ShotPut Pro - Windows

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Activation

License Options

Update Plan

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OS Compatability: Windows 11 or 10 (64 bit)

CPU: 2.0 GHz dual-core processor

RAM: Minimum 4 GB  |  16 GB of free hard-disk space recommended

Additional Notes:

Internet access required for automated product activation

This is a single CPU application (may only be used on one computer at a time).

Demo Limitations: 10 offloads within 30 days. Web access required.

09-17-2026 v2026.2.2 (Download Link)

• Fixes improper Sony media identification in reports

09-2-2026 v2026.2.1 (Download Link)

• Implemented thumbnail and metadata gathering for Sony FX5 cameras and other Sony RAW/XOCN formats
• Fixed a preprocessing bug occurring when source drive information is included as part of a preset

06-17-2026 v2026.1.1 (Download Link)

• Media Updates
  • BlackMagic SDK 5.1
  • RED SDK 9.1.2
• ParaShoot for Windows BETA Implementation
• General UI Updates

10-15-2025 v2025.1.2 (Download Link)

• Fixes issue with properly ignoring macOS create '._' helper files
• Various Crash Fixes/Stability improvements
• SDK Updates
  • Canon SDK 2.9.5
  • RED SDK 9.1.1 (adds NEV support)
  • Blackmagic SDK 5.1
  • FFMPEG 8.0

02-10-2025 v2025.1.1

• Implemented ASCMHL Seal functionality
• Updated to RED SDK 8.5.1
• Updated to Blackmagic SDK 4.3
• Fixed bug related to historical report generation

03-06-2024 v2024.1.1 (Download Link)

• Media SDK Updates
  • Blackmagic 3.6.1
  • Canon CRM 2.8
  • CodexHDE 5.2.0
  • RED 8.5.0
• General Performance Improvements
• General UI Updates

06-03-2023 v2023.1.3 (Download Link)

• Fixes duplicate history item bug
• Fixes basic preset naming issue

05-15-2023 v2023.1.1

• Added the option to embed the MHL seal
• Media SDK Updates
  • Blackmagic 3.0
  • Canon 2.2 R3
  • CodexHDE 3.5.2
  • FFMPEG v6
  • Red 8.1.1
• UI fixes and Improvements

10-26-2022 v2022.2.4 (Download Link)

• Addressed issue with metadata and thumbnails not appearing in reports

10-11-2022 v2022.2.3

• Addressed manual activation issues

10-4-2022 v2022.2.1

• Added XXHash3-64 and XXHash3-128 Algorithms
• Media Library Changes
  • Updated Blackmagic SDK to 2.3
  • Updated Codex SDK to 3.5
  • Updated FFmpeg SDK
• Addressed speed issues related to Windows Virtualization-based security

9-14-2022 v2021.1.5

• Fixed manual activation and demo activation issues

3-3-2022 v2022.1.4

• Demo Activation improvements

2-16-2022 v2022.1.2

• Fixed QRCode generation used for Manual (offline) generation
• Fixed activation issue for rental licenses
• Updated ARRI SDK to 6.2.3.0
• Updated RED SDK to 8.1.1
• Updated BMD SDK to 2.2.1

6-7-2021 v2021.1.3

• Fixed drive ejection issue through drive details and auto-eject feature

2-16-2021 v2021.1.1

• Updated login flow for activation

8-5-2020 v2020.1.4

Fixes:

• Miscalculated offload size 

• PDF generation errors

1-28-2020 v2020.1.1

• Updates Gmail email/sms routines to match the latest SDKs provided by Google

• Updates FFmpeg (4.2.1) 

• SDK Updates:

  • ARRRAW (6.2.2.0)

  • Blackmagic RAW (1.4)

  • Canon CRM (2.3-R3)

  • Codex HDE Decoder (2.1.3)

  • RED (7.2.0)

7-24-2019 v2019.1.11

Fixes:

• Occasional activation error 

• Update prompt

6-26-2019 v2019.1.8 *Requires a current Update Plan*

Features:

• Redesigned 'Simple Mode' (replaces Destination Mode)

• Enhanced GUI layout of traditional 'Preset Mode' including; Preferences, Settings and Present windows

• About panel displays user information; first and last 5 characters of license code, license nickname and update plan expiration

• MHL output added

• Redesigned PDF reports; smaller and more compact, choose between 1 and 4 thumbnails, errored items move to the top of the report.

• Allows notifications to be sent to multiple email addresses

• Drag and drop capability added to destinations in presets

• Added desktop sound notifications

• Added ability for drive folder to display drive name rather than drive letter

• Human error protection added for duplicate offloads to same path twice in one job, checks against all active presets

• When a Job identifier is not specified, jobs using single card/folder/file will be autmoatically named the same as that card/folder/file

Fixes:

• Bug related to card error causing creation/modification dates displayed incorrectly 

• Automated offloading improvements

• Gmail API updated

• CSV/TXT reports no longer reporting on directories

• Bug not accounting for report space when destination space is checked, warns user if the offload is close or over available space.

• Bug that caused automumbered folders to reset to 1 each day

7-24-2019 v2018.1.15

Fixes:

• Occasional activation error 

• Update prompt

6-26-2019 v2018.1.13

• Fixes minor activation bug

1-15-2019 v2018.1.9

• Fixes bug that would some times allow stale drive info to stay present in the attached media interface

12-6-2018 v2018.1.6

• Fixes deactivation bug when there is no internet connection

11-30-2018 v2018.1.5

Features:

• New routines to check for updates

Fixes:

• Bug that causes crash in thumbnail generation for some formats.

• Bug that copied old metadata daemon to be the one included with release.

• Issue that prevented metadata gathering if sources had illegal characters.

• Bug in getting timecode for reports for some formats.

10-29-2018 v2018.1.1

• Includes 12 months of updates

• New activation

3-20-2018 v6.2.15

• Fixed bug that sometimes caused a crash during report generation

11-27-2017 v6.2.7

• Added sorting of attached media and subfolders.

• Fixed timecode acquisition for metadata of certain QT ProRes files

• Fixed squence sorting of thumbs within a video file.

• Fixed drive detection for certain network drives

• Fixed bug that would cause a hang in replication if Defender was in process of scanning files while they were being copied.

• Various bug fixes  

8-29-2017 v6.2.1

Features:

• Activation is now valid among all user accounts on a computer

• Presets can now be duplicated, exported and imported Bug

Fixes:

• Fixed bug that occasionally resulted in misidentifying drive letters for card readers

• Fixed bug that reversed file orders in reports 

• Other various bug fixes and reliability enhancements

6-22-2017 v6.2.0

• Improved efficiency of checksum algorithms 

• Improved efficiency of replication routines

• Added advanced setting to disable auotmatic bundling of queue items

• Added additional error checking

6-7-2017 v6.1.1

• New Activation System with web based deactivation

• New GUI with right column status/progress

• Pause/Resume offloads

• Advanced naming options in Presets with combination schemes and nested sub-folders

• Preset color coding, and sorting by color, name and in-use

• Destination Drag & Drop mode for direct offloading

• Information panels for each offload and drive

• Offload priorty options for sequencing

• EMail and SMS texting using Gmail system

• Offload Identification naming

• PDF reports with video metadata and thumbnails

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