This document describes issues you should be aware of when importing text assets, such as batch lists and EDLs, into Final Cut Pro 3 for Mac OS X.
Final Cut Pro 3 expects text files to be in plain text format with Mac line endings. Because of this, you should not use TextEdit, the default text editor in Mac OS X, to edit or create text assets for Final Cut Pro 3. While TextEdit can be configured to save plain text files instead of RTF, TextEdit uses UNIX line endings, which are not properly recognized by Final Cut Pro 3.
As a solution, you should use a text editor that can be configured to use Mac line endings. For example:
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