Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 83)

Chapter 4 Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database 83
Using the Identify Window to Enter Edge Code Numbers
and Timecode Values in the Database
If you know the edge code (key number or ink number) and timecode value for any
frame in a clip, you can use the Identify feature to determine these values for the first
frame of the clip and that information is automatically entered in the database.
This feature is especially useful if you are working with video that does not have
window burn, because without window burn you have to track the timecode and edge
code by physically marking one frame in each clip. If the frame that is marked is not the
very first frame of the clip, the Identify feature can calculate what the values are for the
first frame, and those values are automatically entered in the database.
To enter the edge code and timecode values in the database:
1 If it isn’t already open, open the clip in the Clip window in one of the following ways:
 Click Open Clip in the Detail View window of the clip’s database record.
 Choose File > Open Clip and use the dialog to select the clip.
2 Locate the marked frame in the clip playback window.
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Tip: Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move forward and backward frame-by-frame.
3 When your marked frame is displayed in the window, click Identify.
Note: The Identify window updates to show the information of each frame as you move
through a clip, so you can also locate the marked frame after opening the window.
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