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Any errors encountered while parsing an EDL file are stored and reported after loading as much of the file as pos-
sible. Any non valid lines, missing media or media sampling rate mismatches are reported.
Media Reconnection
The major problem encountered while importing an EDL is reconnecting to referenced media. Pyramix needs all
referenced media to be present (mounted) when the import occurs. After the import, the newly created composi-
tion
MUST be saved as a Pyramix project to keep the connection between Clips and media.
Media are searched while importing the EDL by Media Source name (or Reel name following the EDL terminol-
ogy), and Source In and Source Out TimeCodes. So, to be reconnected, a Clip needs to find in any media folder a
media file with a Media Source name matching field #2 in the EDL, in the preceding example TEST, DAT12 or
TAPE1, and where the original TimeCode and length match the Source In and Source Out field.
Source Names - FIXREEL
It often happens that the media is generated with a different Source (Tape, Reel) name than the EDL referencing it.
For this purpose we have added a special keyword to the CMX language which allows Pyramix to replace one Reel
name with another while parsing the EDL.
FIXREEL: DAT12 DAT012 This preamble added at beginning of the file will replace all occurrences of the reel name
DAT12 by DAT012. The preamble can be preceded by the comment asterisk (and a space or TAB) so the EDL
remains compatible for import by other systems:
* FIXREEL: DAT12 DAT012
It is also possible to add the keyword MEDIANAME, FILENAME or FOLDERNAME at the end of this line to tell Pyra-
mix, instead of the Source (Tape, Reel) name, to search for the Media name or the Media Filename:
* FIXREEL: DAT12 Ambiance43b MEDIANAME
* FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\dat12\ambiance43b.wav FILENAME
or to search by TimeCode in the given mounted media folder (this is kind of a conformation to existing digitized
material):
* FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\dat12 FOLDERNAME
The keyword OFFSET followed by a TimeCode can be added at the end of the line to allow media without origin
(original TimeCode, source TimeCode, time stamp) to be referenced, for example WAVE files.
* FIXREEL: DAT12 Ambiance43b MEDIANAME OFFSET 08:45:32:00
* FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\ambiance43b.wav FILENAME OFFSET 08:45:32:00
This covers most cases of media reconnection and should help solve special cases of EDLs exported by exotic sys-
tems.
Media Reconnection Failure
An imported Clip whose media has not been retrieved or whose media is not at the same sampling rate as the cur-
rent project will be associated a ‘fake’ media.
It
WILL NOT be possible to retrieve its media file after the import, but it will be possible to associate a new media
file in the standard way (Control key pressed while dragging a media file from a media folder).
CMX Autoconform
When a CMX EDL is not accompanied by audio files on disk an Autoconform can be performed. A Digitizing Ses-
sion
is used to grab the audio referenced by the CMX EDL from an external machine (This may be operated under
9-pin control or simple time-code chase). The CMX EDL can then be imported into an
Editing Project (as
described above) to link to the digitized media.
Please see also: Digitizing Sessions on page 158
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