# Ms to timecode or FPS

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [June 5, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285 "2023-06-05T23:04:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dgagnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@dgagnon](https://qa.fmod.com/u/dgagnon)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285/1 "2023-06-05T23:04:52Z")

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is there a way to switch the ruler to FPS rather than MS (milliseconds) ?

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**Author:** ![Leah\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/leah_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Leah\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Leah_FMOD)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285/2 "2023-06-05T23:48:44Z")

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Hi,

Unfortunately, there is no way to display time as FPS instead of MS/Beats in FMOD Studio - that said, could you provide some more info about your specific use-case(s) and the intentions behind the question? I may be able to provide an alternative, and/or list more information for an internal feature request.

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**Author:** ![dgagnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@dgagnon](https://qa.fmod.com/u/dgagnon)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285/3 "2023-06-06T00:18:01Z")

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we’re using a lot of imgui tools to make cinematic editors. So timelines are more utilized.  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/7/754c2a89656b51ad919015aa562fd78e8f1281ce.png)

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**Author:** ![Leah\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/leah_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Leah\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Leah_FMOD)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285/4 "2023-06-06T06:35:48Z")

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Thanks for the additional context.

I can definitely see the use for an FPS timecode metric, and I’ve noted your request on our internal feature/improvement tracker.

That said, you can effectively achieve frame subdivisions of 30fps in FMOD Studio by creating a tempo marker with the following time signature: “500 30/16”. Each of these frames at 30fps are subdivided four times, which provides timecodes to 60fps and 120fps with a little extra math.

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**Author:** ![dgagnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@dgagnon](https://qa.fmod.com/u/dgagnon)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285/5 "2024-01-26T15:26:07Z")

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Has this been any further thought or interest?

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**Author:** ![Leah\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/leah_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Leah\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Leah_FMOD)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/ms-to-timecode-or-fps/20285/6 "2024-01-30T22:34:51Z")

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Unfortunately, while the feature has been noted internally, at this point in time it hasn’t been scheduled for development, and we haven’t had any further expressions of interest.