Timecode calculator using normal time for mac#
Timecode calculator using normal time update#

And assuming everything was typed in correctly – you should now have your finished calculation! The first thing you need to do is change it to a timecode style (as per step five and six above), then you can enter the following calculation:ġ2.

Now let’s use the cell A4 to show our final calculation. So, in B1 let’s display the value of A1 as frames (at 25fps). There’s probably a much quicker way to do this, but the most reliable method I’ve found is to convert the timecode values to frames, do the calculations as frames, then convert the frames back to timecode at the end. For the purposes of this demonstration, let’s just add A1 and A2 together. With that complete, you can now start doing some calculations. Excel will automatically format it nicely (i.e. Enter it as a full number, without any spaces (for example 01013000). You can now enter timecode into the fields you selected previously. Then select Time Code from the Style Name and click OK.ħ. You can now start getting to work! Select the fields you want to use as timecode fields, then click Format > Style from the top menu bar.Ħ. In the bottom status bar you should see a message like the below to confirm that everything is working properly:ĥ.

To activate the plugin, press Command+Option+T (Windows users can just press Control + T I’m told, although I haven’t tested it personally yet). You will now be left with a blank Excel workbook. You will be presented with a Macro Warning – just click Open.Ĥ. Unzip the download, and then drag the XLA file into Excel.ģ. Download the XLA script from here (I hope you don’t mind Matthias, but I’ve also mirrored it here – just in case your site ever goes down).Ģ. I tested this on MacOS 10.6.8 and Excel 2008.ġ.

Timecode calculator using normal time for mac#

Here’s a crash course for Mac users out there – although the workflow is very similar for PC users. Although there is some great documentation floating around on the Internet ( this blog is probably the best resource – especially the comments), when I first downloaded it all I really wanted was a Installation Guide and an Example. It hasn’t been updated since 1997, however it still works great, even on the later versions of Excel. The tool I recommended was Excel Time Code Extension by Matthias Bürcher. Fortunately there are some great Macro’s out there that allow you to do just that, however the one I recommended is not terribly well documented, so I thought I would jot down some notes here. Today I was contacted by a filmmaker friend that wanted to work out a way to calculate timecode within an Excel spreadsheet. For those that no longer use Excel, there’s also a Google Sheets version explained here.

Timecode calculator using normal time update#

UPDATE (26th January 2017): As Brad mentions in the comments below, you can now download the TC.XLAM 2.0 beta, which is no longer password protected and works on modern versions of Excel.