Re: EDL capture: short tape names

Sorry guys i`m a bit late in the topic but i found this thread by searching something in Google.

First, lets say that Smoke doesn`t truncate the reel names, the EDL format does: if you open the .EDL file with a text editor, its already 8 characters ;)

When you export the EDL, from, as an example, Avid EDL Manager, there is an option which let you select multiple useful actions (i dont remember where it is): by default its: "Remove the end" thats why you get no numbers on reel names like : "MY PROJECT - CASSETTE 001" => "MY_PROJE"

You can change this option to "Remove Beginning" so you`ll have "ETTE_001" which looks more like a tape name.

There also Remove Middle and few others.
I'm pretty sure you have those functions in FCP too.

Have fun !

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