Thanks for the suggestion, getting there but not there yet.
I created a Python program that reads an Excel file of start/end points and range labels, it creates xml in the format needed for the markers portion of the xlt to create named marker ranges. I cut and paste that into my mlt, all the markers now appear. Each is listed individually on the export from timeline. I was expecting the export to use the marker name, it does not do so, just uses the mlt filename prefix.
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suggestions as to easiest way to get my exports with the least manual work, now that I have every range marked and labeled? Now that I have everything labeled, I could manually fairly easily create a clip for each range, get it into the playlist, but as I have 50 ranges, still a fair amount of work.
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way to get the export to use the marker name if I have to manually export each marker range from the export from range ?
Thanks, happy to share my hacked together code and spreadsheet if anyone is interested (first time working with xml)