Options

The Options box sits above the Make the Cut button. It sets which sequences Circle Take builds.

Sequences

• Selects: every clean read from every take, in shoot order. Slates, crew talk, flubs and restarts are cut out. Each piece gets a marker with its take number and the director's notes. A ★ means the director or talent liked that take.
• Lines: every clean read of each script line, back to back, with a title before each line. Use it to compare deliveries and find alternates.
• First drafts: one sequence per spot, built from the best read of each line. Each draft's length is checked against the spot length in the script.

Other settings

• Group selects by script with slates: puts each spot's selects together behind a 5-second title card. Turn it off to keep all selects in shoot order.
• Keep lone clean lines: sometimes a take opens with one clean line, then the talent stumbles or starts over. On keeps that first line as a usable read. Off leaves the whole attempt out.
• Handles: extra room before and after each read, so you can trim or crossfade. Tight is 0.1 s, Normal is 0.25 s, Loose is 0.5 s. Handles stop at the words on either side, so they don't pull in the next line.
• Join run-together lines: when the talent reads two script lines in one breath, the Lines sequence keeps them together as one line and shows both under one title. Choose how short the pause has to be, or turn it off to cut every line apart.

Pro and scripts

• Every run writes the synced timeline and a transcript. That part doesn't depend on a script.
• Selects, Lines and First drafts are part of Pro, and they need a script. Without a script they stay off.
• With none of the three on, Circle Take syncs the clips and writes a transcript. The button then says Sync instead of Make the Cut.

Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. To buy it, click Upgrade to Pro in the toolbar. To get it back on a Mac you already bought it on, use Upgrade to Pro, then Restore Purchase, or choose Restore Purchases in the Circle Take menu.