Appendix b: how cinema tools creates film lists, Film list creation overview, How cinema tools creates film lists – Apple Cinema Tools 4 User Manual
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Cinema Tools can produce a film list only if it can match edits made in the editing system
to records in the Cinema Tools database. The database record contains the film roll and
key number information that Cinema Tools needs in order to describe the edit in the film
list.
This appendix covers the following:
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About the Timecode-Based Method
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Film List Creation Overview
In creating a film list, there are two basic methods Cinema Tools uses to locate a database
record associated with a particular edit:
• Clip-based method: Cinema Tools obtains the clip’s filename from Final Cut Pro and
then looks for the clip in the database. Cinema Tools first tries to locate the clip based
on the clip pathname indicated in the editing system. If it fails to find the clip by looking
for the pathname, it searches for the clip by its name and modification date. When
Cinema Tools finds the clip in the database, it can also locate the associated record,
because each clip must be linked to one record. See
for
more information.
• Timecode-based method: If Cinema Tools can’t find the database record using the clip’s
filename, it finds the database record by looking for the video reel and timecode
information associated with the edit in the sequence in Final Cut Pro. See
for more information.
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