Changelog for Silverstack XT

Silverstack XT - 9.2.4

Thu, 11 Jun 2026

Changes

  • Improved: Livegrade 7 PFLA import with markers/ranges running over midnight
  • Improved: Display of mixed running/suspended workflow states in summary status bar

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Unmounting volumes could lead to a crash in certain situations
  • Fixed: Opening the settings window could result in a crash
  • Fixed: Import of transcoding preset with custom burn-in wildcards [Lab only]
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Scripting

  • Fixed: getAudioCodec() did not return a value
  • Fixed: Test runs failed in certain configurations

Silverstack XT - 9.2.3

Fri, 08 May 2026

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Incorrect timestamp format in general info tab and CSV exports
  • Fixed: Default transcoding presets for new projects from .psconfig file were not imported exclusively
  • Fixed: Inconsistent font size in cue point column in dual tone reports
  • Fixed: Inconsistent thumbnail sizes in classic clip reports with 3 thumbnails
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and stability improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.2.2

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

Changes

  • Improved: Completion notification for batch still image exports

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Livegrade 7 PFLA marker import for clips with fractional frame rates
    Start TCs and durations of imported marker ranges were inaccurate.
  • Fixed: Canon MXF clip detection on FAT32 cards
  • Fixed: Scanning errors for Sony clips with invalid characters in XML sidecars
  • Fixed: "Move Playhead to Start for selected clips" did not work for very large selections
  • Fixed: Crash after cancelling look matching in certain situations
  • Fixed: Stability issue in Jobs view on certain systems
  • Fixed: Incomplete size summary in workflow outline for multi-part clips
  • Fixed: Incorrect warning about stereo mixdown in combined clip transcoding without audio
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.2.1

Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Workflows with backup after DNx transcoding [Lab only]
    Lead to failed jobs and incompletely registered transcoded clips
  • Fixed: Crash of workflow configuration window in certain situations
  • Fixed: Crash when creating a new project while in jobs view

Silverstack XT - 9.2

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Changes

  • Info: This build can introduce behavior changes for the clip detection and handling of rotated clips.
    While a rollback to 9.1.x is possible, we recommend updating between productions rather than during active shoots.
  • New: Scripting — Post step and ingest Lua scripts
    Run scripts automatically when a job finishes, or granularly adjust extracted clip metadata during ingest. Learn more on pomfort.com/developer
  • New: Modernized report templates
    Use light or dark "dual tone" or the "classic" template.
  • Improved: File scanner and clip detection
    Faster scanning, detection and ingest of mixed clip types in one offload ("mixed cards"), new mechanisms to ignore certain clips (e.g., in proxy folders), clearer communication of scanning issues.
  • Improved: Ingest settings and default looks
    Now bound to workflow configuration; replaces app-wide "Format Settings"; automatically apply custom show LUTs for all new clips.
  • Improved: Status bar with app-wide progress
    Switch between app-wide or per-workflow progress; click to reveal workflow details (e.g., job ETAs).
  • Improved: Job view and concurrent task execution
    Improved status messages, task execution timing chart, display of volume-specific workload, keyboard navigation in workflow history.
  • Improved: Livegrade 7 PFLA look matching
    Markers and ranges import now supported.
  • Improved: Handling for vertical (and rotated) footage
    Consistent display and processing of rotated and vertical footage in the internal player, on SDI out, and in transcoding; new orientation controls for external video (SDI out); improved transcoding preview mode.
  • Improved: Scaling options for transcodes and still image exports
    Choose fixed resolutions (with black bars) or dynamic resolutions; includes 50% scaling and min/max sizing options.
  • Improved: Offload menu volume list
    Sections separate new, already offloaded, and destination volumes for better overview; replaces auto-hiding mechanism for already offloaded volumes.
  • New: Metadata tagging for still image exports
    Create EXIF, IPTC and TIFF tags with wildcards.
  • New: Warning in filescanner about detected .RSV files
    Flags incomplete Sony clips and suggests to recover them in-camera before offloading.
  • New: Support for Nikon N-RAW (.nev) footage
    Supports decoding to different colorspaces, dynamic metadata extraction, and custom RAW settings.
  • Improved: Support for Blackmagic RAW footage
    Decoding to various colorspaces, custom RAW settings and dynamic metadata extraction.
  • Improved: Support for ProRes RAW footage
    Now also supports decoding to Apple Log and Apple Log2 colorspaces, and custom RAW settings; improved default appearance for iPhone ProRes RAW footage.
  • Improved: Support for Canon and Sony MP4 footage
    Improved metadata extraction for XAVC S, HEVC S, XF-AVC S, and XF-HEVC S, including dynamic metadata.
  • Improved: Performance in grid playback view
  • Improved: Relinking wizard
    More intuitive relinking of multi-part clips and sequences; better progress display.
  • Improved: Overwrite behavior and status messages for still image exports
  • Improved: MovieSlate XML matching by filename (first characters)
  • Updated: Sony RAW SDK to 5.3.0 / SMDK to 4.27.0
  • Updated: ProRes RAW SDK to 1.3
  • Changed: Auto apply workflow preset function
    Now bound to dominant clip type in file scanner result rather than input device.
  • Changed: Renaming on offload function
    Will rename all MOV and MP4 files if activated, not limited to certain input devices anymore.
  • Changed: Order of processing steps for rotated footage
    Now 1. Rotate, 2. Flip, 3. Desqueeze, 4. Crop; will give different results for rotated footage with desqueeze and/or crop.
  • Changed: Transcoding of rotated footage
    Rotation is now applied prior to transcoding.
  • Changed: System requirements
    Requires macOS 14.7 or higher.

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Look preview was applied to all clips in grid playback view
  • Fixed: Double LUT issue for Sony MXF clips with a baked look
  • Fixed: Color range was incorrectly interpreted for certain Sony MXF clips
  • Fixed: Documents and audio clips could not be moved between bins in certain situations
  • Fixed: Look matching wizard with duplicate matches could lead to crash
  • Fixed: Sorting order of library outline was not persisted in certain situations
  • Fixed: CDL and LUT could be applied to "Black Bars" of transcodes
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.1.6

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Changes

  • Improved: Smart Folders can now filter by anamorphic factor

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Playback did not update after changing processing settings (e.g., crop)
  • Fixed: Relinking files with multiple matches did not work
  • Fixed: Dynamic metadata handling of F-Stop aperture values
    F-Stop values were not exported to CSV and not shown in the Dynamic Metadata panel
  • Fixed: Dynamic metadata extraction for certain ARRI ALEXA Mini LF clips failed
  • Fixed: Cue points were not transferred from OCF to transcoded clips in library [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Undo did not work correctly after moving clips in the library
  • Fixed: Incorrect gamut compress identifier in AMF export
  • Fixed: "Apply to Other Clips" for decoding color space did not work in certain scenarios

Silverstack XT - 9.1.5

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Potential crash when deleting or modifying destinations in workflow configurations

Silverstack XT - 9.1.4

Thu, 22 Jan 2026

Changes

  • Updated: ARRI Image SDK to version 9.0.1
    Fixes ARRICORE issues on Intel multi-GPU systems.
  • Updated: Canon CRM SDK 2.10 to R2
  • Deprecation warning: Support for macOS 14 will be removed in a future release

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: UI issues on macOS 26
    Wildcard editor, still image export destination path, and "Export to" context menu
  • Fixed: UI issue with sliders in the transcoding preset panel
  • Fixed: Look preset preview button disappeared with very long look names
  • Fixed: Rating wildcard did not work (e.g., in burn-ins)
  • Fixed: Potential crash when transcoding DNxHD footage to DNxHD [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Potential ShotHub sync issue
  • Fixed: Transcoded clips did not take over all the source's metadata in certain situations [Lab only]
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.1.3

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

Changes

  • Improved: Codex VFS metadata extraction error recovery suggestion
  • Improved: ProRes RAW default decoding colorspace detection for certain DJI clips
  • Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to 5.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Long scanning time for Blackmagic cards with MP4 proxies
  • Fixed: BRAW 17k clips could lead to playback/rendering issues on specific systems
  • Fixed: BRAW transcodes could have frame jumps
  • Fixed: Timecode burn-ins in transcodes could be static
  • Fixed: DNxHR transcoding could fail for specific audio configurations [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Relinking multiple times could result in duplicate resources
  • Fixed: Muting of audio tracks did not work reliable in some cases
  • Fixed: "Copy&Paste" looks lead to reset of the selected decoding colorspace
  • Fixed: Removing external audio while in playback view could lead to crash
  • Fixed: Potential crash when editing destination paths in workflows
  • Fixed: S3 upload edge case could result in a crash
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.1.2

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Transcodings randomly failed with "Could not communicate with helper application"
  • Fixed: Update problems of image analysis settings in player
  • Fixed: Exit of transcoding preview mode incomplete in certain situations

Silverstack XT - 9.1.1

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Different gradings not correctly reflected in player when switching clips in certain situations
  • Fixed: Phantom clips appear with red look in player
  • Fixed: Typo in Adobe Premiere export (label color)

Silverstack XT - 9.1

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Changes

  • New: Support for ARRI ALEXA 35 Xtreme and ARRICORE footage
    Including custom RAW settings for ARRICORE footage
  • New: Support for Canon EOS C50
  • Improved: Handling of clips with variable frame rate
    Full support for playback and transcoding of clips with minor frame rate shifts, basic playback support for clips with significant shifts.
  • Improved: Playback and SDI out
    Instant updates after grading changes, fewer black frames on external video out.
  • Improved: S3 upload to custom endpoints
  • Improved: Workflow Configuration
    Better communication of common error cases (e.g., "Not enough space"); Job priorities can now be configured as part of workflows.
  • Improved: Volume performance settings
    Increased max reading/writing counts now have an immediate effect on job execution.
  • Improved: Job retry after "File Exists" error
    "Retry & Overwrite" quick fix now available
  • Improved: EDL import now also imports in/out points
  • Updated: Added "Apple Log 2 → Rec.709" to preset LUTs
  • Updated: ARRI Image SDK to 9.0.0 / ARRI MXF Lib to 4.4.9.0
  • Updated: Blackmagic RAW SDK to 4.6.1
  • Updated: Canon CRM SDK to 2.10
  • Updated: R3D SDK to 9.1.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Persistence of filter settings in job view
  • Fixed: Timecode extraction of MP4 clips with frame rates beyond 30 FPS
  • Fixed: Recording Date of some Sony clips incorrectly interpreted in the local timezone
  • Fixed: RED transcoding issues on multi-GPU systems
  • Fixed: Crash on certain Intel systems when playing back Blackmagic RAW 6k clips
  • Fixed: Main menu and streamdeck actions to mark jobs as read
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.5

Wed, 17 Sep 2025

Changes

  • New: Ready for macOS 26 Tahoe

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Stripes in DNx transcoding with unusual width [Lab only]
  • Fixed: LTC extraction failed
  • Fixed: Issues with pausing/resuming of jobs
  • Fixed: Could not do LTFS backup on certain systems
  • Fixed: Extraction of ZEISS lens correction data from speicfic clips
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.4

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Changes

  • Added: Transcode burn-in wildcard "Path Components"

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: BRAW 17K clips lead to crash
    Fallback to 1/2 res decoding, as macOS does not support resolutions beyond 16K natively.
  • Fixed: Certain BRAW clips appeared cropped when using low decoding resolutions (also affected thumbnails)
  • Fixed: Grid playback view issues
    RED clips sometimes with double-LUT; slight color shifts; playhead position changed unintentionally.
  • Fixed: Mini player issues
    Playback HUD was empty when mini player was opened before; could not set thumbnail frame from mini player.
  • Fixed: Volume details and resource panel UI issues
    Trashed or "in-progress" resources were not correctly excluded; filter field was non-functional.
  • Fixed: Report content inconsistencies
    Trashed or "in-progress" files could incorrectly be included; report header could show incorrect shooting day in migrated projects; line breaks in "Comment" column were missing.
  • Fixed: Report option to skip audio clips was missing
  • Fixed: Suspension of jobs was unreliable in certain scenarios
  • Fixed: Verification state was not updated to green in edge cases
  • Fixed: Unable to relink empty folders in some situations
  • Fixed: Thumbnails appeared flipped and without look in specific scenarios
  • Fixed: ALE export's default custom wildcards (for the "Name" field) were non-functional
  • Fixed: Failed transcodes when using metadata export option "Pomfort XML" [Lab only]
  • Fixed: "Bin Path" burn-ins were incorrect in transcodes
  • Fixed: Partial ingest warning was not shown in certain cases
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.3

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Changes

  • Added: More wildcards in ALE export
  • Improved: Volume identification of ZFS volumes

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Package name of renamed DNx transcodes did not reference OCF name anymore [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Potential hang of file scanner in offload workflow
  • Fixed: Potential sorting issue in library outline
  • Fixed: Playback grid view update issues after multi-edit
  • Fixed: Main table appeared empty when switching between views in certain situations
  • Fixed: Sealing was not possible after failed/canceled workflows to that volume
  • Fixed: Switching look source back and forth between "From File" and "Custom Look" did not restore custom look
  • Fixed: Tasks and job view did not update HDE size expectation after offload
  • Fixed: Tasks view unexpectedly presented empty in certain situations
  • Fixed: Imported workflow presets from old projects dropped unknown destinations
  • Fixed: Ingest metadata not applied to sidecar files
    For example XMLs of Sony clips or WAVs of ARX sequences
  • Fixed: Backup step's "Not enough space on destination" warning details text
  • Fixed: Relinking of audio clips with tracks in multiple files (mono WAVs) was not possible
  • Fixed: Folder statistics could be incorrect when multiple smart folders were selected
  • Fixed: FCP XML export to Resolve could result in crash
  • Fixed: Transcoded clips appeared with incorrect timecode in library [Lab only]
  • Fixed: ShotHub sync issues with clips that have unexpected/corrupt metadata
  • Fixed: Issues in trial version with backups of empty folders
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.2

Tue, 08 Jul 2025

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Miscellaneous issues/inconsistencies with new Shooting Date field
  • Fixed: Camera letter in ingest metadata was not always respected
  • Fixed: Stream Deck plugin was incompatible with some Stream Deck app versions
  • Fixed: Summary view statistics for smart folders were not calculated
  • Fixed: Dynamic Metadata CSV export was not working in Silvertack XT
  • Fixed: Dynamic Metadata extraction from virtual _hde magazines
  • Fixed: Destination paths with pipe character (|) failed classic MHL creation
  • Fixed: Problem with undoing bin moves when previous parent folder was unregistered in the meanwhile
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous inconsistencies in report statistics
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous (potential) crashes
    When using unreasonable crop values, unregistering bins, scrubbing in timeline, or in collection view
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.1

Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Changes

  • Added: Transcoding destination path wildcard "Path Components"
  • Added: Customizable ProRes RAW default look import options (Settings > Formats > ProRes RAW)
  • Improved: Ingest metadata "Shooting Day/Date" restored value is now independet of saved preset

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: New bins were incorrectly registered at library root folder in certain configurations
  • Fixed: Crash when syncing specific libraries with ShotHub
  • Fixed: Empty folders were not marked as verified
  • Fixed: Codex "_hde" volumes sometimes appeared as offline
  • Fixed: Custom bin name was not applied when submitting ingest very quickly
  • Fixed: Occasional crashes when managing post steps in the workflow configuration window
  • Fixed: Window > Full Screen Player (Cmd + Shift + F) not working when in table or collection view
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

Changes

  • Major update to Silverstack XT
    Silverstack XT 9 changes core usage concepts and default behaviors. Updating during an ongoing project is not recommended. Requires macOS 14 or newer.
  • New: Workflow configuration UI for chained activities
    Combine different jobs in one workflow and start them with a single click. Consolidates offload, backup, transcode, and upload wizards, introducing many UX improvements.
  • New: Interleaved job execution and load balancing per drive
    Job cross-dependency resolution on task level; Maximum reading/writing task counts per volume; New workflow-centric job UI
  • New: Customizable ingest metadata
    Specify a card's common metadata (shooting day/date, crew unit, episode, camera) before the ingest; Allows to auto-create project folder outline and more intuitive use of destination path wildcards.
  • New: ASC MHL-based sealing, compatible with MediaVerify
    Replaces Pomfort Seal, not compatible with Pomfort SealVerify anymore
  • New: Undo functionality for metadata edits and grading
  • New: EL Zone / Exposure Assist False Color modes
  • New: Thumbnail creation in background
  • New: Shooting/Recording date metadata fields
    Renamed "Shooting Date" (with timestamp) to "Recording Date"; Introduced "Shooting Date" (time-agnostic, for easier management when a production day crosses midnight).
  • Improved: Handling of "UNTITLED" volumes
    Allows to process multiple untitled volumes in parallel; Tries to extract bin name from reel name.
  • Improved: Transcoding preset options
    Transcoding options to bypass crop or anamorphic desqueeze
  • Improved: Action shortcuts for grading options (e.g., printer lights, warmer/cooler, …)
    Including custom step size options.
  • Improved: Custom reset values for scene/shot/take fields
  • New: Elgato Stream Deck integration
    Introduces new default layouts, new actions and support for dial encoders.
  • Improved: ASC MHL history continuation
  • Improved: Made report wizard templatable
  • Changed: Feature distribution bettween Silverstack XT and LAB
    Added: Elgato Stream Deck plugin, playback wipe and grid view, all grading nodes, custom RAW development; Removed: Some transcoding options, asset management of proxies. Please check the article Changes in Silverstack XT and Silverstack Lab with version 9.0 in our knowledge base for details.
  • Changed: Still export without color tag
    Opt-in via Still export preset.
  • Changed: Color sync disabled per default
    Not using macOS color management per default, opt-in via Playback settings.
  • Updated: Camera manufacturer SDKs
    RED R3D SDK 9.0.0, Sony RAW SDK 5.1.0 / SMDK 4.26.0, Blackmagic RAW SDK 4.5

Bugfixes

  • Countless stability, performance, and UI/UX improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.2.4

Thu, 11 Jun 2026

Download Latest Version

Changes

  • Improved: Livegrade 7 PFLA import with markers/ranges running over midnight
  • Improved: Display of mixed running/suspended workflow states in summary status bar

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Unmounting volumes could lead to a crash in certain situations
  • Fixed: Opening the settings window could result in a crash
  • Fixed: Import of transcoding preset with custom burn-in wildcards [Lab only]
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Scripting

  • Fixed: getAudioCodec() did not return a value
  • Fixed: Test runs failed in certain configurations

Silverstack XT - 9.2.3

Fri, 08 May 2026

Download Old Version 9.2.3

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Incorrect timestamp format in general info tab and CSV exports
  • Fixed: Default transcoding presets for new projects from .psconfig file were not imported exclusively
  • Fixed: Inconsistent font size in cue point column in dual tone reports
  • Fixed: Inconsistent thumbnail sizes in classic clip reports with 3 thumbnails
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and stability improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.2.2

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

Download Old Version 9.2.2

Changes

  • Improved: Completion notification for batch still image exports

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Livegrade 7 PFLA marker import for clips with fractional frame rates
    Start TCs and durations of imported marker ranges were inaccurate.
  • Fixed: Canon MXF clip detection on FAT32 cards
  • Fixed: Scanning errors for Sony clips with invalid characters in XML sidecars
  • Fixed: "Move Playhead to Start for selected clips" did not work for very large selections
  • Fixed: Crash after cancelling look matching in certain situations
  • Fixed: Stability issue in Jobs view on certain systems
  • Fixed: Incomplete size summary in workflow outline for multi-part clips
  • Fixed: Incorrect warning about stereo mixdown in combined clip transcoding without audio
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.2.1

Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Download Old Version 9.2.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Workflows with backup after DNx transcoding [Lab only]
    Lead to failed jobs and incompletely registered transcoded clips
  • Fixed: Crash of workflow configuration window in certain situations
  • Fixed: Crash when creating a new project while in jobs view

Silverstack XT - 9.2

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Download Old Version 9.2

Changes

  • Info: This build can introduce behavior changes for the clip detection and handling of rotated clips.
    While a rollback to 9.1.x is possible, we recommend updating between productions rather than during active shoots.
  • New: Scripting — Post step and ingest Lua scripts
    Run scripts automatically when a job finishes, or granularly adjust extracted clip metadata during ingest. Learn more on pomfort.com/developer
  • New: Modernized report templates
    Use light or dark "dual tone" or the "classic" template.
  • Improved: File scanner and clip detection
    Faster scanning, detection and ingest of mixed clip types in one offload ("mixed cards"), new mechanisms to ignore certain clips (e.g., in proxy folders), clearer communication of scanning issues.
  • Improved: Ingest settings and default looks
    Now bound to workflow configuration; replaces app-wide "Format Settings"; automatically apply custom show LUTs for all new clips.
  • Improved: Status bar with app-wide progress
    Switch between app-wide or per-workflow progress; click to reveal workflow details (e.g., job ETAs).
  • Improved: Job view and concurrent task execution
    Improved status messages, task execution timing chart, display of volume-specific workload, keyboard navigation in workflow history.
  • Improved: Livegrade 7 PFLA look matching
    Markers and ranges import now supported.
  • Improved: Handling for vertical (and rotated) footage
    Consistent display and processing of rotated and vertical footage in the internal player, on SDI out, and in transcoding; new orientation controls for external video (SDI out); improved transcoding preview mode.
  • Improved: Scaling options for transcodes and still image exports
    Choose fixed resolutions (with black bars) or dynamic resolutions; includes 50% scaling and min/max sizing options.
  • Improved: Offload menu volume list
    Sections separate new, already offloaded, and destination volumes for better overview; replaces auto-hiding mechanism for already offloaded volumes.
  • New: Metadata tagging for still image exports
    Create EXIF, IPTC and TIFF tags with wildcards.
  • New: Warning in filescanner about detected .RSV files
    Flags incomplete Sony clips and suggests to recover them in-camera before offloading.
  • New: Support for Nikon N-RAW (.nev) footage
    Supports decoding to different colorspaces, dynamic metadata extraction, and custom RAW settings.
  • Improved: Support for Blackmagic RAW footage
    Decoding to various colorspaces, custom RAW settings and dynamic metadata extraction.
  • Improved: Support for ProRes RAW footage
    Now also supports decoding to Apple Log and Apple Log2 colorspaces, and custom RAW settings; improved default appearance for iPhone ProRes RAW footage.
  • Improved: Support for Canon and Sony MP4 footage
    Improved metadata extraction for XAVC S, HEVC S, XF-AVC S, and XF-HEVC S, including dynamic metadata.
  • Improved: Performance in grid playback view
  • Improved: Relinking wizard
    More intuitive relinking of multi-part clips and sequences; better progress display.
  • Improved: Overwrite behavior and status messages for still image exports
  • Improved: MovieSlate XML matching by filename (first characters)
  • Updated: Sony RAW SDK to 5.3.0 / SMDK to 4.27.0
  • Updated: ProRes RAW SDK to 1.3
  • Changed: Auto apply workflow preset function
    Now bound to dominant clip type in file scanner result rather than input device.
  • Changed: Renaming on offload function
    Will rename all MOV and MP4 files if activated, not limited to certain input devices anymore.
  • Changed: Order of processing steps for rotated footage
    Now 1. Rotate, 2. Flip, 3. Desqueeze, 4. Crop; will give different results for rotated footage with desqueeze and/or crop.
  • Changed: Transcoding of rotated footage
    Rotation is now applied prior to transcoding.
  • Changed: System requirements
    Requires macOS 14.7 or higher.

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Look preview was applied to all clips in grid playback view
  • Fixed: Double LUT issue for Sony MXF clips with a baked look
  • Fixed: Color range was incorrectly interpreted for certain Sony MXF clips
  • Fixed: Documents and audio clips could not be moved between bins in certain situations
  • Fixed: Look matching wizard with duplicate matches could lead to crash
  • Fixed: Sorting order of library outline was not persisted in certain situations
  • Fixed: CDL and LUT could be applied to "Black Bars" of transcodes
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.1.6

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Download Old Version 9.1.6

Changes

  • Improved: Smart Folders can now filter by anamorphic factor

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Playback did not update after changing processing settings (e.g., crop)
  • Fixed: Relinking files with multiple matches did not work
  • Fixed: Dynamic metadata handling of F-Stop aperture values
    F-Stop values were not exported to CSV and not shown in the Dynamic Metadata panel
  • Fixed: Dynamic metadata extraction for certain ARRI ALEXA Mini LF clips failed
  • Fixed: Cue points were not transferred from OCF to transcoded clips in library [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Undo did not work correctly after moving clips in the library
  • Fixed: Incorrect gamut compress identifier in AMF export
  • Fixed: "Apply to Other Clips" for decoding color space did not work in certain scenarios

Silverstack XT - 9.1.5

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

Download Old Version 9.1.5

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Potential crash when deleting or modifying destinations in workflow configurations

Silverstack XT - 9.1.4

Thu, 22 Jan 2026

Download Old Version 9.1.4

Changes

  • Updated: ARRI Image SDK to version 9.0.1
    Fixes ARRICORE issues on Intel multi-GPU systems.
  • Updated: Canon CRM SDK 2.10 to R2
  • Deprecation warning: Support for macOS 14 will be removed in a future release

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: UI issues on macOS 26
    Wildcard editor, still image export destination path, and "Export to" context menu
  • Fixed: UI issue with sliders in the transcoding preset panel
  • Fixed: Look preset preview button disappeared with very long look names
  • Fixed: Rating wildcard did not work (e.g., in burn-ins)
  • Fixed: Potential crash when transcoding DNxHD footage to DNxHD [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Potential ShotHub sync issue
  • Fixed: Transcoded clips did not take over all the source's metadata in certain situations [Lab only]
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.1.3

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

Download Old Version 9.1.3

Changes

  • Improved: Codex VFS metadata extraction error recovery suggestion
  • Improved: ProRes RAW default decoding colorspace detection for certain DJI clips
  • Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to 5.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Long scanning time for Blackmagic cards with MP4 proxies
  • Fixed: BRAW 17k clips could lead to playback/rendering issues on specific systems
  • Fixed: BRAW transcodes could have frame jumps
  • Fixed: Timecode burn-ins in transcodes could be static
  • Fixed: DNxHR transcoding could fail for specific audio configurations [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Relinking multiple times could result in duplicate resources
  • Fixed: Muting of audio tracks did not work reliable in some cases
  • Fixed: "Copy&Paste" looks lead to reset of the selected decoding colorspace
  • Fixed: Removing external audio while in playback view could lead to crash
  • Fixed: Potential crash when editing destination paths in workflows
  • Fixed: S3 upload edge case could result in a crash
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.1.2

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Download Old Version 9.1.2

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Transcodings randomly failed with "Could not communicate with helper application"
  • Fixed: Update problems of image analysis settings in player
  • Fixed: Exit of transcoding preview mode incomplete in certain situations

Silverstack XT - 9.1.1

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

Download Old Version 9.1.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Different gradings not correctly reflected in player when switching clips in certain situations
  • Fixed: Phantom clips appear with red look in player
  • Fixed: Typo in Adobe Premiere export (label color)

Silverstack XT - 9.1

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Download Old Version 9.1

Changes

  • New: Support for ARRI ALEXA 35 Xtreme and ARRICORE footage
    Including custom RAW settings for ARRICORE footage
  • New: Support for Canon EOS C50
  • Improved: Handling of clips with variable frame rate
    Full support for playback and transcoding of clips with minor frame rate shifts, basic playback support for clips with significant shifts.
  • Improved: Playback and SDI out
    Instant updates after grading changes, fewer black frames on external video out.
  • Improved: S3 upload to custom endpoints
  • Improved: Workflow Configuration
    Better communication of common error cases (e.g., "Not enough space"); Job priorities can now be configured as part of workflows.
  • Improved: Volume performance settings
    Increased max reading/writing counts now have an immediate effect on job execution.
  • Improved: Job retry after "File Exists" error
    "Retry & Overwrite" quick fix now available
  • Improved: EDL import now also imports in/out points
  • Updated: Added "Apple Log 2 → Rec.709" to preset LUTs
  • Updated: ARRI Image SDK to 9.0.0 / ARRI MXF Lib to 4.4.9.0
  • Updated: Blackmagic RAW SDK to 4.6.1
  • Updated: Canon CRM SDK to 2.10
  • Updated: R3D SDK to 9.1.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Persistence of filter settings in job view
  • Fixed: Timecode extraction of MP4 clips with frame rates beyond 30 FPS
  • Fixed: Recording Date of some Sony clips incorrectly interpreted in the local timezone
  • Fixed: RED transcoding issues on multi-GPU systems
  • Fixed: Crash on certain Intel systems when playing back Blackmagic RAW 6k clips
  • Fixed: Main menu and streamdeck actions to mark jobs as read
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.5

Wed, 17 Sep 2025

Download Old Version 9.0.5

Changes

  • New: Ready for macOS 26 Tahoe

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Stripes in DNx transcoding with unusual width [Lab only]
  • Fixed: LTC extraction failed
  • Fixed: Issues with pausing/resuming of jobs
  • Fixed: Could not do LTFS backup on certain systems
  • Fixed: Extraction of ZEISS lens correction data from speicfic clips
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.4

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Download Old Version 9.0.4

Changes

  • Added: Transcode burn-in wildcard "Path Components"

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: BRAW 17K clips lead to crash
    Fallback to 1/2 res decoding, as macOS does not support resolutions beyond 16K natively.
  • Fixed: Certain BRAW clips appeared cropped when using low decoding resolutions (also affected thumbnails)
  • Fixed: Grid playback view issues
    RED clips sometimes with double-LUT; slight color shifts; playhead position changed unintentionally.
  • Fixed: Mini player issues
    Playback HUD was empty when mini player was opened before; could not set thumbnail frame from mini player.
  • Fixed: Volume details and resource panel UI issues
    Trashed or "in-progress" resources were not correctly excluded; filter field was non-functional.
  • Fixed: Report content inconsistencies
    Trashed or "in-progress" files could incorrectly be included; report header could show incorrect shooting day in migrated projects; line breaks in "Comment" column were missing.
  • Fixed: Report option to skip audio clips was missing
  • Fixed: Suspension of jobs was unreliable in certain scenarios
  • Fixed: Verification state was not updated to green in edge cases
  • Fixed: Unable to relink empty folders in some situations
  • Fixed: Thumbnails appeared flipped and without look in specific scenarios
  • Fixed: ALE export's default custom wildcards (for the "Name" field) were non-functional
  • Fixed: Failed transcodes when using metadata export option "Pomfort XML" [Lab only]
  • Fixed: "Bin Path" burn-ins were incorrect in transcodes
  • Fixed: Partial ingest warning was not shown in certain cases
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.3

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Download Old Version 9.0.3

Changes

  • Added: More wildcards in ALE export
  • Improved: Volume identification of ZFS volumes

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Package name of renamed DNx transcodes did not reference OCF name anymore [Lab only]
  • Fixed: Potential hang of file scanner in offload workflow
  • Fixed: Potential sorting issue in library outline
  • Fixed: Playback grid view update issues after multi-edit
  • Fixed: Main table appeared empty when switching between views in certain situations
  • Fixed: Sealing was not possible after failed/canceled workflows to that volume
  • Fixed: Switching look source back and forth between "From File" and "Custom Look" did not restore custom look
  • Fixed: Tasks and job view did not update HDE size expectation after offload
  • Fixed: Tasks view unexpectedly presented empty in certain situations
  • Fixed: Imported workflow presets from old projects dropped unknown destinations
  • Fixed: Ingest metadata not applied to sidecar files
    For example XMLs of Sony clips or WAVs of ARX sequences
  • Fixed: Backup step's "Not enough space on destination" warning details text
  • Fixed: Relinking of audio clips with tracks in multiple files (mono WAVs) was not possible
  • Fixed: Folder statistics could be incorrect when multiple smart folders were selected
  • Fixed: FCP XML export to Resolve could result in crash
  • Fixed: Transcoded clips appeared with incorrect timecode in library [Lab only]
  • Fixed: ShotHub sync issues with clips that have unexpected/corrupt metadata
  • Fixed: Issues in trial version with backups of empty folders
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.2

Tue, 08 Jul 2025

Download Old Version 9.0.2

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: Miscellaneous issues/inconsistencies with new Shooting Date field
  • Fixed: Camera letter in ingest metadata was not always respected
  • Fixed: Stream Deck plugin was incompatible with some Stream Deck app versions
  • Fixed: Summary view statistics for smart folders were not calculated
  • Fixed: Dynamic Metadata CSV export was not working in Silvertack XT
  • Fixed: Dynamic Metadata extraction from virtual _hde magazines
  • Fixed: Destination paths with pipe character (|) failed classic MHL creation
  • Fixed: Problem with undoing bin moves when previous parent folder was unregistered in the meanwhile
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous inconsistencies in report statistics
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous (potential) crashes
    When using unreasonable crop values, unregistering bins, scrubbing in timeline, or in collection view
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0.1

Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Download Old Version 9.0.1

Changes

  • Added: Transcoding destination path wildcard "Path Components"
  • Added: Customizable ProRes RAW default look import options (Settings > Formats > ProRes RAW)
  • Improved: Ingest metadata "Shooting Day/Date" restored value is now independet of saved preset

Bugfixes

  • Fixed: New bins were incorrectly registered at library root folder in certain configurations
  • Fixed: Crash when syncing specific libraries with ShotHub
  • Fixed: Empty folders were not marked as verified
  • Fixed: Codex "_hde" volumes sometimes appeared as offline
  • Fixed: Custom bin name was not applied when submitting ingest very quickly
  • Fixed: Occasional crashes when managing post steps in the workflow configuration window
  • Fixed: Window > Full Screen Player (Cmd + Shift + F) not working when in table or collection view
  • Fixed: Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Silverstack XT - 9.0

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

Download Old Version 9.0

Changes

  • Major update to Silverstack XT
    Silverstack XT 9 changes core usage concepts and default behaviors. Updating during an ongoing project is not recommended. Requires macOS 14 or newer.
  • New: Workflow configuration UI for chained activities
    Combine different jobs in one workflow and start them with a single click. Consolidates offload, backup, transcode, and upload wizards, introducing many UX improvements.
  • New: Interleaved job execution and load balancing per drive
    Job cross-dependency resolution on task level; Maximum reading/writing task counts per volume; New workflow-centric job UI
  • New: Customizable ingest metadata
    Specify a card's common metadata (shooting day/date, crew unit, episode, camera) before the ingest; Allows to auto-create project folder outline and more intuitive use of destination path wildcards.
  • New: ASC MHL-based sealing, compatible with MediaVerify
    Replaces Pomfort Seal, not compatible with Pomfort SealVerify anymore
  • New: Undo functionality for metadata edits and grading
  • New: EL Zone / Exposure Assist False Color modes
  • New: Thumbnail creation in background
  • New: Shooting/Recording date metadata fields
    Renamed "Shooting Date" (with timestamp) to "Recording Date"; Introduced "Shooting Date" (time-agnostic, for easier management when a production day crosses midnight).
  • Improved: Handling of "UNTITLED" volumes
    Allows to process multiple untitled volumes in parallel; Tries to extract bin name from reel name.
  • Improved: Transcoding preset options
    Transcoding options to bypass crop or anamorphic desqueeze
  • Improved: Action shortcuts for grading options (e.g., printer lights, warmer/cooler, …)
    Including custom step size options.
  • Improved: Custom reset values for scene/shot/take fields
  • New: Elgato Stream Deck integration
    Introduces new default layouts, new actions and support for dial encoders.
  • Improved: ASC MHL history continuation
  • Improved: Made report wizard templatable
  • Changed: Feature distribution bettween Silverstack XT and LAB
    Added: Elgato Stream Deck plugin, playback wipe and grid view, all grading nodes, custom RAW development; Removed: Some transcoding options, asset management of proxies. Please check the article Changes in Silverstack XT and Silverstack Lab with version 9.0 in our knowledge base for details.
  • Changed: Still export without color tag
    Opt-in via Still export preset.
  • Changed: Color sync disabled per default
    Not using macOS color management per default, opt-in via Playback settings.
  • Updated: Camera manufacturer SDKs
    RED R3D SDK 9.0.0, Sony RAW SDK 5.1.0 / SMDK 4.26.0, Blackmagic RAW SDK 4.5

Bugfixes

  • Countless stability, performance, and UI/UX improvements

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Last updated: February 7, 2012