should in and outs during capture be round numbers?

[zoranb]

When capturing should the timecode be a round number so that the frame is ok, or can i stop the time at any point i like? Say for eg the footage ends at 00:20:14:03, is it ok to stop it there of should i end it at 00:20:14:00 ?
I think i have seen that in PremiereCS5 there are some issues when ending the "out" at non round numbers!
Do i make sense? Is everyone understanding my point?

[Cornucopia]

Depends on what codec you are capturing with: I-frame codecs (DV, Cineform, ProRes, Lagarith, etc) you can start & stop anywhere, Inter-frame codecs - when used interframe (MPEG2, DivX, AVC, WMV9, etc) depend on the app as to whether it handles the orphans frames in the GOP correctly (IP-type frames should be OK regardless, but IBBP-type can be problematic, PARTICUARLY open-GOP).

Premiere is not alone in this, all apps that cap + work with Interframe codecs would have to do special handling in order to manage them correctly. However, Premiere, as well as most other pro and semi-pro NLEs are probably built EXPECTING to use I-frame (or simple short-GOP) codecs for capture & edit.

Scott

[zoranb]

Thanx for the extensive reply! Im facing sync issues but when i fiddle with the in and out frames the issue is fixed! Do you think what im asking is relevant to this?

[Cornucopia]

Possibly. What capture codec are you using?

[zoranb]

I have no clue where to look for that!

[Cornucopia]

Well, it would help if you actually told us the setup/connections, apps, settings, etc. that you are using. You mention Premiere, but I can't tell if that is your capping app or editing app, or neither or both.

If you have already done some and want to know what it turned out as, get a MediaInfo readout (you could post the detailed text information here).

Scott

[zoranb]

Regarding MediaInfo, its just that i have no clue what to download. It has many options for the Mac but no clue which one is for my iMac!

[smrpix]

Download the one for your OS version.

Mentioning you are on a Mac, and posting in the Mac sub-forum is really important. There are far fewer tools available.

[zoranb]

So what exactly does MediaInfo do?

[smrpix]

So what exactly does MediaInfo do?

It gives you info about your media. You can find much of the same data in the premiere project window.