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OT.. java timecode display
Not specifically a FCP question but I thought that if I need this some of the rest of you might.
Looking for a java widget or some other method that can display the timecode of a playing quicktime movie that is embedded in a web page.
We do cut approvals on the net and it takes a long time to burn in the time code in fcp.
Broadcasters need the TC to give specific notes.
If one plays back the movie in quicktime player one can see the time but when the player is embedded in a web page you cannot.
Anyone have a method for getting the TC to display?
thanks,
jason
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[jason levy] “Looking for a java widget or some other method that can display the timecode of a playing quicktime movie that is embedded in a web page.
We do cut approvals on the net and it takes a long time to burn in the time code in fcp.”
Quicktime Player can now display timecode so you don’t need a window burn anymore. Simply export the movie directly from your timeline and the end viewer can display the TC in QT Player.
https://blogs.creativecow.net/node/168
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Also, compressor 3 (final cut studio 2) will burn in tc as it encodes a web movie.
Jeremy
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[JeremyG] ”
Also, compressor 3 (final cut studio 2) will burn in tc as it encodes a web movie.”That’s right, forgot all about that!
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Broadcast and independent productions.All Things Apple Podcast! https://cowcast.creativecow.net/all_things_apple/index.html
Read my blog! https://blogs.creativecow.net/WalterBiscardi
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And, don’t forget that compressor 3 makes distributed rendering MUCH quicker if you can use multiple CPU’s to do the rendering.
We’ve reduced our h.264 renderings from hours to just a few minutes (really!). This is done by harnessing up to 30 CPU’s at a time. But, even with one or two systems, the reduction in rendering time will be significant.
Mark
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[jason levy] “We do cut approvals on the net and it takes a long time to burn in the time code in fcp.
Broadcasters need the TC to give specific notes.”
Well, since this is an OT post, I’ll give a slightly OT reply but with relevance. If you’re looking to encode video for others to view on the web for the purpose of timecode based notation, you might want to look into Media Batch. It’s an automated way to deploy/collaborate your media assets with others, one of which is the Media Batch FLV Viewer which is fully timecode based. It displays the timecode and the timecode can be completely offset to match a different source. From there you can add real-time marker points (hitting the “M” key like in FCP) which allows you to add notes to each marker point as well as *draw* on the video image for each marker point as well. It’s quite powerful. There are also other functions like aspect ratio compensation, dynamic resizing, true full screen mode (hides OS menu, etc.) and more.
So if you want a way to use timecode based notation for your video encodes, this could be a solution.
Hope this helps!
Marco Solorio
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There is a free utility called QTsync that allows you to overlay a QT text track to show timecode. You have to manually enter the start TC and save as a new self-contained movie but it will play fine as an embedded movie on a webpage.
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Hi Jason,
I do actually have a somewhat limited javascript template up on my website to do just this. There are several caveats to how it works, though, so be sure to read the note before downloading it:
https://www.davidheidelberger.com/software.html
Best,
– David
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