Getting Started

Awaire is a local-first post-production workbench for macOS. It starts with approved rushes and a brief, and is being built to give the editor useful moments, evidence, and a reviewable first assembly suggestion. Behind the workbench, Forge Engine handles media preparation and Anvil Engine handles editorial intelligence. Source media stays unchanged. Editors stay in control.

Status: Awaire is in controlled validation. This page describes the product and its target workflow. Proven and in-development capabilities are marked below; the end-to-end "drive → first assembly suggestion" flow is being validated, not yet a fully live overnight automation.

Awaire includes two major capabilities:

  • Forge Engine — local media preparation: review media and proxies today, with a local job record for every run. Recursive watch folders, broader transcodes/conversions, and Resolve-enabled RAW workflows (where DaVinci Resolve Studio is available) are in development.
  • Anvil Engine — brief-led rushes intelligence and first assembly planning (in development). Targets the Analyse, Review, and Assemble stages.

There is no separate Forge or Anvil purchase — customers buy Awaire.

Forge is the current local prep app/tool behind Awaire's media-prep direction. It runs today as its own local tool. Awaire's product direction is to bring Forge Prepare, Jobs, Deliver, and Evidence into the unified Awaire workbench before Anvil analysis during controlled validation.

Installation

Awaire is in controlled validation. We onboard projects in small batches so setup, data handling, and workflow feedback are handled properly. Access is issued directly during validation. To start the conversation, see the Support page or write to support@awaire.io.

Once you receive a build:

  1. Open the supplied disk image.
  2. Drag Awaire into your Applications folder.
  3. Launch Awaire from Applications.

macOS may prompt you to confirm the application on first launch. Follow the standard Gatekeeper approval flow.

First Launch

On first launch, Awaire will ask you to activate your licence or start the evaluation trial. The trial covers the whole workbench — Forge Engine and Anvil Engine included — and runs for 14 days from first launch. Licence keys for evaluation are issued directly during validation.

Once activated, Awaire opens to the project dashboard. This is your primary workspace for controlled validation.

Forge Engine Overview

Forge handles the media preparation work editors and post teams already need:

  • Proxy creation and review files (broader transcodes, conversions, and deliverables are in validation).
  • Output folder settings and folder-structure preservation.
  • Local job queue, logs, and preparation records.
  • Watch folders for approved media (recursive watch is in development).
  • Resolve-enabled camera RAW workflows, in development, routed through DaVinci Resolve Studio where Studio is installed and running.

Resolve Studio is sold separately and will be required for those RAW workflows. Forge does not include or replace Resolve Studio. Source media stays unchanged.

Where Outputs Go

By default, prepared outputs are written to an output folder separate from the source media. Each job keeps a local record of what was done: input path, preparation settings, timestamps, output location, and result status.

You can configure a custom output directory per job or globally in Preferences.

Getting Help

If you run into issues, visit the Support page or consult the Troubleshooting guide.