Apple M8728Z/A User Manual - Page 205
About Using EDLs with DPX Image Sequence Media, Using TextEdit to Make Changes to an EDL
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Cinema Tools also looks for conflicts within the EDL, such as when two edits overlap (known as a dirty list). Cinema Tools cleans these edits, removing any portions that would be recorded over by any edits that follow. Any transitions or supers that are completely overlapped by a following edit are removed. If the transition or super is only partly overlapped by a following edit, it is flagged as a conflict, the later edit is removed, and an entry is added to the cut list indicating that this was done. When Cinema Tools successfully processes an EDL, it places an entry in the messages section of the film list showing a summary of events that it processed. This entry lists how many of each type of event occurred (cut, dissolve, wipe, and key). The number of events in the list should match the number of events in the EDL. About Using EDLs with DPX Image Sequence Media A common DI workflow involves editing your program using offline media files, exporting an EDL of the program, and then using that EDL to export a film list based on a Cinema Tools database connected to the original DPX image sequence media. In this case, Cinema Tools tries alternative methods to match edits to database records if the preferred methods don't work. Important: Although these alternative methods may help you export a film list in cases where there is incomplete information, they also increase the chances of matching an edit to an incorrect record. Be sure to carefully review the resulting film list to ensure its accuracy. Following are the differences in how Cinema Tools matches edits to database records if the records are connected to DPX image sequence media: • If Cinema Tools fails to find a match based on the timecode extracted from a DPX image sequence: It attempts to interpret the image sequence filenames as timecode values and use those values instead. • If Cinema Tools fails to find a match based on using the name of the folder that contains the DPX image sequence files as the reel name: It tries to match edits to records based on the timecode alone. Important: To prevent issues with DPX image sequence reel names, you should never rename the folder that contains the image sequence files, and you should never move the files from the folder or change their names. Using TextEdit to Make Changes to an EDL By default, TextEdit saves files in the Rich Text Format (RTF), but the EDL needs to be a plain text file. Follow these steps to edit an EDL in TextEdit and save it in a plain text format. Chapter 12 Working with External EDLs, XML, and ALE Files 205