Appendix 1

Figure 1.11 Edit log in Excel from the Final Cut Pro batch list
Retelecine
When Shooting on Film
On some projects the workfl ow may include retelecine. In this case, the fi rst telecine would include
little if any color correction and the “real” color correction would be done in a second and, often,
even a third telecine. The database can guide the colorist back to the footage, but to expedite the
process, in telecine, a hole is punched at the head of each camera roll and this is used as the zero
“A” frame. Now the colorist can wind quickly into the proper footage on the retelecine. If you intend
this workfl ow, inform the telecine facility so they can use a hole punch on the zero frame.
Reverse Telecine for Film and 24P Finish
If the project is going to be fi nished in a digital video format at 29.97, then there is no need to reverse
telecine. If, however, the project is to be fi nished on fi lm or in a 24P digital format, or if you are
planning to copy the video onto fi lm (fi lm out), the added fi elds from the telecine process need to
be removed. Because the pull-down pattern was recorded into the database and because we know
how the A, B, C, and D frames line up with the time code, it is simple to remove the added fi elds.
And, it is easy to merge the odd and even fi elds into progressive frames. This must be done to the
actual shots before editing. While it can be done to the original shots after editing, this will cause
the edits to shift by one frame in some places. Once the edit is printed back to tape, each shot has a
different 0-A frame reference, making reverse telecine impossible. However, if the project is edited
at 23.98 with reversed footage, even if the project is printed to tape at 29.97, the entire tape has the
same 0-A frame reference and can be reversed back to 23.98 at any time for printing to fi lm, 23.98
DVD, or 23.98 or 24 FPS HD video.
You can see in Figure 1.12 that with a bit of shuffl ing, and throwing out one complete video frame,
we end up with four pure frames A, B, C, D on time codes 0, 1, 3, 4 and again on 5, 6, 8, 9. The 2 s
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