Cross-app round trips & conform
Move timelines between apps via XML/AAF/EDL or Dynamic Link and conform them without losing edits.
20 project-authored proposals · taxonomy v1.1 · 0 new benchmark runs. Verifiers and partial-credit rules below are designs, not executed results.
- Typical applications
- Premiere Pro · After Effects · DaVinci Resolve · Avid · Pro Tools
- Class GUI-need label
HY· Hybrid
Task proposals · 20
Expand to inspect the complete original wording and proposed checks. Original proposal text remains English in both interfaces.
R06.04.02.07-T01 Conform a Premiere XML in Resolve to camera originals
Original instruction
Import input/doc_lock_v7.xml (Premiere export, 48 events, proxies) into DaVinci Resolve, relink every event to the camera originals in media/ocf/ (different paths and file names, matched by reel name and source TC), keep speed changes and scale, and save project 'Doc_Conform'. Export a conform EDL to out/conform.edl.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve · Premiere Pro
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicknav· Pan/zoom/scrollvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader parses the exported EDL and Resolve project export: all 48 events point to OCF files with source TC in/out equal to the XML (0-frame tolerance), record TC identical, 3 speed ramps preserved; render frame checks at 10 events match offline reference (SSIM >= 0.9 after scaling).
Proposed partial credit
40% events relinked to OCF; 30% TC exact; 15% speed and scale preserved; 15% frame spot checks
R06.04.02.07-T02 Conform a CMX3600 EDL against an offline reference
Original instruction
In Resolve, conform input/reel3.edl (CMX3600, 112 events, reel names = tape names in OCF metadata) to media/ocf/, load input/reel3_offline.mov as offline reference, and fix every event that does not line up (wrong reel, missing clip, TC offset). Write fixed event numbers to out/fixes.txt.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G2· GUI-essential- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgmentav· Audio/video over timenav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader renders the conformed timeline and diffs against the offline reference per event (SSIM >= 0.9 for all 112); fixes.txt equals the 7 seeded problem events. External scripting disabled in Resolve preferences; fusionscript connections detected -> 0.
Proposed partial credit
50% all events visually match; 30% seeded problems fixed; 20% fixes list correct
R06.04.02.07-T03 Dynamic Link title comps between Premiere and After Effects
Original instruction
In Premiere project input/promo.prproj replace the 3 title clips on V3 with After Effects compositions via 'Replace With After Effects Composition', change each title text in AE to the copy in input/titles.txt, save the AE project, and export the sequence from Premiere as H.264 to out/promo_v2.mp4.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · After Effects
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G2· GUI-essential- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
.prproj has 3 Dynamic Link clip items referencing comps in the saved .aep; AEP text layers equal titles.txt; OCR of export frames at the title times equals the new copy; duration unchanged. ExtendScript/UXP disabled in both apps (scripts folders read-only); project-file provenance checked.
Proposed partial credit
35% three clips dynamically linked; 30% titles edited in AE; 35% export shows new titles
R06.04.02.07-T04 AAF with handles from Premiere into Pro Tools
Original instruction
Export the locked sequence 'EP2_LOCK' from Premiere as AAF with embedded audio (WAV 48 kHz/24-bit) and 120-frame handles, open it in Pro Tools as a new session out/EP2_mix.ptx at 23.976 fps with session start 00:59:58:00, and confirm clip positions match the 2-pop.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · Pro Tools
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
AAF parsed (pyaaf2): embedded essence 48k/24-bit, handles 120 frames; Pro Tools session text export: 64 clips with start times equal to the sequence within 0 samples offset by session start; 2-pop sample at 00:59:58:00 exact.
Proposed partial credit
35% AAF with embedded audio and handles; 40% clip positions exact in Pro Tools; 25% session settings
R06.04.02.07-T05 Avid AAF to Resolve, relinking from DNxHD to RAW
Original instruction
Bring the Media Composer sequence input/R1_LOCK.aaf (DNxHD 36 proxies) into DaVinci Resolve, relink to ARRIRAW originals in media/raw/ by source TC and tape name, preserve repositions, and render a 10-frame-handle ProRes 4444 per-clip export for VFX shots only (marked by Avid locators) to out/vfx/.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Avid Media Composer · DaVinci Resolve
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgmentnav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Resolve timeline export: every event linked to ARRIRAW with correct source TC; repositions within 1 px; out/vfx has exactly the 9 locator shots with 10-frame handles each side (frame count = cut length + 20), ProRes 4444.
Proposed partial credit
40% RAW relink accurate; 15% repositions; 45% VFX exports with handles
R06.04.02.07-T06 Graded media back to Premiere via individual clips
Original instruction
After grading in Resolve (project input/ad_grade.drp), render individual clips with 24-frame handles as ProRes 422 HQ using source names, export an FCP7 XML, and relink Premiere sequence 'AD_FINAL' in input/ad.prproj to the graded media so every edit stays frame-accurate.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve · Premiere Pro
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Graded clips have 24-frame handles; Premiere project clips point to graded files; render of AD_FINAL vs Resolve's timeline render: frame-exact cut points and SSIM >= 0.98 per event.
Proposed partial credit
30% individual clips with handles; 20% XML exported; 50% Premiere relinked frame-accurately
R06.04.02.07-T07 Repair drop-frame/non-drop timecode in an EDL conform
Original instruction
input/spot_2997.edl was exported as non-drop but the 29.97 media is drop-frame, so events drift. Correct the EDL timecode mode, conform it in Resolve or Premiere against media/, and export out/spot_fixed.edl whose record TCs land frame-accurately on the reference input/spot_ref.mov.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve · Premiere Pro · text editor
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUIterm· Terminal- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickcode· Code & commandsav· Audio/video over time- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
spot_fixed.edl has FCM: DROP FRAME and semicolon TCs; each event's source and record TCs convert to the same absolute frames as the reference cut list; grader render diff vs reference shows 0 misaligned cuts.
Proposed partial credit
30% EDL TC mode corrected; 40% events frame-accurate; 30% conform render matches
R06.04.02.07-T08 Convert FCP7 XML to CMX3600 with reels preserved (CLI control)
Original instruction
Using OpenTimelineIO (otio adapters), convert input/cut_v4.xml (FCP7 XML) to a CMX3600 EDL at 23.976 with reel names taken from the clips' tape metadata (max 8 chars, collisions resolved per input/reel_rules.md). Write out/cut_v4.edl and a log of renamed reels.
- Platforms
lin· Linuxmac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- OpenTimelineIO · Python
- Interfaces
term· Terminalapi· API/SDK- GUI need · task setting
CL· CLI-sufficient- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
code· Code & commands- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader parses the EDL: event count, source/record TCs equal the XML timeline; reel names follow the rules (8 chars, collisions suffixed per rules); transitions mapped to D events with right durations; log lists renamed reels.
Proposed partial credit
45% events and TCs exact; 30% reel names per rules; 25% transitions and log
R06.04.02.07-T09 Apply a v2 change list without losing grades
Original instruction
The editor sent input/v2_changes.xml after grading started. In Resolve, use ColorTrace (or compare timelines) to carry all grades from timeline 'R2_v1' onto a new timeline built from the v2 XML, so unchanged and trimmed shots keep their grades and only the 5 new shots are ungraded. Mark new shots with red clip color.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G2· GUI-essential- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgmentnav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader compares v2 timeline renders vs v1 renders per matching source range: graded shots SSIM >= 0.98; exactly 5 new shots have no grade and red clip color. External scripting disabled in preferences; fusionscript connections detected -> 0.
Proposed partial credit
50% grades carried to all matching shots; 30% new shots ungraded; 20% new shots marked
R06.04.02.07-T10 Re-import Pro Tools stems and verify sync at the 2-pop
Original instruction
Pro Tools delivered stems (DX, MX, FX, 5.1 and stereo) in input/stems/. Import them into Premiere sequence 'EP2_LOCK' on new tracks aligned to the session start 00:59:58:00, check the 2-pop lands on the 2-pop frame and the tail pop matches, mute the guide audio, and export out/EP2_final.mov.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · Pro Tools
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
drag· Drag & dropav· Audio/video over timeclick· Point & click- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Export audio cross-correlation vs stems: offset 0 samples; 2-pop and tail-pop peaks at the expected frames; guide audio absent (correlation < 0.1); channel layout 5.1 + stereo per spec.
Proposed partial credit
45% stems in sync; 20% pops verified; 15% guide muted; 20% export channel layout
R06.04.02.07-T11 Restore a speed ramp lost in an XML round trip
Original instruction
Resolve's import of input/sport_edit.xml turned shot 7's time-remap ramp (100-25-100 pct) into a constant 100 pct and broke shot 12's freeze frame. Rebuild both in Resolve using the retime curve so their timing matches input/sport_ref.mov within 1 frame throughout, keeping cut points.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve · Premiere Pro
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G2· GUI-essential- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
drag· Drag & droppath· Continuous pathav· Audio/video over time- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader matches each output frame of shots 7 and 12 to the source frame via feature matching and compares with the reference timing: max error <= 1 frame; cut points unchanged. External scripting disabled; fusionscript connections detected -> 0.
Proposed partial credit
50% shot 7 ramp timing; 30% shot 12 freeze; 20% cut points intact
R06.04.02.07-T12 FCPXML with multicam and compound clips into Resolve
Original instruction
Import input/wedding.fcpxml (Final Cut Pro, 2 multicam clips with angle switches and 3 compound clips) into DaVinci Resolve so every angle switch and compound content is preserved, relinking to media/. Render out/wedding_check.mov.
- Platforms
mac· macOS- Applications
- Final Cut Pro · DaVinci Resolve
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader compares the render with FCP's reference export: every cut (incl. 41 angle switches) within 1 frame, SSIM >= 0.95 per segment; compound clip contents present.
Proposed partial credit
45% angle switches preserved; 30% compound clips; 25% full render matches
R06.04.02.07-T13 Replace Dynamic Link comps with rendered ProRes 4444
Original instruction
Before handing input/promo.prproj to a Resolve finisher, render each of the 4 Dynamic Link After Effects comps to ProRes 4444 with alpha (out/renders/), replace the linked clips in Premiere with those files (same timing and track), and save as out/promo_flat.prproj.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · After Effects
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro appmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
Renders ProRes 4444 with alpha, durations equal comps; promo_flat.prproj contains no Dynamic Link items; the 4 replacements at identical in/out and tracks; sequence render equals original (SSIM >= 0.99).
Proposed partial credit
35% renders correct with alpha; 45% links replaced with timing intact; 20% output unchanged
R06.04.02.07-T14 Discrepancy report between two exports of the same edit
Original instruction
Editorial sent both input/cut.xml (Premiere) and input/cut.aaf (Avid, same edit). Compare them with OpenTimelineIO and the apps as needed, and write out/discrepancies.csv listing every event that differs (missing, source TC mismatch, duration, effect) with event numbers.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- OpenTimelineIO · Premiere Pro · Avid Media Composer
- Interfaces
term· Terminaldesk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
code· Code & commandsclick· Point & click- Work product
WP02· Records/table- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Gold has 6 seeded differences (2 missing events, 2 TC offsets, 1 duration, 1 speed effect); CSV scored by F1 on (event, type) and exact values for TC differences.
Proposed partial credit
60% difference F1; 25% values exact; 15% CSV format
R06.04.02.07-T15 VFX pull list EDL with handles and shot IDs
Original instruction
From the locked Premiere sequence 'R4_LOCK', make a pull EDL for only the 14 VFX shots (green clip markers with shot IDs like VFX_040_010), with 8-frame handles, events renamed to their shot IDs in comments, and a CSV with shot ID, reel, source in/out incl. handles. Output to out/vfx_pull.edl and out/vfx_pull.csv.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · OpenTimelineIO
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUIterm· Terminal- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicknav· Pan/zoom/scrollcode· Code & commands- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
EDL has exactly 14 events with source in/out = cut +/- 8 frames; comments carry shot IDs; CSV matches EDL; shots identified from markers in the .prproj (gold list).
Proposed partial credit
35% correct 14 shots; 35% handles and TCs exact; 30% IDs and CSV
R06.04.02.07-T16 Move captions from Premiere to Resolve subtitles
Original instruction
Export the captions track of Premiere sequence 'Doc_EN' as SRT, import it into Resolve timeline 'Doc_EN_Finish' as a subtitle track, and render a burned-in review file. Caption timing must stay within 1 frame of the Premiere version and line breaks preserved.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · DaVinci Resolve
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
SRT has 212 cues; Resolve subtitle track export matches cue count, text and line breaks; in/out within 1 frame of Premiere's captions; OCR of 10 sampled burn-in frames shows the right cue.
Proposed partial credit
30% SRT export correct; 40% subtitle timing within 1 frame; 30% burn-in render
R06.04.02.07-T17 Difference-matte check of a conform
Original instruction
Check the conform in Resolve project input/feature_conform.drp against input/offline_ref.mov: build a difference-matte comparison (reference on top in Difference mode or split-screen), find every event whose content does not match, and write out/conform_errors.csv (event, record TC, issue).
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G2· GUI-essential- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickvis· Visual judgmentav· Audio/video over timenav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP12· Answer/decision- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Gold: 5 seeded errors (wrong take, 2-frame slip, flipped image, missing reposition, wrong reel); CSV F1 >= 0.9 on (event, issue type) with record TC within 1 frame. External scripting disabled; fusionscript connections detected -> 0.
Proposed partial credit
60% errors found; 25% issue types correct; 15% timecodes accurate
R06.04.02.07-T18 Merge Avid ALE metadata into a Resolve media pool
Original instruction
Import input/dailies_day3.ale (Avid ALE with Scene, Take, Camroll, Circle) into the Resolve project's media pool bin 'Day3', matching clips by source TC and file name, so Scene/Take/Good Take metadata appear on the 64 clips. Then create a smart bin 'Circled' of circled takes.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- DaVinci Resolve · Avid Media Composer
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & click- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Resolve metadata export CSV: Scene/Take/Good Take for all 64 clips equal ALE values; smart bin rule Good Take = true returns exactly the 18 circled clips.
Proposed partial credit
60% metadata merged on all clips; 40% smart bin exact
R06.04.02.07-T19 Conform a Pro Tools session to a picture change
Original instruction
Picture changed from v5 to v6 (input/v5_to_v6_changes.edl, 9 changes). Update the Pro Tools dialog session input/R2_mix.ptx so every region moves, is trimmed or removed to follow the new cut (fill new gaps with room tone from track 'RT'), keeping sync at all 9 change points. Save out/R2_mix_v6.ptx.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Pro Tools
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G2· GUI-essential- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
drag· Drag & dropav· Audio/video over timenav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Session text export vs gold region list: start positions within 1 frame, removed material absent; bounce of DX correlates with v6 reference guide (sync offset 0 +/- 10 ms at each change); new gaps filled. Pro Tools scripting SDK not installed and EUCON/PTSL gRPC port blocked; .ptx provenance checked.
Proposed partial credit
45% regions conformed at all changes; 30% sync verified; 25% gaps filled with room tone
R06.04.02.07-T20 Full offline-to-online round trip with final master
Original instruction
Take the Premiere offline input/short.prproj through Resolve (conform to OCF, grade shot 1 per still), Pro Tools (AAF out, mix from provided stems, bounce), and back into Resolve for the final master: ProRes 422 HQ 1080p, -24 LKFS, with the mixed audio in sync. Deliver out/short_master.mov.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Premiere Pro · DaVinci Resolve · Pro Tools
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
HY· Hybrid- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clickmulti· Cross-appav· Audio/video over timevis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP05· Time-based media- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizonmultiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Master vs reference: cut points frame-exact (scene detection), SSIM >= 0.9 per shot, shot 1 grade ΔE2000 <= 3 vs still, loudness -24 +/-1 LKFS, audio sync 0 +/- 1 frame (pop), ProRes 422 HQ 1080p.
Proposed partial credit
30% conform accurate; 20% grade; 25% mix loudness and sync; 25% master spec
Mapped research references
No benchmark reference is assigned to this class in the current mapping.