Square Box Systems Ltd. has released CatDV 4.0, a major new version of its video logging and media database application for Mac OS X v10.2 or later and various flavors of Windows. The QuickTime-based media database software costs US$79 for the Standard Edition and $275 for a Professional Edition; upgrades are available from previous versions also.
CatDV 4.0 adds self-contained preview archives and a preview manager window; uses search paths to automatically locate media files and previews; improves HTML export and movie export; adds new undo and autosave support; improves metadata handling, importing WMV and ASF files, adds support for MPEG-4 and H.264 when used with QuickTime 7, and more.
The Standard Edition is more suitable for individual users and hobbyists, according to Square Box, while the Professional Edition and a Workgroup Server are suitable for production houses and TV broadcasters.