# Adapters

OpenTimelineIO supports, or plans to support, conversion adapters for many existing file formats.

### Final Cut Pro XML ###

Final Cut 7 XML Format - Status: Supported via the fcp_xml adapter - <a href=”https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/FinalCutPro_XML/AboutThisDoc/AboutThisDoc.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30001152-TPXREF101” target=”_blank”>Reference</a>

Final Cut Pro X XML Format: - <a href=”https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenTimelineIO/issues/37”>Status</a> - <a href=”https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/FinalCutProX/Reference/FinalCutProXXMLFormat/Introduction/Introduction.html” target=”_blank”>Intro to FCP X XML</a>

### Adobe Premiere Project ###

• Based on guidance from Adobe, we support interchange with Adobe Premiere via

  the FCP 7 XML format (see above).

### CMX3600 EDL ###

• Status: Supported via the cmx_3600 adapter

• Includes support for ASC_CDL color correction metadata

• Full specification: SMPTE 258M-2004 “For Television −− Transfer of Edit Decision Lists”

• http://xmil.biz/EDL-X/CMX3600.pdf

• <a href=”https://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=96%26section=1” target=”_blank”>Reference</a>

### Avid AAF ###

• Status: Supports reading simple AAF compositions - <a href=”https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenTimelineIO/issues/1” target=”_blank”>Reading</a> - <a href=”https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenTimelineIO/issues/236” target=”_blank”>Writing</a>

• <a href=”http://www.amwa.tv/downloads/specifications/aafobjectspec-v1.1.pdf” target=”_blank”>Spec</a>

• <a href=”http://www.amwa.tv/downloads/specifications/aafeditprotocol.pdf” target=”_blank”>Protocol</a>

• set ${OTIO_AAF_PYTHON_LIB} to point the location of the PyAAF module.

Contrib Adapters

The contrib area hosts adapters which come from the community (_not_ supported

by the core-otio team) and may require extra dependencies.

### RV Session File ###

• Status: write-only adapter supported via the rv_session adapter.

• need to set environment variables to locate py-interp and rvSession.py

  from within the RV distribution

• set ${OTIO_RV_PYTHON_BIN} to point at py-interp from within rv, for

  example: setenv OTIO_RV_PYTHON_BIN /Applications/RV64.app/Contents/MacOS/py-interp

• set ${OTIO_RV_PYTHON_LIB} to point at the parent directory of rvSession.py:

  setenv OTIO_RV_PYTHON_LIB /Applications/RV64.app/Contents/src/python

### Maya Sequencer ###

• Status: supported via the maya_sequencer adapter.

• set ${OTIO_MAYA_PYTHON_BIN} to point the location of mayapy within the maya

  installation.

### HLS Playlist ###

• Status: supported via the hls_playlist adapter.

### Avid Log Exchange (ALE) ###

• Status: supported via the ale adapter.

### Text Burn-in Adapter ###

Uses FFmpeg to burn text overlays into video media.

• Status: supported via the burnins adapter.