MediaReactor For Assimilate
MediaReactor Workstation Plugin for Assimilate is a plugin which adds read and and write support for a wide range of supported file types to your Assimilate products. This plugin allows you to read all of Drastic's supported file types directly within Assimilate SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab, and adds a robust suite of write formats for archive and delivery.
MediaReactor For Assimilate
Open Files in SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab
Drastic Technologies already provides many of the commonly used file formats within Assimilate SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab products, as the Basic Codec Support package (CSP). This range of formats is widely accepted, industry proven and workflow tested to provide a robust solution to the most common applications encountered. In the real world of production however, common formats are just the beginning, and having the flexibility to use MediaReactor's full range of supported formats lets you get the job done, in the required format, with the least amount of down time.
Load just about anything into SCRATCH or SCRATCH Lab, on Windows or macOS
Support is Windows + Mac unless otherwise indicated
| Extension | File Format | Codec | Read | Write |
| 3GP | 3GP 26x | h 264, 263, 261 | X | |
| 4224 | 4224 | YCbCr 4:2:2:4 | X | X |
| AIFF | Apple audio | 16/20/24/32 bit stereo pairs | X | X |
| ARC | IFX Piranha | Audio/Video (YCbCr/RGB 8 only) | X | |
| ARI | Arri | Raw 12 bit bayer | X | |
| Audio: BWF, 8SVX, AU, AVR, GSM, HCOM, IFF, PCM, SF, SMP, SND, VOC, WVE |
Audio files | 44.1/48/96 kHz 16, 20, 24 and 32 bit | X | |
| AVC, AVCHD, MTS | AVC-HD | MPEG-2 camera media | X | |
| AVI | Windows | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm, CineForm3D, YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD, standard codecs | X | X |
| AVS | AVS | Video redirection (Windows only) | X | |
| BRAW | Blackmagic BRAW | BRAW 12 bit, 3:1, 5:1, 8:1 and 12:1 | X | |
| CDX | Codex | Codex raw bayer stills | X | |
| CINE | Phantom | Phantom 10, 12 and 14 bit bayer | X | |
| CRW | Canon | Canon camera raw stream | X | |
| DNG | CinemaDNG | 10, 12 and 16 bit bayer | X | X |
| DPX | Cineon | RGB 8, RGB 10, YCbCr 4:2:2 | X | X |
| DPX | CineForm | CineForm*, CineForm3D* | X | X |
| DT3D | DT3D | XML 3D redirector | X | |
| DV/DIF | DV/DIF | Raw DV files | X | |
| DVS | DVS | Uncompressed YCbCr and RGB files | X | |
| EXR | OpenEXR | High dynamic range float stills | X | |
| fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP | fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP | Weisscam digimag format | X | |
| FLM | FLM | Adobe FilmStrip | X | |
| FTDIDX | Index file | HAC partial file restore for Pinnacle FT MPEG-ES I-frame only files | X | |
| GEN | GEN | 4:2:2 YCbCr (Avid DSHD) | X | X |
| GV | XML/N0/T/I/A | Grass Valley disk record native (K2) | X | |
| GXF | GXF SMPTE 360 | MPEG-2, DV25, DV50, DVHD | X | |
| H264 | h.264 | 4:2:0 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec | X | |
| HDR | YUV | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, RGB, Uncompressed YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD | X | X |
| HDR | YUV | YCbCr10, YCbCr16, DPX RGB, DNxHD/DNxHR* | X | X |
| HDV | HDV | MPEG-2 camera files | X | |
| IHSS | Iridas | RGB | X | |
| ISMV ISMA | Smooth Streaming | h.264, AAC, WMV | X | |
| JP2 | JPEG-2000 | Series of JPEG-2000 stills | X | X |
| JS | Jaleo/Mistika | Sgo native 4:2:2 YCbCr | X | X |
| KRW | Kinefinity | KineRAW Compressed Raw Stills and Stream | X | |
| LUMA RMY BMY | LUMA RMY BMY | Uncompressed YCbCr | X | |
| LXF | Leitch/Harris | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi50, AVCi100, MPEG-2, h.264 | X | |
| M3U8 | HLS | h.264, h.265, TS or MP4 | X | X |
| MKV | MKV | Matroska audio video, VPx, h.26x | X | |
| MLV | Magic Lantern | Raw 14 bit bayer with PCM audio | X | |
| MOV | QuickTime | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, DNxHD/DNxHR*, CineForm*, CineForm3D*, RGBA, RGB-10 (DPX), YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD, standard codecs | X | X |
| MOV | QuickTime | ProRes, h264, AVCi, MPEG-2, XDCam | X | X |
| MOV | Reference File | MOV reference file pointing at h264, ProRes, DV, AVCI | X | |
| MP1/MP2/MP3 | MP1/MP2/MP3 | MPEG audio | X | |
| MP4 | AVC1,h.264 | Apple h.264, h.264 AVC | X | X |
| MP4 | HEVC, h.264 | HEVC/265 | X | X |
| MP4 | XAVC-S | Sony XAVC-S HD/4K Cameras | X | X |
| MP4 | MPEG-2 | Sony/Canon camera | X | |
| MPEG | MPEG-1 | 4:2:0 up to 15 mbits/sec | X | X |
| MPEG | MPEG-2 | 4:2:0/4:2:2 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec | X | X |
| MPEG | MPEG-4 | 4:2:0 up to 50 mbits/sec | X | X |
| MTS, M2TS | M2TS | AVC-HD camera files | X | X |
| MXF | AS-02 | AVCi, DNxHD/DNxHR*, DVHD, JPEG-2000 | X | |
| MXF | AS-11 DPP UK | AVCi100, IMX 50 | X | |
| MXF | Avid | DV25, DV50, DVHD, DNxHD/DNxHR*, Uncompressed | X | X |
| MXF | Canon | MPEG-2 | X | |
| MXF | Digital Cinema | DCI JPEG-2000 Unencrypted, Uncompressed Audio | X | X |
| MXF | EditCam | DV25, DV50, DVHD, DNxHD/DNxHR* | X | |
| MXF | Grass Valley | Grass Valley iCR | X | X |
| MXF | Harmonic | MPEG-2 | X | |
| MXF | h.264/AVC | MPEG-2 | X | |
| MXF | IMF | IMF JPEG-2000 YCbCr, Uncompressed Audio | X | X |
| MXF | JPEG-2000*** | Grass Valley Infinity | X | X |
| MXF | MXF | JPEG-XS | X | X |
| MXF | OP1a | AmberFin, EVS, MainConcept, MOG, OpenCube, Rovi | X | |
| MXF | OP1a/Omneon | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, Uncompressed | X | X |
| MXF | OP1b | Panasonic AVCi 4K | X | |
| MXF | Panasonic-P2 | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100 | X | X |
| MXF | Pinnacle | MPEG-2 SD/HD | X | |
| MXF | Snell & Wilcox | MPEG-2, IMX | X | |
| MXF | Sony | MPEG IMX | X | X |
| MXF | Sony | XDCamHD, XDCamEX 4:2:0/4:2:2 | X | |
| MXF | Sony | HDCam SR 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 | X | X |
| MXF | Sony | F65 raw bayer | X | |
| MXF | Sony | F5, F700 raw bayer | X | |
| MXF | XAVC | XAVC HD and 4K | X | |
| MXFIDX | Index file | HAC partial file restore for MXF | X | |
| OGG | OGG | OGG audio video | X | |
| OMF | OMF | DV25, JPEG, Meridien, AVBV, CamCutter | X | X |
| OMV | OMV | Uncompressed capture format | X | |
| QNT | Quantel | Raw uncompressed YCbCr images | X | X |
| R3D | RED | Red camera files | X | |
| RAW | ML/IOI | Magic Lantern RAW, IOIndustries RAW bayer | X | |
| RBG | RED BLU GRN | Uncompressed RGB | X | |
| RMF | RMF | Canon C500 raw 10 bit bayer files | X | |
| RTIN | RTINDEX | Real time replay of CBR and VBR records while still recording | X | |
| RTV | RTV | Uncompressed Video Toaster files (Windows only) | X | |
| SEQ | Bayer | Raw camera seq bayer files | X | |
| SIV | Bayer | Raw camera siv bayer files | X | |
| Stills | Series of stills | BMP, SGI, PSD, RAW, YUV10, YUV16, VSR, RAS, RAW, JP2, JPG - Series of stills (many others) | X | |
| STREAM | Various | Web assets on S3, http, or https storage, in the formats supported by the product licensed | X | |
| TGA | Targa | RGB, RGBA (RLE Play Only) | X | X |
| TIFF | TIFF | RGB, RGBA | X | X |
| TR-01 | TS J2K | JPEG-2000, AES3 | X | X |
| TS | TR-07 | JPEG-XS | X | X |
| TS | Transport stream | MPEG-2, h.264, h.265/HEVC, JPEG-2000, AAC, AC-3, AES3 | X | X |
| V210 | V210 | 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr image sequence | X | X |
| VC1 | VC-1 | WMV of raw wrapper | X | |
| VOB | VOB | Unencrypted | X | |
| VPB/QTL | Quantel | Quantel uncompressed YCbCr images | X | |
| VRW | Varicam Raw | Panasonic Varicam Raw | X | |
| WAV | Wave audio | 16/20/24/32 bit mono/stereo pairs/extensible | X | X |
| WEBM | WEBM | Youtube format | X | |
| WMV/ASF | WMV/ASF | Unencrypted/DRM Free only | X | |
| XAVC | X-AVC HD/4K | X-AVC 264 in MXF | X | |
| Y4M | Y4M | YCbCr raw stream | X | |
| YUV | YUV | 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 YCbCr image sequence | X | X |
| Y U V | YUV | Multi file component YCbCr files | X |
*licensable formats
Note: 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.
Also, this plugin provides support for other installed applications, see the MediaReactor Workstation page for more details.
Download the documentation:
Download MediaReactor Workstation Quick Start
Download MediaReactor Workstation Manual
Download the trial plugin:
Available for Windows 7 or greater, or macOS 13 Ventura - macOS 14 Sonoma.
Download v7 MediaReactor for Windows 64
Download MediaReactor v7 for macOS
Please check out a demo to confirm your workflow is supported. Once you are happy with MediaReactor Workstation for Assimilate, delivery is effected via licensing.
Here is a page with pricing and purchase details for the MediaReactor line of plugins:
How to Purchase MediaReactor Workstation for Assimilate
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