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Revision as of 13:45, 2 November 2017
ALE File Support
Format | Notes |
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ALE | Avid Log Exchange format.
The ALE format is an ascii text format used by Avid editing systems for metadata interchange.
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Export Only.
Generate an ALE file for the current composition via the ..Export Composition button. Choose ale as your export format :
The ALE format is composed as ascii text and usually tab-delimited (delimiters are specified in the header). It consists of :
- A header containing various global settings (e.g. project format, fps etc.)
- A column specification
- One or more lines encoding metadata for a shot
Header
Heading FIELD_DELIM<TAB>TABS VIDEO_FORMAT<TAB>PAL FPS<TAB>25
Column Specification
Column Name<TAB>FPS<TAB>Project<TAB>Tape<TAB>Start<TAB> ... <TAB>ASC_SOP
Fields
- Name
- FPS
- Project
- Tape
- Start
- End
- Duration
- Tracks
- SourceId
- Take
- Scene
- Slate
- Camroll
- Director
- SoundRoll
- ProjectName
- DoP
- Cameraman
- DailiesColorist
- DateOfShoot
- ASC_SAT
- ASC_SOP
Content
Data <shot1> <shot2> ...
Each shot includes and encodes the fields as shown above.
Each field in each shot is delimited as per the header specification (usually a TAB).