Frame numbers, Time, and Timecode?

homeport wrote on 1/17/2006, 3:17 PM

I use Vegas Movie Studio +DVD 6.0 with Windows XP, SP2.

My questions concern the Frame Numbers, Time and Timecode. Again, the manual says nothing about these that can help.

When I choose as my option, Frame Numbers, I find that the frame number located on the video clip on the timeline does not alway coincide with the frame number shown in the Video Preview window. For example, the frame number on the video clip on the timeline is 176, but in the Video Preview window, it is 1043. Why?

The frame number will show up in the timeline on the video clips, but not on a single JPEG image. Why?

When you choose time, what do the numbers that show on the video clip mean? For example, 5.873 or 7,267?
Again, these do not show up on the single JPEG images. Why?

What do the Time codes represent? 5;26 or 13;27?
I also note for the Time codes that on some clips (from digital camera, it might show as 7,267 or the same as with the "Time" option. Why?
Again, these do not show up on the single JPEG images. Why?

Thanks

Comments

winrockpost wrote on 1/17/2006, 3:23 PM

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowTopics.asp?ForumID=12

No offense , just not sure both products work the same.

farss wrote on 1/17/2006, 3:24 PM

The values for Time Code are h:mm:ss:ff where h=hours,mm=minutes,ss=seconds,ff=frames.
There're two ways that you'll see TC in any NLE. The TC at the current position in the project and the source TC as recorded by the camera.
Stills from a DSC do not have TC, they might have time of day metadata but that's it.
Older editing systems, particularly linear editing system insisted that all media have TC. Modern non linear editing system don't, which is in general a step forward but can lead to some issues with cross platform support.
Bob.

homeport wrote on 1/17/2006, 3:31 PM

Thanks, I'm new at this and will try the proper forum next time.

homeport wrote on 1/17/2006, 3:32 PM

Thanks. Almost all of the video clips that I have now are from old 8mm movies converted to *.avi format.