want to output with media file name burnin and source timecode burn in

[Michael Grenadier]

I'm the postproduction supervisor on a complex documentary project and we need to provide an output with this info for the archivist...

simple enough with applying effects: video:  clip name:  file name   and  video:  timecode:  timecode source media.   and adjusting size and position.

Here's the first problem:  The sequence is 4K.  The archival sources are a variety of pixel dimensions. The editor has scaled and repositioned many of the clips so that the file name is often off screen or incomplete because of the scaling and position of the clip.  The only solution I can see is to manually remove the scaling and repositioning and then manually adjust these parameters so the entire file name is displayed.    Sometimes removing attributes for scaling and position and then applying "set to frame size" will work, but in many instances, I have to manually adjust each clip...  Gonna take a lot of time.

Here's the second problem, The editor has also adjusted the playback speed of many of the clips (using the "clip speed/duration" dialog (so remove attributes - time remapping doesn't work) and in most instances the frame rate of the clips is 29.97 fps, and the frame rate of the sequence is 23.976 fps.   The only important information we need is the timecode for the first frame of each clip - so doesn't matter if the tc burn isn't accurate beyond the first frame...    On many of the clips, the source timecode just doesn't display.  Not sure what's going on... 

Any ideas?    

[R Neil Haugen]

That's a total joy there ... as is often the case on large doco projects.

Wondering if @Bruce Bullis or @Wes Howell have ideas?

Neil

[Michael Grenadier]

Thanks Neil.  

[Todd_Reeder · Accepted solution]

Michael,  not sure what version of Premiere Pro you are on, but recent versions have what is called Metadata & Timecode Burn-in.  It will let you create burn ins for all that in a single effect (and i would suggest making a preset once you have it dialed in).  You can also apply this effect to an adjustment layer and then set the Source Track to be top clip.  This will then show you the metdata of the top most clip...the clip that is being displayed in the program monitor...or you can target whatever track you want if top clip isn't what you need.  I think that will take care of your first ask.  As for the timecode not displaying issue, I would ask that you let us know if the same problem happens when you try the metadata effect in place of the timecode one

[Michael Grenadier]

Thanks. Heading to the beach for the weekend but will test Sunday night--
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[Michael Grenadier]

And on a Mac studio running latest os and premiere version --
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[Michael Grenadier]

Thanks works fine (as far as I can tell, I'm just working with a project with media offline for the moment).  This effect was just introduced in 23.5 (I had 23.4 installed and was momentarily confused).  Will report back once I get to the clients sometime early this week.

[Michael Grenadier]

spoke too soon.  If I apply it to the clip in the timeline, the metadata and timecode are scaled to match the scaling on the clip...  Now this will save me some time, but still will have to scale and position for each clip in the timeline.  Same thing seems to be happening if I add an adjustment above the track with all the clips...   Am I missing something?

[Michael Grenadier]

and not sure about the timecode, although it does seem to display properly on the first clip...

[Michael Grenadier]

actually I don't see any of the info I'm looking for if I apply the effeect to an adjustment layer...  Will dig deeper and see if I can figure out what I'm doing wrong (hard to imagine).

[Michael Grenadier]

I was applying the preset I had saved from applying it directly to the clip, to the adjustment layer.  When I apply the unadjusted effect preset to the adjustment, it works as you suggested.    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction...

[R Neil Haugen]

Thanks for popping in, Todd!