Final Cut Timecode Export to quicktime

I am trying to export my sequence to quicktime with the sequence time code of 09:58:20. However once self contained converted and played back, the time code shows 00:00. I have tried compressing it with compressor and playing with sequence settings. I also tried shortening the name of the file, nothing works. any suggestions?

If you have a Snow Leopard install disk, you can custom install QT 7 from that. You can also download it from here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/#quicktime
That codec does support timecode. But wait...the original export is ProRes LT, 23.98...and you used MPEG STREAMCLIP to convert it to ProRes 1080i 29.97 (NOT 59.94 frame...fields. There is no broadcast standard that is 1080 59.97 FRAMES. 1080i 59.94 means FIELDS per second....29.97 FCP.) And I'm not sure that MPEG STREAMCLIP does the best job of frame rate conversion...in fact, I know it doesn't. You need to use COMPRESSOR and this formula...it spreads out the 23.98 frames into a 29.97 interlaced QT...blending them better:
23.98 to 29.97 via Compressor:
1. Drop clips you want to convert into Compressor
2. In Compressor, select your video then right click and choose NEW TARGET WITH SETTING > APPLE > FORMATS > QUICKTIME > APPLE PRORES 422 (HQ). Or pick whatever codec you like to work with.
3. Click on that newly created compression setting to open it in the Inspector window. Click the Encoder tab. Click the Video: (Settings…) button. Make the frame rate 29.97. Check the interlaced box. Set it's drop down menu to Bottom field first. Click OK.
4. Click the Frame Controls tab. Set Frame Controls to On. Set Output Fields to Bottom first. Leave Deinterlace on Fast. Leave Adaptive Details checked. Leave Rate Conversion set to Fast. Leave the Set Duration to: on 100% and make sure it's radio button is selected and NOT the "so source frames play at 29.97 fps" button.
5. Make changes to the Filters or Geometry sections as needed. Those settings listed above are the ones critical to getting the proper 3:2 pulldown added.
6. Submit the compression, then bring the resulting video back into Final Cut Pro. Place it in a 29.97 timeline and make sure you watch it on an NTSC monitor to verify that it looks good. If you step through it frame-by-frame you should see the familiar pattern of 2 split/interlaced frames followed by 3 whole frames. This is a very important step. I tried many solutions that looked OK playing back on the computer monitor, but looked terrible on the NTSC monitor.

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