How to Create Title Case EDLs · Master The Workflow

How to Create Title Case EDLs

For those who don't know, EDLs out of Avid default to being ALL CAPS.

This goes back to spec compliance with CMX3600 and GVG EDLs.

Nowadays, this is less important as most conform systems are computer based and not as strict.

It also used to be that most camera manufacturers always created tape names that were all caps, so it was a none issue.

E012C0021_250902_X01534 is an example of a tape naming convention that is fine.

For those who don't know what this tape name is, I'll break it down.

E012C0021 means, Cam Roll E012, Clip 21.

250902 is the shoot date: 09/02/2025

X01534 is unique identifier which is usually an abbreviation of the camera serial number.

That said, there is a new camera naming convention that I've been seeing used lately and it in includes one lower case character.

An example of this is A_0165C007_250911_095758_h1EGB

You can see that the last h is lowercase.

If you use the EDL Importer to create plates as ALEs, this will create problems because ALEs are case sensitive.

Because Avid defaults to converting all EDLs to uppercase, it will display this name as: A_0165C007_250911_095758_H1EGB

However, it is possible to change this.

There are template files for each EDL that you can modify.

You'll find these templates at this location on your computer:

/Applications/Avid Media Composer/SupportingFiles/EDL_Manager_Templates/

I always modify both the File32 and File129 template.

To do this, first close Avid if it is open and right click on those files one at a time and I open them with BB Edit.

At Line 20, you should see

toupper_conversion TRUE * Convert all comments and titles.

Change TRUE to FALSE and save the file.

Now when you export EDLs, your markers, reel names and all other text will be the normal case as it was entered.

If you find the EDL Importer is giving you errors with using ALEs for subclips, this should be the first step in trouble shooting.

Here is a link to Avid's help forum if you need additional help

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