Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 148)

148 Chapter 8 Generating Film Lists and Change Lists
 Transition handles: Your negative cutter or optical printer may want to have some
spare frames on either side of a transition. These extra frames are called transition
handles. Enter a number between 0 and 32. When checking to see if there are any
frames used more than once, Cinema Tools adds this number of frames plus one-half
to the head of the incoming shot and the tail of the outgoing shot for each
transition. (The setting you choose for cut handles does not apply to transitions.)
 Show: Choose a measurement format for the list.
 Feet & frames: The format is in the feet and frame format that corresponds to the
film standard you selected in the Film Lists dialog, for example, 5400+05. (Having a
feet and frames count format means that you can place your cut workprint or
negative on a synchronizer block and use the numbers from the synchronizer
block to verify that your footage is properly cut. You do this by setting the frame
counter disc on the synchronizer block to 1 at the first frame, and the footage
counter to 0, then cranking the film through the wheels. The synchronizer footage
counter displays the film length.)
 Time: The format is in timecode, for example, 01:00:00:00. You can use timecode to
keep track of the running time, and compare the cut list with the times shown in
the Final Cut Pro Timeline, or in the EDL. Note that the timecode that is shown in
the cut list may not perfectly match the corresponding timecode shown in the
Timeline because it must be calculated from the film frame number.
 Count: The format is in frame count numbers, indicating how many frames into
the roll the frame occurs, for example, 450. This format may be preferred for
optical printing. If you want to know how many frames are used between one
point in the cut list and another point in the cut list, subtract one frame number
count from the other.
 Starting at: Enter a starting location for the list in the same type of measurement
that you selected from the Show pop-up menu.
How Cinema Tools Defines Standard-Length Transitions
Cinema Tools identifies the set of standard lengths for 24 fps or 23.98 fps media as 16,
24, 32, 48, 64, and 96 frames in duration. Cinema Tools identifies the set of standard
lengths for 29.97 fps or 30 fps media as 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, and 120 frames in duration.
(Be sure to check with your contact printer about the standard lengths they require
for different frame rates.)
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