Library sync with ShotHub
You can connect your local Silverstack project with other Silverstack instances to share information and metadata using ShotHub. This is especially useful for working in distributed environments. Silverstack’s main interface for connecting projects with ShotHub is reachable via the project chooser. The following article explains all important details regarding the ShotHub integration. If you want to get started right away, visit the article about connecting Silverstack with ShotHub.
Library sync with ShotHub
1. Data that can be synced via ShotHub#
Syncing your Silverstack library via ShotHub to other instances of Silverstack includes:
- Complete library with all folders and bins
- All clips, sidecars and documents
- General info with metadata
- User info with slate and rating information (Note: Sync option works per metadata entry. That way you can edit slate info and comments on two computers simultaneously.)
- File info with overview of file resources and link to clip in ShotHub
- Summary showing statistics and details
- Relation of source and transcoded clips (Silverstack Lab)
- Look info and grading information (Note: Sync option works per look including all grading nodes.)
- Thumbnails (if enabled for initial cloud project)
- Project settings: Labels and custom field labels
- Cue points
- Synced audio clips
- Audio Panel adjustments
1.1 Metadata created in synced projects#
- ShotID and ShotID link: Clip identifier to retrieve a clip in ShotHub or Silverstack
- Added by: Metadata field to indicate the Pomfort account that was used to sync a clip with ShotHub. In Silverstack “Added By” is available as column in the clips table, as filter or smart folder criteria and shown in the file tab. When accessing the cloud project in ShotHub “Added By” is also available as column or search filter.
2. ShotHub status and interface#
After the setup is completed successfully, you can monitor the ShotHub project status in the popover that shows from the cloud button in the toolbar (see below).
2.1 Project status#
The cloud button indicates the following sync status or ongoing sync processes:
- … new library data, changes, or thumbnails in the synced libraries are available to be synced
- ↺ sync is in progress, new library data, changes, or thumbnails are synced
- ✓ project is synced completely
- x project is disconnected from cloud project or temporarily taken offline
- ! sync error (for example, if you are not connected to the internet or the cloud project was deleted)
- ⚙︎ project is not connected to ShotHub (library is not uploaded or disconnected from ShotHub)
2.2 User interface#
The elements displayed in the popover are the following:
Gear button
Provides access to the following functionalities:
- Take the project offline temporarily: This temporarily prevents new library data from being uploaded to the cloud project.
- Take the project online: Restarts uploading new library data to the cloud project if taken offline before.
- Sync Changes Now: Trigger the sync process manually.
- Disconnect the project from ShotHub: This will disconnect the local project and the cloud project permanently. By default you can sync your library again to the existing cloud project by setting up the sync process again.
Pomfort Account
This shows the Pomfort Account that is used to sign into ShotHub for this project.
Cloud Project
The name of the Silverstack cloud project that the local Silverstack project is connected with. You can click the link to the cloud project to open it directly in your default web browser.
Include Thumbnails
Shows “YES” if thumbnails are also synced and “NO” if they are not synced. You can change this setting by disconnecting the project and setting it up again.
Last Sync
Time and date of the previous complete sync.
Progress bars
When changes are made to the library or the cloud project, there are two progress bars. One for the sync of library metadata and one for respective thumbnails.