Import the EDL, OTIO or FCPXML (Final Cut & DaVinci Resolve) and every shot, duration and version is already there. Point at the renders folder and statuses update themselves. One click runs the conform check - missing shots, short ranges, stale versions - and a turnover diff shows what changed since the last cut, before the client runs it for you.
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The Google Sheet was accurate for a week. Then the cut changed, three shots got new versions, nobody updated row 40, and now the sheet is a rumour. Every status in Cutlist Tracker comes from the cut file and the renders folder - the two things that are always true.
Flow Production Tracking runs about US$50 per user per month and assumes a pipeline TD configures it. ftrack is US$25 a seat. For five people that's US$1,500-3,000 a year for software you spend a week setting up - to track thirty shots.
Missing shots, renders short of handles, a v001 in the timeline while v003 sits on disk - you find out when the online editor does. A one-click check against the actual folder finds it while it's still a Tuesday problem, not a delivery problem.
Import a CMX3600 EDL, .otio or FCPXML (Final Cut & DaVinci Resolve) and shots, cut ranges, durations and in-cut versions populate themselves. No retyping, no drift.
Tell it once how your names work - {show}_{shot}_{task}_v{version} - and watch every clip map to a shot in the preview table before you commit.
Scan the renders folder and every shot learns its latest version and frame coverage. What's on disk is the status.
Missing shots, ranges short of cut + handles, gaps inside sequences, stale versions, renders that fell out of the cut - one report, exportable.
Flags the quiet inconsistencies before they bite - mixed frame padding, mixed extensions, and shots carrying multiple versions on disk - across every sequence in the folder.
Statuses and notes save into a small cutlist-status.json in the project folder. Teammates scanning the same folder pick it up automatically, merged by timestamp with who/when attribution - your file server is the sync.
Drop in the previous cut and see exactly what changed - shots added, dropped, re-timed, re-versioned or reordered. Stop comping a shot that got cut in v05.
List your tasks - comp, roto, fx - and a shot × department grid shows whether each department is delivered against the cut, not just "does any render exist".
Export the conform report as CSV or a printable page, and a delivery manifest of the shots marked Final - version, frame range and path - to hand back to editorial or the client.
Drop the EDL or .otio from Resolve, Premiere or Avid. Pick your naming pattern and watch the live match preview.
Point at where renders land. Sequences are grouped by shot, task and version - names only, no pixels read.
OK / missing / range / stale / not-in-cut, per shot. Fix, re-scan, export, send.
The incumbents are excellent at what they're built for - large-facility production tracking. This is built for the other 90% of studios.
| Cutlist Tracker | Flow Production Tracking | ftrack Studio | Spreadsheet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | A$29/mo flat per studio | ~US$50/user/mo | ~US$25/user/mo | Free |
| 5-person studio / year | ~A$348 | ~US$3,000 | ~US$1,500 | Free (plus the drift) |
| Shot list source | The imported cut | Manual / pipeline integration | Manual / integration | Manual |
| Status source | The renders folder | People updating tasks | People updating tasks | People updating cells |
| Conform check vs disk | Built in, one click | Via pipeline scripting | Via pipeline scripting | By eye |
| Server required | None - local-first | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud/file |
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Missing shots, handles and stale versions.
Which cut format VFX should use.
What changes between two turnovers.
Proving what you delivered.
The per-department matrix at small scale.
What small studios actually need.
Events, timecodes and FROM CLIP NAME.
Names that survive the pipeline.
CMX3600 EDL, OpenTimelineIO (.otio) and FCPXML - covering DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Avid exports.
No. The folder is scanned by file NAME only, in your browser; pixels never leave your machine. Only your account and subscription status are stored, via Supabase and Stripe.
The tracker writes cutlist-status.json into the project folder. Anyone scanning the same folder picks it up automatically; you can also export/import it manually.
Folder scanning works best in Chromium browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave) via the File System Access API; other browsers fall back to a basic folder picker.
Probably - the pattern editor takes any {token} arrangement, and the live preview shows exactly which clips map before you commit. If your names truly contain no shot code, no tool can save you.
Yes - 14 days, no credit card. There's also a one-click example cut so you can see a full conform report in the first minute.
Import the cut, scan the folder, fix what the report finds. Then go home on time.
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