JAdamson Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Greetings to all, I was wondering if it would be possible to hook up an external SMPTE time code generator directly to the Fat Frog, using the TC to trigger cues? I know the Frog Box operates on this principle, but was wondering about using an "off the shelf" TC generator? Thanks for your time--John Quote John Adamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkup_xp Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Hi John The Fat Frog itself does not support SMPTE timecode. There is an optional upgrade card available which adds SMPTE, MIDI & ChilliNet capabilities to the Frog range but this must be fitted to a Leap Frog or above - the Fat Frog does not support it. If you have a Leap/Bull/Mambo Frog, or a Frog Box, then any SMPTE source should work fine - just remember to set the Frame Rate in Super User. I hope this helps Quote Peter Kirkup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAdamson Posted September 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Thanks for your quick response Peter. Unfortunately, being a freelancer, the FF is all that I have Quote John Adamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAdamson Posted September 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Follow up question... Peter, I have another question about SMPTE TC and the Fat Frog. You had stated that the board does not support this protocol, yet when I scroll through the Playback options, SMPTE time code is clearly displayed as an option in the Trigger field. Can you please clarify this further? Thanks, John Adamson Quote John Adamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkup_xp Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 This is due to the fact that quite a lot of people use the Fat Frog as a programming tool for the Frog Box - they can set up their cue stack using SMPTE timecode references, then load it into a Frog Box to playback to timecode. Hope this clears things up. Quote Peter Kirkup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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