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Known Participant
June 4, 2024

Burned-in timecode only displays when playing or scrubbing in sequence and won't export Premiere Pro

  • June 4, 2024
  • 12 replies
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Hi,

I have a number of sequnces, each a rushes roll. I want to export to a small H.264 file with burned-in timecode. I have added the Metadata and Timecode burn-in Effect (I only need timecode) and it works fine prividing the sequence is playing or is scrubbed through. But when the sequence is paused, it disappears. If I export it also doesn't feature on the exported file, even after rendering.. I have used this feature many times in the past but doesn't seem to work now with Premiere Pro 2024   24.1.0

 

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve

12 replies

Participant
September 16, 2026

I think I still have a version of this bug in Premiere 26.3.2

I have a timeline with the effect applied to multiple clips and some places with only a single clip. I can see all the applied timecode effects when scrubbing through the timeline. But they disappear on pause and do not appear in any exports. They are still missing if I render the timeline.
A similar behavior happens when I load the timeline in Media Encoder, I can see the timecode info in the preview window in the export settings window, but it doesn’t appear in the export. 

Participant
September 10, 2025

This worked for me! Thank you!

Participant
March 10, 2025

Just had the same issue using 25.0.0 for the first time with this effect on the individual clips. 1080 timeline had UHD clips and the effect could only be seen when playing.  The TC could be seen in media exporter, but did not appear on the file created. Added a transparent layer and put the effect there and now it can be seen on the exported file

Participant
September 3, 2024

pigsalreadyfly

This worked ! Thanks so much!

Known Participant
August 29, 2024

The fix for this is to make SURE you are adding the effect onto a transparent video layer that is created when you have your sequence open, that way it's the same resolution as you sequence. If the transparent video layer or adjustment layer is a different resolution, it glitches the metadata and timecode effect as you described. I just encountered this and fixed it this way.

Todd_Reeder
Inspiring
July 9, 2024

Hi @Steve Wildside thank you for the information.  I can repro and have logged a bug.

Participant
July 9, 2024

I also have this issue. Mac Studio M3. Metadata & Timecode Burn-in Plugin. When paused the timecode disappears. When playing it shows up just fine. I have gotten around this by using the (obsolete) Timecode plugin. It does show up when paused or playing. 

Known Participant
June 5, 2024

I updated to Premiere Pro version 24.4.1

I believe this is the latest version. The disapearing BITC display is still the same.

 

Cheers,

Steve

Known Participant
June 5, 2024

The picture is fine on the HD monitor. The problem is that the burned-in timecode box disapears as soon as the play head is paused in the sequence. Also, if I export I get a perfect exported video file except that the burned-in timecode doesn't feature. No rectangular black box with timecode numbers in it. It's very strange.

Cheers,

Steve

R Neil Haugen
Legend
June 4, 2024

I'm puzzled about this. I can have a UHD sequence, playing it back on a 1920x1080 monitor, and see the whole image just fine. The monitor pixel dimensions shouldn't matter.

 

Hence my puzzlement.

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