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.
  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.
Start timecode Configured according to the selection of Restripe timecode option in Locations Config | K2-Send Destinations settings in the GV STRATUS Control Panel.
  • When the Restripe timecode check-box is not selected, the start timecode of the conformed clip is preserved according to the original timecode.
  • When the Restripe timecode check-box is selected, the start timecode of the conformed clip is set according to EDIUS Start Timecode setting in GV STRATUS Control Panel.
Configured in the EDIUS Start Timecode setting in the GV STRATUS Control Panel.
Marker timecode Configured according to the selection of Restripe timecode option in Locations Config | K2-Send Destinations settings in the GV STRATUS Control Panel.
  • When the Restripe timecode check-box is not selected, the marker timecode of the conformed clip is preserved according to the original timecode.
  • When the Restripe timecode check-box is selected, the marker timecode on the conformed clip is shifted according to its position from the new start timecode as configured in EDIUS Start Timecode setting in GV STRATUS Control Panel.
Configured to new marker timecode from the new start timecode according to EDIUS Start Timecode setting in the GV STRATUS Control Panel.
Audio tags Inherited Inherited

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