Dialogue Editing

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An easy way to remove these strings is to import each EDL into a word processor
such as Microsoft Word. (See Figure 5-6.) Note the assorted strings
that precede the scene/shot/take information in the clip name line. One
string at a time, perform global replaces to rid the line of the prefi x.
So *TO CLIP NAME: 24-07 becomes 24-07. Don’t delete the asterisk (*) at the
beginning of the string because many auto-assembly programs use this to dis-
Figure 5-6 Screenshot of Microsoft Word global replace. In this example, all
occurrences of *TO CLIP NAME: {space}{space} are replaced with *. Repeat this
procedure for each of the strings preceding scene and take information in the
EDL. This isn’t necessary if the comment line carries the scene and take information,
since most auto-assembly programs can delete one variable from the
string and COMMENT never varies.