is a software program for filmmakers, to use in conjunction with
Final Cut Pro . It facilitates the creation of an integrated film
Database , allowing the management of film material through
Telecine .
Cinema Tools is
Software bundled with
Final Cut Studio that combines film database tools with conversion tools. It is used to log and keep track of film as well as to reverse telecine or perform advanced pulldown from standard 30 frames per second to 24 frames per second. Since
NTSC standards are 29.97 fps (frames per second), digital formats must be recorded via
Telecine to NTSC standard from the 24 fps source. Cinema Tools pulls out the redundant
Frames and/or
Fields associated with the footage and converts it back to its native
24p format.
The application was first released in (see
press release ).
See also
A Release History In Context With The Rest Of Final Cut Studio .