SCENE 01 / ONLINE CONFORM QC
Online Conform & QC
Professional finishing and quality control ensuring flawless delivery for broadcast, streaming, and theatrical release.
Online conform and quality control is the technical finishing process where edited sequences are rebuilt at full resolution, effects are rendered, and the final master is inspected frame-by-frame for technical errors. QC checks verify color accuracy, audio sync, subtitle placement, and compliance with delivery specifications.
We coordinate online conform and QC services with facilities equipped for your project's resolution and delivery format requirements. Our team manages media delivery, technical specifications, and error reporting to ensure your finished master meets the exacting standards of your distribution partners.
Capabilities
Professional Finishing & QC Services
The critical final stage of post-production ensuring your content meets all technical specifications and quality standards.
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Online Conform
Frame-accurate assembly from high-resolution sources with seamless integration of all elements.
Precision
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Quality Control
Comprehensive technical verification ensuring flawless broadcast-ready delivery.
Excellence
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Technical Standards
Meeting all broadcaster and platform specifications worldwide.
Compliance
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QC Reports
Detailed documentation of all technical parameters for your records.
Transparency
Online Conform Process
Quality Control Checks
Our Conform & QC Process
We follow a systematic approach that ensures flawless technical execution and compliance for every deliverable.
Project Ingest
We receive your offline edit, source media, and all supplementary elements including VFX, audio, and graphics.
Conform Assembly
We reconstruct your timeline from high-resolution sources, ensuring frame-accurate recreation of your edit.
Integration & Finish
We integrate all elements including color, VFX, titles, and audio layback into a unified master.
QC & Delivery
We run comprehensive quality control checks and deliver masters meeting your exact specifications.
Why Us
Why Choose Our Conform & QC
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Meticulous Detail
Frame-by-frame verification ensuring perfect quality in every deliverable.
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First-Pass Success
Avoiding costly QC rejections and re-delivery cycles through thorough preparation.
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Platform Knowledge
Expert understanding of all major delivery specifications worldwide.
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Rapid Turnaround
Efficient workflows meeting tight delivery deadlines without compromise.
On Location
Conform and QC for CBC, Netflix Canada, IMF, and the festival circuit
Here is how the work lines up. Online conform for Canadian deliverables is anchored in the conform suites at DNEG Vancouver / Toronto / Montreal, Pixomondo Toronto, Tattersall Sound & Picture, and MELS Post Montreal, where Avid Media Composer EDL / AAF / XML hand-offs from the offline pipeline are reconstructed against camera-first RAW (ARRI Alexa 35, Sony Venice 2, RED V-Raptor) at full master resolution.
Avid is the native rail for the Canadian television factories — CBC, CTV, Global, Citytv, Hallmark Channel's Winnipeg / Vancouver / Calgary movie pipelines, and the Schitt's Creek / Murdoch Mysteries / Heartland production model — and our conform pass preserves that timeline metadata while resolving VFX shot hand-offs from DNEG, Pixomondo, and Mr. X / Wolfe, baking in titles and graphics, and laying back the final 5.1, 7.1, and Atmos mixes against the picture master with sample-accurate sync confirmed against a reference cinema server before sign-off.
QC follows the spec the broadcaster or platform actually publishes. CBC and Radio-Canada Tech-Ops need XDCAM HD or ProRes 4444 XQ masters with ATSC A/85 loudness, MXF wrappers, and bilingual EN/FR caption tracks (and Inuktitut / Cree / Anishinaabe for APTN deliveries). Netflix Canada's Toronto office runs the IMF SMPTE 2067 spec with Dolby Vision XML validation and Open Connect ingest; CTV / Global / Citytv broadcast a CRTC-compliant package; IMF supplemental-package versioning handles the multi-language CMF (Canada Media Fund) cut need for the Convergent and Indigenous streams.
Festival cuts for TIFF (September, Toronto), Hot Docs (April/May, Toronto), VIFF (September/October, Vancouver), Fantasia (July/August, Montreal), and Festival du nouveau cinéma (October, Montreal) each carry their own technical pack-list, and we run AutoQC plus a manual frame-by-frame pass with documented error reports so masters land on first try across every Canadian delivery endpoint.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is online conform and why is it important?
Online conform is the process of assembling your final master from high-resolution source media, incorporating all creative decisions from offline editing, color grading, VFX, and audio. It's critical because it ensures your delivery matches your approved offline edit with full resolution and quality.
What QC standards do you check against?
We verify against all major broadcast and streaming platform specifications including Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+, BBC, EBU, and SMPTE standards. Our QC process covers video levels, audio loudness (R128, OP-59), sync, artifacts, and format compliance.
How do you handle VFX and graphics integration?
We work with standardized VFX delivery formats and maintain frame-accurate pull lists for shot replacement. Our conform artists verify each VFX shot matches the timeline position and handles, ensuring seamless integration with the final master.
What happens if QC issues are found?
We identify and address issues before final delivery whenever possible. Our detailed QC reports document any concerns with frame-specific timecodes, allowing for precise fixes. We work with your team to resolve issues efficiently and avoid rejection cycles.
Related Services
Productions in Canada that need this often pair it with Color Grading Services, Color Correction Services, and Look Development Services for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Digital Cinema Package (DCP) and Format Conversion & Encoding Services.
On Set
Ready for Flawless Finishing?
Let's ensure your content meets all technical standards with professional QC.