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Program TC overlay displays incorrect timecode

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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

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Tim Snider

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I would like to add that this behavior does not happen with Camera sourced Audio Tracks. It only seems to be appearing on seperately imported audio files. In our particular case that we are dealing with right now these are .wav files created by a SoundDevices Recording. And as I mentioned yesterday, the timcode does seem to be read correctly as it will Sync correctly but the editing overlays display the wrong timecode.

@Fergus H Can you recoemed someone who might be able to help look into this with us?

Tim Snider

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I'm experiencing this exact same problem on Premiere 23 and 24 on Windows. I can sync via timecode and everything Syncs but when looking at the video and audio timecod e in the editing overlay (to confirm sync after a tricky edit) we discovered that the audio time code is off by over 40 seconds. However, more research has concluded that it's not really off, if you click in the timeline and open the wavefile in the source window it shows that the audio has the exact same timecode as the video track reports in the overlay. But the Audio overlay is diplaying a much later timecode then what it is actually at. You can also tell this if you go to the beginging of a clip in a timeline. The overlay shows you one timecode but when you look in the bin the actual start time is a completely different timecode. This has made what should be a really easy fix (to correct some possibly slipped edits) into a really difficult task.