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Getting a 29.97 timecode on a 29.97 video
Hello,
I’m encountering a problem I’ve never seen before. I have a 29.97fps video, but the timecode I overlay on it is of 30fps. I can’t change the timecode frame rate and, therefore, can’t find a way to generate an accurate timecode.
Any of you know what’s happening?
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17 Replies
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How do you know that it is 30.0 and not 29.97NDF?
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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Looking at it frame by frame, the timecode goes up by 01 frame at a time.
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That’s normal unless you are speeding up footage.
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Agreed. This is normal. Yan, what were you expecting to see?
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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I need to see a TCBI which reflects the 29.97 nature of the video. How do I go about getting that?
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You have it.
Why do you need the frames to not count 1 by 1?
I’m confused.
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I’m sorry if I’m not asking the proper questions. I’m the one who’s confused. I can’t afford for you to be, too!
I need the TCBI to be in DF, as the movie is in DF. The TCBI is in NDF.
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[Yan Desjardins] “I need the TCBI to be in DF, as the movie is in DF. The TCBI is in NDF.”
Aah, OK. That makes more sense. What is your project setting? DF or NDF?
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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The original clip is in DF. In FCP, I just open the clip and lay the timecode on it.
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[Yan Desjardins] “The original clip is in DF. In FCP, I just open the clip and lay the timecode on it.”
In FCPX, the timeline’s timecode display and the plug-in should both display the numbers with a semicolon in the divider between seconds and frames, if the clip is DF. To double-check, go to the 2 min. mark. The count should change from 59;29 to 00;02 if everything is correct. Two frames should be dropped at each minute rollover, except every tenth minute. Are you not seeing that? If not, do any of the timecode displays show semicolons?
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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