CORTEX v1.5.2 beta release notes

dave · June 11, 2014, 12:26am

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VERSION 1.5.2-beta b4597

GENERAL: Ability to read JPEG2000 MXF files*
GENERAL: Ability to read HEVC/H.265 files*
GENERAL: Feet+frames burn-in counter available
GENERAL: Can now import reels from manifest
GENERAL: Can now create reels with no deliverables
GENERAL: Can now drag and drop folders or files onto clip bin to import media
RENDER: Ability to output JPEG2000 MXF files*
RENDER: Ability to output HEVC/H.265 files*
RENDER: Ability to output XDCAM/MPEG2 .MP4 and .MXF files
RENDER: Ability to assign custom naming templates in each deliverable configuration

* restrictions apply due to licensing. contact support for details if you are interested in testing

24pdailies · June 12, 2014, 5:35pm

The drag/drop method for importing media is pretty awesome. Thank you for adding this!

dave · June 18, 2014, 12:04am

COLOR: Ability to apply scaling to stills during import (None, Full-to-SMPTE, SMPTE-to-Full)
GENERAL: Ability to add handles to clips (Right-click > Add Handles)

COLOR: Stills grabbed from Sony F65 footage could look garbled
COLOR: Fix issue where color properties were not shown correctly for initially selected clip when first opening a job
COLOR: Fix crash that could occur when applying color to clips that have had their playspeed modified
COLOR: Fix crash that could occur when importing DPX files as stills
COLOR: Fix issue where scopes did not resize properly unless you switched out of job tab and back
COLOR: Fix issue where color tool was disabled after editing a config and returning to job
GENERAL: Edit timecode dialog’s “Use settings” option is no longer shown if there are no settings
GENERAL: Fix crash deleting events from a reel when viewing Preview deliverable
GENERAL: Prevent import clips with drag and drop while dialog is open
GENERAL: Don’t attempt to loop playback reel with only 1 event - was not working right
GENERAL: Fix edge case where duplicate job names could sometimes be created
GENERAL: Fix issue where job would have to be re-opened after changing some project settings
GENERAL: Fix issue where when playing back audio only clips, timecode burn in stopped updating before reaching end of clip
RENDER: Fix issue with rendering file sequence clips with no filename prefix (eg 0000.dpx) when image filename burned in
HARDWARE: Fix some issues with switching modes on AJA Kona cards

dave · June 19, 2014, 2:11am

COPY: Add ability to copy media files for selected clips to a specified location

GENERAL: Fix issue where reel events were not included in Cortex Manifest XML if exported from a reel when Preview deliverable tab was selected

dave · June 24, 2014, 9:53pm

GENERAL: Add RAM cache for long GOP formats to improve performance of navigation commands like jog, shuttle, fast forward, rewind
GENERAL: One less click when importing manifest; dialog to choose whether to import reels now appears after manifest is chosen

COLOR: Fix issue where could take a long time to save timeline still when changing color due when deleting obsolete rendered files
GENERAL: Fix issue where embedded audio for some long GOP formats would get out of sync during playback
GENERAL: Fix issue where GoPro material recorded at 47.95 fps would not encode to other formats unless audio was removed first
RENDER: Fix issue where audio for op-Atom J2K files were getting deleted by garbage collection when reel was closed

dave · June 28, 2014, 12:35am

COLOR: Fix issue where copying color from previous or next event could cause changes to color changes from one clip to be applied to another inadvertently
COLOR: Add error log message if color doesn’t match what was saved to the database
GENERAL: Always treat .cine files as phantom files. Fixes issue where auto-detecting the codec of a phantom file could cause Cortex to attempt to decode improperly and fail in rare cases.
GENERAL: Fix issue decoding 12-bit Phantom files
RENDER: Fix issue encoding from 47.95 fps GoPro sources - would crash if audio was not removed first

dave · July 4, 2014, 12:07am

Cortex v1.5.2 is now released. Please follow this release topic for additional maintenance releases.