ABSTRACT
Time code enables every recorded frame of video to be numbered. A number representing hours, minutes, seconds and frame (television signal) is recorded. There are 25 frames per second in the PAL TV signal and so the frame (PAL television signal) number will run from 1 to 25 and reset at the end of every second. In a continuous recording, for example, one frame may be numbered 01:12:45:22, with the following frame numbered 01:12:45:23. This allows precise identification of each frame when editing. The camera operator arranges, at the start of a shoot, the method of frame numbering by adjusting the time code controls, which are usually situated on the side of the camera on the video recorder part of the unit.
