Conform clip dialog, Identify window – Apple Cinema Tools 3 User Manual

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Chapter 3

The Cinema Tools Interface

Conform Clip Dialog

You use the Conform Clip dialog to set the duration of each frame of the current clip to
a specified time. For example, choose 24.0 to set each frame’s duration to 1/24 of a
second. You do this to change the frame rate of a captured clip or to ensure a clip’s
frame rate is accurate and consistent throughout the clip.

To open the Conform Clip dialog, do one of the following:

m

Click Conform in the Clip window.

m

Choose Clip > Conform (available only when the Clip window is open).

See “

Using the Conform Feature

” on page 111 for details on using this function.

Identify Window

You use the Identify window to enter film and timecode information in the database or
to get information about the frame that is currently displayed in the Clip window.

To open the Identify window, do one of the following:

m

Click Identify in the Clip window.

m

Choose Clip > Identify (available only when the Clip window is open).

If the Identify window is open, but not active because it is behind other windows, you
can bring it forward by pressing Command-3.

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