site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com Ok, thanks, that distinction is clear. -Rolf On Sun, Feb 5, 2006 4:17 PM, Rolf Howarth <rolf@squarebox.co.uk> wrote: Hmm, what does the following mean in an XML file exported from FCP 5? I thought ntsc TRUE means 29.97 fps (drop frame timecode), whereas NDF means non-drop frame. So, which is it...? <timecode> <rate> <timebase>30</timebase> <ntsc>TRUE</ntsc> </rate> <string>10:19:57:01</string> <displayformat>NDF</displayformat> <source>source</source> <reel> <name>038</name> </reel> </timecode> The <ntsc> tag means "divide timebase by 1.001", but it doesn't say anything at all timecode formatting. It does *not* mean 29.97, since it can also mean 23.976 if <timebase> is 24. The <displayformat> tag is what sets the formatting, which can be either DF or NDF, regardless of the frame rate. Timecode formatting and framerate are completely independent, although many of the combinations aren't commonly used. -- Rolf Howarth Square Box Systems Ltd Stratford-upon-Avon UK. http://www.squarebox.co.uk _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.ap... I forgot that people might play back footage with non-drop frame timecode at 29.97 fps (or 23.98), so the displayed timecode is not actually hours, minutes and seconds but "slow" seconds. At 5:58 pm -0800 4/2/06, Bob Currier wrote:
<frame>1115911</frame>
And, yes, it would be better if none of this 1.001 crap existed. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com