Import & Export

Video editing projects (including tracks, clips, and keyframes) can be imported and exported from OpenShot Video Editor in widely supported formats (EDL: Edit Decision Lists, and XML: Final Cut Pro format). For example, if you start editing a video in a different program (Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro, etc…), but later need to move all your edits to OpenShot (or vice versa).

EDL (Edit Decision Lists)

The following features are supported when importing and exporting an EDL file with OpenShot.

Example EDL format supported by OpenShot:

 TITLE: Clips - TRACK 5
 FCM: NON-DROP FRAME

 001  BL       V     C        00:00:00:01 00:00:03:17 00:00:00:01 00:00:03:17
 001  AX       V     C        00:00:00:01 00:00:10:01 00:00:03:17 00:00:13:17
 * FROM CLIP NAME: Intro.png

 002  BL       V     C        00:00:00:01 00:00:05:09 00:00:13:17 00:00:18:25
 002  AX       V     C        00:00:00:01 00:00:10:01 00:00:18:25 00:00:28:25
 * FROM CLIP NAME: FileName.mp4
 * OPACITY LEVEL AT 00:00:00:01 IS 0.00%  (REEL AX)
 * OPACITY LEVEL AT 00:00:01:01 IS 100.00%  (REEL AX)
 * OPACITY LEVEL AT 00:00:09:01 IS 100.00%  (REEL AX)
 * OPACITY LEVEL AT 00:00:10:01 IS 0.00%  (REEL AX)

 003  BL       V     C        00:00:00:01 00:00:33:15 00:00:28:25 00:01:02:09
 003  AX       V     C        00:00:14:25 00:00:34:29 00:01:02:09 00:01:22:13
 003  AX       A     C        00:00:14:25 00:00:34:29 00:01:02:09 00:01:22:13
 * FROM CLIP NAME: FileName2.mp4

 004  BL       V     C        00:00:00:01 00:00:26:25 00:01:22:13 00:01:49:07
 004  AX       A     C        00:00:00:01 00:02:20:01 00:01:49:07 00:04:09:07
 * FROM CLIP NAME: Music.wav
 * AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:00:01 IS -99.00 DB  (REEL AX A1)
 * AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:00:03:01 IS 0.00 DB  (REEL AX A1)
 * AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:02:17:01 IS 0.00 DB  (REEL AX A1)
 * AUDIO LEVEL AT 00:02:20:01 IS -99.00 DB  (REEL AX A1)

XML (Final Cut Pro format)

The following features are supported when importing and exporting an XML file with OpenShot. This XML format is supported in many video editors (not just Final Cut Pro). In fact, most commercial video editors have some support for importing and exporting this same XML format.

Example XML Output (tree view)