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Cinema Tools 4 User Manual......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
About Cinema Tools......Page 7
Additional Resources......Page 8
Editing Film Digitally......Page 9
What Cinema Tools Does......Page 10
About the Digital Intermediate Process......Page 11
Why 24p Video?......Page 12
Offline and Online Editing......Page 13
How the Database Works......Page 14
Importing Telecine Logs......Page 15
Capturing the Source Clips with Final Cut Pro......Page 16
Recompressing the Captured Files......Page 17
Camera-Roll Transfers......Page 18
Conform......Page 19
Creating Cut Lists and Other Lists with Cinema Tools......Page 20
How Much Can Be Done from Final Cut Pro?......Page 21
An Introduction to Film Projects......Page 23
Which Film to Use?......Page 24
Telecines......Page 25
Film Chains......Page 26
Camera-Roll Transfers......Page 27
Frame Rate Basics......Page 28
Working with NTSC Video......Page 29
Working with PAL Video......Page 30
Working with 24p Video......Page 31
About NTSC Timecode......Page 32
What Happens to the Timecode After Using Reverse Telecine?......Page 33
Choosing a Sound Recorder......Page 34
Finishing the Audio with Final Cut Pro......Page 35
Synchronizing the Audio with the Video......Page 36
Synchronizing During the Telecine Transfer......Page 37
Outputting to Videotape When Editing at 24 fps......Page 38
Using Effects......Page 39
Basic Film Workflow Steps......Page 41
Film Workflow Examples......Page 42
Workflow for a Scene-and-Take Transfer Without a Telecine Log......Page 43
If You Used Camera-Roll Transfers......Page 44
Clip-Based Workflow for a Camera-Roll Transfer......Page 45
Basic Digital Intermediate Workflow Steps......Page 46
Digital Intermediate Workflow Using a Telecine......Page 49
Working with REDCODE Media......Page 51
An Introduction to Cinema Tools Databases......Page 53
Deciding How You Should Create the Database......Page 54
If You Have a Telecine Log or ALE File......Page 55
If You Do Not Have a Telecine Log or ALE File......Page 56
Additional Uses for the Database......Page 57
Creating a New Database Using Cinema Tools......Page 58
Synchronizing a Set of Selected Clips to Create a New Database......Page 59
Settings in the New Database Dialog......Page 61
Opening an Existing Database......Page 65
About the Detail View Window......Page 66
Settings in the Detail View Window......Page 67
About the List View Window......Page 73
Settings in the List View Window......Page 74
Finding and Opening Database Records......Page 76
Settings in the Find Dialog......Page 77
About the Clip Window......Page 80
Settings in the Clip Window......Page 81
Accessing Information About a Source Clip......Page 84
About Working with Database Information......Page 85
Importing Database Information from a Telecine Log or ALE File......Page 86
Importing Telecine Logs Using Cinema Tools......Page 87
Importing Telecine Logs Using Final Cut Pro......Page 88
Importing Database Information from a Batch Capture List......Page 90
Entering Database Information Manually......Page 91
Creating a New Database Record......Page 92
About the Descriptive Scene and Shot Data......Page 94
Entering Information in a Database Record......Page 95
Calculating Edge Code and Timecode Numbers......Page 96
Choosing a Different Poster Frame for a Clip......Page 98
Changing the Default Database Settings......Page 99
Changing All Reel or Roll Identifiers......Page 100
Verifying and Correcting Edge Code and Timecode Numbers......Page 101
Preparing to Capture......Page 105
Avoiding Dropped Frames......Page 106
Genlocking the Deck and Video Capture Interface......Page 107
Considerations Before Capturing Clips Individually......Page 108
Generating a Batch Capture List from Cinema Tools......Page 109
About Standard and XML Batch Capture List Differences......Page 110
Using Standard Batch Capture Lists......Page 111
Using XML Batch Capture Lists......Page 113
Connecting Source Clips to the Database......Page 115
Using the Connect Clips Command......Page 116
Connecting Clips Using the Detail View Window......Page 118
Connecting Clips Using the Clip Window......Page 119
Reconnecting Individual Clips......Page 120
Locating Broken Links and Reconnecting Groups of Clips......Page 121
Determining How to Prepare Source Clips for Editing......Page 123
Ways You Can Prepare the Source Clips......Page 124
Conforming One Clip at a Time......Page 125
Batch Conforming Several Clips at a Time......Page 126
Reversing the Telecine Pull-Down......Page 127
Determining the Field Capture Information......Page 129
About A Frames......Page 130
Using Reverse Telecine on a Single Source Clip in Cinema Tools......Page 131
Using Reverse Telecine on Source Clips in Final Cut Pro......Page 135
Using Batch Reverse Telecine for Multiple Source Clips......Page 136
Using Batch Reverse Telecine a Second Time......Page 138
Synchronizing Separately Captured Audio and Video......Page 139
Strategies for Breaking Down Source Clips Before Editing......Page 141
Deleting a Source Clip File......Page 142
About Easy Setups and Setting the Editing Timebase......Page 143
Working with 25 fps Video Conformed to 24 fps......Page 144
About the Sequence Presets......Page 145
Synchronizing Final Cut Pro Clips with Cinema Tools......Page 146
Showing Film-Related Overlays in the Viewer and Canvas......Page 148
Showing Film-Based Frame Counts......Page 149
Restrictions for Using Multiple Tracks......Page 150
Using Effects, Filters, and Transitions......Page 151
Special Considerations for Effects in a DI Workflow......Page 152
Including Titles, Supers, and Transitions in a Film Workflow......Page 153
Contact Printing vs. Optical Printing......Page 155
Dividing Transitions Between a Contact and Optical Printer......Page 156
Tracking Duplicate Uses of Source Material......Page 157
Ensuring Cut List Accuracy with 3:2 Pull-Down or 24 & 1 Video......Page 158
An Introduction to Film Lists and Change Lists......Page 159
About XML-Format Film Lists......Page 160
Cut List......Page 161
Missing Elements List......Page 162
Optical List......Page 164
Motion Effects List......Page 165
Exporting the Film Lists......Page 166
Settings the Export Dialogs Have in Common......Page 169
PDF Configuration Settings in the Export Film Lists Dialog......Page 172
Creating Change Lists......Page 174
When Are Change Lists Used in a Film Workflow?......Page 175
When Are Change Lists Used in Other Workflows?......Page 176
Exporting from Final Cut Pro......Page 178
Exporting from Cinema Tools......Page 179
Should You Use XML or Program Files?......Page 180
Exporting Change Lists Using Final Cut Pro......Page 181
Settings in the Export Change List Dialog......Page 185
Exporting Change Lists from Within Cinema Tools......Page 186
Settings in the Cinema Tools Export Change List Dialog......Page 187
XML Film List Basics......Page 189
Pull List Style Sheet Example......Page 190
About Common Items You Can Export for Your Project......Page 193
OMF Files......Page 194
Where’s the Audio Timecode?......Page 195
Using Cinema Tools to Export an Audio EDL......Page 196
Settings in the Export Audio EDL Dialog......Page 198
Using the Export Audio EDL Feature from Cinema Tools......Page 199
Creating EDL-Based and XML-Based Film Lists......Page 201
EDL Requirements......Page 202
Exporting Film Lists from Cinema Tools......Page 203
What Actually Happens to the EDL......Page 204
Using TextEdit to Make Changes to an EDL......Page 205
Supported ALE Fields......Page 206
Importing an ALE File......Page 207
Exporting an ALE File......Page 208
Working with 24p Video and 24 fps EDLs......Page 209
Considerations When Originating on Film......Page 210
Using a Final Cut Pro System for 24p Offline and Online Editing......Page 211
Using Final Cut Pro as a 24p Online Editor......Page 212
Importing 24 fps EDLs......Page 213
Using Final Cut Pro as a 24p Offline Editor......Page 214
Converting NTSC EDLs to 24 fps......Page 215
Adding and Removing Pull-Down in 24p Clips......Page 217
Working with 2:3:3:2 Pull-Down......Page 218
Removing 2:3:3:2 Pull-Down with Final Cut Pro......Page 219
Removing 2:3:3:2 or 2:3:2:3 Pull-Down with Cinema Tools......Page 220
Pull-Down Patterns You Can Apply to 23.98 fps Video......Page 224
2:3:3:2 Pull-Down......Page 225
Adding Pull-Down to 23.98 fps Video......Page 226
Using Audio EDLs for Dual System Sound......Page 227
Frame Size......Page 229
16mm Film......Page 230
Key Numbers......Page 231
3-Perf 35mm Offsets......Page 232
Window Burn......Page 233
Editing Film Using Traditional Methods......Page 234
Editing Film Using Digital Methods......Page 236
Film List Creation Overview......Page 241
About the Clip-Based Method......Page 242
About the Timecode-Based Method......Page 243
Solutions to Common Problems......Page 245
Contacting AppleCare Support......Page 247
Glossary......Page 249