Time code slate system and method
AssigneeDenecke, Inc.
InventorCharles Parra
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Abstract
A system and method for providing generated, synchronized, and displayed video time code for recording on film or videotape during the recording of the film or videotape in production. The system, in an embodiment thereof, comprises a slate wherein the generated, synchronized, and displayed video time code provides a visual marker for enabling post-production editing of the film or videotape. The slate enables generation of the video time code, synchronization thereof with a master clock audio time code, and displaying of the video time code. It also enables the setting of video and audio rates and modes of operation, the providing of portable power, and the retaining of data memory. The slate further enables scroll-back operations, and the displaying of operational parameters.
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A system for generating, synchronizing, and displaying time code to be recorded on film or videotape during the recording of the video portion of a film or videotape in production, to be utilized in conjunction with a master clock time code recorded in a system for the recording of the corresponding audio portion of the film or videotape in production, wherein the audio recording system is external to the displaying system, wherein the video time code displayed by the displaying system is synchronized with the audio time code recorded in the audio recording system, and wherein the system comprises a slate, comprising:
- a generating element for generating, synchronizing, and displaying the video time code, mounted in the system;
- a display for displaying the synchronized video time code, to which the generating element is connected, mounted in the system;
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- a rate-setting element for enabling the setting of a video frame rate in the slate, and a rate-warning element for warning the operator if the video frame rate set in the slate is different from an audio frame rate set in the audio recording system external to the slate.
A system for generating, synchronizing, and displaying time code to be recorded on film or videotape during the recording of the video portion of a film or videotape in production, to be utilized in conjunction with a master clock time code recorded in a system for the recording of the corresponding audio portion of the film or videotape in production, wherein the audio recording system is external to the displaying system, wherein the video time code displayed by the displaying system is synchronized with the audio time code recorded in the audio recording system, and wherein the system comprises a slate, comprising:
- a generating element for generating, synchronizing, and displaying the video time code, mounted in the system;
- a display for displaying the synchronized video time code, to which the generating element is connected, mounted in the system;
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- a rate-setting element for enabling the setting of a video frame rate in the slate, and a rate-determining element for automatically determining an audio frame rate set in the audio recording system external to the slate, and for locking the video frame rate to the audio frame rate.
A method of generating, synchronizing, and displaying time code to be recorded on film or videotape during the recording of the video portion of a film or videotape in production, to be utilized in conjunction with a master clock time code recorded in a system for the recording of the corresponding audio portion of the film or videotape in production, wherein the audio recording system is external to the displaying system, and wherein the video time code displayed by the displaying system is synchronized with the audio time code recorded in the audio recording system, in a system which comprises a generating element for generating, synchronizing, and displaying the video time code, mounted in the system, a display for displaying the synchronized video time code, to which the reading element is connected, mounted in the system, a rate-setting element for enabling the setting of a video frame rate in the slate, and a rate-warning element for warning the operator if the video frame rate set in the slate is different from an audio frame rate set in the audio recording system external to the slate, wherein the method comprises:
- generating and synchronizing the video time code with the audio time code;
- reading and enabling the displaying of the video time code;
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- displaying the video time code;
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- setting the video frame rate, and warning the operator if the set video frame rate differs from the set audio frame rate.
A method of generating, synchronizing, and displaying time code to be recorded on film or videotape during the recording of the video portion of a film or videotape in production, to be utilized in conjunction with a master clock time code recorded in a system for the recording of the corresponding audio portion of the film or videotape in production, wherein the audio recording system is external to the displaying system, and wherein the video time code displayed by the displaying system is synchronized with the audio time code recorded in the audio recording system, in a system which comprises a generating element for generating, synchronizing, and displaying the video time code, mounted in the system, a display for displaying the synchronized video time code, to which the reading element is connected, mounted in the system, a rate-setting element for enabling the setting of a video frame rate in the slate, and a rate-determining element for automatically determining an audio frame rate set in the audio recording system external to the slate, and for locking the video frame rate to the audio frame rate, wherein the method comprises:
- generating and synchronizing the video time code with the audio time code;
- reading and enabling the displaying of the video time code;
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- displaying the video time code;
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- setting the video frame rate, automatically determining the set audio frame rate, and locking the video frame rate to the audio frame rate.
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