Artist Help:Timecode Files
Time-code events can be triggered from the following sources,
| MTC | MIDI Time Code from any suitable device in the MIDI Manager. |
| ATC | Audio file installed in the Audio Manager. |
| VTC | Video file installed in the Video Manager. |
| CTC | Disk media (CD/DVD) in the CD/DVD Media Manager. |
All time code event files are the same basic format but are named to be specific to the event source. All these files reside in the Workspace directory.
MIDI Time Code Event file (MTC)[edit]
Several user named MTC files can exist on disk but only one can be loaded at any one time. The available files are listed in 'MIDI Manager/MIDI Time code files' in the Resources tree.
Creating MTC In the Resources navigator open the MIDI Manager and right-click on 'MIDI Time Code files'. Select 'Create MTC'. Or, you can select 'File/New/MIDI time event file' from the main menu.
Loading MTC In the Resources navigator open 'MIDI Manager/MIDI Time code files' and right-click on the file to load. Select 'Load MTC'. Or, you can select 'File/Open/MIDI time event file'
Audio wave (ATC)[edit]
Each audio file can have it's own time code file. This file can load automatically when the file is played or it can be preloaded. When it is loaded any other Audio manager time code file will unload. The available files are listed in Audio Manager/Time code files in the Resources tree.
Creating ATC In the Resource navigator open the Audio Manager/Waves and right-click on the file. Select 'Create ATC'. This will create an ATC file with the same name as the audio file with '.atc' extension added.
Loading ATC In the Resources navigator open 'Audio Manager/Waves' and right-click on a file with the blue 'atc' overlaid icon. Select 'Load ATC'.
Video clip (VTC) This has the same behaviour as the Audio manager except that a Video manager time code file can be loaded at the same time as an Audio file time code. The available files are listed in Video Manager/Timecode files in the Resources tree.
Creating VTC In the Resources navigator open Video manager and right-click on the required file. Select 'Create VTC'. This will create a VTC file with the same name as the clip file with the '.vtc' extension added.
Loading VTC In the Resources navigator open Video Manager and right-click on a file with the blue 'vtc' overlaid icon. Select 'Load VTC'.
CD Audio (CTC) A time code file can be associated with the CD disk ID and will load automatically when the CD disk is mounted. The available files are listed in CD Audio Manager/Timecode files in the Resources tree.
Creating CTC In the Resource tree open 'CD/DVD Media Manager' and right-click on 'CD/DVD time code files'. Select 'Create CTC'. Or, select 'File/New/CD/DVD event file' from the main menu.
Loading CTC In the Resources navigator open the 'CD/DVD Media Manager/CD/DVD time code files' and right-click on the required file. Select 'Load CTC'. Or, select 'File/Open/CD/DVD time code file' from the main menu.