Robert Reider

Free macOS utility

BG-Spotter

Find picture edits and build a clean AAF with separate track pairs for the overlap lengths you choose.

Version 2.1.0 · macOS only

Spend less time spotting edits by hand.

BG-Spotter analyzes a video file, finds the edit points, and creates an AAF with alternating regions of consolidated silence.

Select straight edits or any combination of one- through six-frame overlaps. Each selection creates its own pair of alternating tracks using the same detected edit points. For example, selecting 1-frame and 4-frame overlaps exports four tracks: two for the 1-frame overlaps and two for the 4-frame overlaps.

The resulting AAF gives you a ready-made map for cutting backgrounds or starting a conform.

  • Analyze a video and detect its picture edits.
  • Choose straight cuts or any combination of 1–6 frame overlaps.
  • Create a separate pair of alternating tracks for every selection.
  • Export the result as an AAF for your editing session.

Install

  1. Download the build for your Mac.
  2. Open the DMG and drag BG Spotter into Applications.
  3. Launch BG Spotter from Applications.

Early release: BG-Spotter is free software provided as-is. Test the exported AAF in a duplicate session before using it on production material. Video files are processed on your Mac and are not uploaded by this webpage.