FLex Files in Final Cut Pro

[Andreas Kiel]

What do you mean by “directly”? You just can choose “File->Import->Cinema Tools Telecine Log…” create a new data base and got the FLx data in your FCP project.

Andreas

Spherico
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools

[Jennifer Marshall]

Oh, that’s awesome. Thank you.

[Daryl K davis]

Use FLEX files all the time. But you need to use Cinema Tools to create a database to provide the functionality you need down the road.

Here’s how:

From in FCP go to File/Import/Cinema Tools Telecine Log

From the Import a Cinema Tools Telecine Log window go down to the New Database button and create a new Database. Be certain to set the correct default settings for your Film Standard and TC settings. Save The Cinema Tools database with a name that correlates to the FLX file you are importing (ie: CT_01 for your flex file 01.FLX which should correlate to lab tape 01)

Then you can choose a log file (your FLEX file) and open. You will see how all your log is imported via XML and the clips pop up in your bin ready for batch capture. After you batch capture you can set theKey Number column and see how it matches your burn-in on your media.

That’s the basics. I usually create a separate Bin for each Tape, as well as a seperate folder on the scratch disk for each tape. There are many other steps involved before you want to jump into doing a major project like a feature film (eg. reverse telecine, link media in Cinema Tools, etc.) . Check out the manual, it’s all there.

Good luck.

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DK Davis / Editor/ Post Super
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