Dialogue Editing

A Picture Editing Primer (NTSC Version) 35
Generically, the colorist’s record is called a Telecine Log, but the two most
common varieties are FLEx (Film Log EDL Exchange Protocol) fi les, developed
by da Vinci Systems, and ALE (Avid Log Exchange) fi les, developed by
Digidesign. These make up the database used to track edits throughout the
picture editing process. Limited fi elds of the FLEx fi les can be recorded to
VITC lines on the videotape, thus making foot+frame and pulldown information
machine readable. One Telecine Log printout, shown in Figure 3-1, is
provided for each videotape.
Back in the cutting room, the assistant picture editor digitizes the videotapes,
using the telecine logs to tell the Avid all there is to know about scenes, takes,
camera rolls (the name given to each roll of original negative), Keykode, and
pulldown. The Avid now also knows how to decode the 4-frame A-frame
sequence so that it can unambiguously match a video frame to its fi lm
parent. If the original sound was transferred and synchronized in the
000 Manufacturer Aaton No. 021 Equip Keylink Version 9.78 Flex 1006
010 Title LOST IN JORDAN
011 Client Nessie Prods
012 Shoot 2005-05-07 Xfer Date 2006-05-08
100 Edit 0001 Field A1 PAL
110 Scene Take Cam Roll Sound 12:18:54:13.0
120 Scrpt
200 35 25.00 000088 000347+06 Key EH089597 003860+00 p1
300 Assemble 044 At 03:19:00:00.0 For 00:03:42:07.0
400 KLink 25.00 Fps At 12:18:54:13.0
100 Edit 0002 Field A1 PAL
110 Scene Take Cam Roll Sound 12:30:10:04.0
120 Scrpt
200 35 25.00 000088 000352+03 Key EH089597 004209+02 p1
300 Assemble 044 At 03:22:43:11.0 For 00:03:45:09.0
400 KLink 25.00 Fps At 12:30:10:04.0
Figure 3-1 Example of a FLEx fi le made during a telecine transfer session. This
information is used to establish a relationship between fi lm negative Keykode
and videotape timecode; it will follow the picture through the editing process
to facilitate accurate negative cutting.