Editing Edit decision list (section)

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An '''edit decision list''' or '''EDL''' is used in the [[post-production]] process of [[film editing]] and [[video editing]]. The list contains an ordered list of [[reel]] and [[timecode]] data representing where each video clip can be obtained in order to [[Conform (video production)|conform]] the final cut.

EDLs are created by [[offline editing]] systems, or can be paper documents constructed by hand such as [[shot logging]]. These days, [[linear video editing]] systems have been superseded by [[non-linear editing]] (NLE) systems which can output EDLs electronically to allow [[autoconform]] on an [[online editing]] system – the recreation of an edited programme from the original sources (usually [[video tap]]es) and the editing decisions in the EDL.

They are also often used in the [[Video editing|digital video editing]] world, so rather than referring to reels they can refer to sequences of images stored on disk.

Some formats, such as CMX3600, can represent simple editing decisions only. Final Cut Pro [[XML]], the [[Advanced Authoring Format]] (AAF), and [[AviSynth]] scripts are relatively advanced file formats that can contain sophisticated EDLs.