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Convert AAF to CSV Shot List

The Avid composition as spreadsheet rows: track, clip, media, record and source timecode, duration.

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How to convert AAF to CSV

Export a shot list from an Avid AAF online. CutConvert reads the AAF composition in your browser without Media Composer. It writes a CSV with one row per clip: track, clip name, media file, record and source timecode, duration. Use it for conform, VFX pulls and music cue sheets.

  1. Add your .aaf file

    Drag the AAF export (File > Output > Export to File, AAF) onto the drop zone. Your browser reads it locally.

  2. Convert

    Press Convert. Your browser reads the sequences, tracks, clips, source ranges and media references. The preview shows the first rows before you download anything.

  3. Download your result

    Download the converted file, or one ZIP when you convert a batch.

Avid AAF and CSV shot list, explained

An AAF holds the Avid composition, with its clips, source references, transitions and effects, in a binary container. Avid can print a cut list, but that needs the application and a licence. This converter reads the composition and lists every clip on every track, with record and source timecode at the sequence rate. Transitions flatten to cuts at their midpoint and effects to their first underlying clip. Warnings report both.

The Avid composition as spreadsheet rows: track, clip, media, record and source timecode, duration. It is free to start, encrypted in transit, and converts a whole batch into one ZIP — sign in when you need large, high-volume jobs.

AAF to CSV FAQ

Which AAF exports work?

Exports from many years of Media Composer releases, verified against a corpus of real files. Embedded-media AAFs read the same as linked ones, because the converter uses only the composition.

What is in each row?

Sequence name, track (V1, A1…), event number, clip name, media file name, and the full path when the project has one. Record in and out mark the clip's position on the timeline. Source in and out mark the part of the media it uses. Duration comes in frames and as timecode, and each row carries the sequence frame rate. Timecodes use the sequence's own rate.

Which timecode does source_in count from?

From the start of the media file, not the camera timecode, because the project stores the clip's offset into its media. That is what a relink or a pull list needs. For a camera-timecode pull, add the file's start timecode in your spreadsheet.

Are transitions, effects and markers listed?

No. A shot list has one row per clip, and a transition is not a clip, so every boundary appears as a cut. The converter does not read effects, speed changes or markers. The fidelity line under the preview says this for your file before you convert.

Can I open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes. It is plain UTF-8 CSV with a header row, and cells are quoted where a clip name contains a comma. Timecodes are text, so the spreadsheet will not reformat them as times.

Is the project uploaded?

No. Your browser reads the project file and builds the CSV. Nothing leaves your machine. CutConvert only records that a conversion happened and how large the file was.

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Questions, answered

Where are my files processed?

In your browser. The file never leaves your computer, and CutConvert only records that a conversion happened. We never see, store, sell or share your media.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Files up to about an hour of footage convert free on every converter. CapCut projects are free up to 500 KB. Guests get five conversions a month; a free account has no monthly cap within the free size caps. Bigger files are $3 each, or $5 for a project conversion from one program to another. Pro is $9 a month ($90 a year) for files up to 50 MB. Studio is $19 a month ($190 a year) for files up to 500 MB.

What do I get when I convert multiple files?

One ZIP with every converted file. A single file comes back on its own. Press + to add more output formats: they go in the same ZIP, and each file still counts as one conversion.

Which formats are supported?

Projects in: Premiere .prproj, DaVinci Resolve .drp, Avid AAF and bins, Final Cut FCPXML, CapCut drafts and Audition sessions. Projects out: FCP7 XML, FCPXML, Resolve .drp, AAF, CapCut and REAPER, plus CMX 3600 EDL and shot-list CSV. Transitions, markers, titles, keyframes, levels, speed changes and nested sequences carry over wherever the target app can hold them. Captions: SRT, WebVTT, SBV, ASS, TTML, DFXP, iTT, SCC, MCC, EBU-STL, Avid caption TXT, timed CSV, Word and plain text. Transcripts: Whisper, WhisperX, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Rev.ai and CapCut JSON, Premiere transcript JSON and .prtranscript, and Rev, Otter and Word-style text. Styling, placement and speakers come along where the output supports them.

Can I pick a frame rate?

Yes. For EDL and Avid caption output, choose 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps, or let CutConvert detect it from your source.