FAQs

Which metadata sources are supported?

Konsol support a large range of metadata sources:

  • Colorfront OSD / EXD
  • ScriptE
  • Filemaker
  • Pomfort Livegrade
  • Silverstack
  • Yoyotta
  • QTake
  • Zoelog
  • DCS
  • Arri UMC4

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Does Konsol have an API to send and receive metadata from other systems?

Konsol provides an Open API that allows developers to access and integrate with our system programmatically.

With the Open API, you can build custom applications, automate workflows, or extend the functionality of the software to meet your specific needs.

This API can be used at the moment for inputs from:

  • Colorfront OSD / EXDPomfort
  • Shothuband can be used to export to Autodesk Flow
  • Production Tracking

What Exports can I create from Konsol?

At the moment, Konsol can create the following exports:

  • Customiseable PDF Files (Dailies Reports / Asset Reports)
  • Customisable ALE and CSV Files
  • MovieLabs JSON compatible files
  • Adobe Premier XML files

What Video formats are supported in Illusion?

  • Apple ProRes (4444, 444XQ, 422, HQ, LT, Proxy) RDD44 MXF, RDD45 MXF or QuickTime MOV
  • Apple ProRes RAW QuickTime MOV
  • ARRIRAW all flavors including B&W, Large Format as ARRI image sequence, ARX image sequence (Codex High Density Encoded (HDE) files), or MXF 2
  • AVC Intra
  • AVC HD MTS transport stream
  • Avid DNxHD/DNxHR MXF and QuickTime MOV
  • Canon RMF image sequence
  • Codex CDX Native RAW
  • .cine RAW
  • Cineform RAW in QuickTime MOV 1
  • Cinema DNG image sequence
  • DPX (8/10/12/16 bits, monochrome/RGB/RGBA/YUV) image sequence 2
  • DSLR RAW frames (NEF, CR2, ARW)
  • EXR image sequence 2
  • Various H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) formats in MP4 or QuickTime MOV container
  • Panasonic P2 MXF
  • Panasonic VRW image sequence
  • QuickTime MOV Files
  • REDCODE RAW (R3D) including monochrome
  • Sony RAW
  • Sony Simple Studio Profile (SStP)
  • MP4
  • Sony XAVCTIFF (8/16 bits) image sequence2

What options do I have when submitting a VFX pull?

  • Custom Start frame
  • Custom Handles
  • Choice of VFX pull Receipt

What Exports can I get from a VFX pull?

  • Apple ProRes (4444, 444XQ, 422, HQ, LT, Proxy) RDD44 MXF, RDD45 MXF or QuickTime MOV
  • Apple ProRes RAW QuickTime MOV
  • Avid DNxHD/DNxHR MXF and QuickTime MOV
  • DPX (8/10/12/16 bits, monochrome/RGB/RGBA/YUV) image sequence 2
  • EXR image sequence 2
  • Various H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) formats in MP4 or QuickTime MOV container
  • QuickTime MOV Files
  • Sony XAVC
  • TIFF (8/16 bits) image sequence2
  • CDL / CCC
  • ALE

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How long does a VFX pull take to process?

Depending on the configuration of your VFX pulls solution this ranges from >1 hour to > 48 hours.