How can you tell if an MPEG-2 is drop-frame or non drop-frame?

[jlietz]

Title pretty much says it all...

How can you tell if an MPEG-2 is drop-frame or non drop-frame?

Thanks

[JohnnyMalaria]

You don't. Drop-frame or non drop-frame refers to timecode. If there isn't any timecode information in your MPEG-2, it doesn't mean anything.

If there is, then you need software that can read the timecode. Typically, drop-frame timcode notation is used for NTSC material (at 29.97 fps).

[jlietz]

If there is, then you need software that can read the timecode.

Such as? I'm looking for something (PC compatible) that will explicitly tell me drop frame or non drop-frame, similar to DVD Studio Pro for the Mac.

[JohnnyMalaria]

[quote="jlietz"]

If there is, then you need software that can read the timecode./quote]

Such as? I'm looking for something (PC compatible) that will explicitly tell me drop frame or non drop-frame, similar to DVD Studio Pro for the Mac.

Do your MPEG-2s have timecode information?

(If they are MPEG2-TS streams - such as from an HDV camcorder - there will be timecode data.)

[jlietz]

I'm asking in general...I do not currently have an MPEG-2 file I can test, but will need to shortly....

[ron spencer]

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