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EDL exporting from FCP to Avid
I have made a rough cut of a show on FCP 5 and am trying to export an EDL to an on line editor in another city. I am having two problems: I have tried to save 2 versions of the EDL. CMX 3600 seems fine but Sony 9100 ends up all encrypted and unusable. The second problem is that when I e-mail the EDL, they can’t import it into their system (even though they can read the CMX 3600 in a text format). I understand there is a software program called Automatic Duck that can help with this problem but is there no other way around it without fforking out the $$$$$ ?
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If your goal is to export as much metadata from your project as possible, then Automatic Duck would be a worthwhile investment so you can take an OMF from FCP to Avid, but you haven’t specified what system your online editor is using. Is the show being conformed on a linear or non-linear system?
If your show is basically cuts and dissolves, then an EDL will work fine. If the online will be done on tape (linear), then an EDL is the ONLY way you can go.
In regard to the Sony EDL format: the “encrypted” look of the EDL is normal, and can be read just fine by SONY edit systems.
As far as the CMX-3600 list not loading into the target system:
My company makes EDL optimizing tools (www.swgrille.com). If you send me the EDL, I can have a look to see wha might be causing the problem.
All the best,
Michael Buday
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Are you putting the EDL on Drop stuff before sending it via email? Some email servers can screw up EDL’s and other files if they are not stuffed.
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