Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 143)

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To export a CDL:
1. Open the Conform page and select the session you want to export an EDL from in the
Timeline Management list.
2. Right-click anywhere in the Timeline and choose “Save CDL” from the contextual menu.
3. If a warning dialog appears warning that the Lum Mix parameter is not set to 0, it’s
recommended that you cancel the operation and fix the issue. Otherwise, if you’re
certain that your grades are set up properly, click Save to continue.
4. Enter a name for the CDL, choose a location to save it to, and click OK.
For more information on importing a CDL to add grades to your project, see “Using Color Trace to Apply
Grades From One Project to Another,” later in this chapter.
Exporting ALE Files
DaVinci Resolve is also capable of exporting ALE (Avid Log Exchange) files. ALE is an ASCII text-based
clip logging list format that enables the exchange of clip metadata that can’t be included with MXF files.
To export an ALE file:
1. Open the Conform page and select the session you want to export an ALE file from in
the Timeline Management list.
2. Right-click anywhere in the Timeline and choose “Export ALE” from the contextual
menu.
3. Enter a name for the ALE file, choose a location to save it to, and click OK.
The ALE file is saved, and a dialog appears reminding you of the file path to which it
was saved. Click OK to dismiss it.