Monday, January 6, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] What determines which frames are skipped on TC1 NTSC 23.98?

 

Hi John, 

If I understand correctly your question, this migh help you.


In one hour, a 30FPS system produces 108 frames more than one running at 29.97FPS. To reconcile this difference, two specific time code frame values are dropped each minute (2x60=120), except every 10th minute (2x60-2x6=108). The time code values dropped are specified as the first two frames of a minute.
Thus, the time code label following 01:04:59:29 would be 01:05:00:02, time code labels 01:05:00:00 and 01:05:00:01 don't exist.

Regards,
 



On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 7:17 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:
 

When I watch the 30 frame code, usually NDF, on a sequence from an NTSC 23.976 project it typically skips the :02 and :07 frames.  Now I'm on a project where the TC1 of the sequence is drop frame and it skips ;04 and ;09.  Is this because the sequence is drop frame and not the usual non drop frame?  The sequence begins at 00;59;50;00 so there is no 2 frame offset between drop and non drop at the 1;00;00;00 point like there is when you have a minute and a half of bars tone and slate.  I have taken the sequence and cut it into a new sequence in the 23.976 HD project so that has a proper TC1 of 24 frame code but I'm curious if I'm on the right track as to why the original sequence oddly skipped ;04 and ;09 frames.
 
John Moore
Barking Trout Productions
Studio City, CA
bigfish@pacbell.net


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