Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 14)

• Online edit: Replace low-resolution footage and create a full-resolution master.
24p master
source
Capture
video
Online edit
(24 fps)
Edit
clips 24 fps
EDL NTSC or
PAL video
24p video
Convert
to 24 fps
Final Cut Pro with Cinema Tools
(offline edit)
Edited 24p
master
See Editing 24p Video with Final Cut Pro for more information.
Creating the Cinema Tools Database
There are a number of issues to take into account when you create your database.
How the Database Works
The database can contain one record or thousands of records, depending on how you
decide to use Cinema Tools. These records are matched to the edits made in Final Cut Pro
so that the cut list can be created. To be valid in a film workflow, a record must have
values for the camera, daily, or lab roll, as well as the edge code (key numbers or ink
numbers). In addition, the record must either have a clip connected to it or have video
reel and video timecode (In point and duration) values.
When you export the cut list after editing the video in Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools looks
at each edit and tries to find the appropriate record in its database to determine the
corresponding key numbers or ink numbers (edge code). Cinema Tools first looks for a
record connected to the media file used in the edit. If a record is found, Cinema Tools
then locates the file, adds a note to the cut list, and moves on to the next edit.
If no record is found using an edit’s media file, or the file is not located, Cinema Tools
looks at the video reel number to see if any of its records have the same number (“001”
is not the same as “0001”). If so, it then looks to see if the edit’s In and Out points fall
within the range of one of the records. If this condition is also met, the edit is added to
the cut list, and Cinema Tools moves on to the next edit.
If a record cannot be found that uses an edit’s clip pathname or video reel number with
suitable timecode entries, “” appears in the cut list and a note is added to the
missing elements list. If a record is found but is incomplete (missing the key number, for
example), “” is placed in those fields and a note is added to the missing elements
list.
See An Introduction to Film Lists and Change Lists and How Cinema Tools Creates Film
Lists for details about this process and the missing elements list.
14 Chapter 1 An Overview of Using Cinema Tools