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Post #223498

Author
Zion
Parent topic
.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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Date created
30-Jun-2006, 3:58 PM
DTS timecode on film is used by the DTS sound system to keep the audio CDs in sync with the projector. There isn't any way you can actually read DTS timecode without the proper professional equipment, and it isn't SMPTE timecode anyway. It's binary I think.

For anyone who has downloaded it, you'll notice that the very first frame of our TC Print is 01:00:07:19. It doesn't start at 01:00:00:00 like you'd expect. When we say "01:00:00:00 @ 'PICTURE START'" on the color bar screen, what we mean is that would be the very first frame of the actual film reel (the picture start frame). We actually counted on our copy of the film how many frames there were from the beginning of the reel to the first frame of the Star Wars logo. So when you see it pop up at 01:00:40:12, it is actually synced up to the film itself.


Edit: Good call Karyudo! At least someone got it.