Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 199)

• Audio Mapping: Use these pop-up menus to assign each of the eight possible sequence
audio tracks to the four audio EDL tracks (the maximum supported by audio EDLs). See
Audio Track Usage for details about configuring these settings.
• Include clip comments: When this option is selected, the audio EDL includes the name
of the clip file (if known) as a comment for each event in the list.
• Include scene and take comments: When this option is selected, the audio EDL includes
the scene and take numbers as comments for each event in the list.
• Open in text editor: When this option is selected, the exported audio EDL opens in the
text editor specified in the pop-up menu. Because the audio EDL is actually a text file,
the TextEdit application is typically used.
Audio Track Usage
Although Final Cut Pro supports many audio tracks, the Cinema Tools Export Audio EDL
feature includes only the first eight, and audio EDLs support a maximum of four. The
Export Audio EDL dialog provides settings for each of the eight possible audio tracks,
allowing you to map them to the four EDL tracks.
The track configuration pop-up menus are active for those tracks included in the
sequence—all others are unavailable. Although it is possible to map multiple tracks to a
single EDL track, this frequently results in errors and confusion in the resulting EDL.
Because there is no way to fit the eight audio tracks into the four EDL tracks, you must
export two EDLs—one EDL with tracks 1 through 4 enabled (and the others off ), and the
other EDL with tracks 5 through 8 enabled. Be aware that some sound editors may prefer
a single track per EDL, requiring you to export multiple audio EDLs. Make sure to consult
with your sound editor before you export the audio EDL.
Using the Export Audio EDL Feature from Cinema Tools
You will most often use the Cinema Tools Export Audio EDL feature from within
Final Cut Pro. You can use this feature from within Cinema Tools, but because Cinema Tools
does not have the edited sequence directly available, an additional step is required to
create a Cinema Tools program file.
199 Chapter 11 Export Considerations and Creating Audio EDLs