Slate Tracker Documentation

Slate Tracker watches a folder of on-set 360 reference photographs, reads the hand written or printed slate card in each frame automatically, and files the images into a tidy folder structure. It can also push the latest reference image to a grandMA3 lighting console so the gaffer always has the right plate on screen.

These docs walk through installation, day to day workflow, every config knob, and what to do when something goes wrong.

Start here

• New to Slate Tracker? Read Install on Windows or Install on macOS, then follow Your First Reference Image.
• Already installed? Go to Adding Your License Key.
• Connecting a console? Open Connecting a grandMA3 Console.
• Looking for every option? See the Configuration Reference.

How the pieces fit together

1. The desktop agent runs on the lighting truck laptop and watches a folder. When a new image arrives it sends a low resolution copy through our vision engine and reads the slate card.
2. The cloud dashboard stores your license, lets you review low confidence reads, and shows usage against your monthly quota.
3. The lighting desk bridge pushes the latest reference image into grandMA3 (or grandMA2, ETC Eos, once those are out of beta).

If you only need the basics, the desktop agent works on its own. The cloud dashboard and the desk bridge are layered on top.

Conventions used in these docs

• Commands you type appear in monospace.
• File paths use forward slashes for clarity. On Windows, substitute backslashes where the operating system requires them.
• Anywhere a placeholder appears in a snippet, it is wrapped in angle brackets like <your-license-key>.