Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 64)

64 Chapter 4 Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database
To build a database from an existing log:
1 Create a new empty database.
See “ Creating a New Database ” on page 66.
2 Generate the database records from the log.
See “ Importing Database Information From a Telecine Log or ALE File ” on page 70.
If You Do Not Have a Telecine Log or ALE File
Although it’s faster and more efficient to use a log, you can build a database without one.
To create a database without a log:
1 Start a new empty database.
See “ Creating a New Database ” on page 66.
2 Enter database records manually.
See “ A Potential Database Shortcut for Camera-Roll Transfers ” on page 65, and
“ Entering Database Information Manually ” on page 73.
Note: Alternatively, you could capture your source clips before creating your database,
and then build the Cinema Tools database by importing a batch capture list created in
Final Cut Pro. See “
Importing Database Information From a Final Cut Pro Batch Capture
List ” on page 71.
Is Your Edge Code Number-to-Timecode Relationship
Continuous or Noncontinuous?
The edge code number-to-timecode relationship in a camera roll is continuous if the
camera roll was transferred to video without stopping.
The edge code number-to-timecode relationship is noncontinuous if
 you used a scene-and-take telecine transfer, where the video recording was
stopped and restarted in between takes
 the film roll was made up of takes that were spliced together before it was
transferred to video
Note: Occasionally the edge code number-to-timecode relationship is broken if,
during filming, the camera crew opened up a camera to check, clean, or change parts
of the camera (often called checking the gate). When the camera is opened for such
purposes, the film is typically unthreaded and then rethreaded. When the film is
rethreaded, it may be on a different perforation number. This means that at the
telecine, the telecine technician needs to stop, reframe, and make an edit, thus
breaking the edge code number-to-timecode relationship in the camera roll. This
should be evident in the telecine log.
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