Features
Reeltime
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Reeltime
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| Perfect for | Easy, compact and affordable video playback | Advanced video playback for demanding productions and larger camera setups |
| Available input and output slots | Flexible configuration: 3 inputs + 1 output or 2 inputs + 2 outputs or 1 input + 3 outputs |
Choose between two product options: 6 inputs + 9 outputs 
3 inputs + 6 outputs 
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| Available library and composite slots | Add up to 2 library slots + 1 composite slot |
Add up to 9 library + 4 composite slots
Add up to 6 library + 2 composite slots
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| Composite slot options | Limited | Full compositing toolkit |
| Chroma keying | – | Yes |
| Local and internet streaming | – | Yes |
| Temporary licenses | ||
| Subscription |
General
Video pipeline
Powerful video pipeline leveraging the potential of the latest Apple silicon processors with ProRes hardware acceleration
UI
Intuitive, easy to learn user interface
Dark user interface for dark studio and on-set environments
Projects and Media
Project management
Manage multiple, independent projects
Independent clip library per project
Media management
Set one project-dependent record folder (on a local or external storage)
Add multiple media folders for expanding media storage disk space as needed
Stored media
Recorded QuickTime movies (in ProRes codec)
Imported QuickTime movies (in ProRes codec)
Signal routing with slots
Slot manager
A "Slot Manager" allows to add and remove input and output slots and associate the slots with connected devices and video streams
Associate SDI input ports or web camera sources with an input slot
Indicate input slots with slot characters (e.g., A-Z) and with a custom slot label
Associate SDI output ports or a local stream with an output slot
Enable automatic-passthrough for compatible AJA device output ports for zero-added-latency monitoring
Add up to 3 input slots, add up to 6 output slots
Add up to 6 input slots, add up to 9 output slots
Add up to 4 input/output slots (3 inputs + 1 output or 2 inputs + 2 outputs or 1 input + 3 outputs)
Input slots
Input slots allow monitoring of incoming camera signals and managing of recording and playback
Live input slot mode for live monitoring and recording
Playback input slot mode for playing back recordings in their source input slot
Reference input slot mode for comparing live and playback signals in various composite layouts (side-by-side, swipe, overlay)
Display the slate info / clip name info for a loaded clip
Switch all input slots to live/playback mode
Library slots
Multiple library slots allow browsing the clip library on various independent library levels and keeping reference clips ready in dedicated slots
Display the slate info / clip name info for a loaded clip
Auto-load selected clip in library into library slot
Add up to 6 library slots
Add up to 9 library slots
Add up to 2 library slots
Composite slots
Composite slots for creating a composite view from multiple live and/or playback signals in various layouts
Side-by-side (2x1) layout
Side-by-side (3x1) layout
Swipe layout
2x2 grid layout
Overlay layout
Add up to 2 composite slots
Add up to 4 composite slots
1 composite slot
Orientation option in side-by-side layouts allows rotating the composite by -90° or +90° for vertical monitor installations
Sync playhead position and playback modes of composite slot sources by cycling through the individual controls in a composite slot’s viewer controls
Arm and record composite slots together with input slots
Output slots
Output slots allow distributing outgoing signals to SDI outputs or as local stream
Temporarly set one or all output slots to follow the slot selection
Temporarily set one or all output slots to force the slot to the live signal of the configured source
Slot settings
Inspect the source, loaded clip and configured destinations of the selected input slot
Configure a fixed source for an output slot
Configure the output slot to follow the slot selection and/or to force the output slot to the live signal
Inspect the associated destination (e.g., SDI port) of the selected output slot and reveal the slot's configuration in the slot manager
Slot routing
Visually highlight all slots connected to the selected slot
Chroma key & compositing
Chroma key & compositing filters
Keyer filter with various refinement options and a spill suppression allows creating a transparent, isolated foreground from green screen and blue screen live or playback signals
Color adjust filter with basic color adjustment parameters such as contrast, temperature and saturation (e.g., for balancing the color of a foreground and background in a green screen compositing)
Blur filter allows softening a background plate in a green screen compositing for a more realistic appearance
Composite slots
Blend the isolated foreground of a green screen key-ed clip with a background plate via the overlay layout option
Video filters
Tailored views
Independent filters for input slots, library slots and output slots allow creating tailored views for numerous use cases
Customize a view by combining the pre-filtered image from input slots and/or library slots with the composite layout options of a composite slot
Customize a view by combining the pre-filtered image from input slots/library slot/composite slot with additional filters in the output slot
Filters
Crop filter with offset and rotation parameters
Flip filter (horizontally/vertically)
Metadata overlay filter for displaying relevant metadata in views (camera/slate info/slot mode/clip name/timecode)
Image overlay filter allows overlaying a loaded image file (with opacity, scale and offset parameters)
LUT filter allows applying a 3D cube file
Filter settings
Add and remove filters to/from a selected slot
Temporarily disable a filter of a slected slot
Inspect and edit each filter's individual parameters of a selected slot
Inspect and edit related filter settings of a selected output slot (filter settings of the currently configured source slot)
Copy and paste filter settings between slots
Remove all filters from a selected slot
Reorder filters with drag and drop to change the order of filter operations
Save filter settings for of a selected slot or for all slots
Recording
Group recording and single recording
Create TC-synced group recordings from multiple input slots
Create single recordings from individual input slots
Arm/un-arm individual slots for the upcoming recording
Create stills from live or playback signals
Set multiple in and out ranges during recording
Set multiple markers for individual recordings or group recordings
In/out range and marker info
Annotate in/out ranges with a rating and a note
Annotate markers with various customizable marker types, a rating and a note
Set a custom thumbnail frame position in individual clips or all clips of a group for visual representation in the clip library
Clip metadata
Receive and record timecode and clip name via the ANC metadata embedded in SDI signals (if supported by the device setup)
Global metadata fields for storing slate and production information
Auto-record
Trigger auto-record based on the record flag via the HANC metadata embedded in SDI signals (if supported by the device setup - e.g., AJA / DELTACAST capture devices in combinations with ARRI, RED and SONY cameras)
Trigger auto-record based on RecRun timecode
Recording settings
Choose record format from a range of ProRes codecs
Timecode settings allow choosing to use the original source timecodes or the current time as timecode for recordings
Playback
Playback in slots
Auto-load new clips for playback into source input slots
Playback TC-synced group recordings in source input slots
Playback single recording or individual clip or a group recording in an input slot or a library slot
Playback all library slots from their current playhead position
Viewer controls
Playback, jog and shuttle using J, K, L keyboard shortcuts or associated controller actions
Playback clips at 1/2 speed, 1/4 speed or 1/8 speed using keyboard shortcuts or associated controller actions
Ranges playback options allow playing back only the marked in and out ranges (nearest range or all ranges)
Loop and ping pong playback (also in combination with ranges playback)
Navigate to next/previous in an out points (cycle through)
Edit existing in and out ranges and add new ranges
Navigate to the next/previous marker (cycle through)
Add new markers in individual recordings or group recordings
In/out range and marker info
Annotate in/out ranges with a rating and a note
Annotate markers with various customizable marker types, a rating and a note
Copy, cut, and paste markers with their info to another position or clip
Copy and paste marker info into a text document
Set a custom thumbnail frame position in individual clips or all clips of a group for visual representation in the clip library
Clip library
Clip loading
Load a TC-synced group recording into the associated source slots
Load a single recording or individual clip from a group recording into the selected input slot
Auto-load selected clip in library into library slot
Media import
Import QuickTime movies (in ProRes codec) as clips into library
Import images (in jpeg, png, tiff, heif or heic) as stills into the library
Image export
Export images (in jpeg, tiff, heif or heic) from the current viewer signal to disk
Clip metadata
Apply global metadata to all clips of the upcoming recording for storing slate and production information
Customize behavior of editing slate info fields (e.g. slating system, reset values)
Auto-populate timecode and clip name metadata fields via the ANC metadata embedded in SDI signals
Curate clips with rating, flagging and various metadata fields
Select a group recording and multi-edit metadata for all clips in the group at once (in info tab)
Select a multiple clips and multi-edit metadata fields (in info tab)
Manage groups
Merge multiple individual clips into a group
Remove clips from a group
Library structure
Use folders and bins to group and order your project
Smart groups for organizing shots using a hierarchical structured automatic outline based on clip metadata
Various pre-defined smart group layouts (with mutiple hierarchies)
Save a custom hierachy as a smart group layout
Text search for fast access to clips and annotated sections
Clips table with customizable column layout
Clips collection view with a large thumbnail per clip and skimming mechanism for a speedy visual search in the clip's content
Load clips (and groups) at the current skim head position
Inspect and edit the metadata of a selected clip in a detail view (info tab)
Inspect in/out ranges and markers with their info in a detail view and load the clips at the marked position
User interface
Window layouts
Main view layout allows managing all daily tasks in the main window
Multi-view layouts allow focussing solely on input slots / library slots / output slots and a quick access to a larger global metadata panel
Toolbar
Quickly access essential global actions via a toolbar (available in all window layouts)
Customize the toolbar with your preferred actions
Multiple screens
Open slots in a dedicated window to put them on a secondary screen
Place frequently used windows (e.g., the video router) on a secondary screen
Audio
Device support
Connect all audio input and output devices that are supported by macOS
Audio settings
Select multiple audio input devices and mix their channels with relative volumes into one dual-mono audio output signal
Audio recording
Record a synced 48 kHz dual-mono audio track together with the video (embedded in QuickTime movies)
Add an audio delay to sync the incoming audio and video signals
Monitor the level of the current audio recording with audio meters
Option to always mute monitoring audio
Audio playback
Monitor the level of the current audio playback with audio meters
Globally mute audio playback and audio monitoring
Let the audio source follow the last selected input slot or library slot or pin the audio source to a specific input slot or library slot
Video I/O devices
Device support
AJA KONA family, Io family, Corvid family and T-Tap family
Blackmagic UltraStudio family, and DeckLink cards
DELTACAST video I/O cards
SDI capture and playback
Capture and playback 1.5G and 3G SDI signals with supported AJA video I/O devices in 1080p (up to 60 fps) and 1080psf video formats (interlaced video formats are not supported)
Capture and playback 6G and 12G SDI signals with supported AJA KONA cards in 2160p (up to 60 fps) video formats
Capture and playback 1.5G and 3G SDI signals with supported Blackmagic video I/O devices in 1080p (up to 60 fps) and 1080psf video formats (Interlaced video formats are not supported)
Capture and playback 6G and 12G SDI signals with supported Blackmagic video I/O devices in 2160p (up to 60 fps) video formats
External video routers
Device support
AJA KUMO family
Blackmagic Videohub family
Auto-detection of video routers in local network
Interactive video router control
Monitor and interact with router connections visually
Video routing configurations
Save and manage video routing configurations for selected connections
Apply a saved video routing configuration with keyboard shortcuts or associated controller actions
Automations
Automation manager
Automatically apply a video routing configuration based on a specific event (e.g., if an output slot receives a live signal)
Automatically run a script based on a specific event (e.g., if an input slot is selected)
Local streaming
Companion apps (iOS/iPadOS/visionOS)
Distribute a signal from an output slot as a stream in the local network
Inspect the connection quality per client
Modify target bit rate of stream
Internet streaming
Third-party integrations
Distribute a signal from an output slot as internet stream via the services from Sony Ci Media Cloud, RePro Stream, Autodesk Flow Capture, and the hardware-based solutions from Teradek TV and Sohonet ClearView Flex
Keyboard and controller
Stream Deck integration
Plugin for mapping and triggering actions with Elgato Stream Deck devices
Pre-defined profiles for Stream Deck Classic, Stream Deck MK2 and Stream Deck XL
Keyboard shortcuts
Map all existing menu items to your preferred hotkey using a dedicated keyboard shortcuts mapper
Pre-defined keyboard shortcuts layout for most essential actions
Limitations
In beta
4K/UHD (6G/12G) SDI input/output with video I/O devices
System requirements
Computer / operating system
Apple silicon Mac with ProRes hardware acceleration and macOS 14 or newer, see minimum requirements for more info.