Premiere Pro Media Transfer - EDL

This document will guide you through the process of preparing the necessary files for transferring the media for color correction

Please remove all text overlays before this process.

In order for this method to work, the following CANNOT be present in your timeline:

Dissolves and Overlays

Deliverables.

Offline Reference - A full render of the project to assure that the edit is brought into the color correction program correctly.

  1. Media - Prores 4444 Export

  2. EDL - The edit file

If you have any questions during this workflow let me know!

*Jargen definitions can be found at the bottom of the page.

Before the doing the following, make sure your sequence/timeline is set to the desired *output resolution.

Flattening the video Timelines

The video layers must be flattened to a single video layer in order to create and EDL for the cut.

  • To do this I suggest duplicating the timeline and locking the audio

  • Select all the clips on a layer and pre alt/option + down arrow on keypad for each layer above layer 1

Create a folder and title it “YourProjectName_datemmddyyyy” to store the files created in this guide.

In order to export an EDL for the project the video layers must be consolidated onto 1 single layer.

  1. In Premiere, navigate the the file drop down

  2. Navigate to file > export > EDL

  3. Set the name of the XML “YourProjectName_mmddyyyy_vnumberversion”

  4. Save this XML in the folder you created in the beginning

Export DSM (Digital Source Master) at desired resolution

  1. With the timeline selected press command/control + M or navigate to file > Export > Media

  2. Set format to Quicktime

  3. Set Preset Prores 4444

  4. Select the outputName Parameter, navigate to the destination folder and title the file “YourProjectName_(mmddyyyy)-offlineReference

  5. In the video setting, select “Render at Maximum Depth”

  6. Set export colorspace to rec709

  7. Select 16 bpc + alpha

  8. Check “use Maximum Render Quality”

  9. Render the offline reference by selecting export or queue to open Adobe Media Encoder to export.

Once you have created all of the deliverables contact, me for the best method of transfer.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out.

Jargen:

Destination Folder

The Destination Folder is the folder where all of you media that you will be store so transferring all of the necessary assets to me (the colorist) will be as convenient as possible.

Offline reference

The Offline Reference is a export of your full video in the desired framerate and resolution which I use as a reference to make sure that when I bring the edit into the color correction application it is the same as in your edit.

EDL

An EDL or Edit Decision List is a file that dictates the cuts in your timeline.

Output Resolution

The output resolution is the height and width in pixels that the video will be posted as at its final destination.

Common web deliverable resolutions: HD 1920x1080, UHD 3840x2160.