Catalyst Browse is part of an all-new, cross-platform family of media preparation products from Sony. It's a powerful clip management tool which will eventually replace Content Browser and RAW Viewer. While there are many new features, not all have been duplicated. If you require certain functions or formats not yet supported by Catalyst Browse, you may want to continue using your current software. The charts below highlight the features of Catalyst Browse versus Content Browser and RAW Viewer.
| Feature | Catalyst Browse | Content Browser | RAW Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import | |||
| SONY RAW | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SStP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| XAVC (Intra) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| XAVC (Long) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| XAVC Proxy | ✓ | ||
| XAVC S | ✓ | ||
| MPEG HD | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AVCHD | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Export | |||
| Transcode between in and out points | ✓ | ||
| DPX | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Open EXR | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ProRes (Mac Only) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| XAVC (Intra) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SStP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| H.264 | ✓ | (plugin) | |
| BWF (Audio) | ✓ | ||
| Viewing | |||
| Video Playback | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio Playback | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Viewing options: Speed, Quality, All-Frames | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Preview Zoom | ✓ | ✓ | |
| VTR Playback mode | ✓ | ||
| Proxy W/F (High-res, Proxy preview mode change) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Clip Management | |||
| Copy clips | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Partial copy | ✓ (MXF/EX) | ✓ (MXF/EX) | |
| Search clips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Salvage clips | ✓ (AXS Mem only) | ||
| Stand-alone MXF file support | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sending clips or EDL back to device. | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Rename clips | ✓ | ||
| Editing | |||
| EDL (XDCAM Clip List) Editing | ✓ (XDCAM/XAVC/RAW) | ✓ (XDCAM) | |
| Partial copy based on Clip List | ✓ | ||
| Proxy W/F (offline media) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| EDL (CMX3600) Import | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Import into Apple FCP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GUI | |||
| Single Window Simple GUI | ✓ | ||
| Activity panel (background copy & transcoding) | ✓ | ||
| Zoom control in color workspace | ✓ | ||
| High DPI support on Windows | ✓ | ||
| Color Grading | |||
| Color preset load/save | ✓ | ||
| Vector Scope | ✓ | ||
| Histogram | ✓ | ||
| Waveform monitor | ✓ | ||
| Color Correction Undo/Redo | ✓ | ||
| Sony Device Color Space Controls (S-Log, S-Gamut) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| High quality Sony RAW development | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3-Way Color Wheels Grading | ✓ | ✓ | |
| RGB Mixer Grading | ✓ | ||
| Curves Grading | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Import and Export ASC-CDL | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 1D LUT Import / Export | ✓ | ||
| 3D LUT Import / Export | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 1.3x and 2.0x anamorphic viewing | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Look template save/load | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Live grading w/ HDLink | ✓ | ||
| HD-SDI output | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tangent Devices Support (Tk/Mf/Kb/Wave) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Metadata | |||
| Metadata: View and Edit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (View only) |
| Planning Metadata (read) | ✓ | ||
| Edit metadata on Professional Disc | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Export Cooke lens metadata | ✓ | ||
| Shot Mark editing | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NXCAM Features | |||
| AVCHD, DV mode support | ✓ | ||
| MPEG SD support | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GPS support | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Combine 2GB chunked files | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Combine relay rec clips | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AVCHD Write-back to media | ✓ | ||
| Others | |||
| Login and upload to Ci, the video cloud service by Sony | ✓ | ||
| Flashband correction | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SxS Formatting (UDF/FAT) | ✓ | ||
| Finalization for QL-Disc | ✓ | ||
| CIFS connection for XDCAM/XDS | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FTP connection for XDCAM/XDS | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Capture still image | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Change index picture | ✓ | ||
Catalyst Browse system requirements
- Für 4K-Medien wird ein 8-Core-Prozessor empfohlen
- Für XAVC S-Medien wird ein Ivy Bridge Core i7 mit Quick Sync Video oder Xeon E5 Prozessor empfohlen
- Für 4:2:0 XAVC HS Medien wird ein Kaby Lake Core i7 Prozessor mit Quick Sync Video empfohlen; für 8K-Medien ist dieser erforderlich
- Für 4:2:2 XAVC HS Medien wird ein Ice Lake Core i7 Prozessor mit Quick Sync Video empfohlen; für 8K-Medien ist dieser erforderlich
Die XAVC Long 422 3840 x 2160 200 Mb/s (Sony)-Transcodierungsvoreinstellungen benötigen mindestens 16 GB RAM. Wenn Sie eine spezielle GPU verwenden, benötigen die Voreinstellungen ebenfalls mindestens 4 GB GPU-Speicher.
- Um eine optimale Leistung zu erzielen, wird OpenGL 2.1 empfohlen
- Für die Videostabilisierung/Objektiv-Atemkompensation wird OpenGL 4.1 benötigt
- Für 4K-Vorschau, HD-Rendering und HD-Videostabilisierung/Objektiv-Atemkompensation wird ein GPU-Arbeitsspeicher von 2 GB empfohlen
- Zur Dekodierung von XAVC S oder XAVC HS Medien wird ein GPU-Arbeitsspeicher von 6GB empfohlen. Außerdem empfehlen wir die Verwendung der neuesten GPU-Treiberversion von NVIDIA, AMD/ATI oder Intel. macOS bietet Softwaredekodierung für XAVC S oder XAVC HS Medien.
- Für 4K-Rendering wird ein GPU-Arbeitsspeicher von 6 GB empfohlen
- Für 8K-Rendering oder 4K-Videostabilisierung/Objektiv-Atemkompensation wird ein GPU-Arbeitsspeicher von 8 GB empfohlen
- Für 8K-Videostabilisierung/Objektiv-Atemkompensation wird ein GPU-Arbeitsspeicher von 10 GB empfohlen
