CORTEX v1.5.1 beta release notes

##VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4250
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Version 1.5.1 beta b4280

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IMPROVEMENTS

  • COLOR: T key now toggles framing changes in addition to other color changes
  • COPY: Can now calculate disk space on StorNext and other volumes mounted in NTFS folders
  • GENERAL: Update RED SDK to v5.0, includes RED Gamma 4, RED Dragon Color
  • GENERAL: Now able to import a project into a sqlite database using import project feature

BUG FIXES

  • COLOR: Save and revert buttons work now after changing the LUT on a clip
  • COLOR: Added extra checks to prevent incomplete color pipelines from being saved to database
  • COPY: Fixed issue creating a ‘verify only’ copy job on systems pointing to shared database
  • COPY: Fixed issue where manual pause/resume were disabled for verify jobs until play/stop
  • COPY: Fix for occasional failure to import clips after copy job completed
  • GENERAL: Fix for occasional hang while deleting a reel
  • GENERAL: Can read timecode from AVCHD files
  • RENDER: Fixed pixel aspect ratio for center extract SD delvierables
  • SYNC: Fix issue with waveform disappearing for clips when audio data not exactly the same length in all tracks

##VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4285
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BUG FIXES

  • GENERAL: fixes a potential hang when re-opening jobs with QuickTime files in them.

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4307

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IMPROVEMENTS

  • GENERAL: Improved licensing so that plugging/unplugging USB wireless adapters should not cause re-activation
  • GENERAL: Sort files by path/filename in PDF reports
  • RENDER: Ability to create BluRays with 0, 2, 4 or 6 audio channels

BUG FIXES

  • COLOR: Fixed behavior of arrow keys in Framing Tool
  • COPY: Better indication when Copy Jobs fail
  • COPY: Fix issue where opening other jobs while copy jobs are running could cause verification process not to start
  • GENERAL: Fix issue that could cause app to hang when reopening jobs with QuickTime files
  • GENERAL: Fix issue with importing new LUTs as Display LUTs into deliverable configs
  • GENERAL: Fix issue decoding Sony XAVC files

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4350

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FEATURES

  • RENDER: Add ability to create H.264 BluRay iso files

BUG FIXES

  • COLOR: Fix issue with auto-repeat on printer lights button
  • COLOR: Put back deprecated RED Color and Gamma options for compatibility with older media and systems
  • COLOR: Fix issue exporting stills for files that have variable resolution decoding options (RED, etc)
  • COPY: Fix issue that could cause verify job status and progress not to be updated when job completes while application is closed
  • COPY: When restarting a copy job in the verify column, only restart verification
  • GENERAL: Fix issue where thumbnails in clip list were not appearing until the Timeline still store was selected in color tool
  • GENERAL: Fix hang importing manifest and merging metadata to existing clips with offline media
  • GENERAL: Fix hang importing manifest that has clips pointing to the same file in two different locations
  • GENERAL: Fix issue deleting jobs with file entries imported from manifest on MySQL systems
  • GENERAL: Fix issue that could cause wrong clips to merge with manifest metadata in certain edge cases when tapename was missing
  • GENERAL: Fix issue importing watermark images on MySQL systems
  • HARDWARE: Fix issue selecting 4 audio channels on video output with BMD cards by updating SDK to version 10.1

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4362

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BUG FIXES

  • COPY: Fix issue where deleting one copy job could cause other running copy jobs to stop updating progress in the GUI
  • COPY: Fix potential conflicts when running multiple copy jobs
  • GENERAL: Fix issue where total run time of a reel was not correct until you reopened the job
  • GENERAL: Fix issue where attempting to traceback many clips created by an EDL could cause Cortex to crash

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4375

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BUG FIXES

  • COPY: Fix crash trying to access non-NTFS drives. Issue introduced in when support for following junction points was added.
  • GENERAL: Fix issue where clip list would scroll after selecting multiple clips
  • GENERAL: Show warning when episode filename exceeds max length (20 characters)
  • GENERAL: Fixed several issues related to doing traceback after importing an EDL

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4390

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IMPROVEMENTS

  • GENERAL: Added ability to import broadcast wave files with .bwf extension

BUG FIXES

  • COPY: Fixed a few issues when running multiple copy jobs simultaneously
  • GENERAL: Fixed issues with calculating timecodes for record timecode reels
  • GENERAL: Fix issue where sometimes the ‘save reel’ button would not do anything when trying to edit a reel

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4408

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BUG FIXES

  • GENERAL: Fixed new issue with merging manifest metadata from manifest due to more precise subframe timecode calculation
  • GENERAL: Fixed issue where sometimes multiple clips remained selected when only one appeared selected
  • GENERAL: Fixed issue where Enter and Esc stopped working to exit text edit fields after running a copy job.

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4432

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IMPROVEMENTS

  • COPY: Current moving average copy speed is shown in addition to average speed for whole job.
  • GENERAL: Can import DPX files with bogus framerate. Fall back on project framerate when header value is not present or obviously incorrect.

BUG FIXES

  • COLOR: Fix intermittent issue where thumbnails still wouldn’t load in clip list until loading timeline stills.
  • COPY: Fix issue where local checksums sometimes did not update after verification until you closed and reopened the job.
  • GENERAL: Fixed issue where it appeared as though comments were not deleted until you reopened the job.
  • GENERAL: Fixed issue where PDF report could show bogus ‘missing’ and ‘unlisted’ files when exported from Project Manager.
  • GENERAL: Fixed hang importing manifest could hang due to improper naming of LUT filename in manifest.
  • RENDER: Fixed intermittent crash rendering to H.264 with more than 2 audio channels caused by insufficient memory allocation.

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4449

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FEATURES

  • GENERAL: Can now set file sequence configs to start at any chosen number or a number based on timecode.
  • GENERAL: During EDL import, can now select whether clip name defaults to source name or comment.

IMPROVEMENTS

  • COPY: Copy jobs pause automatically when clips are importing to reduce contention over disk and database access.
  • GENERAL: When project configured to use filename as clip name, index part of filename is no longer included.

BUG FIXES

  • GENERAL: When doing traceback, if ‘Edit’ is unchecked, mark in and out are retained from imported clip.

VERSION 1.5.1 beta b4467

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BUG FIXES

  • GENERAL: Clips can now play back immediately after traceback from EDL when media is already online.
  • GENERAL: Fixed issue where source decoding settings were not properly stored after EDL import and traceback for certain file formats.
  • GENERAL: Fixed crash caused by attempting to relink media on import when path has not changed.
  • GENERAL: Fixed crash when importing media to a job with offline clips that have embedded audio.
  • GENERAL: Prevent crash caused by user trying to traceback through another project file or ALE folder with no path specified.
  • GENERAL: Fixed crash when attempting to create new database folder for SQLite projects.
  • RENDER: Fixed intermittent issue where QuickTime PhotoJpeg files output from Cortex would not open in QuickTime player.