Silverstack XT v9 - DIGITAL PRODUCTION https://digitalproduction.com Magazine for Digital Media Production Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:47:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 236729828 Pomfort Debuts Silverstack XT v9 with Real‑Time Workflow Automation https://digitalproduction.com/2025/06/20/pomfort-debuts-silverstack-xt-v9-with-real%e2%80%91time-workflow-automation/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:04:53 +0000 https://digitalproduction.com/?p=187308 A laptop displaying a software interface for managing workflows, with a prominent blue button labeled 'Start Workflow' on the screen. The background features additional workflow options and statuses, including Backup, Transcode, and CI Media Cloud Upload.

Pomfort releases Silverstack XT v9, featuring chained, parallel workflow automation, real‑time Jobs View, and Stream Deck integration.

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Pomfort has released Silverstack XT v9.0, a significant update focused on real‑world workflow automation for DITs and data managers. Built on version 9’s unified workflow concept, XT now enables chaining of offload, backup, verification, upload, and reporting tasks into a single custom pipeline. This consolidates previously separate wizards into one UI, simplifying launch and enabling repeatable presets.

Jobs View: Real‑Time Task Tracking

XT’s new Jobs View offers live visibility into workflows, jobs, and individual clip‑level tasks. Historically, tracking offload and backup progress across cards required manual oversight. Now, Silverstack XT shows execution order, progress, warnings, and history in a single pane.

A digital dashboard displaying the status of backup workflows. The 'Running Workflow' section shows ongoing backups and uploads. The 'Workflow History' section lists completed workflows with success notifications and timestamps.

Parallel, Interleaved Processing

For faster execution, the software processes jobs in parallel—offloading, backing up, uploading, and reporting at once. Silverstack automatically manages dependencies and optimises the order of execution across clips. This interleaved processing applies at clip level, allowing cascading operations before full offload completion.

A computer screen displaying an offload workflow interface, featuring sections for backup options and configurations. The highlighted area outlines post steps including report generation and file destination settings.

Drive Management and Media Naming

Users gain enhanced drive controls: define parallel task limits per drive, activate shuttle drive rotation (swap destination drives mid‑workflow), and remedy generic “Untitled” card names for simultaneous card processing. Metadata for shooting date, camera, episode, and crew unit can be pre-defined and used in path structures.

A computer screen displaying a backup setup interface. The warning in red states 'Destination "Shuttle_01" is offline' with options to disable the destination or use an alternative volume. Additional settings for destinations and configuration are visible.

Undo, Stream Deck, Playback Enhancements

Version 9 adds library and grading edit undo capabilities. XT now integrates with Elgato Stream Deck, letting users configure and trigger actions via hardware keys. Playback features include up to 12‑clip Grid View and Wipe View comparisons—XT exclusives.

A computer screen displaying a software interface for registering files in a library, showing metadata including bin name, shooting date, shooting day, crew unit, episode, and camera details, against a dark background.

Format and Lab‑Only Features

XT v9 mirrors Lab’s updates, including false‑color modes with EL Zone exposure and new transcoding presets for full‑resolution dailies, bypassing anamorphic desqueeze and crop. Lab retains exclusive color‑tagging options based on primaries, transfer curves, and metric coefficients.

Stability, Integrations, and Ecosystem

Under‑the‑hood improvements include bug fixes, performance gains, and UI refinements. XT also supports Apple Silicon natively and maintains tight integration with editing tools and Pomfort’s ShotHub service for cloud‑based metadata sync.

System Compatibility and Caution

Silverstack XT v9.0 requires macOS 14 or newer. Pomfort explicitly warns against switching software versions in the middle of an active production due to the fundamental UX and architecture changes. A license cost around 800 € per Year.

Moire info? Go here: Meet the next evolution of Silverstack Lab and XT

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