Generating film lists – Apple Cinema Tools 3 User Manual
Page 168
168
Chapter 10
Working With External EDLs and ALE Files
Generating Film Lists
There are two approaches you can take to generate film lists from an EDL:
 Use the Cinema Tools Export command: This is the easiest approach. See “
,” next.
 Import the EDL into a Final Cut Pro sequence: This method requires a bit more effort
but displays the edit points in a timeline fashion (with no video or audio if the clips
are not available). If the clips are available, it is possible to actually play and modify
the sequence before you export the lists. For information on this approach, see the
Final Cut Pro documentation for details on importing an EDL. See Chapter 8,
“
Generating Film Lists and Change Lists
,” on page 137 in this manual for details on
generating film lists from within Final Cut Pro.
Using the Cinema Tools Export Command
In addition to the Cinema Tools database, a suitable EDL is required to create film lists
from within Cinema Tools.
EDL requirements
Cinema Tools supports EDLs that comply with the CMX 3600 format. As a general rule,
any options to include “pre-read” or “B-reels” should be disabled, since these apply
directly to tape-based editing. If necessary, Cinema Tools can work with pre-read
events, but the name of the pre-read reel must be PREREAD. Be sure that comments are
included, since these can display the clip, transition, and effects names. They will be
recognized by Cinema Tools and included in the cut list comments.
The reel names that appear in the EDL must match those used in the Cinema Tools
database. Even a slight difference, such as an added space or an extra leading “0” (001
instead of 0001) can cause problems.
Be aware that some editing systems modify the reel names when exporting an EDL.
The CMX 3600 format allows a maximum of eight characters with only numbers and
uppercase letters (no spaces). Often there is a “reel conversion list” appended to the
end of the EDL to make it easier to locate any naming issues that occur.
You can use the Cinema Tools Change Reel command to change all occurrences of a
particular reel name in the database to match the EDL (for example, you can change all
instances of reel Tape 004 to TAPE004). See “
Changing All Reel or Roll Identifiers
page 87 for more information.
UP01101.Book Page 168 Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:16 PM