Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 19)

Scene-and-Take Transfers
Scene-and-take transfers generally result in records in the Cinema Tools database that
are suitable for performing a batch capture. You can export a capture list from
Cinema Tools and import it into the Final Cut Pro Browser. Final Cut Pro can then perform
a batch capture (assuming it can control the source device), creating clips as directed by
the Cinema Tools list. These clips can then be easily linked to records in the Cinema Tools
database.
Finishing with High-Quality Video
If you intend to provide a high-quality video output when you have finished the project,
there are several issues you might need to consider.
When capturing video for the initial offline edit, you can capture with relatively high
compression and include burned-in timecode and key numbers. The compression makes
it easier for your computer to work with the video and requires less hard disk space,
allowing you to capture more video to use for making your edit decisions.
After you have finished the offline edit, you can use Final Cut Pro to recapture just the
video actually used in the edits, using a high-quality codec and a version of the video
without burned-in timecode and key numbers.
See Working with 24p Video and 24 fps EDLs for more information about this process.
Also see your Final Cut Pro documentation for more information about offline and online
editing workflows.
Preparing the Clips for Editing
Cinema Tools includes two features you can use to help prepare the captured clips for
editing.
Reverse Telecine
The Reverse Telecine feature (for NTSC transfers only) provides a means of removing the
extra fields added during the 3:2 pull-down process of the telecine transfer. You need to
do this when you intend to edit the video at 23.98 fps. See
Frame Rate Basics for
information about what a 3:2 pull-down is and why you might want to reverse it. See
Reversing the Telecine Pull-Down for details about using the Reverse Telecine feature.
Note: The Reverse Telecine feature cannot be used with temporally compressed video
such as MPEG-2-format video.
Conform
The Conform feature is useful both to correct errors in video clips and to change the
frame rate (timebase) of a clip. Cinema Tools lets you select the frame rate you want to
conform a clip to.
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