True-Slate is a professional digital clapperboard and timecode slate for a one-time price, with no subscription.
It does the job of a hardware smart slate: a clean, readable board, broadcast-grade SMPTE timecode, a sync clap you can trust to the frame, and a shot log that goes straight to your editor. On the iPhone or iPad already in your kit bag.
REAL TIMECODE
• SMPTE at 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 DF/NDF, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps
• Drift-free, driven by a monotonic clock, not a timer that accumulates error over a long day
• Jam to your master: enter a value, jam to time-of-day, or round up to the next minute
• Jammed, the clock runs continuously like real hardware. Un-jammed, the clapper works as a stopwatch
• Freeze the readout on the clap so the camera records one clean, unmistakable frame
LTC LINEAR TIMECODE
• Read SMPTE LTC in through the audio input to jam the slate from a master clock, with a live time-since-jam and drift readout
• Generate LTC out to jam a recorder or camera straight from the slate
A SYNC CLAP YOU CAN MEASURE
• Loud, sharp clap with a matching haptic and adjustable level
• Optional white sync flash as a visual reference for the camera
• Built-in sync self-test: measure the real beep-to-flash offset and store the correction
• MOS mode: silent clap, logged as MOS
• Second sticks: log a repeat clap on the same take without touching the take number
A SHOT LOG YOUR EDITOR WILL THANK YOU FOR
• Every clap logs date, scene, slate, take, roll, camera, fps and timecode
• Circle or NG each take, add a note
• Export CSV and ALE for the edit, plus printable PDF camera and sound reports
BUILT FOR THE SET
• Landscape, full-screen, screen kept awake
• Tail slate: flip the board 180° and mark it as an end slate
• Dark set mode: dim the screen so the board doesn't blow out on a low-light scene
• Production presets: save whole slate setups and switch jobs without retyping
• Scene numbering with optional letter suffixes (12, 12A, 12B…)
• Reverse-side scratchpad for continuity notes
• Setup guard: a nudge if you're about to roll with placeholder fields
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account. No server. No analytics. No ads. Contacts and microphone are used only on your device, and nothing ever leaves it.
Buy it once. It's yours.
