Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 175)

When Are Change Lists Used in a Film Workflow?
Change lists are typically used in a cyclical workflow that involves digital editing, sound
conforming, and workprints.
Workprint
screening
Create
workprint
Conform original
camera negative to latest
cut list and workprint
Transfer
to video
Export cut list
Yes No
Export
change list
and cut list
2 1
More changes
required?
Final Cut Pro with
Cinema Tools database
Edit sequence
Conform
workprint to
change list
Conform
workprint to
cut list
Following is a typical workprint-based change list workflow.
Stage 1: Making a Workprint Video
Make a workprint from the original camera negative, with ink numbers applied to the
edge, and make a telecine transfer video of the workprint.
Stage 2: Exporting a Cut List of the Edited Workprint Video
Edit the workprint video in a digital editing system and export a cut list (usually based
on ink numbers) to use as a guide to conform the workprint, as well as either a
Cinema Tools program file or a Final Cut Pro XML file from the sequence to use when
exporting the change list.
Stage 3: Projecting the Cut Workprint
Project the cut workprint for screenings, and make decisions to cut or add to the movie.
Stage 4: Making Changes in the Editing System
Make any changes to the movie in the digital editing system.
Stage 5: Exporting a Change List to Conform the Workprint to the Changes
Export a change list, which provides instructions for modifying the workprint to conform
to the new version of the movie.
Stage 6: Conforming the Workprint Using the Change List
With the change list as a guide, conform the workprint to match the new version of the
movie.
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