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I have colour (CDL) values from dailies in an EDL or ALE: what are ASC_SOP and ASC_SAT in Media Composer and what setting makes them take effect?

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In the 2013 Avid guide, CDL values arrive via EDL or ALE in ASC_SOP/ASC_SAT, live as bin-column clip metadata and travel on AAF/ALE/EDL export, but are applied only after enabling the Color Management setting; already-linked clips need Source Settings > Color Encoding > Auto (or the CDL color transformation).

In the 2013 Avid guide, CDL values arrive via EDL or ALE in ASC_SOP/ASC_SAT, live as bin-column clip metadata and travel on AAF/ALE/EDL export, but are applied only after enabling the Color Management setting; already-linked clips need Source Settings > Color Encoding > Auto (or the CDL color transformation). Curator qualifications: Documents/posts read 2026-10-22; no EDL, ALE or AAF exported or conformed. 2014 Avid paper (third-party CDN copy, S4) not re-read; literal EDL comment syntax not established (producer finding kept). Current menu wording not checked. Limitations: Documents/posts read 2026-10-22; no EDL, ALE or AAF exported or conformed. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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    {
      "url": "https://resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/attach/FileBased_WorkflowsGuide.pdf",
      "note": "Avid File-Based Workflows Guide, CDL section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/SupportNotes/DaVinci_Resolve_20_New_Features_Guide.pdf",
      "note": "Avid File-Based Workflows Guide, CDL section"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://ucarecdn.com/7fecca09-7f43-4b5d-8653-f53153fa5e37/",
      "note": "Avid File-Based Workflows Guide, CDL section"
    }
  ]
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  • [sourced_fact] In the 2013 Avid guide, CDL values arrive via EDL or ALE in ASC_SOP/ASC_SAT, live as bin-column clip metadata and travel on AAF/ALE/EDL export, but are applied only after enabling the Color Management setting; already-linked clips need Source Settings > Color Encoding > Auto (or the CDL color transformation). · locator: Avid File-Based Workflows Guide, CDL section source

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