VIDEO EDITOR: CHAPTER FOUR 237Posting timecodeIf you plan to create an EDL, you need to make sure that you have posteda timecode onto each of the clips in your video project. This is because thepost-production house needs to know where your original source clips arelocated on tape. If a clip does not have the correct timecode, the post-production house will use 00:00:00:00 as the starting point for playing aclip during recording.Note:To accurately post timecode, you need to have recorded the timecode at thetime of capture using a controllable device.To post timecode:1. Click Clip: Post Timecode to open the Post Timecode dialog box.Post Timecode dialog box2. Type the name of your source video in the Reel name entry box, forexample, "Wedding #1."3. Specify the appropriate time to start recording from the source in theTimecode spin box.The timecode should have been recorded when you captured the videofrom Video Capture using a controllable device. You can view thistimecode by clicking View: View Capture Log in Video Capture andthen loading in the original batch list file (BCT).4. Click OK.
