Time code
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- Timecode is also the title of a 2000 film directed by Mike Figgis which was shot in one continuous take.
A time code is a sequence of numeric codes generated at regular intervals by a timing system. Time codes are used extensively for synchronization, and for logging material in recorded media.
[edit] Common time code formats
The SMPTE time code family of timecodes are almost universally used in film, video and audio production, and can be encoding in many different formats:
- Linear timecode
- Vertical interval timecode
- Burnt-in timecode
- CTL timecode
- MIDI timecode
- AES-EBU embedded timecode
Other related time and sequence codes:
Time codes for purposes other than video and audio production:
- IRIG time codes Used for military, government and commercial purposes.
[edit] See also
- Global Positioning System
- Network time protocol
- Time signal
- Timestamp, part of a digital signature
- Jam sync
- Binary Coded Decimal
[edit] References
- Timecode: A user's guide, second edition by John Ratcliff, [Focal Press]
- A Technical Introduction to Digital Video by Charles Poynton
