Silverstack has very thorough reporting and export features within it that exceed the capabilities of Kyno in pretty much all areas. Pomfort Silverstack, DaVinci Resolve and Assimilate Scratch can all read extensive camera and file metadata on a much deeper level from a whole host of cameras, with the latter two being able to transcode to a greater range of file codecs as well. In my line of work I wouldn’t have much use for it as I currently use applications that are designed from the ground up for digital dailies creation and acquisition, which I think is different to the avenue Kyno is aiming towards.

Having the ability to also see a list or thumbnails of the files in the folder you’re currently working in, either under or to the side of the viewer, would make it much more beneficial and easier to navigate through the media you’re looking at.

The preview window is good but needs some work. The ability to create transcodes from within the application is a nice touch, but I feel it very much keeps its purpose rooted in basic file viewing and preparation. Being able to view a whole range of media formats and define so many parameters makes it versatile and as a whole the application is nicely presented. High level DIT Joe Jamieson takes a look at a new media manager but finds something that may be late to the party and of more use to assistants and post houses.Īs an all-in-one tool for basic media management I think Kyno is a pretty powerful little resource.

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