MN>         I wonder if you or anyone could tell me what the
MN> frame rate is
MN>         at the video out on a CCD camcorder. I am going to
MN> attempt to
MN>         write a sync pulse in sync with SMPTE code. My
MN> manual says the
MN>         SMPTE code must be the exact same frame rate as the
MN> video
MN>         output.
All NTSC video is approximately 30 frames per second.  In reality, that's not 
quite accurate.  To compensate for the slight discrepancy, there are two 
types of SMPTE time code, the most popular being "drop-frame" time code.  
Every so often, a frame number is skipped, to "catch up".
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