Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Turnovers, conform & reconform · Core

Conform

ELI5

Rebuilding the approved edit with the correct high-quality picture files.

Used in conversation

“After picture lock, the conform will reconnect the cut to the camera originals.”

Definition

Rebuilding the approved edit from final source media, preserving timing and editorial decisions.

Here “Conform” means: Rebuilding the approved edit from final source media, preserving timing and editorial decisions.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Conform” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

Connected terms

  • ReconformConform rebuilds the approved edit from source media; reconform updates that build after picture changes.
  • Picture lockConform normally relies on the locked editorial timing.
  • Colour gradeA common picture-post progression.
Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.