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Standard vs Pro vs Server

Tin Man offers three license tiers to match your workflow needs. All licenses include the desktop application; Server adds command-line tools for automation.

Tin Man Standard

Best for: Playback and review workflows, batch exporting and report creation

Includes:

  • Video playback and review

  • Export and transcoding

  • Metadata viewing

  • Bin organization (including Smart Bins)

  • Interactive report generation (Clip Reports, Marker Reports)

  • All supported camera RAW and professional formats

Tin Man Pro

Best for: DaVinci Resolve users, and users requiring Avid workflow support

Everything in Standard, plus:

  • Ability to sync external audio files to video files

  • DaVinci Resolve Studio integration (send/update files, sync bins and markers)

  • DaVinci Resolve CSV metadata export

  • Avid DNxHD/HR/Unc decoding and encoding

  • JSON Reports

  • Export with AAF sidecar in MXF OP-Atom

  • Export with FCPXML sidecar

Tin Man Server

Best for: Users requiring batch processing and automation

  • Command-line interface (CLI) for batch processing (no GUI required)

  • Automated video exporting and transcoding at scale

  • Automated media copy with SHA256 verification

  • Automated report generation (HTML, PDF, CSV, XLSX, JSON)

  • Automated thumbnail generation for high-volume workflows

  • Integrate with existing pipelines and scripts

  • Integrate with Ai automation using MCP Server or Claude Cowork Plugin

  • Comes with license for desktop Tin Man Pro (when used on same computer)


Which License Do I Need?

  • Need playback and exports? → Standard

  • Working with DaVinci Resolve or Avid workflows? → Pro

  • Need to automate batch exports, creating reports or thumbnails ? → Server

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