Apple Cinema Tools 4 User Manual
Cinema tools 4
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Cinema Tools 4 User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Cinema Tools
- An Overview of Using Cinema Tools
- Before You Begin Your Film Project
- Cinema Tools Workflows
- Creating a Cinema Tools Database
- Working with Databases
- Opening an Existing Database
- Viewing Database Properties
- About the Detail View Window
- Settings in the Detail View Window
- About the List View Window
- Settings in the List View Window
- Finding and Opening Database Records
- Settings in the Find Dialog
- Backing Up, Copying, Renaming, and Locking Databases
- About the Clip Window
- Settings in the Clip Window
- Accessing Information About a Source Clip
- Entering and Modifying Database Information
- About Working with Database Information
- Importing Database Information
- Entering Database Information Manually
- Using the Identify Feature to Calculate Database Information
- Deleting a Database Record
- Choosing a Different Poster Frame for a Clip
- Changing the Default Database Settings
- Changing All Reel or Roll Identifiers
- Verifying and Correcting Edge Code and Timecode Numbers
- Capturing Source Clips and Connecting Them to the Database
- Preparing the Source Clips for Editing
- An Introduction to Preparing Source Clips for Editing
- Determining How to Prepare Source Clips for Editing
- Using the Conform Feature
- Reversing the Telecine Pull-Down
- Making Adjustments to Audio Speed
- Synchronizing Separately Captured Audio and Video
- Dividing or Deleting Sections of Source Clips Before Editing
- Editing with Final Cut Pro
- About Easy Setups and Setting the Editing Timebase
- Working with 25 fps Video Conformed to 24 fps
- Displaying Film Information in Final Cut Pro
- Opening Final Cut Pro Clips in Cinema Tools
- Restrictions for Using Multiple Tracks
- Using Effects, Filters, and Transitions
- Tracking Duplicate Uses of Source Material
- Ensuring Cut List Accuracy with 3:2 Pull-Down or 24 & 1 Video
- Generating Film Lists and Change Lists
- An Introduction to Film Lists and Change Lists
- Choosing the List Format
- Lists You Can Export
- Exporting Film Lists Using Final Cut Pro
- Creating Change Lists
- When Are Change Lists Used in a Film Workflow?
- When Are Change Lists Used in Other Workflows?
- About Exporting Change Lists
- Exporting Change Lists Using Final Cut Pro
- Settings in the Export Change List Dialog
- About the PDF Items and Change Lists
- Exporting Change Lists from Within Cinema Tools
- Settings in the Cinema Tools Export Change List Dialog
- Working with XSL Style Sheets
- Export Considerations and Creating Audio EDLs
- Working with External EDLs, XML, and ALE Files
- Working with 24p Video and 24 fps EDLs
- Considerations When Originating on Film
- Editing 24p Video with Final Cut Pro
- Adding and Removing Pull-Down in 24p Clips
- Using Audio EDLs for Dual System Sound
- Appendix A: Film Background Basics
- Appendix B: How Cinema Tools Creates Film Lists
- Appendix C: Solving Problems
- Glossary