Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 88)

88 Chapter 4 Creating and Using a Cinema Tools Database
About Modifying Data in the Identify Window
You can use the Identify window for a clip only if a database record has been created
for that clip. The Identify window includes fields and pop-up menus for settings that
also appear in the Detail View window. You can modify these settings in the Identify
window, but keep the following important facts in mind:
 In the Identify window, the Key, Ink, Video Timecode, and Audio Timecode fields
should always reflect the values of the frame currently displayed in the Clip window,
whereas in the Detail View window these fields are values associated with the first
frame of the clip. Therefore, what you see or enter in the Identify window could be
different from what you see or enter in the Detail View window. See “
Using the
Identify Feature to Enter and Calculate Database Information ” on page 82.
 In the Identify window, the key numbers can only be tracked if the key number-to-
timecode relationship is continuous, as it is with most camera-roll transfers. See “ Is
Your Edge Code Number-to-Timecode Relationship Continuous or Noncontinuous? ”
on page 64.
If you changed the values in the window and want to go back to previous values, click
Revert instead of Apply. After you click Apply, the database record is updated, and
these changes are reflected in the Detail View window.
Verifying and Correcting Edge Code Numbers
and Timecodes
Assuming you know the timecode, key number, or ink number values for another frame
in a clip–either by a marked frame or by window burn–you can use the Identify feature
to verify these values. Verification is important because your cut list or change list is
only as accurate as these values.
Verifying values with the Identify feature is especially useful when
 you find a discrepancy between the timecode and ink numbers or key numbers in
the window burn and those values in the Cinema Tools database or in Final Cut Pro
 you entered the values manually, and need to double-check your data entry work
Important: The Identify feature can only track edge code numbers if the edge code
number-to-timecode relationship is continuous, as it is with most camera-roll transfers.
See “
Is Your Edge Code Number-to-Timecode Relationship Continuous
or Noncontinuous? ” on page 64. If the edge code number-to-timecode relationship is
noncontinuous, you can verify and correct the edge code number and timecode values
for the source clips by visually checking these values against the window burn and, if
necessary, manually updating the edge code number and timecode in Cinema Tools
and the timecode Final Cut Pro.
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