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
- Un processeur à 8 cœurs est recommandé pour les médias en 4K
- Un processeur Ivy Bridge Core i7 avec Quick Sync Video ou Xeon E5 est recommandé pour les médias XAVC S
- Un processeur Kaby Lake Core i7 avec Quick Sync Video est recommandé pour les médias 4:2:0 XAVC HS et requis pour les médias 8K.
- Un processeur Ice Lake Core i7 avec Quick Sync Video est recommandé pour les médias 4:2:2 XAVC HS et requis pour les médias 8K.
Une mémoire vive de 16 Go ou plus est nécessaire pour les préréglages de transcodage XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 de 200 Mbits/s (Sony). Si vous utilisez un GPU dédié, une mémoire GPU de 4 Go ou plus est également nécessaire pour l'utilisation de ces préréglages.
- Pour des performances optimales, nous recommandons OpenGL 2.1
- OpenGL 4.1 est requis pour la stabilisation vidéo/compensation de la respiration focalisée.
- 2 Go de mémoire du GPU sont conseillés pour une prévisualisation 4K, un rendu HD ou une stabilisation vidéo HD/compensation de la respiration focalisée
- 6 Go de mémoire du GPU sont conseillés pour le décodage de médias XAVC S ou XAVC HS et nous conseillons d'utiliser la dernière version du pilote pour un GPU NVIDIA, AMD/ATI ou Intel. macOS fournit le décodage logiciel des médias XAVC S ou XAVC HS.
- 6 Go de mémoire du GPU sont conseillés pour un rendu 4K
- 8 Go de mémoire du GPU sont conseillés pour un rendu 8K ou une stabilisation vidéo 4K/compensation de la respiration focalisée
- 10 Go de mémoire du GPU sont conseillés pour un une stabilisation vidéo 8K/compensation de la respiration focalisée
