The VG-50 is a small, desktop sized combination SMPTE VITC time code generator and LTC-to-VITC time code translator. It's operates with SD analog composite video and is ideal for use to add VITC to a copy of an analog video recording or to add VITC time code to a blackburst reference signal. It has an "On Screen" display of either the time code or the user bits (or OFF) and the display also has a "Phase Meter" which shows the relationship between a SMPTE LTC time code input and the associated video input.