What is new in Reeltime Pro?
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Version
What’s new in version 1.5.2?
Auto-record improvements
- Blackmagic DeckLink 8K Pro: Supports auto-record for ARRI, RED, and Sony cameras via the HANC metadata record flag in HD signals
- Other Blackmagic capture devices: All other Blackmagic capture devices (e.g., UltraStudio Blackmagic Recorder 3G) support auto-record for RED cameras via the timecode data
- Sony clip name auto-record trigger: Enables auto-record for Sony cameras on all supported capture devices that receive the Sony clip name (e.g., UltraStudio Blackmagic Recorder 3G)
Blackmagic auto-record support
More options to capture with Blackmagic devices.
While Blackmagic devices have always been supported, Reeltime now adds intelligent auto-record triggering on the DeckLink 8K Pro via record flags embedded in HD-SDI ANC metadata from ARRI, RED, and Sony cameras. Other supported Blackmagic devices enable recording triggers from RED cameras via timecode data or from Sony cameras via Sony clip name detection. With auto-record, recording starts automatically the moment the camera rolls, keeping multi-camera workflows seamless and ensuring no take is ever missed.
A detailed list of all changes can be found in the Reeltime changelog.
What’s new in version 1.5?
Frame lines
- Frame lines filter: Configure and view precise frame line overlays on live and playback signals, ensuring exact previews of framing and composition during recording and reviews
- ARRI FLLIT XML & ASC FDL import: Import and display your production’s frame line definitions from ARRI FLLIT XML and ASC FDL files for consistent framing across departments
Video I/O device support
- Fixed video output formats for AJA Video I/O: Setting a fixed output format prevents signal loss when using wireless systems and ensures stable video output at all times. Furthermore, setting your output’s refresh rate to a higher frame rate reduces latency (e.g., output 24 fps signals at 60 Hz reduces overall system latency by one to two frames for processed feeds)
- 4K support for AJA Io 4K Plus: Capture and output 4K/UHD (6G) signals simultaneously for full-resolution monitoring on professional hardware
UI/UX improvements
- Audio ellipsis menu in toolbar: Quickly access mute controls, audio source selection, or open audio settings directly from the toolbar
- Start playback at best-rated range: Automatically cue the best-rated in/out range in a clip for playback, streamlining the review of the most relevant actions
- Size column in recording settings table: Displays the total size of each media folder, helping track used disk space at a glance
Filters and compositing
- Crop filter: Revised crop filter, including a new top/bottom/left/right mode, provides precise control over each edge, allowing more flexible, and intuitive reframing, especially useful for non-centered crop definitions. For simplicity, the crop filter's rotation parameter was removed and is now available in the “Transform” filter
- Overlay Settings: The new “Fit to Canvas” mode fixes overlay foregrounds to a 16:9 canvas, ensuring all overlays, including metadata and frame lines, are applied correctly across the whole image for SDI output
- Anamorphic de-squeeze filter: The new “Fit to Canvas” mode and scale slider give precise control over de-squeezed images, making it easier to combine them with overlays while maintaining the proper ratio
- Fit to canvas filter: Automatically adapts imported media in other aspect ratios to the output canvas, allowing overlays on the entire viewer area, with a customizable canvas color
- Custom text in metadata overlay: Enter your own text directly into metadata overlays to label overlays according to your production’s needs
- Filter presets: Save and recall filter configurations via the new preset system, making it easy to reuse favorite filter settings across projects
- Lock filter option: Lock individual filters to prevent unintended changes during live sessions or playback
- 3x2 and 3x3 composite layouts: New multi-view layouts provide more flexibility for multi-camera and multi-source monitoring setups
Frame lines filter
Define, import, and adjust frame line overlays for accurate framing.
This new filter lets you overlay customizable guides on any live or playback signal, supporting image composition that meets your production’s requirements. Add up to four different frame lines, each with individual geometry and appearance. You can import ARRI Frame Line & Lens Illumination Tool XML or ASC FDL files to apply the exact frame lines specified by your post-production supervisor or camera department. The “Adjust All Frame Lines” option allows you to scale and position imported frame lines correctly on your SDI signal, for example, when the image is surrounded by an OSD containing camera metadata.
Fixed video output format
Ensure stable video output and minimize latency.
You can now set a fixed output format for AJA, Blackmagic, and DELTACAST video I/O devices, independent of the incoming signal’s format and frame rate. This ensures stable, continuous output even if the input drops or changes during camera moves, battery swaps, or wireless interruptions. Plus, increasing the output refresh rate can reduce latency. For instance, sending a 24 fps input signal out at 60 fps cuts added latency from 2–3 frames to about 1. The result is a more responsive feed that stays smooth, reliable, and well in sync with audio, which is crucial when monitoring performance close to the actors where lip-sync issues stand out immediately.
What’s new in version 1.4?
Full screen output devices
- Full screen output devices: Distribute signals directly from your Mac’s HDMI and Thunderbolt ports, e.g., for using computer displays and TVs as low-latency video monitors
- Converter integrations: A quad view mode for full screen output devices allows to output a 4K HDMI/DisplayPort signal and split it into four independent HD-SDI outputs, e.g., via the AJA HA5-4K converter, or similar devices
On-set editing
- Final Cut Pro integration: Export clips with metadata, in/out ranges, and marker info to Final Cut Pro and auto-generate multi-track or multicam timelines for instant editing previews on set
- FCP XML export: Export auto-generated multi-track or multicam timelines as Final Cut Pro XML (e.g., for import to DaVinci Resolve)
Streaming
- NDI input: Associate input slots with available NDI input streams in your network, e.g., monitor your Final Cut Pro timeline’s A/V output and distribute the editing preview to the video village
- Generic Internet streaming: Associate an output slot with any SRT or RTMP stream using your own server or your preferred streaming service provider
Filters
- Transform filter: Transform a signal with scale, rotation, and offset parameters
- Anamorphic de-squeeze filter: De-squeeze signals shot with anamorphic lenses
- Tally filter: A tally filter allows to apply an on-screen tally to indicate the current operation state (Record, Record Rehearsal, Live, Play, Pause) in various styles
- Metadata overlay: Revised metadata overlay filter with “Tally State” option
- Filter setting control: Adjust the values in filter setting text fields with the arrow up/down keys of your keyboard
- Reset filter parameters: Reset a filter’s parameter to its default value by double-clicking on the parameter’s label
Recording & playback
- Full screen viewer: Open the main viewer’s signal in full screen via a dedicated menu item, keyboard shortcut, or Stream Deck controller action
- Set playback speed: Choose a playback speed multiplier from various factor presets or enter a custom factor (e.g., for simulating a slow-motion shot)
- Cancel recording: Cancel an ongoing recording with dedicated menu items, keyboard shortcuts, or Stream Deck controller actions
- Auto-play after recording: Enable the auto-play option with a customizable delay in the recording settings
Routing
- Switch output slot source: Change the source for the selected output slot with dedicated menu items, keyboard shortcuts, or Stream Deck controller actions
- Switch video input/output routing: Interactively change the video input/output routing with dedicated “Select Input” and “Select Output” menu items, keyboard shortcuts, or Stream Deck controller actions
Metadata
- Rehearsal mode: Activate the rehearsal mode to apply a customizable rehearsal prefix in the slate info for the upcoming take(s)
- Clip labels: Assign colored clip labels with customizable label names
- Clip label auto-assignment: Automatic assignment of clip labels for recorded takes, rehearsals, composite recordings, created stills, and imported media
Export
- Library image export: Export images from media items in the library, including the option to export the marker positions of clips as individual stills
- Viewer image export: Export images directly from the viewer to a default location or a custom location via a save dialog
- AirDrop images: Share images from the viewer or the library’s media items via AirDrop
- Export report: Export your library’s info as a PDF report with thumbnails
- Export metadata: Export your library’s metadata as CSV
- Export toolbar button: Use the export button in the global toolbar to export images, share images via AirDrop, export to Final Cut Pro, PDF reports, and metadata
Setup & configuration
- Slot setups: A “Slot Setups” window allows you to save and restore a slot setup, including configured devices, etc. (accessible via a menu item and a button in the slot manager)
- Clone system: A “Clone System” wizard walks you through transferring a Reeltime system to another computer
Performance
- 4K support: Significant performance improvements for higher resolution video signals enable comprehensive support for 4K/UHD setups
More features
- Drag and drop clips onto slots: Load clips from the library’s clips table into input or library slots via drag and drop
Full screen output devices
Transform standard displays into low-latency monitors.
Reeltime’s new integration for full screen output devices enables direct signal distribution to connected HDMI and Thunderbolt monitors via your Mac’s built-in ports. Thus, standard computer displays or TVs can also serve as reliable, low-latency monitors on set. You’ll experience only 1-2 frames added delay compared to a direct camera-to-monitor feed. For a cost-effective multi-monitor setup, the quad view mode allows you to output a 4K signal via HDMI or Thunderbolt, which can be split into four independent HD-SDI outputs using converters such as the AJA HA5-4K or similar devices.
Final Cut Pro integration
Editing previews right on set.
A quick edit preview is invaluable for checking scene continuity and timing, providing peace of mind to everyone involved. A new Reeltime Pro-only integration allows clips - including metadata, in/out ranges, and marker info - to be exported directly to Final Cut Pro on the same Mac. Multi-track or multicam timelines of selected clips are generated automatically and open immediately in Final Cut Pro, ready for editing. For a clean starting point, include only circled (flagged/best-rated) takes and top-rated actions. Alternatively, export timelines as Final Cut Pro XML files for use on another Mac or in tools like DaVinci Resolve.
The new NDI input feature completes the on-set edit preview workflow, feeding an NDI stream of Final Cut Pro's A/V output back into Reeltime Pro via an input slot-making it easy to send the live edit to the video village.
Export images, reports, and metadata
Keep teams aligned on set and beyond.
New export capabilities offer versatile options to support better-informed decisions and enhance collaboration from set to post. Easily export images directly from the clip library or viewer, including the option to save marker positions as individual stills for precise reference. Share images instantly via AirDrop with your team on set to speed up communication and review. Create detailed PDF reports with thumbnails for clear project overviews, or export your library’s metadata as a CSV file for efficient data management. A new global export toolbar button consolidates all these options - from image export, AirDrop sharing, to report creation - into one convenient, always-visible access point.
What’s new in version 1.3?
Markers and in/out ranges
- Markers with info: Set markers in individual clips or all clips of a group to annotate a specific frame or time range for later review. Choose from eight customizable marker types, and apply a note and/or rating for extra info
- Move, copy, cut, and paste markers: Move a selected marker to another position. Copy or cut and paste markers - along with their info - to another position or clip, e.g., to reuse markers with specific information as templates for frequently occurring use cases. Additionally, you can copy and paste markers with their details into a text document
- Thumbnail frame: Pick a custom thumbnail frame position in individual clips or all clips of a group for visual representation in the clip library
- In/out range info: Tag your in/out ranges with a note and/or rating to find a relevant action even quicker (e.g., set a 5-star rating for the best action in a take)
- In/out ranges and markers tab: Inspect and edit a clip’s in/out range info and marker info via a new dedicated tab. Conveniently navigate to the desired in/out point or marker positions
- Library text search: Find a marked position or action by searching through the entire project’s in/out ranges and marker info
- Library detail view: Use the library’s detail view to inspect a selected clip’s marker and in/out range information and load clips at the marked position
AJA video I/O devices
- Automatic pass-through: Configuring an AJA video I/O device to route a camera signal from any input port to any output port on the same device enables an automatically switched direct feed with zero added latency in live mode
- Pass-through on quit: When quitting the application, a default pass-through routing from input port(s) to output port(s) is automatically applied
DELTACAST video I/O cards
- Optimized performance: The latency of processed live images using DELTACAST video I/O cards has been improved. Live image processing now achieves an added delay of only 2 to 3 frames (compared to a direct SDI feed from a camera)
Stills and image export
- Stills creation: Save stills from the live or playback signal of the selected slot or all slots of a group into the clip library
- Media import: Besides movies, still images can now be imported into the clip library (e.g., for use as background plate)
- Viewer image export: Export an image file from the current viewer signal
Composite slots
- Record composite slots: Arm and record composite slots, e.g., for convenient recording and playback of a green screen compositing preview together with the individual recordings of foreground and background
Chroma key
- Blue screen keying: The “Keyer” filter supports switching the mode between green and blue to choose your key’s appropriate target color channel
Sample project
- Sample project and footage: Download a Reeltime Pro sample project and associated footage via items in the “Help” menu. A small clip library contains recorded clips from a real-world production for testing and learning the software
More features
- Play last recording: When the automatic loading of new recordings for instant playback is disabled, you can still use a dedicated menu item and Stream Deck controller action to load and play the last recording at any time
- Ping pong playback: A new loop mode allows you to loop a clip or in/out range, alternating between forward and backward playback
- Duplicate clips and/or stills: A new contextual menu item in the clip library allows for duplicating the selected clip(s) and/or still(s), e.g., for creating an alternative version of a background plate
Smart marking for enhanced productivity
Annotate sections with extra info for faster retrievability.
Reeltime Pro’s brand-new marker feature allows you to tag specific frames or actions during recording or playback, rounded by notes and ratings for both markers and in/out ranges in a new list view. Choose from eight colored marker types to apply to individual clips or entire groups. Additionally, select a thumbnail frame of a significant moment for improved visual representation in the clip library. Easily retrieve marked sections using a straightforward text search, and utilize the new detail view to inspect marker and in/out range information, enabling precise loading of clips at marked positions. This streamlined approach minimizes searching time and maximizes your creative focus.
Automatic pass-through for AJA video I/O devices
Zero added latency for live feeds with a single device.
Reeltime Pro introduces an innovative automatic pass-through feature for AJA video I/O devices, allowing camera signals to bypass its internal video processing and route directly through the AJA device. In live mode, it automatically activates an unprocessed feed for zero-added-latency monitoring on set. This creates a perceived improvement in synchronization between video and actual sound for directors and production teams. Integrating an additional video router into your setup is no longer necessary for this specific use case, keeping your setup both compact and affordable.
Additional notes: Using simultaneous pass-throughs when filming with multiple cameras, requires genlocked camera signals. The automatic pass-through feature does not limit signal processing or routing options, preserving the full flexibility of Reeltime Pro’s slot system. Head to documentation for all details.
What’s new in version 1.2?
Green screen compositing
- Green screen keying: Apply a “Green Screen Key” filter on any live or playback signal to remove the green screen background. Blend the isolated foreground with a background plate loaded into a library slot using a composite slot’s overlay layout option
- Basic color adjustments: Balance foreground and background for a seamless composite shot by using the “Color Adjust” filter of the respective slots. The filter’s slide controls include basic color correction parameters such as contrast, temperature, and saturation
- Blur filter: Enhance the realistic appearance of a composite shot by softening the background plate with a blur filter
Main audio source
- Audio source selection: Set the audio source for the application’s main audio to automatically follow the last selected input slot or library slot or even pin it to a specific input or library slot
Composite slots
- Syncing composite slot sources: Clicking the slot name label in the composite slot’s viewer controls allows you to access the individual controls of each source and cycle through them, making it easy to coordinate their playhead positions and playback modes
- Side-by-side layouts: Configure a multi-view of three source slots with the new “Side by Side (3x1)” option
- Layouts for vertical installation: Rotate the output image by -90° or +90° with the new “Orientation” parameter in the composite slots' side-by-side settings to support vertical monitor installations
AJA video I/O devices
- AJA video I/O configuration: A table in the devices settings allows fully flexible and device-specific configuration of any connected AJA video I/O devices
- Video output devices: Support for AJA’s video output devices T-Tap and T-TAP Pro
- 4K support: Receive ANC metadata from 6G/12G signals with supported AJA video I/O devices (AJA driver version 17 or higher and associated firmware version are required)
Green screen key
Real-time preview of VFX composites.
Provide your director and crew with an instant composite to pre-visualize and ensure their creative intent. Apply Reeltime Pro’s new “Green Screen Key” filter to remove the green background and replace it with any footage. Load your background plates into a library slot and use the overlay option of a composite slot to blend the isolated foreground with the desired background. Tweak the basic color settings of both components with the “Color Adjust” filter of each slot for a more seamless outcome. On top use the “Blur” filter to create a more authentic look.
Audio source selection
Enhanced control over the main audio source.
This new feature allows you to set Reeltime Pro’s main audio source in several dynamic ways, catering different usage scenarios rather than having audio selection always tied to the currently selected slot. With the automatic following option, the main audio source automatically updates to reflect the most recently selected input or library slot whenever switching between slots. The pinning option pulls audio constantly from a specific input or library slot, allowing you to simultaneously work with other slots and still maintain audio for all viewers. Both options ensure a smooth and uninterrupted audio experience for your crew. Are you using a Stream Deck controller? Add a new shortcut button to switch between automatic following and pinning even faster.
What’s new in version 1.1?
Video I/O devices
- DELTACAST video I/O cards: Capture and playback SDI signals in all supported video formats. Receive clip name and record flag for auto-record via the ANC metadata of most common cameras
- AJA video I/O configuration: Support for AJA Io XT and AJA Corvid 88 via dedicated video I/O configuration presets
Internet streaming
- Internet streaming integrations: Distribute video signals via an output slot to various 3rd-party internet streaming solutions. Send video signals, including the application's main audio, via Sony Ci Media Cloud, RePro Stream, and Autodesk Flow Capture. Or transmit video feeds via the hardware-based solutions from Teradek TV and Sohonet ClearView Flex
Audio
- Audio output settings: Set the audio output device dynamically within the application
- Audio muting: Menu items and controller actions for muting live audio or the application’s main audio
Performance
- Rendering performance: Optimized efficiency of preview rendering for overall enhanced performance
More features
- Clip library collection view: Set an item size for the clip library’s collection view
- Video filters: Change the order of filters (with drag and drop)
- Clip naming: Clip identifier naming scheme “slate info – camera”
DELTACAST video I/O support
Build a setup with DELTACAST video I/O cards.
Reeltime Pro introduces support for DELTACAST video I/O cards for capturing and playing back SDI video signals in all supported video formats. Receive clip names and record flags directly from your camera's ANC metadata embedded in the SDI signal, enabling Reeltime Pro's convenient auto-record feature. This update adds another level of flexibility when building or extending your setup. Connect multiple DELTACAST video I/O cards or even combine them with video I/O devices from other manufacturers.
Internet streaming integrations
Facilitate remote collaboration.
Reeltime Pro offers a flexible solution for internet streaming. It seamlessly integrates with various popular streaming services, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your needs. Stream any signal, including the application's main audio, via an output slot to one of the following services: Sony Ci Media Cloud, RePro Stream, Autodesk Flow Capture. You can also transmit video signals via hardware-based integrations with Teradek TV and Sohonet ClearView Flex. Ensure security with industry-standard encryption and customize streams to fit your unique requirements by setting video format and protocol (SRT/RTMP).
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