diff --git a/ptulsconv/__init__.py b/ptulsconv/__init__.py
index 409bee3..ecb95e6 100644
--- a/ptulsconv/__init__.py
+++ b/ptulsconv/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from .ptuls_grammar import protools_text_export_grammar
 from .ptuls_parser_visitor import DictionaryParserVisitor
+from .transformations import TimecodeInterpreter
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diff --git a/ptulsconv/commands.py b/ptulsconv/commands.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965ecfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ptulsconv/commands.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import ptulsconv
+import json
+import sys
+
+def convert(input_file, convert_times, apply_session_start, output=sys.stdout):
+    parsed = dict()
+    with open(input_file, 'r') as file:
+        ast = ptulsconv.protools_text_export_grammar.parse(file.read())
+        dict_parser = ptulsconv.DictionaryParserVisitor()
+        parsed = dict_parser.visit(ast)
+
+    if convert_times:
+        xform = ptulsconv.transformations.TimecodeInterpreter()
+        xform.apply_session_start = apply_session_start
+        parsed = xform.transform(parsed)
+
+    json.dump(parsed, output)
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/ptulsconv/ptuls_parser_visitor.py b/ptulsconv/ptuls_parser_visitor.py
index 11308c2..c537d4c 100644
--- a/ptulsconv/ptuls_parser_visitor.py
+++ b/ptulsconv/ptuls_parser_visitor.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class DictionaryParserVisitor(NodeVisitor):
         states = []
         for next_state in visited_children:
             states.append(next_state[0][0].text)
-
         return states
 
     def visit_track_clip_state(self, node, visited_children):
diff --git a/ptulsconv/transformations.py b/ptulsconv/transformations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be9d4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ptulsconv/transformations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from timecode import Timecode, TimecodeError
+
+class Transformation:
+    def transform(self, input_dict) -> dict:
+        return input_dict
+
+
+class TimecodeInterpreter(Transformation):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.apply_session_start = False
+
+    def transform(self, input_dict: dict) -> dict:
+        retval = super().transform(input_dict)
+        rate = input_dict['header']['timecode_format']
+        start_tc = self.convert_time(input_dict['header']['start_timecode'],
+                                                               rate, offset=None)
+
+        retval['header']['start_timecode_decoded'] = start_tc
+        convert_start_tc = None
+        if self.apply_session_start is True:
+            convert_start_tc = Timecode(framerate=input_dict['header']['timecode_format'],
+                                        start_timecode=input_dict['header']['start_timecode'])
+
+        retval['tracks'] = self.convert_tracks(input_dict['tracks'], timecode_rate=rate,
+                                               session_start=convert_start_tc)
+
+
+        for marker in retval['markers']:
+            marker['location_decoded'] = self.convert_time(marker['location'], rate,
+                                                           convert_start_tc)
+        return retval
+
+    def convert_tracks(self, tracks, timecode_rate, session_start):
+        for track in tracks:
+            new_clips = []
+            for clip in track['clips']:
+                new_clips.append( self.convert_clip( clip ,
+                                                     timecode_rate= timecode_rate,
+                                                     session_start=session_start ))
+
+            track['clips'] = new_clips
+        return tracks
+
+    def convert_clip(self, clip, timecode_rate, session_start):
+        time_fields = ['start_time', 'end_time', 'duration', 'timestamp']
+
+        for time_field in time_fields:
+            if clip[time_field] is not None:
+                if time_field == 'duration':
+                    clip[time_field + "_decoded"] = self.convert_time(clip[time_field],
+                                                         framerate=timecode_rate, offset=None)
+                else:
+                    clip[time_field + "_decoded"] = self.convert_time(clip[time_field],
+                                                    framerate=timecode_rate, offset=session_start)
+
+        return clip
+
+    def convert_time(self, time_string, framerate, offset= None):
+        tc = Timecode(framerate=framerate, start_timecode=time_string)
+        if offset is not None:
+            tc = tc - offset
+
+        return dict(frames=tc.frames, framrate= framerate, seconds= (float(tc.frames) / float(tc.framerate)))
+
+
diff --git a/tests/test_robinhood1.py b/tests/test_robinhood1.py
index 9c5d9d6..ebb9ff8 100644
--- a/tests/test_robinhood1.py
+++ b/tests/test_robinhood1.py
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ class TestRobinHood1(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(parsed['markers'][0]['time_reference'], 0)
             self.assertEqual(parsed['markers'][0]['units'], "Samples")
 
+    def test_transform_timecode(self):
+        parsed = dict()
+        with open(self.path, 'r') as f:
+            visitor = ptulsconv.DictionaryParserVisitor()
+            result = ptulsconv.protools_text_export_grammar.parse(f.read())
+            parsed = visitor.visit(result)
+
+        xformer = ptulsconv.TimecodeInterpreter()
+        xformer.apply_session_start = True
+
+        xformed = xformer.transform(parsed)
+
+        pprint.pprint(xformed)
+
+
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':