On Timecode and the "drop frame" notation.

2,722 views · Published 3 July 2013 · 8:38 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: rolinychupetin L. R. Linares · 2013 · Education

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Every frame of a movie has its unique label. It's called its timecode. In films for theatres, or for the internet, or to be broadcasted in PAL, those labels are "consecutive". But when the movie is to be broadcasted on American TV, that is, in NTSC format, the label sequence has gaps in them. If you have the HP-50g and do edit video often, I can share my simple programs do to timecode (non drop frame only) HP-50g programs. (Note: I am aware of 'broadcast' as the past tense of the verb, but in TV usage, the '-ed' form is more common. Just a note for the guardians of the language.) You can also do a google for free timecode calculators.

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