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Is this related to why film cameras got crystal sync motors? When crystal sync motor runs and you record sound separately in a crystal sync sound recorder, do t
by kamranjon 6y ago
Is this related to why film cameras got crystal sync motors? When crystal sync motor runs and you record sound separately in a crystal sync sound recorder, do they need to run at same frequency to be syncable?
- kens 6y agoI don't know any more about camera motors than what I just read [1], but yes, the quartz crystals keep the motors running at the exact same speed. This kept the film camera and the magnetic tape recorder synchronized. A semi-related thing that I find interesting is the clapperboard that film makers use at the start of each scene they record. I had assumed this was a cliche tradition, but it's an effective way to synchronize the film and audio. You can see on the film the frame where the clapper closes and easily synchronize this with the sudden loud noise in the audio. [1] https://www.filmmaking.net/filmmakers-faq/130/what-is-crystal-sync https://www.filmmaking.net/filmmakers-faq/130/what-is-crysta...
- formerly_proven 6y agoThis works for short recordings, but for longer recordings explicit continuous sync is needed, almost universally using Timecode, because normal quartz oscillators are not precise nor stable enough to guarantee single frame accurate sync over, say, an hour (which would be 10 ppm or so, 1/3600*30)