Considerations for conforming assets

Depending on formats and the application triggering a conform job, the resultant simple clip can have different specifications.

When a source complex asset (sequence or list) is conformed, the conform job falls into one of the following categories:

Same-format:
- The source format is the same for all clips in the complex asset AND the destination format to which the asset is conformed is also that same format
Mixed-format:
- The source format is the same for all clips in the complex asset AND the destination format to which the asset is conformed is a different format.
- -OR-
- There are at least two different source formats in the complex asset.

Formats include SD, 720p, and 1080i.

The following are examples:

When a source sequence or list with multiple SD clips is conformed to a simple SD clip, it is a same-format conform job.
When that same source sequence or list with multiple SD clips is conformed to a simple 720p (HD) clip, it is a mixed-format conform job.
When a source sequence or list with at least one 720p clip and at least one 1080i clip is conformed, it always a mixed-format conform job, regardless of the destination format to which it is conformed.

When running conform jobs, specifications for the resultant simple clip are as follows:

	Same-format job	Mixed-format job
Ancillary data	Inherited	Inherited from source formats that are the same as the destination format. Dropped from formats that are different than the destination format.
Dissolve transitions	Inherited	Inherited
Markers	Inherited	Dropped

Also, depending on the application from which the conform job is triggered, timecode in the resultant simple clip is as follows:

If the conform job is triggered from the GV STRATUS application, the original timecode of the source assets is maintained in the conformed assets. Therefore if a list is conformed, the resultant simple clip has discontinuous timecode.
If the conform job is triggered from the GV EDIUS application, the resultant simple clip has continuous timecode, based on the GV STRATUS Control Panel EDIUS Start Timecode setting.