DSR1500 Burt-In Time Code Question

only slightly OT..

i'm wondering it there is a way to get Burnt in TC in the SDI output of a DSR1500.
so far i've only gotten it out of the composite output, and converting that back to SDI makes the picture a frame late.

thanks,
nick

I guess they figure since SDI has the code in it already - it doesn't matter. They leave the display to the destination.

Ian

you're probably right,

and somethng has to give to make these decks affordable.
although i'm prepared to believe that sony spends a fortune working out how to take some freatures OUT :-)

all our rooms work in DV, but we generaly have to capture from a central rack.
so we get DV from the DSR1500 converted to SDI converted back to DV for off-lining.
and there is a delay in the conversion back to DV that is USUALY -3frames, but not ALWAYS, so the burn in is important.
(timecode goes via a keyspan adapter)

if we capture whole tapes, it;s easy enough to cross-check a frame.
for log & capture, it;s too hard, and we use a floating DSR11.

thanks, ian
nick

I went and looked thru our DSR-1500 manual today.

Besides getting a headache from twisting my mind into Sony deck speak,
I found a reference to character out being on composite video only, which I believe confirms your original suspicion.

Seeing as how the menus are SO USER FRIENDLY (not) that's a good thing I guess. Otherwise we would have a permanent thread here on how you have to recapture after turning off the character display to get rid of the timecode burn in your DV captures.

Ian