Appendix 1

The Filmmaker’s Guide to Final Cut Pro Workfl ow
There is no picture on the optical sound negative, it is only a black-and-white fi lm negative containing
the sound stripe image. It will be printed onto the answer print in one pass through the printer,
the picture will be added in one or two more passes.
The Projection Print
There has always been a tremendous amount of unused space on the 35 mm fi lm print; the sprocket
holes are well in from the edges and there is a fair amount of space between them. Also, the area
used for the optical sound is large by “modern” standards. With scores of new digital sound formats
now being used, every square millimeter of nonpicture fi lm is being used to store audio information.
Figure 7.12 shows a variety of ways audio is stored on different fi lms.
Figure 7.12 35 mm projection print with optical and digital soundtracks. Every part of the fi lm is used
for picture or sound, even the spaces between the sprocket holes
On Dolby Digital, all six channels of audio information are recorded between the sprocket holes.
New formats now record up to eight channels of sound.
On DTS digital sound, the sound is recorded onto a compact optical disc (CD). A time code is added
to the optical sound in the form of a continuous bar code between the picture and the optical stereo
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