Limecraft Edge is a native desktop application designed to securely handle media-intensive workflows on set, on location, or in post-production environments. It enables efficient and secure offloading, backing up and ingesting media to local storages and the collaborative Limecraft Workspace. 


Project-related Edge settings are managed centrally via the Limecraft Workspace Settings to ensure a seamless and uniform offload process. This ensures material is easily searchable, viewable, and processable in subsequent workflows.


This guide covers the essential configurations for setting up your project to ensure a smooth workflow with Limecraft Edge. 

Before diving into the configuration, ensure you have a clear plan for the following:


Metadata: Which metadata is essential to capture for subsequent workflows?

Folder Structure: How should the ingested media be organized and named?

File Types: Which formats and proxies are required for your specific workflow?

Destinations: Where should the files be delivered (e.g., local storage, NAS/NEXIS, and/or Limecraft Workspace)?


NOTE: To ensure that you're working on the most recent central Edge project settings, go to the system settings of your local Edge application and pull the settings manually.



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Note: To access these settings you need to have minimum workspace admin credentials.


Access the Workspace Settings from the drop down menu next to the workspace name in the header. 

Limecraft screenshot showing how to access workspace settings to configure Edge Project settings.


Encoding Settings

Limecraft Edge allows you to ingest different types of proxies from your raw files instantly after offloading your camera card. In the Media Encoding Settings you have the option to add new encoding profiles or adapt the existing ones to match your workflow requirements. 


NOTE: These are advanced settings and require expert knowledge. If you're unsure, please contact the Limecraft team for support.


Limecraft screenshot illustrating how you can access and manage transcoding settings via the Workspace Settings


Edge Project Settings

The Edge Project Settings include several general configurations that are automatically applied to all content processed within a specific project. These include:

  • Imposed Frame Rate: Sets a fixed frame rate for all media ingested via Edge to ensure project-wide consistency.

  • Audio Metadata Processing: Ensures that Edge correctly extracts Episode, Scene, and Shot metadata from recorded audio files.

  • Avid Tapename Settings: Configures the rules for automatically populating the "Tape Name" column within Avid Media Composer.

  • Skip Checksum: Allows you to automatically bypass checksum verification for all processed material (use with caution).


Limecraft screenshot illustrating how you can manage Limecraft Edge overall project settings via the Workspace Settings


Look-Up Tables (LUTs)

You can import LUT (Look-Up Table) files and assign them to specific codecs and output formats. This ensures your media is processed with the correct color transformations throughout the workflow.


Limecraft screenshot illustrating how you can impose the right LUTs as part of the ingest process via the Workspace Settings




Edge Ingest Settings


Within the Edge Ingest Settings, you can create Ingest Templates to streamline the delivery of media to various destinations. These templates act as shortcuts by predefining a specific file type and its corresponding destination.

  • Cloud Delivery: You can predefine a specific file type (e.g., a web proxy) to be sent directly to the Limecraft Workspace (Flow).

  • Local Delivery: When creating a template for transferring to a local disk, a placeholder must be created. This placeholder allows you to select the specific local target drive or folder at the time of ingest while maintaining the predefined file format settings.


NOTE: You have the option to enforce certain Ingest Template(s) or make one a default when ingesting with Edge.



Additionally, you can maintain uniform processing by enabling and disabling transcode profiles for use when ingesting with Limecraft Edge, keeping the Edge Interface clear from unnecessary profiles.


Ingest Template configuration


Destination Templates in Limecraft Edge



Edge Metadata Settings

Defining your offload paths and file renaming conventions is a critical step in project setup. These settings ensure your material remains searchable and visible throughout downstream workflows.

Use the Edge Metadata settings to define the folder structure for your Limecraft Workspace Library, offload disks, and local storage.


NOTE: If you don't have the desired metadata options available in these settings, you can add and manage additional custom metadata fields in the relevant section of the workspace settings.



Take time to consider a folder structure adapted to your project which is efficient and scalable at the same time. More info about this topic in the articles about 'offload path configuration' and 'file naming conventions'.


Pro Tips:

  • Create and use custom metadata fields, including multi-valued fields with smart suggestions to maintain consistency. 

  • You can also configure categories in your Limecraft Library Settings. These categories are applied when transferring media to the Workspace, ensuring that files are automatically organised under the correct predefined category. 

  • The clip name prefix used in the Workspace Library can automatically display the episode, scene, shot, and take as a prefix. This setting can be (de)selected in the Library Settings if preferred.


Example of setting up the metadata and Library settings for the project.


Limecraft screenshot illustrating how to setup file and folder structure naming conventions


Filling up the metadata details in the Edge application.


Screenshot of Limecraft Edge illustrating the effect of pre-configured file and folder structure naming conventions


Example of the same metadata used for structuring media on Limecraft Workspace.


Limecraft screenshot illustrating the effect of file naming conventions in the Library