Timecode Issue on Quicktime player on MAC

Report · Dec 22, 2022

hi internet. here is korea.

my problem is display timecode on quicktime player of mac.

point is, same MOV file has DIFFERENT timecode on QT Player.

if i open MOV file and display timecode set to Elapsed Time. it will be displayed 01:57:42.

and then, i set to timecode option to SMPTED timecode. it will be displayed 01:57:35:04

01:57:42. vs 01:57:35

what the 7 seconds?

all of the MOV file i had dose not this issue. but, some MOV file has this timecode confuse issue.

i wonder, why this confuse happen. and how to fix it(what displaye method is correct?,,,)

i attached some photo of reference. (i import this MOV file to PR. and look at properties... mediainfo...)

please. help. i wonder.

Report · Dec 22, 2022

Hello the issue comes from the difference between 24fps vs 23.976fps.

1H57 and 42 seconds= 7062 seconds; divided by 24= 294.25 multiplied by 23.976=7054 seconds = 1 hours 57 minutes and 35 seconds.