Setup & Scanning¶
Step 1 of the Conform wizard. Configure conform parameters, export settings, and scan your chosen sequence.
Choosing the Sequence¶
At the top of the setup screen, the sequence picker controls what Conform operates on. A Selected / Batch toggle switches between two modes:
Conform operates on the sequence currently selected in the Project panel — falling back to the active sequence if nothing is selected. The card shows the sequence name; click the ↻ refresh button to re-read the current Project-panel selection.
Conform processes multiple sequences in one run, one after another. The batch starts empty:
- Select one or more sequences in the Premiere Pro Project panel.
- Click the + button to add them to the batch (duplicates are skipped).
- Repeat to add more; click × on a row to remove one, or Clear to empty the batch.
- The ↻ refresh button re-queries every sequence in the batch for its current name (e.g. after renaming them).
Each sequence in the batch is flattened, built, and exported using the same settings. The Complete step then shows a per-sequence summary — a header like "3 sequences · 2 succeeded · 1 partial · 0 failed" and one row per sequence tagged OK, Partial, or Failed.
Note
The setup parameters and settings below apply to every sequence in a batch run.
Setup Parameters¶
These appear directly on the setup screen:
| Parameter | Range | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max tracks to scan | 1–99 | 99 | Number of video tracks to read from the sequence. |
| Start handle frames | 0–240 | 48 | Extra frames before each clip's source in-point. |
| End handle frames | 0–240 | 48 | Extra frames after each clip's source out-point. |
| Merge gap (frames) | 0–240 | 0 (disabled) | Adjacent clips from the same source within this gap are merged. |
| Mode | Dropdown | Prepare and Export | Pipeline mode (see below). |
Pipeline Modes¶
| Mode | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Prepare and Export | Flatten → Build sequence → Export → Generate XML |
| Export Current | Read current timeline → Export → Generate XML |
| Prepare Only | Flatten → Build sequence only (no export, no XML) |
Export is optional in every mode
"Export" here means queueing clips to Adobe Media Encoder, which is off by default. The FCP XML is not optional: one complete XML is published for every run except Prepare Only.
Settings Modal¶
Click the gear icon () to open the full settings modal.
Output Base Path¶
Click Browse to select the root output folder. A green badge shows "Folder set" when configured.
Info
An output folder is required by every mode except Prepare Only. Without one the run is blocked before it starts, with the missing settings named inline — nothing is skipped silently.
Output Folder Structure¶
Build a nested folder hierarchy for your output. Two types of segments:
| Type | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Static folder | A fixed-name folder (e.g., "07_Color", "to Color") | |
| Dated folder | A folder named from the current date in a chosen format |
Default structure: 07_Color / to Color / MMDDYY
A live preview shows the computed path, e.g., D:\Projects\07_Color\to Color\031026.
Use + Add folder and + Add dated folder to build your structure. Click × on any segment to remove just that segment — the remaining segments keep their order.
Sub Folders¶
The Sub Folders dropdown controls where each conform's output lands beneath the folder-structure chain above. It has three modes:
| Mode | Result |
|---|---|
| Each Sequence as Sub Folders (default) | Each conformed sequence gets its own ‹SequenceName›/ folder. In a batch, duplicate sequence names are auto-suffixed _2, _3, … so they never collide. |
| Mirror Project Panel Bin Structure As Sub Folders | Output is routed into a sub-folder matching the source sequence's bin (folder) hierarchy in the Project panel. |
| None | Output (and its XML / MOV sub-folders) lands directly under the folder-structure chain, with no per-sequence folder. |
Overwrite risk in batch runs
In Mirror Bin and None modes, several sequences in a batch can share one output folder. If those sequences reference the same source clip but trim it differently, the exports can overwrite each other. Use Each Sequence as Sub Folders (the default) when batching sequences that share media.
Sequence Name Suffix¶
Text appended to the source sequence name when creating the conform sequence.
| Source Sequence | Suffix | Conform Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| A001 | _CONFORM | A001_CONFORM |
| EP01_Edit | _CLR | EP01_Edit_CLR |
Clip Grouping¶
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Group by frame rate | On | Separate clips with different fps into distinct sequences/XML files |
| Group by dimensions | On | Separate clips with different resolutions into distinct sequences/XML files |
When multiple groups are detected, each gets its own conform sequence and FCP XML file.
Portable Output¶
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queue needed clips in Adobe Media Encoder | Off | Render every clip's handle-expanded range through AME. |
| AME Export Preset | (none) | The .epr preset used for those renders. Required when queueing is on. |
There is no FCP XML checkbox: one complete XML file is published for every run except Prepare Only. See Export & Rendering for how queueing and presets work.
Required settings are checked before the run starts
When you start the conform run, Scrub first validates that the settings the run needs are present. If anything is missing it shows an inline message — for example "Configure required settings: output folder, AME export preset." — instead of failing partway through the pipeline. Open the settings modal to fill in the listed items. Required settings are: an output folder, and an AME export preset if AME queueing is on. Prepare Only needs neither, because it writes nothing to disk.
Scanning¶
Click Scan Sequence to read your chosen sequence (the one selected in the Project panel, or in Batch mode a preview of the first sequence in the batch).
What happens during scan:
- The selected sequence is read (including nested sequences for Prepare and Export mode).
- Clips are flattened into a single-track list.
- Adjacent clips from the same source are merged (if merge gap > 0).
- Clips are grouped by fps and/or dimensions (if enabled).
- The preview is populated with the result.
After scanning, you advance to the Preview step showing the flat clip list with:
- Total clip count, R3D count, non-R3D count, offline count
- Approximate total duration
- A table with clip name, start TC, and end TC for each clip
- Banners for merged clips, multiple groups, or offline warnings