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Does anyone make a stopwatch from seconds and frames?
Does anyone sell a desk timer or stopwatch that does seconds and frames? Please forgive me if this post is in the wrong forum, I thought if anyone knew it would be this group. I’m not looking for software that does time conversion, but rather a way to time some rapid fire takes on the go. thank you in advance.
Jim
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Have you tried looking at the scientific calculators from HP, Casio and Texas Instruments. A while back I had a Casio calculator that did timecode calculations and conversions between different frame rates.
I know there are dedicated devices on the market for broadcast use but they’ll be expensive.
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What you are looking for is a hexigesimal calculator that does TC as well. They are fairly easy to find in the broadcast world. Try the Broadcast Store in Florida or B&H Camera in NYC. They are more expensive than some calculators but usually less than the top end scientific ones.
Del
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Google “time code calculator” and you’ll get a bunch of them as free software.
Del
fire*, smoke*, photoshopCS3
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All well and good… but the origianal poster was asking about a timecode stopwatch, not calculator.
I guess that would work if one’s timecode calculator happened to have a stopwatch function… and some might I guess, but neither of the two that I have (different brands) do.
I’m not sure if an actual timecode STOPWATCH exists. Hope it does, that would be kinda neat to have.
A
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if you have an iPod that plays video you could make a time code video clip and use that as a timecode stopwatch.
https://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2007/05/02/the-ipod-as-a-timecode-slate/ -
Look for an animator’s stopwatch or timer. There are also software equivalents:
https://www.vangaans.com/timer.htmlErik
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Markertek used to sell these I’m pretty sure, as well as dedicated hand calcs dedicated to timecode math. If you have the reaction time to accurately work a stopwatch to the frames level, well, you’re a better man than me:-)
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If you have the reaction time to accurately work a stopwatch to the frames level, well, you’re a better man than me:-)
Me too.
In my linear editing days my lag was almost always 7 frames.
Cheers,
Joe
L.O.A.
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Excalty what you need: stopwatch with customizable decimals.
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