Dialogue Editing

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Figure 5-7 Even though it has no OS-X version, PostConform is still a favorite
application for autoloading and conforming tape-based fi eld recordings to create
Pro Tools sessions.
The player, the audio interface, and the synchronizer must receive the same
video reference. Certain audio devices can’t directly accept reference video,
so use word clock—derived from the master video source—to synchronize
them. A quality TC DAT recorder or a freestanding analogue-to-digital-toanalogue
(A/D/A) converter can generally be used to create word clock from
video reference.
Don’t get cheap on video reference. Although you can actually do a manageable
postconform without taking it seriously, you’re building your dialogue