July 2013
Beginner
296 pages
8h 54m
English
| Time Code And DV Tapes |
A Quick Lesson on DV Tape

There are four vital tracks of information that are laid down when you hit your DV camera’s record button: one track of video, two separate tracks of audio, and one track of time code (TC). The time code track on DV tape contains a digital signal, recorded by the camera, that maintains consistent playback by tracking the precise time down to seconds and frames (1 second = 30 frames of video). Time code is what editing programs use to mark the exact start and stop points of an edit.
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