Timecode

In an editing program, the editor is constantly playing with time. They put certain clips are specific times to flow the video in the correct way. The way an editor views the specific time in the video is a set of numbers called a time code. Normally, a time code displays around 8 different numbers, those being hours, minutes, second, frames. Hours, minutes, and seconds are used when talking about real life time, but the only difference is the frame count. Frames are still images that are played back at rapid speed to create a video. In film, a standard frame rate is 24 Frames Per Second. By using the time code built in with the editing program, editors are able to use it to travel to a specific part of the video they're editing.  Without the use of timecode, it would be a lot harder for editors to find certain parts of a video.