Re: sony dsr 25 timecode out by 4 frames on assemble tape edit in FCP... ?

[Jan Joubert] "I'm trying to export a tape for broadcast"
Hi
Since a deck needs pre-roll to get up to speed before switching to Record at the assemble-edit point, your timecode needs to start before the edit-start point.
It cannot do this if you start at 00:00:00:00.

It is usual to lay down timecode onto the tape from say 00:59:00:00 (which gives as programme start point of 01:00:00:00) or 09:00:00:00 (for 10:00:00:00).

Then you can do an Assemble Edit with the deck having timecode to roll back on to cue up the edit.

Read Shane's Stock answer in this thread:
http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1013791