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A dialog appears in which you can configure the information in the output file. The
settings in the dialog vary depending on the output format you chose from the List
Format pop-up menu. See
Settings the Export Dialogs Have in Common
and
Configuration Settings in the Export Film Lists Dialog
for details about the settings.
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Click Export.
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Choose a location and name for the film list file to be created, then click Save.
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If you chose to have a Cinema Tools program file created in the Export Film Lists dialog,
choose a location and name for the file, then click OK.
The film list is generated.
Note: If Cinema Tools has any problems processing the EDL file, a “parsing error” message
appears that includes the line number that caused the problem. See
for more information.
What Actually Happens to the EDL
Once you start the film list export, Cinema Tools first processes the EDL file and creates
a version for its own internal use. During this processing, Cinema Tools looks for errors
that would make the EDL unsuitable to use for creating a film list. If it encounters
nonstandard or unexpected text, the export is halted and an error message appears listing
the line number where the processing failed. This is referred to as a parsing error.
Problems in an EDL can often be repaired by manually editing its contents. Because EDLs
are actually plain text files, they can be opened in TextEdit. Be careful: often the line
number listed is not the actual problem; the real issue may be with the line before.
Experiment with deleting lines and comparing them to similar ones that occur previously
in the EDL to help determine the problem. See
Using TextEdit to Make Changes to an
for more information.
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Chapter 12
Working with External EDLs, XML, and ALE Files