Cinema Slate is the professional digital clapperboard and production slate for filmmakers and videographers. Mark takes with a real clap, generate sync timecode, and keep a clean shot log — all from your phone or tablet, at a fraction of the cost of a hardware slate.
Replace a physical clapperboard with a production-ready digital board. Tap the clapper to start, generate or lock to timecode, rate takes, and move on to the next shot. Used on indie sets, commercials, documentaries, music videos, and multi-cam shoots — saving you hours later in the edit when matching, syncing, and logging footage.
PRODUCTION FIELDS Edit production info on the slate and in project details: scene, shot, take, roll, day, director, DOP, operator, lens, mic, FPS, location, day/night, sound, MOS/sync, and INT/EXT. Industry-style lettered shot codes (A, B, … Z, AA) with quick increment/decrement controls keep you moving between setups.
CLAPPERBOARD Tap the sticks to mark a shot with an audible clap and screen flash — a clear sync marker for picture and sound. Go hands-free with volume buttons or a shake, so both hands stay on the stick. Shot a bad one? Redo discards that log entry so you can clap again without cluttering history. Happy with it? Next Take saves notes and rating, then advances to the next take.
LOGGING & EXPORT Every clap logs scene, shot, take, roll, day, and timecode to your shot history. Add notes and a rating, then filter the log by scene or shot — no more wading through hours of footage. Export CSV for editorial, and backup or restore your entire database as JSON. With PRO: unlimited projects, and take numbers beyond take 1 — organize by client, project, and production.
TIMECODE (PRO) Full timecode display down to the frame (hours:minutes:seconds:frames). Generate Free Run or Time of Day timecode and jam sync your cameras. Output LTC audio for cameras and recorders with LTC in. Lock the slate to external sources — Tentacle Sync, ATEM switchers, BT Cam, or any LTC device — or broadcast timecode over the network so every device on set stays frame-accurate. Play back media files with embedded timecode.
BT CAM INTEGRATION (PRO) Pair with the BT Cam app over your network: send or receive timecode, and automatically start or stop recording on every camera connected in BT Cam the moment you clap. Discover BT Cam on your LAN, on this device, or by manual host.
OFFLINE & PRIVATE No sign-up required. Works fully offline, anywhere you go. Your shot history is always on hand to view, edit, or send.
GETTING STARTED Create a new project or use the default one Set scene, shot, and take Tap the clapper to start
PRICING Free forever with basic features. Unlock PRO with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, ever.
PRO FEATURES one-time purchase
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the Arch User Repository (AUR). The manual build process is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the prerequisites installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git
cd snapd
makepkg -si
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
If AppArmor is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install Cinema Slate, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install cinema-slate
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit snapcraft.io now.