Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 179)

The following diagram shows the basic process when exporting a change list from
Final Cut Pro. After you finish the initial edit of the program, you export a Final Cut Pro
XML file (or a Cinema Tools program file if you are using a film-based workflow) and
screen the program. If changes are required, you make the edits in the sequence and
then export a change list that compares the file representing the initial edit with the
current sequence.
Yes
Change list (for sound
conforming, and so on) 2 1
Exported
XML for
initial edit
Final Cut Pro
Edit
sequence
Export
change list
More changes
required?
Screen
program
Exporting from Cinema Tools
When you export a change list from Cinema Tools, the following rules apply:
• You must have two files: one that represents the original sequence and another that
represents the new sequence.
• You can use a mixture of Final Cut Pro XML files and Cinema Tools program files as the
original and new sequences.
• The frame rates of the original and new files must be the same.
• By using Final Cut Pro XML files for the original and new versions of the sequence, you
can output a change list with a frame rate that is not actually supported by a
Cinema Tools database, such as 59.94 fps or 50 fps. This can be useful in nonfilm-based
DI workflows. (Cinema Tools program files always use a frame rate supported by
Cinema Tools databases.)
Note: Change lists exported from Final Cut Pro are always based on
Cinema Tools–supported telecine speed (TK Speed) frame rates, as specified in the
Export Film Lists dialog. These frame rates include 24 fps, 25 fps, and 30 fps.
179 Chapter 10 Generating Film Lists and Change Lists