Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 823)

Using Browser Using Modify > Timecode Timecode modification
Allowed with alert message Allowed Modifying reel names (Reel, Aux
1 Reel, Aux 2 Reel)
Allowed Allowed Modifying timecode rate (TC
Rate)
Allowed. Control-click in the TC
field. Unavailable Choosing source time timecode
track (TC)
Allowed. Control-click in any
timecode field. Allowed Viewing different timecode
display formats
In the Browser (or the Item Properties window), you can only adjust Media Start and
Media End fields for offline clips that are not associated with media files (in other words,
the clip must be completely offline, which means the file path in its Source property must
be empty).
You should rarely need to adjust a media file’s source timecode track. One exception is
when you are logging (before media files have been captured) and you need to adjust
the start timecode of an offline clip. In this case, you can modify Media Start and End
timecode in the Browser columns.
Warning: Modifying or deleting your source timecode track or reel name may make
recapturing from source tapes impossible and EDLs inaccurate. Unless you have a good
reason for modifying the source timecode track, it’s best not to modify the timecode
captured from tape.
Using the Modify Timecode Command
Timecode tracks in your media files can be added, altered, and even removed in the
Modify Timecode dialog.
Each media file can have up to three timecode tracks and corresponding reel names:
• Source timecode track and reel name
• Aux 1 timecode and Aux 1 reel name
• Aux 2 timecode and Aux 2 reel name
When you select a checkbox next to a timecode track, you are adding that timecode track
to your media file. Deselecting the checkbox deletes that timecode track from the media
file.
Important: Be careful not to delete the source timecode track of your media file by
deselecting its checkbox.
Some timecode rates may not be allowed for some media files. These limitations are
based on the frame rate of the media file, since some timecode rates are unnecessary for
certain video frame rates.
823 Chapter 51 Working with Timecode