Batch Add TC

Batch Add TC is designed to add a timecode track to QuickTime files exported from Avid. The starting TC value and the Source ID (Reel name) is read from a corresponding ALE shot log which is also exported from the Avid system. When imported into FCP, the QuickTime files appears in the bin browser with the original timecode and reel name.

Batch Add TC works by going through each clip in the ALE shot log, truncating the clip name entry if necessary, adding a file extension if necessary and then look for a QuickTime file by this name in a specified folder. If it finds a QuickTime file with this name, it will read the timecode entry and reel name from the ALE shot log and add this as a timecode track to the QuickTime file. This is possible because Avid is very consistent at naming the QuickTime files when performing an export. Avid uses the first 27 or 28 characters (depending on the QuickTime version) of the clip name as basis of the QuickTime file name and then adds a file extension.

NOTE: Batch Add TC requires three distinct columns to be present in the ALE log: Start, Name and Tape. If you want to add timecode from an Auxiliary Timecode column or the TC 24 Start column this also has to be present.
 

To batch add timecode to a number of QuickTime files follow these steps: