Instruction Manual

142 Chapter 8 Generating Film Lists and Change Lists
Optical List
The optical list serves as a master list for transition and motion effects. It can refer to
transition effects, motion effects, or both. If there is a series of connected transition
and motion effects, the optical list combines them and describes them as a single
optical. You give the optical list to the optical house to outline how the effects shots
are to be assembled.
Note: Titles, which are another kind of optical, are displayed in the foreground layer of
the cut list, so they are not part of the optical list.
See “Using Effects and Transitions” on page 128 for more information.
Important: Be sure to view and print the optical list using a monospaced font such as
Monaco. Otherwise, the information in the list will not display correctly.
When you export an optical list, you also get a motion effects list if there are any
motion effects, and a transition effects list if there are any transitions.
An example of an
optical list
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