On the toolbar, click Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.
Select the Time code check box.
If the source video already has a time code, click Preserve original.
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To generate a time code, click Create new time code and then, in Start time, type the time in the format hh:mm:ss:fm that you want the time code to start at. In addition, in Video format, select the format of the source video.
Note
You can generate a time code when your source includes video and you are sourcing from digital video (DV) files in Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI) format, capture devices, and digital devices. You can preserve a time code when your source includes video and you are sourcing from digital video (DV) files in Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI) format or digital devices. To preserve the time code for a VTR that is connected through a COM port using the Sony RS422 protocol, you must set up an EDL for the session. You cannot preserve or create a time code when you are applying the inverse telecine filter.