Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 162)

162 Chapter 9 Export Considerations and Creating Audio EDLs
Using Cinema Tools to Export an Audio EDL
Cinema Tools can export an audio EDL as long as its database contains accurate sound
information (an audio timecode number that corresponds to the first video frame of
the clip and the audio reel number) in each record. Due to the way audio is recorded
during the production (using a double system—a separate audio recorder that is
started and stopped independently of the camera), the Cinema Tools audio EDL Export
function is only applicable when its database has a record for each take (as with scene-
and-take transfers).
It is critical that the sound timecode field correspond directly to the first video frame of
the clip. This is typically the case when you import the sound information from a
telecine log. Use the Clip window’s Identify feature to enter (or verify) the sound
timecode for a known point in the clip (most often at slate close). Based on this value,
Cinema Tools calculates the timecode for the first frame. See “
Using the Identify Feature
to Enter and Calculate Database Information ” on page 82 for information on using the
Identify feature in this way.
Once you have finished editing and have added the sound timecode and reel number
information to the database, you are ready to export the audio EDL.
To export an audio EDL:
1 In Final Cut Pro, select the sequence from which you want to export an audio EDL in
the Timeline or Browser.
2 Choose File > Export > Cinema Tools Audio EDL.
Cinema Tools opens and its Export Audio EDL dialog appears.
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