Post Haste for Windows 2.4 - May 12 2023

• You can now add prefixes and suffixes to augment a parameter's value from the Preferences  > Parameters window. Note that prefixes and suffixes will not be applied to blank parameter values; the parameter will be skipped entirely.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent parameters being imported correctly from a file
• Updated project templates and blank project file templates
• Changed filename format in default projects templates from Template.ext to [template].ext
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Kollaborate Server 3.7 B2 - May 8 2023

This is a pre-release version of Kollaborate Server 3.7. Beta 2 fixes a couple of minor styling issues but mainly focuses on improving the reliability of the installer.

Please see Beta 1 for a full list of changes from 3.6.x.

Be aware that we're now using MariaDB instead of MySQL and that the Docker image is configured to convert the database to your MariaDB version automatically. As such, we would recommend backing up the database before upgrading as you may be unable to downgrade otherwise.

Changes in this version:

• Installer - Fixed an issue where the user may not be able to progress past the licensing step
• Installer - The configuration file is now created if it doesn't exist when launching the installer, instead of later in the process
• Installer - Reduced the likelihood of permissions issues preventing the configuration file from being created on Docker installations
• Installer - Better handling of blank configuration and .htaccess files
• Improved the general reliability of the installer
• Files - Thumbnails for image files now show the entire image
• UI - Fix file status text being the wrong color when adding a custom style

Earlier this week we released Post Haste 2.8 for Mac and Post Haste 2.4 for Windows, a major update for our free project management tool.

The biggest change in this release is the ability to add prefixes and suffixes to parameter values. This adds extra text to the front or end of the parameter's value, for example adding the word "client_" before the client name parameter value.

(Note that if the parameter's value is blank, prefixes and suffixes are not applied and the parameter will remain blank.)

We've also fixed bugs, improved performance and updated the project file presets and templates to use the latest versions of Adobe's tools.

Post Haste is a free app for Mac and PC that makes it easy to create new projects from templated folder structures. To find out more, check out the feature list, read the user manual or download the app for Mac or PC.

Preference Manager 4.5.4 - May 4 2023

• Removed telemetry from the app
• Fixed an issue that could cause a "Background Items Added" alert to appear multiple times
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Post Haste for Mac 2.8 - May 4 2023

    •    You can now add prefixes and suffixes to augment a parameter's value from the Preferences  > Parameters window. Note that prefixes and suffixes will not be applied to blank parameter values; the parameter will be skipped entirely.
    •    Removed telemetry from the app
    •    Updated project templates and blank project file templates
    •    Fixed an issue where the software updater could cause a "Background Items Added" alert to appear multiple times
    •    Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Kollaborate Server 3.7 B1 - Apr 24 2023

This is a pre-release version of Kollaborate Server 3.7. This version has a few new user-facing features but the biggest change is a signficant architectural overhaul. It has thousands of backend improvements and several key components have been rewritten. These changes improve reliability, customization and performance.

This version has been well tested and we're not aware of any issues, but we've given it a beta label due to the sheer number of changes that occurred.

Also note that we're now using MariaDB instead of MySQL and that the Docker image is configured to convert the database to your MariaDB version automatically. As such, we would recommend backing up the database before upgrading as you may be unable to downgrade otherwise.

Changes in this version:

• PHP 8.1 support
• MySQL has been replaced with MariaDB, which improves performance
• Link recipients can now view (but not edit) captions
• History can be filtered and exported to a CSV file
• Numerous UI improvements including new user interface controls for entering timecode, copying links and displaying thumbnails
• UI styling has been overhauled and you may therefore need to regenerate the style from the Admin Area
• The App Storage feature has been removed
• The long-deprecated Python scripting feature has been removed
• Lots of bug fixes and reliability improvements
• Various minor tweaks and improvements

Kollaborate Server 3.7 Beta 1 is now out. This version has a few new user-facing features but the biggest change is a signficant architectural overhaul. It has thousands of backend improvements and several key components have been rewritten. These changes improve reliability, customization and performance.

This version has been well tested and we're not aware of any issues, but we've given it a beta label due to the sheer number of changes that occurred.

We now support PHP 8.1 which provides performance improvements. The Docker images now use MariaDB instead of MySQL, which also improves database performance. Please note that the Docker image is configured to convert the database to your MariaDB version automatically. As such, we would recommend backing up the database before upgrading as you may be unable to downgrade otherwise.

On the feature side of things, link recipients can now view captions, while history can be filtered and exported to a CSV file from the History page for a project.

We've also made numerous small UI changes including new interface controls for interacting with timecode, copying links and displaying thumbnails.

Some deprecated features have now been removed from the site: namely the App Storage section and Python scripting.

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. Kollaborate Server allows you to host the platform in-house on your own servers and storage. To find out more, see the Kollaborate Server overview or register for the free cloud trial (Server trials are available on request).

Kollaborate Server 3.6.2 - Mar 16 2023

Server-Specific Changes

• Added LimitRequestBody to .htaccess file for compatibility with recent versions of Apache
• Fixed an issue where avatars could not be uploaded
• Admin - Workflows - Fixed an issue where file workflows may not be editable
• Admin - Roles - Fixed a crash when deleting a role

Other Changes

• Comments - New comment design that is more space-efficient on narrower screens
• Files - Support for batch exporting captions and comments
• Player - Allow downloading the current frame as an image
• Projects - Added the ability to import folder structures from an existing project when creating a new one
• Advanced Search - Add option to search by age in days
• Preview - Remember previous volume setting for quick look previews
• Share - Added 21 day expiration option
• Metadata - Add extra frame rates to list on Edit Metadata page
• Transcript - Made caption overlap checking less strict
• Player - Show Actions button on mobile
• Player - Prompt before deleting comment annotations and attachments
• UI - Better support for popups on mobile screens
• Player - Comments and transcripts are no longer refreshed when the browser tab is not visible
• Files - Limit number of emails sent when a batch of files is moved at once
• Files - Prevent text box clicks from navigating to files/ folders when renaming
• Files - Prevent the rename textbox from appearing multiple times if the file is already being renamed
• Player - Improved the accuracy of timecode shown when hovering above play bar
• Captions - Fixed an issue where Premiere couldn't import SRTs and improved caption timing accuracy in general
• Comments - Fixed an issue where the first Davinci Resolve marker wouldn't be imported
• Download Folder - Fixed an issue preventing link recipients from downloading folders
• Files - Better logic for detecting the correct frame rate of a video if multiple frame rates are returned
• Files - Fixed an issue where renaming a version in a version stack would not reload the file correctly
• Files - Fixed an issue where a numeric filename like "1.20" could be shortened to "1.2"
• Player - Fixed a crash if reviewers are not accessible
• Player - Fixed a crash if user tries to view a file after the project has been deleted
• Adobe Panel - Various bug fixes and changes to how information is displayed
• UI - Various minor interface tweaks
• Various small bug fixes, optimizations and code modernizations

We've just released Kollaborate Server 3.6.2, a minor update to our self-hosted file sharing and workflow management system.

The main features in this update are batch exporting of comments and captions, downloading of the current playback frame as an image, the option to import folder structures from an existing project when creating a new one, the option to search for a file by its age, and various user interface improvements.

Server-Specific Changes

• Added LimitRequestBody to .htaccess file for compatibility with recent versions of Apache
• Fixed an issue where avatars could not be uploaded
• Admin - Workflows - Fixed an issue where file workflows may not be editable
• Admin - Roles - Fixed a crash when deleting a role

Other Changes

• Comments - New comment design that is more space-efficient on narrower screens
• Files - Support for batch exporting captions and comments
• Player - Allow downloading the current frame as an image
• Projects - Added the ability to import folder structures from an existing project when creating a new one
• Advanced Search - Add option to search by age in days
• Preview - Remember previous volume setting for quick look previews
• Share - Added 21 day expiration option
• Metadata - Add extra frame rates to list on Edit Metadata page
• Transcript - Made caption overlap checking less strict
• Player - Show Actions button on mobile
• Player - Prompt before deleting comment annotations and attachments
• UI - Better support for popups on mobile screens
• Player - Comments and transcripts are no longer refreshed when the browser tab is not visible
• Files - Limit number of emails sent when a batch of files is moved at once
• Files - Prevent text box clicks from navigating to files/ folders when renaming
• Files - Prevent the rename textbox from appearing multiple times if the file is already being renamed
• Player - Improved the accuracy of timecode shown when hovering above play bar
• Captions - Fixed an issue where Premiere couldn't import SRTs and improved caption timing accuracy in general
• Comments - Fixed an issue where the first Davinci Resolve marker wouldn't be imported
• Download Folder - Fixed an issue preventing link recipients from downloading folders
• Files - Better logic for detecting the correct frame rate of a video if multiple frame rates are returned
• Files - Fixed an issue where renaming a version in a version stack would not reload the file correctly
• Files - Fixed an issue where a numeric filename like "1.20" could be shortened to "1.2"
• Player - Fixed a crash if reviewers are not accessible
• Player - Fixed a crash if user tries to view a file after the project has been deleted
• Adobe Panel - Various bug fixes and changes to how information is displayed
• UI - Various minor interface tweaks
• Various small bug fixes, optimizations and code modernizations

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. Kollaborate Server allows you to host the platform in-house on your own servers and storage. To find out more, see the Kollaborate Server overview or register for the free cloud trial (Server trials are available on request).

CinePlay 1.7.3 - Dec 1 2022

• Fixed an issue where vertically flipping a video would horizontally flop it too
• Performance improvements
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Pro Maintenance Tools 2.4.2 - Sep 29 2022

• Crash Analyzer - Fixed an issue that could cause logs to not appear on recent versions of macOS
• Plugin Manager - Improved reliability of plugin notarization
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

We've just released Kollaborate Server 3.6.1, a minor update to our self-hosted file sharing and workflow management system.

Server-Specific Changes

• Hardened default security settings
• The default installer password has been changed (only affects new installations)
• Admin Dashboard - An encoding job is now considered unassigned if the server has been removed or is offline
• Admin - Number of available encoding licenses is now shown on Servers page

Other Changes

• Player - All admins can now remove original files / proxies, not just the file's owner
• Comments - Right-click a comment and choose Copy Direct Link to copy a direct link to that comment. To send to someone outside the project, create a shared link as normal, then visit that link and copy the comment link from the player.
• Comments - Markers can now be imported from a CSV file (Timecode, Author, Comment format)
• Player - The maximum height of a vertical video is now dependent upon your screen size, to ensure it's always visible
• Files - Even though it is valid for a URL to contain an exclamation mark, some email apps interpret it as punctuation and mangle pasted folder URLs. This has now been prevented.
• Sharing - The default link name is now the title of the file
• Tasks - Various fixes for importing tasks from a CSV file
• Password Reset - Fixed an incompatibility with users with special characters in their email addresses
• Sharing - Fixed an issue where share link connection could be lost when an error appears on the screen
• Encoding Servers - Follow redirects when communicating with servers
• Files - More robust support for getting a file's frame rate
• Player - Ensured download info box is still visible on small size videos
• Various small bug fixes, optimizations and code modernizations

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. Kollaborate Server allows you to host the platform in-house on your own servers and storage. To find out more, see the Kollaborate Server overview or register for the free cloud trial (Server trials are available on request).

Pro Maintenance Tools 2.4.1 - Apr 22 2022

• Compressor Repair - Improved permissions checking for Compressor 4.x
• Preference Manager - Improved compatibility with Adobe Creative Cloud 2022
• Plugin Manager - Improved support for creating installers for large plugin bundles
• Media Salvage - Fixed an issue where it was possible to select the wrong codec
• System Toolkit - Fixed an issue where non-movie types could be associated with QuickTime Player
• System Toolkit - Various code modernizations
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations