Keep the source and the destination clear.
carvercat authors its own composition. The local generator prepares supported elements as a Fusion composition. The delivered result can retain editable elements; a rendered movie or image sequence is a different output choice.
Know the environment you are sending to.
- A candidate whose advertised workflow includes your feature set.
- The exact Resolve edition and version, with the route’s documented setup.
- A deliberately chosen project, timeline, track and placement.
- Available original media/fonts and resolved template or asset requests.
- A saved source and a disposable destination for the first exercise.
Internal Windows and Mac development evidence does not establish a publicly supported platform/edition matrix. Do not change Resolve security settings based on generic advice.
Make a small graphic first.
- Create a comp with deliberate dimensions, frame rate and duration.
- Add text and a supporting shape. Edit each independently.
- Animate a supported property and inspect first, intermediate and settled frames.
- Save, reopen and compare the source before involving another application.
A simple lower third is a better first qualification task than a complex scene with many untested effects.
Review the plan, then send.
- Open Deliver and choose the intended output method: editable Fusion rather than rendered media.
- Choose the destination and scope, including full comp or the marked range.
- Review project/timeline identity, track, placement and insert/replace intent.
- Read limitations or refusal reasons. Send only after the plan matches your intention.
- Inspect the actual clip and Fusion composition; a completion message is only one part of the evidence.
Change something in Fusion.
| Check | What a useful demonstration shows |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Intended type, geometry, colour and supported effects in actual destination frames |
| Animation | Intermediate motion, frame placement, duration and the last visible frame |
| Editability | A real change to a supported text/style/animation control |
| Persistence | The delivered composition and intended change survive destination save/reopen |
| Reliability | Target identity, failure handling and an unambiguous result before any retry |
Custom exposed controls inside carvercat are not automatically a promise of an identical control panel in Resolve’s Edit Inspector.
Handle uncertainty before another send.
If a response times out, inspect Resolve and delivery state before sending again. The write may have completed. A known failed send and an unknown outcome require different recovery decisions. Undo inside carvercat should not be assumed to roll back files or writes to Resolve.