Cinecred

Create beautiful film credits without the pain

Cinecred is Free Software

Licensed under the GPLv3, everyone can use Cinecred free of charge forever. The source code is publicly available in a GitHub Repository. Contributions, bug reports, and suggestions are welcome! In case of questions, issues, or ideas, also don’t hestitate to send me an email to [click to reveal e-mail adress].

Use Your Favorite Spreadsheet Editor

Cinecred can read the raw credits data from a Credits.xls(x) (Microsoft Excel), Credits.ods (OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc), or Credits.csv file. Edit it with your preferred spreadsheet tool, integrating perfectly with the rest of your production workflow. Need to add a credit or fix a typo later on? Just change the spreadsheet!

ABCDEFGH
1 @Head @Body @Tail @Vert. Gap @Content Style @Spine Position @Page Style @Page Runtime
2
3ADirc DirectorFilmCardCard
4
5Executive ProducersCallie CashCard
6Molly Money
7
8CrewHeadingScroll00:01:42:07
9
10Director of PhotographyPeter PannerGutter
111st Assistant CameraPaul Puller
122nd Assistant CameraCharly Clapper
13Luke Loader
143
15ExtrasHeading
16
17RestaurantEmil EaterBullets
18Megan Muncher
19Dylan Delicious
203
21SongsHeading
22
23“Loremium Ipsumium”Written by CiceroSong-200
24Dedicated to Brutus
25
26“Hoppe hoppe Reiter”Wr. by an Unknown Lad200 Parallel
27in Ancient Times

Live Visualization

While editing the credits data and its styling, Cinecred continually updates an interactive visual preview and indicates any problems with the Credits file. Optional layout guides (press the red button) make both learning Cinecred and styling your credits sequence dead easy.

Screenshot of the live visualization w/o layout guides Screenshot of the live visualization with layout guides

Interactive Styling

All the styling options Cinecred provides might seem overwhelming at first. But the interactive nature of Cinecred—including contextual input, live application of changes, and easy reverts—make it intuitive and fun to play around with different settings and thereby explore and learn the ins and outs of Cinecred’s styling system.

Screenshot of the styling UI

Flexible Design

Apart from standard use cases, Cinecred’s flexible styling system enables a wide range of credits layouts and designs. Whatever you have in mind, Cinecred can likely assist you in implement it.

Demonstration of flexible layout

Your Desired Runtime

Have to add another name, but the score has already been recorded and synced to the earlier version? Just tell Cinecred the desired runtime of the whole sequence or specific sections, and it will shrink vertical gaps to exactly match it—without resorting to flicker-prone fractional scroll speeds.

Demonstration of runtime adjustment before the change Demonstration of runtime adjustment after the change

Play Back at Any Time

Want to watch your credits in motion to verify your latest changes? Just like your favorite editing suite, Cinecred offers instant real-time playback at any time. No need to wait for your sequence to render out. Also supported are the JKL shuttle keys.

Screenshot of the video preview

Manifold Delivery Options

Does your post-production workflow require ProRes, DPX sequences, or even TIFFs which you animate yourself? Do you want to send around PDFs of the credits sequence for checks? No matter what the need, Cinecred probably has you covered.

Screenshot of the delivery UI

Cinecred Is Not Opinionated

Cinecred was specifically designed to cater to every user’s needs as fully as possible, without adding bloat, making it hard to use, or requiring a steep learning curve. If you miss some feature, let me know by submitting an issue on GitHub or sending an email to [click to reveal e-mail adress], and I’ll try my best to add support for your use case.

Sample Credits

Watch the following sequence to get a feel for the capabilities of Cinecred. The clip is taken from the German movie Etiology and optimized for display on computer monitors for illustration purposes.

Introductory Screencast

While Cinecred offers an introductory hint track after installation, you may prefer a comprehensive screencast. We’ve got you covered: after watching this video, you’ll familiar with the essentials of Cinecred.

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