FrameCycler PRO is the industry standard for review of frame sequences on your desktop. It works in tandem with content-creation and compositing applications providing artists with instant playback access to their projects on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Since its inception in 2001, FrameCycler has been adopted by most VFX and post facilities around the world.
Reliable Performance
FrameCycler plays virtually any format, so there's no waiting around for file conversions. Sequences load quickly and almost every function can be activated with a single hotkey or mouse click. FrameCycler supports all standard file formats used in today's post environments, including OpenEXR, DPX, TIFF, TGA, Cineon and many others. In addition, FrameCycler supports Quicktime and AVI files and all digital cinema RAW formats in use today. On LINUX and Windows, FrameCycler runs natively in 64 bit mode, allowing you to take advantage of large RAM caches on 64 bit operating systems.
See Your Work
Along with a powerful set of playback controls, FrameCycler PRO includes a treasure chest of image analysis tools. The Vectorscope, Histogram, Waveform and Color Picker provide image data and the Interactive Zoom tool allows for precise examination of any part of a frame or sequence. Channel views make it easy to find artifacts or check for compatibility issues against various output formats.
All about Integration
FrameCycler was designed from the ground up to fit into virtually any production and review pipeline. FrameCycler PRO runs on all three major operation systems and supports all industry-standard file formats. FrameCycler's simple command line syntax makes it easy to create custom integration scripts - standard integration scripts already exist, for example for Shake, NUKE, and Maya. FrameCycler's native playlist format is XML based and easily generated or read by third-party tools.
Sound
FrameCycler PRO supports a virtually unlimited number of sound files on the timeline, and includes features for trimming and sliding the sound to match the moving image. Advanced sound tools include the option to slide sound playback by the fraction of one frame and ajdusting the volume to match other channels. Variable playback speed and support for playing sound backwards make FrameCycler PRO the ideal application to check lip sync for animation review.
FrameCycler Gets Color Right
FrameCycler PRO supports SpeedGrade .Look files and timelines that allow you to preview color without having to render first. Accuracy is guaranteed by support for all common industry standard calibration LUT formats, including HDR floating point LUTs.
Remote Collaboration
FrameCycler PRO includes ReviewLink technology for instantly connecting to other FrameCycler or SpeedGrade users. With ReviewLink, artists can conduct secure, perfectly synchronized daily sessions over the internet from anywhere in the world.
The annotations functionality allows you to add text notes and hand drawing to a frame or image clip. The information is stored as metadata in the playlist and is automatically communicated to all participants in a ReviewLink session.
FrameCycler PRO is a powerful flipbook for personal, RAM-buffered review of frame sequences and digital movie files. FrameCycler supports virtually all file formats used in post today, including uncompressed frame sequences at HD, 2K, and higher resolutions, as well as native RAW files for all digital cinema cameras on the market. FrameCycler runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
FrameCycler was the first real time flipbook introduced to the VFX industry in 2001 and is widely considered to be the industry standard for VFX review.
