"Alan S." wrote in message
.67...
big snip

- you can log a tape in the time it takes to watch

end of snip


No you can't

Yes you can.

- unless you can read timecode frame accurately _on the
fly_. You are going to stop at each cut, spin back a little because you
actually overshot the cut, run up to it again, stop, pause, joggle to
find the actual cut frame, write down the timecode and shot details and
then re-start the player.

There is no need to be that accrete, you add 'x' number of frames / seconds
at the beginning and at the end of each clip capture and then 'top and tail'
the clip in the editor. At worst you might need to pause the tape.


If you can do that in _real time_ then you are cleverer than most. Also,
think of the wear and tear on the player/camera with the shunting back
and forth.

That is what a VHS BITC copy is for....


I have used Scenalyzer and it makes a pretty good job of logging the
tape with a single, non-stop, pass.

With 'scene' cuts in all the wrong places no doubt, otherwise you wouldn't
have used the phrase "it makes a pretty good job of logging the tape", you
would have used the word 'perfect'.

How can anyone edit a tape without knowing what is on the thing and were it
is, if you're going to view the tape at least once before editing that you
might as well log and capture only what you need.


If you prefer to log manually, it saves wear and tear by capturing to
the computer and logging there - assuming the transfer includes off-tape
timecode.


That statement just shows how little you understand :~(