Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1607)

Title and Sequence Timecode Format
The first line of an EDL contains the title of the sequence. In NTSC sequences, the second
line displays whether the sequence timecode is drop frame or non-drop frame.
Event Number
An event number uniquely identifies each event in the EDL. An EDL event requires two
lines if more than one source is used. For example, a dissolve requires one line for the
outgoing shot and a second line for the incoming shot.
001004VC04:31:13:04 04:31:22:23 01:00:00:00 01:00:10:00
001014VD030 14:27:03:03 14:27:25:22 01:00:10:10 01:00:30:00
Reel Name
A reel name describes which source tape (or reel) the clip comes from. Final Cut Pro
assumes that clips without reel names come from non-tape sources, such as color bars,
black, or other generators. Final Cut Pro automatically designates these auxiliary sources
with the reel name AX.
Important: Make sure all clips with timecode sources have reel names before exporting
an EDL, or you won’t be able to easily re-create your sequence when you open the EDL
on another editing system.
Track Type
Each edit uses one or more tracks in the sequence. In the case of tape-to-tape editing,
this field determines which tracks are turned on on the record deck during this event.
• V: Video
• A: Audio (Some EDL formats label this 1 or 2.)
• A2: Audio 2
• AA: Both channels of audio
Video track V1 is the only video track exported. Clips on video track V2 appear as key
effect (K) over the V1. Video tracks V3 and above are ignored during EDL export.
Edit (or Transition) Type
An EDL can represent several kinds of video edits, or transitions. A cut requires a single
source, while all other types of edits require two sources, and thus two lines in an EDL.
• C: Cut. This is the simplest kind of edit.
• D: Dissolve. This transition begins with one source and dissolves to a second source.
• W: A wipe. This is followed by a wipe code that indicates the type of standard wipe.
• K: A key edit. Clips on Video track 2 can be used as the foreground (fill) layer in a
standard video key.
1607 Chapter 96 Importing and Exporting EDLs