Timecode Calculation - the other way

Have you ever been looking for a timecode calculator that can do more than just "plus" and "minus"? We thought about the way a calculator works and about the way we want to deal with timecodes and frame numbers. It just didn't fit.
So we thought a little bit harder and here comes the good news:

Expression-based

With the Pomfort FrameCalculator we introduce powerful expression-based calculations to the world of timecodes. Expression-based means that you don't have to enter your calculation linearly step by step: Enter a full expression representing your calculation into the FrameCalculator - it will be interpreted on the fly as you type - including highlighting of syntactic errors (e.g. missing closing brackets).

Operators

Within an expression you can

• add and subtract timecodes and frame numbers,
• multiply timecodes with rational numbers,
• divide timecodes into fractions,
• use brackets for grouping of sub-expressions and
• convert timecodes to frame numbers and back.

Currently we are supporting these operations for the mixed use of feature film, video, drop and non-drop time code formats with the respective frame rates. Take a closer look at the syntax of the expression in the Syntax of Expressions Help Page.

As mixing film material of different time code formats can be done on a time base but also on a frame base Pomfort Frame Calculator supports both calculation methods: 10 minutes of 24 fps material added to 10 min of 25 fps material would result in 20 minutes worth of time code in "preserve time" mode, but in a slightly different value in the "preserve frames" mode, where the frame counts are simply added and interpreted in the chosen frame rate.

Disk Space, Transfer Time and Film Footage

With FrameCalculator you can convert the result time value of your calculation into disk space usage or transfer time for a selected image format (e.g. "2k-resolution in 10bit color depth and 1.85:1 format") and network connection (e.g. "1 GB Ethernet"). FrameCalculator tells you how many Giga- or Terabytes of data this would approximately be and how long a transfer of this data will take over the given network connections.

In addition to that you can estimate the footage of film that would be needed for the given result for different film materials.

Screenshots

The screenshots show the different result display modes of the Pomfort FrameCalculator. For detailed information see the help pages.

What's new in v1.0.1?

• Added history list of expressions for later reuse
• Added some user interface improvements (e.g. mouse-over buttons)
• Added help-button that opens the syntax definitions directly
• Fixed a bug that could cause wrong log entries
• Added Super8 and 65/70mm film formats

More

• Check out the help pages to learn more about the features of the Pomfort FrameCalculator.

Pomfort FrameCalculator v1.0.1

Universal Binary Includes free demo & full version

More Information
Online Help Files: Feature Overview Syntax of Expressions The calculator window Modes of the Result Display About Frame Rates

Purchase online!
Single seat license* for Pomfort FrameCalculator: $25 USD * See our End User License Agreement If you want to request education licenses, please write an email to sales@pomfort.com, and we are going to find a solution for your certain needs.

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Other Versions for older Mac OS X
Separate version of Pomfort FrameCalculator v1.0.1 for Mac OS X 10.3.9: FrameCalculator1039.zip