# Free Trial Limitations (Desktop)

The Tin Man free trial allows you to evaluate core functionality with the below limitations. Please note that the free trial is for testing only and not intended for production use.

### Playback & Export

* Playback may be watermarked with Tin Man logo when using advanced features.
* Exports are limited to one minute in length

### Reports

* HTML, PDF, JSON, and XLSX Clip Reports are limited to 5 clips at a time
* HTML, PDF, JSON,  XLSX and CSV Marker Reports are limited to 5 clips at a time
* JSON Clip and Marker reprots are a Pro Feature.

### Metadata

* Realtime metadata will only show field names (not values) after the first frame
* Changing MOV TimeCode is limited to once per app session
* Exporting ARRI LUT Files is limited to once per app session
* Saving RED RAW Sidecar files is limited to once per app session
* Saving Blackmagic RAW Sidecar files is limited to once per app session
* Saving thumbnails is limited to 3 times per app session
* Saving non-realtime and real-time metadata is not support in the free trial

### Project

* Saving or loading projects is limited to 1 time per app session
* Saving or loading layouts is limited to 1 time per app session

### Pro Features (Limited in Trial and Tin Man standard version)

The following Tin Man Pro features are available with restrictions during the trial or when using the standard version of Tin Man:

* **Sync Audio**: Syncing or unsyncing external audio files to video files is limited to 5 video files per app session
* **DaVinci Resolve Integration**: Sending or updating files in DaVinci Resolve Studio is limited to 5 times per app session
* **DaVinci Resolve Metadata Export**: Exporting DaVinci Resolve CSV Metadata files is limited to 5 times per app session
* **JSON Reports**: JSON clip and marker report generation is limited to 5 clips per app session
* **Monitor Color Space and LUT**
* **Display video on 2nd Monitor**
* **Avid DNxHD/HR Encoding/Decoding** (see note below)
* **Export with AAF sidecar in MXF OP-Atom**
* **Export with FCPXML sidecar**

### Not Supported in Trial

#### Colourlab Ai Integration

The free trial does not support workflows with Colourlab Ai products. This workflow is only supported in licensed versions (Standard or Pro or Server). To request a limited trial for Colourlab Ai workflows, please contact us at <support@calibratedsoftware.com>.

#### Avid DNxHD/HR

DNxHD/HR/Unc decoding and DNxHD/HR encoding using the Avid SDK is not in the free trial or standard version. That is only supported in Tin Man Pro and Tin Man Server. If you’d like to try these features for a limited time, please [contact us](mailto:info@calibratedsoftware.com). Note: DNxHD/HR 422 can be decoded with using the FFmpeg SDK in the free trial and the standard version.

To request a limited Tin Man (Standard or Pro or Server) full trial, please contact us at <support@calibratedsoftware.com>.

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