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Time code burns – what do they mean exactly?
Like if you watch a telecine or a rough cut of a professional edit, I know theres the main timecode, the clip source timecode, and something else usually. Is there a certain they lay out the timecode on pro edits for big budget films? And how do they usually do it, with a stand alone generator plugin/program or within the NLE itself? Im using FCP and don’t really like how it overlays the burn on top of the film clip, id rather have it under it on an anamorphic edit, know what I mean?
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Then just move it there.
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The three main windows you are talking about are generally; Source Time Code, Nagra Time Code (a generic term for TC generated by separate audio recording devices) and Key Code (the one that includes letters, this refers back to the film itself enabling you to create a cut-list).
As for a specific layout nothing is written in stone but I generally find key code on the top left or right. Then source and nagra on the bottom, again left or right generally doesn’t matter but if the last two are stacked, source code will be on the top.
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