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DPX and Cineon Spotlight Plugin

  In DPX and Cineon files valuable information such as timecode information is hidden, that can be used to easily find and identify image files on your computer. DPX and Cineon files are not supported by Spotlight on Mac OS X natively, but the Pomfort DPX and Cineon Spotlight Plugin fills this gap and provides various metadata from the DPX and Cineon headers to the Spotlight search index.

Spotlight Screen

 

  This information includes the following attributes:

  • Image size/resolution
  • SMTPE timecode (available in DPX files only)
  • Keycode
  • Reel Name
  • Input Device
  • Project name
  • Creator

The following examples illustrates, what can be done with this plugin:

Example: To find 2k scans with a given timecode and reel name:

  • Press your Spotlight shortcut,
  • enter timecode and reel name
  • Spotlight finds the right file using the metadata gathered by the Pomfort DPX and Cineon Spotlight Plugin.

The Plugin is included in the Pomfort SilverStack application but is available seperately as a free download.

 

DPX and Cineon Spotlight Plugin
Download DPX Spotlight Plugin (.zip)
To install copy the plugin to ~/Library/Spotlight/ or any other appropriate location.


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