Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1664)

Exporting an Audio EDL
Cinema Tools can export an audio EDL as long as its database contains accurate sound
information (an audio timecode number that corresponds to the first video frame of the
clip and the audio reel number) in each record. Because of the way audio is recorded
during the production (using dual system recording—a separate audio recorder that is
started and stopped independently of the camera), the Cinema Tools Export Audio EDL
function is available only when the project database has a record for each take (as with
scene-and-take transfers).
It is critical that the value in the Sound Timecode field in the Detail View window
correspond to the first video frame of the clip. This is typically the case when you import
the sound information from a telecine log. You can enter or verify this using the
Cinema Tools Clip window. For more information, see the Cinema Tools User Manual,
available in Cinema Tools Help.
Once you have finished editing and have added the sound timecode and reel number
information to the database, you are ready to export the audio EDL.
To export an audio EDL
1 In the Final Cut Pro Timeline or Browser, select the sequence from which you want to
export an audio EDL.
2 Choose File > Export > Cinema Tools Audio EDL.
Cinema Tools opens and its Export Audio EDL dialog appears.
3 Configure the settings in the Export Audio EDL dialog, then click OK. See the Cinema Tools
User Manual for information about the settings.
4 In the dialog that now appears, select the Cinema Tools database file to use, then click
Choose.
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