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The Desktop Application

The Glambot Studio Desktop app is the capture-and-processing half of Glambot Studio. It runs on macOS and turns raw footage into finished, delivered videos — automatically.

Desktop Application

Part of one product

The Desktop app isn't a separate tool — it works on the same projects as the Cloud platform. Projects live inside the app and stay continuously synced with the cloud. See Managing Projects and Sync & Offline for how that link works.

What it automates​

A complete pipeline runs without manual steps:

  1. ✅ Plug in your SD card or mount your drive
  2. ✅ The app does the rest:
    • imports new files
    • transcodes with your preset settings
    • applies automatic editing — intros, overlays, color grading (if configured)
    • uploads finished videos to the cloud
    • matches each video to the right form submission
    • sends the guest a personalized email
    • exposes the videos in public pages and live galleries

Automated workflow

Main features​

Project management & sync​

  • All your projects in one place, offline-first — no project files to manage
  • Continuous two-way sync with the cloud when online
  • A project manager showing Local, Server, and Synced projects
  • A 36-hour grace period keeps published projects working through network drops
  • See Managing Projects and Sync & Offline

Automatic import​

  • Watchfolders — monitored folders for automatic import
  • Disk mount detection — auto-import from SD cards and external drives
  • Manual import — drag-and-drop or the import tile in the video list
  • Multiple services — several watchfolders at once

Professional video processing​

  • High-quality encoding with per-project settings
  • Automatic editing — intros/outros, overlays, soundtrack, and transforms per group
  • Color grading — manual adjustments and custom LUTs, set per editing group
  • Broad format support

Delivery & monitoring​

  • Automatic upload to the linked cloud project
  • Smart association with form submissions
  • Email notifications to clients
  • Statistics — views, shares, downloads per video

Main interface

How it fits with the Cloud platform​

You do in the CloudYou do in the Desktop app
Create a project & registration formOpen that same project locally (or create one and push it up)
Brand the project (logo, colors)Configure transcoding, color, and editing
Receive guest submissionsImport, process, and upload footage
Deliver via emails & live galleriesLet uploads match submissions automatically
View analyticsTrack import & processing locally

A typical setup:

  1. Cloud — create the project and form, then publish it.
  2. Desktop — download the app, sign in, and open the project.
  3. Desktop — set your import, transcode, and color settings.
  4. Desktop — create import services (watchfolders).
  5. Automatic — capture, processing, upload, and delivery happen on their own.

System requirements​

  • macOS 12 (Monterey) or later
  • Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) recommended; Intel supported
  • 16 GB RAM minimum (32 GB for 4K+)
  • Fast SSD with room for working folders
  • Broadband upload for cloud sync

See Requirements for details.

Download​

  1. Sign in to dashboard.glambot-studio.app.
  2. Go to Resources → Download.
  3. Download the latest macOS build and follow the installation guide.

Get started​

  1. Install the app.
  2. First Setup — sign in and open or create a project.
  3. Managing Projects — the project manager and the local/cloud link.
  4. Import & Transcode — configure your pipeline.

Need help? Check the Troubleshooting section.