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Mode
Allows you to choose the time code mode that matches your video mode. The options include:
NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps, the most common format), NTSC non drop frame (30 fps),
PAL/SECAM (25 fps), 59.94fps (used by some HD formats such as 720p), 23.976fps (used by
some HD formats and TV movies made from film), and FILM (24 fps, used only for actual film
projections, not for film on TV).
Set Blank Frames
This feature allows you to ensure a minimum number of blank frames between the out-point of
any caption or subtitle, and the in-point of the next one. Some DVD and Blu-ray authoring
systems give errors if subtitles are timed too close together. Usually a setting of 5 blank frames
is plenty. Note that this function can only increase the number of blank frames; setting a smaller
number will never reduce the time between two captions/subtitles.
Convert Time Code
This option allows you to convert time code between NTSC Drop Frame and NTSC Non Drop
Frame as well as PAL/SECAM and FILM frame. If you assigned the time code to a cca file in
DF while the video is really a NDF, you can convert the time code to NDF and vice versa. If
there is any inconsistency with DF/NDF issue, it will show clearly when you do AutoSync. The
same applies to any PAL/SECAM or FILM format videos. The difference between DF and NDF
time code is 3 seconds and 18 frames over an hour of video.
Fill-In All Caption Times
This feature will assign a time code to selected rows if a time code is set for the first and last line
of the selected rows. This can be used when a person is speaking for a long period of time (a
lecture or speech) at a fairly steady rate. This feature can save time when subtitling a video, since
it does not require you to enter a time code for each row. Select a segment of the video needing
time codes. Then do the following:
1. Assign a time code to the first row of text needing time code to be filled in.
2. Find the last line of the segment and assign the time code to it.
From To
• 23.976fps
• FILM (24 fps)
• PAL/SECAM (25 fps)
• NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
• NTSC non drop frame (30 fps)
• 59.94fps
• 23.976fps
• FILM (24 fps)
• PAL/SECAM (25 fps)
• NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
• NTSC non drop frame (30 fps)
• 59.94fps