is there a (slave) software video player that follows timecode (mtc or smpte)?

[Darth Fader]

hallo software gearslutz

I'm doing more and more ad/synchronization/scoring jobs lately - often with uncompressed video material I get on an external FW hdd.

I was just about to get a rosendahl bonsaidrive when I realised they had forgotten a fw/usb2 port where I can connect the external hdd's with uncompressed video material. Sad but truely useless.

So I wonder if there is any software based video player (I would run on a separate computer - PC, no Mac (I read about virtual VTR for OSX, it's something like that I'm looking for) - where I can connect the hdds I get from the film studios) that follows midi time code (generated by my daw sequencer host).

I don't want to use the video playback of my audio workstation since I need full screen video playback on two monitors and full audio processing power for my daw.

The software should just be a simple syncable multi format video player that follows my soundtrack's timecode - no gimmicks, no bells&whistles.

Any hints very much appreciated - thanks!

[toolskid]

the Sneaker Pimps used virtual vtr LIVE, for a long time, they were generally very happy with it!

[Darth Fader]

Originally Posted by Kent

There are also software programs that will convert a spare Mac or PC into something that is fairly equivalent.

Kent, I already checked a similar product to the Doremilabs V1m (Rosendahl bonsaidrive) - I don't want to go this way, also for budget reasons. It's a future option, but most of the films I get are on external FW IDE-drives with PC-based uncompressed AVI material, not SCSI swap drives.

If you know any software products, please tell me some names. Thanks!


toolskid: I've already checked out virtual vtr as I wrote - I just don't want to buy a Mac when I can build a dedicated video server barebone myself that suits all my hardware needs. My problem is that I need virtual vtr (or something alike) for PC. If you heard about any PC-based software solution that does the same, any product recommendation is very much appreciated!

[Darth Fader]

Originally Posted by Kent

Unfortunately, I only know the hardware and Mac-based solutions. I know F-all about PC stuff these days. Sorry... :(

Thanks anyways.

Maybe I'd just have to get a Mac for fun before they turn into PCs too, next year. :-)

[Matti]

Check www.audiocore.co.uk/vvideo.htm
Might be the answer
Regards Matti

[jdunn]

You might want to check this out. It's called the Pyxis, by AV Media/Fairlight. You can contact Media Gear for more details, so I'll leave you a link to their page. From there you can go to the Fairlight page. The Fairlight site uses frames or something, so you'll have to navigate to Pyxis from there yourself. Download the brochure. Not sure what this costs.

Media Gear US/Products

[audioez]

On a movie scoring session I used a mac computer with a video card running digital perfomer with a MOTU midi inteface... worked like a charm.

It was three computers running all together.

MASTER: DP rig with electronic elements
SLAVE 1: PRO TOOLS HD with orchestra
SLAVE 2: a second DP rig with the hardware mentioned above

[jamesp]

I'd just go for a second computer running your favourite DAW software (or maybe a save disabled demo) with the video full screen synced to the first via MIDI.

Cheers.

James.

[alk]

Virtual VTR, I have on an old G4 with an Igniter card, never fails, you can even scrub...

works great

[JamieMB]

Humatic Chaing Gang

[pauly]

Depending on your budget, buy a Tektronics PDR video file server......very solid.

[BenLoftis]

There's a program called xjadeo (xjadeo - X11 jack video monitor) which works great on Linux. it's supposed to run on OS X as well but there doesn't seem to be a download available on the site.

xjadeo plays a video file and syncs to MTC/MMC

If you've got an unused Windows box sitting around, you could try Studio to Go! - Home You just make the computer boot directly from the CDROM and then you can run the xjadeo program.

-Ben

[whoispetty]

wow sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but this is exactly what I was needing solved.

I'm running logic studio on my current macbook pro, and I'm wanting to transfer MTC timecode to sync up to an older pc with ubuntu installed.

i have jack audio connection and xjadeo and all the appropriate files installed (i hope)

I'm just having no luck transmitting anything from my mac.

If someone could point me in the right direction I'd be a happy camper.

thanks for all the help

[kreg]

hi

you can also try MTCVideoSlave if you have no luck with ChainGang or xjadeo

http://www.symbiosonics.at/software/mtcvideoslave.php

[firubbi]

Originally Posted by kreg

hi

you can also try MTCVideoSlave if you have no luck with ChainGang or xjadeo

Software - MTCVideoSlave

im interested in MTCVideoSlave but the no one replying my email at software@symbiosonics.at

how did you got your copy? hope the person is alive

thanks

[Matti]

Stick to Chaingang,

Matti

[firubbi]

Chaingang is not working on win7 ult, it got stuck on start!! i tried all options with no luck... i guess it was mainly built for mac.

im really looking for mtcvideoslave. but how can i contact with this person??
anyone here bought this? plz reply... :(

thanks

[danijel]

Cubase LE or any "bigger" Steinberg DAW can chase MTC and display video, and also double as dubber, additional DSP for sends etc.

[Kuba_Pietrzak]

As for Steinberg products, there is a system called VST Link, which allows the user to synchronize multiple Daws between each other.

Just like Satellite Link in Avid products.


Kuba

[bernhard]

Originally Posted by firubbi

Chaingang is not working on win7 ult, it got stuck on start!! i tried all options with no luck... i guess it was mainly built for mac.

im really looking for mtcvideoslave. but how can i contact with this person??
anyone here bought this? plz reply... :(

thanks

Hi firubbi,

I can really recommend MTCVS!

We recently bought 10 licenses for our facility ;-)

Gregor was always responding very quickly to my suggestions and feature requests, so I guess he is simply on holiday at the moment.

cheers,

Bernhard

[cyrano]

Originally Posted by firubbi

im really looking for mtcvideoslave. but how can i contact with this person??
anyone here bought this? plz reply... :(

thanks

Tried contacting him through his Facebook account?

SYMBIOSONICS | Facebook

[firubbi]

thank you all. i got his mail

[seb77]

Hello every body,

I'll also re-open this dead topic which is not so dead... I'm looking exactly from the same but for Mac Os X

We are having a tascam24/24 that send music and TC, I would need to sync it with some video, what should we use ?

Thank you for any help or ideas

Seb77

[firubbi]

mtcvideoslave rocks on my win 7 ultimate 64bit. check it out for a month

Software - MTCVideoSlave

[gsilbers]

maybe im way off here but film composers (maybe post as well) use pro tools in another computer not only to deliver stems but also to offload the video from the DAW onto pro tools.
send mtc/mmc via IAC driver in the audio midi setup or using midioverlan.
thats the way i have it at least
ussually its not hard to find in studios an extra old mbox or some other interface.
im guessing avid's sattelite is out of the question here?
is it only because its only for mac?

anyways hope that helps.

[firubbi]

Originally Posted by firubbi

mtcvideoslave rocks on my win 7 ultimate 64bit. check it out for a month

Software - MTCVideoSlave

got my license for 2 pc thanks to Gregor.