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The following are the different time units available (hh=hours, mm=minutes, ss=seconds, and ff=frames):

Time format name

Units

Samples

numbered (starting with zero)

 

 

Time

hh:mm.ss.sss

Seconds

sssss.sss (to three decimal places)

 

 

Time & Frames

hh:mm:ss.ff

Absolute Frames

frames are numbered starting with 0

 

 

Measures & Beats

measures.beats.ticks, where 64 ticks = 1 beat

Feet & Frames 16mm (40 fpf)

feet+frames, where 40 frames = 1 foot

 

 

Feet & Frames 35mm (16 fpf)

feet+frames, where 16 frames = 1 foot

SMPTE Film Sync IVTC (23.976 fps, Video)

hh:mm:ss:ff

(available only in the full version of Vegas)

 

 

 

SMPTE Film Sync (24 fps)

hh:mm:ss:ff

(available only in the full version of Vegas)

 

SMPTE EBU (25 fps, Video)

hh:mm:ss:ff

 

 

SMPTE Non-Drop (29.97 fps, Video)

hh:mm:ss:ff

SMPTE Drop (29.97 fps, Video)

hh:mm:ss:ff

 

 

SMPTE 30 (30 fps, Audio)

hh:mm:ss:ff

Audio CD Time

hh:mm:ss or hh:mm:ss:ff when zoomed in tightly

 

 

Editing the ruler offset

The ruler doesn’t necessarily need to start with zero at the far left side. You can enter an offset to change the orientation of the ruler in a project. One use of this is to create a lead-in into a project. A five-second offset would mean that the ruler would start at -5 seconds and would be at 0 five seconds into the project.

Note: You cannot create a ruler offset in an audio CD layout project.

1.Position the cursor at the desired location along the timeline.

2.Right-click the ruler and choose Set Time at Cursor from the shortcut menu. The current ruler value is highlighted.

3.Enter a time value.

4.Press Enter to set the ruler’s time. The value that you enter at the cursor’s position affects the entire ruler.

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