Logging Software

[Timothy J. allen]

What application are you using for editing?

If I don’t know which application I will be posting on (which is rare), I’ll create my logs in Microsoft Excel. I have a handful of small applications that will convert the excel files to formats that Avid, Media 100, Final Cut Pro and Incite can read. It’s been a while since I’ve used any other type of NLE, but excel can be a good “middle ground” to translate files to various formats.

If I know I’m editing in Avid (which is most common for me these days), I’ll just create an Avid Log Exchange File (.ale) with the media logger application that comes included on the Avid install disk.

-Tim