Sony Catalyst Prepare / Browse / Edit 2017.2

The complex world of media production requires powerful media management. Catalyst Browse, a cross-platform viewing and logging tool for all Sony Pro formats, offers streamlined media management that simplifies your workflow and secures your content.

Media production is growing more complicated, and turnaround times are getting tighter. You need a tool that eases the workload on your editor, ensuring that projects meet deadline. Enter Catalyst Prepare, a new media preparation tool that revolutionizes the post-production workflow.

Catalyst Browse Features:
Browse
• Quickly browse files on your device using a visual thumbnail view or detailed list.
View
• See the details of each clip, check focus, mark in and out points, adjust colors, and edit metadata.
Fast Copy
• Copy all clips on the media, a subset, or only the desired portion of a clip to save time and space.
Ultra Wide Color Gamut
• Review with confidence the full range of color captured by your S-Log and RAW Sony cameras. Apply color correction, and import/export standard ASC-CDL files with other workflow tools to save time.
Clip Lists
• Create, import, and export Sony Professional Disc clip lists for quick play-out needs.
Transcode and Cloud
• Transcode clips to a variety of video production formats. Upload clips directly to the Sony Ci Media Cloud Services for collaborative team review.

Catalyst Prepare Features:
Import
• Import mode enables browsing of multiple devices. Connect cameras, decks, and card readers, and preview clips in detail. View clips as thumbnails, or as lists with associated metadata. Copy all media, selected media, or portions of selected media to production drives and backup drives. Create full camera card backups with strong checksum verification, and rest assured that you have perfect copies of your assets before reformatting.
Library Auto Save
• Never lose your progress — Catalyst Prepare reliably auto-saves your libraries as you work.
Supports formats beyond Sony
• In addition to comprehensive support for Sony professional formats, Catalyst Prepare supports popular formats by Canon, GoPro, and others.