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4.2.3
  • new: Setting to update MXF file names if Package is saved or MXF files are copied.
  • new: Function to delete custom added items in DCNC editor dialog.
  • new: Rework of "Track Defaults" settings page.
4.2.2
  • new: Allow to open invalid JPEG2000 images and packages with missing profile (Profile 0 error).
  • fix: Improved overall remaining generation time calculation.
  • fix: Add missing content type entries in DCNC title generator.
  • fix: Disable "No Reels in Composition(s)" error for new and empty projects.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Remove irrelevant generation settings.
  • fix: Hide subtitle track color space settings if burn-in is not active.
  • fix: Render all subtitle entry marker in preview window beyond first segment.
  • fix: Modifying language of empty subtitle track updates language in actual subtitle file.
  • fix: Disable "No Segments in Composition(s)" error for new and empty projects.
  • fix: In generation dialog enter key goes to next page instead of closing dialog.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Remove irrelevant settings.
4.2.1
  • new: Add CLI validation argument "--resultInFilename" to put result in report filename.
  • new: Standalone Transcoder - Add buttons to set first and last frame as index.
  • fix: Vulkan support is not required anymore to run IMF Studio Creator.
  • fix: (MacOS) Videotoolbox encoder to support ProRes IMF generation.
  • fix: Correct safe area overlay rendering in preview.
  • fix: (MacOS) Adding empty TTML subtitle to IMF project.
  • fix: Write correct value for ZPositionInUse to SMPTE 428-7 MXF subtitle file asset descriptor.
  • fix: Asset descriptor dump of SMPTE 428-7 MXF subtitle file in CPL if ZPositionInUse is present.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Generation of single frames.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Show error messages on license import.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Dropping of source files does not trigger license import.
4.1.7
  • new: Add project based settings to project file.
  • new: Store default audio layout preset and container resolution in project based settings.
  • new: Store DCNC editor configuration in project based settings.
  • new: Option to apply changed defaults in project configuration to existing elements.
  • fix: Improved composition marker compatibility.
  • fix: Default composition content kind is saved in settings.
  • fix: Auto detect test specifications when validating package from command line.
4.1.6
  • fix: Make sure to always use MCA Subdescriptor of Sound Track in first Reel for writing to Composition Playlist (CPL).
  • fix: Improve stability and performance of timeline waveform generation.
  • fix: Case insensitive language tag validation as per RFC5646 section 2.1.1
  • new: Standalone Transcoder - Add start and end frame index selection to GUI.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - CLI flag "-subfolder" works as expected.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Print complete CLI help text.
4.1.5
  • new: Add additional Composition Content Kind types.
  • fix: Improve overall stability.
  • fix: Using custom 3DL LUT can cause crash on package generation start.
  • fix: Potential freeze with hash check in package validation.
  • fix: Improve behaviour of playhead in timeline view.
  • fix: Improve error resilience when loading corrupt packages.
4.1.4
  • new: Copy MXF is now a separate option to enable reuse of MXF files without the need to rewrap MXF files if not all sources are MXF files.
  • fix: Adding multiple sound tracks will not reset previous selected preset.
  • fix: Loading of single channel audio files with channel label now works when multiple sets of files are in the same folder.
  • fix: Store VF Track encryption state in project file.
  • fix: Store VF Sound Track MCA subdescriptors in project file.
4.1.3
  • new: Add detected package type to validation dialog and report.
  • new: Write used validation specifications to validation report.
  • fix: Online licensing more robust against temporary connection losses.
  • fix: Downgrade any additional framerate warning to recommendation.
  • fix: Preselect validation specifications based on detected package type.
  • fix: Detection of channel labels in filenames if the labels are not at the end.
4.1.2
  • fix: Loading of individual mono audio files in "Add Sound Track" dialog.
  • fix: Loading of 3D Lut color transformation files.
4.1.1
  • new: Enable editing of sound configuration for Sound Tracks from loaded Package
  • when package configuration was changed.
  • new: Store last selected new project configuration.
  • fix: Dropping single channel left audio source in Add Soundtrack
  • dialog will try to auto match other files by label in
  • filename for other configurations than 5.1 as well.
  • fix: Generating DCP with supplemental from saved project file.
  • fix: Restore DCNC dialog values so that on reopen they are not
  • set to the first available entry.
  • fix: In "Add Sound Track" dialog display correct channel labels of sources.
  • fix: "Add Sound Track" dialog presets match previous versions again.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Correct detection of GPUs for encoding.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Reporting of encoding progress.
  • fix: Standalone Transcoder - Correct image resolution when letterboxing is used.
4.1.0
  • new: Composition Markers
  • new: Improved Multichannel Audio Labeling Framework support
  • new: Reading of DPX 12bit packed
  • fix: Potential crash when loading some ProRes OP-1a MXF files
  • fix: Reactivate support for PPM files
4.0.9
  • bugfix: IMF Studio Creator doesn't launch when Windows username contains special characters
  • bugfix: original mxf framerate is written to CPL instead of project's target framerate
  • bugfix: wrong OPL when trim trackfiles option is enabled and source package contains an OPL
  • bugfix: confusing error message when trying to save package and exceeding Window's path limit
  • bugfix: timeline becoming unresponsive adding certain audio files
4.0.8
  • bugfix: opening unsupported mxf format doesn't show error message
  • bugfix: wrong re-encode mode displayed in pre-generation summary
  • bugfix: adding custom DCNC entry does select it in combobox but not update title
  • bugfix: certain audio files can crash in timeline view
  • bugfix: merging CPL with subtitle can yield error message
4.0.7
  • bugfix: Standalone Transcoder can crash on some Mac systems
  • bugfix: "Force no re-encoding" always falling back to "Re-encode if necessary"
  • bugfix: "Copy MXF" with audio mxf as input causes a UUID mismatch between mxf and CPL/ASSETMAP
  • bugfix: undo of "Add CPL" in timeline doesn't clear CPL list
  • bugfix: undo does not remove Dolby Vision tracks added via "Add Black Frames" option and causes a crash deleting them manually from the Track Manager
  • bugfix: CPL Creator tag can't be configured for Save Package
  • bugfix: dropping package on login widgets deletes the package
  • bugfix: empty Rating entries in CPL cause package loading to fail
  • bugfix: generation to folder containing special characters fails
4.0.6
  • added warning when editrate of imported material doesn't match project configuration
  • bugfix: reencode mode gets reset in some cases
  • bugfix: command line interface not working in demo mode
4.0.5
  • added auto-update for some DCNC entries
  • bugfix: validation sometimes fails on first run due to mismatch of subsampling
  • bugfix: invalid warning about inconsistent edit rate/duration for CPL and MXF when sound track is used in two compositions
4.0.4
  • bugfix: adding second sound/subtitle clip in timeline not working as intended
  • bugfix: custom filenaming can break generation
  • bugfix: frame duplication using web license when connection failure happens during generation
  • bugfix: channel preset when editing audio source doesn't match the preset in use
4.0.3
  • made CPL Creator tag optional
  • bugfix: OPL gets lost when generating with Track File Trimming enabled
  • bugfix: Dolby Vision metadata gets lost when generating with Track File Trimming enabled
  • bugfix: Dolby Vision metadata version for black frames always 2.0.5
  • bugfix: subtitle position in CPL preview shifted when there is a gap in front
  • bugfix: force no-reencoding possible for sources not matching target format (e.g. none JPEG 2000 encoded files)
  • bugfix: inconsistent file naming when using Copy MXF option
  • bugfix: some DCNC audio tags aren't extracted
4.0.2
  • updated macOS minimum requirements
  • improved Copy MXF speed
  • added possibility to merge CPLs from another package into the opened project
  • added possibility to choose XYZ destination color space
  • bugfix: duplicated mxf with track file trimming when using same track file in multiple CPLs
  • bugfix: codestream validation test fails when two CPLs use different resolutions
  • bugfix: legal range color conversion wrong
4.0.1
  • added option to export License to create a backup
  • added option to remove License from settings to allow for an easier transition to new licensing model
  • fix regression: crash when generating from Quicktime source