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Last week we released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.23, a minor update to our flagship suite of maintenance and optimization tools for your NLE.
This version adds support for the new changes in Adobe Creative Cloud 2014 and FCPX 10.1.2.
Autosave Manager now allows you to view, manage and restore the automatic project backups FCPX creates.
Please note that for technical reasons the "Send to Application" button works differently in FCPX as it backs up the old project and restores the backup, as opposed to other applications where the backup can be viewed without restoring it.
Pro Maintenance Tools includes Preference Manager 4.2, with new features including Adobe CC 2014 and Lightworks support.
System Toolkit can now automatically trash the ColorSync cache which is known to fix certain display issues in FCPX and Adobe Premiere.
This is a subset of the changes in this version and the full list of changes can be viewed here.
Pro Maintenance Tools is an essential toolkit for media professionals that is used by freelancers and major studios alike. To find out more, view the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the free 15-day trial.
We earlier released Preference Manager 4.2, a major update to our free NLE preference management tool.
In this version we've added support for the new Adobe Creative Cloud 2014 update and also tentative support for the Lightworks beta for Mac.
We've also made several other changes and bug fixes, the full list of which is available here.
Preference Manager is an essential free tool for video professionals. To find out more read the user manual, watch the overview video or download it free.
Last week we released Kollaborate Server 1.1.1 which brings all of the changes in Kollaborate 1.1.1 plus many other server-specific changes.
Shared links can now be set to automatically expire after a certain time period, allowing you to limit access to a file to prevent abuse. This feature is optional and you can still create permanent links as before if you wish.
Site navigation has been streamlined and the Dashboard page is gone. In its place we are now showing alerts on a per-page basis. In the Files section we also provide a list of which files are new or have changes, making it much more intuitive to get up to speed on what's new within a project.
Kollaborate Server is a version of the Kollaborate cloud workflow platform that you can run in-house on your own servers and storage, with improved customization. To find out more about Kollaborate, view the feature list, read the Kollaborate Server documentation or sign up for the free 15-day cloud trial.
Today we launched Kollaborate 1.1.1 onto the cloud, featuring many tweaks and improvements to the site.
Shared links can now be set to automatically expire after a certain time period, allowing you to limit access to a file to prevent abuse. This feature is optional and you can still create permanent links as before if you wish.
Site navigation has been streamlined and the Dashboard page is gone. In its place we are now showing alerts on a per-page basis. In the Files section we also provide a list of which files are new or have changes, making it much more intuitive to get up to speed on what's new within a project.
Additionally, we have added unsubscription links to the automatic emails sent out by the site, making it easy for less technical users to limit the notifications they receive without needing to login to their profile.
We've made many small changes to the Projects section of the site. Projects are now either Active or Archived and a project that is completed can still be listed as active if you wish.
Managing lots of projects is simpler because the last time you accessed the project is now logged, pushing the most recent projects to the top of the list by default to make them easier to find.
Additionally, it is now possible for a user invited by someone else to a project to leave that project.
We're working to make our helper tools more consistent with the features of the web interface and apps like CinePlay now contribute to view counts and trigger viewing receipts.
We also launched Kollaborate Transfer 1.1, a major new update to our free encoding and uploading tool. This features significantly faster encoding speeds for H.264 and ProRes source media, along with the option to embed a watermark image in the file.
Kollaborate is a cloud workflow platform that brings Digital Rebellion apps together to help you work better with your team. To find out more read the feature list or sign up for the free 15-day trial (no credit card needed).
We're pleased to launch Marker Import for Windows, a free application for importing your Cut Notes and Kollaborate notes into Adobe Premiere Pro for PC.
Much like the current Mac version, it can remove existing markers from the sequence and even offset markers if the timecode is incorrect.
Both the Mac and PC versions of Marker Import are free downloads from the sidebar on the Cut Notes site or Kollaborate Resources page. A user manual with a usage tutorial is available here.
Earlier this week we released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.22, a minor update to our suite of troubleshooting and repair tools for your NLE.
Compressor Repair can now fix instances of the common "Unable to submit to queue" error in Compressor 4.1. This is a better solution than Apple's official advice because you do not lose custom settings and destinations.
Housekeeper can fix an issue occurring for some users who upgraded from OS X 10.6 to a later version of OS X and can no longer use the playback controls in QuickTime Player X.
We've also simplified the Media Salvage user interface. The Output Format dropdown now only shows codecs and frame size and frame rate settings are now set in the columns to the right.
The full list of changes in Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.22 is here.
Pro Maintenance Tools is an essential toolkit for maintaining, optimizing and troubleshooting your editing system. To find out more see the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the free 15-day trial.
Yesterday we released Pro Media Tools 1.2.1, a minor update to our suite of media management tools.
We've overhauled flash frame detection in Video Check, which not only offers more reliable detection but also allows you to manually specify the maximum length of a flash frame to search for. Also, when showing a flash frame in the results view, the length of the flash is now specified.
QT Edit can now import timecode from a range of files in a batch. Go to File > New Batch and import a range of files that you want to apply timecode to. Then select the "Create timecode track from QuickTime movie" Quick Task and browse for a folder containing movie files with identical filenames to those in the batch.
This functionality is very useful for situations where you've processed dailies with another application that has stripped the timecode out of the files and need to restore the timecode back again.
There were a few other minor changes in this version which you can read about here.
Pro Media Tools is an invaluable toolkit to help editors and post production professionals enhance their media management workflows. To find out more view the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the free 15-day trial.
Yesterday we released Kollaborate Server 1.1 which brings all of the changes in Kollaborate 1.1 plus many other server-specific features and fixes.
You can now draw over your videos in multiple colors. Annotations must be submitted alongside a comment which helps to give the drawing context.
Comments can be color-coded for context and colors are respected when exporting to marker lists. Comment colors are a powerful feature because you can filter the comment view by color and even filter colors when you export to a marker list.
Kollaborate now offers finer control over notification alerts. You can now choose exactly which notifications to receive from the Profile page.
Files can now be shared from your private storage area and can also be moved between projects.
Superadmins and admins can now access and view all projects on the server regardless of whether or not they are part of the project's Team.
We've improved the installer too, allowing you to specify the superadmin email address and password as part of the installation process instead of logging in with the defaults and then changing them. This simplifies installation and also improves security for those who would not have changed the default login information.
A large number of bugs are fixed in this version, particularly on Windows servers, and file serving performance has been improved, making this a recommended update for all server administrators.
Kollaborate Server is a version of the Kollaborate cloud workflow platform that you can run in-house on your own servers and storage, with improved customization. To find out more about Kollaborate, view the feature list, read the Kollaborate Server documentation or sign up for the free 15-day trial.
Last week we launched our new account portal that provides an easy way of viewing your Digital Rebellion software licenses in one place.
Today we're adding the ability to view transactions and generate invoices. If you don't have an account when you make the purchase, your transactions will be imported when you create one and verify your email address. If your purchases were made under a different email address, you'll need to claim the address from the My Licenses page before transactions will appear.
To generate an invoice, go to the account portal, log in and click Transactions. Decide which purchase you want to print an invoice for, then click Create Invoice next to it on the right.
This applies to all purchases from today onwards. If you need an invoice from a prior purchase, please contact us and we'll send you one.
Note that Kollaborate subscriptions do not show up in this list. To view Kollaborate payments, please visit the Subscription page on Kollaborate.
We've just released Kollaborate 1.1 onto the cloud. This is a major new update to our popular cloud workflow platform.
You can now draw over your videos in multiple colors. Annotations must be submitted alongside a comment which helps to give the drawing context.
This is currently only supported in the web interface right now but it will be coming soon to CinePlay for Mac and CinePlay for iOS.
Comments can be color-coded for context and colors are respected when exporting to marker lists. Comment colors are a powerful feature because you can filter the comment view by color and even filter colors when you export to a marker list.
This works really well with Cut Notes because you can setup preset colored buttons for particular categories such as sound and picture and then filter your marker outputs accordingly.
Comment colors are supported by Cut Notes and CinePlay for Mac and will be coming soon to CinePlay for iOS.
We've also released a new version of Kollaborate Transfer. This uses AV Foundation for encoding on OS X 10.7 or higher which significantly boosts encoding performance.
It also uploads QuickTime metadata tags to Kollaborate so you can reference them from the player.
Kollaborate now offers finer control over notification alerts. You can now choose exactly which notifications to receive from the Profile page.
Files can now be shared from your private storage area and can also be moved between projects.
On top of this, there have been a large number of bug fixes, UI tweaks and performance optimizations to improve the Kollaborate experience. There will also be a corresponding update to Kollaborate Server next week.
Kollaborate is a cloud workflow platform that allows you to share files and collaborate with others while offering full integration with Digital Rebellion products. To find out more visit www.kollaborate.tv.
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