Capturing timecode, Set timecode manually for a clip, Enter timecode – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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Last updated 11/6/2011
Note: Scene Detect recognizes the starting and stopping points for each shot by looking for jumps in the timestamps.
Because copying a tape this way creates a single clip with a continuous timestamp, you can’t use Scene Detect when you
capture the copy in Premiere Pro.
Capturing timecode
The timecode of source video is captured when you use device control. Timecode capture with controllable analog
devices depends on the precision of your tape deck. If your tape deck cannot read the timecode accurately, you may
have to calibrate your system or manually assign the timecode to your movie by matching frames.
Note: Timecode is visible in the tape counter only on equipment that can recognize timecode, unless the timecode has been
burned in or recorded over the picture in a copy of the tape. Most analog home VCRs cannot read or write timecode.
Set timecode manually for a clip
You can change the timecode from that recorded by Premiere Pro. For example, you captured footage from a DV copy
of a Hi8 tape originally recorded with RCTC (Rewritable Consumer Time Code). The DV copy, and the video files on
your computer copied from it, carry the DV timecode, not the original RCTC. For convenience in referencing shot
logs made for the original Hi8 tape, you want to reset the timecode to the original RCTC numbers.
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Select the clip in the Project panel.
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Choose File > Timecode, specify options as needed, and click OK.
Enter timecode
As you capture and edit video, you enter timecode values many times. For example, you enter timecode values to set
In and Out points for clips and to navigate a Timeline panel. Premiere Pro provides many ways to enter timecode.
In Premiere Pro, the duration between the In and Out points includes the frames indicated by the timecode. For
example, if you enter the same timecode for the In and Out points of a clip, the duration of the clip is one frame. When
entering timecode, you can substitute periods for colons or type numbers without punctuation. Premiere Pro
interprets the numbers you type as hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.
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To set a specific timecode, select the timecode, type a new timecode, and then press Enter/Return.
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To adjust the current timecode by dragging, drag the timecode horizontally. For example, to set an earlier timecode,
drag to the left.
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To adjust the current timecode by using a relative value, type the plus sign (+) or minus sign (–) and the number
of frames to add or subtract. For example, to subtract five frames from the current timecode, select the entire
timecode, type –5, and then press Enter/Return.
View timecode as a burn-in
You can display clip timecode within the video preview of the clip by applying the Timecode effect to that clip. You
can display timecode within the video preview of any part of a sequence by applying the Timecode effect to a
transparent video clip. then trim the transparent video clip for the period when you want the timecode visible.
Onscreen timecode is commonly referred to as burn-in timecode. It is used in rough edits and proofs to give frame-
accurate reference points to editors and their collaborators.
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