Importing AAF and CMX3600 EDL files

You can now import AAF files into Premiere Pro. AAF is a professional file interchange format that helps track valuable editing decisions from concept to final rendering, and wraps all of the elements of a project together for archiving. An edit decision list (EDL) is a list of video edits made in a video-editing project and is a popular standard for many video production professionals.

You can also export AAF and CMX3600 EDL files from Adobe Premiere Pro. (See Exporting to AAF or Exporting an edit decision list (EDL).)

To import an AAF or CMX3600 EDL file:

1. Choose File > Import.
2. In the Files of Type menu, choose AAF (.aaf) or CMX3600 EDLs to locate the respective file type.
3. Navigate to the file to import, and click Open. The file appears as a new bin in the Project window. This bin contains all the available contents of the file you imported.
4. As the AAF file is being imported, an Import Files dialog box appears showing the progress of the import operation. If successful, a new bin named the same as the AAF file is created, and the imported contents of the AAF file added to it.

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