Sunday, 10 January 2016

Edit Decision List (EDL)

Edit Decision List (EDL)



This is a screenshot of an EDL also known as an Edit Decision List, this is a post production task in film editing. It uses this coded format to save it uses this coded format to save edits and footage so you can access and reopen it anywhere.
Secondly an EDL can be very useful because it can allow others to view your work exactly the way you left it as well and gain full access which will help them to make adjustments to it if they wish.
To create this, you need to highlight all the pieces of footage, export it as an XML to your desktop. Next your need to drag the XML file into Microsoft Excel and this converts the file into codes as seen in the screenshot above, this is how the data is stored.
As I said earlier this is a post production task so it can only be used after the film has been made

1 comment:

  1. You need to explain why you need to do all stages of prep not just the EDL
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