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Timecode Buddy Support.

With the Timecode Sync plugin, MovieSlate users can enjoy SMPTE timecode that’s synched over WiFi in real time from the extremely accurate Timecode Buddy system. Timecode Buddy’s settings, timecode, userbits, and framerate can all be changed directly from MovieSlate (after entering the 4 digit password). Learn More

Clap to Effortlessly Log a Shot.

To start a shot, tap the clapper to open/close the sticks, and produce optional sync sounds and animations. MovieSlate can also detect claps from external iPad cases. With each closing of the clapper sticks, a shot is automatically saved to MovieSlate’s History Log containing all meta-data, timecode, notes, and even the GPS location. Learn More

Roll Credits.

Photograph optional credits animations that briefly display each piece of production info full screen, such as: date, timecode, director, dp, roll, scene, take, production, location, and more. View credits animation

Quick data entry.

Simply tap on a slate field to edit with the optimized keypad, keyboard— or choose info from text snippets, contacts, or history.

Fast/automatic roll, scene, take.

Swipe up/down on fields to quickly increment or decrement roll, scene, take, slate numbers. MovieSlate can even auto increment Slate and Take after each shot.

Have it your way.

Customize the slate’s appearance for each production or shot. Choose from various clapper stick designs, slate background colors, slate fonts, clock timecode colors, and color/grayscale/focus charts. Even add your own production logo graphic— which also appears at the top of MovieSlate’s HTML reports. Learn More

Take Note.

Create date/timecode stamped text/image/voice notes while shooting, or after you’ve wrapped. Shot Notes can help you later import just the footage you need. For instance, when shooting interviews you can create notes to document when a particular question was asked, or when something remarkable was said. Learn More

Fancy Reports without the hassle.

History and Notes can be emailed in various file formats— ready for quick import into Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, computer spreadsheets and databases. View sample Reports

Music Video Playback.

MovieSlate plays back a portion of a song for a take— automatically syncing its timecode to your song, stopping/starting music playback as the shot starts/stops. Learn More

Save Camera meta-data.

Reshoots can be a pain when you don’t know how the camera was set at the original shoot. MovieSlate makes it easy to save everything from aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to digital camera filenames. Learn More

Sound Department Tools.

Production Sound Mixers are enthusiastic about MovieSlate’s optional Sound Department plugin— making it trivially easy to capture sound department log data and quickly generate daily Sound Reports for post production. Learn More