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Keycode
A keycode can only be extracted from a DPX file header. A keycode will give
us both the keycode field in the project library and the timecode field.
See Appendix Keycode.
Assigning Tapename and Conforming
A tapename can be automatically assigned to a shot :
When importing a shot manually via the Library file browser
As part of an EDL capture/conform process
We can also choose if we use an EDL tape name, film name or clip name in
addition to the timecode for differentiating events during conform.
Tapename
The tape name field in the project library is set via the preference parameters
to the right of the Conform .. drop-down list.
When importing image sequences, it does not matter how the drop-
down list to the left is set (whether Conform clip name, Conform film
name or Conform tape name). The high-lighted areas in the
diagram above set the tape name in the library.
The tape name can be extracted from :
file header (if available)
This is supported in the DPX file format.
If the file format does not support this header field, the library tape
name field is blank.
file name
This will be a single folder name at the specified level.
A level of 0 (zero) selects the name of the file (e.g. clip).
See Appendix Extracting Names.
For the DPX format, we use field 38, input device name, as a tape
name/clip name/film name field.
Conforming
A basic conform process will compare events/shots on a timecode basis
only. This method can sometimes result in multiple matches, where we have
more than one candidate shot for the same timeline event.