Designed to get the organizational part of the process out of the way first, Sony's Catalyst Prepare can be thought of as pre-postproduction software. It allows you to offload and backup footage from camera media, organize files, apply non-destructive color correction, do basic editing, create storyboards, and more.
Catalyst Prepare supports files from a range of cameras, including models from Sony, Canon, GoPro, and works at resolutions up to 4K. Once the rough cut is ready, files can be exported in a range of NLE-friendly codecs or uploaded directly to Sony's Ci Media Cloud Services for remote collaboration. By getting media transferred and organized ahead of time, editors are able to concentrate on their actual job - editing. This is especially a boon given the time-strapped nature of today's production schedules.
- Export a file, a group of files, or a storyboard
- Export proxies, full-res files, sub-clips, storyboards, and optional color looks
- Render to .MP4, DPX, OpenEXR, or XAVC in a variety of resolutions and frame rates, or upload to the cloud
- Rename files for easier reference as they move to the editing stage
- Create an exact replica of the original storage media, with all files and volume structure
- Checksum verification is used to ensure data has been copied over without errors
- Automatically saves libraries as each edit, adjustment, and change is made