time codes
Position in recording
Time codes are numerical sequences that identify specific points in audio or video recordings, typically showing hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.
They allow precise navigation and synchronization: The editor jumped to time code 01:23:45:12.
Time codes are essential in film production, broadcasting, and post-production work, enabling different teams to reference exact moments in footage.
Text describing visual content
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- closed captioningOn-screen transcription of audio
accessibility · script · hearing impaired · cue · duration · offset · bilingual · multilingual
Frame-by-frame position reference
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- frame rateDisplay refresh frequency
- timelineOrdered display of events
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
clip · trim · cut · splice · footage · post-production · scrubbing · nonlinear editing
Plan of timed events
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- programmingWriting software instructions
- lineupOrdered list of participants
primetime · daypart · live · delay · countdown · syndication · network · commercial break
captions
Text describing visual content
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
closed captioning · accessibility · script · hearing impaired · cue · duration · offset · bilingual · multilingual
timecode
Frame-by-frame position reference
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- frame rateDisplay refresh frequency
- timelineOrdered display of events
sequence · clip · trim · cut · splice · footage · post-production · scrubbing · nonlinear editing · rendering
schedule
Plan of timed events
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- programmingWriting software instructions
lineup · primetime · daypart · live · delay · countdown · syndication · network · commercial break · newscast
DAW
Audio production software
beat · tempo · sample · recording · mixing · track · punch-in · automation · marker · session
- time trackinghours, minutes, timesheets, clock in, clock out