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ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 400 User Guide Exporting projects for online editing or archiving About exporting projects for online editing or archiving You can export a data file that describes the project and enables you to recreate it either with related media or by using another editing system. These export options include the following: • Edit Decision List (EDL) files • Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) files Export an Adobe Premiere Pro project as an EDL With Adobe Premiere Pro you can export your project as an edit decision list (EDL) in the CMX3600 format. This format is the most widely accepted and most robust of the EDL formats. When you set up an Adobe Premiere Pro project from which you will export an EDL, you must satisfy the following criteria: • EDLs work best with projects that contain no more than one video track, two stereo audio tracks, and no nested sequences. Most standard transitions, frame holds, and clip speed changes also work well in EDLs. • Capture and log all the source material with the correct timecode. • The capture device (e.g. capture card or FireWire port) must have device control that uses timecode. • Videotapes must each have a unique reel number and be formatted with timecode before you shoot video. 1 Open or save the project that you want to export as an EDL. 2 Make sure that the Timeline panel is active, and then choose File > Export > Export To EDL. 3 In the EDL Export dialog box, specify which video and audio tracks you want to export. You can export one video track and up to four audio channels, or two stereo tracks. 4 Specify the location and name for the EDL file, and click Save. 5 Click OK. Export AAF files (Windows only) Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a multimedia file format that allows you to exchange digital media and metadata between platforms, systems, and applications. Authoring applications that support AAF, such as the Avid Xpress family of editing products (generally referred to as "Avid Xpress"), read and write the data in AAF files to the extent that they support the format. AAF is a widely recognized file-exchange standard for video editing. Adobe Premiere Pro includes an AAF export command (Windows only) that allows you to export to AAF project files that contain clip, sequence, and editing data. To ensure that the project you want to export conforms to general AAF specifications and is compatible with an Avid Xpress product, consider each of the following: • The AAF files exported by Adobe Premiere Pro are compatible with the Avid Xpress family of editing products (Avid Xpress DV, Avid Xpress Pro, and Avid Xpress Pro HD) and have not been tested with other AAF importers. • Transitions should appear only between two clips, not adjacent to the beginning or end of a clip. Each clip must be at least the same length as the transition. April 1, 2008

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ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3
User Guide
400
Exporting projects for online editing or archiving
About exporting projects for online editing or archiving
You can export a data file that describes the project and enables you to recreate it either with related media or by
using another editing system. These export options include the following:
Edit Decision List (EDL) files
Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) files
Export an Adobe Premiere Pro project as an EDL
With Adobe Premiere Pro you can export your project as an edit decision list (EDL) in the CMX3600 format. This
format is the most widely accepted and most robust of the EDL formats.
When you set up an Adobe Premiere Pro project from which you will export an EDL, you must satisfy the following
criteria:
EDLs work best with projects that contain no more than one video track, two stereo audio tracks, and no nested
sequences. Most standard transitions, frame holds, and clip speed changes also work well in EDLs.
Capture and log all the source material with the correct timecode.
The capture device (e.g. capture card or FireWire port) must have device control that uses timecode.
Videotapes must each have a unique reel number and be formatted with timecode before you shoot video.
1
Open or save the project that you want to export as an EDL.
2
Make sure that the Timeline panel is active, and then choose File
> Export
> Export To EDL.
3
In the EDL Export dialog box, specify which video and audio tracks you want to export.
You can export one video track and up to four audio channels, or two stereo tracks.
4
Specify the location and name for the EDL file, and click Save.
5
Click
OK.
Export AAF files (Windows only)
Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a multimedia file format that allows you to exchange digital media and
metadata between platforms, systems, and applications. Authoring applications that support AAF, such as the Avid
Xpress family of editing products (generally referred to as “Avid Xpress”), read and write the data in AAF files to
the extent that they support the format. AAF is a widely recognized file-exchange standard for video editing.
Adobe Premiere Pro includes an AAF export command (Windows only) that allows you to export to AAF project
files that contain clip, sequence, and editing data.
To ensure that the project you want to export conforms to general AAF specifications and is compatible with an
Avid Xpress product, consider each of the following:
The AAF files exported by Adobe Premiere Pro are compatible with the Avid Xpress family of editing products
(Avid Xpress DV, Avid Xpress Pro, and Avid Xpress Pro HD) and have not been tested with other AAF
importers.
Transitions should appear only between two clips, not adjacent to the beginning or end of a clip. Each clip must
be at least the same length as the transition.
April 1, 2008