While the majority of settings for Limecraft Edge are centralised and accessible via the Limecraft Workspace Settings, there are some specific system-related settings that need to be configured locally. This article walks you through these local settings.

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About Limecraft Edge and Limecraft Edge System Settings

Limecraft Edge is a desktop application for video ingest and backup used by data handlers and edit assistants on set, remotely, or in post-production. It handles tasks like checksum-verified backups to multiple destinations, audio synchronisation, and encoding proxies from camera footage, ensuring rushes are securely and reliably managed, organised, and ready for editing.


While the majority of the configuration options such as encoding profiles, naming conventions  are centrally managed via the Workspace Settings, there are configuration options that need to configured locally as they may depend on hardware or local storage capabilities. Let's dive into those Edge System Settings below.


Accessing Limecraft Edge System Settings

Limecraft Edge local system settings are accessible by any Edge user after successfully logging in via the tool icon in the right upper corner.


Screenshot of Limecraft Edge System Settings

Limecraft Edge System Settings

About Edge

The first section "About Edge" displays details about your Edge application, including the version you are running and your Edge license information.


You’ll also find a button to pull settings from the Limecraft Workspace. Using this regularly ensures that your Edge application always applies the most up-to-date central settings. 


Volumes

The second section lets you configure volumes. In other words, you can map specific drives or storage locations to use for backups, offloads, and ingest operations. For a deeper explanation of volume mapping, check out this article on Setting up Storage Locations in Limecraft Edge. 


Limecraft screenshot showing how to set up storage volumes in Edge local settings.


Transcoding Capacity

The second section allows you to manipulate the processing power of transcoding. The options depend on your machine capacity. You can

  • Increase the number of simultaneous transcodes.
  • Enable GPU acceleration if your machine has a GPU-enabled graphics accelerator.

Limecraft screenshot of the transcoding settings in Edge system settings.


Note: Edge already consumes as much CPU capacity as possible to execute transcoding jobs. In order to ensure the responsiveness of the machine, we recommend limiting the number of simultaneous transcoding jobs to half of the available CPU cores. 



Handling Temporary Files

Define the folder where transcoded versions are stored until they are transferred. Resetting will set a subfolder of your system temp folder as the default. 

Limecraft screenshot of the Temporary Files settings in the Edge system settings.


Edge Database Settings

In the Edge Database settings, you have the option to set up automatic purging to remove files from the Edge library and the job history. This helps you to keep your machine clean.

Limecraft screenshot of the Edge Database settings of the Limecraft Edge system settings.


Avid Client Name

If you use Avid, you can choose the naming convention for files that Edge writes to your Avid storage system. 


Limecraft screenshot of the Avid Client name settings of the Edge system settings.

You didn't find the settings you are looking for?

You can find much more settings in the Edge Settings of your Limecraft Workspace. If you still do not find what you need, please reach out via support@limecraft.com com.