Catalyst Prepare / Plugin
Catalyst Browse
Catalyst Edit
Software that applies camera logs and metadata in fast, high-precision correction and editing
Operating environment
Catalyst Prepare ver. 3.0
- A 64-bit operating system: Microsoft® Windows 11, macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia), macOS Tahoe 26
- * Not compatible with macOS 27, 26.7, and 15.8.
- Intel 11th generation or later
- Vulkan 1.2 or higher
- You need the 11th generation or later in order to use stabilization or lens breathing compensation on videos with Intel.
- Processor
- Minimum requirements
- 2 GHz multi-core processor
- Intel environment: CPU with SSE 4.2 or higher
- Recommended requirements
- 4K media: 8 core processor
- XAVC S 4:2:0 8-bit: Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 equipped with Quick Sync Video or Xeon E5 processor
- XAVC HS 4:2:0: Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 (must have 8K media) equipped with Quick Sync Video
- XAVC H / XAVC HS 4:2:2: Apple M1 or Intel Ice Lake Core i7 (must have 8K media) equipped with Quick Sync Video
- XAVC/XAVC S 422 10-bit Long GOP / Intra 4K media: Apple M1 or higher
- XAVC H / XAVC HS 422 10-bit 8K media:
- macOS: Apple M1 or higher required
- Windows: Quick Sync Video and Intel Ice Lake Core i7 or higher required
- Storage
- Minimum requirements
- 500 MB or more empty hard disk space (for program installation)
- Recommended requirements
- 4K or higher media: Solid state drive (SSD) or high speed RAID
- Minimum requirements
- Memory (RAM)
- Minimum requirements
- 4 GB RAM
- Recommended requirements
- 4K or higher media: 8 GB RAM
- XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding preset: 16 GB RAM or more
- Minimum requirements
- GPU
- Minimum requirements
- Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU that supports OpenCL 1.1 or higher
- Video stabilization processing/Lens breathing compensation: Vulkan 1.3 or higher
- OpenGL 2.1 or higher (for optimal performance)
- Recommended requirements
- 4K preview, HD rendering, HD video stabilization/Lens breathing compensation: 2 GB GPU memory or more
- XAVC S / XAVC HS media decode: 6 GB GPU memory or more
- 4K rendering: 6 GB GPU memory or more
- 8K rendering or 4K video stabilization processing/Lens breathing compensation: Latest GPU driver version recommended
- XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding preset: 4 GB GPU memory or more when using a dedicated GPU
- Minimum requirements
- Other
- Windows environment
- In an Intel environment, XAVC S / XAVC H / XAVC HS hardware acceleration is partially provided
- macOS environment
- In an Apple M1 or higher environment, XAVC / XAVC S / XAVC H / XAVC HS media hardware decoding is provided
- Intel Macs are not recommended for 8K media
- Windows environment
- Minimum requirements
Catalyst Prepare Plugin for Premiere
- Video editing software
- Adobe Premiere 25.6.4 or later
- Operating system
- Windows 11
- * Computer with Intel or AMD processor (The operation of computers based on ARM processors is not guaranteed)
- macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia), macOS Tahoe 26
- * Not compatible with macOS 27, 26.7, and 15.8.
- Windows 11
- System requirements
- Computers that conform to recommended Adobe Premiere specifications
- Systems requirements for Windows computers are as follows:
- vulkan 1.3 or higher
- For CUDA: 11.4 or higher
- For OpenCL: 3.0 or higher is recommended
- 6GB GPU memory or higher (12GB GPU memory or higher is recommended)
- Systems requirements for Mac computers are as follows:
- 16GB memory or higher is recommended
Catalyst Prepare Plugin for DaVinci Resolve
- Video editing software
- Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve/DaVinci Resolve Studio 20,21 or later
- Operating system
- Windows 11
- * Computer with Intel or AMD processor (The operation of computers based on ARM processors is not guaranteed)
- macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia), macOS Tahoe 26
- * Not compatible with macOS 27, 26.7, and 15.8.
- Windows 11
- System requirements
- Compliant with the recommended specifications for Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve/DaVinci Resolve Studio.
- Systems requirements for Windows computers are as follows:
- vulkan 1.3 or higher
- For CUDA: 11.4 or higher
- For OpenCL: 3.0 or higher is recommended
- 6GB GPU memory or higher (12GB GPU memory or higher is recommended)
- Systems requirements for Mac computers are as follows:
- 16GB memory or higher is recommended
Other applications
Catalyst Browse / Catalyst Prepare
- A 64-bit operating system: Microsoft® Windows 11, macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia), macOS Tahoe 26
- * Not compatible with macOS 27, 26.7, and 15.8.
- Intel 11th generation or later
- Vulkan 1.2 or higher
- You need the 11th generation or later in order to use stabilization or lens breathing compensation on videos with Intel.
- Processor
- Minimum requirements
- 2 GHz multi-core processor
- Intel environment: CPU with SSE 4.2 or higher
- Recommended requirements
- 4K media: 8 core processor
- XAVC S 4:2:0 8-bit: Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 equipped with Quick Sync Video or Xeon E5 processor
- XAVC HS 4:2:0: Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 (must have 8K media) equipped with Quick Sync Video
- XAVC H / XAVC HS 4:2:2: Apple M1 or Intel Ice Lake Core i7 (must have 8K media) equipped with Quick Sync Video
- XAVC/XAVC S 422 10-bit Long GOP / Intra 4K media: Apple M1 or higher
- XAVC H / XAVC HS 422 10-bit 8K media:
- macOS: Apple M1 or higher required
- Windows: Quick Sync Video and Intel Ice Lake Core i7 or higher required
- Storage
- Minimum requirements
- 500 MB or more empty hard disk space (for program installation)
- Recommended requirements
- 4K or higher media: Solid state drive (SSD) or high speed RAID
- Minimum requirements
- Memory (RAM)
- Minimum requirements
- 4 GB RAM
- Recommended requirements
- 4K or higher media: 8 GB RAM
- XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding preset: 16 GB RAM or more
- Minimum requirements
- GPU
- Minimum requirements
- Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU that supports OpenCL 1.1 or higher
- Video stabilization processing/Lens breathing compensation: Vulkan 1.3 or higher
- OpenGL 2.1 or higher (for optimal performance)
- Recommended requirements
- 4K preview, HD rendering, HD video stabilization/Lens breathing compensation: 2 GB GPU memory or more
- XAVC S / XAVC HS media decode: 6 GB GPU memory or more
- 4K rendering: 6 GB GPU memory or more
- 8K rendering or 4K video stabilization processing/Lens breathing compensation: Latest GPU driver version recommended
- XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding preset: 4 GB GPU memory or more when using a dedicated GPU
- Minimum requirements
- Other
- Windows environment
- In an Intel environment, XAVC S / XAVC H / XAVC HS hardware acceleration is partially provided
- macOS environment
- In an Apple M1 or higher environment, XAVC / XAVC S / XAVC H / XAVC HS media hardware decoding is provided
- Intel Macs are not recommended for 8K media
- Windows environment
- Minimum requirements
Catalyst Edit
- A 64-bit operating system: Microsoft® Windows 11, macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia), macOS Tahoe 26
- * Not compatible with macOS 27, 26.7, and 15.8.
- 2 GHz multi-core processor
- For 4K material: octa-core processor recommended
- For 4:2:0 8-bit XAVC S material: Core i7 Intel Ivy Bridge processor with Quick Sync Video or Xeon E5 processor recommended
- For 4:2:0 XAVC HS material: Core i7 Intel Kaby Lake processor with Quick Sync Video recommended (required for 8K material)
- For 4:2:2 XAVC H / XAVC HS material: Apple M1 or Core i7 Intel Ice Lake processor with Quick Sync Video recommended (required for 8K material)
- For XAVC/XAVC S 422 10-bit Long GOP and Intra 4K media: An Apple M1 or higher is recommended
- For XAVC H/ XAVC HS 422 10-bit 8K media: For MacOS, Apple M1 or higher is required, and for Windows, Quick Sync Video and an Intel Ice Lake Core i7 processor or higher is required.
- 500 MB or more of free space for installation
- For material at 4K or higher resolutions: SSD or high-speed RAID
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended for material at 4K or higher resolutions)
XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding presets require at least 16 GB of RAM. Use of a discrete GPU also requires at least 4 GB of GPU memory. - Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU supporting OpenCL 1.1 or later, with at least 1024 MB of memory, or CPU supporting SSE 4.2 or later
- OpenGL 2.1 recommended for optimal performance
- OpenGL 4.1 required for video stabilization
- 2 GB of GPU memory recommended for 4K previews or HD rendering
- 6 GB of GPU memory recommended for decoding XAVC S or XAVC HS material. We recommend using the latest GPU drivers from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel. In MacOS, in an Apple M1 or higher environment, hardware coding for XAVC and XAVC S, XAVC H, and XAVC HS media are provided, and in an Intel environment, hardware acceleration is partially provided for XAVC S, XAVC H, and XAVC HS. For 8k media, an Intel Mac is not recommended.
- 6 GB of GPU memory recommended for 4K rendering
- 8 GB of GPU memory recommended for 8K rendering or 4K video stabilization
Updates
- 2026/08/27
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- Catalyst Prepare ver. 3.0 released.
- Released Catalyst Prepare ver. 3.0 with a redesigned user interface.
- Users with a paid Catalyst Prepare license can now use Catalyst Prepare Plugin without any restrictions.
- Added support for the X-OCN C1/C2 format.
- Added the ability to browse Ci (Cloud) workspaces.
- Added the ability to download from Ci (Cloud).
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin 3.0 released.
- Users with a paid Catalyst Prepare license can now use Catalyst Prepare Plugin without any restrictions.
- Fixed an issue where the UI notes were sometimes not displayed.
- Catalyst Prepare ver. 3.0 released.
- 2026/06/30
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- Catalyst Browse 2026.1.1, Catalyst Prepare 2026.1.1, and Production Suite 2026.1.1 released.
- Modifications were made to address security vulnerabilities.
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin 2.3.1 released.
- Catalyst Browse 2026.1.1, Catalyst Prepare 2026.1.1, and Production Suite 2026.1.1 released.
- 2026/05/14
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- Catalyst Browse 2026.1, Catalyst Prepare 2026.1, and Production Suite 2026.1 released.
- Horizon lock manual adjustment function has been added.*
- A resolution that is supported by X-OCN has been newly added.
- Now supports 96 kHz/32 bit float audio.
- *Available for use in Catalyst Browse, Catalyst Prepare only.
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin 2.3 released.
- Horizon lock manual adjustment function has been added.
- Catalyst Browse 2026.1, Catalyst Prepare 2026.1, and Production Suite 2026.1 released.
- 2025/10/30
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Catalyst Browse/Prepare ver. 2025.3 has been released.
- Sound separation function was added.*
- HLG mild was added.
- Added support for displaying Shooting Information.
- Improved cropping when performing stabilization on clips with significant camera shake.
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin 2.2 released.
- Improved cropping when performing stabilization on clips with significant camera shake.
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Catalyst Browse/Prepare ver. 2025.3 has been released.
- 2025/06/26
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Catalyst Browse/Prepare ver. 2025.2 has been released.
- Support for adjustable degree of image stabilisation and Framing optimisation functions*
- Expansion of X-OCN format
- Support for display of External ND Filter metadata item
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin 2.1 released.
- Support for adjustable degree of image stabilisation and Framing optimisation functions
- Support for Lens Distortion Compensation for X-OCN format
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Catalyst Browse/Prepare ver. 2025.2 has been released.
- 2025/03/13
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin for Premiere Pro Ver.2 has been released.
- Supports Horizon Lock
- Supports applying custom video effects to clips on the timeline
- 2025/02/27
- Catalyst Browse/Prepare ver. 2025.1 has been released.
- Support for applying Lens Distortion Compensation using metadata to X-OCN format video
- Supports Horizon Lock (Catalyst Prepare only)
- 2024/10/31
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin Ver.2.0 for DaVinci Resolve has been released.
- Supports Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Plugin
- Supports Horizon Lock
- 2024/07/25
- Catalyst Browse 2024.1.1, Catalyst Prepare 2024.1.1, and Production Suite 2024.1.1 released.
- Changed the UI specifications of the user information menu.
- Fixed a bug that could cause sign-in failures.
- 2024/03/28
- Catalyst Browse 2024.1 released.
- Can now be used on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
- macOS 14 Sonoma now supported.
- Improved image quality with video stabilization applied.
- You can now sign in using your Sony account.
- 2024/03/28
- Catalyst Prepare 2024.1 and Production Suite 2024.1 released.
- Can now be used on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
- macOS 14 Sonoma now supported.
- Improved image quality with video stabilization applied.
- When batch-exporting clips with video stabilization/lens breathing compensation, you can now apply correction results to individual clips.
- You can now sign in using your Sony account.
- 2024/03/05
- Catalyst Prepare Plugin 1.2.1 released. Fixed some issues.
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