CS6 Project Roundtrip using XML to Apple Color

I have a project in CS6 Premiere Pro, I have exported an XML for color correction to a person using Apple Color. I need to have all my orginal edits for fine tuning and I am supposing the orginal media (MP4's) will change due to color correction. When I bring the project as an XML how will my system link the media? What is the best way to handle this?

Hey Stynk,
You can't export mp4's out of Apple Color, so she might have to go with ProRes. The colorist would export an XML to a new sequence that would contain individual clips that (hopefully) match your edits. You need to make sure the colorist (who should be the one to answer your questions) to add handles so you can make changes afterwards.
Hope that helps
Cheers,
Gerry

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eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x00000000 ecx: 0xa009b4e0 edx: 0x1c56c000
edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0xbfff2a60 ebp: 0xbfff2968 esp: 0xbfff2950
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x002d51fa cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x00000008

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Dim rsImages
Dim rsImages_cmd
Dim rsImages_numRows
' Query the database and get all the records from the Images table
Set rsImages_cmd = Server.CreateObject ("ADODB.Command")
rsImages_cmd.ActiveConnection = MM_conn_STRING
rsImages_cmd.CommandText = "SELECT ID, AlbumName, ImagePath, ImageDescription, UploadDate FROM images"
rsImages_cmd.Prepared = true
Set rsImages = rsImages_cmd.Execute
' Send the headers
Response.ContentType = "text/xml"
Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "public"
Response.AddHeader "Cache-control", "private"
Response.AddHeader "Expires", "-1"
%><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<images>
<% While (NOT rsImages.EOF) %>
     <image>
          <ID><%=(rsImages.Fields.Item("ID").Value)%></ID>
          <album><![CDATA[<%=(rsImages.Fields.Item("AlbumName").Value)%>]]></album>
          <path><![CDATA[<%=(rsImages.Fields.Item("ImagePath").Value)%>]]></path>
          <description><![CDATA[<%=(rsImages.Fields.Item("ImageDescription").Value)%>]]></description>
          <date><![CDATA[<%=(rsImages.Fields.Item("UploadDate").Value)%>]]></date>
     </image>
    <%
       rsImages.MoveNext()
     Wend
%>
</images>
<%
rsImages.Close()
Set rsImages = Nothing
%>
CODE #03
Automatic: This version evaluates the query and automatically builds the nodes from the column names.
<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%>
<%
Dim MM_conn_STRING
MM_conn_STRING = "dsn=image_gallery;uid=xxxx;pwd=xxxx"
%>
<%
Dim rsAll
Dim rsAll_cmd
Dim rsAll_numRows
' Query the database and get all the records from the Images table
Set rsAll_cmd = Server.CreateObject ("ADODB.Command")
rsAll_cmd.ActiveConnection = MM_conn_STRING
rsAll_cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM Images"
rsAll_cmd.Prepared = true
Set rsAll = rsAll_cmd.Execute
' Send the headers
Response.ContentType = "text/xml"
Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "public"
Response.AddHeader "Cache-control", "private"
Response.AddHeader "Expires", "-1"
%><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
<% While (NOT rsAll.EOF) %>
     <row>
         <%
             For each field in rsAll.Fields
             column = field.name
         %>
          <<%=column%>><![CDATA[<%=(rsAll.Fields.Item(column).Value)%>]]></<%=column%>>
          <%
             Next
          %>
     </row>
    <%
       rsAll.MoveNext()
     Wend
%>
</root>
<%
rsAll.Close()
Set rsAll = Nothing
%>

OK, I understand - thanks for that.
I thought the whole process was supposed to be a bit more seemless? Having to upload/download documents and manually keep them in sync will leave a lot of room for errors.
It's kinda painful the way iOS doesn't have folders. It makes things incompatible with the Mac and means you can't group files from multiple apps into a single project - who organises their digital life by the apps they use?
I think I'll recommend they use their iPad only.
Thanks for that.
Cheers
Ben

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