Export Format Reference
Eight Formats, One Timeline
InterviewCue can export your timeline in eight formats. The Post-Production Timeline covers when and how to export; this reference covers what each format contains and what it looks like.
One note before diving in: if you have both a raw and finalized timeline, InterviewCue exports whichever view you're currently on. For anything going to publication -- show notes, chapter markers, editor files -- make sure you're on the finalized view before exporting.
| Format | Use For |
|---|---|
| Markdown (Timeline) | Internal reference, show notes starting point |
| Markdown (Show Notes) | Listener-facing episode page, clean chapter list |
| JSON | Archiving, custom automation, data analysis |
| CSV | Adobe Audition marker import |
| Printable reference, sharing with collaborators | |
| DaVinci Resolve EDL | Video editor marker import |
| Logic Pro MIDI | Logic Pro X marker import |
| CUE Sheet | Podcast chapter markers for MP3 embedding |
Markdown (Timeline)
The complete timeline in readable Markdown -- every question, captured event, and reference link with timestamps. This is the best starting point for writing show notes: download, open in any text editor, and edit down to what you want to publish.
# Interview: Sarah Chen - Sustainable Tech Innovation
**Guest:** Sarah Chen
**Date:** January 15, 2025
**Duration:** 45:00
## Questions
### 1. What inspired you to focus on sustainable tech?
**Asked at:** 02:15
**Background:** Mentioned Beijing childhood in TED talk
### 2. Walk me through the early days at GreenCircuit
**Asked at:** 08:30
---
## Events
### Highlights
- **04:23** - Beijing childhood story
- **12:15** - Quote: sustainability is a foundation not a feature
### Audio Issues
- **05:54** - Cough
---
## Links
- [GreenCircuit Website](https://greencircuit.example.com)
- [TechCrunch coverage](https://techcrunch.example.com/greencircuit)
Markdown (Show Notes)
A listener-facing version with questions only -- no internal events, no audio issue markers, no background notes. Drop this directly into your podcast host's show notes field, episode page, or newsletter.
# Sarah Chen - Sustainable Tech Innovation
**Guest:** Sarah Chen
**Date:** January 15, 2025
## Topics
1. What inspired you to focus on sustainable tech? (02:15)
2. Walk me through the early days at GreenCircuit (08:30)
3. What's the biggest misconception in your field? (15:42)
4. Where do you see sustainable tech in five years? (23:10)
5. Advice for entrepreneurs starting out (31:05)
## Links
- [GreenCircuit Website](https://greencircuit.example.com)
JSON
Complete structured data -- everything InterviewCue knows about the interview in a single file. Use this for archival, feeding custom automation scripts, or integrating your timeline data with other tools.
{
"interview": {
"id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
"name": "Sarah Chen - Sustainable Tech Innovation",
"started_date": "2025-01-15T14:30:00Z",
"duration_seconds": 2700
},
"questions": [
{
"question_text": "What inspired you to focus on sustainable tech?",
"background_info": "Mentioned Beijing childhood in TED talk",
"order": 1,
"asked_at_seconds": 135
}
],
"events": [
{
"time_in_seconds": 263,
"action": "highlight",
"text": "Beijing childhood story",
"captured_by": "host"
}
],
"links": [
{
"url": "https://greencircuit.example.com",
"name": "GreenCircuit Website"
}
]
}
Event action values: audio_issue, flow_interruption, content_highlight, follow_up, segment_marker, custom_note, guest_link_added, host_link_added, cohost_link_added
Timestamps: Integer seconds throughout.
CSV (Adobe Audition)
Marker data in the format Adobe Audition expects for marker import. Every event in your timeline becomes a named cue point at the correct position, letting your editor navigate directly to highlights, audio issues, and chapter breaks.
Name,Start,Duration,Time Format,Type,Description
Interview Started,0.000,0.000,decimal,Cue,
Question 1,135.000,0.000,decimal,Cue,"What inspired you?"
Highlight,263.000,0.000,decimal,Cue,"Beijing childhood story"
Audio Issue,354.000,0.000,decimal,Cue,"Cough"
Timestamps: Decimal seconds. Import in Audition via the Markers panel menu → Import Markers.
A formatted, printable document with the complete event list. Useful for sharing with collaborators who don't need access to InterviewCue -- a guest who wants a record of the interview, a producer reviewing remotely, or anyone who just needs something they can print and annotate.
Contents: Interview header (name, guest, date, duration) followed by a table of all events with timestamps, event types, and descriptions.
DaVinci Resolve EDL
An Edit Decision List with SMPTE timecodes. Import it into DaVinci Resolve or another NLE and your events appear as markers at their correct positions on the timeline.
TITLE: Sarah Chen Interview
001 001 V C 00:00:00:00 00:00:00:01 00:00:00:00 00:00:00:01
* Interview Started
002 002 V C 00:02:15:00 00:02:15:01 00:02:15:00 00:02:15:01
* Question: What inspired you to focus on sustainable tech?
003 003 V C 00:04:23:00 00:04:23:01 00:04:23:00 00:04:23:01
* Highlight: Beijing childhood story
004 004 V C 00:05:54:00 00:05:54:01 00:05:54:00 00:05:54:01
* Audio Issue: Cough
Timecode format: HH:MM:SS:FF at 30fps. In DaVinci Resolve, import via File → Import → Timeline Markers from EDL.
Logic Pro MIDI
A Standard MIDI File with your events encoded as MIDI Marker meta events at the correct timestamps. Import into Logic Pro via File → Import → MIDI File and the markers appear in both the marker list and on the ruler.
Technical details: SMF Type 0 file (single track), 120 BPM, 480 PPQN. Markers use MIDI Meta Event type 0x06.
CUE Sheet
A CD-standard cue sheet mapping your questions to chapter positions. Combine this with your final MP3 to give listeners navigable chapters in podcast apps that support them.
PERFORMER "Your Podcast Name"
TITLE "Sarah Chen - Sustainable Tech Innovation"
REM DATE 2025
FILE "sarah-chen-interview.mp3" MP3
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Introduction"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "The Beijing Story"
INDEX 01 02:15:00
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "GreenCircuit's Approach"
INDEX 01 08:30:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Biggest Misconceptions"
INDEX 01 15:42:00
Timestamps: MM:SS:FF at 75 frames per second (CD standard).
What's included: Your questions/topics in chronological order. The CUE file references your MP3 by filename -- both files need to be in the same directory for tools like Forecast or mp3chaps to embed the chapters. Alternatively, the Produce button on the post-production page embeds chapters directly into your MP3 without a separate CUE file.
What's Next?
Post-Production Timeline - Reviewing, editing, and exporting your timeline
Transcripts - How transcripts power the finalized timeline alignment
Your First Interview - The complete workflow from idea to published episode