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New Sony Applications for XDCAM, XDCAM EX, RAW, SR and NXCAM
As some of you may have seen we are announcing the release of some new applications for our file based cameras. These applications will eventually replace the existing Content Browser, Raw Viewer and SR Viewer applications.
The applications are Catalyst Browse and Catalyst Prepare.
Catalyst Browse is free, available now and and offers the following:
-Browsing/viewing (with support for zooming, anamorphic, full screen, audio meters and channel routing)
-Copy/delete
-Transcode to XAVC, H.264, Pro Res (Mac Only), DPX, Open EXR
-Storyboard creation for XDCAM, XAVC, RAW
-Color correction in Rec 709 or S-Log; Video scopes; multiple view patterns (split, side by side, before/after); LUT management/export
-SDI out to external monitors, selectable HD/2k/QFHD/4k
-Direct upload to Sony CI
Catalyst Prepare will be 199.95 or 50% off for anyone who purchased a Content Browser 2 license. Prepare will add the following:-MD5 checksumming and additional verification modes
-copy to multiple destinations simultaneously (v 1.1)
-EDL/XML and rendered storyboard export (h.264)
-open format support for GoPro, Canon and other cameras (list TBD)
-Conversion to DnX and rewrapped QT (1.1)
-TC burn and Clip List export to document fileBrowse, Prepare and Content Browser can co-exist on the same system. If there are features not in the current versions you can continue to use Content Browser.
Additional features are under discussion. Prepare is still a month away from release but Browse is available now at https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/catalystbrowse . More info on the Catalyst series can be found at https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/catalyst.
We are extremely happy with these new applications. Please discuss, share feedback and otherwise let me know how you like the UI and overall workflow.
Cheers and thanks as always for supporting Sony..
Ian Cook
Sony Broadcast and Professional Services -
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And of course: Features, pricing and release schedule are subject to change. Thanks..
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Hello Ian,
Last night and this morning I have messing around with the “new” program….and I have 2 questions:
1. on the MAC side, your saying that I can trans code a normal xdcam ex file into a Apple Pro Res file….any pro res file as in 442 or 444?
2. on the PC side, I trans code alott of files from raw xdcam into .MXF files for editors who use Adobe…I don’t see the .MXF extention in the transcode pull down memu…is it named something else?
also, a side note the first time I used the program on my MAC(2013 MBP, i-7, 8gig ram, 750GB drive)….the whole system locked up. I rebooted and now it works just fine.
Bill Griffin
HD Cameraman
972-475-6870
http://www.dallascamguy.com
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Thanks for the early feedback. Currently no .MXF rewrap option but that is on the list. That would only be for rewrapping EX files like we do in Clip Browser and Content Browser.
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OK what about the MAC Pro RES question? Am I right or wrong on what I see on the pull down menu?
Bill Griffin
HD Cameraman
972-475-6870
http://www.dallascamguy.com
Dallas, Texas USA -
Is there an advantage to taking ex3 footage ingesting it and transcoding it to ProRes? Is it a better codec going from MPEG to ProRess, does it affect picture quality or gamma, other than inflating the file sizes?
Tom Laughlin
Producer/Editor
Digital Chop House
Salt Lake City, Utah
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it’s a bit more agile on an FCP timeline but mostly that option is there so you can quickly go to ProRes if that is your house format
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The reason I am asking about the Pro Res is that I am about to buy a Atomos Samurai
Blade recorder ( I can’t afford a new camera right now) ….so I can deliver Pro Res files to clients. But it dawned on me that the raw files will be at 35mbps…not the 100 or 150 mbps that the Atomos can put out…..so I assume there will be a difference. But will the transcode bump up the mbps rule?Am I right or wrong on this idea?
Bill Griffin
HD Cameraman
972-475-6870
http://www.dallascamguy.com
Dallas, Texas USA -
yes, transcoding will bump up the data rate. this isn’t quite the same as capturing the video at the higher data rate and color sampling, though. when you bump 35 or 50 Mb XDCAM up to 100-200 Mbps ProRes you are creating a larger file that may perform marginally better in FCP but will look the same as the original.
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So, if I don’t gain anything…..I should go ahead and get the Atomos box?
I did do some testing…transcodeing a normal xdcam ex file into Pro Res High…and it was a very large file….but the video did look a little better plying back on QT7……
Bill Griffin
HD Cameraman
972-475-6870
http://www.dallascamguy.com
Dallas, Texas USA -
What Sony Softwares is OS X 10.10 Yosemite Compatible among the following softwares :
Sony Content Browser
Catalyst Browse
Catalyst PrepareThank-you Ian Cook for any informations you can share with us.
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