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Appendix 7: Understanding File Architecture
Figure A7.4 is an example of the reverse telecine operation in Cinema Tools that has been applied
to the three shots in the previous two fi gures. New media has been created at 24P, the original media
being 29.97 FPS. The new media has the extension .rev added and has been placed in a new folder
named “reversed.” The original media has been moved to a new folder named “originals” breaking
the links (transparent links) and causing the shots to go off-line. The Final Cut Pro links need to be
redirected to the new “reversed” folder. Cinema Tools has automatically been linked to the reversed
folder (white links).
Figure A7.4 Reversed telecine fi ling structure
This is covered in detail in Chapter 1 on Cinema Tools and editing in 24P. For now, it’s most important
to understand how the fi ling system works and understand the importance of having a logical
fi ling system.
Filing Strategies
Different editors have different systems of organizing their fi les. Final Cut Pro is designed to keep
all projects together in one set of folders. While this may be confusing over time, it is a great system
when working on several related projects at the same time.
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