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June 26, 2023

Program TC overlay displays incorrect timecode

  • June 26, 2023
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I imported shots with double-system audio recorded 32-bit float having jammed an FX6 from a MixPre6ii.  I can sync camera (with guide track) and audio clips in the timeline via TC with no problem.  Here's the oddity: Suddenly the TC overlay in the Program window displays incorrect TC for only the audio clips (up to a minute off), but PPro seems to read the proper TC because I can still sync clips using TC in the timeline.  Also, I had TC properly displayed in a couple of timelines, but when I went to another timeline and then back to the timelines that had correctly displayed the TC, they now also displayed incorrect TC, i.e. the display went bad in seconds.  I had correct TC displayed in these timelines for weeks until this anomaly occurred.  I know because I did a test shot shooting the display of the MixPre, which displayed the same TC as the PPro Program overlay.   I uninstalled and reinstalled PPro: same problem.  On another computer: same problem.  Is this PPro having problems with 32-bit float?  Something else?  [I'm on a trashcan Mac Pro, OS 12.6.6, PPro v23.5]  Thoughts?  Thanks

45 replies

Known Participant
August 27, 2024

Hi Kevin,

 

It looks like this might be fixed for me in 24.5. I don't have time for detailed testing now, but I just worked on a project that I believe had that problem previously with 24.3, and now the TC seemed to match. I can try more testing later if that'd be helpful.

-Jim

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 27, 2024

Hello @kristines23037864,

Thanks very much for the response. I am so sorry that this issue remains for you.

 

Can anyone else on the thread @ilivedinvegas@cmaikai@Collin K@mcx#5000,  verify that this bug is still occurring in 24.6 with its support for LTC timecode in audio tracks? Please let the devs know what you find. My apologies for this issue. I hope the team can address this issue soon.

 

Take Care,
Kevin



Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Participating Frequently
August 12, 2024

Problem remains.  (I'm on v23; my trashcan MacPro can't upgrade to v24-- if that matters). 

Known Participant
August 9, 2024

I am also experiencing this bug in v24.5.0. The workarounds above do not work.

Participant
August 7, 2024

I'm experiencing this bug at the moment. Very frustrating.

Collin K
Participating Frequently
July 23, 2024

I'm still experiencing incorrect time code showing in Overlays on the timeline as of last week.

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 22, 2024

Hi kristines23037864,

I'm Kevin, one of the moderators here. You filed this bug over a year ago. Are you still experiencing this issue? Please let the community know.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 22, 2024

The status of this bug report has been updated.

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Known Participant
July 22, 2024

That workaround worked for me for 29.97NDF timecode as well. 

editbreath
Known Participant
May 24, 2024

Did not work for me. 

Wav 5-channel recording in the field via a Sound Devices 664 as the master timecode source supplying 29.97 ndf timecode to Tentacle Sync Master Transmitter and 3 Tentacle Sync Camera Slaves.  In Premiere, the Program monitor overlay display does not match the timecode of the clip when matched to Source as others have reported. I have Preferences/Media/Indeterminate Media Timebase set to 29.97 fps Non-Drop Frame. My original source starts around the 10hr 20min mark and is about 38 seconds off. Premiere's create multi-cam source sequence syncs the wav file by timecode to the video clip perfectly, just displays the wrong time code in the overlay. This is good as far as it goes, but makes matching the audio to a random clip later nearly impossible. 

 

I deleted and re-imported the wav media file multiple times trying various permutations. When Indeterminate Media Timebase is set to 30 fps, then the display and the source timecode match, but Premiere can't sync by timecode--its off a few seconds--via the multicam sequence creation.

 

A large measure of persistence yielded the following WORKAROUND:

In a moment of digital desperation, I created a 5-channel sequence 29.97ndf, 48kHz and dropped in the field wav file, setting the sequence Start Time to match the wav file start timecode. Then I exported that same 5-channel sequence as a ProResProxy movie [black video] with 5-channel uncompressed audio tracks. When I reimported that ProResProxy video file and laid its audio tracks into a sequence, the overlay display and the source timecode matched. Yay! Premiere had no trouble using create multi-cam source sequence to match audio either. Now my audio tracks and original camera recordings' video tracks have matching timecode and I can edit as expected, save for having the extra step of creating new video movies from each wav audio file. Arggh. 

PPro 23.6.4

Mac 11.5.1 Big Sur