An edl is used to help send footage from excel to the editor its a quick an easy way that the reason for me using it.To make an edl the first step is to click on file, then you press eport XM. You next need to save the XML file to your desktop giving a name to save it under. Now you need to drag this film onto excel waiting for a few minutes for it to open up the document. Its used to help the editor see the special effects and the shot types in the film.
