Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 67)

Chapter 4 Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database 67
4 In the “Create a new database” dialog, choose a location and enter a filename for
the database.
An empty database is created and you are ready to enter information into it. To find out
how, see “
Entering Information in the Database ” on page 70.
Settings in the New Database Dialog
When you make choices in the New Database dialog, keep the following points in mind:
 Choosing a default setting does not lock you into using that setting in the database
records. Default settings are applied automatically to new database records, but you
can change the film standard, video timecode rate, and audio timecode rate for each
clip individually in the Detail View window.
 When you import data from a telecine log, the film standard, video timecode rate,
audio timecode rate, and telecine speed are typically included in the log, and are
automatically set in Cinema Tools. Data from the telecine log takes precedence over
the defaults, so even if your default settings are different from the telecine log data,
Cinema Tools will use the settings in the telecine log.
If you need to change default settings you already made, see “ Changing the Default
Project Settings ” on page 87.
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Tip: If you are combining existing databases or want to check information such as
default settings, filenames, and modification dates for an existing database, choose
Database > Database Properties. The Database Properties dialog displays the full
pathname and size of the database file, as well as the creation and modification dates.
You can see the default project settings for the film standard, video timecode rate, and
audio timecode rate.
Film Standard
Cinema Tools supports 4-perf 35mm format and 16mm-20 formats. (See Appendix A,
“
Background Basics ,” on page 201 for information on these standards.)
Normally you use the same film stock throughout a film, so the film standard doesn’t
change. However, if you need to, you can set the film standard for each shot
individually in the Detail View window. For example, if you have some clips that are
reverse but most are normal, you can specify the reverse film standard in the Detail
View window for those clips.
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