Tk speed – Apple Cinema Tools 3 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database
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To choose a default sound timecode rate:
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Choose the type of timecode recorded on your production sound rolls from the
Sound TC Rate pop-up menu.
 30 NDF: Non-drop frame NTSC timecode at 30 frames per second (fps)
 30 DF: Drop frame NTSC timecode at 30 fps
 25 FPS: PAL timecode at 25 fps
 24 FPS: Timecode at 24 fps
TK Speed
The TK Speed (telecine film speed) refers to the frame rate of the film in the telecine
equipment during the transfer to video.
If you are working with NTSC video, you usually choose 24 fps as the TK Speed, though
the actual rate of the telecine speed is approximately 23.98 fps. The TK Speed pop-up
menu also allows you to choose a setting of 30 fps because it is possible to transfer film
to NTSC video with the film running at a speed of 30 fps (actually 29.97 fps).
If you are working with PAL video, see “
” on page 22 for a discussion
of the PAL frame rate choices.
If your film was transferred to video at a telecine speed of 24 fps, choose 24 fps as the TK
Speed. If your film was transferred to video at a telecine film speed of 25 fps, choose 25 fps.
To choose a default telecine film speed:
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Choose the speed at which the film was transferred from the TK Speed pop-up menu.
 24: 24 frames per second (fps) telecine film speed
 25: 25 fps telecine film speed
 30: 30 fps telecine film speed
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