Frame LedgerTimecode, accounted for.

Timecode frame rate converter

Choose what stays fixed: the real duration or the number of frames.

Calculator inputs

HH:MM:SS:FF or digits. A semicolon means drop-frame.

Keep fixed

Target timecode

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Whole frames
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Actual seconds
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Press Calculate to resolve the example.

Two conversions with different meanings

Keep actual duration: target frames = round(source frames × source denominator ÷ source numerator × target numerator ÷ target denominator). Keep frame count: target frames = source frames. Target timecode is then labeled at the selected output rate.

Worked example

240 frames at 24 fps is 00:00:10:00. At 25 fps, keeping duration gives 250 frames and 00:00:10:00. Keeping frames gives 240 frames and 00:00:09:15, lasting 9.6 seconds.

Assumptions and limits

This converts numbers only; it does not retime video or resample audio. Duration mode rounds to the nearest whole target frame, ties away from zero, and reports the actual difference. Frame-count mode deliberately changes playback duration.

For supported rates and input formats, see the frame-rate reference on the calculator home page.

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