Dialogue Editing

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Figure 5-4 Excerpt from a CMX3600 EDL printout. Note the prominent header,
which will appear on each page. Since each reel may have three or four EDLs,
easy-to-spot identifi cation will save you time when you need to quickly fi nd a
shot or investigate problems.
EDL Manager The easiest way to clean an EDL is with a list manager program
such as Avid’s EDL Manager, which can be downloaded from the Digidesign
web site. With EDL Manager, you can instantly clean the list or convert it
between SMPTE or EBU timecode formats or either of Avid’s “PAL-fi lm”
formats. Figure 5-5 shows EDL Manager’s Options page.
The Options page is your chance to decide which elements of the Avid session
are saved to an EDL and in what format. Beginning in the upper left corner,
select CMX_3600 as the EDL format. Many choices are available, but CMX3600
is the standard and the only one that will work without trouble. If, while
looking at your EDL printout, you see only two audio channels displayed,
chances are you’ve chosen another EDL type. CMX_340, for example, is a 2track
standard. Make sure the list begins at event 1, and choose LTC as the
list master Timecode Type.
The DupeList/Preread section concerns tape-based video assembly and
doesn’t infl uence sound post. When using linear videotape for the fi nal