/edl-to-ytjs

Create YouTube chapters from EDL exported markers from DaVinci Resolve

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edl-to-yt

When using DaVinci Resolve, you can export all of your markers on your timeline as an EDL file. Those contains the timestamp as well as the name of those markers.

To easily do so, go to DaVinci Resolve Edit. DaVinci Edit

Open up the Media Pool, then right click on your Timeline and Select: Timelines > Export > Timeline markers to EDL... DaVinci Export Timeline Markers

This simple CLI tool allow you to process that EDL file and generate a YouTube-friendly chapter section.

Usage

npx edl-to-yt -p <path to your EDL file>

Sample output

If you don't have a marker at the 00:00 point of your video, one will automatically be created for you and be called Intro.

00:00 Intro
00:15 Chapter 1
01:47 Chapter 2
01:59 Chapter 3
02:38 Chapter 4
03:01 Chapter 5
03:35 Chapter 6
05:06 Chapter 7
05:32 Conclusion