I did use FCP to get an edit list in 2009. I used SD video with burn in code.
Got Flex files from a transfer from Deluxe Vancouver. The used Cinema Tools to
convert the files at home. However as I recall there was a few kinks in the
workflow. Normally my digital edits are chaotic with clips stacked all over
themselves on the timeline and this caused problems when I created the initial
EDL. An editor pal said that I needed to simplify the timeline. So I
re-arranged the cut onto a single line and also had to make sure that I used
the fade/dissolve tools rather than using the 'pen' tool to create my own
fades. I double checked the EDL with the burn in code and it was perfect!
With a 24fps HD timeline I don't see why it wouldn't work. As per Jodies
advice. Do everything very simple and clean and you'll be fine.
John
On Sunday, July 6, 2014 9:48:56 AM, Jodie <jodiemac...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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 Mack
Assistant Professor of Animation
Dartmouth College
www.jodiemack.com
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