The Avid RED16 EDL Manager template has the EDL source table and the tape name of each event which uses the full 16-character tape name. But the EDL parsing mechanism in WiretapCentral reads standard CMX events with tape names containing 8 characters or less. It also reads the tape source table.

WiretapCentral installs a Python script, which converts the events and the source table into a format compatible with WiretapCentral and Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing systems.

The Python script is located in the /usr/discreet/wiretapcentral/scripts/ directory. It creates a new copy of the processed EDL. To use it, put the script in a same directory as the Avid EDL file and type:

edl_adsk_tapename.py name_of_the_file_to_modify.edl name_of_the_destination_file.edl

For example, to modify the tape names in abc.edl, navigate to the directory containing abc.edl and type:

xml_adsk_tapename.py abc.edl abc_fixed.edl