What is new in Silverstack XT?

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Version

The new major version changes core use concepts and default behaviors. We do not recommend switching the application version in ongoing projects.

What’s new in version 9.0?

Workflow configuration:

  • Redesigned user experience: A new user interface replaces and unifies the separate Offload/Backup/Transcode/Upload wizards. This enables a new, combined approach to processing those activities and all connected jobs.
  • Chaining of activities: Granularly combine activities like offload, backup, verification, upload, and report into one workflow and start it with a single click - for reduced manual work, fewer repetitive tasks, and faster processing.
  • Infos, warnings, and quick fixes: Workflow configurations are validated before execution. Potential issues are clearly communicated; common problems can be resolved by accepting a suggested quick fix.

Jobs and tasks:

  • Interleaved execution: For faster turnaround times, task execution is managed at clip level across different jobs: Cascading backups and uploads of the first clips from your RAID can start while the rest of a camera card is still offloading.
  • New overview: Redesigned interface for easy tracking of workflow, job, and task execution progress and history.

Drive management:

  • Load balancing per drive: Set up the maximum amount of tasks to be executed in parallel based on each drive’s individual performance - Silverstack Lab executes the workload accordingly.
  • Shuttle drive rotation: Replace offline destination drives with their successor in your workflow configuration via a single click.
  • “Untitled” camera cards: Improved identification of volumes with non-unique names, which enables parallel processing of multiple “Untitled” cards.

Ingest / registration:

  • Ingest metadata: Set up or adjust a card’s common metadata (like shooting date, camera, episode, or crew unit) before ingest and use it for subsequent workflow steps as wildcards.
  • Automatic library outline: Specify where to register new bins in your library through a custom registration path with ingest metadata wildcards.
  • New shooting date field: Date-only field for referencing a shooting date without taking time stamps (and crossing of midnight) into account.
  • Thumbnail creation in background: More responsive user interface with less blocking dialogues.

Grading and QC:

  • EL Zone exposure assist and false color modes: Individual false color modes for different camera types, including the stop-based EL Zone system.
  • Custom RAW development: Adjust RAW settings like ISO, white balance, and tint for each clip individually (currently available for ARRIRAW, REDCODE RAW, Sony X-OCN, Canon CRM, and DJI Cinema DNG).
  • New grading modes: ASC-CDL compatible interaction types: LGG (lift, gamma, gain), and printer lights - also available as Shortcuts with custom step sizes.
  • Advanced playback views: Grid view for quick comparison of up to 12 clips; Wipe view for detailed side-by-side inspection.

ASC MHL and sealing:

  • ASC MHL-based sealing: Hand over travel drives with a transparent chain of custody, based on the open ASC MHL standard; compatible with MediaVerify.
  • Improved history continuation: Better support for continuation of existing ASC MHL histories, e.g., when offloading RED magazines with ASC MHL history.
  • Handling of special cases: Support for ignore patterns and many border use cases.

And much more:

  • Undo: Quickly revert your last library and grading edits.
  • Stream Deck integration: Control Silverstack XT with Elgato Stream Deck devices.
  • Report templates: Save and restore different report configurations in templates.
  • Customizable toolbar: Tailor your user interface for a better overview.
  • Revised differentiation to Silverstack Lab: Silverstack XT and Lab share more general features; some advanced features become exclusive to Silverstack Lab. For a detailed overview, please refer to our Knowledge Base.
  • Optimizations: Countless under-the-hood improvements, including bug fixes, stability and performance enhancements, and smoother user experiences.

Workflows

Chained activities in custom workflow presets.

Cascading copy was just the beginning! Now you can granularly combine the initial offload with subsequent backup, upload and report steps. Once configured, you can repeatedly start a complex chain of activities for each new card with just a few clicks. Save the workflow configuration as a preset and correlate it with an input type to automatically load the intended configuration for each card.

Workflows

Interleaved processing

Faster turnaround with smarter controls.

Dependencies between jobs are resolved at task/clip level: Cascading backups start as soon as a single clip is offloaded - no need to wait for the full magazine to be ready. The redesigned "Jobs View" groups all tasks by workflow, showing what’s currently running, planned, or done. Use the volume filter to spot parallel usage and cross-relations. Set individual per-drive concurrency rules to boost throughput. Of course, success or errors are clearly indicated and granularly traceable.

Interleaved processing

Validation and quick fixes

Next-level user interaction with the new workflow concept.

The new workflow configuration window advances and unifies the previous wizards for offload, backup, transcode, and upload. Before execution, each configuration is validated, and configuration problems are presented transparently as warnings, info, or errors. Quick-fix suggestions for common problems can be accepted with a single click.

Validation and quick fixes

Ingest metadata

Define common card metadata at ingest.

No more need to create the “Shooting Day” outline manually: Specify the common metadata of a card like shooting date, episode, crew unit or camera before the ingest. That allows the creation of automatic project folder outlines and their subsequent use in destination paths. The new “Shooting Date” field (date-only, time-agnostic) allows for easier management of late shootings with midnight rollovers.

Ingest metadata

Info: Requires macOS 14 or newer

A detailed list of all changes can be found in the Silverstack XT 9 changelog.


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