CatDV 4.1 released

Square Box Systems today released , a major update to its CatDV media asset database and professional video logging tools. CatDV 4.1 will import and catalog just about any kind of media file and will greatly enhance the productivity of anyone using an editing application such as Final Cut Pro or Avid Xpress DV. Version 4.1 adds support for importing and exporting Final Cut Pro XML files, permitting seamless exchange of clip logging information and sequences between the CatDV database and Final Cut Pro browser window, complete with links to the media files with no need to reattach the media. It also adds support for importing as well as exporting Avid ALE log files, extending an already impressive list of batch log and edit decision list file formats that are supported and simplifying the exchange of clip data in mixed editing environments. It is a free upgrade to existing users of v4.0 and is available for $275.

Other changes to CatDV 4.1 include enhanced support of Exif metadata when cataloging still images, and user interface improvements, such as redesigned toolbar buttons and a new quick search text box to filter clips in the main window. This will be familiar to anyone who has used Apple iTunes or the Mac OS X Finder, and the emphasis has been on making CatDV 4.1 easier to use and quicker to get started with than ever before.

Square Box also released Live Capture Plus 1.0.4, a maintenance update to its DV capture solution for Mac OS X. Live Capture Plus uses FireWire device control and patent-pending quality monitoring software to check for dropped frames and other errors during capture and will automatically rewind and retry if any capture glitches occur. Users can insert a DV tape in and leave it running under computer control, resulting a perfect capture of the entire tape - either ready for editing as a DV movie, or compressed to "preview" form so they have a permanent on-line record of their media to log and select material from.

by MacNN Staff