Importing File

To import a file saved on your PC to EDIUS, they must first be registered to the bin as a clip. The following explains how to register files or file formats that can be imported to EDIUS to the bin.

Registerable File Formats

The following lists the file formats that can be imported to EDIUS:

  • Operation is not guaranteed for all formats described in this section.

Video

Note

  • Some codecs may not support partial transfer.

  • Some video formats may not support partial transfer/trimming.

Format

File extension

3GPP

*.3gp, *.3g2, *.amc

AVCHD

*.m2ts, *.mts

AVI *1

*.avi

Blackmagic RAW

*.braw

Cinema RAW

*.xml

Cinema RAW Light

*.crm

DIF stream

*.dif, *.dv

DNxHD/DNxHR

*.mov

Flash Video

*.f4v

H.265/HEVC

*.mov, *.mp4

JPEG2000

*.mov

MPEG HDD MOVIE

*.mod, *.tod

MPEG Program Stream *2

*.mpg, *.mpeg, *.m2p, *.mp2, *.vob, *.vro

MPEG Transport Stream

*.m2t

MPEG Video Stream

*.mpv, *.m2v

MP4

*.mp4, *.m4v

MXF *1

*.mxf

Nikon N-RAW

*.nev

P2 (DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO HD, AVC-Intra, AVC-LongG, AVC-Intra 4K/2K)

*.xml, *.mxf

PNG

*.mov

ProRes RAW

*.mov

QT Animation

*.mov

QuickTime Movie *1

*.mov

RED

*.R3D

SONY HVR-DR60/HVR-MRC1 Meta File

*.idx

Sony RAW

*.xml, *.mxf

Sony X-OCN

*.xml, *.mxf

TIFF

*.mov

Transport Stream (MPEG-2, H.264)

*.ts

Windows Media *1

*.wmv, *.asf

XAVC (XAVC Intra/XAVC Long GOP)

*.xml, *.mxf

XAVC S

*.xml, *.mp4

XDCAM (MPEG HD422, MPEG HD, MPEG IMX, DVCAM)

*.xml, *.mxf

XDCAM EX

*.mp4, *.avi, *.smi, *.xml

XF

*.cif, *.mxf

XF-AVC

*.mxf

*1 The codec may not be supported depending on the video format.

*2 Use the source browser to import VOB files if they cannot be imported.

Audio

Format

File extension

AAC

*.aac, *.m4a

AIFF *1

*.aiff, *.aif

ALAC

*.m4a

Dolby Digital (AC-3)

*.ac3

Flac

*.flac

MPEG Audio Layer-3 *2

*.mp3

MPEG Audio Stream

*.mpa, *.m2a

Ogg Vorbis Files

*.ogg

Opus

*.opus

Wave

*.wav

Windows Media Audio

*.wma

*1 AIFF/AIFC files are PCM only.

*2 Some VBR are not supported.

Still image

Import of still images with sequential numbers is supported.

Format

File extension

Cinema DNG

*.dng

DPX (SMPTE 268M-2003)

*.dpx

Flash Pix

*.fpx

GIF (CompuServeGIF)

*.gif

HEIF

*.heif, *.heic

ICO

*.ico, *.icon

JPEG

*.jpg, *.jpeg

JPEG File Interchange Format

*.jfif

Maya IFF *1

*.iff

Multi-PictureFormat

*.mpo

Photoshop

*.psd

PNG (Portable Network Graphics)

*.png

Quick Titler

*.etl, *.etl2

SGI

*.sgi, *.rgb

Targa

*.tga, *.targa, *.vda, *.icb, *.vst

TIFF

*.tif, *.tiff

Windows Bitmap

*.bmp, *.dib, *.rle

Windows Meta Files

*.wmf, *.emf

WMPhoto

*.wdp

*1 Z-depth is not supported.

  • Electronic Arts IFF files (*.iff) are not supported on EDIUS.

Caption

Format

File extension

Scenarist Closed Caption

*.scc

MacCaption

*.mcc

Registering a File to the Bin as a Clip

Select and register a source to the bin.

1) Double-click on a blank area in the clip view of the bin.

  • The [Open] dialog box appears.

Alternative
  • Adding clip: [Ctrl] + [O]

  • Right-click a blank area in the clip view, and click [Add File].

2) Select a file and set the following items if necessary.

[Poster frame]

Enter the timecode, or move the slider to the left and right to set the poster frame of the clip.

[Show properties]

Check this item to display the [Clip Properties] dialog box and view clip properties.

[Clip Properties] Dialog Box

[Transfer to Project folder]

Transfer the clip to the project folder.

[Sequence clip]

Import the still image clips with sequential numbers in a single operation, and register them to the bin.

Registering Consecutive Still Images

[Detect captions file]

Use this option to detect a closed caption file that corresponds to the selected file, merge it, and then register to the bin.

Merging Closed Caption File and Registering

[Name]

To rename a clip registration in the bin, enter the new name of the clip.

[Comment]

Enter a comment.

[Clip color]

Color the display of clips.

3) Click [Open].

Alternative
  • Click [File] on the menu bar, and click [Add Clip]. Select the source from the [Add Clip] dialog box, and click [Open] to display the source clip on the Player. Click [Add Clip on Player to Bin] on the Player.

  • Open the folder containing the sources in Explorer, and drag and drop the source to register onto a folder in the clip view or folder view.

    Registering Folders

Registering Consecutive Still Images

Import the still image clips with sequential numbers in a single operation, and register them to the bin.

1) Double-click on a blank area in the clip view of the bin.

  • The [Open] dialog box appears.

Alternative
  • Adding clips: [Ctrl] + [O]

2) Select the first of the consecutive files, check [Sequence clip], and click [Open].

  • All of the consecutive still image files in the same folder are registered as a single sequence clip to the bin.

  • As consecutive files are regarded as a single sequence clip, if a file is missing in the sequence, files with subsequent numbers will not be imported.

Merging Closed Caption File and Registering

You can detect a closed caption file that corresponds to the selected file, merge it, and then register to the bin.

1) Double-click on a blank area in the clip view of the bin.

  • The [Open] dialog box appears.

Alternative
  • Adding clips: [Ctrl] + [O]

2) Select a file.

  • Select a file with which a closed caption file is to be merged.

  • Multiple files can be selected.

3) Check [Detect captions file], and click [Open].

  • A closed caption file that corresponds to the selected file will be detected, and then registered to the bin as a single clip.

  • A closed caption file to be merged must satisfy the following conditions.

    • A file with the same name as the selected clip except for the extension

    • A file that exists in the same folder as the selected clip

      Note that a closed caption file in a separate folder may be detected for some files.

  • You can register a closed caption file alone to the bin by using the same procedure as when registering other files to the bin.

Registering Folders

Register a folder containing supported source formats with the folder structure held intact.

1) Open the explorer and display the folder to register to the bin.

2) Drag the folder and drop it onto a folder in the clip view or folder view of the bin.

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