What causes the Playhead Position to NOT be ZERO at Beginning of Sequence?

[ryjege]

My Playhead is at the absolute beginning of the Sequence yet the Playhead Position reads one minute eight seconds (00;01;08;28). I can't find what is causing it to not be at 00;00;00;00.

Any guidance would be appreciated thank you.

[R Neil Haugen]

In Edit/Preferences/Media, what are your settings for Timecode and Frame-Count?

Also, if you right-click on the sequence name in the timeline, and select 'Start time', what pops up as the default?

Neil

[ryjege]

Hi Neil,

Just checked Edit/Pref/Media.

Timecode = 'Use Media Soruce' 

Frame Count = 'Start at 0'

When I right-click sequence name to check 'Start Time' like you suggested, I get "00;01;08;28"

However...

There is an option there to 'Set by first clip' which was not checked. I checked off the box which caused the Start Time to change to a different time, but then when I unchecked it the Start Time went to 0, so, I hit OK and now my Start Time for the Sequence is at 00;00;00;00.

I guess that rectified the issue I was experiencing. Is that what you were expecting?

[R Neil Haugen · Accepted solution]

Something like that. I've noted that a couple cameras I've worked with seem rather arbitrary is setting the 'start' time of a clip. And with importing clips with different start times than '00:00:00' if any of the options to set start time other than at zeros is selected, well ... you get the odd start time.

Neil

[Gahl the Editor]

Omg this just saved me