A VFX request points to a moment in the edit, but an editorial or proxy name may not identify its camera recording. The team needs the source file and the right moment before finishing prepares a plate.
How Stringout solves this
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Which camera recording is behind this VFX request?
Search indexed footage by the action in the shot or by known source details. Open likely results and compare their picture and camera filenames with the editorial reference. This helps resolve a proxy or clip name that does not reveal which original was used.
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How do I keep the requested moment tied to its source?
Play the candidate moment in the camera recording and compare it with the shot in the edit. If a saved interval would help the team review it, add the whole file to a Stringout project and use a connected assistant to place that source range in a cut. Check the placement against the full recording before passing its source identity and range to finishing.
Screen capture sequence
Review a source range in its camera recording
Record a real Stringout project containing a camera file and a cut created by a connected assistant. Show the selected placement and the camera file it references, with the placement boundaries visible on the timeline.
- Open the candidate camera file and check the requested moment.
- Add the whole file to the project.
- Use a connected assistant to place the candidate source range in a cut.
- Open the cut and check the placement against its source file.
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How does finishing get the camera original?
Request the whole camera original from the teammate Mac that holds it. Both that Mac and the receiving Mac must be online for the transfer. The finisher checks the requested moment against the edit, then sets the plate range and renders it in the team’s finishing tool.
The result
Camera sources and range context ready for finishing
The team can check a candidate moment against its camera recording, keep a selected range linked to that file in a Stringout cut when needed, and bring the whole original to finishing. The finisher confirms the range and prepares the plate in the team’s established tool.
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