DThmsftoframe(3dm)					    DThmsftoframe(3dm)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     DThmsftoframe - convert hours, minutes, seconds, frame to DAT frame
     number.

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <dmedia/dataudio.h>

     unsigned long DThmsfframe(int hour, int min, int sec, int frame)

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

     hour,min,sec,frame	  The value to be converted, in	absolute time.

RETURNED VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

     DThmsftoframe returns the desired frame number.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     DThmsftoframe converts an hours, minutes, seconds,	frame quadruple,
     representing a time in absolute time, into	the corresponding DAT frame
     number.  Absolute time is a continuously incrementing time	starting from
     0 at the start of the tape.

     Frame numbers are much easier to compare than timecodes.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     DTintro(3dm), DTaddcallback(3dm), DTparseframe(3dm),
     DTremovecallback(3dm), DTtctoframe(3dm), DTvalidtc(3dm), datframe(4)

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

     Mark Callow


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