Update app.py

app.py

@@ -135,12 +135,8 @@ def generate_xml(sequence_name, segments, source_name, fps=25):
     timebase = int(round(fps))
     is_ntsc = "TRUE" if fps % 1 != 0 else "FALSE"
     
-    # --- NAME & PATH LOGIC ---
-    # We DO NOT force an extension. If the user provided one (e.g. .mp4), keep it.
-    # If they didn't (e.g. "Multicam1"), keep it raw.
-    # This is critical for Premiere Multicam linking.
-    encoded_name = quote(source_name)
-    path_url = f"file://localhost/{encoded_name}" 
+    # NOTE: We intentionally OMIT pathurl for Multicam workflows.
+    # This forces Premiere/Resolve to match by NAME in the project bin.
 
     lines = []
     lines.append('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>')
@@ -189,10 +185,10 @@ def generate_xml(sequence_name, segments, source_name, fps=25):
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<out>{src_out_frames}</out>')
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<masterclipid>{master_id}</masterclipid>')
         
-        # --- ROBUST FILE DEFINITION ---
+        # --- NAME-ONLY FILE DEFINITION ---
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<file id="{master_id}">')
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<name>{source_name}</name>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<pathurl>{path_url}</pathurl>') 
+        # NO PATHURL - Forces bin search
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<rate><timebase>{timebase}</timebase></rate>')
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<duration>8640000</duration>') 
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<timecode>')
@@ -248,30 +244,10 @@ def generate_xml(sequence_name, segments, source_name, fps=25):
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<out>{src_out_frames}</out>')
         lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<masterclipid>{master_id}</masterclipid>')
         
-        # Reuse same file definition (Verbose)
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<file id="{master_id}">')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<name>{source_name}</name>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<pathurl>{path_url}</pathurl>') 
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<rate><timebase>{timebase}</timebase></rate>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<duration>8640000</duration>') 
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<timecode>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rate><timebase>{timebase}</timebase></rate>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<string>00:00:00:00</string>') 
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<frame>0</frame>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<displayformat>NDF</displayformat>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t</timecode>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t<media>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<samplecharacteristics><width>1920</width><height>1080</height></samplecharacteristics>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</video>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<audio>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<samplecharacteristics><depth>16</depth><samplerate>48000</samplerate></samplecharacteristics>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<channelcount>2</channelcount>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</audio>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t\t</media>')
-        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t</file>')
+        # Reuse same file definition
+        lines.append(f'\t\t\t\t\t<file id="{master_id}"/>')
         
-        # SOURCE TRACK MAPPING (Simple Mono)
+        # SOURCE TRACK MAPPING
         lines.append('\t\t\t\t\t<sourcetrack>')
         lines.append('\t\t\t\t\t\t<mediatype>audio</mediatype>')
         lines.append('\t\t\t\t\t\t<trackindex>1</trackindex>')