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# Edit list atom ('elst')

An atom that maps from a time in a movie to a time in a media, and ultimately to media data.

## Overview

You use the edit list atom to map from a time in a movie to a time in a media, and ultimately to media data. This information is in the form of entries in an edit list table. Edit list atoms have an atom type value of `'elst'`.

## Topics

### Data fields

[`Size`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Edit_list_atom/Size)

A 32-bit integer that specifies the number of bytes in this edit list atom.

[`Type`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Edit_list_atom/Type)

A 32-bit integer that identifies the atom type.

[`Version`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Edit_list_atom/Version)

A 1-byte specification of the version of this edit list atom.

[`Flags`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Edit_list_atom/Flags)

Three bytes of space for flags.

[`Number of entries`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Edit_list_atom/Number_of_entries)

A 32-bit integer that specifies the number of entries in the edit list atom.

[`Edit list table`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Edit_list_atom/Edit_list_table)

An array of 32-bit values, grouped into entries containing 3 values each.


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