diff --git a/src/lib/time/digxel.hpp b/src/lib/time/digxel.hpp
index 964985c3e..8237d95dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/time/digxel.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/time/digxel.hpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ namespace time {
   typedef Digxel< int, digxel::SexaFormatter> SexaDigit;  ///< for displaying time components (sexagesimal)
   typedef Digxel<uint, digxel::HexaFormatter> HexaDigit;  ///< for displaying a hex byte
   typedef Digxel< int, digxel::HourFormatter> HourDigit;  ///< for displaying hours in H:M.S
-  typedef Digxel<long, digxel::CountFormatter> CountVal;  ///< for displaying a counter      ///////////TICKET #882 : outch!
+  typedef Digxel<int64_t, digxel::CountFormatter> CountVal;  ///< for displaying a counter      ///////////TICKET #882 : should better use a typedef for frame counts
   
   
   /** special Digxel to show a sign.
diff --git a/tests/library/time/quantiser-basics-test.cpp b/tests/library/time/quantiser-basics-test.cpp
index dbcfa695a..edc4ced6a 100644
--- a/tests/library/time/quantiser-basics-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/time/quantiser-basics-test.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace test{
           uint frames = (rand() % MAX_FRAMES);
           FSecs dirt  = (F25 / (2 + rand() % DIRT_GRAIN));
           
-          Time rawTime (dirt + frames*F25);
+          Time rawTime = Time(frames*F25) + Duration(dirt);            ////////////////TICKET #939 : should better use 64bit base type for FSecs ??
           
           CHECK (Time( frames   *F25) <= rawTime);
           CHECK (Time((frames+1)*F25) >  rawTime);
diff --git a/tests/library/time/time-formats-test.cpp b/tests/library/time/time-formats-test.cpp
index fef32a278..1b9d23116 100644
--- a/tests/library/time/time-formats-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/time/time-formats-test.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ namespace test{
   using format::Smpte;
   
   namespace{
-    const int MAX_FRAME = 265*24*60*60*25;
+    const int64_t MAX_FRAME = 265*24*60*60*25;
     
     string
     generateRandomFrameNr()
     {
-      uint frameNr(0);
+      int64_t frameNr(0);                               /////////TICKET #882 : better use a typedef for frame counts 
       while (!frameNr)
         frameNr = rand() % (2*MAX_FRAME) - MAX_FRAME;