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Meta Report 0.3.0 (beta)

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@reynikman reynikman released this 13 Jul 10:07
v0.3.0-beta.1
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Open-source, fully local DIT workstation for macOS: inspect media metadata and run verified card offloads with cryptographic evidence. Everything runs locally — nothing is ever uploaded.

This is the first beta of the new verified-offload engine. The reliability core is field-tested on macOS (below); long-haul and Windows testing are still pending — hence beta.

Highlights

Verified card offload (ArchiveMax)

  • Reads the source independently, hashes the copy pass with XXH64 + BLAKE3, then reads every destination back.
  • Honest, strict verdicts: COPY_COMPLETE → ARCHIVE_VERIFIED → SAFE_TO_FORMAT. Only SAFE_TO_FORMAT — two distinct physical destinations, ASC MHL on each, local evidence, zero warnings — ever authorizes reusing a card. Fail-closed by design.
  • Crash-resumable: pull a card or kill the app mid-copy, then resume the same job.
  • A corrupted replica is repaired from a healthy copy without rewriting good data.
  • ASC MHL on every destination (interops with Silverstack / Hedge).

Evidence & reports

  • Canonical JSON plus self-contained HTML, CSV and TXT.
  • Every file × destination row carries its byte count; exports also retain the preserved source mtime, the preflight free-space result and optional DIT contacts.

Safe defaults

  • Preserves original file modification dates.
  • Preflight free-space check before the first read.
  • Warns on mixed loose-file selections; refuses individual-file offloads.
  • Optional local "finished" notification. Never ejects a destination unless you explicitly enable it.

Also in the app: drag-and-drop metadata inspection (MediaInfo + ExifTool + FFprobe), EBU R128 loudness, delivery-spec checks (EBU / ATSC A/85 / Netflix / social), SHA-256 + black/frozen-frame scan, DCP folder validation, .md report export.

Verified on real hardware (macOS)

  • SAFE_TO_FORMAT granted only with two distinct physical devices; refused for two folders on one disk.
  • Real source disconnect mid-copy → honest failure + clean resume.
  • Process kill mid-copy → resume completes, byte-identical.
  • Silent corruption on a destination → caught by hash.
  • Works on exFAT (the filesystem every camera card uses), FAT32 and HFS+.

Beta caveats — please read

  • Not yet tested: 24-hour soak, large-volume benchmark, and Windows on real hardware. This build is macOS (Apple Silicon) only.
  • Treat it as beta: verify your own first offloads before trusting the verdict on a paying job, and keep the card until you're confident.
  • Auto-update is dormant in this beta build; grab new versions from the Releases page.

Install (macOS, Apple Silicon)

The app is not signed with an Apple certificate, so Gatekeeper warns on first launch. To open it:

  1. Open Meta-Report_0.3.0_aarch64.dmg, drag the app to Applications.
  2. Right-click the app → Open → Open (confirm once).

If it is still blocked, run in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Meta Report.app"

This clears the "downloaded from the internet" quarantine flag so macOS stops blocking it.

Feedback

Report bugs and offload edge cases via GitHub Issues — include your card filesystem, destination types, and the evidence JSON if a verdict looks wrong.

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