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Chapter 8 Generating Film Lists and Change Lists 153
Exporting Change Lists
Exporting a change list is similar to exporting a cut list. Take note of the following
before you start:
 Only the first video tracks are compared: A change list describes the difference
between the first video track (V1) of one sequence and the first video track (V1) of
another sequence. It does not describe any other video or audio tracks.
 Only 4-perf 35mm is supported for change lists.
 Avoid modifying the Cinema Tools database between exporting change lists: When a
database is altered after the previous list was exported, the new change list may not
be reliable. However, if you did alter the database after you exported the previous
list, you can prevent this risk by exporting a new cut list for the previous sequence
and saving a new program file. Then, use that program file when you export the
change list.
 If you have each reel in a separate sequence in Final Cut Pro, and you want to do some
reel balancing, perform the reel balancing edits after any other changes. See “If You
Need to Reel Balance” on page 155 for more information.
About Change Lists, Effects, Gaps, and Soundtracks
If you add motion effects to a program, an optical will have to be made, and the
length of that section of film will change, affecting the sync. The film assistant who
conforms the workprint needs to know where to put in slug (fill leader or substitute
footage) in order to preserve synchronization while the optical is being made. For this
reason, in the change list, Cinema Tools lists motion effects similarly to the way it
displays leader information. For motion effects, in the “Do This” column, “Insert
Leader” appears, and under the “First/Last Key” column, “Effect” is displayed. Gaps in a
sequence are also described as leaders in change lists.
A change list does not provide information about transitions, superimposed effects
titles (supers), filters, or soundtracks. However, to see whether or not any transitions or
supers were changed or added, you can export a cut list and an optical list for each of
the sequences and compare the lists. Or, if you are marking the transitions on the
workprint, you can export a cut list with the change list and run the conformed
workprint through the synchronizer, noting where the transitions start or end at
different places in the cut list.
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