THE EDIT-LIST FIELD GUIDE
EDL, XML & AAF workflows,
explained.
Practical guides to EDL, XML and AAF workflows. Learn what each tool changes, when to use it, and what to check before you export.
Frame rates & drop-frame, explained.
29.97 is a playback rate. DF is a numbering convention. Know the difference before changing a timecode.
Inspect & edit
Event Editor
Correct individual edits while keeping source ranges and record positions under control.
Side-by-Side View
Compare the imported source with a live working result across all video and audio tracks.
Clean & repair
Validate & Repair
Find timing problems and normalize an edit list before a conform or interchange.
Remove Elements
Remove selected types of comments, headers or audio-only events while protecting what matters.
Overrecords & Gaps
Inspect discontinuities before deciding whether to preserve them or ripple following edits.
Timecode
Offset & Ripple
Apply a consistent signed frame offset to source ranges or sequence positions.
Record → Source
Build references against a flattened master that shares the sequence’s timecode origin.
Frame Rate Conversion
Choose what to preserve when changing playback rate or timecode numbering.
Organize
Sort & Renumber
Organize a list by record position, source position, reel or event number.
Split & Merge
Prepare separate lists for a handoff or combine compatible lists without moving record positions.
Reels & Usage
Standardize reel identifiers and produce a CSV summary of the active track.
Convert
EDL → XML
Turn a supported single video-track EDL into an editing XML sequence.
EDL → AAF
Create a binary AAF from EDL video and supported mono audio cuts, preserving source and record timecodes.
XML → EDL
Export one EDL for each selected video track, keeping its original record positions.
XML → AAF
Create one offline AAF from selected XML video and supported audio tracks, retaining source ranges, record positions and sequence timecode.
AAF → EDL
Inspect an AAF sequence and extract its video cuts into clean EDLs for editorial, color and conform.
AAF → XML
Move supported AAF video tracks into one XML sequence while keeping track positions and source timing.
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