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Batch Capture Via EDL
You can also use an EDL to create offline tape clips, one for each event in the EDL, with which
to batch capture all the media necessary to conform a project from tape.
To import an EDL as a batch capture list:
1 Open the Project Settings, click Master Panel in the sidebar, and make sure of
thefollowing:
Set “Timeline frame rate” to the frame rate of your EDL.
Turn on “Use drop frame timecode” if your EDL requires it.
Make sure “Use Timecode” is set to “Embedded in the source clip.”
Turn on “Assist using reel names from the.
2 Choose File > Import Batch List From EDL.
3 When a Conform Settings dialog appears asking you to confirm the current Project
Settings, click OK if the settings are good.
4 Use the controls of the Select EDL files dialog to select one or more EDLs, then click
Open. If you select multiple EDLs, then every event in each EDL is imported at once.
5 In the dialog that appears next, choose a frame rate to conform the EDL at,
and click OK.
Each event in the EDL now appears as offline tape clips in the Media Pool, ready for
capturing. If you load an EDL and there are already clips in the Media Pool that have the
same reel name and start timecode as events in the EDL, DaVinci Resolve will not
create new offline tape clips for those.
A set of logged clips imported from an EDL
6 (Optional) Put the Media Pool into List view, and click the Reel No column header to sort
the Media Pool clips by reel number. This makes it easier to select a range of clips to
capture from a particular reel.
7 (Optional) If there are any offline clips that you don’t need to capture, you can remove
them from the Media Pool by right-clicking them and choosing Remove Selected Clips.
8 Select which of the offline tape clips you want to capture. It’s best to select ranges of
clips that come from the same reel.
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