QC Buddy

Never send a broken video

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

Catch technical faults before your client does. Drop any video and get a full QC report in seconds. No upload, no cloud, everything stays on your Mac. QC Buddy is the quality control tool built for video professionals. Drop your files and get a detailed fault report in seconds. No cloud upload, no waiting, no guesswork. WHAT QC BUDDY CHECKS Video Resolution and aspect ratio Frame rate and variable frame rate (VFR) Video range (limited vs full) HDR detection Black frames and flash frames Photosensitivity: rapid luminance flashes, red flashes, and sustained high-contrast patterns (Harding-style check) Frozen or stuck frames Offline / disconnected media Decode errors and corrupt frames Colour grade issues: flat, clipped, or unusual casts Edge blanking: pillarboxing, letterboxing, and overscan Illegal white levels above 100 IRE Audio Silence and audio dropouts Clipping and distortion Loudness (LUFS) against broadcast standards Phase issues Channel imbalance Low audio levels Burnt-in Subtitles Spelling errors in burnt-in captions and lower thirds, frame by frame Choose your dictionary: UK English, US English, and more Per-project allowlist for brand names, surnames, and proper nouns TIMECODE-ACCURATE RESULTS Every issue is reported with the exact timecode and a frame preview so you can jump straight to the problem in your editing software. WATCH FOLDERS Set QC Buddy to monitor a folder and it will automatically analyse every new video file that lands there. Ideal for ingest pipelines and busy post workflows. FRAME.IO UPLOAD Connect your Adobe account and send checked files straight to any Frame.io project or folder without leaving QC Buddy. Optionally post the QC summary as a comment so reviewers see the report alongside the file. QC STATS Track your scanning activity over time, files checked, issues caught, hours saved. Synced via iCloud so your numbers follow you across every Mac you sign in on. LIVES IN YOUR MENU BAR QC Buddy runs quietly in the background. Check the status of any job from the menu bar without opening the main window, and drop files directly onto the icon to queue them instantly. EXPORT YOUR REPORT Share a polished PDF report with your client, or export an XML markers file that imports directly into Premiere Pro with every issue placed at the right timecode. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS Designed for editors, post houses, and delivery teams who can't afford to send a broken file to a client. Fast, accurate, and unobtrusive. 100% ON-DEVICE Your video files never leave your Mac. All analysis runs locally using Apple's AVFoundation framework. Fast, private, and secure. CUSTOMISABLE CHECKS Enable, disable, and reorder individual checks to match your delivery requirements. Set your own loudness targets and spelling dictionary. Run a fast scan to skip the heavier checks when you're in a hurry. HELP US IMPROVE Spotted a false detection? Tap the report button to flag it. Got a bug or feature idea? Send it from the built-in feedback form. Every piece of input goes to our team and shapes the next release. QC Buddy requires a subscription after a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually and managed through the Mac App Store.

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Seller
  • Tiramisu Ltd
Size
  • 80.2 MB
Category
  • Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages
English and 51 more
  • English, Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
Age Rating
4+
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