Cherish your time.
Building a shot list with pictures in Excel by hand takes forever…
With shotlist it's easy
Just drag & drop the folder
with your footage!
Resolution, codec, bit depth, frame rate, timecode, camera, lens, ISO and more are read at the same time.
From everyday .mov .mxf .mp4 files to camera RAW from RED, ARRI, Blackmagic and ProRes RAW,
and the [DPX] [EXR] [TIFF] image sequences used in post, VFX and CG.
Your thumbnail shot list is done in moments.
Upload to Google Drive and open in Sheets — the images sit inside the cells.
Images are placed inside cells. For viewing in Microsoft 365 Excel.
Images float over the cells, so older versions of Excel and other viewers can open the file.
Export just the thumbnails as "No._filename.jpg" into a timestamped folder.
Large workbooks are split automatically at the size you choose (90MB by default), so they open in Excel for the web and Google Sheets.
shotlistMac on set, Windows in post. Same features, same workflow, same shot lists on both.
Review all your imported clips at a glance — play, star-rate and edit comments on the spot.
What you decide flows straight into the clip list and the Excel export.
| Action | Key (Windows and Mac) |
|---|---|
| Play / pause | Space |
| Back / forward 1 frame | ← / → |
| Back / forward 10 seconds | Shift+← / Shift+→ |
| Previous / next clip | < / > |
| Add / clear stars | 1–5 / 0 |
| Use the current frame as thumbnail | Enter |
| Loop / sequential playback mode on or off | L / N |
| Full screen / 1:1 | F / H |
| Color space view / HDR ⇄ SDR look | D / Shift+D |
| List ⇄ Review BOX | Tab |
Find the shots you need among hundreds of clips — fast.
Stack as many conditions as you like on any metadata: fps, codec, camera, reel, timecode and more.
Each "+ Condition" adds another row of filtering. Conditions combine with "and", and the line below shows the current expression. The filter applies to the list and the Review BOX at the same time, and a blue frame surrounds the view while it is active.
Within one condition, tick as many values as you like ("or"). The number next to each value is how many clips have it, and empty cells can be picked as a value too. Duration is grouped into 6 ranges and StartTC into 24 one-hour ranges.
Click "Filtered" to suspend filtering while keeping the conditions; click again to bring it back. The orange switch in the middle of each condition turns that one on or off.
An HDR / ACES / RAW-ready player included with ShotList2.
Pro features such as full screen, SDR / HDR switching, ACES ODT on / off and accurate exposure adjustment.
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Actual size (1:1) | Ctrl+1 | ⌘1 |
| One step larger / smaller | Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- | ⌘= / ⌘- |
| Fill the screen (with controls) | Ctrl+0 | ⌘0 |
| New window (to compare) | Ctrl+N | ⌘N |
| HDR ⇄ SDR look | Shift+D | ⇧D |
| Toggle side pane | Tab | Tab |
| Playlist up/down / brightness | ↑↓ / Shift+↑↓ | ↑↓ / ⇧↑↓ |
Cherish your time.
shotlist was born as an in-house tool at L'espace Vision to prepare the shot lists every commercial, film, drama and CG production needs. Before it, someone had to export thumbnails from each clip one by one and paste them into Excel by hand.
ShotList2 rebuilds that tool for today's sets — camera RAW, color management and review included. Leave the busywork behind and get back to the work itself :D
L'espace Vision
Head, middle and tail thumbnails plus metadata on one row. Image sequences become one clip.
Plays R3D, ARRIRAW, BRAW, ProRes RAW and more directly through each vendor's SDK.
Set Rec.709, Log or other development settings per RAW file. Use the Setup Wizard to unify color management on Rec.709 or ACES.
ACES 1.3 / 2.0 output transforms, with camera Log detected from metadata. RGC (Reference Gamut Compression) can be turned on or off.
Clips shot in portrait and the like are turned the right way up from metadata. Set 0 / 90 / 180 / 270° by right-click; thumbnails, preview and xlsx images follow.
Anamorphic footage is desqueezed to the correct aspect ratio — automatically from metadata, or set 1.0–2.0x by right-click.
Real-time playback with audio, full screen, loop, locate jog, zoom and pan.
Tile view with star ratings and comments. Scrub frames by hovering.
Splits a single movie into one row per cut using ML (TransNetV2).
Stack as many conditions as you like (fps, codec, camera, reel, TC and more). Save the filter state as a preset.
Save and resume with .shotlist files, and relink moved media. Projects use the same format on Windows and Mac.
An HDR / ACES / RAW-ready player included with ShotList2, with pro features such as full screen, SDR / HDR switching, ACES ODT on / off and accurate exposure adjustment.
RAW thumbnails in Windows 11 File Explorer and in Finder / Quick Look on Apple silicon Macs.
Detects extra channels beyond RGB, data windows (overscan), mixed channel types (half and float), multi-part files and pixel errors such as NaN and Inf as soon as the files are imported.
Right-click "Copy files to clipboard" and paste straight into File Explorer / Finder. Also includes "Copy full paths (for FastCopy, RapidCopy, etc.)".
Three algorithms as columns: XXH3-64 (fastest), XXH64BE (ASC MHL compatible) and MD5. Image export too.
Move clips directly between your shot list and DaVinci Resolve, After Effects and Nuke / NukeStudio / Hiero — and debayer Sony X-OCN on Mac.
An add-on subscription that connects your post-production pipeline straight from ShotList2.
Connects directly to the media pool and timelines of a running Resolve.
Requires DaVinci Resolve Studio
Go back and forth with the Project panel and compositions.
Go back and forth between your shot list and Nuke nodes, bins and timelines.
Debayers Sony's RAW through macOS media extensions.
Requires macOS 15 or later and free media extensions
Numbered files in a folder are recognized as a single clip.
Pick and combine the metadata columns you need.
Column order and visibility are customizable.
Try it free for 14 days with a trial key (the Production add-on has its own 14-day free period after you buy a license).
Starts with a free trial key.
Coming soonStarts with a free trial key.
Coming soonComing soon
| Windows | Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit, x64) Windows on ARM is not supported. About 800MB of disk space. |
|---|---|
| Mac | macOS 15 or later, Apple silicon (M1 or later) only About 380MB of disk space. |
| GPU | Not required. With a GPU, playback display and color transforms (ACES / HDR) and RED (OpenCL) and ARRI (CUDA on Windows / Metal on Mac) debayering run faster |
| Internet | Only for license activation |
Every ShotList2 plan is a subscription — always the latest version
Standard (single-user license) — 1 user, up to 3 computers. Every subscription plan includes all features.
Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each period, and the price for the next period is charged on the renewal date. You can cancel and manage your license anytime in the Polar customer portal ("Manage Your License"); after you cancel, you will not be charged from the next renewal date. Prices are shown in US dollars. The final amount, including any taxes for your country or region, is shown on the Polar checkout page. Payment is processed by Polar Software, Inc., our online reseller and merchant of record.
Nuke / DaVinci Resolve / After Effects integration and X-OCN on Mac. Same price as the app, with a 14-day free period. Purchase after activating your app license.
Production add-on details & pricingLicensed per computer and shared by any number of users. The add-on is the same price.
Payments are handled by Polar. Manage your purchase from the customer portal (coming soon).
Please be sure to check that it works with the trial version first. About the trial
Everything except the Production add-on works for 14 days. The add-on has its own 14-day free period after you activate a paid license.
The standard license is for one user on up to 3 computers. To share computers among several users, choose the group edition.
The internet is used only for license activation. Importing and exporting work offline.
Install Apple's "ProRes RAW for Windows". It cannot be bundled with ShotList2.
No. It requires DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Only on Mac with the Production add-on: thumbnails, preview and playback (the free nablet X-OCN Media Extension and Apple Pro Video Formats are also required). On Windows, or on Mac without the add-on, metadata only.
