ED325 Conforming Essentials Overview
Learn the basics on conforming your project, from roundtripping between editing platforms to finalizing your output. Conforming is one of the most critical yet misunderstood steps in post-production. In this two-day, hands-on class, you’ll learn how to take an offline edit and properly prepare it for finishing, ensuring that every shot, frame, and sound element matches the creative intent of the editorial team.
You’ll practice importing and relinking sequences, troubleshooting common problems, and delivering a final, “clean” project that is ready for grading, sound mixing, or VFX. Through guided exercises, you’ll work with real-world handoff packages that contain the same issues found in professional workflows: mismatched frame rates, missing media, temp VFX, and baked-in graphics.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the technical skills and workflow knowledge to confidently conform projects across multiple NLE and finishing platforms, and the ability to spot and fix problems before they derail delivery.
Class Details
Objectives
- Explain the role and importance of conforming in the post-production pipeline
- Identify and evaluate offline deliverables (XML, AAF, EDL, OMF, proxy media, reference exports)
- Perform a full conform workflow in professional tools such as DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, and Adobe Premiere Pro
- Troubleshoot common issues: frame rate mismatches, relinking failures, missing media, speed effects, and baked-in graphics
- Conduct QC checks against offline reference files to ensure sync and accuracy
- Prepare and deliver a conformed timeline and trimmed media for grading, sound, or VFX handoff
- Apply best practices for communication, documentation, and archiving in conform workflows
Audience
This course is designed for:
- Assistant Editors who want to master the conforming process and become indispensable in the editorial-to-finishing pipeline
- Editors looking to expand into finishing or better understand the handoff to color, sound, and VFX
- Post-Production Coordinators or Producers seeking to understand the technical side of conform to improve communication with editorial and finishing teams
- Junior Online Editors / Conform Artists who want structured, guided training in industry-standard workflows
Prerequisites
Completion of Avid Media Composer Fundamentals I (MC101) or equivalent experience. A working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems. Experience in video production or post-production is recommended.
