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Understanding Timecode
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12. Repeat the channel and deck setup process for each additional channel or deck you want to
configure.
13. (Option) If you want your Avid editing application to check the deck configuration against
the decks physically connected to the system, select “Verify configuration against actual
decks.”
Your Avid editing application checks the deck configuration after you click the Apply button
in the Deck Configuration dialog box and when you start a work session. A message box
warns you if the configuration does not match the deck.
14. Type a name in the Configuration name text box to name the deck configuration.
The new deck configuration appears in the Settings list in the Project window.
15. Click the Apply button to complete the configurations and close the Deck Configuration
dialog box.
16. Double-click Deck Preferences in the Settings list in the Project window to review and if
necessary adjust global deck control options.
For information about these controls, see “Deck Preferences Settings” on page 1374. You
can also view this information by clicking the dialog box and pressing the F1 key (Windows)
or the Help key (Macintosh).
Deleting Deck Configuration Elements
You can delete deck configuration elements to remove or replace them.
To delete deck configuration elements:
1. Double-click Deck Configuration in the Settings list in the Project window.
The Deck Configuration dialog box opens.
2. Click a channel box, a deck box, or the entire configuration to select it.
3. Click the Delete button.
4. Click the Apply button to complete the changes and close the dialog box.
Understanding Timecode
Timecode is an electronic indexing method that denotes hours, minutes, seconds, and frames that
have elapsed in video material. For example, a timecode of 01:03:30:10 denotes a frame that is
marked at 1 hour, 3 minutes, 30 seconds, and 10 frames.
Most video formats, including PAL and HD formats, use non-drop-frame timecode, where every
frame of the video material is counted in sequence.