Timecode is a way to assign an exact time stamp to every recorded clip and eventually to every single frame inside the clip. Think of it as a very precise time of day that not only counts hours, minutes and seconds but also video frames.Â
Timecode is very useful for automatically aligning clips from different cameras and audio recorders during editing.
This Tutorial shows what timecode is, the different frame rates and their use cases, what timecode is used for, and how it can be used to save time and money.
Direct link (YouTube): Timecode Tutorial from Ambient Recording on YouTube.
Content:
- Timecode is not sync
- What is timecode and what it is used for.
- Timecode formats: Video TC, Audio TC, MIDI TC
- How is timecode stored
- Frame rates: PAL, NTSC
- Drop frame rates or Non-Drop frame rates
- How to handle the different frame rates
- Hidden NTSC frame rates in consumer and prosumer cams