All standard framerates
24, 25, 29.97, 30 fps — including 29.97 drop-frame. Auto-detection on signal lock, or manual override.
A complete feature reference for production engineers, video directors, and anyone evaluating LTCue for tour or installation work.
24, 25, 29.97, 30 fps — including 29.97 drop-frame. Auto-detection on signal lock, or manual override.
Decodes LTC from any audio interface, console matrix output, virtual audio bus, or DAW. Mono channel, balanced or unbalanced.
Real-time signal level meter and lock state visible at all times. You know if you have timecode before you need it.
LTCue includes its own LTC generator for studio rehearsal: Free Run from arbitrary start time, or Time-of-Day continuous.
Internal loopback mode lets you generate and decode LTC inside the same machine. Build cue lists without external hardware.
Run two independent timecode engines simultaneously — main + backup, or A/B redundant rigs. Each engine has its own input, lock, and cue routing.
Cues fire on the frame their trigger time hits — not on the next clock tick. Sub-frame jitter doesn't drift over a long show.
Choose how each cue behaves: one-shot, retriggerable, locked, follow-on. Mix modes within a single show.
Target any Resolume layer/column combo per cue. Multiple cues can fire on the same frame across different layers.
Direct OSC to Resolume on ports 7000/7001 (configurable). No MIDI bridge. No Network MIDI. No buffer-related latency.
Fire cues a configurable number of frames early to compensate for system latency, so the clip lands on the frame you intended.
Fire any cue manually from the cue list to check routing during rehearsal or soundcheck — no timecode required.
Add, edit, clone, and delete cues without leaving the app. Inline timecode entry with validation, per-cue color coding, and enable/disable toggles. Inline timecode entry with validation.
LTCue queries Resolume for clip durations and pre-fills cue duration fields. Manual override always available.
Color-code cues by section or source. Scanned and manually-added cues are automatically distinguished, and any cue's color can be overridden.
Self-contained ZIP archive bundling cues, groups, targets, and per-show config. Email it. Drop it on a USB stick.
Configurable auto-save while you work. Clear unsaved-changes indicator in the title bar, and a save prompt before you quit or open another show.
Show files include a minimum-version field. Future LTCue versions can open older shows safely; older versions warn on newer files.
Detailed runtime log persists across crashes for post-show diagnosis. Rotates automatically at a 30 MB ceiling so it never grows unbounded. A clean shutdown writes a clear marker, so you can tell a crash from a normal quit.
The cue editor works on its own copy of your cue list — nothing you change takes effect until you save. Timecode keeps decoding and cues keep firing while the editor is open.
License checks happen quietly in the background and always fail safe — if the network drops, LTCue keeps running on the license it already has. Your cues fire even when the wifi doesn't.
Universal build. Native Apple Silicon performance, plus Intel support back to macOS 13.
Native Windows installer. 64-bit only. Tested on the show laptops people actually take on tour.
Built and tested against current Arena. OSC API support starts at Arena 7.
The trial includes every feature on this page. Run it on your rig with your timecode source. Decide based on real conditions.