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title: "setTimeFormat"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun16/13366302/setTimeFormat"
format: markdown
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# Description

Specifies whether various parts of the UI display time in SMPTE timecode format or frame number. Most notably this is used for certain time attributes.

## Functional area

System

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `setTimeFormat "smpteOrFrames"` |

### Arguments

| **Name** | **Type** | **Required** | **Comments** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `smpteOrFrames` | string | yes | Must be either " smpte" or "frames" |

### Flags

None

## Return value

void