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# Outputting EDLs

You can output an EDL as a clip in the clip library or to a VTR. This is an alternate method of archiving a project that, along with an EDL, provides a backup mechanism for restoring both project metadata and media.

When you output a clip, the original start and end timecodes are added to the Comment field of the generated EDL along with the tape ID. This is useful if you want to trace the material referenced in the generated EDL to its location on the original source tape.

To output an EDL to a VTR or a clip library:

1. In the clip library, select the clips that you want to output.
2. Click Export EDL.

   The Export EDL menu appears.

3. In the Clip list, select the clip that you want to export.
4. In the Track table, select video and audio tracks to include in the EDL.
5. Specify any EDL Save options. See EDL Save Options Group.
6. In the Output Options group, from the Output Type box, select either Output All Material or Output Generated.
7. Specify any Output options. See Output Options Group.
8. Click Generate.

   The EDL is generated and the Save Generated EDL, Output EDL Material, and Save Output to Library buttons become active.

9. Do one of the following:
   - Click the Output EDL Material button to output the EDL material to a VTR. The EDL Output module appears, which is comprised of the same controls as the Clip Output module.
   - Click the Save Output to Library button to output the EDL material as a clip in the clip library. The EDL is output to the same library reel from which you originally accessed the Export EDL menu.