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EDL to XML converter

Final Cut Pro cannot import an EDL. Conform reads a CMX 3600 EDL from Avid, Premiere Pro or Resolve and turns it into FCPXML for Final Cut Pro, or into FCP7 XML for Premiere Pro and Resolve, right in your browser.

  • Runs in your browser
  • Reports what it drops
  • Free up to 40 clips
New conversion

Example result

EDLFCPXML

  • Carried over: 5 clips on 5 tracks, 1 transition, 2 markers, 1 speed change

  • Approximated: EDLs carry no frame size; the sequence was set to 1920 × 1080. Change it in your editor if needed.

  • Note: EDLs carry no frame rate; this one was read at 23.976 fps. If cuts land a few frames off, pick the rate the timeline was edited at.

  • Note: Transitions became Cross Dissolves centred on the cut; Final Cut Pro needs media handles to render them.

Launch Teaser.edl → Launch Teaser.fcpxml

  • Never uploaded

    Your project is read and converted inside your browser. It never leaves your computer.

  • The edit stays intact

    Edit points, every track, connected clips, transitions, speed, levels and markers.

  • Nothing lost silently

    Each conversion lists what was dropped or approximated, so you know what to check.

  • 14-day refunds

    Pro is US$9 a month, cancel anytime, full refund within 14 days.

How it works

From one editor to another in three steps

No install and no upload. Conform reads your export, rebuilds the timeline in the other format and tells you what changed.

  1. File › Export

    EDL…

    01

    Export the timeline

    Export FCPXML from Final Cut Pro, FCP7 XML from Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, or a CMX 3600 EDL or OpenTimelineIO file.

  2. Launch Teaser.xml

    02

    Drop it on Conform

    Your browser opens the file, converts it and shows the timeline with a report of anything that did not carry over.

  3. Launch Teaser.fcpxmlfor Final Cut Pro

    03

    Import the converted file

    Download the converted file and import it. Media paths are kept, so footage that has not moved links straight away.

What carries over

Your edit comes across. The report covers the rest.

Effects, color grades, titles and transforms have no shared format, so they stay behind and the report lists them. Clip names, levels and timecodes below are Conform’s own output for the example projects.

Frame-accurate edit points

Times are kept as exact fractions, not rounded decimals, so cuts land on the same frame at 23.976, 25, 29.97 drop-frame or 60 fps, in long timelines too.

Final Cut Pro

Premiere Pro

V2
V1
A1

Storyline ⇄ tracks

The primary storyline becomes V1 and connected clips land on the tracks above. Going the other way, V1 becomes the storyline and upper tracks become connected clips.

  • Product hero−6 dB
  • Desk wide0 dB
  • Team portrait0 dB
  • Launch bed−9 dB

Audio stays linked

Linked sound stays with its picture, J and L cuts stay split, stereo pairs stay paired, and music and voice-over keep their own tracks and clip levels.

Cross Dissolve50%Hands onMusic hit

Transitions, speed and markers

Cross dissolves, constant speed changes and markers with their notes come across. Speed ramps become their average speed and the report says so.

Compound clip

Compound and multicam clips

Compound clips are flattened onto the timeline and multicam clips keep their active video and audio angles.

Your browser
No upload

Private by design

Client cuts and unreleased work are safe to convert: Conform has no upload endpoint for projects, the conversion runs on your computer, and closing the tab discards it.

Step by step

EDL to XML converter, step by step

The menus match the current versions of each app. If the media shows as offline after import, relink it once to your footage folder.

1 · Export

  1. 1In Premiere Pro, select the sequence and choose File › Export › EDL…, keep CMX 3600 and save the .edl file.
  2. 2In DaVinci Resolve, select the timeline and choose File › Export › Timeline…, then pick EDL (*.edl).
  3. 3In Avid Media Composer, open Output › List Tool, choose CMX 3600 and save the list.
  4. 4Drop the .edl file onto the converter above and check the frame rate it was read at.

2 · Import the converted file

  1. 1In Final Cut Pro, choose File › Import › XML… and select the converted .fcpxml file.
  2. 2Final Cut Pro creates an event with the project. If clips show as missing, use File › Relink Files…
  3. 3In Premiere Pro, choose File › Import… and select the converted .xml file.
  4. 4Premiere creates a bin with your sequence. Open it; if media shows as offline, use Link Media and point it at your footage folder.

Compare

How Conform compares

Desktop translation apps are installed per machine, and rebuilding an edit by hand takes hours. Conform runs in the browser you already have open.

  • Works on Mac, Windows and Linux

    Conform
    Yes
    Desktop translation apps
    Varies, often Mac only
    Rebuild by hand
    Yes

  • Nothing to install

    Conform
    Yes
    Desktop translation apps
    No
    Rebuild by hand
    Yes

  • Project stays on your computer

    Conform
    Yes
    Desktop translation apps
    Yes
    Rebuild by hand
    Yes

  • Keeps edit points, tracks and levels

    Conform
    Yes
    Desktop translation apps
    Yes
    Rebuild by hand
    By eye

  • Lists what could not be carried over

    Conform
    Yes
    Desktop translation apps
    Varies
    Rebuild by hand
    No

  • Price

    Conform
    Free up to 40 clips · Pro US$9/month
    Desktop translation apps
    Paid licenses
    Rebuild by hand
    Your time

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Something else, or a file that will not convert? Write to conform@niamori.ai.

Can Final Cut Pro import an EDL?

No. Final Cut Pro only imports FCPXML, so an EDL has to be converted first. Conform builds the FCPXML with the EDL’s cuts, dissolves and audio, and links the media by the file names and paths in the EDL comments.

What does an EDL keep?

Every edit point with its source and record timecode, dissolves, one video track and up to four audio tracks, constant speed changes (M2), clip names and file paths in the comments, and locators. An EDL has no audio levels, effects, titles or extra video tracks, so those are listed in the report.

Why do I have to check the frame rate?

An EDL stores timecode, not a frame rate. Conform guesses it from the timecodes (23.976, 25, 29.97 and so on); if the cuts land a few frames off, pick the rate the timeline was edited at and the conversion runs again.

Which EDL format is this?

CMX 3600, the EDL that Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve all export and import. Resolve’s marker EDLs are read as markers.

Is my project uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your project file and your media never leave your computer.

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