the camera is shifted to VCR mode to view a previously recorded segment and then
advanced beyond the last recorded frame before recording is resumed. Since there is no
time code on the tape, the camera treats it as it would a new tape and starts the code
over again. The result is that different frames will share the same time code or “address.”
In order to avoid this conflicting information and the complications it creates for catalog-
ing and editing video, it is important not to break the time code. Cameras often provide
an “End Search” control to automatically locate the end point of recording.
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Getting the Right Shots
Video planning also includes the identification of particular types of shots needed. Video ...
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