Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 242)

Cinema Tools always uses the clip-based location method when it can. If it doesn’t find
a matching clip, it uses the timecode-based location method. If Cinema Tools cannot find
a suitable database record with either method, an entry is logged in the missing elements
list (if you chose to include a missing elements list in the film list). This process is outlined
in the flow chart below.
Yes
No
Yes
No
Cinema Tools gets clip name
from Final Cut Pro
Cinema Tools looks for clip
name in database
Cinema Tools gets clip
timecode and reel identifier
from Final Cut Pro
Cinema Tools uses film roll and
key number in database record
to describe edit in cut list
Database
record found?
Database
record found?
A missing element note
is made in the missing
elements list
Cinema Tools looks for
clip timecode and reel
identifier in database
About the Clip-Based Method
For Cinema Tools to locate a database record using the clip-based location method, it
needs to know only the relationship between the source clip and the key numbers or ink
numbers. In contrast, the timecode-based method requires that Cinema Tools know the
relationship between the key numbers or ink numbers and the video reel and timecode.
Because the clip-based method relies on fewer variables, it is more reliable, which is why
Cinema Tools tries to use this method first.
242 Appendix B How Cinema Tools Creates Film Lists