An EDL (Editing Decision List), also called the Session Text Files is a text file containing information about your editing session / project.
Creating a cue sheet from your session by:
Open your ProTools session.
Muted tracks will not be imported.
Mute any tracks you do not want to import included in your cue sheet. Unmute tracks that should be imported.
Click File > Export > Session Info As Text. Check / select the following options:
| Option | Sel. |
|---|---|
| Include File List | |
| Include Clip List | |
| Include Markers | |
| Include Plug-in List | |
| Include Track EDL's | |
| All Tracks | |
| Selected Tracks Only | |
| Show Subframes | |
| Include User Timestamps | |
| Fade Handling | |
| Show Crossfades | |
| Don't Show Crossfades | |
| Combine Crossfaded Clips | (see below) |
| Time Format | Timecode |
| File Format | TextEdit |
Combine Crossfaded Clips: Crossfaded events will be combined into one cue. Do not use this option if crossfades combine different songs.
Save your text file and import to Kue Sheet.
Open your session in Premiere. Go to the sequence to be exported. Click File > Export > EDL
Use these options to create your EDL:
| Option | Sel. | Option | Sel. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start Timecode | 0 | Drop Frame | |
| Include Video Levels | Include Key Track | ||
| Include Audio Levels | Include Transitions | ||
| Use Source File Name | Use Sound Roll/Sound Timecode | ||
| Include Original Video File Name | Include ASC CDL and LUTs | ||
| Include Original Audio File Name | |||
| 32-character names | |||
| Audio Processing | Audio Follows Video |
Cue info for up to 4 audio tracks can be exported to an EDL from Premiere.
The right and left channels for two audio tracks can be selected:
| Video: | None |
| Audio 1: | Track 1 - Channel 1 |
| Audio 2: | Track 1 - Channel 2 |
| Audio 3: | Track 2 - Channel 1 |
| Audio 4: | Track 2 - Channel 2 |
Four mono tracks can be selected if your audio events do not have "split" channels. "Split" channels means the right and left channels on a track are not equal length in one or more places. Usually, this is not the case.
Kue Sheet does not need both channels to generate cues; only the in and out time are used.
Select channel 1 from each track for EDL output.
| Video: | None |
| Audio 1: | Track 1 - Channel 1 |
| Audio 2: | Track 2 - Channel 1 |
| Audio 3: | Track 3 - Channel 1 |
| Audio 4: | Track 4 - Channel 1 |
Save your text file and import to Kue Sheet.
Export EDL from your editing session. For help exporting EDL, see Export EDL From ProTools or Export EDL From Adobe Premiere above.
Go to a cue sheet and use the click the upload link () on the right menu or in the cue sheet panel.
If importing a Premiere EDL, enter the frame rate of the session.
Click browse to select the exported EDL for upload.
Click 'Upload.' Kue Sheet will read track information and display the EDL Import options screen.
The Import EDL window appears when your EDL is uploaded. It provides options for processing your file.
Cues for the same session file/song can be consolidated. This option is useful if your sessions contains crossfaded events or events for the same song that overlap on different tracks.
Events on the same track are combined to create a single cue when one of the following is true:
Events on two different tracks are combined when one of the following is true:
Tolerance is the number of seconds between the first clip end time and the next clip start time. For exampe, if set to 1.5, a click that uses the same song and starts 1.5 seconds or less after the previous clip will be consolidated with the previous clip.
Unmuted tracks in your session are displayed.
When checked, events on the track will not be imported.
Usage for cues created will be set to specified usage. For example, if a track in the session contains Background Instrumentals only, all cues will be created with that usage.
If a track is dedicated to source cues, check to set created cues as Source cues.
If consolidating across tracks, select to exclude that track from consolidation.
EDL imports will result in 'Error' status when processing was not successful.
Ensure correct export settings and source program selection.
Ensure that the correct settings are used when exporting EDL.
See Export EDL From ProTools or Export EDL From Adobe Premiere.
The source program selected at upload was incorrect; i.e.; Pro Tools was selected and EDL was exported from Premiere or vice versa.