Catalyst Browse is part of an all-new, cross-platform family of media preparation products from Sony. It's a powerful clip management tool which will eventually replace Content Browser and RAW Viewer. While there are many new features, not all have been duplicated. If you require certain functions or formats not yet supported by Catalyst Browse, you may want to continue using your current software. The charts below highlight the features of Catalyst Browse versus Content Browser and RAW Viewer.
| Feature | Catalyst Browse | Content Browser | RAW Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import | |||
| SONY RAW | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SStP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| XAVC (Intra) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| XAVC (Long) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| XAVC Proxy | ✓ | ||
| XAVC S | ✓ | ||
| MPEG HD | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AVCHD | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Export | |||
| Transcode between in and out points | ✓ | ||
| DPX | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Open EXR | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ProRes (Mac Only) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| XAVC (Intra) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SStP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| H.264 | ✓ | (plugin) | |
| BWF (Audio) | ✓ | ||
| Viewing | |||
| Video Playback | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio Playback | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Viewing options: Speed, Quality, All-Frames | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Preview Zoom | ✓ | ✓ | |
| VTR Playback mode | ✓ | ||
| Proxy W/F (High-res, Proxy preview mode change) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Clip Management | |||
| Copy clips | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Partial copy | ✓ (MXF/EX) | ✓ (MXF/EX) | |
| Search clips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Salvage clips | ✓ (AXS Mem only) | ||
| Stand-alone MXF file support | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sending clips or EDL back to device. | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Rename clips | ✓ | ||
| Editing | |||
| EDL (XDCAM Clip List) Editing | ✓ (XDCAM/XAVC/RAW) | ✓ (XDCAM) | |
| Partial copy based on Clip List | ✓ | ||
| Proxy W/F (offline media) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| EDL (CMX3600) Import | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Import into Apple FCP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GUI | |||
| Single Window Simple GUI | ✓ | ||
| Activity panel (background copy & transcoding) | ✓ | ||
| Zoom control in color workspace | ✓ | ||
| High DPI support on Windows | ✓ | ||
| Color Grading | |||
| Color preset load/save | ✓ | ||
| Vector Scope | ✓ | ||
| Histogram | ✓ | ||
| Waveform monitor | ✓ | ||
| Color Correction Undo/Redo | ✓ | ||
| Sony Device Color Space Controls (S-Log, S-Gamut) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| High quality Sony RAW development | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3-Way Color Wheels Grading | ✓ | ✓ | |
| RGB Mixer Grading | ✓ | ||
| Curves Grading | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Import and Export ASC-CDL | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 1D LUT Import / Export | ✓ | ||
| 3D LUT Import / Export | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 1.3x and 2.0x anamorphic viewing | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Look template save/load | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Live grading w/ HDLink | ✓ | ||
| HD-SDI output | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tangent Devices Support (Tk/Mf/Kb/Wave) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Metadata | |||
| Metadata: View and Edit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (View only) |
| Planning Metadata (read) | ✓ | ||
| Edit metadata on Professional Disc | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Export Cooke lens metadata | ✓ | ||
| Shot Mark editing | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NXCAM Features | |||
| AVCHD, DV mode support | ✓ | ||
| MPEG SD support | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GPS support | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Combine 2GB chunked files | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Combine relay rec clips | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AVCHD Write-back to media | ✓ | ||
| Others | |||
| Login and upload to Ci, the video cloud service by Sony | ✓ | ||
| Flashband correction | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SxS Formatting (UDF/FAT) | ✓ | ||
| Finalization for QL-Disc | ✓ | ||
| CIFS connection for XDCAM/XDS | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FTP connection for XDCAM/XDS | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Capture still image | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Change index picture | ✓ | ||
Catalyst Browse system requirements
- An 8-core processor is recommended for 4K media
- An Ivy Bridge Core i7 with Quick Sync Video or Xeon E5 processor is recommended for XAVC S media
- A Kaby Lake Core i7 processor with Quick Sync Video is recommended for 4:2:0 XAVC HS media and required for 8k media
- An Ice Lake Core i7 processor with Quick Sync Video is recommended for 4:2:2 XAVC HS media and required for 8k media
The XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding presets require 16 GB or more RAM. If you're using a dedicated GPU, the presets also require 4 GB or more GPU memory.
- OpenGL 2.1 is recommended for optimum performance
- OpenGL 4.1 is required for video stabilization/lens breathing compensation
- 2 GB GPU memory is recommended for 4K preview, HD rendering, or HD video stabilization/lens breathing compensation
- 6 GB of GPU memory is recommended for decoding XAVC S or XAVC HS media, and we recommend using the latest GPU driver version from NVIDIA, AMD/ATI, or Intel. macOS provides software decoding of XAVC S or XAVC HS media.
- 6 GB GPU memory is recommended for 4K rendering
- 8 GB GPU memory is recommended for 8K rendering or 4K video stabilization/lens breathing compensation
- 10 GB GPU memory is recommended for 8K video stabilization/lens breathing compensation
