SMPTE Subframes and Days

Nuendo can also display subframes and days.

Each frame is divided into 80 subframes. These appear separated from frames by a period.

  • To display subframes, activate Show Timecode Subframes in the Preferences dialog (Transport page).

If a project crosses the 24-hour mark, days can be displayed. These appear as a day number to the left of the SMPTE display separated by a space.

Example

For live events that take place in the evening, it can be useful to display days in timecode even when the project is shorter than 24 hours. If the central timecode generator for the event is running time-of-day SMPTE that correlates to the actual time on the clock, the time display may cross the 24-hour mark at midnight. In that case, all timecode values after midnight will have a 1 in the days position to the left of the SMPTE value.