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Manually setting timecode for a clip


On some videotape copies, the timecode appears not on the video track, but as a window dub or window burn superimposed on each video frame. This window dub lets you see the timecode on a deck that doesn't read invisible timecode. Window dub timecode is also called burned-in, or visual, timecode. Because a videotape with burned-in timecode usually doesn't include invisible timecode, clips captured from that tape aren't marked with timecode on your computer. However, you can manually set the timecode for each captured clip. Because this requires referring to the original videotape, this is best done immediately after capturing a clip.

To set timecode manually for a clip:

1 Do one of the following:
  • Activate the Clip window containing the clip you want to set.
  • Open the clip in the Source view.
  • Activate the Project or Bin window containing the clip you want to set, and then select the clip.

    • 2 Choose Clip > Advanced Options > Timecode, specify the following options, and click OK:
  • For the first option, type the timecode that matches the frame visible in the clip.
  • For Frame Rate and Format, choose options that match the videotape.
  • For Set Timecode At, click File Beginning if you typed timecode for the first frame in the clip; otherwise, click Current Frame.
  • For Reel Name / Description, type the name of the clip's videotape.

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