[LAU] SMPTE timecode?

[Jörn Nettingsmeier]

On 02/17/2010 06:51 PM, Rick Green wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010, Paul Davis wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Rick Green <rtg at aapsc.com> wrote:
>>> I'll be soing a field recording next week for a DVD music production.
>>>  Is
>>> it possible to record an SMPTE timecode on a spare track?  I've found
>>> some
>>> references on the web to something called LTC, which apparently is SMPTE
>>> encoded thru an audio codec.
>>>  Is there any support in Ardour that would use this information to make
>>> post-production easier?
>>
>> Ardour understands only timecode as MTC (MIDI Timecode) : same data,
>> different format.
>>
>  After I sent my request, I continued to search, and eventually found
> the old Ardour manual, which has a chapter on MTC.  I'll see if the
> videographers have the capability of feeding me a MIDI stream with MTC.
> That will be much more useful in post, since Ardour will follow MMC.

all else failing, there are hardware gadgets that will convert ltc to
mtc - most studios should have one lying around. i think the motu midi
timepiece can do it, among others.