About the DLEDL Format

DLEDL is an EDL file based on the CMX 3600 format supported by most digital nonlinear editing systems. DLEDLs are unique to Autodesk Flame applications and contain extra comments that they can interpret, such as media file locations. Using DLEDLs in your post-production workflow allows you to automate the import of media files (video and audio) residing in different locations. Instead of performing media import for each file separately, you can use a DLEDL to import all media files in a single operation.

DLEDL Structure

The following table lists the DLEDL flags used in creating an EDL file. It describes the comments used in creating DLEDLs and provides examples of basic EDLs that you can use in your projects.

Note that the order of flags always remains the same:

Clip name (EDL comment)
Start TC
File path
Video file name
Audio 1 file name
Audio 2 file name
Audio 3 file name
Audio 4 file name

DLEDL Flag Example	Description
DLEDL: START TC: 10;00;00;00	The start timecode of the clip that will be created from the media files imported into Flame. This timecode can be different from the source start timecode of the EDL event. Both drop-frame (00:00:00:00) and non-drop-frame (00;00;00;00) timecodes are supported.
DLEDL: PATH /CXFS1/PRODUCTION1/SHOW5	The location of the files on the filesystem. All the files for an event must be in the same directory.
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: INTRO .(010@240).dpx or DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: (009@100).dpx	Name of the video file sequence to load. Numbers in parenthesis refer to frames in the sequence. In this example, the following files are referenced: INTRO.010.dpx, INTRO.011.dpx, ..., INTRO.240.dpx or 009.dpx, 010.dpx, ..., 100.dpx
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_1.AIF	Audio file name to import. The audio files can contain one file per track (_1), one file per stereo pair (_12), or one file per multiple tracks (_1234). Supported formats are wave (.WAV) or AIFF (.AIF).
DLEDL: REEL: 12345678 123456781234556	The CMX EDL format limits the length of the tape name to eight characters. Some editing systems do not impose a tape name length limit. If the tape name exceeds eight characters, Flame generates a short name to be used in the EDL and stores the original name in the Source Table list at the end of the EDL file (one Source Table per EDL).

Note: File names, tape names, and clip names cannot contain spaces or special characters. For example, TAPE 1 should be set to TAPE_1 (no space) and CLIP$,12/2 to CLIP_12_2 (no special characters).

Using DLEDLs Examples

The following examples are given to facilitate the creation of edit decision lists for the automatic import of multiple media files into a project. You can simply copy and paste the suitable example into a text editor, modify it accordingly, save the file with an .edl extension, and import the resulting file into your application.

Video-only EDL

TITLE: SIMPLE EDL VIDEO ONLY
FCM: DROP FRAME
001 TAPENAME V C 10:00:00:00 10:00:05:00 00:00:30:00 00:00:35:00
* FROM CLIP NAME: clip
DLEDL: START TC: 10;00;00;00
DLEDL: PATH: /CXFS1/PRODUCTION1/SHOW5
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: INTRO.(010@240).dpx
DLEDL: REEL:TAPENAME TAPENAMEVERYLONG

Simple Video and Audio (2 Tracks) EDL

TITLE: SIMPLE EDL WITH VIDEO AND 2 AUDIO TRACKS (1 TRACK PER FILE)
FCM: DROP FRAME
001 TAPENAME AA/V C 10:00:00:00 10:00:05:00 00:00:30:00 00:00:35:00
* FROM CLIP NAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF
DLEDL: START TC: 10;00;00;00
DLEDL: PATH: /CXFS1/PRODUCTION1/SHOW5
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: INTRO.(010@240).dpx
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_1.AIF
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_1.AIF
DLEDL: REEL:TAPENAME TAPENAMEVERYLONG

Simple Video and Audio (2 Tracks - Stereo) EDL

TITLE: SIMPLE EDL WITH VIDEO AND 2 AUDIO TRACKS (2 TRACKS PER FILE)
FCM: DROP FRAME
001 TAPENAME AA/V C 10:00:00:00 10:00:05:00 00:00:30:00 00:00:35:00
* FROM CLIP NAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF
DLEDL: START TC: 10;00;00;00
DLEDL: PATH: /CXFS1/PRODUCTION1/SHOW5
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: INTRO.(010@240).dpx
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE_12.AIF
DLEDL: REEL:TAPENAME TAPENAMEVERYLONG

Simple Video and Audio (4 Tracks) EDL

TITLE: SIMPLE EDL WITH VIDEO AND 4 AUDIO TRACKS (1 TRACK PER FILE)
FCM: DROP FRAME
001 TAPENAME AA/V C 10:00:00:00 10:00:05:00 00:00:30:00 00:00:35:00
* FROM CLIP NAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF
DLEDL: START TC: 10;00;00;00
DLEDL: PATH: /CXFS1/PRODUCTION1/SHOW5
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: INTRO.(010@240).dpx
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_1.AIF
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_2.AIF
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_3.AIF
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF_CHANNEL_4.AIF
AUD 3 4
DLEDL: REEL:TAPENAME TAPENAMEVERYLONG

Simple Video and Audio (4 Tracks - Stereo) EDL

TITLE: SIMPLE EDL WITH VIDEO AND 4 AUDIO TRACKS (2 TRACKS PER FILE)
FCM: DROP FRAME
001 TAPENAME AA/V C 10:00:00:00 10:00:05:00 00:00:30:00 00:00:35:00
* FROM CLIP NAME: TONE-8TRK-44KHZ.AIFF
DLEDL: START TC: 10;00;00;00
DLEDL: PATH: /CXFS1/PRODUCTION1/SHOW5
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: INTRO.(010@240).dpx
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE_12.AIF
DLEDL: EDIT:0 FILENAME: TONE_34.AIF
AUD 3 4
DLEDL: REEL:TAPENAME TAPENAMEVERYLONG