A new major version of Silverstack is available: Silverstack 8.

You will benefit from new features, including the following:

Library Sync via ShotHub

Keep a shared project clip library in sync across multiple Silverstack applications.
Multiple Audio Slate Markers

Sync multiple video clips with the same or different claps on one audio clip.
New Slating Systems

Support for dfferent slating systems (Standard/American/All) with individual configuration and actions.
File renaming

Rename clips from crash cams and the like during offload to prevent ambiguities.

As a subscriber, the upgrade to Silverstack v8 is free.

Please note: The content of your Silverstack 7 library can be migrated to Silverstack 8.

Find more details and download the latest version from our website by clicking on "Learn more...".

Silverstack - 7.4.5

Fri, 24 Sep 2021

Bugfixes

Fixed: ARRIRAW MXF clips were imported with wrong timecode (in 7.4.3/7.4.4)

Silverstack - 7.4.4

Tue, 21 Sep 2021

Changes

Improved: Audio information in ALE exports
Added "Auxiliary TC1" column, "Src audio" and "TRK" colums show values for audio-synced OCF
Improved: ARRIRAW HDE transcoding performance
Updated: Integrated new version of vendor LUTs in grading panel

Bugfixes

Fixed: ScopeBox connection failed
Fixed: ProRes clips of ARRI Mini LF imported with wrong drop TC flag in some occasions
Fixed: WAV mono files showed wrong size in reports
Fixed: Some ARRI ProRes clips showed inconsistent aperture value
Fixed: H264 playback and transcoding issue with special clips
Fixed: Application crash when offloading a large amout of files
Fixed: Wrong burn-in font when font not installed on system

Silverstack - 7.4.2

Wed, 21 Jul 2021

Changes

Added support for ALEXA Mini LF Format "2.8K LF 1:1 – 2.8K" (SUP 7.1)
Applying crop to ALEXA Mini LF ProRes clips (when indicated in metadata)

Bugfixes

Fixed: Slow thumbnail and still creation of RED clips one some machines
Fixed: PSLA-Exports of libraries are missing internal audio track information of ARRIRAW-HDE clips

Silverstack - 7.4.1

Mon, 05 Jul 2021

Bugfixes

Fixed: Import of Silverstack Library Archive files (.psla) with option "into new project" could cause hang
Fixed: Some DNG clips were rendered with green tint
Fixed: Extraction of dynamic metadata failed on some ARRIRAW clips

Silverstack - 7.4

Thu, 24 Jun 2021

Changes

Added: Slack Notifications
Send job notifications from Silverstack to a Slack workspace.
Added: Japanese Localization
Silverstack user interface now available in Japanese.
Added: Native support for Apple Silicon M1 Mac
Added: Support for ZEISS Lens Correction File (ZLCF) version 3 (ZLCF 3)
Added: Enable to set colorspace tag to "PQ" in HEVC and ProRes transcodes
Added: Additional "Scene-Take Export Format" option in ALE export wizard
Added: Show global Silverstack progress bar under app icon in dock
Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 2.1
Updated AJA SDK to version 16

Bugfixes

Fixes and usability improvements for restoring library backups
Fixed: Look matching from ShotHub was not working with larger projects in certain cases
Fixed: Custom table view layouts were not restored after app restart on macOS 11
Fixed: Blackmagic RAW clips were cropped when decoding resolution is not full resolution
Fixed: Remaining space on volume was displayed incorrectly when copying to APFS volumes
Fixed: Main window width did expand to larger than screen using alt + expand
Fixed: Current frame of clip in grid view was jumping to the first frame instead of staying at current when loading a look
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.3.1

Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Changes

Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 2.0

Bugfixes

Fixed: On machines with a second, dedicated GPU and automatic graphics switching enabled in macOS preferences, the playback view was not working on initial access in some cases
Fixed: Option "don't show again" was not available for deprecated macOS alert on startup of application
Fixed: When exporting looks from clips and using path wildcard "Library folder name" it didn't resolve and "No library folder name" was shown

Silverstack - 7.3

Wed, 10 Mar 2021

Changes

Added: Export dynamic metadata per clip to a CSV file
Added: Use multiple still image export presets in parallel
Updated Canon CRM SDK to version 2.6

Bugfixes

Added: Enabled frame lines in Still Image Export presets for Silverstack XT
Fixed: Reenabled frame line burn ins in exported still images when enabled in visual controls
Fixed: Removed non-functional clips overview from Volumes report
Fixed: Canon C70 clips were not detected with correct format detection
Fixed: RED Komodo clips were not displayed with right color space and gamma transforms using look from "File"
Fixed: Settings file (.psconfig) was opened from Finder with Silverstack ingest dialog and not with import settings dialog
Added: Hint in alert that reboot can help when Macintosh HD is mounted twice in some situations on macOS 11 Big Sur
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.2.5

Thu, 04 Feb 2021

Changes

Prepared for macOS 11 Big Sur

Bugfixes

Fixed: Recording color space field showed "Film Matrix" in to Log-C for ARRI MXF clips
Fixed: "Sync Audio..." was available in audio panel gear menu in Silverstack XT
Fixed: Histogram did not work when running under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.2.4

Tue, 08 Dec 2020

Bugfixes

Fixed: Some windows unintentionally shown in Dark Mode
Fixed: Transcoded Clips's bins reingest behavior unintentionally changed
Fixed: Open dialog for choosing folder for report export did not show a "New Folder" button
Further smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.2.3

Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Changes

Added: Take over slate metadata from audio clips to video clips by TC in Silverstack XT
Added: Export EDL with CDL values
Added: Look matching improvements
Only use looks from shots with labels, restrict library clip name for matching, mark only selected option and UI simplifications.
Added: Grading node improvements
Six primary curve points for HSL curves and control of curve points without mouse.
Added: Rename "Transcoded Clips" folder and create folders inside to structure transcoded clips bins easier
Added: Finishing state for transcoding jobs now shows progress percentage

Bugfixes

Fixed: "Focal Length" of lens was missing in exported ALE
Fixed: Scopes were not shown anymore when using playback view on second display or Miniplayer
Fixed: Duration was not shown for specific labels in Shooting Day report
Fixed: LMT node settings were not transmitted in PSLA export/import
Fixed: In some cases audio clips in manual sync popover could not be played back
Fixed: "Frames" for clips were always "0" in Camera Sums summary on Shooting Day report
Fixed: "Edit tags" text field disappeared with many tags used and default scaling for display
Improved: Now avoiding invalid selection of project selector when project switching cannot be done e.g. due to running jobs
Adaptations for visual issues on macOS 11 (10.16)
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.2.2

Mon, 28 Sep 2020

Changes

Added: Import and match CSV file with metadata from Drylab Set Report 3
Added: New "Recorder Info" path wildcard section with e.g. camera model available as offload path wildcards
Added: User LUTs from watchfolder available in 3D LUT node presets menu
Prepared for upcoming ShotHub update
Updated Canon RAW SDK
Updated RED SDK to version 7.3.4
Notice about Pomfort XML metadata export change in previous release 7.2.1
"Camera Settings", "Edit/User", "EI/ISO (ASA)" and "White Balance" key tags were changed

Bugfixes

Fixed: Looks only transmitted partially via PSLA when exporting from a library folder
Fixed: Specific DV and DVCPRO clips could cause crash
Fixed: If "Day/Night" or "Int/Ext" path wildcard is used but has no value, path held a "/" and therefore could create an unintended folder on export
Fixed: Preferences "CopyJobs" Tab "Transcoding" section was broken
Fixed: MHL creation could fail on sequence offload when a single task failed and job was suspendend
Fixed: Automatic desqueeze detection of 1.8 anamorphic was not working for REDRAW
Fixed: Possible validation error for audio clips
Fixed: ShotHub upload of clip backup resources could go wrong in certain case
Fixed: Framelines not visible in exported still image when using "Still Image Export" transcoding preset
Fixed: Filter field selection entry showed 'owner.userInfo.Custom' instead of front end name in search/filter field selection

Silverstack - 7.2.1

Thu, 20 Aug 2020

Bugfixes

Fixed: Exported invalid Pomfort and Drylab Creator XML
Fixed: Clip Name path wildcard was not functional anymore
Fixed: Transcoding could fail with muted internal audio tracks and channel layout "All Tracks (Skip Muted Tracks)"
Fixed: Invalid audio mix state could occur after issuing transcoding job
Fixed: Video player image stretches when panning
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.2

Thu, 13 Aug 2020

Changes

Added: Look Matching via Pomfort ShotHub
Retrieve shot information from Livegrade cloud projects
Added: RGB Curves for applying curve adjustments to individual color channels red, green and blue (XT only)
Added: Color curve modes “RGB-Based” and “Luma-Based” allow precise color curve adjustments with or without influencing luma of colors (XT only)
Added: "Custom Color Curve" allows applying curve adjustment to a custom color (XT only)
Added: "Hue-Sat-Lum Curves" allow secondary color corrections with curves for hue vs. hue, hue vs. saturation, hue vs. luma, luma vs. saturation and saturation vs. saturation (XT only)
Added: "Amount Sliders" allow fine tuning color grades by adjusting the intensity of grading nodes
Added: RGB master in printer lights can now be precisely adjusted using color panels
Added: More custom fields (Custom 4-6)
Added: New metadata fields
Crew Unit, Shooting Day, Season, Int/Ext, Day/Night, Actors
Renamed metadata fields for consistency and improved structure of General Info (right bar)
ASA -> EI/ISO (ASA), Whitepoint -> White Balance
Added: New wildcard "Clip Name Character" to reduce clip name length
Added: MovieSlate import now allows matching by clip name
Updated Codex HDE Decoder to version 3.4.2
Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 1.8
Improved: Updates to contact support form

Bugfixes

Fixed: Duration for certain 23.976 clips could be imprecise in some cases
Fixed: Look Matching wizard showed 0 clips offline when all clips are offline
Fixed: Canon clip's index.mif (e.g. C300) file not present could lead to crash
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.1.6

Tue, 28 Jul 2020

Changes

Updated RED SDK to version 7.2.1

Bugfixes

Fixed: Mix of audio tracks was not sticky when changing clips (issue introduced in 7.1.5)
Fixed: Playback can hang using JKL controls with external video output device attached
Fixed: Card eject sometimes not possible with Blackmagic RAW after scanning

Silverstack - 7.1.5

Wed, 22 Jul 2020

Bugfixes

Fixed: Issues with hangs and transcoding errors on macOS 10.15
Canon X-AVC and HEVC: extract Colorspace, scan and bit-depth.
Fixed: an audio-mix was sometimes not saved correctly after syncing audio.
Fixed: Possible crash when cancelling job
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.1.4

Thu, 25 Jun 2020

Changes

Added: Support for 16Bit DPX sequences

Bugfixes

Fixed: Transcoding stalls could occur in certain cases on macOS 10.15
Fixed: Timecode for quicktime movies with 59.94fps drop TC could be wrong in some cases
Fixed: Crash when playing back video clips with more than 8 single audio clips synced
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.1.3

Thu, 23 Apr 2020

Changes

Added: ACES version 1.2.0 transforms available for download via application preferences
Added: Export of ACES Metadata (AMF) files for looks with ACES version 1.2

Silverstack - 7.1.2

Wed, 18 Mar 2020

Changes

Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 1.7

Bugfixes

Fixed: Applying looks from the look library with double click did not take effect in some situations
Fixed: Audio toolbar with Audio Details panel access missing when user defaults are reset
Fixed: Playback view could hang with Sony X-OCN clips on macOS 10.15
Fixed: Setting in and out points with keyboard shortcuts "I" and "O" moved playhead to another position
Fixed: Timecode label was cut in player on second display
Fixed: Column selector was empty if custom field name was a column name that exists
Fixed: Changing the player's look/original display setting discarded the rotation setting
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.1.1

Thu, 05 Mar 2020

Bugfixes

Fixed: Crash that could occur when adding new look to library
Please make sure to use "Help > Contact Support / Report Problem" after application crash and send in a problem report

Silverstack - 7.1

Wed, 04 Mar 2020

Changes

Added: JKL Navigation - playback, jog, and shuttle using typical J, K, L keyboard shortcut controls
Added: Earlier Notice of Failed Files - failed tasks inside a job will now be clearly visible with yellow progress bar in the jobs overview
Improved: Jobs view - clearer job state display for better overview.
Added: Pop-up Warnings and Reminders for Unread Failed Jobs - you get warned about unread failed jobs and can set reminder notifications
Added: More transparent display of error causes - get details about more error causes directly in the jobs view.
Added: Create MHL File for Failed Jobs - possibility to create Media Hash List (.mhl) files for failed and cancelled job
Added: Support for RED Komodo - metadata library, thumbnails, playback and transcoding for upcoming RED Komodo camera (with RED SDK 7.2.1)
Added: Improved support for Tangent Wave and Wave2 - Customize the user interaction with the Tangent Mapper
Added: Smoother scrubbing through clips on SDI reference monitor

Bugfixes

Fixed: Worked on height of preferences for display on smaller screens
Fixed: Volume not pre-selected for volumes report
Fixed: Look matching via PFLA can not handle timecode from LiveGrade that is formatted with ":" instead of "."
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.0.5

Tue, 11 Feb 2020

Bugfixes

Fixed: Issues with audio reading for ARRI ProRes(MXF)
Improved: Generic input device took a lot of time scanning Sony RAW
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.0.4

Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Changes

Added: Read more metadata from Canon XF-AVC clips (for example for C500 MkII)
Added: Read more metadata from Blackmagic RAW (.braw) clips
Added: Audio support for HDE ARRIRAW (.arx) sequences

Bugfixes

Fixed: Blackmagic video out device was not enabled again when release device in background option was on and then switching applications
Fixed: Canon Compressed RAW (.CRM) files could have wrong TC in some cases
Fixed: Timecode label was not fully visible in Second Display player
Fixed: Volumes report did only show restricted Clips Overview summary
Fixed: Possible hang when starting an offload in some cases
Fixed: Crash on startup that relates to Avid Artist Euphonix hardware grading panel software driver
Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack - 7.0.3

Thu, 05 Dec 2019

Changes

Added: Path wildcard "Custom..." option in ALE export for "Clip Name Export Information" to be able to compose "Name" column in ALE with wildcards
Added: Audio support for Canon .CRM Compressed RAW
Added: Option to overwrite report file names instead of uniquifying them
Added: "Optimize for Streaming" option for transcoding presets with H.264 codec
Optimize for streaming was implicitly enabled previously but now is disabled by default, as enabling can have a negative performance impact on transcoding speed
Added: Option to enable dead pixel correction for Phantom .cine clips
Added: Support for ScopeBox v4
Updated Codex HDE decoding library to version 3.1.6
Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 1.6
Updated sensor formats for ZEISS xD workflow

Bugfixes

Fixed: Certain Phantom .cine clips could not be displayed
Fixed: It was not possible anymore to hide "Preview" column in table view
Fixed: "Tint" not equal to what was set in camera for Sony Venice X-OCN clips
Fixed: ND Filter "Clear" did not map to "0" for Sony Venice X-OCN clips
Fixed: Focus distance unit selection was not uploaded to Silverstack CLOUD
Fixed: "Camera Sums" summary column "Size" in project overview showed duration instead of size
Fixed: No response when no clip was selected and tried to open export wizards
Fixed: Some columns (e.g. "Rotation" or "Flip") in .CSV export received unclear numerical values
Fixed: Metadata burn in placeholders if no value is available showed different "N/A" representations in transcoding preview
Fixed: Custom wildcard for still export did not persist
Fixed: "Use 60@30 for timecode display" option was not reflected for export of ALEs
Fixed: When transcoding to SMB volumes temporary files remained after job finishes when optimize for streaming was enabled
Fixed: Playback issues could occur with Photo JPEG clips (e.g. Canon 5D Mk. IV)
Fixed: "Scanning..." label in offload wizard was displayed on top left
Fixed: Jobs triangle in main window bottom bar missed upper corner
Fixed: Zoom factor could become wrong when moving player window between different screen resolutions

Silverstack - 7.0.2

Thu, 07 Nov 2019

Changes

Added: Option to choose clip table content of CSV export, for example to ignore other (non-clip) files for the export
Added: "Excluding first and last" option for "Path Components" metadata path wildcard
Added: "Unique Identifier" metadata path wildcard for transcoding wizard to generate unique ID for paths or file names
Updated: Added more metadata to clip metadata .csv file in DaVinci Resolve export

Bugfixes

Fixed: Possible transcoding error when transcoding JPEG image sequences
Fixed: "Destination Codec" wildcard in transcoding did not resolve correctly in some cases
Fixed: Possible crashes in still export and scope calculation
Fixed: "Volumes" view could have been displayed incorrectly in some cases
Fixed: Use values of source clip name for "Source File Name" reel options in Adobe Premiere Pro export

Silverstack - 7.0.1

Tue, 29 Oct 2019

Changes

Improvements and Bugfixes for Silverstack Cloud

Bugfixes

Library related wildcards did not resolve in offload or backup.
Unexpected aborts of transcoding tasks under certain conditions.
Cue point names missing in reports.
Vertically flipped clips could have a wrongly set rotation on ingest.
Thumbnails in reports could render in low quality.