SMPTE timecode
SMPTE timecode is a set of cooperating standards to label individual frames of video or film with a time code defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers in the SMPTE 12M specification. SMPTE revised the standard in 2008, turning it into a two-part document: SMPTE 12M-1 and SMPTE 12M-2, including important new explanations and clarifications.
S.M.P.T.E. is an acronym than stands for Society of Motion Picture Television Today S.M.P.T.E. time code is used for a variety of different synchronizing.
This document is a description (mainly technical, but not requiring extensive prior knowledge) of the SMPTE time-code synchronization system, especially the Bi-Phase Mark "LTC" timecode sync tone which can be recorded onto the audio track of a video tape or onto an audio tape. Other time code variants, such as VITC time-code are also mentioned. Some supporting information on the related subjects of colour television standards and field sequences is included.
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