Syncing DSLR and Canon XF305

Starman

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I will be shooting a documentary, rolling two cameras at the same time, a Canon 5D and a Canon XF305. Any tips for synching these two cameras using Final Cut Pro's "Multicam" feature? I have a timecode slate on my iPhone. Apparently, it generates it's own timecode. I also bought the plugin for accepting an external timecode signal via the headphones jack, but I do not have the proper cable. So, I was thinking of slating the beginning of each take using the slate app's own timecode and sync it up visually.

Any other ideas?
 

Starman

Well-known member
Dunno yet. I DID get the special BNC timecode cable, and it works! I am getting timecode out of camera into my iPhone slate. It's pretty sweet! I am thinking if I just slate the DSLR or other camera without timecode input, I will be able to sync up visually in post... If all goes as planned, I will be testing this out shooting for Liquid Assets this weekend.
 
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