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CatDV

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License
  
Proprietary

Website
  
www.squarebox.com

Developer(s)
  
Square Box Systems Ltd.

Stable release
  
Version 10 / 1 October 2012; 4 years ago (2012-10-01)

Operating system
  
Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows

CatDV is an asset manager program for handling multimedia production workflow.

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Features

CatDV is a scalable, cross-platform, multimedia asset database from UK-based software company, Square Box Systems Ltd. It handles a wide range of file types, with enhanced support for video content.

CatDV includes media analysis tools and automatic scene detection to extract the metadata inherent in most media files, together with support for importing and exporting edit decision lists and other video-oriented file formats.

The software works on Mac and Windows platforms and is designed to work as a librarian, logging and workflow improvement tool for non-linear editing systems.

The software provides a searchable catalogue for the large number of multimedia file types that exist, with log notes and thumbnails available using either on-line or off-line lower resolution proxy videos. The off-line file browsing facility enables re-use in multiple projects, especially when network connectivity or bandwidth issues apply.

CatDV can be used as a standalone regular desktop application or, for networked operation via the optional CatDV Server.

Versions

The full family of CatDV Products is as follows:

CatDV Standalone Products

  • CatDV 10 Standard Edition
  • CatDV 10 Pro – Professional Edition
  • CatDV Live Capture Plus


    • CatDV Networked Products

  • CatDV Pro Workgroup Server – available for most common server platforms including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
  • CatDV Enterprise Server - for MySQL or Oracle databases and most common server platforms including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
  • Worker Node 5 - automatic file processing based on changes occurring in specified “watch” folders. For Windows and Mac OS X.
  • CatDV Web Client & Publisher - access to the CatDV database via a web browser. There is no need to install special software on the desktop, making it easy to deploy to a large number of users.
  • CatDV 10 Professional Edition "Workgroup" & “Enterprise” Clients - designed to support the multi-user capabilities of the CatDV Enterprise and Workgroup Servers.

    • Awards

    CatDV won two awards in 2010, a blue ribbon from Creative COW Magazine and a "Best of Show Vidy Award" from Videography. In April 2012 Square Box won a Queen's Award for Enterprise for CatDV.

    References

    CatDV Wikipedia
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