exporting EDL to avid for On-Line`

mastermind

mastermind

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I'm editing a video shot on 35mm and REALLY want to go with Premiere for the off line. this is the first video i've directed on 35 and the client has given me an ultra tight deadline so i need to edit on premiere because 1) i dont have access to the avid suite i was originally going with on such short notice and 2) i'm comfortable with premiere so my workflow will be much faster.

that being said if i do my offline from DVcam on premiere, what are the steps in order to get a good EDL that can be imported into an Avid system where they will be doing my On-Line from the digibeta.

i have researched this as much as i can online but havent gotten a conclusive response. I've found out that the cmx3600 files that premiere exports are fine. is this correct? and if so what should i be careful about when editing etc.... lastly (this is the first time i do this) how do i save that final file?? just burn it to a cd which i would take to the post house?

thanks for any answers.
 
Skip the EDL--use an AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) file instead. More modern, and will preserve more information in the shuttling from PPro to Avid. Check out this document (http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Pre...WS1c9bc5c2e465a58a91cf0b1038518aef7-7c99.html) for more information and caveats. I did, at one point, somewhat successful go the other direction (Avid --> PPro), but I believe going the direction you want to go will be more effective.

Hope that helps...
 
sound great. i'm trying now to export as an AAF but its giving me 2 options and i don't know which i should use:
1: save as legacy AAF
2: embed audio

which should i be doing and whats the difference between the two.

thanks again.
 
on more question. what do i do with the final aaf file...do i just burn it to CD and bring it to the AVID suite?
 
Audio doesn't matter. Presumably, you're going to be recapturing all your files--audio and video--in your online suite from the Digibetas. While AAF can be used for shuttling media clips, the differences in file formats will likely cause issues when going from Premiere Pro into Avid. As such, you're using the AAF to transfer clip information (in points, out points, etc) and sequence information (where those clips occur in relation to one another). Think of it as a blueprint that will be used to assemble a building that was originally assembled as a scaled model. You'll batch capture the media clips once you're in the online suite, which will automatically populate your sequence with the recaptured, full resolution Digibeta clips. Not done any of this, but this is typically how an offline-to-online would work. At any rate, I don't think either of the options applies to you, so you can probably leave them both blank. Experimentation is your friend--or check with your online facility for what they recommend.

You could throw the AAF on a CD, Flash drive, maybe even email/FTP it--it shouldn't be that big, as you're not embedding any media into the file.

I'd highly suggest testing this a few times before going into your real online. It will save many headaches and much heartbreak :)
 
thanks. we're actually testing this out with avid xpress pro first to see if it works. then if it does we'll just batch capture all the footage into xpress pro, fine tune the edit then export a final edl from xpress pro to use in the online suite..that way its a sure bet. (hopefully) ;)
 
mastermind said:
thanks. we're actually testing this out with avid xpress pro first to see if it works. then if it does we'll just batch capture all the footage into xpress pro, fine tune the edit then export a final edl from xpress pro to use in the online suite..that way its a sure bet. (hopefully) ;)
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If you're going from Xpress Pro to Media Composer (I'm assuming), there's no need to create an EDL. Just move your Xpress Pro project to the MC system, and open it up. You can then relink (if you have to) your sequence and clips to the footage that you've already captured. Pretty easy.
 
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