System information
Edit Decision Lists
An Edit Decision List (EDL) is a text summary of a project. An EDL lists of all of the media files used, where
they are placed on the timeline, and how they are trimmed.
Vegas Pro EDLs are not the same as those used in traditional linear editing suites and are not intended as a
project interchange for other editing applications.
Because of the significant differences between editing applications, projects that are converted from EDLs
(or exported to EDLs) are necessarily simplified. Events are inserted into the timeline on a single track, and
transition effects from the other application are replaced with crossfades. Projects that are imported from
another application's EDL are initially limited to four audio tracks. If you add more tracks, save the project
as a .veg file.
Creating an EDL
1. From the File menu, choose Export >EDLText File (*.txt). The export dialog is displayed.
2. Select the drive and folder where you want to store the project.
EDL files do not contain information about the location of source media. Save the .txt file in
the same folder as the source media.
3. Type a name in the File name box.
4. Click OK.
Opening an EDL
1. From the File menu, choose Import >EDLText File (*.txt). The import dialog is displayed.
2. Choose the folder where the project you want to open is stored:
n Choose a drive and folder from the Look in drop-down list.
—or—
n Choose a folder from the Recent drop-down list to quickly select a folder from which you
have previously opened files.
3. Select a file in the browse window or type a name in the File name box.
4. Click Open. If you have not saved the current project, you will be prompted to save your changes.
Events are placed in the Vegas Pro timeline. All transitions are replaced with crossfades. You can
change the crossfades to other transition types if desired. For more information, see "Automatic
crossfades" on page 138.
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