Comments not retained when importing EDL (into FCP or Avid)! at DVinfo.net

Mike Barber · May 27th, 2009, 09:30 PM

Two editors using the same EDL (exported by FCP 6.whatever-the-latest-is) on different systems—Avid on Windows, FCP on Mac (same that gen'd the EDL)—are both experiencing the same issue: when importing the EDL, the comments don't make it.

In the EDL, each has a comment that was from the Comment A field of the FCP browser. I export the EDL and then import it into a new project, everything goes according to plan except for the missing comments!

The editor in a different facility has the exact same headache when importing it into Avid!

Is this actually expected behaviour, or is something amiss?

James Brill · May 27th, 2009, 10:59 PM

Perhaps instead of naming the column "Column A" name it "Notes" because that is what is most commonly used in Avid.

Mike Barber · May 28th, 2009, 10:35 AM

In the EDL, the entry just shows up as "Comment". For example:

Code:

001  001      V     C        11:02:08:14 11:02:20:00 01:00:00:00 01:00:11:11  
* FROM CLIP NAME:  VX348-1.MOV
* COMMENT: LENS_DEFOCUS_DIRTY

002  001      V     C        11:40:53:24 11:41:00:16 01:00:11:11 01:00:18:03  
* FROM CLIP NAME:  VX348-1 PT2.MOV
* COMMENT: DIRTY_DEBRIS_01

Whether it is imported into FCP or Avid, the info in COMMENT does not come in.

May 27th, 2009, 09:30 PM	#1
Mike Barber Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto ON Canada Posts: 731	Comments not retained when importing EDL (into FCP or Avid)! Two editors using the same EDL (exported by FCP 6.whatever-the-latest-is) on different systems—Avid on Windows, FCP on Mac (same that gen'd the EDL)—are both experiencing the same issue: when importing the EDL, the comments don't make it. In the EDL, each has a comment that was from the Comment A field of the FCP browser. I export the EDL and then import it into a new project, everything goes according to plan except for the missing comments! The editor in a different facility has the exact same headache when importing it into Avid! Is this actually expected behaviour, or is something amiss? __________________ Mike Barber "I'm laughing to stop myself from screaming."

May 28th, 2009, 10:35 AM	#3
Mike Barber Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto ON Canada Posts: 731	In the EDL, the entry just shows up as "Comment". For example: Code: 001 001 V C 11:02:08:14 11:02:20:00 01:00:00:00 01:00:11:11 * FROM CLIP NAME: VX348-1.MOV * COMMENT: LENS_DEFOCUS_DIRTY 002 001 V C 11:40:53:24 11:41:00:16 01:00:11:11 01:00:18:03 * FROM CLIP NAME: VX348-1 PT2.MOV * COMMENT: DIRTY_DEBRIS_01 Whether it is imported into FCP or Avid, the info in COMMENT does not come in. __________________ Mike Barber "I'm laughing to stop myself from screaming."

May 27th, 2009, 10:59 PM	#2
James Brill Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Goleta, CA Posts: 299	Perhaps instead of naming the column "Column A" name it "Notes" because that is what is most commonly used in Avid.