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Timecode not at zero
I opened my footage in quicktime and it starts at zero seconds, zero frames. I opened it in FCP and suddenly it is 21:29:29;10. Why?
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Quicktime Player defaults to “Counter” mode which always starts at 0. You can change that to Timecode by simply clicking on the counter and changing it to display timecode.
Final Cut Pro displays Time Code at all times, which is what you’re seeing with the 21 hour start time.
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My real problem is that someone gave me timecode from quicktime where she wants the cuts, but when I throw it in FCP the numbers don’t line up. Why is the FCP timecode not starting at zero?
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You could set a sequence start time to 00:00 or whatever you need the start to be, run your clip in there, and make notes accordingly.
Not sure how to change TC in a QT Movie, so the source is always as it was when logged. You could make a ref. seq. and drop that in a new timeline, the code should stick then..?? Use that as source to edit to notes.
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