Final Cut Pro 4: EDL Export Fails If a Certain Japanese Character Is Used

An EDL export from Final Cut Pro 4 will fail if the Japanese character (formed by typing Shift-n-a using the Kotoeri input method) is used in the sequence name.
Symptom

When you export an EDL, a message appears that says: "Badly formatted EDL".


Solution

Remove the character from the name of the sequence.

This document will be updated as more information becomes available.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012