Footage Transfer​

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1. USB-C hard drives are preferred. Thunderbolt acceptable.
   *MacOS Extended HFS+ or ExFAT format. APFS format acceptable for SSD only.
    

2. For smaller scale jobs, uploading the footage to a cloud service is a viable option.
   This option is dependent on your internet speed and project size.
    

3. All original camera footage in the camera directory structure (i.e., not transcoded or changed in any way from how they came off the camera).

   *Koyote Pictures should at no point be the only place where the original camera dailies are stored.*
    

4. If transcoded files were used in edit, include a separate directory containing transcoded dailies for use in the offline edit. All transcoded dailies must maintain the frame rate and time code of the original footage. Transcoded dailies do not need to follow the same directory structure as the raw camera files. 
    

5. Other visual media used (graphics, VFX, stock footage, captions, etc,). Sending these is especially important if Koyote Pictures is also providing final mastering for the project.
    

6. Include show LUTs
    

7. Do not use ASCII forbidden characters in directory or file names   \ / : * ? " < > |

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Prepping the Timeline

​Below are steps for prepping the timeline to send to color grade.

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1. Duplicate timeline. Label “colorprep”

2. Condense video tracks to as few as possible (A single track is preferred)

3. Place graphics on a higher separate track 

4. Remove unused clips

5. Flatten multicam clips

6. Remove any temp color effects

7. Leave clip sizing and positioning changes in place

8. Remove all audio

9. Speed Ramps i.e. dynamic speed changes - Premiere poorly handles speed ramps when round tripping. If speed ramps are used, please export to a high quality format (ProRes 4444) as a standalone clip and re-import into your timeline placing that media on a track above the original. Static speed changes can be left in place, i.e. changing the whole clip speed to 75% or 50%.     

Export the Timeline

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1. Export an XML (Premiere, FCPX), AAF (AVID), DRT (Resolve).
   *Premiere labels XML “Final Cut Pro XML” in the Export menu.*
    

2. It’s also useful to send an EDL for each video track. Label them accordingly.
    

3. Send the editorial project file, especially if edited in Premiere - This is optional but can be helpful in problem solving.

Export a Reference Movie

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A reference is simply an export of the film so we can match all the shots and shot sizing in DaVinci Resolve. It is our visual guide to what the film should look like.​

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The reference movie needs to match your editorial timeline exactly. If any changes were made since the last export was created, please create a new reference.

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On the reference movie please include window burn that displays source timecode and clip names. We do not need to see the overall timeline timecode. You can easily do this in Adobe Premiere using an adjustment layer with the “timecode” and “clip name” effects.

*** Please consult with us if any of the above is unclear ***

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