syncDot: Digital Clapperboard

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About this app

Keep your shoot organized from the first slate to the edit.
syncDot is a digital clapperboard and cinema slate for Android phones and tablets, bringing timecode displays, adjustable flash and sound cues, and detailed take logging into one app.

Use it on short films, documentaries, interviews, music videos and other video productions. Keep scene details visible, mark picture and sound for sync, and record the notes you need for post-production.

Timecode & sync cues

• Display Time of Day (ToD) or Free-Run timecode.
• Choose common frame rates or save custom values, with drop-frame numbering at 29.97 and 59.94 FPS.
• Mark each take with a screen flash and a beep or sticks clap.
• Use flash timing that takes the display's refresh rate into account, with adjustable duration and sound offset.
• Fine-tune your setup with a guided calibration sequence you film and review in your editing software.

Your slate, your layout

• Add production, roll, scene, shot, take, camera and crew details, plus slate notes.
• Choose Minimal, Default or Full layouts to suit your shoot.
• Switch between light and dark themes on phones and tablets.

Fast controls & spoken announcements

• Start and log takes with the on-screen button or either volume key.
• Announce selected slate fields aloud, with optional phonetic pronunciation for scene and shot codes.

Projects & take logs

• Organize separate shoots into projects and track shooting days.
• Rate takes as Good or Bad, retain discarded attempts and add individual take notes.
• Search your take history and filter by date, camera, roll or rating.
• Correct saved slate details while keeping captured timecodes and actual timestamps intact.

Basic & Premium

Basic includes up to two saved projects, unlimited takes, local log viewing and all slate, timecode, calibration, voice and layout features.

Upgrade to Premium with a one-time purchase for unlimited projects and take-log exports in PDF, CSV and Excel (XLSX). Share production logs with your crew or keep them alongside your footage for the edit. No subscription is required.

Work offline, keep your details close

Your projects, settings and take history are saved on your device. The slate and local take logs work offline, and no syncDot account is required. Purchasing or restoring Premium requires an internet connection.

Set up your project, slate your next take and keep the details ready for the edit.

What’s new

Meet syncDot 1.0, a digital slate for Android phones and tablets.
• ToD and Free-Run timecode, flash and sound cues, and guided calibration.
• Customizable slate layouts, themes, and spoken announcements.
• Projects, take ratings and notes, shooting days, and searchable logs with date, camera, roll, and rating filters.
Basic includes two projects and all slate features. The one-time Premium upgrade adds unlimited projects and PDF, CSV, and Excel log exports.