Catalyst Prepare

The fast, simple, reliable path from camera to post.
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Overview

Media production is growing more complicated. Turnaround times are getting tighter. You need a tool that eases the workload on your editor, ensuring that projects meet their deadlines. With Catalyst Prepare, you can quickly identify the right footage to deliver, in the correct format, with your desired folder and clip-naming structure, even when using a variety of popular cameras. Jumpstart the editing and review process by creating a rough cut storyboard with a quick initial color grade, then render it out directly or export an EDL for use in popular NLEs.

Features

Fast

Verify shots immediately on set, including Sony RAW and S-Log clips

Solve your "camera media wrangling" issues with a single application

Deadline pressure? Quickly review and identify subclips for copying, eliminating the long transfer times needed for entire clips

Simple

Work in the same simple, consistent, fresh user interface on both Mac OS X and Windows platforms

Simple, powerful interface with a quick and easy learning curve

Secure, integrated clip upload to Ci Workspace enables cloud-based, collaborative review of work with your extended team

Intuitive design provides the tools you need for each step, ending cognitive overload, clutter, and confusion

Reliable

Back up your camera media with confidence from integrated checksum verification

Media libraries are saved automatically and continuously, preserving critical edits

Precise managed color workflow ensures accuracy and consistency for Sony RAW and S-Log sources

SR Live Workflow

Convert from HDR to SDR by SR Live metadata and the manual adjustment of SDR gain, SDR knee, and Black.

Import

Quickly view and import clips from the latest Sony cameras.

Organize

Organization is key: Prepare gives you the ability to organize your media into targeted, meaningful collections.

Edit

View details, zoom into every corner, mark in/out points, edit metadata, adjust colors nondestructively, and create a storyboard to rough draft your vision.

Export

Export a file, a group of files, or a storyboard. Render to .MP4, DPX, OpenEXR, ProRes, or XAVC in a variety of resolutions and frame rates, or securely upload to the Sony cloud-based media production workspace, Ci.

Confident Backup

Back up the entire camera media with the confidence of checksum and hash verification.

Ultra Wide Color Gamut

Work in the same high dynamic range and ultra-wide color gamut color space as your camera. Set the source color space and the grade color space independently.

Create a Rough Cut

Use the storyboard editor to sequence and edit a rough cut, then render the storyboard or export it to a variety of NLEs.

Specifications