Incoming Grade Elements

Incoming Grade Elements

When preparing a file for Evolutions to grade, we recommend the following

Remove in sequence

• Titles
• Credits
• GFX
• Colour Effects / Colour Corrections
• LUTs (see separate note about RED footage)
• VFX / Green Screens / Composites - where VFX are present, the background plate should be
• present within the sequence going to grade, everything else should be removed in the sequence and placed as an element at the end. The grade should not be supplied with a composite unless otherwise specified OR a finished composite is available, in which case this MUST be used.
• Fillers (e.g. CCTV effect)
• Reformat / letterbox etc.
• Blur (leave clear notes if face or sensitive information blur's etc removed for bookings/Online so 
  they can be replaced in Online)
• BCC Glow if not used as transition
• Motion adapters
  

Leave in sequence with element at end

• Picture in picture
• Dissolves
• Pan & Scan / Resizes
• Push
• Speed Effects
• BCC Glow etc if used as transition
• Dip to / from colour
• Leave in sequence without elements:
• Flip / Flop
  

Leave in sequence without Element at end

• Avid Pan & Zoom
• Handles
• Always give elements enough handles to cover effect (be particularly careful to give the right length of material to cover a fade / dissolve.)
• When making elements for motion effects it's ok to give more handles than required- in most cases it can be better to give max handles available.
• If a shot has had edits inserted for partial speed ramps i.e top of shot double speed into normal speed; supply entire shot as element. Not just the part with the effect on.
• Example 1: If the dissolve ends after the end of the clip, extend the clip to the end of the fade and remove the fade.
• Example 2: If the dissolve is contained within the clip, just remove the fade - no need to extend the cli
  

Handles 

Always give elements enough handles to cover effect (be particularly careful to give the right length of material to cover a fade / dissolve.) When making elements for motion effects it's ok to give more handles than required- in most cases it can be better to give max handles available. If a shot has had edits inserted for partial speed ramps i.e top of shot double speed into normal speed; supply entire shot as element. Not just the part with the effect on

Example 1: If the dissolve ends after the end of the clip, extend the clip to the end of the fade and remove the fade.

Example 2: If the dissolve is contained within the clip, just remove the fade - no need to extend the clip.