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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, no Media Composer required, and writes a CSV with one row per clip: track, clip name, media file, record and source timecode, duration. 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. It is read locally.

  2. Convert

    Press Convert. The project is read in your browser: sequences, tracks, clips, source ranges and media references. The preview shows the first rows before anything is downloaded.

  3. Download your result

    Download the converted file instantly, or a single ZIP archive when you convert a batch of files.

Avid AAF and CSV shot list, explained

An AAF carries the Avid composition with its clips, source references, transitions and effects in a binary container. Avid can print a cut list, but it 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 are flattened to cuts at their midpoint and effects to their first underlying clip, and both are reported as warnings.

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 Media Composer across many years, verified against a corpus of real files. Embedded-media AAFs read the same as linked ones; only the composition is used.

What is in each row?

Sequence name, track (V1, A1…), event number, clip name, media file name and full path when the project has one, record in and out (position on the timeline), source in and out (the part of the media used), duration in frames and as timecode, and the sequence frame rate. Timecodes are written at the sequence's own rate.

Which timecode does source_in count from?

From the start of the media file, because the project stores the clip's offset into its media, not the camera timecode. For a relink or a pull list that is what you need; 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; a transition is not a clip, so every boundary appears as a cut and effects, speed changes and markers are not read. The fidelity line under the preview says exactly 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 quoted cells where a clip name contains a comma. Timecodes are text, so they will not be reformatted as times.

Is the project uploaded?

No. The project file is read in your browser and the CSV is built there. Nothing leaves your machine; CutConvert only records that a conversion happened and how large the file was.

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Where are my files processed?

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Is it free? Do I need an account?

Small, everyday batches are free to convert. For large or high-volume jobs you'll create an account and upgrade, which keeps the free tier fast for everyone.

What do I get when I convert multiple files?

Drop several files and you get back one ZIP archive containing every converted file. Convert a single file and you get that one file back, no ZIP.

Which formats are supported?

You can convert EDL to CSV; SRT and VTT subtitles to each other and to plain text; SRT, TXT, and DOCX/DOC transcripts to Premiere Pro transcript JSON; SRT to Avid Media Composer caption TXT; and Premiere Pro .prtranscript exports to SRT, VTT, or text, with speaker labels preserved. More post-production formats are on the way.

Can I pick a frame rate?

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