Appendix 1: Basic Strategies it's timecode, so that, for example, a frame with a timecode of 01:00:00:01 (at 24FPS) becomes frame number 86401 (remember to pad the numbers with leading zeros as well, making the file- name more like 0086401.tif in this case). There are several benefits to using a frame-based approach: Image editing systems (such as Photoshop) can be used to make quick fixes to frames (rather than needing a dedicated video editing system). Footage is better protected from digital corruption (damage will typically only affect a single frame, whereas corruption on a clip file can potentially destroy the entire clip). Basic editing can be performed simply by manipulating the files, rather than having to use an editing system (for example, you can simply delete frames to shorten a sequence). You can render individual frames in order to fix problems across a frame range, rather than hav- ing to render out an entire clip each time. There are some drawbacks to this approach though: The overall volume of data increases dramatically.