CORTEX v4.0.1 Release Notes

peter · May 21, 2017, 1:10am

VERSION 4.0.1 b12129

COLOR: New reticle generator
EDIT: New extended edit tool
EDIT: Added ability to edit Dolby Vision metadata
GENERAL: More complete HDR support
GENERAL: Add ability to calculate MaxFall/MaxCll on demand with a region of interest
RENDER: Added ability to create unencrypted InterOP DCPs

COPY: Add xxHash as an option
COLOR: Added a zoom unity button to the framing control
COLOR: Exposed the Aces RRT user control
COLOR: Added inverse ODTs to the Aces IDT selection list
COLOR: Added remaining Aces 1.0.3 updates including a new sRGB ODT
GENERAL: Able to double click a config in the loaded job to open the config editor
GENERAL: Config tabs now contain a tool tip to show details
GENERAL: Show video preview when editing a config with a job open
QA: Improved speed of dead pixel detection for a composition
RENDER: Update ProRes SDK which provides better support for HDR metadata
RENDER: Add audio config selection tool when rendering from an imported IMF
RENDER: Added to 60p to 30i conversion

GENERAL: Subtitle rendering is more accurate in terms of location, font size, etc.
QA: Fix issue where clicking on a dead pixel didn’t always select it
RENDER: Failures in post processing of a render now result in failures so all files expected in a deliverable should be present

peter · June 12, 2017, 6:15pm

COLOR: Add new sizing method options: Fit Width, Fit Height, and Crop (i.e. 1:1 pixels)

EDIT: Added ability to navigate anywhere in a composition. Was previously restricted to within the playable area
GENERAL: More efficient memory usage for files using a Mainconcept codec
GENERAL: Add a color space selection to the SDI user control

COLOR: Fix issue importing LUTs in a shared environment
COPY: Fix issue verifying files with xxHash
EDIT: Fix issue using timeline slider when it was touching the end of the bar
GENERAL: Fix issue importing clips in a shared environment
GENERAL: Fix issue getting audio MXF duration when all the normal areas aren’t set properly
GENERAL: Fix issue trying to use full screen mode in Cortex DIT
RENDER: Fix issue automatically exporting report for deliverable with head formatting
RENDER: Fix naming issue when creating file per frame deliverables
RENDER: Fix very occassional hang that could happen during render
RENDER: Fix issue rendering file per reel deliverable with a lot of RED clips

peter · July 17, 2017, 2:15pm

EDIT: Timeline now paginates as expected (i.e. pressing home/end, dragging cursor, etc.)
EDIT: Custom file naming in IMF now applies to all types of IMFs
EDIT: A stub OPL is now generated when creating an IMF

COLOR: Fix issue exporting Cortex stills
COLOR: Fix issue with still previews not being refreshed when switching config tabs
EDIT: Unable to create composition if saving of the composition black level fails
GENERAL: Fix issue reading audio MXF files over 4 GB
GENERAL: Add missing Visual C++ 2013 prerequisite to the installer
GENERAL: Fix issue importing Cineform QuickTime files
RENDER: Fix exception when rendering to HEVC with audio enabled
RENDER: Fix issue with missing tone for head format during file per reel render
RENDER: Fix issue applying IDT when more than one GPU is enabled
RENDER: IMF renders now use a partition size of 60 seconds
RENDER: IMF aspect ratio metadata is now written in pixels

peter · August 18, 2017, 9:17pm

EDIT: Performance improvements for compositions with hundreds of events
EDIT: Add option to generate a file per edit when rendering an IMF
EDIT: Able to copy timecode regist via right click context menu
EDIT: / on numpad can be used to extract and Shift+* can recall the last duration set in the edit tool
GENERAL: Add ability to export clip report with just offline clips
RENDER: Add P3 colorspace option to ProRes deliverable

EDIT: Don’t change record monitor state after an edit
GENERAL: Fix issue reading TTML files with SMPTE timebase
GENERAL: Fix issue with SDI audio crackling on a Kona 4
GENERAL: Fix issue with image file name burn for file per frame sequence not counting if frame number starts at 0
GENERAL: Fix crash when using find tool without an episode, workflow, or job selected
QA: Fix issue previewing dead pixel fix in demo version
RENDER: Fix issue rendering DPX to DPX when file names contain no prefix before frame number

peter · August 21, 2017, 7:23pm

RENDER: Fix issue with DPX file naming when original file names ends with a resolution string (ex. 3840x2160)

Nimesh · September 14, 2017, 2:07am

The color range of the DCP files rendered by MTI Cortex look incorrect when played back on DCP players like easyDCP Player and CineAsset.