MediaReactor's primary plugins under macOS are Autodesk's Flame, Flint and Lustre direct API, Apple's QuickTime layer and Adobe's import and export plugins.  For more information on the Autodesk specific plugins, please see the Autodesk page.  MediaReactor Workstation connects to QuickTime at multiple levels.  It provides codecs for encoding and decoding video frames, image importers and exporters, movie importers and exporters and low level data handlers.  The result is that all QuickTime enabled applications can access media as easily as a native QuickTime movie including still formats like DPX, Cineon, ARI and DNG sequences.  This includes metadata, multi-track audio, multi-track video, time code, closed captioning and other tracks.  All supported formats, including IPB MPEG transport streams and series of stills (that would normally require conversion) are directly available for editing in Adobe and many other third party products.

MediaReactor Workstation supports all four primary Windows audio/video layers, which are: VFW (Video For Windows), DirectX/DirectShow (Microsoft Windows Component Object Model [COM] framework), QuickTime for Windows and Adobe import/export plugins for older Adobe products (CS5+ uses the Windows 64 version). 

QuickTime is the most standardized platform for media access on 32 bit Windows, and the MediaReactor Workstation connects to QuickTime on multiple levels.  It provides codecs for encoding and decoding video frames, image importers, image exporters, movie importers, movie exporters and low level data handlers.  The result is that all QuickTime enabled applications can access media as easily as native QuickTime movies including still formats like DPX, Cineon, ARI and DNG sequences.  This includes metadata, multi-track audio, multi-track video, time code, closed captioning and other tracks.  All supported formats, including IPB MPEG transport streams and series of stills (that would normally require conversion) are directly supported available for editing in Adobe, Avid and many other third party products.

For some applications, DirectShow or VFW provide the easiest or only interface for MediaReactor to file import.  DirectShow allows player applications like Windows Media Player to access all the available file formats seamlessly. 

The latest production tools tend to prefer operating as 64 bit applications.  MediaReactor Workstation for Windows 64 provides interfaces to these applications. Assimilate SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab are great examples of powerful programs running on Windows 64. Drastic provides the technology to Assimilate for their CSP (Codecs Support Pack) plugin, and MediaReactor Workstation takes that interface to a whole new level, providing a much wider set of file formats and codecs. MediaReactor Workstation allows Assimilate's software to access almost every production file type your workflow could need. 

The latest Adobe Creative Suite products are also native 64 bit applications. MediaReactor Workstation provides both import and export plugins for all of Adobe's Creative Suite tools. The plugins provide all the advanced media support and even improve on Adobe formats like MOV and MXF.

The Windows 64 bit version of MediaReactor Workstation license also allows you to install and use the Windows 32 bit version, which is fully compatible and can be useful, in Windows 64.

The primary plugin for Linux is the direct Autodesk plugin for Flame, Flare and Lustre. This plugin set provides access to all of MediaReactor's file format read support directly in Flame, Flare, Lustre and to any other connected Autodesk app via the Wiretap gateway. Read Raw camera files, broadcast files and even web compressed files in real time directly on the creative workstations, and/or engage in proxy or network based rendering via the gateway. The MediaReactor UI is directly incorporated in the Autodesk products for fine control of debayer with raw file formats, and the fastest, highest quality reading directly into your workflow. For more information and to download a trial plugin, see the MediaReactor Autodesk page.

We offer plugin specific versions of MediaReactor installs as an economical solution to user workflows.

Adobe:

•  MediaReactor Lite for Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder - supports a limited number of common formats in Adobe - $99.00 US per year, or $495.00 US for permanent license

• MediaReactor Dolby Vision for Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder - supports the Dolby Vision HDR format in Adobe [Windows only] - $495.00 US

• MediaReactor Workstation for Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder - supports Drastic's standard range of formats in Adobe - $495.00 US

Avid:

• MediaReactor Lite for Avid Media Composer, NewsCutter, Symphony - supports a limited number of common formats in Avid - $99.00 US per year, or $495.00 US for permanent license

• MediaReactor Workstation for Avid Media Composer, NewsCutter, Symphony - supports Drastic's standard range of formats in Avid - $495.00 US

Other MediaReactor Products:

• MediaReactor Workstation for Autodesk Flame, Flint and Lustre - supports Drastic's standard range of formats in Autodesk [Linux & macOS only] - $495.00 US

• MediaReactor Workstation for Assimilate SCRATCH, SCRATCH Lab - adds Drastic's standard range of read formats in Assimilate - $495.00 US

Third Party Codec Option:

• Avid DNxHD read/write option - $50.00 US

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File Formats

 Notes: 

• ** OMFs do not work in 64 bit. Ask us about our 32 bit version of videoQC.
• Support is Windows + macOS unless otherwise indicated 
• MRWS = MediaReactor Workstation, LiteAvid = MediaReactor Lite for Avid, LiteAdobe = MediaReactor Lite for Adobe
  
• CineForm and Avid DNxHD file formats requires an optional license.
• If the MediaReactor Workstation trial is installed on macOS, you will have to re-install the CSP to get those formats back after the trial.  In Windows the CSP and trial can co-exist.
• MediaReactor Workstation for Autodesk is read-only, and does not provide additional write formats

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Available for Windows (7 or greater), or macOS (macOS 13 Ventura - macOS 15 Sequoia). To download the Autodesk Flame, Flare and Lustre Linux and macOS plugins, please see the Autodesk download page.

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MediaReactor Workstation installs in demo mode, with limited functionality. To unlock the full feature set of the software you will need at least a temp license. On first run there should be an automated option to obtain a temp license for testing. In any case you can generate a site code and send it to us at: authorization@drastictech.com. We will send back a site key which will remove the demo limitations. Prior to purchase, the key will be temporary. There is more detailed information on the licensing process here: http://license.drastictech.com

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