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I am creating EDL files via an OBS plugin. I am importing them as markers. Now they have all the same name, the date and time the file was created.

The plugin is able to create markers with different text based on the keyboard shortcut I use to add it. How can I use the text saved in the EDL file as name for the marker?

Here's an example EDL file https://file.io/OFzabC6vY3Fl. I'd like to use the text just after the marker number as marker name (e.g. "CAP").

Hello, Alberto,

the EDL you have will work to cut up the flat clip if you were to use import the PreConformed EDL. The names (START, SOTTO, CAP, etc.) that you have in the EDL are the reel names and are interpreted as such:



By the way, the Edit Index pane in the Edit page can be used to quickly search by any field, including Reel.
Per the Infowriter documentation:

EDL output format
This outputs a basic EDL file that includes that lets you pre-cut your recordings if your video editing program supports EDL. 

— and this is exactly what we observe.

For the purposes of the markers, the structure is not the one that Resolve uses.

You would need to have a structure like this that uses EDL comments:

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TITLE: infowriterresolve
FCM: DROP FRAME

001  001      V     C        00:00:00:00 00:00:00:01 00:00:00:00 00:00:00:01 
 |C:ResolveColorBlue |M:START |D:300

002  001      V     C        00:00:05:00 00:00:05:01 00:00:05:00 00:00:05:01 
 |C:ResolveColorCyan |M:CAP |D:120

003  001      V     C        00:00:07:00 00:00:07:01 00:00:07:00 00:00:07:01 
 |C:ResolveColorGreen |M:SOTTO |D:120

In this example a single frame used, but the 'D:###' adds the duration of the marker in frames. Other comments describe the color of the marker — 'C:ResolveColorcolor', and 'M:some text' indicates the content/name

Thanks a lot!

Hi, I'm new to video, what are markers?

grovelli wrote:Hi, I'm new to video, what are markers?

I think you should check them in Davinci's manual

Thanks, I've seen them now on the manual

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