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 # pycmx
 
-The `pycmx` package provides a basic interface for parsing a CMX 3600 EDL and 
-its most most common variations.
+The `pycmx` package parses a CMX 3600 EDL and its most most common variations.
 
 ## Features
 
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    You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
 
-Welcome to pycmx's documentation!
-=================================
+pycmx -  A CMX EDL Parser in Python
+====================================
+
+The `pycmx` package parses a CMX 3600 EDL and its most most common variations.
+
+Features
+---------
+
+* The major variations of the CMX 3600: the standard, "File32", "File128" and
+  long Adobe Premiere event numbers are automatically detected and properly
+  read. Event number field and source name field sizes are determined
+  dynamically for each statement for a high level of compliance at the expense
+  of strictness.
+* Preserves relationship between events and individual edits/clips.
+* Remark or comment fields with common recognized forms are read and 
+  available to the client, including clip name and source file data.
+* ASC SOP, Saturation and FRMC statements are parsed and decoded.
+* Symbolically decodes transitions and audio channels.
+* Does not parse or validate timecodes, does not enforce framerates, does not
+  parameterize timecode or framerates in any way. This makes the parser more
+  tolerant of EDLs with mixed rates.
+* Unrecognized lines are accessible on the `EditList` and `Event` classes
+  along with the line numbers, to help the client diagnose problems with a
+  list and give the client the ability to extend the package with their own
+  parsing code.
+
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 5