TIME CODE

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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.

Contents

Common time code formats

See also

References

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
Other related time and sequence codes:

★ Burnt-in timecode

★ CTL timecode

★ MIDI timecode

★ AES-EBU embedded timecode

★ Rewritable consumer timecode

★ Keykode
Time codes for purposes other than video and audio production:

★ IRIG time codes Used for military, government and commercial purposes.

See also

★ Global Positioning System

★ Network time protocol

★ Time signal

★ Timestamp, part of a digital signature

★ Jam sync

★ Binary Coded Decimal

References

★ ''Timecode: A user's guide, second edition'' by John Ratcliff, [Focal Press]

★ ''A Technical Introduction to Digital Video'' by Charles Poynton