General
Making settings
Allowed timecodes
Counter mode
Displaying timecode
Removing timecode
- General
In order to edit a movie's timecode you need to make settings in the timecode panel, then choose the movie file in the Manual panel (press the "Choose Files..." button). The file is processed right away.
If the file was already listed in the Manual panel press the Update button.- Making settings
One way to make settings is to choose a preset, like PAL or NTSC.
Another way is to copy the timecode from a movie that already has it. For this you need to open the movie in the Inspector or in the Manual tab, then press the "Copy from inspected movie" button.
If you copy from an inspected movie that has no timecode default settings are created for the movie.
A third way is to set a custom preset you have created.
Finally you can set your own custom timecode as you like.
If you just want to make a small change in a movie's timecode (like the start time or the text color) open the movie in the Manual panel, copy the movie's timecode in the Timecode panel, edit it and press the Update button in the Manual panel.- Allowed timecodes
Timecode is limited to 100 hours. If you set 24h max it will be limited to 24 hours.
Timecode need not start at 0, it can even be negative (if you allow this in the settings).
NTSC uses drop frame, which is a convoluted trick to use a 30 frames counter for a movie that really has 29.97 frames/sec.
You can use the Timecode panel as a converter between NTSC timecode and frame number.
Currently only one continuous timecode can be created with this app. Movies that consist of two clips with different timecode will lose the second clip's timecode!- Counter mode
In counter mode a simple frame number is shown. This too may be negative and need not start at zero either.
Beware: the frame number is defined purely by the timecode settings! It is not in any way calculated from the movie's video track!- Displaying timecode
For the timecode to be displayed as a separate track the "Timecode track visible" setting must be on (and the timecode track must be "active", Extensifier always makes it active).
This feature is only supported by some older players, like QuickTime Player 7.
If you disable the timecode track in QTPlayer 7 Pro the timecode is shown in the QTPlayer 7 timeline only.
BTW QuickTime Player 7 requires 32-bit timecode (64-bit is always displayed with start frame number = 0).
Modern players show timecode in the timeline only (not as a movie track) and can work with 64-bit timecode.- Removing timecode
Just hit the "Remove" radio button in the Timecode panel and proceed as usual.