Apple M8728Z/A User Manual - Page 214
Importing NTSC EDLs, Using Final Cut Pro as a 24p Offline Editor
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Note: If the dialog does not allow you to choose 24 fps as the editing timebase, it's probably because the Easy Setups included with Cinema Tools are not installed. If they are not installed, reinstall Cinema Tools. 4 Select the name and location of the EDL file, then click Choose. A new sequence opens in the project, containing the edits of the EDL, all indicating that the media is offline. The Browser contains a list of the media used in the edit. You can then use the Final Cut Pro Media Manager to capture the clips for the online edit. See the Final Cut Pro documentation for details about capturing clips, importing EDLs, and configuring the Import Options dialog. Importing NTSC EDLs You can perform an offline edit of your downconverted 24p video on an NTSC system and export an EDL that can be converted and used by an online Final Cut Pro system. To import an NTSC EDL for use with a 24p project, you first need to convert the NTSC 29.97 fps EDL to 24 fps (or, most often, to 23.98 fps). Note: Cinema Tools does not support converting PAL EDLs to 24 fps. See Converting NTSC EDLs to 24 fps for more information. After you have converted the EDL, you can import the 24 fps EDL into Final Cut Pro using the process described in Importing 24 fps EDLs, above. Using Final Cut Pro as a 24p Offline Editor Editing 24p HD video generally requires that you first edit it with an offline system. This allows you to choose the actual footage you want to use while working with downconverted or compressed versions of the 24p video. When the online system also uses Final Cut Pro, it is highly recommended that you perform the offline edit using a 24 fps timebase. This allows you to open the project with the online system and maintain all special settings, effects, and filters-elements that are not included in an EDL. With online systems other than Final Cut Pro systems, you need to provide a 24 fps EDL from the project. Cinema Tools provides two tools that make it easier to use Final Cut Pro for 24p offline editing: • Reverse Telecine and Conform features: These features are useful when you have captured downconverted versions of the 24p video and want to convert them back to 24 fps. • NTSC-to-24 fps EDL conversion: This is useful when you must edit using an NTSC 29.97 fps timebase but need a 23.98 fps or 24 fps EDL. 214 Chapter 13 Working with 24p Video and 24 fps EDLs