# Detect timecode from Media Display

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-timecode-from-media-display/128225>\
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**Created:** [November 10, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-timecode-from-media-display/128225 "2004-11-10T16:20:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-timecode-from-media-display/128225/1 "2004-11-10T16:20:37Z")

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I’ve got a training FLA I’m authoring and it contains a Media Display and Controller component. The Display component uses a list of cue points to navigate through my label-rich presentation mc, but I’m also in need to add a caption mc that can detect the timecode of a playing media display component and sync its own mc timeline along with the narration. I figure there has to be some why to listen to the media display or the controller component and then use that to move the playhead on the caption\_mc timeline.

Any suggestions or am I being a bit too optimistic?