Desktop app

Big shoot days. Background ingest.

Ingest external drives in the background. Keep editing while Scenehand processes your shoot, with uploads that resume after interruptions.

Put a whole shoot day to bed before you leave
No upload wait before you can scrub your own media
A dropped connection costs you nothing

The desktop app is how Scenehand is meant to run — start the trial and you install it straight after signing up. Apple silicon Macs; Windows on the way.

Scenehand for MacIngesting in the background
Footage being ingested
SAMSUNG_T7 · 148 files
41%
CARD_C · 191 files
Done
CARD_D · 74 files
Queued
Resumable end to end — unplug the drive, pick up where it stopped. 3.1 TB
01How it works

Set it going and get on with the edit.

01 Install and sign in Apple silicon Macs. Your account and trial are already waiting.
02 Point it at a drive External drives and multi-terabyte shoot days ingest in the background.
03 Walk away Resumable end to end — unplug it and ingest picks up where it stopped.

Quick answers

Step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting live in the help centre: installing, updating and signing in.

Which platforms does the desktop app support?

macOS 14 and later on Apple silicon (M1 or later). Intel Macs are not supported, and a Windows build is in development.

Can it ingest external drives?

Yes. It handles external drives and multi-terabyte shoot days.

What happens if an upload is interrupted?

Ingest is resumable end to end — unplug the drive and it picks up where it stopped.

Put a shoot day to bed.

Bring your footage. Find your next story.

Start free trial 14 days · 5 hours of footageNo card required