Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1628)

Chapter 10 Importing and Exporting EDLs 145
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EDL Considerations Before Capturing
Before capturing your media files, make sure you:
 Calibrate the timecode via your device control connection.
 Label your source tapes with unique reel names.
Maintaining Accurate Timecode
The accuracy of your captured timecode is extremely important when exporting an
EDL. If timecode of your clips is inaccurate, online edits won’t match the original offline
cuts. This can be fixed by the online editor, but you’ll lose valuable time.
Make sure you calibrate your incoming timecode so it matches the captured video
stream accurately. For information on calibrating timecode, see “
Calibrating Timecode
Capture with Serial Device Control ” on page 357.
Reel Name Restrictions in EDLs
If you plan on exporting an EDL, there are restrictions on the reel names you can use.
The restrictions depend on what EDL format you’re using:
When you export an EDL, Final Cut Pro will automatically change reel names that aren’t
compatible with the selected EDL format.
System Reel name length Reel name characters
CMX 340 1–253 characters Numbers only
CMX 3600 8 characters Uppercase alphabetical
characters and numbers
GVG and GVG 4 Plus 6 characters Uppercase alphabetical
characters and numbers
Sony 5000 1–998 characters Numbers only
Sony 9100 6 characters Uppercase alphabetical
characters; numbers;
underscore (_)