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Exporting an EDL


When you create an EDL in Premiere, the editing decisions you make in the Timeline are recorded in the EDL in text format. You can export the editing decisions to any of the EDL formats, and view and print the EDL by opening it in Premiere or in any word processor. You can also export the EDL in a format that an editing system can read directly. If the clips in the Timeline do not have a timecode (either assigned at the time they were captured or entered using the Timecode command in the Clip menu), Premiere assumes a starting time of 00:00:00:00.

Work closely with your postproduction facility to achieve the best possible results. Premiere provides many special effects that are unavailable on most traditional editing systems (see Transitions, special effects, and superimposed clips in the EDL). Your postproduction editor can suggest alternate effects to use before assembling the final video file.

Note: To avoid confusion when working with NTSC EDLs, use a timebase of 29.97 fps. If you set a timebase of 30 fps, Premiere counts video frames in true 1/30ths of a second. Because all NTSC video is 29.97 fps, the timecode displayed in the Source view or Clip window will not match exactly the actual timecode on the source tape. This is not an issue for PAL or SECAM video, which are counted in whole frames at 1/25th of a second.

To export a generic EDL:

1 Choose File > Export > Generic EDL.

2 Specify a location and filename, and click Save.

To export a project to a specific EDL format:

1 Choose File > Export Timeline, and choose an EDL format from the bottom of the Export menu.

2 Specify the following options (which may vary by the type of EDL you choose):
  • Title for this EDL to display in the EDL header.
  • Start Timecode for the time at which you want recording to start on the recording reel.
  • Frame Rate to match the time-counting method used by the EDL. The default is non-drop-frame timecode; select the Drop Frame option if you want. This option does not alter the frame rate.
  • Audio Processing for sound options (see Audio in the EDL).
  • Level Notes to annotate edit information with more detailed information. None includes no additional notes. Audio Only includes notes about audio levels, Keys Only includes notes about superimposition keys, and Audio and Keys includes both.
  • Create B-Roll to make a separate list of source clips used in transitions or keys when they require clips from the same source reel. This list, called a B-roll conform list, is used by the postproduction facility to make an additional source reel of clips used in transitions or keys.
  • B-Roll in Separate File to list B-Roll edits in a separate EDL if you selected Create B-Roll.

    • 3 Click Wipe Codes and type the wipe pattern codes used by your postproduction facility.

    4 Specify the following options as necessary, and then click OK:
  • Load to replace the existing wipe codes with those from a file on disk.
  • Save to export the existing wipe codes to a file on disk.
  • Defaults to restore the preset wipe codes installed with Premiere.


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    See Transitions, special effects, and superimposed clips in the EDL.

    5 Click Audio Mapping and assign Premiere audio tracks to tracks in the EDL using the following options:
  • Stereo Grouping if you plan to use pairs of EDL audio tracks for stereo audio.
  • Track and Destination list to assign Premiere audio tracks to any of the EDL audio tracks. Click Off to keep a Premiere audio track out of the EDL. If you selected a Stereo Grouping option, the EDL tracks are available in the list in pairs, not individually.

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    A. Stereo grouping pairs B. Destination pairs

    6 Click OK, specify a location and name for the EDL, and click Save. You will also be asked to specify a location and name for a B-roll if necessary. The exported EDL appears in a text window.

    Note: If you export your EDL to the CMX or Grass Valley format, the file must eventually be transferred to a disk formatted for those systems. Utility software that formats disks for CMX and Grass Valley systems is available from various companies.

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