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Incoming Grade Elements

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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.

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