Source timecode is important for a number of post-production workflows from being able to track down a specific place in a shot to being able to properly conform an offline for color correction. Final ...

The better you understand the technology we dj with, the more empowered you are to fix problems and improve performance. Last week we published an article on fixing common timecode problems. This week ...

Attempting to use the 'timecode' or 'timestamp' option of the drawtext filter does not seem to work. ffmpeg WASM indicates the following errors: [fferr] [drawtext @ 0x32c7540] Invalid 0xRRGGBB[AA] ...

When shooting ``a movie that displays images shot by multiple cameras while switching one after another'', it is necessary to align the time axis using a clapperboard or time code synchronization ...

Unless specified when calling a template frames per second defaults to 29.97. This can be changed globally by setting default-fps. Templates return "NaN" on error ...

Avid Media Composer has long had a handy little tool called the Timecode Window. Accessed via Tools > Timecode Window it is a floating pallette with great customization capability. You can resize the ...

a note from the editor.. Timecode records are an amazing technology but sometimes their performance can be a fickle beast. DVS systems like serato and traktor scratch are subject to a wide number of ...

Television engineers have been using SMPTE timecode for about three decades now. It has facilitated electronic editing and the synchronization of a variety of video devices, to name just two benefits, ...