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Dailies Processing System Specifications

Professional on-set and near-set dailies systems with ColorFront and DaVinci Resolve. Real-time transcoding, color grading, QC, and delivery to editorial with full metadata management.

Dailies System Configurations

ColorFront Dailies System

Hardware

  • • Intel Xeon W-3300 or AMD Threadripper PRO
  • • 128GB–256GB ECC RAM
  • • NVIDIA RTX A5000 or A6000
  • • 12TB+ high-speed NVMe RAID
  • • 10GbE+ network connectivity

Software

  • • ColorFront Express Dailies
  • • On-Set Dailies workflows
  • • LUT management & CDL support
  • • Automated QC tools
  • • Multiple format outputs

Key Features

  • • Real-time transcoding
  • • Automated backup workflows
  • • Metadata embedding
  • • Multi-format delivery

DaVinci Resolve Dailies

Hardware

  • • AMD Threadripper or Intel Xeon W
  • • 256GB RAM minimum
  • • Dual NVIDIA RTX 4090 or A6000
  • • 16TB+ storage array
  • • Blackmagic DeckLink capture cards

Software

  • • DaVinci Resolve Studio
  • • PostgreSQL project server
  • • Blackmagic RAW SDK
  • • Frame.io integration
  • • Collaboration tools

Key Features

  • • Full color grading on-set
  • • RAW debayer & processing
  • • Multi-user collaboration
  • • Cloud upload automation

Complete Dailies Workflow

1

Ingest & Verify

Automated card offloading with checksum verification and backup protocols.

• ShotPut Pro
• YoYotta
• Hedge
• Custom scripts
2

Transcode & Color

Apply LUTs, CDLs, and create editorial proxies with embedded metadata.

• ColorFront
• Resolve
• ACES workflows
• Custom LUT management
3

QC & Review

Automated quality checks for audio, video, metadata, and sync.

• Automated QC
• Manual review stations
• Reference monitoring
4

Deliver & Archive

Multi-format delivery to editorial, cloud review, and secure archival.

• Frame.io
• Aspera
• PIX
• LTO backup
• Cloud sync

Reference Monitoring & QC

Sony BVM-X300 OLED reference monitors
Flanders Scientific XM series
Calibrated OLED displays
Multi-viewer systems for QC
HDR and SDR monitoring options

Included Support & Services

Near-set or on-location deployment
24/7 DIT/colorist support available
Remote monitoring & troubleshooting
Redundant backup systems
Integration with editorial workflows
Custom workflow design & optimization

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