Plug In. Tap. Done.
Memory cards are detected on insert and deep-scanned for media wherever the camera hides it — Sony, Canon, Panasonic, GoPro, DJI, Blackmagic and more. The shooter taps their name and the offload starts immediately.
SOFTWARE BY CTD · macOS
CTD Ingest Studio Footage In. Cards Back. Zero Stress.
The dead-simple DIT and card ingest app for Mac, built for live-event videographers, photographers, and multi-cam creators. Plug in a memory card, tap who you are — footage is offloaded, checksum-verified, tagged with your metadata, and filed exactly where your editor expects it. Read-only on your cards — it copies and verifies, never erases.
Native macOS app · macOS 13+ · Intel & Apple Silicon · Redesigned in Liquid Glass for macOS 26 · Happy on a cheap MacBook at the back of the club.
Now on the Mac App Store — download it today.
Card Ingest Software Built For the Chaos of Live Events
Checksum-Verified Backup
Every file is SHA-256 hashed while it streams off the card, then the copy is read back and re-hashed. CTD Ingest Studio is read-only on your cards — it copies and verifies but never erases them — so your footage is never at risk.
Whole Team, One Station
Multiple videographers, multiple cards at the same time — each card gets its own ingest engine and progress bar, with zero filename or manifest collisions, even into the same folder.
Editor Handoff in One Click
Export a synced timeline for DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere Pro — each shooter on their own lane, positioned by capture time — plus a per-clip metadata CSV and color notes for every camera.
Fix the Sync
A camera with the wrong clock is caught before it wrecks your multicam. CTD Ingest Studio flags a drop-off whose capture time is off, and one step corrects the whole batch — so every angle still lines up on the timeline.
Never Start Over
A crash, a sleep, or a relaunch mid-ingest doesn’t send you back to the beginning — an interrupted offload resumes right where it left off. Need one loose file, like a downloaded stream? Add File… ingests it straight into the project.
Projects & Templates
One project per event or night, each with its own destination and folder structure. Save any setup as a template — “Club Night”, “Multi-Cam Concert”, “Photo Booth” — and tomorrow is one click.
Metadata Everywhere
Operator, camera, color settings, checksums, and capture times written into JSON manifests, Finder tags, and extended attributes on every copied file. Incremental ingest re-copies only new clips.
See It in Action
Projects, people, and a station screen a shooter can use mid-set with one hand and a drink in the other.
Works With the Cameras You Already Shoot
Cards are auto-detected on insert and deep-scanned for media wherever the camera hides it — Sony
PRIVATE/M4ROOT, Canon
DCIM/CONTENTS,
AVCHD, and more — with a full-volume fallback scan so footage in odd folders is never missed.
Smarter card detection ignores your Mac’s own disks and mounted disk images, so only real camera cards show up.
SD, microSD, and CFexpress cards, USB readers, and even folders already on a disk all ingest
through the same scan → tag → copy → verify pipeline.
SonyCanonPanasonic / LumixGoProDJIBlackmagicAVCHD camcorders
A Typical Night
01
Set up the night
New project from a template, name it, pick the destination folder, add tonight’s shooters.
02
Shooters drop off
A card goes in, the station asks who’s dropping off, they tap their name. Copy and verify runs — several cards in parallel are fine.
03
Card comes back ready
When every checksum passes, the card is verified and cleared for reuse — the app is read-only and never erases it. Next shooter.
04
Hand off to the editor
One click exports a synced timeline plus camera and color notes. The edit starts organized.
From Card to Cut: Resolve, Final Cut & Premiere Pro Handoff
End of the night, one click exports everything the editor needs: a synced timeline for whichever NLE you cut in — .fcpxml for DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro, and FCP7 XML for Adobe Premiere Pro — with each videographer on their own lane and clips positioned by capture time, a ResolveMetadata.csv tagging every clip with shooter, camera, and color, and editor notes spelling out exactly which color settings each camera shot — “S-Log3 → s709 LUT” and all. The edit starts organized instead of starting with an hour of sorting.
Multi-Cam? Already Synced
Made for multi-camera shooting — live-event crews, and just as much for multi-cam vlogs, podcasts and event recaps. Drop in every camera’s card and each angle lands on its own timeline lane, lined up by capture time — your multicam is synced before you open the edit. A-cam, B-cam, gimbal and action cam — mixed brands and formats ingest and sync together.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CTD Ingest Studio?
CTD Ingest Studio is a DIT and media offload app for macOS built for live-event videographers and photographers. It copies footage off memory cards, verifies every file with SHA-256 checksums, tags clips with shooter and camera metadata, and files everything where the editor expects it. It is read-only on your cards — it copies and verifies but never erases or formats them.
Which cameras and memory cards does it support?
Cards are auto-detected on insert and deep-scanned for media wherever the camera stores it — Sony (PRIVATE/M4ROOT), Canon (DCIM/CONTENTS), Panasonic, AVCHD, GoPro, DJI, and Blackmagic layouts, plus a full-volume fallback scan. SD, microSD, CFexpress, and any card your Mac can mount works, and you can also ingest from folders already on a disk.
How does checksum verification keep my footage safe?
Every file is SHA-256 hashed as it streams off the card, then the copied file is read back from the destination drive and re-hashed. The two hashes must match for every single file before a card is marked fully verified. CTD Ingest Studio is read-only on your cards — it copies and verifies but never erases or formats them — so your media is never at risk.
Can I use it for multi-cam vlogs, podcasts, and event recaps?
Yes — it’s made for multi-camera shooting whether that’s a live-event crew or a multi-cam vlog, podcast, or event recap. Drop in every camera’s card and each angle lands on its own timeline lane, lined up by capture time, so your multicam is synced before you open the edit. A-cam, B-cam, gimbal, and action cam — mixed brands and formats ingest and sync together.
Does it work with DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro?
Yes — all three. One click exports a synced timeline with each videographer on their own lane and clips positioned by capture time: a .fcpxml that imports into DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro, and an FCP7 XML (xmeml) for Adobe Premiere Pro. You also get a ResolveMetadata.csv tagging every clip and editor notes listing each camera’s color settings (for example S-Log3 → s709 LUT).
What if a camera’s clock was set wrong?
CTD Ingest Studio catches it. When a drop-off’s capture time is off — a camera whose clock was never set, or set to the wrong day — it’s flagged before it can throw off your multicam, and one step (“Fix the Sync”) corrects the whole drop-off’s capture time at once so every angle still lines up on the timeline.
What happens if an ingest is interrupted?
Nothing is lost. If the app crashes, the Mac sleeps, or you relaunch mid-ingest, an interrupted offload resumes right where it left off instead of starting over. You can also ingest a single loose file — a downloaded stream or one stray clip — straight into a project with Add File….
Can several videographers share one ingest station?
That’s the whole point. Add your team once, assign shooters per project, and when a card is inserted the station asks who’s dropping off with big tap targets. Multiple cards ingest at the same time, each with its own progress bar, with no filename or manifest collisions.
What Mac do I need to run it?
Any Mac running macOS 13 Ventura or later, Intel or Apple Silicon. It’s a native SwiftUI app that’s happy on a cheap MacBook at the back of the club.
Is my footage uploaded anywhere?
No. CTD Ingest Studio is local-only: no accounts, no telemetry, no cloud. Your footage, projects, and ingest history stay on your Mac and the destination drives you choose.
How do I get CTD Ingest Studio?
CTD Ingest Studio is available to download on the Mac App Store now. Get it on any Mac running macOS 13 or later. Questions? Email info@cinetech.digital or use the CTD support page.
Now on the Mac App Store.
CTD Ingest Studio is live on the Mac App Store — download it today on any Mac running macOS 13 or later.
Built by CTD — the crew shooting nightclubs, live streams, and commercial campaigns across the GTA and Miami. Your footage never leaves your machines: no accounts, no cloud, no telemetry. Read the privacy policy or get help on the support page.