Specifications

Chapter 35: Working with Synchronization 571
Creating a User Time Stamp
If you want to create a separate user-defined
SMPTE time stamp, you can use the Time Stamp
Selected command in the Regions List pop-up
menu. This command allows you to select a re-
gion (or regions) and redefine its SMPTE time
stamp. The Original Time Stamp and the User-
Time Stamp are then stored with your session.
When audio is first recorded, the User Time
Stamp will match the Original Time Stamp, but
you can change the User Time Stamp at any
time using the Time Stamp Selected command.
This feature is particularly useful in post produc-
tion situations where the SMPTE time code on
video “work prints” often changes from one edit
revision to another.
To time stamp a region (or regions) with a new
SMPTE frame number:
1 In a track, select the region that you want to
time stamp.
2 From the Audio Regions List pop-up menu,
choose the Time Stamp Selected command.
3 Enter a new SMPTE time. You can do this in
three ways:
•Enter the numbers manually (with the help
of the arrow keys).
– or –
•Click the Current Time Code button (or
press the Equal key), if you want to capture
the incoming time code address.
– or –
•Click the Current Selection button, if you
want to enter the start time of the current
on-screen selection.
4 Click OK to close this dialog.
This command can be used in “batch mode” to
set new time stamps for several regions at a time.
To do this, simply select several regions and
choose the Time Stamp Selected command. One
after another, a dialog will open for each region,
allowing you to quickly enter new values.
Once entered, the user time stamps can be dis-
played in all regions currently placed in tracks.
To display User Time Stamps in regions:
■ Choose Display > Display Time in Regions >
User Time Stamp.
To hide User Time Stamps:
■ Choose Display > Display Time in Regions >
None.
Pro Tools 5.x and Using a Region with
User Time Stamp in Another Session
With Pro Tools 5.x, user time stamp information
is saved for each region as part of a session—not
as part of the audio file itself.
To use a time-stamped audio file in another
session, and keep its time stamps intact:
1 Open the session that contains the original
time-stamped region.
2 In the Audio Regions List, select the region
you want to export.
Time Stamp Selected command