Skip to content
CutConvert
Pricing
Post-production file converter

Convert Premiere Project to EDL

A CMX 3600 EDL written from the .prproj, with cuts, dissolves, source and record timecode, speed changes, markers and a reel list.

Convert your files

Drop files here

browsePremiere Pro .prproj projects or FCP7 XML exportsConverted in your browser. Files never leave your device.Short Premiere projects (up to 200 KB) convert free. Bigger projects: $3 a file, or Pro.

up to 2 files · 200 KB each

Pricing

Converting as a guest. A free account has no monthly cap within the free size cap.

Queue
0/2
No files yet. Drop one above to start.

How to convert Premiere Project to EDL

Convert a Premiere Pro project to EDL online. CutConvert reads the .prproj without Premiere and writes a CMX 3600 edit decision list per sequence. Each list has numbered events, source and record timecode, clip names and a reel list. Use it for conform in Resolve, Avid, Flame or Baselight, or for a colour session that needs only the cut.

  1. Add your .prproj file

    Drag the Premiere Pro project onto the drop zone. Your browser decompresses and 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.

Premiere project and CMX 3600 EDL, explained

The CMX 3600 EDL is the oldest interchange format in post, and every finishing system still reads it. Premiere can export one, but only per sequence, only from inside Premiere, and only with a licence. This converter writes the same list from the project file. You get V1 with A1 and A2, one event per clip, and record and source timecode at the sequence rate. Each media file gets an eight-character reel, and comments carry the full clip and file names so the destination can relink.

A CMX 3600 EDL written from the .prproj, with cuts, dissolves, source and record timecode, speed changes, markers and a reel list. 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.

Premiere Project to EDL FAQ

Does it need Premiere Pro?

No. The converter decodes the .prproj directly, the same reading behind the Premiere Project to XML converter.

Which tracks end up in the EDL?

A CMX 3600 EDL carries one video track and two audio tracks. Each sequence becomes an EDL with V1, A1 and A2. If a sequence has more video tracks, V2 and above go into separate EDLs. Audio beyond A2 is left out, and a warning says so.

How are transitions, speed changes and markers written?

The CMX way. A dissolve is a two-line D event with its length in frames. A dip or wipe becomes a dissolve of the same length, with the original name in an * EFFECT NAME comment. Constant speed changes are M2 motion-memory lines. Markers are * LOC: locator comments, which Resolve and Avid read and Premiere ignores. Nested sequences are flattened into their clips. An EDL has no place for keyframes and effects. The fidelity line under the preview lists what a given project will lose.

What are the reel names?

Eight-character upper-case names taken from each media file name and made unique per EDL, as the CMX format requires. A comment block at the end of the EDL maps every reel name back to the full media file name. Each event also carries FROM CLIP NAME and SOURCE FILE comments, so Resolve and Avid can relink by name.

Drop-frame or non-drop-frame?

Non-drop-frame, at the sequence timebase, and the header says so (FCM: NON-DROP FRAME). A 29.97 or 59.94 sequence still converts. If your NLE asks on import, choose non-drop.

Which timecode does the source side use?

Source in and out count from the start of the media file, because that is what the project stores. Record in and out are the timeline positions, including the sequence start timecode, such as Resolve's 01:00:00:00.

Is the project uploaded?

No. Your browser reads the project and writes the EDL. Nothing leaves your machine.

More converters

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.