Time code

[delgadob]

I am strongly suggesting one of my sons to get Elements 14.

He works for a TV network and asked me to find out if using Elements 14, he would be able to place clips on the Timeline with the clips' time code and then send it to their editors or producers, displaying the clips' timecodes.

Is that possible and easily done?

Thanks for the info

Bert

[Chuck Engels]

I do not believe this is possible with Premiere Elements. Are they using Avid now? They are still using tape?

[delgadob]

Sorry to hear that Elements 14 can not do that.
They have not used videotapes in years.
They use Avid's Media Composer and Final Cut Pro 7
Bert

[Chuck Engels]

I am pretty sure that option is only available in the Pro versions, I know it is possible with Avid as many TV stations use that and Final Cut for editing. Should be possible with Premiere Pro and possibly on other software with an add-on.

[Peru]

Should be possible with Premiere Pro

There is a Time Code effect in Premiere Pro.

[Chris B]

I think (though I don't have an installation to check this) that there is a timecode effect in Sony Vegas movie studio - rather than in pro. There's a demo you can download to try it out - might be a cheaper option.

Something I learnt whilst looking this up - using the timecode effect on the track gives the time since the start of the movie. Using it on the media bin before it is applied to the track gives the timecode as the start of the file - or in the case of HDV actually from the clip itself.

[Steve Grisetti]

CyberLink PowerDirector also has a timecode effect. They too offer a fully functional 30-day free trial.

[Chuck Engels]

Do the timecode effects for these programs show the actual timecode from the video or is it something else?

[Bob]

Premiere Pro can is designed to work with time codes and can do this easily. The built-in "Timecode" effect can be applied to a clip on the timeline to display a "burned in" time code. You can choose to display either the time code embedded in the media (if there is one) or a generated time code relative to the start of the clip. If you need a time code relative to the timeline itself, you can add a track of transparent video and apply the timecode effect to that.

For editing use, you can see the embedded time in the preview panel. There is also a Time Code window that can display either the time code of the sequence or of the individual clips on specific tracks as you move the playhead.

[Chris B]

Vegas will do either the time elapsed for the track or if applied to media in the bin the embedded timecode (at least for HDV - didn't seem to work for MP4)