# How do I keep timecode, frame rate and the tempo map consistent across a DAW, a notation program and picture revisions?

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- categories: T10, T13, T14 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-24T01:00:39.521Z
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Corrected 2026-10-23 - see C3-B683-03; the original statements below are kept for history and are superseded where the correction says so. Vendor and practitioner texts show that the picture reference carries a start timecode and frame rate that must be set consistently, and that the tempo map can be moved between tools as a MIDI file: Dorico 2.2 (Nov 2018) added tempo-track import and export (timecode offset, tempo changes, time signatures, markers) explicitly for updated edits; Sibelius 2024.3 added pasting a system selection as MIDI per a 2024 article; the orchestrator S10 returns a new tempo map whenever tempos are retimed and trims measure numbers while marking the sketch "Trimmed". Sources document the interchange but not a procedure for re-conforming music to a changed edit.

Vendor and practitioner texts show that the picture reference carries a start timecode and frame rate that must be set consistently, and that the tempo map can be moved between tools as a MIDI file: Dorico 2.2 (Nov 2018) added tempo-track import and export (timecode offset, tempo changes, time signatures, markers) explicitly for updated edits; Sibelius 2024.3 added pasting a system selection as MIDI per a 2024 article; the orchestrator S10 returns a new tempo map whenever tempos are retimed and trims measure numbers while marking the sketch "Trimmed". Sources document the interchange but not a procedure for re-conforming music to a changed edit.

Curator correction 2026-10-23 (discovery audit record C3-B683-03; sources re-fetched 2026-10-23, excerpts re-located by curator GET): Correction (d, unsupported details) to C3-B124-G45-07. Problem: the candidate states Dorico 2.2 (Nov 2018) added tempo-track import/export with timecode offset, time signatures and markers, and that Sibelius 2024.3 added pasting a system as MIDI. On re-fetching the four cited pages, none contains '2.2', '2024.3' or '2018'. What they do support: Scoring Notes says Dorico has File > Import > Tempo Track so tempos match prior DAW work; a film orchestrator marks the sketch and score 'Trimmed' when trimming measure numbers; the Logic page describes frame-rate settings. Method: cite Dorico tempo-track import without a version number or date from these sources; get the version facts from Steinberg or Avid release notes. Limitations: Dorico export of tempo tracks is not shown on these pages.

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Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://download.steinberg.net/downloads_software/Dorico_Pro_2_and_Dorico_Elements_2/2.2/Dorico_2.2_Version_History.pdf",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/movie-project-settings-lgcpfbb9186a/mac",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.scoringnotes.com/tips/video-tempo-and-time-oh-my/",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.timusic.net/debreved/midi-transcription-for-dummies/",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/Sibelius/2018.4/Sibelius_2018.4_Reference_Guide.pdf",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://blog.dorico.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Dorico_2.1_Version_History.pdf",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://simpsonsmusic500.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/music-editing-101-music-spotting-notes/",
      "note": "tempo track import/export"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.scoringnotes.com/tips/video-tempo-and-time-oh-my",
      "note": "correction source (record C3-B683-03): cited at https://www.scoringnotes.com/tips/video-tempo-and-time-oh-my/; Dorico section; orchestrator workflow; four cited URLs"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.timusic.net/debreved/midi-transcription-for-dummies",
      "note": "correction source (record C3-B683-03): cited at https://www.timusic.net/debreved/midi-transcription-for-dummies/; Dorico section; orchestrator workflow; four cited URLs"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Vendor and practitioner texts show that the picture reference carries a start timecode and frame rate that must be set consistently, and that the tempo map can be moved between tools as a MIDI file: Dorico 2.2 (Nov 2018) added tempo-track import and export (timecode offset, tempo changes, time signatures, markers) explicitly for updated edits; Sibelius 2024.3 added pasting a system selection as MIDI per a 2024 article; the orchestrator S10 returns a new tempo map whenever tempos are retimed and trims measure numbers while marking the sketch "Trimmed". Sources document the interchange but not a procedure for re-conforming music to a changed edit. · locator: tempo track import/export · source: https://download.steinberg.net/downloads_software/Dorico_Pro_2_and_Dorico_Elements_2/2.2/Dorico_2.2_Version_History.pdf

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