Specifications

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Using Edit Decision Lists
Using Edit Decision Lists
An edit decision list (EDL) is a detailed list of the edits in a sequence,
including all the timecode and supported effects information required to
re-create the sequence in an online editing session. The EDL is organized
into a series of chronological instructions called events that are interpreted
by an edit controller to automate the assembly of a videotape master.
Media Composer includes an installation of Avid
®
EDL Manager
®
, an applica-
tion with powerful features and sorting capabilities to help you prepare an EDL.
To output an E D L for your sequence:
1. Select your sequence in the bin.
2. Select Output > EDL.
Avid’s EDL Manager application opens, and you can configure your
options in this separate application.
EDLs are used in many ways. The following examples were provided by
Avid’s pool of Avid Certified Instructors (all of whom are experienced
Avid editors).
USES FOR E DLS
Generally, EDLs are the lowest level of communication between
systems. Editors used to use them for conforming an offline edit.
Currently, they are often used to exchange information between sys-
tems that use “different languages.”
For example, when following file-based workflows, you can generate
EDLs on a screening system such as Sony’s PDZ XDCAM Viewer that
can be used for batch capture of shots in an edit suite.
Here are some other uses for EDLs:
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To prepare mu si c cue sh ee ts at the en d of the pro je ct
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To bring yo ur pro je ct to tape-to-t ape co lo r cor rec ti on se ss io ns
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To transfer a ver y bas ic ed it be tw ee n an Avi d sys te m and anot he r
nonlinear editing system
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To bring an offl in e edi t don e on Avid to hi gh -e nd fini sh in g sof tw are
such as Autodesk/Discreet’s Smoke
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To bring a proj ec t to Pro Tools
®
for multitrack audio mixing
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To export to a dat ab as e fil e to tra ck stock foot age us ag e
NOTE For additional
information on using
EDL Manager, see the
Avid Media Composer,
NewsCutter
®
, and
also the Symphony
®
Supporting Applications
Guide > Avid EDL
Manager.
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