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8 articles on SMPTE.

Who Owns Timecode When disguise Is in the Rig?

A media server with its own transport changes the master question. When disguise should own the clock, when it should chase, and how to draw the seam.

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Guides5 min read

How to Chase External Timecode with a Cue Stack

Most guides cover generating timecode. Following someone else's is the harder half — locating, re-syncing, and deciding what happens when it stops.

Guides5 min read

How to Convert TCNet to SMPTE Timecode

TCNet carries deck position over UDP 60000, but no lighting console reads it. How to turn it into LTC, MTC or Art-Net timecode a desk can actually chase.

Guides4 min read

Where Should Your Show's Timecode Come From?

Reaper, QLab, the console's internal clock, a hardware generator, or the live performance itself. Four architectures, and how to pick between them.

Guides8 min read

How to Send Timecode to grandMA3: LTC, MTC, Art-Net and TCNet

grandMA3 can follow SMPTE/LTC, MIDI timecode or Art-Net timecode. How each reaches the console, which to choose, and what happens when the source drops.

Comparisons4 min read

CueSync for ShowKontrol Users: Timecode and Cues From the Decks

Looking at ShowKontrol and CueSync? What CueSync does with Pioneer decks: timecode out from every edition, cues on your console, and its limits.

Guides6 min read

Resolume Arena + Timecode: Syncing Video to the Show Clock

How to combine Resolume Arena with CueSync timecode — SMPTE LTC, Ableton Link and drift protection.

Product5 min read

What's Inside CueSync Theatre & Production Editions?

A look inside CueSync Theatre and Production editions: the Show Editor timeline, timecode chase, the Companion crew board, Predictive Preview and Crowd.