Timecode to Frames Calculator

Converting timecode to frames

A standard video timecode (HH:MM:SS:FF) can be converted to a single frame count by first converting hours, minutes, and seconds into total seconds, multiplying by the frame rate to get whole-second frames, then adding the leftover frame count: Total Frames = (Hours×3600 + Minutes×60 + Seconds) × FPS + Frames.

This is the calculation video editors and broadcast engineers use to align clips, calculate edit points, and convert between timecode and frame-accurate references.