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Overview

LTC Magic helps you rebuild reliable timelines from production audio by reading Linear Timecode, or LTC, from your recordings. It is designed for post-production workflows where audio files need to be sorted, aligned, checked, and handed off cleanly to editors, mixers, or finishing teams.

The app works locally on your machine. You point it at your audio, choose the LTC source, confirm the expected frame rate, and let LTC Magic analyse the files. From there, it can create timeline outputs, validate sync information, and prepare deliverables such as FCPXML for editorial workflows.

LTC Magic is especially useful when working with field recordings, grouped tracks, multichannel WAVs, or sessions where timecode needs to be recovered and made practical again. When you need a multichannel WAV turned into separate mono files without re-encoding, use the Polywav Splitter. It does not replace editorial judgment, but it gives you a faster and safer way to get from raw production audio to an organised, timecode-aware timeline.

A typical workflow

  1. Prepare your audio files in a clear folder structure.
  2. Open the files in LTC Magic.
  3. Select the audio channel or file that contains LTC.
  4. Confirm the frame rate and timecode settings.
  5. Run timestamping or timeline rebuild.
  6. Review validation warnings.
  7. Export the required deliverables.

Before sending anything onward, always check the validation results and spot-check the exported timeline against the original material.