Timecode to Frames Calculator

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Choose the conversion direction. Both modes support all frame rates.
Select the frame rate of your video. Drop-frame (DF) rates are used for NTSC broadcast to keep the timecode clock in sync with real wall time.
Hours component of the SMPTE timecode (HH).
h
Minutes component of the SMPTE timecode (MM).
min
Seconds component of the SMPTE timecode (SS).
s
Sub-second frame number within the current second (FF). Must be less than the frame rate.
fr
Total frames
132,258

Absolute frame index from the start of the reel or sequence

Real elapsed time1h 31m 50.750s

Frame 132,258 at 24 fps (cinema)

  • At 24 fps (cinema), timecode 01:31:50:18 equals frame 132,258.
  • Real elapsed time at the actual frame rate: 1h 31m 50.750s.
  • Frame numbers are zero-indexed: frame 0 is the very first frame, so the Nth frame has index N-1.

Next stepUse the reverse mode to convert a frame number back to a timecode, or compare NDF vs DF at the same timecode to see the drift.

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