My EDL to CDL Tools
Turn any graded EDL into a delivery-ready VFX package in one step.
My EDL to CDL Tools is a professional color pipeline utility for colorists, DITs, and VFX coordinators. Import a CMX 3600 EDL containing ASC CDL grades and export a complete, delivery-ready VFX package — organized and named for immediate handoff to your VFX facility or color department.
Choose how CDL files are named (Locator, Clip Name, Reel, or Event Number), rename individual CDLs inline when locators contain production notes you don’t want in filenames, attach show LUTs or transforms, and export everything in one step. Every package includes the original EDL, a modified EDL with clip names applied, a plain-text EDL copy, individual .cdl files, a .ccc collection, and a README with a full CDL summary table.
Built for working post professionals who need clean, consistent CDL deliveries without opening a text editor.
Key Features
- Import any CMX 3600 EDL containing ASC CDL grades — drag and drop or open dialog
- Export a complete VFX package in one step: individual .cdl files, a .ccc collection, a modified EDL, plain-text EDL copy, and an auto-generated README
- Four CDL naming options — Locator, Clip Name, Reel, or Event Number — with smart fallback and on-screen badges when a field is absent
- Inline CDL renaming — clean up locator notes before export without touching the EDL; renames are tracked in the README
- Attach show LUTs, viewing transforms, or any reference files — copied into a Transforms_LUTs subfolder in the package
- Swap Source and Record timecodes for conform workflows
- Add custom notes to the auto-generated README
- Full original locator text preserved in a VFX notes block in the modified EDL
- Compatible with DaVinci Resolve, Baselight, Nucoda, and any system that reads ASC CDL XML
- Works entirely offline — no files are uploaded or transmitted
- No account required