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    Timecode issues

    Posted by Mark Laslo on July 23, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Hi all,

    Sorry if I’m breaking any posting rules, I’m new to the community. If I made a mistake please point me in the proper direction.

    I am working as an editor and my boss wants to be able to see clips with time code so that he can log sound bites. I am using the only computer capable of running Final Cut Pro in the building (it’s the only Mac). I have two questions

    1. Is timecode stored inside the captured file or is it attached through a different method (XML?).
    2. Is there software for a PC that isn’t editing software that could display the timecode so he can log.

    My other thought is to just do a timecode burn in and give him those files but was hoping to save myself the steps…also I’m not entirely sure how to do that but will be searching the forum here for info.

    Thanks everybody,
    Mark

    Mark Laslo replied 15 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Chris Tompkins

    July 23, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    Drop a time-code filter on the clip in the timeline.
    Choose “Time-Code Reader” and it will display in RT as it plays.

    Chris Tompkins
    Video Atlanta

  • Nick Price

    July 23, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    Hi Mark,
    not sure of other programmes to watch the timecode, although quicktime player will do it. And its free. In the time window at the bottom left you just need to select ‘timcode’ rather than standard.

    To burn in timecode i use compressor, because of the ability to use more processing power. There is an option for adding source timecode and a little background for it. Use this great tutorial to see how

    https://www.jamesnweber.com/blog/2010/04/readable-timecode-window-burns-in-compressor/

    cheers
    n

  • Mark Laslo

    July 23, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Thank you both for responding. Both options seem very helpful, I like the compressor method because it will make it easier to give him a file to work with on his PC, though the Quicktime method if it works on PC will possibly be easier but not as easy for him to see the timecode.

    Thanks again for the help.

  • Mark Laslo

    July 23, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    NIck,

    I went and looked at Quicktime Pro for the Mac and couldn’t see the timecode option. Is this just a feature of Quicktime for PC or did they get rid of the option in the most recent update? If so I’ll just stick with the compressor option.

    Thanks,

    Mark

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