Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 201)

You can use Cinema Tools to work on projects started on other systems.
On occasion you may find that you want to create film lists, including a cut list, based on
edits from an editing system other than Final Cut Pro, or from a Final Cut Pro installation
on a different computer. For this reason, Cinema Tools lets you generate film lists based
on Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) created with Final Cut Pro and other systems, as well as film
lists based on Final Cut Pro XML files.
Cinema Tools also lets you import and export Avid Log Exchange (ALE) files. These files
contain most of the film, video, and audio information in a Cinema Tools database, in a
format supported by most film-based editing systems. ALE files do not contain any
edit-based information (as is found in an EDL).
This chapter covers the following:
• Creating EDL-Based and XML-Based Film Lists (p. 201)
• Working with ALE Files (p. 206)
Creating EDL-Based and XML-Based Film Lists
The same considerations you have to take into account when creating film lists from
within Final Cut Pro apply to other video editing applications. You must:
• Have a complete and accurate Cinema Tools database that includes the film and
timecode information
• Have video timecode and reel numbers in the EDL or XML file that exactly match those
in the Cinema Tools database
• Be prepared to deal with audio speed issues that may affect synchronization with the
picture
All of the considerations related to the telecine transfer, including whether the
scene-and-take or camera-roll method was used, apply as well. The telecine log from a
scene-and-take transfer is still the best way to build your Cinema Tools database. See
Creating a Cinema Tools Database for information about building a Cinema Tools database.
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