One-Way Project Portability

structural limitation within a software ecosystem where a project can be moved from a simpler application to a more complex one, but not the other way around. This enforces a strictly linear workflow, such as moving an edit from an iPad to a Mac for finishing. Once the project is 'upgraded' in the more advanced software, it becomes incompatible with the original, simpler tool, preventing round-tripping and complicating iterative feedback.