TURNOVER FOR COLOR
XML AND PRECONFORMED “BAKED” WORKFLOWS

(We pick just one of these workflows generally, not both unless otherwise specified for the turnover)


XML Workflow

Please provide:

  • An XML file

  • An h.264 or PR422LT offline video reference file (.mp4 or .mov)

  • All media files via hard drive shipment or delivered via cloud storage. We have a multi-gigabit connection that can download 100GB in about 10 minutes.

Exporting an XML from Premiere:

  • Make a copy of your locked creative timeline, call it “whateveritscalled_4color”

  • When possible, please flatten this new _4color timeline to minimal video tracks, remove unused footage and remove all audio.

    • In the case of multi-track video, picture-in-picture, split-screens, etc - it’s ok to leave footage on original video tracks necessary for the edit.

    • We ask that all Nested Sequences get either: decomposed in place, or baked out (see “ProRes ‘BAKED’ Workflow” for details)

  • delete the empty audio/video tracks.

  • Export the XML file

    • File > Export > Final Cut Pro XML

here’s a perfectly flattened timeline… you may need to use more than 1 video track which is fine.

here’s a perfectly flattened timeline… if necessary to the edit, you may need to keep more than 1 video track which is fine.


Preconformed “BAKED” Workflow

Please provide:

  • Baked ProRes422HQ or ProRes4444 file (based on the camera’s chroma subsampling)

    • alt codec options include AVID DNxHR, GoPro Cineform if on a PC

  • An h.264 or PR422LT offline video reference file (.mp4 or .mov)

  • An EDL of the timeline

Exporting the video file from Premiere:

  • Ensure all media is linked to camera original / highest quality (no proxies)

  • Make a copy of your locked creative timeline, call it “whateveritscalled_4color”

  • Remove all temp color & LUTs (For Premiere 2021 and Higher, Adobe has moved LUT application from “master clip effects” to “interpret footage.” the GIF below illustrates where you can now find that.)

how to remove LUTs from footage in Premiere

How to remove LUTs from footage in Premiere.


  • Remove all superimposed text/titles (you will lay these back over the eventual colored file.)

  • Remove any dips to black (to prevent quantization/banding, these will be recreated after color.)

  • If applicable, it is OK to bake in letterbox black, we will re-matte the letterbox so they aren't polluted with any color adjustments

  • Export the video file, a couple important boxes to tick in the “video” export tab for Premiere users.

  • Under Basic Video Settings

    • Use Maximum Depth

    • Use Maximum Render Quality

  • Export an EDL of the timeline which will be used to re-slice the timeline

TURNOVER FOR SOUND (AAF preferred)

Please provide an AAF or OMF (AAF is preferred)

FILE TYPE Wav

SAMPLE RATE 48k

BIT DEPTH 24 bit

TURNOVER FORMAT AAF or OMF

VIDEO REFERENCE FORMAT QuickTime MOV (H264 preferred)

Export settings from ADOBE PREMIERE