User Manual

Transferring Film to Tape
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Film-to-Tape Transfer Quality Options and Production Aids
The quality of the film-to-tape transfers depends upon several options for the telecine transfer.
The following table describes common transfer-quality options available from a telecine facility:
You can use the film-tape-film-tape feature to perform two separate telecine processes for a
project:
• Perform a one-light or best-light transfer to obtain the most material for the initial edits.
• After editing is complete, perform a timed, fully color-corrected transfer of the clips that will
be used in the final cut.
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For more information on the film-tape-film-tape option, see “Relinking Clips by Key Number”
on page 273.
HD 24 fps The telecine process transfers 24-fps film footage at 1:1 (no
pulldown).
It can also transfer the footage at HD 1080p/23.976 video at 1:1.
This lets you create the project at 24p and later change it to 1080p
without having to create a new project and sequence. In addition,
you can keep both offline SD material and online HD material
available in the same project.
23.976 fps The telecine process syncs audio and transfers film footage at HD
1080p/23.976 video at 1:1 (no pulldown).
25 fps For PAL broadcast, transfer film at 1080p/25, edit offline in a 25p
PAL project, and edit online in a 1080p/25 project.
Project
Format Source footage During the telecine process
Option Description
One-light This transfer involves a single setting of color correction values, resulting in the
simplest, fastest, and least-costly type of transfer. One-light transfers are often
used during offline stages of editing.
Best-light This transfer involves optimum settings of the color-grade controls, but without
scene-by-scene color correction. Best-light transfers are an intermediate level in
terms of both quality and cost.
Timed
(scene-by-scene)
This transfer involves color correcting each scene or shot during transfer. Timed
transfers are the most expensive and time consuming. This option sets up the
proper black and white levels so that you can perform a tape-to-tape color
correction from the source tapes, if needed.