Hedge has added new features and integrations to OffShoot, FoolCat and EditReady in new 24.1 releases.
With the new 24.1 releases, Hedges goal is to close more gaps in the creative workflow by bringing more flexibility when offloading files, reporting what’s been shot, and transcoding to prepare the files for the next stage of post production.
OffShoot
In OffShoot 24.1 you are now able to stop and resume transfers. This is very handy if you need to move locations, or swap between internet connections. Hedge will remember where you stopped and the setting and parameters you entered.
Stop & Resume also supports resuming transfers if a hard drive accidentally becomes unplugged, etc. Once you reconnect the drive, OffShoot will resume where it left off. If a dock with multiple Untitled cards was reconnected, OffShoot will know which cards are which, and continue all transfers.
For OffShoot Pro users, the Stop & Resume functionality is handy when uploading to the cloud. If you are on location, with limited bandwidth or struggling with connection issues you will appreciate this feature.
OffShoot’s new integration with EditReady also allows for the automatic triggering of transcodes from your media transfer destination folder. As soon as it’s been transferred, organized, and data verified by OffShoot, it can signal EditReady to open up and start transcoding. This allows you to create proxy files or align varying camera files to your chosen codec.
With the launch of OffShoot Pro, there is support for AWS S3 buckets. This removes some of the complexity by treating buckets as if they were locally attached drives. OffShoot Pro allows for all your offloads to exist within the same application; cloud, network, and local.
On top of AWS S3 functionality, there is also support for S3 Accelerated Transfer Uploads. When you enable this functionality on your AWS buckets, claimed speeds can be increased by over 200%.
Instead of needing to first copy and verify to a physical drive before uploading to the cloud, OffShoot Pro makes it possible to simultaneously offload to local and cloud storage. Productions can immediately offload and verify to their cloud destination just as easily, as if it were a drive connected to their machines.
Also in the 24.1 release, Hedge has added BackBlaze B2 cloud storage. This is the first of the support for a wider set of S3 cloud providers.
FoolCat
With FoolCat 24.1, your camera reports can contain Rec.709 transforms and 3D LUT support.
FoolCat 24.1 allows for RAW and Log video clips in your camera reports to feature Rec.709 processing. If your project calls for a custom show LUT, FoolCat can apply it so your reports match exactly what everyone has been watching on set.
This new functionality builds from Hedge’s Color Awareness technology and allows users to process their RAW clips, via the camera vendors’ color science, to REC.709 thumbnails within the camera report. This takes away the desaturated and washed-out look that would be contained in the thumbnails when working with RAW.
FoolCat on Windows
In this release, Hedge has brought Sony X-OCN codec support to Windows users. This is a free update for everyone with a license that’s purchased or extended in the last twelve months.
As both X-OCN and 3D LUT support were so widely requested, Hedge is offering all existing and new users on both Mac and Windows a $20 USD discount on extending or purchasing their license, to gain access to this latest update.
EditReady
Hedge has made significant optimizations for EditReady by speeding up transcoding. For Apple silicon users, a lot of people will see 2x increases in performance, with M2 Ultra and M3 users should see up to 4x increases in performance.
EditReady 24.1 also adds new codec support for Avid’s DNxHD OP-Atom MXF format. OP-Atom files are made up of separate files for audio and video, which if made with EditReady will automagically link up in Media Composer. EditReady 24.1 also includes a preset for DNxHR LB Avid Proxies, allowing you to generate small and efficient proxy files. LB proxies require less bandwidth to upload and less space in cloud storage, which makes them more suitable for remote workflows.
