time code

Frame location reference

A time code is a sequence of numbers identifying a specific moment in recorded media, typically showing hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.

Video editors use time codes to locate precise points in footage: Jump to time code 01:23:45:12.

Time codes synchronize audio and video tracks and enable frame-accurate editing.

Related
  • timestampRecorded moment identifier
  • counterFlat service surface
  • cueTrigger for action
  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • syncCoordinate timing or data

timeline · synchronization · playback · metadata · intervals · video editing · clapperboard · digits · numbers · sequencer · atomic clock · record · chronometer · tape · jog · tick · display · edit

Categories
Opposites
temporal precision

time coderaw footage

Unprocessed recorded material

timeless · date · untimed

technical specificity

time coderough estimate

Imprecise preliminary calculation

approximation

structural identification

time codevisual cue

Seen prompt or indicator

slate · raw footage

Family

time, code, times, timed, timing, timer, timers, timely, untimely

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G