Hello Laska,
I used that workflow (Film > Telecine > FCP7/CinemaTools > EDL/Cut List > Neg
Cutter) after this thread.It actually worked out great, as the "24fps" (23.98)
transfer is actually frame accurate within your FCP 23.98 sequence.For the
EDL>Neg Cutter process, you absolutely need to make sure there are ZERO effects
WHATSOEVER within your timeline: no contrast, no color, no scaling, nothing.
Anything will send the computer spinning and provide inaccurate results. I was
lucky enough to have work print to check against, but a color adjustment I
didn't catch the first time definitely caused Cinema Tools to export an
incorrect frame count for those few shots. After removing the filters,
CinemaTools provided an accurate list. But, you definitely don't want to run
into that sort of issue at the negative stage. So, if you have no work print,
just take extra care to make sure your sequence is clean. You can also make
sure your sound (if you have) ends at the same frame number as your cut list
and so on.
For a few other projects, I have skipped the CinemaTools stage and simply
counted frames from the beginning of each shot when matching my film to my
video edit. To me, HD actually brings simplicity to this process. Time's not
time, but frames are frames!
Good luck!
Jodie MackAssistant Professor of AnimationDartmouth Collegewww.jodiemack.com
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