One app, two tabs
- Edit — timeline NLE: split, trim, tracks, per-clip LUT & grade, source viewer,
.cinelabprojects - 10-bit Export — HEVC Main10 with the same LUT / mood / basic grade pipeline as the browser
Unzips to Cinematic Desktop v0.69.6.app — title bar should show v0.69.6 (142)
macOS “Not Opened” warning — expected for beta
This free beta is not Apple-notarized yet, so macOS may show:
“Cinematic Desktop v0.69.6” Not Opened
Apple could not verify … is free of malware …
Apple could not verify … is free of malware …
Do not click Move to Trash. Click Done, then use one of these:
- Easiest: In Finder, right-click (or Control-click) the app → Open → click Open again on the next prompt. You only need to do this once.
- System Settings: Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down — you should see a message about Cinematic Desktop being blocked. Click Open Anyway, then confirm.
- Terminal (if the app is in Applications):
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Cinematic Desktop v0.69.6.app"If you run it from Downloads, use that path instead, e.g. ~/Downloads/Cinematic Desktop v0.69.6.app. Dragging to Applications first is recommended.
Deprecated: CinematicDesktopExporter.dmg was exporter-only. Use the zip above.
Browser ↔ Mac workflow
Start in the browser
- Edit your rough cut in the web timeline (LUTs, grades, multi-track).
- Click Desktop 10-bit Job → save the JSON job file.
Continue on Mac — Edit tab
- Unzip and open Cinematic Desktop (drag to Applications first). If macOS shows Not Opened, see the steps above — right-click → Open.
- Import Web Job JSON… → pick the job file from the browser.
- Media Folder… → same folder as your source clips.
- Edit, then Save as
.cinelabor Export Return… back to the browser.
Finish — 10-bit Export tab
- 10-bit Export tab → HEVC Main10 with per-clip LUT + grade matched to preview.
Stops the download prompt when you export a Desktop 10-bit Job from the browser.