The EDL panel contains an interface to support loading CDL data.
When you load an EDL into Lustre, the CDL data is not converted at that time. You can conform and assemble the EDL as you normally would do. However, if you want to use the CDL data of the currently loaded EDL, you need to use the CDL Load options to apply the CDL data to the cut file.
When you are ready to use CDL data, you can select one of two actions listed in the CDL Load list:
(a) CDL Load options
You can use a different EDL to conform and a different EDL to import CDL data. To load data from another EDL, Ctrl-click a CDL Load button. The data will be loaded using the Match Options from a cut selected in the Cut Name list. See Changing a Cut.
The following procedure assembles an EDL with CDL data.
To assemble an EDL with CDL data:
Drag the shots that you want to assemble into the Library.
Select the Editing/Assemble menu.
The Assemble options appear.
(a) EDL list
Select the EDL that contains the CDL data that you want to load from the EDL list.
Click Load EDL.
The selected EDL loads.
Click Match Media to match the EDL event timecodes to the available shot timecodes in the Library prior to assembling.
Click Assemble to conform the EDL and build the cut.
The EDL events in the Assembly window are cleared.
Select the same EDL and click Load EDL.
Click CDL Load All or CDL Load Selected. See CDL Load Options.
The CDL data is now part of the current cut.
CDL data for a given shot is represented as a comment in the EDL file.
There is one CDL comment line per event. See Adding CDL Data to an EDL File.
CDL data for a given shot is represented as a reference in the EDL file to an XML file.
See Adding CDL Data to an EDL File.
To be able to use XML files, place them in an import sub-folder located in the project's Library folder: