OMF stands for Open Media Framework. It is an EDL interchange format invented by Avid in the mid-90's. It's considered a defacto standard in the industry. Its my understanding that in spite of this it has always been plagued with compatibility woes due to several factors: 1) It's an extremely complex format 2) It's not a very strict specification 3) Avid frequently updates the format in order to 'encourage' the users of its products to upgrade their Avid editors and ProTools software (Avid owns DigiDesign) and to give themselves an extra advantage over competing DAW's which have to update their software in order to accept OMF's from the new Avid software.
There are many other EDL formats besides OMF such as AAF and Apple's new XML Interchange Format. AAF is probably supported by whatever DAW your co-worker is using. At the moment Cinelerra doesn't export to any EDL format besides CMX3600 and then only at 25fps. There is a project on SourceForge that can convert a CMX3600 EDL into an AAF file: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/edl2aaf> Perhaps that could work. Let us know how you end up solving this issue. On 1/30/07, roberto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all, first I like to thank you all for your work that make this powerfull piece of software possible. Now I am working in a TV show as a camera man and editor, but the sound-postprod guy need that I send to him a OMF file, to do his job, and right now I can't do it There is a way, a trick or a hack or a right way, to generate a OMF file? Now we are making the first of 8 shows, so this problem will be around for a while. Thanks, Roberto, from Chile. (I am using Ubuntu Dapper with Cin 2.1) _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
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