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I was wondering if anybody knew what the 00:00:00 sometimes 00:00:00:00 indicator was called in video editing in general.

flag	asked Feb 10 at 21:36 leeand00 41●3

B. Vaughan · Answer 1 · 2010-02-11 00:38:47Z UTC

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SMPTE coding, where its xx hours xx minutes xx seconds xx frames that are indicated. Read about it here: www.smpte.org

answered Feb 11 at 0:38

Somebody else told me it was called the "Time Code" but your answer sounds a bit more technical. – leeand00 Feb 11 at 17:43

B. Vaughan · Answer 2 · 2010-02-12 01:24:59Z UTC

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There are other time codes, consumer cameras often use a time-of-day time code. The one you refer to is SMPTE time code. /BV

answered Feb 12 at 1:24

In video editing/scrubbing what is the 00:00:00 called?