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A-roll metadata in your NLE
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If you use Eddie to log and organize A-rolls/interview footage, here's all the great metadata that come into your NLE:

Eddie AI's new A-Roll Logging feature is designed to streamline your interview editing process, helping you quickly find the best moments and create compelling stories.

What does A-Roll Logging do?

Eddie AI analyzes your interview footage and automatically:

  • Removes Silences and Filler Words: Clean up your interviews by eliminating unnecessary pauses and "umms" and "ahs".

  • Identifies Soundbites: Pinpoints key moments in your interviews and marks them for easy access.

  • Organizes by Topic: Groups soundbites across all your interviews by relevant topics, allowing you to quickly gather content around specific themes.

  • Creates Stringouts for Efficient Editing: Generates two types of stringouts within your editing software:

    • Chronological Stringout: Your full interview with silences and filler words removed, organized chronologically with chapter markers indicating topic changes.

    • Most Interesting Stringout: A curated timeline of the best soundbites from each interviewee, ranked by conciseness and overall value.

  • Provides Searchable Transcripts: Offers searchable transcript markers for all your source videos, along with a summary of each video for quick content overview.

How to Use A-Roll Logging in Eddie AI Desktop:

  1. Create a New Project: Open Eddie AI Desktop and click "New Project".

  2. Select A-Roll Logging: Choose "Log A-Roll / B-Roll" and click "Next".

  3. Upload Your A-Roll Files: Click the upload arrow and select your interview video files. Click "Start import".

  4. Wait for Processing: Eddie AI will analyze your footage. This may take a few minutes depending on the length of your videos.

  5. Export to Your NLE: Once processing is complete, export your project to your preferred Non-Linear Editor (NLE): Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.

Importing into Your NLE:

  • Premiere Pro & Final Cut Pro:

    • Drag the exported project file (e.g., .prproj for Premiere Pro, .fcpxml for Final Cut Pro) directly into your media bin.

  • DaVinci Resolve:

    • Use the DaVinci Resolve Script with Eddie for one click exporting to Resolve.

Navigating Your Organized Footage:

Once imported into your NLE, you'll find two main bins:

  • Base Interviews: Contains each interview organized by speaker. Within each interview bin, you'll find:

    • Source Video File: The original interview recording.

    • Chronological Stringout: Full interview timeline with topic markers.

    • Most Interesting Stringout: Ranked soundbite timeline.

  • Topics: Organizes soundbites by topic across all interviews. Each topic bin contains:

    • Chronological Stringout: All soundbites related to the topic, organized chronologically by speaker.

    • Most Interesting Stringout: Ranked soundbites related to the topic, across all speakers.

Benefits of A-Roll Logging:

  • Save Time: Quickly find the best soundbites without manually reviewing hours of footage.

  • Improved Workflow: Streamline your interview editing and storytelling process.

  • Enhanced Organization: Keep your interview footage neatly structured and easily accessible.

  • Faster Editing: Get to a better cut, faster, by leveraging pre-organized and ranked soundbites.

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