Apple Cinema Tools 4 User Manual
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Choose the standard film type used for your project from the Film Standard pop-up
menu:
• 35mm 4p: 35mm film, 4 perforations per frame
• 16mm 20: 16mm film, 20 frames per key number
• 35mm 3p: 35mm film, 3 perforations per frame
• Video TC Rate: Cinema Tools supports four different video timecode rates. See
for information about timecode rates. The film lab that transfers
your film to video can tell you what kind of timecode is recorded on the videotape.
Choose the type of timecode recorded on the videotapes for your project from the
Video TC Rate pop-up menu:
• 30 NDF: Non-drop frame NTSC timecode at 29.97 fps
• 30 DF: Drop frame NTSC timecode at 29.97 fps
• 25 FPS: PAL timecode at 25 fps
• 24 FPS: Video timecode at 24 fps or 23.98 fps
• Sound TC Rate: Usually, timecode is recorded along with the soundtracks on the
production sound rolls. That timecode can be used to locate the audio that goes with
any particular clip, and many systems can use that timecode to synchronize the audio
with the video. The primary purpose for entering the sound roll and audio timecode
information in the database is for matching audio back to an audio Edit Decision List
(EDL). See
for more information.
Choose the type of timecode recorded on your production sound rolls from the Sound
TC Rate pop-up menu:
• 30 NDF: Non-drop frame NTSC timecode at 29.97 fps
• 30 DF: Drop frame NTSC timecode at 29.97 fps
• 25 FPS: PAL timecode at 25 fps
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Chapter 4
Creating a Cinema Tools Database