capabilities. Audio and tc seems to be equally as complicated as video, editing, coloring, etc. It's pretty amazing. Somewhere along the way, what you said was basic, became extremely complicated. Fortunately, you explain it all really well. 👍

[@goingfarpictures]

Great insight on jam sync and adjusting source tc 👏

[@noli_ganda]

So freaking awesome!!! This literally a SOP an how to prep your footage before edit!

[@ElMoroTV]

you are the best , thank you for saving our projects

[@pxlmvr7]

Starting work on a feature film and came here to refresh my memory on syncing using timecode ... but my memory didn't know about all this other stuff! Great tutorial; thanks!!

[@blacksheepdigitalmedia]

Great video Chadwick! Seasoned TC user here but loved the little Resolve tips like Match Frame to Source Clip and batch changing track types in the index tab 🙂 Experience has taught me to always have a backup sync method in addition to TC - making sure each cam has scratch audio and/or slate or clap on each new clip. This can save your skin if there are problems with TC. Also manually setting the internal date and time of every cam and audio recorder to match as closely as possible is good practice especially on complex multi-day multicam shoots, helps keep things organised and in an emergency to figure out which clips belong together if the s#!t hits the fan like when I received thousands of clips with incorrect timecode arghh that was painful..

[@stephengovelphoto]

You are THE BEST at explaining all the things, I appreciate your channel very much. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@TheStoryTillNow]

What is the solution to multi day shoots with timecode? Everytime I create a multcam timeline, it's overlapping the days. Is there a way to create separate timelines by file creation date?

[@PimWesselsTube]

Once again, great video! I love how your solutions just kept creating new problems and you immediately offered the solution. It's just never as easy as 'just do this one thing' in this field of work. This saved me from a long string of searches:-p Great work.

[@CreativeVideoTips]

thanks so much! Yeah there usually isn't always a one button solution, but thankfully you can usually get where you need to go with a handful of tricks.

[@Betound]

I think I was learning from beginning to end. I’m adding your video to my filmmaking playlist for sure.

[@Sustainavore]

This was incredibly timely for me. I just got my tentacle syncs yesterday and I'm returning them tomorrow!

[@TylerEdwards]

Always learn something from your vids!! Timecode is such an amazing and underused tool on set/post. Great video!

[@jaybillups2063]

Thanks. Very helpful. I actually bought Divinci because PP can’t sync via audio signal. The software tool from tentacle is about $140. I have Deity TC-1s and the Smart Slate. Just makes sense to reduce the amount of software involved in my workflow. 👍🏾&☑️🔔

[@juliangigante]

incredible video thnk you so much now I can properly use these timecode devices I purchased a year ago but kept running into issues to use.

[@alistercarmichael4990]

Absolutely learned something. Multicam. Multikill. I can timecode everything but my friend can't and its a nightmare. Onto your other multicam tutorials and tips.. i bet they are brilliant.

[@HardIsEasy]

While this is full of great into, I have to admit as someone who never used timecodes I was missing a bit "explain to a 5y.o." style :D My dream is to find a workflow where I could have multiple cameras (with mics) rolling through out the day + multiple lav mic recorders and then somehow magically sync everything in one timeline. Do these timecode generators need to be connected to the cameras all the time - otherwise the camera timecode gets out of sync? I'm kinda surprised that with so much crazy tech we still don't have easy sync solution :D

[@nathanksimpson]

Even if you use audio timecode on the BMPCC even if you send audio timecode it routes the audio to the timecode process and still allows scratch audio from built-in mics.

[@noelrabinowitz]

New to me - thanks!! … “Add to media pool with offset” and “Match frame source clip”

[@aaryasanskruti]

Super amazing way of teaching. Can you also make a video on exporting timelines with the source timecodes embedded as metadata ? That will help a lot.

[@CreativeVideoTips]

thank you - I'm not sure I follow the ask - are you asking for burned in timecode on the picture? or just how to export new dailies with converted audio to metadata timecode?

[@phlarg2]

Wow, I just struck gold! Thanks so much!

[@chefdezishere]

Thanks!

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Thank you so much!

[@chefdezishere]

@@CreativeVideoTips Most welcome!

[@HarryChrisp]

Thank you! I was stuck with the delay on my BMPCC4k timecode from the TC-1. I knew how to offset the timecode after import but it can only be done one clip at a time (right??) the 'import with offset' trick is HUGE!! thank you for such a comprehensive video!

[@DarrenMcPhee]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Great video!

[@AdamSzarmack]

He’s back!!

[@julienmajorel1040]

HUGE TUTORIAL HERE. Thanks so much for those vidéo. You'r amazing.

[@j.munozfotografia8058]

Great Video! I've learned so much from this. Thank you

[@dag221]

Excellent video once again even though I have Tentacle Sync in the ol' bag. If you ever want to do a video on metadata workflow that would be awesome as I don't think anyone else is doing it for sure. How you add metadata and organize and retrieve it would be great. I do a lot of field recording separate from my video work. Also if you made a course on Resolve and especially Fairlight I would definitely be signing up !

[@FlyingJackalope]

Really good stuff Chadwick!!

[@outta_mah_camera]

Absolutely the best explaining

[@gradianpictures]

thank u for explain timecode in practical experience

[@DonConnorsProductions]

Excellent! thank you, Chadwick!

[@JoATTech]

Great. Thx. Looks like I'm getting TC-1 soon :D.

[@Samlol23_drrich]

This is SO GREAT. Thank you. Of course I downloaded the free version of DiVinci, and just did my first test (with two audio based timecodes- Sony a7c and Action 5 pro both with tc1s attached and a deity pr2 all synced) Of course when I right click in Divinci There is no option to convert the audio time code. I'm about to give up. I hear it on the audio track if I play it I'm ready to quit.

[@TheL1nkin]

Always good info in here! So good! Thank you!

[@BrianTheCameraGuy]

Hell yeah bro!! Awesome tutorial and very powerful knowledge. Learned a ton today. Thank you!

[@ericbelluche9503]

Thank you, Chadwick!! You continue to create incredibly helpful and interesting content. I always look forward to each of your offerings, as I learn tons!! I'll be watching this video a few times to digest all that you shared.

[@olewismediagroup]

Brother you are the best, I own 4 BMPCC4K’s and I just purchased the TC-1’s from Deity and this is by far the most expansive, in-depth explanation of this system from camera to post. If I had a thousand tongues I couldn’t thank you enough. New Sub 💪🏾 I do have ONE question though that nobody has seemed to answer yet. As I stated I own 4 BMPCC4kK’s and I do alot of talking head corporate interview style shots outside of weddings, in those cases I mostly shoot with a Rode NTG-3 shotgun straight from the BMPCC4K (no external recorder). My question is can I use a TC-1 on one of the BMPCC4K as a master and jam sync the other 3 off that one Pocket Camera and sync that audio file for all 4 cameras the same as you would with an external recorder?

[@selecol101]

Amazing video men, thanks a lot!

[@ZhurbaV]

Is it possible to use the file creation time as a Time Code to sync clips? I mean, if we have the clock set correctly on all our cameras, maybe we can roughly sync everything out with a file creation time?

[@CreativeVideoTips]

You can is you set the camera to free run timecode. This isn’t file creation time but will give you the gaps you need to only have to sync once on a timeline. This wouldn’t require a timecode box and would be in the ballpark.

[@peterbuckingham]

Love your videos! It was weird…if you paused when the deity was connected to the BMPCC you could see it was off by 2 frames….that would give me the heebeegeebee’s on a shoot…what do we think that is?

[@alexandrzatonsky]

That was verry informative video, thanks

[@marin_real_estate_photography]

Thanks, Chadwick. You are awesome!!! I wonder if there is anyway to jam sync audio timecode to my tascam DR-10L or my Tascam DR-60D MK II, while still recoding an audio track to them?

[@sovereignmedia1885]

I am using the TC1 with five Sony FX6 cameras and a Zoom audio when I work in 4k projects ... and it gives me huge troubles to synchronize six TC1s solidly. It always fails to recognize one or two devices. So what I am doing for HD projects now is to directly record all camera feeds in the ATEM ISO stream. All you need is long HDMI fibre cables (or SDI) which are a lot cheaper than the TC1. Then you have perfectly synchronized video files. I do not use the project created by the ATEM but I import all the video files seperately and if necessary also the separate audio files. This way you can create a perfect multicam timeline for editing. I have it all on one SSD and I can edit directly from there or copy it to a local drive. Making sure you record good audio is more or a problem with that setup but that improved when I got the ATEM HD8 ISO with a good audio mixer. While I have additional MADI audio inputs I go through the audio-in of the cameras as they are recorded separately. And yes, I usually record a 4k backup in the cameras.

[@rickclise.creative]

Excellent tutorial - but how did you determine the amount of TC offset required (at 8:50) between your cameras and recorder especially when it is only 1 or 2 frames difference?

[@gunnarb16091]

I’ve been wondering how to sync and edit a multicam with multiple audio sources as well, all synced with timecode

[@KHANGFU]

Great video! Is there a way to auto convert the audio timecode in Premiere Pro?

[@galachiev]

So in the end this devices won’t prevent audio from drifting? When you use external recorder like Zoom and want to sync it with a camera

[@ChuckDotson]

Great video! I would love a tutorial on Multicam editing in Resolve. I spent years doing it in Premiere and, while it was a ridiculously complicated process, I understood how it worked. For some reason I haven't been able to wrap my brain around Resolve's Multicam and so haven't used it. Since the advent of the ATEM Mini Pro ISO I've been using that workflow but I still would like to grok Multicam without being tethered to a switcher.

[@orihalcon8693]

Very informative! This probably is outside the scope of this video, but does DaVinci have a way to generate timecode audio as a new audio track created from the "already present" metadata timecode?

[@RandumbTech]

I could not figure out for the life of me how to get the audio offset to work - I didn’t realize you needed to re-sync!! The killer features with Tentacle is the Track E lav recorder and the Timebar app that allows for wireless TC integration with GoPro (which I use a ton). Do you know if Deity offers similar features?

[@JoeyDunn]

I also use Deity TC-1s with Davinci. It's fantastic and simple!

[@MichaelKefeder]

One thing you can try is using the MixPre-6 as slave to your master TC-1. At least when I did it this way with my FX6 as master and mixpre as slave I did not have the audio off by 1 or 2 frames. One problem exists though, the mixpre for super long recordings splits the WAV files, the second file was off time-code wise, not really sure why that happened. I was able to sync to the scratch audio from the camera luckily (was a full school theater show filmed, a 1h45min long take basically)

[@NOMOFilms]

Wow! Thanks so much for posting this. We use timecode all the time and didn't know about the offset in Davinci. Brilliant! Let's say you have a C cam that doesn't have timecode and you do a clap at the beginning of the shoot for that day. Is there an easy way to determine the offset to apply to that cam?

[@TheArizonaHooligan]

Great tutorial, as always, my friend. Thank you for taking the time to create it. My question(s) is this; has anything changed from the video you did a year ago using Tentacle Sync E? This is the generator I use with my Sony cameras, specifically the FX3 and FX30. Should I be using a Sony TC cable? Are there any internal settings I should change on the camera(s)? Thank you again for your efforts in instruction. They are appreciated.

[@vertigo710]

thanks for the great tips!

[@matoflynn]

This was so timely, thank you!

[@matoflynn]

Learned how to breakout multicam audio to its own track!

[@oclap892]

great corse, awesome !! congrat , i'm une more subscriber.

[@wojciechchwiecko315]

Hello, very good material and it was fun to watch! good job. I have a question for you because I can't find it online. I have Sony FX3 cameras and I use Sony ECM-B1M and ECM-B10 microphones for them. Can I use these microphones normally as before and add a Deity TC-1 to each camera to be able to timecode the footage? I mean in general, if I have a Sony FX3, can I use the Deity TC-1 together with the ECM-B1M / ECM-B10 microphone at the same time? Could you help me on this matter?

[@abas1r]

Awesome video thank you, can you use cameras with different frame rates with this system? I shoot martial arts events and I have my closeup camera on 50fps for slow motion replays but have a wider camera on 24fps; would they both have to match?

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Great question - timecode really only works when they all match frame rates. You can kind of hack it with a double frame rate, like 30 and 60 - but 24 and 50 will never work.

[@abas1r]

Thanks for getting back to me, yes I could switch to 25, that wouldn’t be a problem but now I think about it I might switch both to 50..

[@CreativeVideoTips]

@@abas1r there is a video on deity's KZbin channel that is nice and short that discusses frame rates for timecode. I would check that one out.

[@gibblsworthiscool]

best tutorials as always

[@learnwithabe]

Straight Gold!

[@moranast]

Good stuff 👍🏿 thanks

[@TicTacSync]

Great vid. Do you happen to know if the different settings for the Deity output "audio timecode" VS "metadata time code" is simply for setting the signal amplitude? A-OUT would be mic level and M-OUT would be line level? Also, if you know some dev friends, I need a hand to make my project more accessible to non-programmer videographers ...🙂

[@Brian-Hansen]

It’s great to see that multi cam functions are pretty solid in Resolve! Final Cut multi cam is extremely impressive. Premiere multi cam is a complete dumpster fire.

[@CreativeVideoTips]

There is a little challenge with working with multichannel audio in multicam, but I have some solutions you'll find here on the channel and a new one I plan to share in a few weeks.

[@rondetten9252]

I have them, I use them, I love them. half the price of the Octo/squid version and has the screen so you don't have to have your phone hooked up unless there is a problem or you just want to monitor the TC.

[@TheFalconking]

Great video Chadwick. I have a question. I can time code sync my two z cams and my zoom f6 with this devices, no problem, but I have 4 zoom f2 bt mini recorders with Bluetooth, but those are not compatible with the deities, I believe. how can I jam sync all together ? thanks !

[@gbwalther3198]

Notice u also have recordings with Tentacle Sync. So what are the pros and cons of Deity TC-1 vs Tentacle Sync. Have heard that Tentacle Sync has a more rugged system--can withstand cold temperatures better & has better customer service. Comments and/or separate video dealing with these questions--statements would be appreciated. 😎😎

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Great question! They are both very similar. The Deity has a screen and does not need an app to setup to a custom time, to me thats a bonus. Less bluetooth the better. However Tentacle comes with a sync software which is needed for premiere and final cut, tentacle also makes a wireless lav pack called the track E that fits with their world for timecode on board recordings. I would buy whatever I could get for less money.

[@gbwalther3198]

@@CreativeVideoTips Thanks for your response. 😎😎

[@mickymack1230]

Thanks for this Video Chadwick I learnt a lot , admittedly after watching it several times over a period of days! There's a lot to take in the way my brain work by osmosis I guess.So here's the thing, being a dumbo, I though I could record audio timecode output from the TC-1 into channel one of a Zoom F3 (a recorder which has no timecode input, apart from bluetooth, incompatible with Deity) while recording a Mono track from a microphone into the other channel, two. I was thinking I could use the timecode audio track to synch with , well exactly, what? since it has no Video linked to update timecode to ? I am assuming I can only synch using the match to waveform method? making the timecode audio track redundant and a waste of a track ? or am I missing something as I have tried several times to try to get it to work but without sucess.Am I trying to achieve something which is in fact impossible? I suppose I am asking can I synch an autonomus audio track using audio Timecode? or is this simply not possible?

[@TheLuap12]

Great! I have to take a closer look at it with polywave. Renders DR polywave out as AAF?? Greetings from Germany

[@faustochioccioli9906]

Hi Chadwick thanks for your highly professional content, I have to ask you if with the dedicated Sony cable that you have I would be able to synchronize the time code between the Sony FX30 and the PXW-Z150 given that the latter has an SDI out, but not in the Sony manual it is specified if you can give the time code...if you are sure of it, yes, I will proceed with the purchase of the dedicated cable immediately...and thanks again for your tutorials, see you soon

[@CreativeVideoTips]

Thank you! I don't know anything about the PXW camera. I can tell you the FX series accepts timecode in, but won't send it out. That means you would need a device to send the tc in. 3 options are Tentacle Sync, Deity TC-1 and a series 2 Mix Pre Audio Recorder. Also note - there seems to be a 1-2 frame offset on Sony metadata timecode. It can be adjusted in resolve - but just know that going in.

[@faustochioccioli9906]

Thank you very much, I didn't know that the FX series takes the TC only at the input, now I also know that I have to purchase both the dedicated cable and the generator and thanks for having noticed that Sony has a drift of 2 frames... thanks again Chadwick, bye see you soon@@CreativeVideoTips