Apple Cinema Tools 3 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database
 Length field: This field is for the length of the clip, expressed as feet plus frame
offsets. The value for this field can come from a telecine log. If you know the length
of the clip from some other source, such as a production camera report, you can
enter that data here. You can also find the value for this field by using the Identify
feature. See “
About Modifying Data in the Identify Window
Cinema Tools uses this field when it exports scene lists, where it may be useful to know
the length of a shot. If a clip starts at frame number 1234+05, and the last frame is
1250+10, the length would be 16+05. For a 16mm-20 clip, the length would be
equivalent to 8 feet and 5 frames, because there are two footage numbers per foot.
 TK Speed pop-up menu: This pop-up menu gives you the option of individually specifying
the telecine transfer film speed for each database record. If the database record was
created from a telecine log, the setting in this menu should already be correct and there
should be no need to change it. If you are creating the database manually, the setting in
this menu should reflect the telecine film speed setting you chose when you set your
project defaults. For more information, see “
 Film Standard pop-up menu: This pop-up menu gives you the option of individually
specifying the film standard for each database record. If the database record was
created from a telecine log, the setting in this menu should already be correct and
there should be no need to change it. If you are creating the database manually, the
setting in this pop-up menu should reflect the setting you chose in the New
Database dialog. For clips that are in reverse direction, you can specify a reverse
direction for the film standard by choosing a menu item marked rev. Reverse
direction film is film that has key numbers going in a descending rather than an
ascending order. You’ll see this when, for example, film has been shot in reverse, or
when a film roll was loaded into the camera “tails out,” so that the key numbers are
in reverse order. For more information, see “
 Video Reel field: (Unless all the clips you will be editing are connected to the
database, this field is required if you intend to create a cut list or change list or audio
EDL.) Enter the identifier of the video reel that contains this take. This field is essential
for creating an accurate cut list or change list. When you connect a clip to a database
record that does not yet contain the reel identifier, Cinema Tools looks for this
information in the clip file and automatically enters it in the database record. Make
sure you enter the exact, correct identifier here, so that the database record can be
properly matched to the shot after you digitally edit your program. For example, 001
is not the same as 0001.
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