Apple Cinema Tools 4 - Manual (Page 54)

Depending on your situation, you may be able to simplify the database creation process
by building the database from a telecine log or by creating just one database record per
camera roll.
Understanding the Basic Structure of a Cinema Tools Database
A database is made up of records, and each record describes one source clip. There are
three different types of source clips for which you might create a database record:
• If you used a scene-and-take transfer: You’ll have one database record for each take,
where each source clip is one take.
One source clip
containing one take
Take 1
One
database
record
• If you used a camera-roll telecine transfer: You’ll have one database record per camera
roll, where each source clip is one camera roll (typically containing several takes).
One source clip
containing one camera roll
One
database
record
• If you have broken down source clips into groups of takes: Each database record is
associated with one source clip that contains several takes.
One source clip
containing multiple takes
Take 1 Take 2 Take 3
One
database
record
Deciding How You Should Create the Database
The way you create the database depends on how you want to use it and whether or
not you have a telecine log or Avid Log Exchange (ALE) file.
54 Chapter 4 Creating a Cinema Tools Database