Thank Goodness for EDLmax 24

["Jeff Krebs" <jeff(at)serialdigitalpost.com>]

Well I had to take a list created on Final Cut at 30 and conform a 23.976 job.

 

Thought I'd share some info.

 

FCP to edl,  What a piece of crap for edl generation... seriously.  After version 5, you figured.... Oh wait, I forgot, Apple makes computers.

So I Automatic ducked it and brought it into a my Xpress. Wes's software is way better for accurate list creation on an Avid platform.

 

Then created 30 frame edls.  By the way, the client cut the sequence in dropframe. Big pain when the conform is 23.976

Anyone, I can overcome that.

 

The I used EDL: processor for the EDL conversion from 29.97 to 23.976.  Bad, bad bug with a drop frame sequence.

The record times are completely wrong. Audio was the dead giveaway for that.

 

Anyway, I thought perhaps I'll create a NDF list, save it, and then convert it to 24.  Maybe that will fix the bug... yes it's a bug.

No go,

BAD BAD EDL processor.  You're not converting the records times correctly

 And it's the latest version on the softimage site.

 

So I try EDLmax 24...

1 word.

Perfect...

 

Avid./Soft,  Just get Brook's software and bundle it.

Save many people headaches.

Jeff