Dynamic Metadata
Silverstack XT and Silverstack Lab come with a “Dynamic Metadata” panel that allows to extract dynamic metadata for supported clip formats. Dynamic metadata refers to certain metadata information that...
View ArticleIncompatible Silverstack or Silverstack Lab Library Version
The Silverstack and Silverstack Lab library versions advance over time across software releases. This is a natural process when a software application advances but inevitably leads to incompatible...
View ArticleExporting Clips and Metadata for the COPRA Dailies System
Silverstack Lab can provide transcoded clips as well as metadata from its library in a compatible format for the COPRA Dailies System. In Silverstack Lab you can export an XML file that accompanies the...
View ArticleThe Slot Bar
Slot Bar The most noticeable change in LiveGrade Pro is probably the new, horizontal slot bar in the main window. This slot bar is the place for the new metadata features, and gives an overview of the...
View ArticleLook Presets
The right panel besides the shot library has three tabs: One for the shot details, one for look presets, and one for the history. The tab for look presets allows you to store looks presets for later...
View ArticleShot Library
Shots In LiveGrade Pro v3 the rows in the library have been representing “Looks”, with aspects of look presets mixed with aspects of a production history of looks. In LiveGrade Pro v4 all information...
View ArticleVideo Scopes
LiveGrade Pro comes with a set of typical video scope tools: Waveform, histogram and vector scopes. You can switch between different selections of tools in the List above the scopes area. Video scopes...
View ArticleLibrary Slot
There is a new way for inspecting stored shots in LiveGrade Pro, the “Library Slot”. The library slot is an extra slot (hidden on default), that can be used to load a shot into. There are two main use...
View ArticleEditing Keyboard Shortcuts
There are a variety of keyboard shortcuts available for commands in the main menu of LiveGrade Pro. As you become more experienced with this software you will find that shortcuts helps you to boost...
View ArticleControlling an External Video Router
Video routers often sit at the core of a flexible video setup in a DIT cart. Video routers have multiple input and output ports and allow to easily switch the connections between these ports. LiveGrade...
View ArticleAutomating application features with events and actions
LiveGrade Pro allows you to automatically trigger certain actions by events within the application. This can be used to configure the user interface, or apply a video routing configuration for certain...
View ArticleNaming nodes and using node presets
In contrast to look presets, that stores an entire look with all nodes in the look library, a node preset only contains one or several nodes of a look. When a node preset is applied to the look in a...
View ArticleLiveGrade Pro’s Main Screen
The main screen of LiveGrade Pro contains all primary controls for operating the software. You switch between devices, control the look of live signals, work with stored looks, and add entries to the...
View ArticleGrade Controls
With LiveGrade Pro you can interactively change the color appearance of live signals. The processing of the image is in general not performed within the computer, but with the use of external...
View ArticleSlot User Interface
The slot UI summarizes all information for a slot, and acts as a tab user interface element to switch between tabs. The selection of a tab is indicated by a blue background. Slot details Slot name:...
View ArticleThe Device Manager
The device manager contains all controls to setup devices and slots, and represents the core configuration dialog for attached and controlled hardware devices. You can open the device manager either by...
View ArticleExporting Shot Information
The shot library can contain a lot of information, that is valuable for other steps and roles in the workflow. The most important destination for look information is the dailies creation process. For...
View ArticleThe Image Viewer
The image viewer shows the image of the currently selected shot or the library slot. When an HD-SDI output device is configured, the HD-SDI output of that device always shows the same image as the...
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Pomfort currently develops an update for Silverstack Lab – Silverstack Lab 6.5 . All members of the Pomfort beta program as well as selected customers now have the chance to preview and test the...
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Pomfort currently develops an update for Silverstack – Silverstack 6.5 . All members of the Pomfort beta program as well as selected customers now have the chance to preview and test the latest beta...
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