Posted by peter on 03/24/06 18:19

"James" <muzician21@zyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is there some way to *make* them be in lock step? Wondering if there might
> be some way to have the one cam control them both while still being able
> to
> use the mics on the consumer Digital8. The only disadvantage being that if
> they have to be in close physical proximity, I won't get as great a
> variety
> of shot - i.e., one from basically straight ahead, one from a completely
> different angle though I could still do some transitions from near to far.

To make it easier to sync, avoid stopping the camcorders -- shoot until the
tape ends.

Usually you can sync the video in video editors using video as a rough
guide, then the audio wave as a fine guide, and then use the video again as
the finest guide (at frame level). If you can catch some camera flash, you
can use those to sync.

The XL1 may have noticeable audio drift after 1 hour. If that happens, just
cut out a few frames from the audio.

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