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See
Synchronizing Final Cut Pro Clips with Cinema Tools
for more information about the
Synchronize with Cinema Tools command, including how to use it to synchronize clips
to an existing database.
Importing a Telecine Log File to Create a New Database
When you import a telecine log file into Final Cut Pro, you can choose to import it into a
new or existing Cinema Tools database. See
Importing Telecine Logs Using Final Cut Pro
for more information.
Settings in the New Database Dialog
When you make choices in the New Database dialog, keep the following points in mind:
• Choosing a default setting does not lock you into using that setting in the database
records. Default settings are applied automatically to new database records, but you
can change the film standard, video timecode rate, and audio timecode rate for each
clip individually in the Detail View window.
• When you import data from a telecine log, the film standard, video timecode rate, audio
timecode rate, and telecine speed are typically included in the log and are automatically
set in Cinema Tools. Data from the telecine log takes precedence over the defaults, so
even if your default settings are different from the telecine log data, Cinema Tools uses
the settings in the telecine log.
• The settings in this dialog can be left at their default values when you are creating a
database from video clips and do not intend to track any film-related information in
the database records, such as in a typical DI workflow.
If you need to change default settings you already made, see
for information.
Tip: If you are combining existing databases or want to check information such as default
settings, filenames, and modification dates for an existing database, choose Database >
Database Properties. The Database Properties dialog displays the full pathname and size
of the database file, as well as the creation and modification dates. You can see the default
project settings for the film standard, video timecode rate, and audio timecode rate.
The New Database dialog contains the following settings:
• Film Standard: Cinema Tools supports the 4-perf 35mm, 3-perf 35mm, and 16mm-20
formats. (See
for information about these standards.)
Normally you use the same film stock throughout a film, so the film standard doesn’t
change. However, if you need to, you can set the film standard for each shot individually
in the Detail View window. For example, if you have some clips that are reverse but
most are normal, you can specify the reverse film standard in the Detail View window
for those clips.
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Creating a Cinema Tools Database