Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 140)

140 Chapter 8 Generating Film Lists and Change Lists
Resolving Missing Elements
Resolving a missing element means finding the corresponding database record, if it
exists, and filling in the missing information, or creating a new database record if
none exists. To locate the database record, there are two basic approaches.
If the name of the clip is in the missing elements list:
You can use the clip name to look for the clip in the List View window. In the List View
window, click Clip to sort the records by clip name. Or, if the clip name includes its
Scene identifier, you can use the Find command to search for it by the Scene
identifier. If no database record is found for the clip, create one and connect the clip
to it. Use the Identify feature in the Clip window to enter the required information.
If the video reel and timecode appear in the missing elements list:
You can use the reel and timecode to look for an existing database record for the clip.
In the List View window, choose Video from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the
window. Click Reel or Timecode to sort the records by the video reel or timecode.
Look for the missing video reel or timecode (or similar timecode). Keep in mind that
the timecode given in the missing elements list is not likely to match the database
record exactly because the timecode in the database corresponds to the first frame of
the clip. You know it’s a match if the timecode in the missing elements list occurs
before the end of the timecode duration specified in the database record.
Note: Remember that the video reel name must appear exactly as it appears in the
missing elements list. For example, reel “001” will not match reel “0001.”
 If you find the timecode, but the video reel name doesn’t match the one listed in the
missing elements list, update the reel name in the database record or change it in
Final Cut Pro.
 If the reel name matches one or more records in the database, but the missing
elements list tells you that the database record is missing, the timecode is incorrect.
The best way to resolve this is to create a new database record and connect the
source clip to it. Then you can use the Identify feature to determine and enter the
edge code and timecode information for the clip. If you create a new database
record, delete the incorrect one that it replaces. Alternatively, you can update the
Video Timecode or the Video Duration field in the database record, but then you
also have to update the Key and Ink fields.
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