PREREQUISITES
• 1 PHOTON servers connected on a dedicated network.
• A MIDI timecode generator (the Rosendahl mif4 MIDI Timecode Interface is used in this example).
1. Add a MIDI Device
I/O Manager
- Select the MIDI tab.
- Select an empty slot from the Active Devices list.
- Select a MIDI device from the Available Devices list to assign it as the Active Device.
2. Manage MIDI Timecode
Timecode
- Add a new timecode slot by clicking the [+] button or by pressing [Ctrl++].
- Select a the timecode slot.
- Select the timecode framerate from the FPS dropdown menu.
- Select MIDI as the timecode type.
- Select the {MIDI device} from the dropdown menu.
- Make sure the timecode [Enable] toggle is activated.
3. Bind the Timeline to a Timecode
Timeline
- Locate the Time Code window section.
- Select the {timecode slot} from the dropdown menu.
- Activate the [Enable] toggle to listen to incoming timecode.
- Activate the [Auto Play] toggle to lock the Playhead to incoming timecode.
Audio Timecode (LTC)
PREREQUISITES
• An audio timecode generator
• An audio interface. (the Dante Via is used in this example).
4. Add an Audio Device
I/O Manager
- Select the Audio Devices tab.
- Select an empty slot from the Active Devices list.
- Select an audio interface from the Available Devices list to assign it as the Active Device.
- Incoming audio timecode will be displayed in the Preview window if set correctly.
5. Manage Audio Timecode
Timecode
- Add a new timecode slot by clicking the [+] button or by pressing [Ctrl++].
- Select the timecode slot.
- Select the timecode framerate from the FPS dropdown menu.
- Select Linear as the timecode type.
- Select the {Audio Device} from the dropdown menu.
- Select the {Audio Channel} from the dropdown menu.
- Make sure the timecode [Enable] toggle is activated.
6. Timeline
Timeline
- Locate the Time Code window section.
- Select the {timecode slot} from the dropdown menu.
- Activate the [Enable] toggle to listen to incoming timecode.
- Activate the [Auto Play] toggle to lock the Playhead to incoming timecode.