Patent ID: 6831729
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A clapper board for synchronizing film with audio, comprising:(a) a body; (b) operable sound producing means, attached to the body and adapted to present a simultaneous physical synchronizing video indication and an electrical synchronizing indication of when the said means is operated; (c) a receiver in the body for receiving a timecode transmitted from an audio recorder; (d) a processor connected to the sound producing means for receiving the electrical synchronizing indication from the sound producing means and to the receiver for receiving the plurality of audio timecodes from the receiver, the processor adapted to send a synchronizing audio timecode associated with the moment when the electrical synchronizing indication is received; and (e) removable data storage coupled to the processor, wherein the operable sound means includes a display and the synchronizing video indication is a machine readable code presented on a display in the body.