Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 15)

A Detailed or Simple Database?
Cinema Tools is designed to allow you to create a record for an entire camera roll, for
each take, or somewhere in between, depending on how you like to work. Each record
can contain:
• Scene, shot, and take numbers with descriptions
• The film’s camera roll number, edge code, and related video timecode and reel number
• The sound roll and timecode
• A clip poster frame showing a representative frame from the clip
• Basic settings such as film and timecode format
The records can be entered manually or imported from a telecine log. You can modify,
delete, and add records to the database as required, even if it is based on the telecine
log. You can also merge databases. For example, if you are working with dailies, you can
create a new database for each session and merge them all together when the shoot is
complete.
The telecine log from scene-and-take transfers, where only specified film takes are
transferred to video, can provide the basic information for the database. You can add
additional records, comments, and other information as needed.
The telecine log from camera-roll transfers typically provides information for a single
record—the edge code and video timecode used at the start of the transfer. Assuming
continuous film key numbers and video timecode throughout the transfer, that single
record is sufficient for Cinema Tools to generate a cut list for that camera roll.
Importing Telecine Logs
You have a choice of importing the telecine log using Cinema Tools or Final Cut Pro. You
can choose either method according to your workflow.
In both cases, you have the option of assigning a camera letter, which is appended to
the take entries, to the import. This is useful in those cases where multiple cameras were
used for each take. See
Assigning Camera Letters for more information.
See Importing Database Information from a Telecine Log or ALE File for more information
about importing telecine logs.
• Importing telecine logs using Cinema Tools: To import a telecine log into Cinema Tools,
you must first have a database open. The database can be an existing one that you
want to add new records to, or it can be a new one with no records.
Once the records have been imported, you can export a batch capture list from
Cinema Tools that you can import into Final Cut Pro to automate the clip capture
process.
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