Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 36)

36 Chapter 2 The Cinema Tools Workflow
To export a list of offline clips for batch capturing in Final Cut Pro, do one of
the following:
m In Cinema Tools, choose File > Export > XML Batch List.
m An XML batch capture list is exported. Import the batch list into Final Cut Pro to create
offline clips for batch capturing.
m In Cinema Tools, choose File > Export > Batch Capture
m A standard batch capture list is exported. Import the batch list into Final Cut Pro to
create offline clips for batch capturing.
To import a standard or XML batch list into Final Cut Pro, do one of the
following:
m If you exported an XML batch list, choose File > Import > XML.
m Offline clips are imported into Final Cut Pro. These clips will correspond with the
database records.
m If you exported a standard batch list, choose File > Import > Batch List.
m Offline clips are imported into Final Cut Pro. These clips will also correspond with the
database records.
For more information about importing telecine logs and Final Cut Pro or Cinema Tools,
see the document, “New Features in Cinema Tools.”
Manually Entering Database Records
The most common reason to manually enter a record into the database is that there is
no log available from the film-to-video transfer process. Some film-to-video transfer
methods, such as film chains, do not provide logs.
You need a record for every clip that has noncontinuous timecode or key numbers.
With scene-and-take transfers, each take requires its own record since film key numbers
are skipped when jumping from take to take during the transfer.
With camera-roll transfers, since the film roll and video recorder run continuously from
start to finish, you only require one record for the entire clip, even if you later break it
into smaller clips (that retain the original timecode) and delete the unused portions.
This is because Cinema Tools can use an edit’s video reel number and edit points to
calculate the appropriate key numbers, as long as they are part of a record.
To manually enter database records, you need to know the key number and video
timecode for a frame of the clip. This is easiest when the transfer has these values
burned in to the video.
See Chapter 4, “ Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database ,” on page 61 for details on
creating and managing Cinema Tools databases.
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