Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 111)

How Cinema Tools Names Batch-Captured Clips
If you capture clips with a batch capture list, and if there is both a scene and a take
identifier in the database record, Cinema Tools creates a clip name using the scene and
take identifiers, separated by a hyphen. For example, the clip for scene 10, take 1 would
be named “10-1.” If there are no scene and take identifiers, Cinema Tools creates a clip
name based on the video reel and timecode. For example, a clip from reel 001 that
begins at timecode value 01:35:30:15 would be named “001-01.35.30.15.”
When naming the clips, Cinema Tools makes sure that none of the clips have the same
name. For example, clips from different cameras may have had the same scene and take
identifiers. When this happens, the clip names are distinguished by adding the roll or
reel identifiers to clips after the first one. For example, the clips for scene 4, take 4 in
roll 1A and roll 1B would be named “4-4” and “4-4B,” respectively. If there were no roll
or reel identifiers found, those clips would be named “4-4” and “4-4_1.”
Note: Before exporting a batch capture list from Cinema Tools, it’s best to sort by Slate
in the List View window to see if any clips have the same Slate column descriptions. If
any clips have exactly the same information in the Slate column, modify the Scene or
Take fields in those database records so that they are not the same. This helps ensure
that none of the clips in the batch capture list have the same name.
Important: In order to make the clip-connecting process as automated as possible, do
not change the filenames that Cinema Tools creates for the source clips when they are
captured.
Using Standard Batch Capture Lists
Exporting standard batch capture lists and importing them into Final Cut Pro is a
straightforward process.
To export a standard batch capture list from Cinema Tools
1 Make sure that the List View window displays the database records of the clips you want
to capture.
111 Chapter 7 Capturing Source Clips and Connecting Them to the Database