Cinema tools workflows, Basic film workflow steps – Apple Cinema Tools 4 User Manual
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The primary purpose of Cinema Tools is to export film lists based on edits made in
Final Cut Pro. You can also use Cinema Tools in workflows involving Color, DPX image
sequences, and REDCODE media files. There are a few critical steps that are necessary for
these workflows, but for the most part, the Cinema Tools workflow you should follow
depends on the equipment you use, your video standard, and how you like to work.
This chapter covers the following:
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Basic Digital Intermediate Workflow Steps
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Digital Intermediate Workflow Using a Telecine
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Basic Film Workflow Steps
This section details a Cinema Tools database workflow for working with film. See
for possible scenarios. See
How Much Can Be Done from Final Cut Pro?
for information about which steps can be done directly in Final Cut Pro.
The typical Cinema Tools film workflow is outlined below.
Stage 1:
Creating the Cinema Tools Database
The heart of Cinema Tools is its database, where the relationships between the elements
of your movie (the film, video, and audio) are established and tracked. Although there is
no actual requirement that the database be created prior to editing, it can provide some
useful tools to help with capturing clips and planning the edit.
See
Creating the Cinema Tools Database
for more information.
Stage 2:
Capturing the Source Clips with Final Cut Pro
You must capture the video and audio on your editing computer. How you do this depends
in large part on the actual media used for the telecine transfer.
See
Capturing the Source Clips with Final Cut Pro
for more information.
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