RV package to export EDL for FlowPT Cut workflows

[kimyj]

Hi,

I’m currently working at an Autodesk partner company in Korea, supporting Flow Production Tracking pipelines.

Recently, with the updated Flow ↔ Maya workflow, we often need to populate Cut entity data in FlowPT.
While RV provides a useful tool (“Launch Import Cut”), it requires an EDL file — but there’s no built-in way to generate EDL directly from RV. As a result, we had to rely on external tools, which made the workflow a bit cumbersome.

To simplify this, I created a small RV package that allows you to export EDL directly from RV. In my case, this significantly reduced the manual steps when preparing cut data for FlowPT.

The tool is currently working well for my use case (FlowPT cut data workflows), so I wanted to share it with others who might have a similar need.

EDL_Export-2.5.rvpkg (3.2 KB)

Installation

1. In RV, go to “RV” (top-left menu) → Preferences
2. Open the “Packages” tab → Click “Add Packages…” and select the downloaded “.rvpkg” file
   →installed, Load Check
   
   
3. Rv Reboot

How to Use (‘EDL Export for FlowPT Cut’)

1. In RV, go to File → EDL Export for FlowPT Cut
   

   

2. Open Window → Console to check the export details and file path
   

   

3. The EDL file will be created in the path shown in the console
   

   
   
   The EDL is generated following the order of the inputs in the selected SEQUENCES.
   
   

Note: If nothing is exported, check the Console — you may need to select a Sequence (not a single Source) in the SEQUENCES panel first.

File Naming

rv_export_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.edl
A timestamp is added each time, so existing files are not overwritten.

• rv_export_20250519_143022.edl
• rv_export_20250520_090515.edl

Output Location

EDL files are saved in a folder named “RV_edl_exports” inside your Documents directory.

• OS-specific paths:

  Windows:
  C:\Users[username]\Documents\RV_edl_exports
  e.g. C:\Users\kimyj\Documents\RV_edl_exports\rv_export_20250519_143022.edl

  macOS:
  /Users/[username]/Documents/RV_edl_exports/
  Examples:
  /Users/john/Documents/RV_edl_exports/rv_export_20250519_143022.edl

  Linux:
  /home/[username]/Documents (folder name may vary depending on system language)/RV_edl_exports/
  Examples:
  /home/[username]/Documents/RV_edl_exports/
  /home/[username]/문서/RV_edl_exports/ (Korean)
  /home/[username]/ドキュメント/RV_edl_exports/ (Japanese)
  /home/[username]/文档/RV_edl_exports/ (Chinese)

FPS Note (Important for “sharing cuts to animate in context with Maya”)

1. “EDL Export for FlowPT Cut” Package
This package will generate an EDL file even when the media contains clips with different frame rates (a warning message will be printed to the console).
Therefore, clips (Versions) with a native frame rate different from the EDL fps may experience frame mismatches during the workflow.
It is recommended to separate media with different frame rates within SOURCES, create separate SEQUENCES for each frame rate, and then export individual EDL files.

2. RV “Launch Import Cut”
When using Launch Import Cut in RV, please make sure that the Default Frame Rate under Timecode / Frames (gear icon in the upper-right corner of the settings window) matches the fps of the EDL.

3. Maya
Before using Load Media into Cut Slider in Maya, please make sure that Maya’s frame rate matches the frame rate of the cut being imported.

installation and usage guide (SoftPlus youtube)

RVpkag_FlowPT Version Bulk Uploder & EDL Exporter

(Korean video with English subtitle)

How do I write my first package in RV?

If you notice anything not working as expected, please let me know in the
comments — I’ll do my best to address it in a future update where possible.
Thank you.