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Import & Export
===============
Video editing projects (including tracks, clips, and keyframes) can be **imported** and **exported** from OpenShot
Video Editor in widely supported formats (**EDL**: Edit Decision Lists, and **XML**: Final Cut Pro format). For example, if
you start editing a video in a different program (Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro, etc...), but later need to move all
your edits to OpenShot (or vice versa).
EDL (Edit Decision Lists)
-------------------------
The following features are supported when importing and exporting an EDL file with OpenShot.
.. table::
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==================== ============
EDL Option Name Description
==================== ============
EDL Format CMX-3600 (a very widely supported variation)
Single Track Only a single track can be imported at a time (this is a limitation of the EDL format)
Tape Name Only **AX** and **BL** tape names are currently supported in OpenShot
Edits (V and A) Only edits are currently supported (transitions are not yet supported)
Opacity Opacity keyframes are supported
Audio Levels Volume keyframes are supported
==================== ============
Example EDL Output
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OpenShot follows the CMX 3600 layout for event lines and uses comment lines (`* ...`) to carry keyframes.
CMX 3600 does not define units or interpolation in comments, so our exporter adds readable values and interpolation
names, and our importer is very forgiving: it accepts units with or without spaces, mixed case,
optional interpolation tokens, and ignores unknown trailing text/reel tags to maximize compatibility.
.. code-block:: python
:caption: Example EDL format supported by OpenShot:
TITLE: Test - TRACK 5
FCM: NON-DROP FRAME
001 BL V C 00:00:00:00 00:00:01:24 00:00:00:00 00:00:01:24
002 AX V C 00:00:01:24 00:00:10:00 00:00:01:24 00:00:10:00
* FROM CLIP NAME:Logo.mp4
* SOURCE FILE: ../Videos/Logo.mp4
* VIDEO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:00 IS 100% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:00 IS 0.00 DB LINEAR (REEL AX A1)
* SCALE X AT 00:00:01:24 IS 100% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SCALE X AT 00:00:09:29 IS 93% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SCALE Y AT 00:00:01:24 IS 100% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SCALE Y AT 00:00:09:29 IS 55% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* LOCATION X AT 00:00:01:24 IS 0% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* LOCATION X AT 00:00:09:29 IS -1% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* LOCATION Y AT 00:00:01:24 IS 0% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* LOCATION Y AT 00:00:09:29 IS -32% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* ROTATION AT 00:00:01:24 IS 0 DEG BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* ROTATION AT 00:00:09:29 IS 23.3 DEG BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SHEAR X AT 00:00:01:24 IS 0% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SHEAR X AT 00:00:09:29 IS -12% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SHEAR Y AT 00:00:01:24 IS 0% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* SHEAR Y AT 00:00:09:29 IS -7% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
TITLE: Test - TRACK 4
FCM: NON-DROP FRAME
001 AX V C 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29
001 AX A C 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29
* FROM CLIP NAME: Trailer.mp4
* SOURCE FILE: ../Videos/Trailer.mp4
* VIDEO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:00 IS 0% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* VIDEO LEVEL AT 00:00:01:00 IS 100% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* VIDEO LEVEL AT 00:00:08:29 IS 100% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* VIDEO LEVEL AT 00:00:09:29 IS 0% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:00 IS 0.00 DB LINEAR (REEL AX A1)
TITLE: Test - TRACK 3
FCM: NON-DROP FRAME
001 AX V C 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29
001 AX A C 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29 00:00:00:00 00:00:09:29
* FROM CLIP NAME: Soundtrack.mp3
* SOURCE FILE: ../Audio/Soundtrack.mp3
* VIDEO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:00 IS 100% BEZIER (REEL AX V)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:00 IS -96.00 DB LINEAR (REEL AX A1)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:03:00 IS 0.00 DB LINEAR (REEL AX A1)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:06:29 IS 0.00 DB LINEAR (REEL AX A1)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:09:29 IS -96.00 DB LINEAR (REEL AX A1)
XML (Final Cut Pro format)
--------------------------
The following features are supported when importing and exporting an XML file with OpenShot. This XML format
is supported in many video editors (not just Final Cut Pro). In fact, most commercial video editors have some
support for importing and exporting this same XML format.
OpenShot uses the legacy Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format (**xmeml**) from Final Cut Pro 7. Our exporter writes
`<!DOCTYPE xmeml>` projects that follow the Final Cut Pro XML DTD v1.0, and is compatible with the v4 and v5 schema
versions of that interchange format (the DTDs shipped with Final Cut Pro 7).
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==================== ============
XML Option Name Description
==================== ============
XML Format Final Cut Pro format (but most commercial video editors also support this format)
All Tracks All video and audio tracks are supported
Edits All clips on all tracks are supported (video, image, and audio files). Transitions are not yet supported.
Opacity Opacity keyframes are supported
Audio Levels Volume keyframes are supported
==================== ============
Example XML Output (tree view)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. image:: images/fcp-xml-tree-view.jpg