Timecode won't start at 0

[Keenan273698333pc8]

I am trying and trying to make a timecode for a video (not related to CD, DVD, VHS, or cassete in any way, just using wav files and 1 jpg file) and I'm able to put a timecode onto the jpg file-- good, but it, for whatever reason, thinks that it should start at 00:29:59:02, where the 02 represents frames. When I saw this, I also saw the offset slider and I thought, "Perfect. No biggie. I can just enter in -99999999 and go from there so I offset it to 0. Not ideal, but you gotta do what you gotta do." Then I realized the farthest it goes is an offset of -32766, meaning my timecode starts at a minimum value of 00:20:52:56, where again the 56 is in frames. This is for a 720p 60 fps video, if that's helpful. I looked up a few previous articles with similar issues, but none of the things they said were helpful. For example, one said I could just overlay a transparent video over everything and it'd correct itself, but whenever I try making a transparent video (I'm using a Mac), I go to File>New>Transparent Video... and click on it, but nothing ever happens. I also looked up some potential fixes for that but no luck. Another article said that it's recommended to set the timecode to 1 hour (or 10 hours for the BBC) but I really want this timecode to start at 00:00:00:00 and won't have it any other way. I'm a little lost here. Any tips?

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

[Migo_AM]

a few years back I had this same hiccup and solved it... Fast forward to today and I forgot how I solved it... But thatnks to you I got it fixed aggain. phew!

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[Keenan273698333pc8]

Thank you so much for this (I hadn't thought of it before) but the problem still persists. This time it wants to start the timecode at 00:29:58:12, even though the setting should force it to start from 00:00:00:00. I tried restarting Premiere but no luck in fixing anything. I was able to figure out that the "Time Display" setting (under "Effect Controls") was able to change some stuff around, some showing 1 hour, some showing 30 minutes, etc., but none of them show 0. The format is SMPTE by the way.

[Keenan273698333pc8]

This is a picture of the settings panel I have now:

And this is a picture of the timecode after choosing these settings:

As you can see, Premiere Pro doesn't start it at 00:00:00:00 even when the settings are set so that it should start at 00:00:00:00. What do I do now? To clarify, I have looked at other help articles on this topic and none of them have helped. If you know why this was misinterpreted by Adobe Premiere Pro, I would be very much in your gratitude if you would please kindly enlighten me.

[Keenan273698333pc8]

I think I've fixed it. If you, dear reader, go to Effect Controls and in the Timecode controls box you hit where it says "Media" by default, change it to "Clip".