CORTEX v3.0.3 release notes

VERSION 3.0.3 b9726

Is now available. Click here to visit the download page
Please note if you have CORTEX Enterprise you will need a separate license to activate the IMF feature. You can get this license by contacting support@mtifilm.com. You will then need to click the “Install IMF” button in the upper right corner of CORTEX and follow the prompts.

FEATURES

  • GENERAL: AS-02 Package creation for HBO deliveries.
  • GENERAL: IMF Package creation for Netflix and Sony deliveries.
  • GENERAL: Dolby Vision decoding/encoding/metadata editing.
  • GENERAL: MTI/Samsung UpRes
  • GENERAL: Extended Project Manager with new Find function.
  • GENERAL: Color trace.
  • GENERAL: Added a project library bin to hold commonly used clips accessible by all jobs in a project.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • COLOR: Auto application of imported CDL when possible.
  • COPY: Archive function with detailed report.
  • COPY: Warn user if copy job is being started without verification enabled.
  • EDIT: More capabilities including EDL conform, drag and drop, and slate generation.
  • EDIT: Ability to create supplemental IMF packages.
  • GENERAL: Better playback over SDI output.
  • GENERAL: Drag and drop clips onto a reel.
  • GENERAL: Add “Same as Source” option to ProRes extraction settings.
  • GENERAL: Ability to define a custom matte size in config as well as include a white line delineating matte from picture.
  • GENERAL: Arrow keys can now be used to control media player.
  • QA: Better dead pixel detection and correction.
  • QA: Ability to do shot detection concurrently with dead pixel detection.
  • QA: Full screen QA tool.
  • QA: Ability to zoom using mouse wheel.
  • RENDER: Better performance via multiple GPU support.
  • RENDER: Better JPEG 2000 encoding/decoding.
  • RENDER: Added compression options and pixel component options for OpenEXR encoding.
  • SYNC: Full screen Sync tool.
  • SYNC: Ctrl+D refines sync and ignores auto trim setting (useful for clips with tail slate).

BUG FIXES

  • COPY: Corrupt clips are treated as non-media files and copied properly.
  • EDIT: Fixed issues with 29.97i compositions.
  • GENERAL: Fixed crashes when importing corrupt XAVC clips.

VERSION 3.0.3 b9978

Is now available. Click here to visit the download page
Please note if you have CORTEX Enterprise you will need a separate license to activate the IMF feature. You can get this license by contacting support@mtifilm.com. You will then need to click the “Install IMF” button in the upper right corner of CORTEX and follow the prompts.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • EDIT: End key now goes to last frame of composition
  • EDIT: Shift+F/S now go to every break regardless of track’s enabled state
  • EDIT: More efficient creation of audio configs and Sony IMFs
  • GENERAL: Line wrap comments in PDF reports
  • GENERAL: Read audio track labeling from iXML chunk in case it is missing from broadcast wave description
  • GENERAL: Allow user to set CMU IP address manually

BUG FIXES

  • COLOR: Color trace EDL function not creating CDL properly
  • COLOR: Fix issue where T key would not change all image effects at once
  • GENERAL: Fix issue decoding Sony F55 clip at Best decode quality
  • GENERAL: Fix issue importing Dolby Vision IMF package and not bringing in the metadata
  • RENDER: Fix issue where ProRes render could seemingly hang at end if audio took much longer than video to decode.
  • RENDER: Don’t delete monophonic wave files when a reel is closed
  • RENDER: Fix issue where IMF render could hang
  • SYNC: Fix issue where SDI picture could jump when syncing with the D key

VERSION 3.0.3 b10160

Is now available. Click here to visit the download page
Please note if you have CORTEX Enterprise you will need a separate license to activate the IMF feature. You can get this license by contacting support@mtifilm.com. You will then need to click the “Install IMF” button in the upper right corner of CORTEX and follow the prompts.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • GENERAL: Better support for multiple GPUs
  • GENERAL: Add ability to read and write ProRes files with Rec. 2020 metadata
  • GENERAL: Better handling of image formats that require cropping after decode/debayer (Arri, Sony, etc.)

BUG FIXES

  • COPY: Fix issue playing back copy job entries that require extraction settings
  • COLOR: Fix some issues importing CDL color correction
  • GENERAL: Fix issue relinking LUTs when importing a Cortex manifest
  • GENERAL: Fix issue importing 30 FPS R3D clip into a 24 FPS project
  • GENERAL: Fix crash when importing Arri Mini MXF files larger than 2 GB
  • GENERAL: Fix crash when adding clip to project library
  • GENERAL: Handle Dolby Vision metadata that does not start at frame 0
  • GENERAL: Fix issue importing Panasonic GH4 files in a MP4 wrapper
  • GENERAL: Fix issue with audio being one frame late when using a DVS SDI card
  • RENDER: Fix issue with banding in 10-bit DNxHD outputs
  • RENDER: Fix issue with bad video lines when creating a PAL DVD from a 25i source
  • RENDER: Fix issue rendering composition with more than one video track
  • RENDER: Fix issue rendering a clip that has play speed set to slower than real time

VERSION 3.0.3 b10238

Is now available. Click here to visit the download page
Please note if you have CORTEX Enterprise you will need a separate license to activate the IMF feature. You can get this license by contacting support@mtifilm.com. You will then need to click the “Install IMF” button in the upper right corner of CORTEX and follow the prompts.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • COPY: Add ability to export archive job manifest without doing an archive job
  • GENERAL: Darkened some of the lighter grey colors used in PDF reports to make things more readable when printing
  • GENERAL: Add ability to render 59.94 or 60 FPS deliverables for formats that allow it
  • RENDER: Better bit rate conformance for J2K encoding

BUG FIXES

  • GENERAL: Revert ProRes decode as changes that caused crushed blacks and clipped whites. Should now match b9978
  • GENERAL: Better handling of sample description discrepancies in QuickTime files
  • GENERAL: Fix issue with J2K bit rate changes not being saved properly if changed in config
  • GENERAL: Fix issue with GPU name not updating in Hardware if GPUs are swapped
  • QA: Fix issue where dead pixel detection would hang if done on any GPU other than GPU 0
  • QA: Fix issue with doing concurrent dead pixel and shot change detection
  • RENDER: Fix issue with ProRes 422 deliverable flavors being clipped to SMPTE range

VERSION 3.0.3 b10551

Is now available. Click here to visit the download page
Please note if you have CORTEX Enterprise you will need a separate license to activate the IMF feature. You can get this license by contacting support@mtifilm.com. You will then need to click the “Install IMF” button in the upper right corner of CORTEX and follow the prompts.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • GENERAL: Add ability to read uncompressed OP-1A YUV 10 bit files
  • GENERAL: Add ability to read IMF packages that have packing lists with new 2016 XML namespace
  • GENERAL: Add ability to read WAV files bigger than 4 GB
  • GENERAL: Add option to use UTF-8 tables when creating a MySQL databases
  • QA: Include timecode in dead pixel CSV report
  • RENDER: Improved readability of render bar tooltip
  • RENDER: Add EssenceDescriptor to CPL when creating an IMF package
  • RENDER: Multi-channel audio (> 2 channels) H.264/AAC renders now write each channel to a separate track

BUG FIXES

  • GENERAL: Fix issue reading timecodes in Alexa Mini MXF files
  • RENDER: Catch missing deliverable events before deliverable is marked complete