diff --git a/colorbleed/maya/lib.py b/colorbleed/maya/lib.py
index 968560b461..3c75e6c14d 100644
--- a/colorbleed/maya/lib.py
+++ b/colorbleed/maya/lib.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
 from maya import cmds, mel
 
 from avalon import maya, io
+from cb.utils.maya import core
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -42,6 +43,42 @@ SHAPE_ATTRS = ["castsShadows",
 SHAPE_ATTRS = set(SHAPE_ATTRS)
 
 
+DEFAULT_MATRIX = [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
+                  0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
+                  0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
+                  0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]
+
+# The maya alembic export types
+_alembic_options = {
+    "startFrame": float,
+    "endFrame": float,
+    "frameRange": str,  # "start end"; overrides startFrame & endFrame
+    "eulerFilter": bool,
+    "frameRelativeSample": float,
+    "noNormals": bool,
+    "renderableOnly": bool,
+    "step": float,
+    "stripNamespaces": bool,
+    "uvWrite": bool,
+    "wholeFrameGeo": bool,
+    "worldSpace": bool,
+    "writeVisibility": bool,
+    "writeColorSets": bool,
+    "writeFaceSets": bool,
+    "writeCreases": bool,  # Maya 2015 Ext1+
+    "dataFormat": str,
+    "root": (list, tuple),
+    "attr": (list, tuple),
+    "attrPrefix": (list, tuple),
+    "userAttr": (list, tuple),
+    "melPerFrameCallback": str,
+    "melPostJobCallback": str,
+    "pythonPerFrameCallback": str,
+    "pythonPostJobCallback": str,
+    "selection": bool
+}
+
+
 def unique(name):
     assert isinstance(name, basestring), "`name` must be string"
 
@@ -362,37 +399,6 @@ def is_visible(node,
     return True
 
 
-# The maya alembic export types
-_alembic_options = {
-    "startFrame": float,
-    "endFrame": float,
-    "frameRange": str,  # "start end"; overrides startFrame & endFrame
-    "eulerFilter": bool,
-    "frameRelativeSample": float,
-    "noNormals": bool,
-    "renderableOnly": bool,
-    "step": float,
-    "stripNamespaces": bool,
-    "uvWrite": bool,
-    "wholeFrameGeo": bool,
-    "worldSpace": bool,
-    "writeVisibility": bool,
-    "writeColorSets": bool,
-    "writeFaceSets": bool,
-    "writeCreases": bool,  # Maya 2015 Ext1+
-    "dataFormat": str,
-    "root": (list, tuple),
-    "attr": (list, tuple),
-    "attrPrefix": (list, tuple),
-    "userAttr": (list, tuple),
-    "melPerFrameCallback": str,
-    "melPostJobCallback": str,
-    "pythonPerFrameCallback": str,
-    "pythonPostJobCallback": str,
-    "selection": bool
-}
-
-
 def extract_alembic(file,
                     startFrame=None,
                     endFrame=None,
@@ -761,7 +767,7 @@ def list_looks(asset_id):
 
     # # get all subsets with look leading in
     # the name associated with the asset
-    subset = io.find({"parent": asset_id,
+    subset = io.find({"parent": bson.ObjectId(asset_id),
                       "type": "subset",
                       "name": {"$regex": "look*"}})
 
@@ -799,8 +805,7 @@ def assign_look_by_version(nodes, version_id):
         log.info("Loading lookdev for the first time..")
 
         # Define namespace
-        assetname = shader_file['context']['asset']
-        ns_assetname = "{}_".format(assetname)
+        ns_assetname = "{}_".format(shader_file['context']['asset'])
         namespace = maya.unique_namespace(ns_assetname,
                                           format="%03d",
                                           suffix="_look")
@@ -816,8 +821,7 @@ def assign_look_by_version(nodes, version_id):
         # give along a fake "context" with only `representation`
         # because `maya.containerise` only used that key anyway
         context = {"representation": shader_file}
-        subset_name = shader_file["context"]["subset"]
-        maya.containerise(name=subset_name,
+        maya.containerise(name=shader_file["context"]["subset"],
                           namespace=namespace,
                           nodes=shader_nodes,
                           context=context)
@@ -1017,3 +1021,31 @@ def get_related_sets(node):
     sets = [s for s in sets if s not in defaults]
 
     return sets
+
+
+def get_container_transforms(container, members=None, root=False):
+    """Retrieve the root node of the container content
+
+    When a container is created through a Loader the content
+    of the file will be grouped under a transform. The name of the root
+    transform is stored in the container information
+
+    Args:
+        container (dict): the container
+        members (list): optional and convenience argument
+        root (bool): return highest node in hierachy if True
+
+    Returns:
+        root (list / str):
+    """
+
+    if not members:
+        members = cmds.sets(container["objectName"], query=True)
+
+    results = cmds.ls(members, type="transform", long=True)
+    if root:
+        root = core.getHighestInHierarchy(results)
+        if root:
+            results = root[0]
+
+    return results
diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/submit_deadline.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/submit_deadline.py
index ea96fb486c..2a79ef6280 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/submit_deadline.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/submit_deadline.py
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ class MindbenderSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
                 # Optional, enable double-click to preview rendered
                 # frames from Deadline Monitor
-                "OutputFilename0": output_filename_0,
+                "OutputFilename0": output_filename_0.replace("\\", "/"),
             },
             "PluginInfo": {
                 # Input
                 "SceneFile": fpath,
 
                 # Output directory and filename
-                "OutputFilePath": dirname,
+                "OutputFilePath": dirname.replace("\\", "/"),
                 "OutputFilePrefix": render_variables["filename_prefix"],
 
                 # Mandatory for Deadline
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class MindbenderSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         padded_basename = "{}.{}.{}".format(layer, "#" * padding, ext)
         scene_layer_folder = "{}_{}".format(scene, layer)
         preview_fname = os.path.join(folder, scene, scene_layer_folder,
-                                     layer, padded_basename)
+                                     padded_basename)
 
         return preview_fname