https://www.aafbridge.com
Timeline → Ableton Live (Resolve, Pro Tools, Avid, Premiere/FCP, Nuendo, etc):
- import AAF, XML, FCPXML or FCPXMLD
- Sample-accurate clip positions and source offsets, named tracks
- Fades & crossfades (become Live-native crossfades), clip gain, volume automation, pan, markers, track/clip colors (some editors don't write automation or pan in AAF, please see our guide)
- Picture cut on its own video track — mix to image inside Live
- MXF-wrapped audio (Resolve) converts to WAV automatically
Ableton Live → Timeline (Resolve, Pro Tools, Avid, Premiere/FCP, Nuendo, etc):
- export AAF, XML, FCPXML or FCPXMLD
- Named tracks, sample-accurate positions, full handles
- Real AAF crossfade transitions, clip gain, volume curves
- Timecode track at the session frame rate
- Optional "collect media": one movable turnover folder
One detail worth calling out: crossfades map to each format's native construct — Live's own crossfade encoding on import; real AAF dissolves, FCPXML overlaps on export. Full blend length, no level dip, acoustically as close as the target renders — never two touching fades faking a blend.
Every conversion writes a plain-text report — what transferred, what needs attention (e.g. warped clips to consolidate). No MIDI, no plugin chains: AAF can't carry those, and the report says so plainly rather than dropping things silently.
Free demo: full app, no signup, unlimited conversions, output limited to the first 120 seconds — test on real projects. Runs fully offline. $49 one-time.
honest note: one-person project, builds aren't code-signed yet (planned but it's a real cost at my scale). On macOS, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway after the first launch; on Windows, More info → Run anyway. You only do this once.
Happy to answer format questions — AAF is a deep rabbit hole and I've spent a year in it.
https://www.aafbridge.com
