[PD-dev] timecode reading

[marco zinz]

hello

i am currently working on a patch and therefor need to be able to read
timecode. this can either be smpte timecode or a different one i.e. one
developed by stanton, also audio based, that is much quicker to
synchronise and also backwards readable.
does anyone have a clue how to analyse the audio stream in order to
resolve the timecode information, especially if i don't know the exact
structure of the timecode, as it is the case with the stanton timecode.
i could provide a download with an example of it.
or does anyone have an idea how to generate a timecode that is backwards
readable as well as containing absolute time code, and still possible to
decode within pd?
i'd really appreciate any help.
thanks in advance
cheers
marco