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Anonymous
April 26, 2010
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EDL Importer?

  • April 26, 2010
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Hi,

I am not sure the SDK is the proper way to do so, but I'd like to import a set of media files collected in a simple text file, similar like in an EDL import. I looked at the sample code for the importer but it doesnt look like this is possible with the importer interface, or am I missing something?

What other option would be suitable? I thought about creating a xml premiere project file but have not found a schema definition so far.

Regards

Sebastian

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Zac Lam
Inspiring
April 26, 2010

Hi Sebastian,

The importer API described in the Premiere Pro SDK is not designed to import sequences of clips like an EDL.  Starting in Premiere Pro 4.0.1, Final Cut Pro XML files are supported.  So you could generate these XML files to represent your sequences, and import them into Premiere Pro.   Check out the Premiere Pro help for an overview of this feature.  You can also check out the documentation on this format.  Note that PPro 4.0.1 supported v4 of the XML format, and PPro 4.2 adds support for v5 of that format.

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Anonymous
November 10, 2010

Hi Zac Lam,

I have a question. Once we generate Final Cut Pro xml file with all the info to import, how can we ask Premiere Pro then to import this xml? Is there any API function to do this within the plugin SDK?

Thanks,

Paul

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Zac Lam
Inspiring
November 10, 2010

Hi Paul,

There's currently no API or scripting mechanism to programatically tell Premiere Pro to import such an XML.  If you'd like to make a feature request, go ahead and submit it here: http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

Thanks,

Zac

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