For example, this can be useful when working with video editing software that interprets the absence of timecode as a stop command. However, note that this is not continuous timecode, but timecode generated at the current cursor position. If this button is activated, the plug-in also generates SMPTE timecode in stop mode. If this button is activated, the timecode is synchronized to the Transport panel. Use this mode if you want to stripe tape with SMPTE. If this button is activated, the plug-in generates SMPTE timecode in free run mode, meaning that it outputs continuous timecode independent from the Transport panel. However, since video playback is done via an external machine (replaying the same video), you need an offset to match the different timecode positions in your host with the (unchanging) start position on the external machine. A scenario could be as follows: You have placed the same video several times on the timeline, in order to record different audio versions for that video one after the other. The offset affects the generated SMPTE signal, the current cursor position remains unaffected.įor example, use this when playing back video using an external device, where the video starts at a different timecode position than in your host.
It allows you to set an offset with regard to the timecode used by your host application. This display is only available if Link to Transport is activated. For another device to synchronize correctly to your host, the same frame rate has to be set in the Project Setup dialog, SMPTEGenerator, and the receiving device.