Catalyst Browse

Sony has a good number of professional-grade video editing tools to offer. However, before you start editing anything, you should make sure your materials are properly organized. This is what Catalyst Browse can help you with. Its purpose is to streamline media management, by providing you with a set of straightforward and easy to master controls, all in a friendly and familiar environment.

The software is free and it works on all modern Windows platforms. Its setup package is more than 300 MB large, so it may take some time to complete the downloading process, especially with a slower Internet connection. However, the installation process is faster and it doesn't involve any complex configurations.

The user interface slightly resembles Windows Explorer, in terms of layout. You can navigate through your local folders with the aid of a navigation pane, located on the left side, and you can view their contents in the larger area on the right. What's more, the software provides detailed information about selected files, an embedded player and other tools, on the far right part of the interface.

Catalyst Browse is dedicated to video files, which is why you will only find this kind of files while browsing through your folders. Furthermore, you can switch from browsing mode to viewing mode, which reveals a larger number of special tools for your videos, including a waveform, a histogram and a vectorscope. Besides playing your videos faster or slower, forwards or in reverse, you can also make various visual adjustments.

If you prepare your videos for editing with Catalyst Browse, you will be able to work in a comfortable and convenient manner.