BUG: Media Encoder will not generate drop frame timecode.
- If creating a preset from scratch, it is possible to "Set Start Timecode" to a DF (e.g. 01;00;0;00)...HOWEVER the output file will be NON drop frame starting at 00;59;56;11
- A preset with DF "Set Start Timecode" of 01:00;00;00 will immediately be changed to NDF timecode starting at 00:59:56:12 when applied to source clip in queue, and can not be changed to DF 01;00;00;00 once applied.
- In Preferences>Media, "Indeterminate Media Timebase" is always set to 29.97 Drop-Frame
I have tried several versions of Media Encoder:
12.1.2 in Mac OSX 10.11.6
13.0.1 in Mac OSX 10.13.6

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Mike Sepulveda commented
i have media encoder on a few different macs and the only one I can generate DFTC is using Version 13.1 (Build 173) None of the other macs with newer version of media encoder work correctly. Unforunately I download this excact older version. Adobe fix your junk!! We pay amonthly premium and shouldn't get hosed like this!!!
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adam coles commented
Anyone figure this out?
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Jake Watkins commented
I'm having the same issue. We have some media encoder presets we've been using for an episodic show and a few months ago we were doing fine using them. But not we're exporting more deliverables and I can't generate a drop frame export for the life of me. Does anyone have an acutal solution to this?
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Antoine Autokroma.com (Independent Developer of AfterCodecs, BRAW Studio, PlumePack, Influx) commented
Did you try with AfterCodecs ? https://autokroma.com/AfterCodecs/