Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 222)

222 Glossary
4-perf 35mm A common 35mm film format that is supported by Cinema Tools. Refers
to having four perforations (sprocket holes) for each film frame.
Acmade numbers See ink numbers.
“A” frame The first frame in the repeating five-frame 3:2 pull-down sequence. In two-
field 3:2 pull-down video, it is the only frame that fully contains both fields from a
single film frame. B, C, and D frames have their fields split among two video frames. “A”
frames normally occur on timecode numbers ending with “0” or “5” (when using non-
drop frame timecode). See also field; 3:2 pull-down.
ALE file Acronym for Avid Log Exchange. A file format that allows film databases to be
shared between different systems. See also telecine log.
answer print The first film print that includes sound and picture, submitted by the
laboratory for the customer’s approval.
aspect ratio The ratio of an image’s width to its height expressed either as two
numbers (width:height) or as a value equal to the height divided by the width.
Standard video uses 4:3 (0.75) while 24P video uses 16:9 (0.56). Film aspect ratios
depend on the format and lenses used.
change list A list you can export from Final Cut Pro with Cinema Tools, which assumes
a workprint or negative has been cut to the specifications of a cut list (or prior change
list) and specifies further changes to make based on new edits you have made to a
Final Cut Pro sequence.
conform (film) To cut and arrange an original camera negative to match edits made in
a digital editing system. Also, to assemble video or audio according to an Edit Decision
List (EDL). See cut list and EDL.
conform (video) To change the frame rate of a video clip. For example, you can use
the Cinema Tools Conform feature to change the frame rate of a PAL 25 fps video clip
to film’s 24 fps rate. You can also conform a clip to its current frame rate, ensuring there
are no frame rate errors within it.
contact printing A film printing method where the emulsion sides of the original
camera negative and the print stock are in contact as the negative is projected onto
the print stock. Creates an image that is reversed in color and light (for example, black
becomes white and white becomes black).
cut list A text file that sequentially lists the edits that make up your program. The
negative cutter uses the cut list to conform the original camera negative. The cut list is
a subset of the film list you can export from Final Cut Pro using Cinema Tools. Also
known as an assemble list.
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