Re: FCP XML files
Re: FCP XML files
- Subject: Re: FCP XML files
- From: "Bob Currier" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:58:50 -0800
On Sun, Feb 5, 2006 4:17 PM, Rolf Howarth <email@hidden> 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>
> <frame>1115911</frame>
> <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.
And, yes, it would be better if none of this 1.001 crap existed.
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