• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Aux TC bug when Timecode Rates differ

  Posted by Steven Gonzales on June 5, 2007 at 2:46 pm

  I have a video source at 23.98 frames per second (ProRes422) with 24 fps timecode.

  I also have separate sound files, with 29.97 timecode.

  I would like to place the audio timecode in aux timecode field of the video.

  So in Modify Timecode, I have Source TC at rate of 24.

  I check Aux TC 1 and set rate to 30 and type in a 30 timecode (such as 01:01:01:29).

  As soon as I enter, the timecode in Aux TC 1 converts to 24 fps timecode (00:59:29:02).

  I submitted bug report to Apple. So right now you can’t autosync via Aux TC when the timecode timebases are different.

  Rafael Amador replied 19 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Kevin Monahan

  June 5, 2007 at 6:21 pm

  What if you do the Modify > Timecode to the Sound TC prior to merging the clips?

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  Steven Gonzales

  June 5, 2007 at 7:20 pm

  I have a smart slate which displays sound timecode (this is shot on film), so I want to place the sound timecode in the Aux TC field of the video clip.

  I’m not sure what I would modify on the sound timecode, since that is what matches the smart slate.
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  Rafael Amador

  June 6, 2007 at 12:36 pm

  Hi Steve,
  I don’t know if this can helps, but I think that with the QT Player you can change a TC track for the oder one. Have a look in “Properties” (Com-J).
  Cheers,
  rafael

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