Timecode, metadata & file integrity · Working
Non-drop-frame timecode
Also called: NDF
ELI5
A timecode numbering method that counts every frame number without clock-time correction.
Used in conversation
“The delivery specification asks for non-drop-frame timecode, so post needs to plan for it now.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Non-drop-frame timecode” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Connected terms
- Drop-frame timecodeDrop-frame timecode skips timecode numbers to track clock time at certain fractional frame rates; non-drop counts every number and drifts from clock time.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14