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Chapter 9: Time Code and Synchronization Features 53
chapter 9
Time Code and Synchronization Features
Pro Tools 9.0 provides various time code and
synchronization features for working with au-
dio, film, video, or digital video that were previ-
ously only available with Pro Tools HD,
Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2, or Pro Tools LE
with Complete Production Toolkit.
Timebase Rulers
Pro Tools provides three additional Timebase
rulers to Pro Tools that were previously only
available with Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools LE with
DV Toolkit 2, or Pro Tools LE with Complete
Production Toolkit: Time Code, Time Code 2,
and Feet+Frames. You can also spot audio to
Time Code or Feet+Frames.
To add one of these rulers to the Timebase ruler:
 Do one of the following:
• Select View > Rulers > Time Code.
• Select View > Rulers > Time Code 2.
• Select View > Rulers > Feet+Frame.
Time Code Displays the Time Scale in SMPTE
frames. The Time Code Rate and Session Start
time are set from the Session Setup window. The
Time Code Time Scale is absolute based on the
frame rate.
Pro Tools supports the following frame rates:
• 23.976 FPS
•24 FPS
•25 FPS
• 29.97 FPS
• 29.97 FPS Drop
•30 FPS
•30 FPS Drop
Secondary Time Code Ruler A secondary time
code ruler, labeled Time Code 2, lets you refer-
ence video frame rates in the Timeline that are
different from the session Time Code rate. How-
ever, you cannot Spot to the Time Code 2 ruler
and it cannot be set as the Main Time Scale. The
secondary time code ruler can be set to show
any Pro Tools supported frame rate. The Time
Code 2 ruler can also display the additional fol-
lowing frame rates:
•50 FPS
• 59.94 FPS
• 59.94 FPS Drop
•60 FPS
•60 FPS Drop
For more information on working in
Pro Tools with time code and synchroniza-
tion, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
For information on other Timebase rulers,
see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.