Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 46)

Timecode-Based Workflow for a Camera-Roll Transfer
The timecode-based method must be used in certain situations, such as when generating
a list from an external EDL or when the clip files are offline.
Use Final Cut Pro to
capture the entire camera
roll as a single clip or
capture desired takes as
separate clips (the timecode
must not change from
the original)
Create a new
database
Enter at least one record,
defining key number and
timecode relationship
Import log into database
(should generate one
record per camera roll)
Yes No
Telecine
log?
Basic Digital Intermediate Workflow Steps
The digital intermediate (DI) process generally refers to any workflow that involves source
video of 2K resolution or higher, whether from a high-quality film scan or a digital camera,
and that results in new output media being generated for distribution instead of relying
on conforming the original camera negative. The output can be high-resolution digital
files or a film print made from the files.
The primary goal of this workflow is to edit low-resolution versions of the source video
clips in Final Cut Pro but have Color be able to color correct the original full-resolution
source video clips and output the final movie. This is accomplished by exporting an Edit
Decision List (EDL) from Final Cut Pro that Color uses to match to clip records in a
Cinema Tools database.
There are two common approaches that you can take in a DI workflow:
• Scan all of the film: This is the simplest approach but requires a lot of disk storage space
for the large video files that result. This approach is detailed in this section.
46 Chapter 3 Cinema Tools Workflows