Miniture LTC Time Code Reader with SONY VTR ( 422 ) Protocol. Comes with DB-9 Extension Cable, 8-Pin MAC to DB-9 adaptor, RS-422 to RS-232 adaptor. Ideal for logging while field shooting. Operates on a 9V DC battery.

Grab TC From Pro Camcorders & Comsumer VCRs!

Logging timecode into a computer while shooting has been possible for awhile, but never especially easy. Not having the right connection available on the camcorder can make it impossible. After the shoot, logging usually meant connecting to an expensive (often rented) professional VTR with an RS-422 port, because that's where the software needed to read the TC. Things have changed.

You can now easily connect your computer to any timecode source! Our new Easy Readers 1.5 & 2 not only translate longitudinal timecode (LTC) into compuer data (in Sony VTR protocol), one of them actually translates the LTC into Vertical Interval Timecode (VITC) and embeds it in the picture--so that you can read it back latter from your consumer 8mm or VHS VCRs! Thats right, timecode read back from VHS--without bleeding into your audio! Both Easy Readers are battery powered, so you can log in the field while you shoot, during film-to-tape transfers, on the plane home, or better yet, sitting in your easy chair!

Works With Existing Software!
Both Easy Readers look very much like Sony VTRs to computer logging programs, and are generally compatible with those that read timecode from VTR's RS-422 port. The compatible list includes Avid Technology's MediaLog (Mac & Windows), Pipeline Digital's Autolog (Mac), Editing Machine Corporation's EMCLOG (Mac, DOS & Windows), and others. Email for compatibility information.

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