Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 101)

Verifying and Correcting Edge Code and Timecode Numbers
Assuming you know the timecode, key number, or ink number values for a frame in a
clip—either by a marked frame or by window burn—you can use the Identify feature to
verify these values for the clip. Verification is important because your cut list or change
list is only as accurate as these values.
Verifying values with the Identify feature is especially useful when:
• You find a discrepancy between the timecode and ink numbers or key numbers in the
window burn and those values in the Cinema Tools database or in Final Cut Pro
• You entered the values manually and need to double-check your data entry work
Important: The Identify feature can track edge code numbers only if the edge code
number-to-timecode relationship is continuous, as it is with most camera-roll transfers.
See
Is Your Edge Code Number-to-Timecode Relationship Continuous or Noncontinuous?
for more information. If the edge code number-to-timecode relationship is noncontinuous,
you can verify and correct the edge code number and timecode values for the source
clips by visually checking these values against the window burn and, if necessary, manually
updating the edge code number and timecode values in Cinema Tools and the timecode
values in Final Cut Pro.
To verify and correct the edge code and timecode values entered for a clip
1 If it isn’t already open, open the clip in the Clip window in one of the following ways:
• Choose File > Open Clip (or press Command-O) and use the dialog to select the clip.
• Click Open Clip in the Detail View window of the clip’s database record.
101 Chapter 6 Entering and Modifying Database Information