An edit decision list or EDL 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 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 These days, linear video editing systems have been superseded by non linear editing (NLE) systems which can output EDLs electronically to allow autoconform on an online editing system – the recreation of an edited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 tapes) and the editing decisions in the EDL.
They are also often used in the 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. Both XML and the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) are relatively advanced file formats that can contain sophisticated EDLs.
Read more about Edit Decision List: B-roll, EDL Incompatibilities and Potential Problems, Systems Known To Support EDL To Some Extent, Systems Supporting EDL Playback, Not Just EDL Cutting
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