Pro Maintenance Tools 2.2.6 - Sep 7 2018

• Project Repair - Adobe Premiere projects can now be downgraded to open in earlier versions
• Plugin Manager - Support for running scripts inside plugin installers both pre- and post-installation
• Fixed an issue where some apps may not show the Open dialog at startup
• Updated Crash Analyzer definitions
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

We've just updated our site to allow users to remotely release licenses in order to relicense a product on a new computer if they forgot to unregister it on the old one first. (This was previously possible only by contacting us.)

This currently only applies to CinePlay for Mac but we plan for all products to eventually move to the new licensing system upon their next major release.

You can access this function from the Licenses page of your account area and it will only appear if you have licenses bound to at least one computer. Customers are allowed up to two license releases per year.

In case you missed it, here are some recent software updates for our products.

Pro Media Tools 1.7.2 - Aug 1 2018

• Auto Transfer - Added a transfer log showing information about each file that was copied. Transfer logs are per-project and can be accessed from the View menu.
• Auto Transfer - Added a right-click menu to the Destinations pane allowing you to reveal a destination in Finder
• Auto Transfer - Remaining disk space indicator now updates more frequently
• Auto Transfer - Only alert to offline volumes if they are enabled in the Destinations pane
• Auto Transfer - Fixed a crash that could occur if you tried to transfer to a non-existent volume
• Timeline Tricks - Improved the naming of modified sequences in FCP7 XML
• Timeline Tricks - Fixed an issue where FCP7 XML might not import into Premiere correctly
• Video Check - Support for exporting the current frame as an image file
• Video Check - Fixed a hang that could occur when flash frame checking is switched on and there was an error reading the file
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

CinePlay 1.5.3 - Jul 30 2018

• Added Shift+number shortcut keys for marker colors
• You can now seek through the movie by scrolling with the trackpad/scroll wheel
• Exporting clips with in and out points set now includes the in/out timecodes in the filename
• Exported still frames now show the frame position in the timecode format you selected in the View menu (timecode, elapsed time or frames)
• CinePlay now remembers the previous marker color chosen and defaults to it when creating new markers
• The Markers window now scrolls and selects the new marker when you add one from the player
• CinePlay now remembers the last-chosen still image format
• Improved the visibility of black markers in the timeline
• Fixed an issue where the marker edit popup may still appear even if you hold down Shift to suppress it
• Fixed an issue that could cause TIFFs to be exported incorrectly
• Fixed an issue where annotations would refuse to save
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

Kollaborate Transfer 1.5.2 - Jul 27 2018

• Users are now prevented from submitting a batch if they don't have upload permissions for the project
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

FCS Remover 3.1.5 - Jul 27 2018

• Improved compatibility with newer versions of macOS

Marker Import for Mac 2.1.9 - Jul 16 2018

• Improved compatibility with FCPX

Cut Notes: Kollaborate Edition 2.5.2 - Jul 13 2018

• Moved the export / reset button sets options from the settings page to the button set editor. They are now located in the Actions menu to the right of the Sets pane.
• Free run timecode no longer pauses playback when switching to another app and back again
• Fixed an issue where button sets with special characters in a .cnbuttons file may not import correctly
• Minor bug fixes and tweaks

Cut Notes for iPad 2.5.2 - Jul 13 2018

• Moved the export / reset button sets options from the settings page to the button set editor. They are now located in the Actions menu to the right of the Sets pane.
• Free run timecode no longer pauses playback when switching to another app and back again
• Fixed an issue where button sets with special characters in a .cnbuttons file may not import correctly
• Minor bug fixes and tweaks

Pro Media Tools 1.7.2 adds useful new features to our suite of media management tools for video professionals.

Auto Transfer transfer log

Auto Transfer, our camera memory card offloading tool, now includes a transfer log. This is a text file that shows you checksums and metadata for each file that was copied. Logs are stored on a per-project basis and you can view the log by going to View > Transfer Log.

Export still frames from Video Check

Video Check, our QC-checking tool, now allows you to export a still image of the currently selected frame, which is useful when you need to show someone a visual flaw in the video.

Other changes

• Auto Transfer - Added a right-click menu to the Destinations pane allowing you to reveal a destination in Finder
• Auto Transfer - Remaining disk space indicator now updates more frequently
• Auto Transfer - Only alert to offline volumes if they are enabled in the Destinations pane
• Auto Transfer - Fixed a crash that could occur if you tried to transfer to a non-existent volume
• Timeline Tricks - Improved the naming of modified sequences in FCP7 XML
• Timeline Tricks - Fixed an issue where FCP7 XML might not import into Premiere correctly
• Video Check - Fixed a hang that could occur when flash frame checking is switched on and there was an error reading the file
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

 Pro Media Tools is an essential toolkit for media professionals. To find out more, view the feature list, read the user manual or download the free 15-day trial.

CinePlay 1.5.3 offers some great new additions to our Mac media player aimed at video professionals.

Marker color shortcut keys

You can now use Shift in combination with a number key to add a marker of a specific color.

Additionally, the last marker color chosen is now remembered when adding a new marker, making it quicker to add colored markers to a video.

Trackpad seeking

Scrolling left and right on your trackpad will now seek within a file, as will adjusting the scroll wheel horizontally for those using a mouse.

 Improved default filenames

When exporting between in and out points, CinePlay will now include the range of the in and out points as part of the filename, making it easier to export multiple parts of a movie quickly without having to keep renaming the default filename. It will even take into account your timecode display settings (timecode, elapsed time or frames) when showing the range.

Other changes

• Exported still frames now show the frame position in the timecode format you selected in the View menu (timecode, elapsed time or frames)
• The Markers window now scrolls and selects the new marker when you add one from the player
• CinePlay now remembers the last-chosen still image format
• Improved the visibility of black markers in the timeline
• Fixed an issue where the marker edit popup may still appear even if you hold down Shift to suppress it
• Fixed an issue that could cause TIFFs to be exported incorrectly
• Fixed an issue where annotations would refuse to save
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

CinePlay is a powerful playback and note-taking tool for video professionals. To find out more, see the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the free 15-day trial. Kollaborate customers get cloud functionality in CinePlay free of charge.

Cut Notes: Kollaborate Edition 2.5 - Jul 1 2018

• Time-of-Day timecode is no longer available from the New Project dialog and can now be found in the Sync menu. This makes it more flexible and means you can now use Kollaborate comments streams with TOD timecode.
• Increased the maximum visible button label length
• Fixed an issue where markers exported with drop-frame timecode may not import correctly into DaVinci Resolve
• Fixed an issue where the "Note Saved" overlay may not appear
• Moved Time-of-Day timecode from the New Project dialog to the Sync menu
• Various minor bug fixes and tweaks

Cut Notes for iPad 2.5 - Jul 1 2018

• Time-of-Day timecode is no longer available from the New Project dialog and can now be found in the Sync menu. This makes it more flexible and means you can now use Kollaborate comments streams with TOD timecode.
• Increased the maximum visible button label length
• Fixed an issue where markers exported with drop-frame timecode may not import correctly into DaVinci Resolve
• Fixed an issue where the "Note Saved" overlay may not appear
• Moved Time-of-Day timecode from the New Project dialog to the Sync menu
• Various minor bug fixes and tweaks

Kollaborate Server 2.7 - Jun 14 2018

IMPORTANT: Kollaborate Server now requires PHP 5.6 or higher.

Server-specific changes:

• Admin Dashboard - Added controls to empty mail and encoding queues
• Admin Dashboard - The number of available encoding licenses is now displayed
• Installer - You can now specify the first and last name of the super admin
• Installer - Added support for specifying a proxy server when licensing
• Fixed an issue where uploads could hang when uploading lots of files at once

Changes in Kollaborate 2.7:

• Upload Workflows - Setup actions to occur automatically when uploading a file
• Embed LUTs, watermarks and overlays into proxies
• Workflows are now called File Workflows to differentiate them from Upload Workflows
• Send out a link from a File Workflow
• Trigger workflows from tasks
• Images like BMP and DPX are now converted to viewable formats so they can be viewed directly in the browser
• Workflow import / restore
• DaVinci Resolve marker import/export
• Folder uploading
• Link recipients can now edit / delete their comments for up to 1 hour after posting
• View / upload limits for links
• File history is now shown directly in the player
• Batch create aliases
• Batch favoriting from the Files page
• Added an option to hide the play icon overlay when a video is paused in Playback Settings
• Full-screen auto advance - if you are in full screen mode and Kollaborate is set to automatically advance to the next or previous file, full screen mode will be maintained when switching to the new file.
• Removed the comment submit button - press Enter to submit comments
• Tags are now duplicated when creating aliases
• Link expiration dates can now be removed after being set
• You can now opt out of being automatically subscribed to files you interact with (e.g. by commenting) from the Profile page
• File Request recipients are no longer asked for their name to improve the user experience. If the link is not sent through the site, their uploads will be tagged with their IP address
• You can now favorite, link and download files directly from the QuickLook dialog
• Default avatar is now the user's initials
• Team - Changing a user's role updates all their other roles within the project
• Files - Show the folder name when the file exists somewhere outside of the currently viewed directory (useful when files are being automatically moved by File Workflows)
• Files - Overhauled path bar with new design and the ability to drag files onto it to move them to a parent folder
• Files - Fixed an issue where black couldn't be assigned as a color to a file
• Files - Fixed an issue where cancelled downloads couldn't be retried
• Metadata - Fixed an issue where tags couldn't be removed
• Projects - Fixed an issue where some archived projects may not display
• UI - Various tweaks to the Task view
• Player - Moved Actions button below the video
• Files - If an action is performed on a file not selected, it is now only performed on that file instead of selecting it and applying the action to all
• Files - Fixed an issue that could allow a folder to be moved inside itself
• Files - Fixed an issue where revisions could go missing if you combine revisions between two items that each already have revisions
• Files - Fixed an issue where project admins may not be able to see all departments in some dialogs
• Files - Playing a revision now selects the file when you go back to the Files page
• Player - Changed the button title to Set Name to make it more obvious that users are not supposed to enter comments in the name box
• Player - Images that fail to load now correctly show a download dialog
• Player - Fixed an issue where the player could arbitrarily start playing after seeking
• Thumb generator - Audio waveform thumbnails are now normalized to fill vertical space
• Player - More robust click-to-play processing which fixes several issues where click-to-play may not work as expected
• Share - Link name now defaults to "Untitled"
• Thumbnails - Fixed an issue where thumbnails could not be generated manually
• Many UI improvements and tweaks
• Many other bug fixes

Kollaborate Encoder 1.2 - Jun 14 2018

Note: Kollaborate Encoder now has an encoder_supporting_files folder that must be copied to the same directory as the JS file.

• Support for Kollaborate Server 2.7
• Support for converting images
• Support for embedding text and LUTs into files
• Large log files are now cleaned up automatically
• Fixed an issue that could cause certain files to timeout when ffmpeg tried to scan them
• Minor tweaks and optimizations

Cut Notes 2.5 is a significant update to our iPad app for taking timecode synced notes during a screening.

The biggest change in this version is that time-of-day timecode is no longer set from the New Project pane but instead is available from the Sync menu. This is a more logical place for it to reside and it also means you can now use time-of-day timecode when taking notes from Kollaborate comment streams.

Other changes include increasing the maximum visible button label length and preventing it overflowing if it's too long, plus improved compatibility with DaVinci Resolve when exporting marker EDLs.

The full list of changes is available here.

Cut Notes is an iPad note-taking app for video and audio professionals. It syncs to timecode in common apps and helps your minimize the time spent looking down when making notes on a screening. To find out more, see the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download it from the App Store. There is also a free cloud-only version for Kollaborate customers.

 

 

Pro Media Tools 1.7.1 - May 30 2018

• Batch Renamer - Dragging a file from Finder onto a specific item in the list now inserts it before that item instead of at the end of the list (this makes the frame reordering function easier to use)
• Batch Renamer - Filenames are now truncated in the middle so you can see the frame number if it exists
• QT Edit - Many improvements to conforming
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where the audio sample rate wouldn't change when conforming certain QuickTime movies
• Video Check - Sensitivity adjustments to prevent false positives when checking luma
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

CinePlay 1.5.2 - May 28 2018

• Added an option to auto-pause when adding a marker
• Improved the readability of plain-text comment output
• Fixed an issue where image sequences could import as a single frame
• Fixed an issue where editing a marker in the Markers pane could show black text against a black background
• Fixed an issue where the file extension in the Trim dialog was automatically selected when it shouldn't have been
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Kollaborate Folder Watcher 1.3.2 - May 28 2018

• Improved handling of files being rendered or downloaded slowly to the watch folder
• Improved handling of a crashed / stalled helper process
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Marker Import for Mac 2.1.8 - May 25 2018

• Improved handling of markers that occur on transitions in FCPX
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Pro Maintenance Tools 2.2.5 - May 15 2018

• Housekeeper - Support for clearing the Avid App Manager cache
• Replaced Growl with native Notification Center alerts
• Corrupt Clip Finder - Ignore Large Images defaults to on in prefs
• Corrupt Clip Finder - Fixed an issue where aborting a scan may not work correctly
• Media Salvage - Fixed an issue where aborting a salvage may not work correctly
• Plugin Manager - Fixed an issue where Motion transitions may not be displayed in the list
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Compressor Repair 2.3.4 - May 15 2018

• Replaced Growl integration with native Notification Center alerts

Kollaborate 2.7 - May 9 2018

• Upload Workflows - Setup actions to occur automatically when uploading a file
• Embed LUTs, watermarks and overlays into proxies
• Workflows are now called File Workflows to differentiate them from Upload Workflows
• Send out a link from a File Workflow
• Trigger workflows from tasks
• Images like BMP and DPX are now converted to viewable formats so they can be viewed directly in the browser
• Workflow import / restore
• DaVinci Resolve marker import/export
• Folder uploading
• Link recipients can now edit / delete their comments for up to 1 hour after posting
• View / upload limits for links
• File history is now shown directly in the player
• Batch create aliases
• Batch favoriting from the Files page
• Added an option to hide the play icon overlay when a video is paused in Playback Settings
• Full-screen auto advance - if you are in full screen mode and Kollaborate is set to automatically advance to the next or previous file, full screen mode will be maintained when switching to the new file.
• Removed the comment submit button - press Enter to submit comments
• Tags are now duplicated when creating aliases
• Link expiration dates can now be removed after being set
• You can now opt out of being automatically subscribed to files you interact with (e.g. by commenting) from the Profile page
• File Request recipients are no longer asked for their name to improve the user experience. If the link is not sent through the site, their uploads will be tagged with their IP address
• You can now favorite, link and download files directly from the QuickLook dialog
• Many UI improvements and tweaks
• Lots of bug fixes

Kollaborate 2.7 is a major update to our cloud workflow platform for sharing files and working more effectively with your team.

Upload Workflows

We've expanded our Workflows feature to include Upload Workflows. Upload Workflows are a new type of Workflow that allow you to set certain actions to occur when uploading a new file. You can choose whether to convert the file to a playable format, add LUTs and watermarks, and burn in data like timecode or the project name over the frame. This works for both videos and still images.

Upload Workflows can be limited to apply only to certain folders, which allows you to setup different rules depending on the folder the file is uploaded to. For example, you could choose to apply LUTs to files uploaded to a Dailies folder and watermarks to files uploaded to a Client Review folder.

You can also use Upload Workflows as a way of validating uploads. So if you require your deliverables to be uploaded as 1080p, you can set an upload workflow to apply a file workflow that will highlight the file red if it is a different resolution.

Upload Workflows are very powerful and we plan to release some videos soon showing more things you can do with them.

Send out a link from a File Workflow

What were previously known as Workflows are now called File Workflows to differentiate them from Upload Workflows. You can now automatically email out a link from a File Workflow, which will allow you to do things like automatically send a link to the client after your team has approved the file.

Trigger workflows from Tasks

Tasks can now trigger File Workflows when they are completed. This would allow you to, for example, sort task deliverables into a Tasks Completed folder after they are finished or allow others on your team to review them. You can trigger File Workflows for related files and deliverables separately.

Image conversion

Image files can now be converted to web-viewable formats by our encoding servers. There's a default Upload Workflow that will automatically convert unsupported images (e.g. BMPs or DPXs) to JPEGs when uploaded.

Workflow import / restore

Workflows can now be imported from other projects or restored back to the default versions.

(Note that Upload Workflows may not import in their entirety if they depend on files or custom departments that only exist in the other project.) 

DaVinci Resolve marker import / export

Kollaborate can now import and export markers to Davinci Resolve as marker EDLs.

To import into Resolve, right-click on your timeline in the Media or Edit pane and go to Timelines > Import > Timeline Markers from EDL. 

Folder uploading

Folders can now be dragged in to upload them. Kollaborate will respect the original folder structure and create subfolders accordingly.

Link recipients can now edit / delete their comments

Link recipients can now edit and delete their comments for up to 1 hour after posting.

View / upload limits for links

You can now specify how many times a link can be viewed or how many files can be uploaded to a File Request before the link will automatically expire. Links that have hit their expiration limit are highlighted in red on the Share page. 

File History

You can now see the history of a file directly from the player. 

Other changes

• Batch create aliases
• Batch favoriting from the Files page
• Added an option to hide the play icon overlay when a video is paused in Playback Settings
• Full-screen auto advance - if you are in full screen mode and Kollaborate is set to automatically advance to the next or previous file, full screen mode will be maintained when switching to the new file.
• Removed the comment submit button - press Enter to submit comments
• Tags are now duplicated when creating aliases
• Link expiration dates can now be removed after being set
• You can now opt out of being automatically subscribed to files you interact with (e.g. by commenting) from the Profile page
• File Request recipients are no longer asked for their name to improve the user experience. If the link is not sent through the site, their uploads will be tagged with their IP address
• You can now favorite, link and download files directly from the QuickLook dialog
• Many UI improvements and tweaks
• Lots of bug fixes

Kollaborate is an essential cloud workflow platform that allows you to share files with clients and team members while integrating with Digital Rebellion apps and services. To find out more, see the features page or register for the free trial.

Post Haste for Mac 2.6.3 - May 2 2018

• Fixed an issue where template contents may not be listed alphabetically

CinePlay 1.5.1 - Apr 6 2018

• CinePlay now displays more detailed information in the Metadata tab of the Info window
• Selecting a marker by clicking on it or using the arrow keys now also selects it in the Markers window
• Non-standard audio sample rates (e.g. 48.048kHz) now display correctly
• Fixed an issue where jumping to a specific timecode position could be inaccurate with very long QuickTime movies
• Fixed an issue where the marker edit window may not appear correctly for chapters
• Added a Clear Cache for Current File option to the Help > Troubleshooting menu
• Replaced Growl with native Notification Center alerts
• Various small fixes and tweaks

Kollaborate Folder Watcher 1.3.1 - Apr 6 2018

• Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate uploads in some instances