Apple Cinema Tools 3 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database
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 Video Timecode 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 timecode number of the video frame that represents the first frame of
the clip. The relationship between the key numbers and the timecode is established
when the film is transferred to video, and this information is usually entered
automatically when you create the database from a telecine log. When you connect a
clip to a database record that does not yet contain the clip timecode, Cinema Tools
looks for this information in the clip file and automatically enters it in the database
record. You can also determine the timecode for this field by looking at the first
frame of the clip, provided that both the key number and the timecode are burned
in to the video.
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Tip: If you enter the video reel and timecode in the Detail View window, you can use
the database to locate source material on the videotape while you are editing. For
example, if you are editing a clip and there is something in the clip that you are unsure
about because you can’t see it clearly, you may want to view it on the videotape
because the video is of higher quality. You can check the clip’s database record to find
out the timecode location on the reel and which video reel contains the material.
 Video Duration 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 timecode duration of the source clip. The value for this field can come
from a telecine log. If you connect a clip to a database record that does not yet contain
the clip timecode duration, Cinema Tools looks for this information in the clip file and
automatically enters it in the database record. Since duration is expressed as hours,
minutes, seconds, and frames, you might find it more informative than the length of
the film expressed as feet and frames. The timecode duration is significant if you intend
to perform a batch capture, or if you will be creating a cut list or change list by
matching the edited program back to the video reel and timecode.
 Video TC Rate pop-up menu: This pop-up menu displays the default video timecode
rate that you selected when you created the database, or the format that was
indicated by the telecine log you imported to create the database. The lab that
transfers your film to video can tell you which kind of video timecode rate is
recorded on the videotape. See “
” on page 68 for more information.
 Sound Roll field: (Required if you intend to create an audio EDL.) Enter the sound
roll name.
 Sound Timecode field: (Required if you intend to create an audio EDL.) Enter the
starting sound timecode for the clip. The sound timecode can be a standard different
from the video timecode.
 Sound TC Rate field: (Required if you intend to create an audio EDL.) Enter the type of
timecode rate used on your production sound rolls.
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