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Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database
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The data in the log is entered into the open database and each new record is displayed
in the List View window.
When Cinema Tools is finished creating the records from a telecine log, it tells you how
many events there were in the log and how many of those events were imported into
the database. Sometimes events in a telecine log refer to edits in which no film was
transferred. For those events, no record is created in the database.
Note: The source clips are not yet connected to database records. You still need to use
the Connect Clips command to connect them. For more information, see “
Connect Clips Command to Connect Source Clips
Importing Database Information From a Final Cut Pro
Batch Capture List
You may want to create database records by importing a Final Cut Pro batch
capture list if
 you don’t have a telecine log or ALE file
 you have already batch captured the clips you want into Final Cut Pro and you want
database records to be created for those source clips instead of the takes listed in
your telecine log
Note: Creating database records from a Final Cut Pro batch capture list is not ideal
because you lose the advantages of using a telecine log or Avid Log Exchange (ALE) file
to build your database. For example, a Final Cut Pro batch capture list does not contain
the key number and camera or lab roll information that would be imported from a
telecine log. See also “
Advantages of Using a Telecine Log or ALE File
To import database information from a Final Cut Pro batch capture list:
1
Make sure that the Cinema Tools database is open.
2
In Cinema Tools, choose File > Import > Final Cut Pro Batch List.
3
In the dialog that appears, select the batch capture list you exported from Final Cut Pro.
The data in the batch capture list is used to create database records.
Note: The source clips are not yet connected to database records. You still need to use
the Connect Clips command to connect them. For more information, see “
Connect Clips Command to Connect Source Clips
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