CORTEX v5.4 Release Notes

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7/12/2021

VERSION 5.4.1 b20223

  • DIT+ Edition: now includes Render Tool

6/23/2021

VERSION 5.4.1 b20158

  • Faster DNG decode speed
  • Improved XAVC long gop interoperability
  • Read dynamic camera metadata from Arri MXF files and write it into QuickTime files
  • SMPTE DCP improvements
  • Checks to enforce SMPTE RDD 52 DCP profile
  • Render PNG subtitles for SMPTE and Interop DCPs
  • Ability to set interlace flag in XAVC files
  • Embed closed caption data in XAVC files
  • Display Level 8 metadata for Dolby Vision shots
  • Upgraded Dolby Atmos SDK
  • Dolby Digital audio support
  • Allow multiple Dolby Atmos file playback on the timeline
  • Read DNxHR uncompressed files
  • Smoother playback in media player
  • Memory usage improvements
  • QC report improvements
  • Update to R3D SDK 8.0
  • Allow clipboard copy over VNC
  • Change QuickTime TimeScale for 23.98 to 24000/1001
  • Match frame command now uses all video tracks
  • Ability to convert 59.94p to 29.97p
  • Allow previous/next button in comment dialog to save changes without closing window
  • New Blackmagic RAW SDK fixes
  • Switching from Color to Edit Tool now holds clip position
  • New comment status of “Fixed” for composition comments
  • Marks now treated consistently in all tools
  • Fox J2K ASM deliverable now writes AES3 wrapped audio
  • Preserve date at end of file name
  • Don’t consider a date at the end of a file name the frame number
  • New buttons in comment dialog to move between comments
  • Ability to create WAV files larger than 4 GB
  • Better global HDR metadata indicator
  • DVD configs now render one file and aren’t included in one-to-many
  • Ability to passthrough Arri QuickTime metadata when creating ProRes files
  • Ability to select workflow when tracing back against a project
  • Ability to set ISO language in MP4 files for Sony configs
  • Ability to create auto reel via keyboard shortcut (F10)
  • Set CodingEquation to Rec 2020 by default for HBO/WarnerMedia IMF
  • Set ProRes bit depth according to pixel layout for IMFs
  • Correct color space for RGB-to-YUV conversion when encoding Prores or J2K in a color space other than rec709
  • Ability to export MaxFALL and MaxCLL csv files from Export HDR metadata dialog
  • H.264 now defaults to MOV and Variable
  • Added playback_speed token to output file name tokens in config editor
  • Updated AAF import code to handle more types of AAFs
  • Added naming tokens to better comply with BBC IMF spec
  • Effects tab in Color Tool
  • EDL locator enhancements
  • File per reel renders now encode each event and then package when closed
  • Check to make sure all files are present in IMF folder before importing

6/7/2021

VERSION 5.4.1 b20089

  • Added: 25i as a frame rate

  • Added: a complete list of languages to IMF audio configs

  • Added: ability to burn in subtitles

  • Added: ability to change batch change timecode framerate without altering start timecode via Edit Timecode dialog

  • Added: ability to choose same as source for a render

  • Added: ability to copy timecode register in edit tool via context menu

  • Added: ability to create DNx OP-1a files

  • Added: ability to export clips report with just offline clips

  • Added: ability to export xml file that contains each reel event’s source file name and deliverable file name

  • Added: ability to paginate timeline by pressing home/end, dragging cursor etc.

  • Added: ability to parse BDN subtitle files and render PNG subtitles

  • Added: ability to render differences into source folder for things like DPX, EXR, TIFF etc.

  • Added: ability to set comments in the edit tool

  • Added: ability to set subtitle track name when rendering an IMF

  • Added: ability to set timecode back to default using edit timecode dialog

  • Added: burns for Total Frame Count and Clip Duration

  • Added: Dolby Vision Metadata export allowing the user to set the color encoding parameters

  • Added: Nits scale to waveform monitor

  • Added: option to change to pixel aspect ratio when creating a ProRes file

  • Added: option to control the size of the dead pixel repair

  • Added: option to generate a file per edit when rendering an IMF

  • Added: P3 colorspace option to ProRes deliverable

  • Added: TIFF to list of types we can update automatically in the Edit Timecode dialog

  • Added: warning message if user tries to re-render a composition in the render tool that has changes

  • Added: warning when attempting to save IMF audio config and a track has no events

  • Improved: Archive jobs now properly report the size of the clips in the job and not just use the common root folders size

  • Improved: Display selected clip and event index at the bottom of the loaded job

  • Improved: New hotkey / on numpad can be used to extract and Shift+* can recall the last duration set in the edit tool

  • Improved: New installations will now default the Sqlite database folder to C:\Users\Public\MTI Film

  • Improved: reading of TIFF files

  • Improved: Replaced rec709_to_P3DCITheater with a 3D LUT to include the rec709 black knee.

  • Improved: Speedup of J2K playback & rendering with multiple GPUs

  • Improved: Supplemental IMFs sorted underneath master and not just by name

  • Improved: TIFF file writing speed ups

  • Improved: TIFF playback from SAN hardware

  • Improved: Update R3D SDK to 6.3.0

  • Improved: Warn user if reel close is attempted with no deliverables

  • Improved: When rendering supplemental IMF get all MXF properties from master

  • Improved: When resampling audio, remove original audio from clip

  • Improved: Zoom tool

  • Fixed: 59.94 DF ProRes Amira timecode

  • Fixed: Don’t change record monitor state after an edit

  • Fixed: Don’t set FieldDominance when doing a FullFrame progressive IMF

  • Fixed: DPX sequence with no prefix fails to render to DPX

  • Fixed: error attempting to do a “Same as Source” render for Quicktime with no embedded audio

  • Fixed: error when trying calculate max fall/cll during render with more than one GPU

  • Fixed: error when using find tool without an episode, workflow or job selected

  • Fixed: exception when rendering to HEVC

  • Fixed: EXR file writing speed ups

  • Fixed: IDT not applied to clip properly when using more than one GPU

  • Fixed: IMF MXF files are always created with 00:00:00:00 timecode regardless of CPL start timecode

  • Fixed: issue exporting cortex stills

  • Fixed: Issue exporting cortex stills

  • Fixed: issue getting color encoding metadata from v2.0.4 dolby vision files during export

  • Fixed: issue reading TTML files with SMPTE timebase

  • Fixed: issue saving audio config and tracks being remapped to different locations than ScratchPad

  • Fixed: Issue with audio MXF files over 4 GBs

  • Fixed: issue with image file name burn for file per frame sequence not counting if frame number started at 0

  • Fixed: issues doing Samsung upres on EXR clips with multiple layers

  • Fixed: Issues editing/deleting audio config in an imported IMF

  • Fixed: issues rendering source timecode reels with non-source frame rate

  • Fixed: issues rendering Source timecode reels with non-source frame rate

  • Fixed: J2K licensing issue

  • Fixed: media player cursor doesn’t position correctly when playing a composition in full-screen edit tool.

  • Fixed: missing VS2013 prerequisite to the installer

  • Fixed: Preview of dead pixel for demo license

  • Fixed: Samsung upres ringing issue

  • Fixed: SDI audio crackles on Kona 4

  • Fixed: Unable to create composition (any type) if saving black level fails

  • Fixed: Unable to decode 4472x3112 ProRes

  • Fixed: Unable to import Phantom Cineform MOV files

  • Fized: Limit wav files to 16 channels and display message indicating the issue

  • Fixed: Don’t change record monitor state after an edit

  • Fixed: Don’t set FieldDominance when doing a FullFrame progressive IMF

  • Fixed: DPX sequence with no prefix fails to render to DPX

  • Fixed: error attempting to do a “Same as Source” render for Quicktime with no embedded audio

  • Fixed: error when trying calculate max fall/cll during render with more than one GPU

  • Fixed: error when using find tool without an episode, workflow or job selected

  • Fixed: exception when rendering to HEVC

  • Fixed: EXR file writing speed ups

  • Fixed: IDT not applied to clip properly when using more than one GPU

  • Fixed: IMF MXF files are always created with 00:00:00:00 timecode regardless of CPL start timecode

  • Fixed: issue exporting cortex stills

  • Fixed: Issue exporting cortex stills

  • Fixed: issue getting color encoding metadata from v2.0.4 dolby vision files during export

  • Fixed: issue reading TTML files with SMPTE timebase

  • Fixed: issue saving audio config and tracks being remapped to different locations than ScratchPad

  • Fixed: Issue with audio MXF files over 4 GBs

  • Fixed: issue with image file name burn for file per frame sequence not counting if frame number started at 0

  • Fixed: issues doing Samsung upres on EXR clips with multiple layers

  • Fixed: Issues editing/deleting audio config in an imported IMF

  • Fixed: issues rendering source timecode reels with non-source frame rate

  • Fixed: issues rendering Source timecode reels with non-source frame rate

  • Fixed: J2K licensing issue

  • Fixed: media player cursor doesn’t position correctly when playing a composition in full-screen edit tool.

  • Fixed: missing VS2013 prerequisite to the installer

  • Fixed: Preview of dead pixel for demo license

  • Fixed: Samsung upres ringing issue

  • Fixed: SDI audio crackles on Kona 4

  • Fixed: Unable to create composition (any type) if saving black level fails

  • Fixed: Unable to decode 4472x3112 ProRes

  • Fixed: Unable to import Phantom Cineform MOV files

  • Fixed: Limit wav files to 16 channels and display message indicating the issue