Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 148)

• To choose an existing database: Click Choose Database. This opens a dialog that allows
you to select an existing database to synchronize with. Click Open when finished.
6 If you used either the New Database or Choose Database button, click OK.
The selected clips are synchronized with the selected database.
Showing Film-Related Information in Item Properties
The Film tab of the Item Properties window contains the film-related information for each
clip.
To see film-related information in the Item Properties window
1 Select the clip in the Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Item Properties > Film.
• Control-click the clip, then choose Item Properties > Film from the shortcut menu.
• Press Command-9 to open the Item Properties window, then click the Film tab.
Note: Comments added to a record in Cinema Tools or a record in a telecine log file
appear in the Take Note row.
Showing Film-Related Information in the Browser
You can add columns to the Browser to show the specific film-related information you
require.
To add columns to the Browser
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Control-click the heading for the column before which you want to insert the new column,
then choose the column to add from the shortcut menu.
See the Final Cut Pro documentation for more information about arranging columns in
the Browser.
Note: Comments added to a record in Cinema Tools or a record in a telecine log file
appear in the Take Note column.
Showing Film-Related Overlays in the Viewer and Canvas
You can configure the Viewer and Canvas overlays to show a clip’s keycode and ink
numbers in addition to the timecode.
To show film-related overlays in the Viewer and Canvas
1 Click in the Viewer or Canvas to make it active.
2 Choose View > Show Overlays (or press Option-Control-W).
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