Check

Scene list checker

Paste a scene list or choose a file, and see which rows are missing a source, a rights record, an approver or a date.

This tool checks whether your records are complete. It does not tell you whether you may use a work; that is a legal question.

Your list stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.

The checker runs in your browser with JavaScript, which is turned off here. Everything else on this page reads without it: the columns it expects, the rules it applies, and a made-up example list with the result the checker gives for it.

A list it reads looks like this (made-up rows):

scene,description,source,rights,approver,date
s001,Harbour at dawn (wide),Own footage,Own work,Producer,2026-05-02
s003,Market crowd,Stock library clip,unknown,Producer,2026-05-03

The second row is flagged RIGHTS_UNCLEAR: "unknown" is not a rights record.

What it reads

A CSV list with a header row, cells separated by commas, semicolons or tabs, or a JSON list of rows.
The columns scene, description, source, rights, approver and date. Their names may be in any case; other columns are ignored.
Dates written as YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-03-14.
Up to 1 MB and 2,000 rows at a time.

The rules

A row that triggers any rule is flagged. Flagged rows are listed first, each with the rules it triggered.

MISSING_SCENENo sceneThe scene column is empty, so the row cannot be told apart from the others.
DUPLICATE_SCENEScene listed twiceThe same scene appears on more than one row (ignoring case and spaces at the ends). Every such row is flagged.
MISSING_SOURCENo sourceNothing says where the picture or sound comes from.
MISSING_RIGHTSNo rights recordNothing says on what terms it is used.
RIGHTS_UNCLEARRights unclearThe rights record is a placeholder: unknown, unclear, ?, tbd, n/a, na, none, pending, bilinmiyor or belirsiz.
MISSING_APPROVERNo approverNobody is named as having checked the record.
MISSING_DATENo dateThe record has no date.
INVALID_DATEDate not in YYYY-MM-DDThe date is not a real calendar date written as YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-03-14.

Example

A made-up list, and the result the checker gives for it. The same list loads with the Load example button.

scene,description,source,rights,approver,date
s001,Harbour at dawn (wide),Own footage,Own work,Producer,2026-05-02
s002,Old street map,Made for this film,Own work,Producer,2026-05-02
s003,Market crowd,Stock library clip,unknown,Producer,2026-05-03
s004,Letter close-up,,Licensed,Editor,2026-05-03
s005,Night ferry,Own footage,Own work,,2026-05-04
s003,Market crowd (second take),Own footage,Own work,Editor,2026-05-04
s006,Interview room,Own footage,Own work,Editor,04/05/2026

7 rows: 2 complete, 5 flagged. Flagged rows come first.

The example list, checked (made-up data)
Line	Scene	Result	Rules	Source	Rights	Approver	Date
4	s003Market crowd	Flagged	`DUPLICATE_SCENE`Scene listed twice `RIGHTS_UNCLEAR`Rights unclear	Stock library clip	unknown	Producer	2026-05-03
5	s004Letter close-up	Flagged	`MISSING_SOURCE`No source	—	Licensed	Editor	2026-05-03
6	s005Night ferry	Flagged	`MISSING_APPROVER`No approver	Own footage	Own work	—	2026-05-04
7	s003Market crowd (second take)	Flagged	`DUPLICATE_SCENE`Scene listed twice	Own footage	Own work	Editor	2026-05-04
8	s006Interview room	Flagged	`INVALID_DATE`Date not in YYYY-MM-DD	Own footage	Own work	Editor	04/05/2026
2	s001Harbour at dawn (wide)	Complete	—	Own footage	Own work	Producer	2026-05-02
3	s002Old street map	Complete	—	Made for this film	Own work	Producer	2026-05-02

The download

The results download as a CSV file made in your browser, with the line, the result and the rules of every row.
A cell that starts with =, +, - or @ gets a ' in front, so a spreadsheet shows it as text instead of running it as a formula.