# Xml not importing
**URL:** https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525
**Category:** Flame Questions
**Tags:** xml
**Created:** [March 23, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525 "2025-03-23T08:54:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/1 "2025-03-23T08:54:47Z")
Hi
i am facing a problem in importing xml’s.
I am attaching the error. This is happening with multiple xml’s from different clients of late.
any ideas on how to resolve this?
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@Nick](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Nick)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/2 "2025-03-23T10:40:50Z")
Honestly I don’t know why this happens. It could be because the editor left multicam clips in the timeline. Or some factor that doesn’t translate.
My workaround is to import into Resolve, then re-export as either a new AAF or XML. Works most of the time.
I always ask to have an EDL as a backup as well.
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/3 "2025-03-23T11:10:02Z")
Thanks Nick, yeah I have the edl as well.
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### Author:  [@KuleshovEffect](https://forum.logik.tv/u/KuleshovEffect)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/4 "2025-03-23T21:04:52Z")
Have you tried running the XML through the Premiere XML Fixer in the Logik Portal?
Could you post an XML for us to look at?
-Ted
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### Author:  [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/5 "2025-03-24T01:33:50Z")
It would also be a great help to send the xml to autodesk so that they can fix the incompatability issue.
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/6 "2025-03-24T04:52:17Z")
Sure @johnag
I’ll try to send it to autodesk.
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/7 "2025-03-24T04:54:33Z")
Hi @KuleshovEffect
I have to run it through the XML fixer, I’ve not yet tried that.
I will share a couple of xml’s I’ve been having trouble with once I reach work.
However they say the xmls were generated in resolve and not premier
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/8 "2025-03-24T14:11:47Z")
Hi @KuleshovEffect
I’m getting this error when i run the xml
[Special Date.xml](https://forum.logik.tv/uploads/short-url/bmGm3PyS1WvW9VLVeaxZEyvJgEe.xml) (102.5 KB)
I’ve shared one of the xml’s giving me trouble.
Please do take a look if you can.
Thanks so much
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### Author:  [@KuleshovEffect](https://forum.logik.tv/u/KuleshovEffect)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/9 "2025-03-24T16:56:09Z")
That’s an odd XML - it came from Resolve, right?
I’ll keep looking into it, but the best answer I have right now is to wash it through Premiere. I’ve attached that result here:
[Special Date\_For Post\_Premiere.xml](https://forum.logik.tv/uploads/short-url/w67ZAoiUZyrZQ5USD9I0AAAHcta.xml) (54.8 KB)
@Nick It does contain compound clips - have you seen those cause this problem?
-Ted
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### Author:  [@Nick](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Nick)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/10 "2025-03-24T17:13:47Z")
Compound clips or Multicam always cause issues. Maybe there’s a way to translate to Container in Flame?
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### Author:  [@KuleshovEffect](https://forum.logik.tv/u/KuleshovEffect)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/11 "2025-03-24T18:08:28Z")
It’s not Compound clips, it’s `` tags missing an `` subelement.
I just did a test with a default transition in Resolve and it worked fine - are they using some sort of plugin for the transitions?
Anyway, could you ask your clients to delete all transitions before exporting the XML?
Otherwise, you could edit the XML yourself and add this text any time there’s a `` tag:
```auto
Cross Dissolve
Cross Dissolve
transition
video
```
-Ted
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/12 "2025-03-24T19:00:07Z")
Thanks @KuleshovEffect
I think I’ll try to edit it myself first.
It’s too difficult explaining and asking for another XML
When I click on the XML file, it opens in the the firefox browser in the linux.
Is there some other word editor to be used for editing the XML?
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### Author:  [@KuleshovEffect](https://forum.logik.tv/u/KuleshovEffect)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/13 "2025-03-24T19:07:05Z")
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-Ted
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### Author:  [@philm](https://forum.logik.tv/u/philm)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/14 "2025-03-24T21:49:47Z")
Me too
love vscode
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/15 "2025-03-25T03:45:41Z")
Hey @KuleshovEffect
This file you sent is importing in flame.
What did you have to do?
We don’t have premier only resolve.
Do you recommend i wash it through resolve or try editing the code myself.
I’m curious to know what would happen.
Is there any simple text editor in linux that i can use?
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### Author:  [@Deepakpais](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Deepakpais)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/xml-not-importing/12525/16 "2025-03-25T03:56:23Z")
i did this and it worked for me
thanks so much @Nick @KuleshovEffect