Thanks for the tip, but even searching the entire forum doesn't give a solution to this problem. Bottom line is the XML-export just doesn't work properly, at least in my case and it's very frustrating.

It works so much as designed to do what it does do. You cannot push it beyond that, as it will break very easily. It is likely that it cannot do what YOU want it to do.

Ok I really appreciate the fact that you reply, but this just seems a little too abstract to me. I might just not be the most technichal guy...I'm a director and I like to work with actors and telling a story, making cuts is part of that...but I've had different editors that tried to solve this problem and they all told me this software someway doesn't work the way it's supposed to when it comes to exporting XML.

If this is necessary to know: I only make very simple cuts. I even avoid transitions such as fades and I don't reverse shots for example. I only make very rough cuts, because very early on it became clear that even when I was able to export an XML it became problematic to import the timeline the right way into Final Cut or Premiere Pro when I tried those kind of techniques. So really...how can I possibly be trying to push any boundaries here? I'm cuttng a very very boring corporate film at the moment. It's only like 4 minutes long and the only thing I did is cutting the takes that I wanted to the music my client chose.

The footage I'm using is Apple Prores 422, 1920x1080. The editing process itself does NOT give any problems since I started using the function of creating video proxies.

So let me ask again: how can trying to export a simple edit such as this cause so much trouble. It's still very basic. It shouldn't be this hard, should it?

Have you tried the EDL? I have been able to run an EDL thru Avids EDL software and make it usable for other NLEs.

I've tried EDL. That exports fine, even takes just a few seconds to do it, while exporting XML takes suprisingly long. I remember using XML on my old macbook in FCP and it just took a few seconds. Unfortunately I don't own any Avid EDL software and I can't seem to find it, so I'm guessing this is part of the Media Composer? If not...could you tell me how to get it? As far as I know only Vegas can read this type of txt EDL. None of my editors were able to import it into either Final Cut or Adobe Premiere. In the meanwhile I'm also talking to the guys of AA translator, which supposedly can convert a .veg project file or a Sony EDL (txt) to the XML I want.

UPDATE: AA Translator works amazingly well, so this might offer a solution for about $60.

That said, I still feel like getting to the bottom of why it's not working in Vegas. I paid good money for it and it just seems weird that something so basic doesn't work the way it should.