I love how much time cineXtools saves us, both with our internal workflows and our clients.
Being able to drop in a fix to a file has completely changed the way we work.
cineXtools: short and sweet
We all know how time-consuming it is to edit even the smallest changes in your videos.
CineXtools is an easy video editing software that will save you a ton of time making changes to your videos.
Watch the animated explainer to see how cineXtools works.
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Having to export files again and again, because of little tweaks here and there will now be a thing of the past, because cineXtools will help you do that in minutes rather than hours.
cineXtools is a stand-alone media-file and deliverables management application. A useful and timesaving companion to any non-linear video editor. CineXtools is an easy video editing software that consists of several modules.
insert edit
multi-clip
ripple edit | cut&paste
audio versioning
as11
closed captions
insert edit
Make a change to any of part of your video without having to re-export again and again.
Make video, audio or closed captions changes to the file you’ve already exported. Don’t let a mistake in your video set you back hours. Use CineXtools insert edit to fix your files incredibly fast and easily without compromise.
Also, CineXtools is resolution independent. This means HD, 4K and even 8K are all supported
multi-clip
If you have several video or audio changes and want to make them all at once, save time using the Multi-Clip Insert tab. Drag and drop your fixes to the source side, and they’ll line up according to timecode.
Double click on each patch to preview the insert and when you’re ready, select insert to make all your changes at once. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
ripple edit | cut&paste
If you forgot to add or remove a crucial scene, don’t panic. You can easily add or remove new pieces to your file without exporting it all over again.
Add commercial blacks or remove them for a clean master copy. All of it can be done simply without re-encoding your file.
audio versioning
Maybe you exported your file with stereo pairs, but you really wanted mono tracks. Or, perhaps you received a last minute sound byte from your client that must be added to your file. You can make audio changes to all the tracks or just a single track using the audio versioning tool.
as11
Our UK DPP AS-11 Metadata Editor helps you instantly add, amend and update AS11 metadata without rewrap.
View the DPP Certification Here.
closed captions
Instantly edit, add, and version MXF and MOV captions. You can do it in line from the video editor’s interface. No rewrap necessary.
This module also supports service-replacement using MCC and SCC files directly. It can perform extraction to sidecar files and optional SD analog captions extraction. It also supports CC format conversion tools and files with Legacy 608 tracks.
Watch the video tutorial here.
User Stories
Let's Get Down To It
Original, quality content drives the media industry.
The trend for original content means that post-production facilities have more work now than ever, but on average, a show has to be exported and quality checked at least 3 times before the final delivery. And as we all know, every instance of an export can be an expensive and lengthy process.
How we back it Up
Real Time Saver
cash back in your pocket
In summary...
How we back it Up
Here’s our homework.
To really understand how cineXtools can improve productivity while saving time and money, we’ve compared a traditional export/re-QC processes versus using cineXtools insert-edit for the exact same job.
We put a dollar amount on the hourly rate of online editors for some of the largest post-production hubs around the world for an apple-to-apple comparison.
Real Time Saver
Making a 3-minute scene change to a 60-minute file would take a total of 100 minutes done the old way. With insert edit, that same process takes a literal fraction of the time.
That same 3-minute change to a 4K file gobbles up even more time done the old way. But with insert-edit, the time savings become massive.
cash back in your pocket
We don’t have to tell you at this point that enormous amount of time, money and resources can be saved by using insert-edit. It’s clear with HD workflows, and the potential savings are glaring with 4K files.
Requiring longer export times than their HD counterparts, the demand for 4K master file delivery is increasing. Cinedeck’s solutions provide even greater savings, both time and money.
In summary...
Over the course of delivering a season’s worth of 4K episodes for a single show, insert edit could save you THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Using an insert-edit workflow vs. a traditional file delivery workflow, thousands of dollars in man-hours per season can be saved. That’s like a Matterhorn-sized mountain worth time, energy, effort and money.
Cinedeck is revolutionizing post workflows by giving editors the tools they need to speed through deliverables, representing considerable savings in time and money, while changing the video industry to meet modern demand.
cineX API
Jai Cave, Head of Operations at Envy Post tells us about his experience using cineX API and integrating with Reach Engine.
Massively automate your deliverables workflow with cineX API.
cineX API represents the next evolution in cineX technology by streamlining your distribution workflow. Insert and replace a promo slate to hundreds of files at a time, or create multiple audio versions for your international deliverables with the push of one button. Do one job or create multiple jobs that can be combined to customize a workflow that quickly and efficiently meets your needs – all without re-encoding and re-QCing your files.
Efficiencies at Every Level
- Post Production Facilities: API-Access let you batch process without a MAM
- Studios and Networks: Transform your assets at a granular level. Insert audio, video, metadata, captions and more using your existing MAM
- Cloud-based Services: Re-uploading the same content over and over can be time-consuming, expensive and frustrating to your client. Use cineX API to only upload the correction.
Sample Workflows:
Changing the promo slate for hundreds of files. Insert-edit to hundreds of files at a time – changing only what you need.
Creating an international version of your master file. Audio Version your assets without transcoding to save time and resources.
FAQ
If you work in the Mac space, your Mac computer needs to be running OS X 10.9 (AKA Mavericks) or newer.
If you are in the Windows world, make sure your device is running Windows 7 x64 (64-bit) Service Pack 1 or newer.
A more powerful system will perform better when running CineXtools. But, because most real processing is for small bits of video and audio, the biggest factor is disk I/O for read and write.
You’ll see the best performance when you work on SSDs, particularly for the target drive. A fast local RAID or fast network storage on an 8 Gigabit or faster connection will help, too. Avoid working on devices such as a USB2 single platter spinning hard drive.
If you have any questions, please get in touch.
General Questions
ProRes is a very common codec used to encode video file. Each frame gets compressed using a different amount of data and results in every frame being a slightly different size.
To do video inserts into a target file, each frame needs to be big enough for a maximum potential data overwrite.
The rewrap is a padding process and has no effect on the video essence and is very fast, much like a file copy.
Go here to learn more about the rewrap process.
Yes, cineXtools is available for both Mac and PC.
Both versions support the same features. Generally, you can use any Mac running OS X 10.9 (AKA Mavericks) or newer. You can also use any Windows system running Windows 7 x64 (64-bit) Service Pack 1 or newer.
No, there are no functional differences between the Mac and PC versions. Both versions support ProRes, as well.
ProRes Export Plugins are software components that make delivering ProRes files simpler. We partnered with various non-linear video editing software providers to develop them.
As a result, you can export an ‘insertable’ Padded ProRes file straight from the NLE of your choice. Forget about ProRes master file preparation delays. You can apply audio, video, and closed caption insert-edits to your files immediately.
Learn more about and request the free plugins here.
iLok License Manager must be configured for automatic discovery of network servers OR a config file needs to be generated by the iLok manager running the license server, and that config file copied to the local machine. In order for automatic discovery to take place, the Bonjour service needs to be running and set to automatic startup. Check that you have the server set for automatic discovery on the systems that won’t launch.
The dialog is accessed via the file::preferences menu in the iLok manager.
Running cineXtools under virtual machines (VMs) is neither tested extensively nor officially supported because of known issues with features that rely on the graphics processor and other hardware in VM environments.
Use of cineXtools on a virtual machine (VM) is “at your own risk” and support will not be able to help with any issues.
Technical Specifications
Supported Codecs
ProRes, DNxHD, DNxHR, XDCAM50, XDCAM35, AVC-I, XAVC, JPEG2000, H.264
- JPEG2000 and XDCAM35 supported for audio insert and cut/rewrap insert
- H.264 for supported cineXtools profiles only.
Resolutions
SD, HD, 2K, UHD, 4K, 8K and beyond.
cinextools is resolutions independent. If you’re using a raster independent codec like ProRes, it can be any non-standard resolution.
Wrappers
MOV, OP1A MXF, OPATOM MXF, MP4
Colorspace
cineXtools support for Colorspace and bit depth depend entirely on the codec, but generally cineXtools supports YUV 8, YUV 10, RGB10 and RGB12.
On a related, but separate note, cineXtool supports HDR files, like ProRes XQ for insert, too. Like the insert support for codecs, cineXtools does colorspace conversions when inserting from source to target. So, a 10-frame RGB12 DPX sequence can be inserted to your YUV10 ProRes HQ file. For obvious reasons, we wouldn’t recommend you go from YUV8 to RGB12.
OS Requirements
For PC, Windows 7 and higher
For Mac, Maverick OSX 10.9.5 and greater
Hardware
There are no minimum hardware requirements for cineXtools. However the faster / better your hardware, the faster your inserts and rewrap processes.
One important factor in the speed of cineXtools is where the file is located and network bandwidth. If your file is located on a busy network then the speed of insert and rewrap, particularly, may be slow. It’s always best to run cineXtools as “close” to your target file as possible.
Licensing Options
Single and multiple licenses without hardware USB key.
Floating licenses available for 3 or more cineXtools licenses and 5 or more cineXplugins licenses. A separate iLok License Server is required for floating licenses.
Pricing
Everything Bundle
All Access for One Hour
$
29
per hour
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All Codecs
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All Options
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Minutes countdown upon purchase. You receive an extra 10min to install and activate the software (70min total)
cineX Everything Bundle
1 year subscription
$
995
Year
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All options and features for cineXtools
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All options for cineXplugins
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All options for cineXmeta