Ambitura

Windows

1. 1

   Download the Windows archive

   Grab the .rar or .zip from your account page or the product page (for example Ambitura-1.0.0.rar), extract it, then run the installer inside.

2. 2

   Run the installer

   Everything Ambitura needs is bundled — no separate downloads or setup steps.

3. 3

   Launch & sign in

   Sign in with the same email and password as your Paraflex account. Activation ties this computer to your subscription.

macOS

1. 1

   Download the installer package

   Download the .pkg installer (for example Ambitura-1.0.0.pkg) from your account or the product page and run it. Follow the prompts to install into Applications.

2. 2

   First open

   If Gatekeeper blocks the app, right-click Ambitura.app and choose Open. Intel and Apple Silicon are supported.

3. 3

   Sign in

   Use your Paraflex account email and password — same as the website.

Anatomy of the Window

Supported Formats

Anything FFmpeg can read. Common containers: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, M4V, WEBM, MXF. Common codecs: H.264, H.265/HEVC, ProRes, DNxHD/HR, VP9, AV1, MPEG-2.

Loading a Video

1. 1

   Drag & drop

   Drop a file on the window or use File > Open Video.

2. 2

   Set the start timecode

   Click the timecode field above the viewport (default 01:00:00:00) to match your session start.

3. 3

   Frame rate, profile, genre

   Sensitivity is automatic. Set profile/genre if you want (see Analysis).

4. 4

   Optional: Video Concept hint

   Type a short phrase describing the content (e.g. "suburban home, hospital, small-town streets"). The AI weights its location predictions toward what you describe and against what you don't.

Running an analysis

Analyze (toolbar or menu — default shortcut in Keyboard Shortcuts below). You get a labelled scene list. During the run:

• • Scene cuts; filters noisy patterns (angles, fades, titles, credits).
• • INT/EXT, DAY/NIGHT, location, shot type.
• • Neighbour smoothing so locations don’t flicker.
• • Confidence on markers; optional review stops if Review Mode is on.
• • Tolerant decode — one bad frame shouldn’t stop the job.

Settings

The Marker Grid

Every detected scene becomes a marker. The grid is fully editable — click any cell to change it.

• • Seek — double-click a row or confirm selection (see Keyboard Shortcuts).
• • Move marker to playhead — shortcut in Keyboard Shortcuts.
• • Add marker at playhead — menu or shortcut; new markers feed local learning.
• • Rename — context menu or shortcut.
• • Copy timecode — shortcut below.
• • Delete — selection + Delete/Backspace.
• • Undo / Redo — standard edit shortcuts.

Frame comparison

With Review Mode on, uncertain boundaries can open a dialog: last frame before the cut vs first frame after. You choose:

What Gets Classified

Editing a Location

Edit the location cell — suggestions appear as you type (with scores). Pick one or enter a custom name; custom entries are remembered locally.

Optional cloud passes for heavier labelling and matching. Local analysis stays unlimited. Pick a pass in the app before you run.

The app shows credit use before you confirm a cloud run. Failed or unusable scenes are credited back when the platform applies adjustments.

Subscriptions (website names)

Cloud credits and machine seats match the pricing page: Solo, Studio, Enterprise.

Top-ups and extra machine seats: pricing page.

Folder Structure

Ambitura matches scenes to WAV files using a strict folder hierarchy. Organize your library this way and matching becomes automatic:

MyAmbianceLibrary/
├── INT/
│   ├── DAY/
│   │   ├── Living Room/
│   │   │   ├── living_room_01_st.wav   (stereo)
│   │   │   └── living_room_02_mn.wav   (mono)
│   │   ├── Office/
│   │   └── Restaurant/
│   └── NIGHT/
│       ├── Bedroom/
│       └── Bar/
└── EXT/
    ├── DAY/
    │   ├── City Street/
    │   ├── Forest/
    │   └── Beach/
    └── NIGHT/
        └── City Street/

Indexing

First-time scan walks your roots and builds a local index (filenames, layout, duration). Later scans only pick up changes. Everything stays on your machine.

• • Stereo/mono and common naming patterns are recognised.
• • Coverage view shows thin vs well-covered locations.
• • Re-scan after you add files.

How scenes get a WAV

Matching prefers the closest folder for INT/EXT, time of day, and location; then broader fallbacks inside your library if needed. Per scene you can still pick or lock a file in the UI.

Export Targets

Pro Tools Ambiance Workflow

The flagship integration creates a complete, edit-ready ambiance session in Pro Tools:

1. 1. Open Pro Tools (2022.12 or newer) and make sure live integration is turned on in its setup menu.
2. 2. Open or create a session at the matching frame rate and start timecode.
3. 3. In Ambitura, choose Export > Push to Pro Tools.
4. 4. Ambitura creates two stereo tracks (AMB-A and AMB-B) and lays clips alternately between them, so neighbouring scenes never share a track.
5. 5. Crossfades are applied automatically at every scene boundary, plus loop crossfades for scenes longer than the source ambiance.
6. 6. Each clip carries a source-in offset handle so editors can pull audio earlier without re-importing.

Premiere Pro (Ambitura Link)

Ambitura ships with the Ambitura Link plugin for Premiere Pro 2025 and newer.

1. 1. Run the included Ambitura Link installer (under Help > Install Premiere Plugin) and follow the on-screen setup steps.
2. 2. Once loaded, the plugin connects to a running Ambitura instance on the same machine.
3. 3. Use the panel inside Premiere to push markers and ambiance from your current Ambitura session.

Edit > Preferences (shortcut in Keyboard Shortcuts). Changes save automatically.

Ambitura adapts to the kind of work you do. Every correction you make sharpens its results on similar material next time. Adaptation stays on your machine — nothing about your projects is shared with us or anyone else.

Playback & Transport

Markers