Metadata
Access & Visibility
Technical camera metadata (ISO, shutter speed, lens info, etc.) and production notes are restricted to users with the metadata permission. This typically includes:
- DITs and data wranglers
- Script supervisors
- Camera department
- Post-production supervisors
Other users will still see basic clip information like clip names and scene numbers, but won't have access to detailed technical or production metadata.
Adding Metadata
Metadata can be added in two ways:
- Automatically sync your Silverstack DB to our online DB, or
- export and manually upload ALE files ("Avid Log Exchange" file format).
Clip Date Organization
o/DAILIES uses a priority-based system to determine which date to use for organizing clips into days. There are 3 sources of date information, listed in order of priority (highest priority wins):
1. Shooting Date (Highest Priority)
- Set during offload in Silverstack or synced from LockitScript
- Ensures all clips from a shooting day stay together, even if recorded after midnight
- Can be edited in Silverstack under General Info → Slate Info → "Shooting Day"
2. Recording Date (Medium Priority)
- Comes from the camera's internal clock when the clip was recorded
- Can be edited in Silverstack
- Automatically used if no shooting date is set
3. Date in Filename (Lowest Priority)
- Extracted from the filename when no other date metadata is available
- Used as fallback before metadata is uploaded
Priority Example
If a clip has:
- Recording date: March 25
- Shooting date: March 24
The clip will appear on March 24 because shooting date has higher priority than recording date.
Silverstack Link
Most camera metadata is synced. If you miss something. Please let us know!
Shooting Day Information
Silverstack's "Shooting Day" information is automatically synced to o/DAILIES. You can set this in Silverstack by:
- Choosing the shooting day in the offload dialog when importing footage
- Setting it in General Info → Slate Info → "Shooting Day" for existing clips
User edited data
Here's what has an effect from Silverstack to o/DAILIES so far:
- Not "Flagged" respectively "uncircled" clips are shown only to the users with the matching permission "uncircled".
- If you enter a tag named "hidden" in the "Tag" field, the clip is shown only to the users with the matching permission "hidden". For more details on hiding clips, see the FAQ.
- If you enter a tag named "ignore" in the "Tag" field, the clip will be completely excluded from sync and will not appear in o/DAILIES at all. This is useful for test clips or footage you don't want to include in your dailies.
- The "Script supervisor commentary" of a clip is shown only to the users with the matching permission "metadata".
- The "rating" of a clip is shown only to the users with the matching permission "metadata". To change the rating, the permission "comments" is needed.
Tag Behavior
Tags are case-insensitive, so "hidden", "Hidden", "HIDDEN" all work the same way. The same applies to "ignore", "Ignore", "IGNORE".
ALE
We accept ALE files from many sources like AVID or DaVinci Resolve. We try our best to read the different, not standardised column headers. To make sure we get all your metadata right, please send us a sample ALE file to odailies@ottomatic.io.
Shooting Day Information
o/DAILIES supports shooting day information in addition to shooting dates. This allows you to organize clips by production day rather than calendar date
The shooting day information is extracted from ALE files using any of these column names:
Shooting Day
Shoot Day
The value should be a number (e.g., 1, 2, 3) representing the production day.
Tag Support in ALE Files
ALE files also support the same tag functionality as Silverstack:
- hidden tag: Clips with a "hidden" tag are shown only to users with the permission "hidden"
- ignore tag: Clips with an "ignore" tag are completely excluded and will not appear in o/DAILIES at all
Tags should be placed in the "Tags" or "Keywords" column of your ALE file, separated by commas. Tag matching is case-insensitive.
Note
When metadata does not show up, most commonly the uploaded clip names do not match the "Tape" column in the ALE.
Export ALE from DaVinci
Please make sure to set reel names to the source clip filename in your project settings:
Then you can export your ALE from the timeline on the media page:
Export ALE from Silverstack
While you most definitely might prefer to sync metadata using Silverstack Link, you can also
export an ALE from Silverstack using the following settings:
Night Shoots and Date Priority
When shooting at night, clips recorded after midnight may have a different recording date than your intended shooting day. Since o/DAILIES prioritizes shooting date over recording date, you can ensure all clips from a night shoot are grouped together under the correct shooting day.
To group night shoot clips under the correct shooting day:
- Set the Shooting Date in Silverstack (this has the highest priority)
- If using ALE files, set the shooting date in the ALE file
Here's how to change the shooting date in Silverstack:
Why This Works
Even if clips were recorded after midnight, setting the shooting date ensures they appear under the correct production day because shooting date has higher priority than recording date in o/DAILIES' sorting system.