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.

Note: Conform jobs for different video standards (such as PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL) are not supported in GV STRATUS.

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.

	Same-format job	Mixed-format job
Ancillary data	Inherited	Inherited from source formats that are the same as the destination format. Dropped in these conditions below: When conforming from progressive to interlace or vice versa. When conforming from 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratio format or vice versa. When conforming to multiple destinations with different format for each destination.

For all conform jobs, the start timecode of the resultant simple clip is based on the GV STRATUS Control Panel EDIUS XS Start Timecode setting.