Questions tagged [timecode]
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How to store discontinuous timestamps in metadata?
I would like to include timestamps not as watermarks (though potentially extracting from them) but as metadata for each segment, how can this best be achieved?
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What exactly do FFmpeg options `-itsoffset` and `-itsscale` do?
If I understand correctly, the answer at Lossless A/V delay with ffmpeg seems to suggest that option -itsoffset leads to additional metadata, called "editlist", being added to the video file....
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How to delay beginning of audio without re-encoding?
I have a file containing both video and audio stream. I want to delay the audio by 5 seconds relative to the beginning of the video, without having to do any re-encoding.
The command I tried was:
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In which order do `-itsscale` and `-itsoffset` apply in my FFmpeg command?
I want to use both -itsscale and -itsoffset in my FFmpeg command, but couldn't find any information in the docs https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html or elsewhere, if the order, in which they're mentioned in ...
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Math formula for finding 'HH:MM:SS:MMM' Timecode given a number of frames and FPS?
I have been at this for a few days and while I have made progress I am stuck on the last bit, getting timecode to display as HH:MM:SS:MS rather than HH:MM:SS:FF. To do this I need a formula for the ...
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ffmpeg: How to burn in the timecode from a stream's metadata
I have a timelapse video from a GoPro and want to overlay the time of the recording on the current frame. For instance, a frame taken at 9am might show 09:00.
It seems like the drawtext filter is the ...
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Change Davinci Resolve Fusion timeline to 0
I have a long clip that I've cut down and now I am making changes in fusion. The timeline starts at the specific frame I cut it from (from my example, frames 984-1119). I Want the timeline to start at ...
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Export MOV timecode track as a text file with FFMPEG
I need to check a set of MOV files for broken timecode so I've been attempting to export the entire timecode track of an MOV file using FFMPEG.
I've attempted this:
ffmpeg -i [source] -map 0:d -c copy ...
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How can I get timecode start times and chapter names as plain text from a video which has chapter markers?
Source: Quicktime movie or MP4 container which has chapter markers.
Intended output: Plain text for use in YouTube or similar services. Chapter start time code as (HH:)MM:SS at the beginning of the ...
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Copy timecode from SEI Picture Timing to MXF Timecode Stream with FFmpeg
I am receiving an HEVC encoded live stream that contains SMPTE 12-1 timecode in the SEI picture timing, as it is recommended in ITU-T Rec-H.265-202108 Annex D.3.3 Picture timing SEI message semantics....
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How to export source timecode and clip names as an overlay in Premiere?
I need to supply timecode, source timecode, and source filenames as an overlay for a colour grade.
In Premiere, I have set up my Overlay settings as shown:
Note the checked box "enable overlays ...
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Why do we still have difference between Media Time and SMPTE Time Code?
I'm implementing a web application which works with video sources with SMPTE time codes printed on it.
Often the SMPTE and media time differs, my understanding of the reason based on what I have read ...
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is there a way to manipulate (pad, slice) a computed PTS timestamp within ffmpeg / drawtext?
I've been able to get most of the manipulations I want on various PTS/timestamp things.. except this one. I have a case where we have a running PTS that gets stamped via drawtext. I currently use ...
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ffmpeg or ffplay time index not matching with VLC
I am trying to trim many smaller videos out of one big video. I have watched the entire big video using VLC and noted the time index where each video stops and starts.
Next, I use ffmpeg to trim each ...
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Blade Tool Stuck on Grid in Final Cut
In final cut pro x on catalina I have an audio clip and video clip on top of each other in the project.
I am attempting to cut both at a specific point, corresponding to a transition in the song on ...
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How to change Timeline's output time from "Frames" to "Timecode" (Premiere Pro)
I was editing a video for a friend when I accidentally changed my Timeline's timestamps from "Timecode" to Frames"
It has been really frustrating to figure out what second of footage I am on when ...
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Using both SMPTE and IRIG-B time codes
Is there a way to insert both SMPTE and IRIG-B time codes to a video file?
I'm asking because I use video for experimental test purposes and having both allows me to track non-video signal along ...
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ffmpeg: Preserve timecode when converting mov to mp4
This seems simple enough. I want to do a basic conversion of a .mov file to a .mp4 file using ffmpeg. The hitch seems to be that I also need to preserve the timecode.
I've looked at many posts from ...
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Editing/Changing Cluster Timecode Element in mkv files (Amazon Kinesis Video)
I've tried researching this very thoroughly, but have not come across a similar issue.
To sum up my problem first, I'm sending 3 second .mkv clips into Amazon Kinesis Video. Then I pull back random ...
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Change the timecode with ffmpeg in the middle of the track?
I know you can change the timecode of a file with FFmpeg with the option –timecode. This modifies the whole timecode of the file starting from the -timecode added.
Can you change the timecode with ...
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Capture original timecode with ffmpeg from decklink
I am trying to capture tape content via a BlackMagic Decklink Quad 2, using ffmpeg.
I believe the timecode is passed on through the Decklink because when capturing manually with MediaExpres the ...
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Extract timecode per frame
I have 2 video clips and their start time differs in a few seconds, as in the first camera started recording at 13:20:35, and the second camera started the recording at 13:21:00.
These cameras have a ...
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Reading aux timecode with Premiere Pro
I have a video clip with an audio track that has a recording of SMPTE linear timecode. I would like to apply a real timecode to the video, derived from this audio track so that I can more easily sync ...
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Comparing FFprobe to Wave Agent Beta
Wav Agent outputs the following when I drag the same file in, so the data has to be in the file somewhere, and I just don't know how to look for it:
WavAgent: StartTC: 13:09:21:18
Now, FFmpeg with ...
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Adobe premiere Pro: timecode not synchronize
I trying to add a timecode to my video but the timer is not synchronise with the video time
Settings:
Any idea ?
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How does ffmpeg record -timecode in different file formats?
As a followup to Add timecode information to file
ffmpeg documents the -timecode parameter:
-timecode hh:mm:ssSEPff
Specify Timecode for writing. SEP is ’:’ for non drop timecode and ’;’ (or ’.’) for ...
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Create a MXF media with a video and audio clip at specific timing compatible with Pro Tools
I have several media:
one video file
several audio files
I would like to create a new MXF media with the video file and mixing the audio files at specific timestamp and tracks:
Starting time of the ...
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ffmpeg timecode and -r
Following up on this question: ffmpeg drawtext timecode source framerate
I want to change the frame rate of a file, scale it down and burn the timecode in one operation.
ffmpeg -i in.mpg -r 24 -vf "...
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Is there a container format in ffmpeg that supports non-monotonous timestamps?
I have recorded over-the-air digital TV broadcasts from my own antenna. Due to reception blips, the MPEG-TS file can have corrupted packets, and thus corrupted timestamps, in the middle of a ...
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SDI loop through with LTC embedder
I was wondering if there’s a converter out there that would take a HD-SDI in, as well as a LTC in, and an SDI out.
We currently have video feeds with no timecode embedded and was trying to loop ...
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How do I apply a timecode and then I speed up x4 a video with ffmpeg without losing quality?
I'm trying to create a .bat file for ffmpeg that:
Applies a timecode overlay (e.g. 00:17:23:02)
Speeds up the video x4 (but AFTER the timecode is applied)
Doesn't "touch" the quality of the original ...
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How to copy timecode value from a video to clipboard on a mac
Is there any app that can copy timecode values to clipboard?
I'm playing a video. I want to stop the video, press a keyboard shortcut, then go to a google doc and paste the timecode value (not a ...
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Problem setting first frame timecode using ffmpeg - timecode always different from requested for 59.94fps video
Edit: Found to be a small bug in FFmpeg. It should hopefully soon be patched.
I'm having issues with setting the timecode for some .MXF files that I have. If I run the command:
ffmpeg -i test.MXF -...
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How are frames in 59.94 drop-frame timecode dropped?
The pattern for dropping frames in 29.97 drop-frame SMPTE timecode is well documented (2 frames at every minute except when minute is a multiple of 10).
I was wondering how it works with 59.94 fps ...
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How to use (or should I use) time code/user bit feature on Sony FDR-X3000 action cam
In the Sony FDR-X3000 action cam user manual, it says:
About time code: Time code is a useful function for advanced image editing, which records hours/minutes/seconds/frames on the image data.
About ...
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Audio/video sync puzzle
I filmed an event with two cameras and I need to sync the second camera footage with the audio of the first. This was a live event and I couldn't record sync aids like a clapper.
I name my video files ...
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ffmpeg timecode added does not match the ones I can read in Premiere
I used this command to burn the timecode inside my video.
While everything looked fine, when I open my video inside Premiere it seems that my timecode doesn't match.
My fear is that the timecode ...
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Premiere .prproj file ticks drift by 1/1000 compared to timecodes
I am a programmer and am processing Adobe Premiere .prproj files. I read the contained XML data to figure out where a <Media> element's video file starts.
I have a video that's been recorded ...
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Error decoding timecode using ffprobe
I'm using ffprobe to get timecode from an mxf which has DF timecode but with a non DF frame rate. I'm getting the error Drop frame is only allowed with 30000/1001 or 60000/1001 FPS.
I'm running ...
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pause video with overlay ffmpeg
I'd like to overlay a png onto a video at a certain timestamp and have the video pause (loop) on that frame for X seconds with the overlay. What would be the best method to accomplish this?
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Video metadata: What is "Video delay" used for?
Recently, I'm forced to fiddle with a nasty little problem with videos that have some special metadata attributes, namely "delay" or "delay_relative_to_video".
There's a software videoconferencing ...
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How can I remove the timer of the preview screen?
How can I remove timer from the lower center of the preview screen (circled in red) of adobe after effects?
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ffmpeg: preserve timecode when converting mp4 to mov
I have .mp4 files created by a Sony A7s camera. They're using the XAVC S codec. I'm converting them to .mov using the command below. The original files have a timecode but that is not present in the ...
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Reset timecode in source footage to 00:00:00
I have an MOV footage clip supplied by a freelancer that starts timecode at 11:48:09.
It's a standalone clip that I don't need to retain that timecode for.
Would be very useful to reset it to 00:00:...
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How is 29.97 timecode generated over a full day without frame errors?
A quick primer:American television was originally broadcast at 30 frames per second. In order to accommodate color information without losing backward-compatibility with B&W televisions, the ...
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Is 0.0036% time inaccuracy on a consumer-grade camcorder expected?
I did an experiment on our church's camcorder (Sony Handycam HDR-CX380) recently to test whether it was the source of a time inaccuracy between our video recordings and PC audio recordings of sermons (...
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Trying to sync audio in mpeg2 video whose video freezes first 8 seconds in playback
So I have a handful of old mpeg2 (.mpg) files with the following profiles as provided by ffmpeg (the timecodes on each are different):
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile) (mp4v / ...
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Auto generate video clips using a CSV of times as markers from a single MPG video
I have an MPG video and a CSV of times. I am searching for a way to automatically generate clips from the video using those times.
So at each time position a clip is generated with 10 seconds either ...
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Force Final Cut to use embedded timecode in preference to file creation time?
I have a series of clips from a GoPro that have embedded timecodes -- the media start/end fields show up correctly in the Info inspector. However, when the files were copied between filesystems, the ...
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Extract the frame (in image format) at exactly every minute (or second) from a video (by ffmpeg)
Motivation: I would like to seek the frame, then take high quality and exact time screenshots (images) from a video.
The video is length is 00:48:43.71 and 23.98 fps (we can think it is 24 fps, isn't ...
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