Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1617)

To open an Edit Decision List
1 Choose File > Open.
2 Locate the EDL file, select it, then click Open.
Importing EDLs
Importing EDLs into Final Cut Pro is becoming less common as more full-featured project
interchange formats are supported. However, if you are reediting a project from an older,
linear editing system, or you are having trouble exchanging sequence information using
other project interchange formats, you can use an EDL to transfer basic edit information
into Final Cut Pro.
Limitations of Importing EDLs
Not everything that can be done in another editing application shows up in an EDL
imported into Final Cut Pro. If you export an EDL from another editing application, the
following elements are excluded:
• Filters
• Motion parameters and keyframes
• Any audio tracks above the first four tracks
• Non-SMPTE standard video transitions
The above items aren’t directly part of an exported EDL, but you can export them as notes
for reference.
Important: Only one video track is included, although key events on another track may
be included also.
Importing EDLs into Final Cut Pro
You can import an EDL into Final Cut Pro to re-create an edit from another nonlinear
system or re-create an older sequence originally cut on a tape-to-tape linear system. An
imported EDL becomes an offline sequence in your project, accompanied by a bin
containing master clips which correspond to all the clips in that sequence. This bin is
named Master clips for [Sequence Name]. To re-create the sequence, you can batch capture
the master clips or select the sequence and batch capture all of its sequence clips.
Important: If you name hard disks and folders with double-byte (or 16-bit) characters
(such as characters used for the Japanese language), Final Cut Pro may not be able to
either import or export EDLs. To avoid this problem, import from or export to disks and
folders with names that do not contain double-byte characters.
To import an Edit Decision List
1 Choose File > Import > EDL.
1617 Chapter 96 Importing and Exporting EDLs