Thanks so much, John and Jodie!
On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 3:09 PM, John Woods <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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