Still need to break movies into 20 min / 100 cuts before sending to Color?

Wondering if anyone knows if Apple have addressed the issue of having to break long timelines into sections of 20 minutes or so before sending to Color.
Thanks

IME, it's not the length of the sequence but the number of cuts in the sequence.
If after importing my sequence into Color I look under the Shots tab and it shows more than 800 shots - I'll start breaking up the show.
HTH
- pi

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