If I export a sequence using the Export command and "Sequence Publish" options, I can configure it so that Flame will create a "placeholder" sequence that refers to the newly exported versions of the media. This is possible even with a "background" export, in which case, I see "empty" clips that eventually fill in with the media when the background export has completed.
I am trying to build a pipeline with the Python API and one of the operations is to do a "sequence publish" like operation. However, I cannot use the normal "sequence publish" preset settings, including the re-import option (I have some additional pipeline steps I have to run before I can correctly re-import the media).
I would like to have my pipeline operation do the same thing as the "sequence publish" with the "copy exported clip in project" setting enabled using only the Python API. Specifically, I want to rebuild the sequence using the exported media clips as empty placeholders until the background processes finish exporting and preparing the media. I know the path where the files will be saved, but currently if I try to import that path, I get a single black frame instead of the "empty" sequence with the correct frame range. (My code is currently set to build an OpenClip based on a file pattern to get versions available, and then it imports these, not the exported footage directly.)
Please let me know if anyone has advice on how to proceed or needs more information or clarification of what I'm asking about. Thank you!
