Our flagship software, FCS Maintenance Pack, has been a big success and is in use at many of the top broadcasters in the USA and Europe. It is used every day to solve Final Cut Studio problems and get editors quickly back on track again.

We're proud to introduce the successor to FCS Maintenance Pack - Pro Maintenance Tools.

Pro Maintenance Tools is a 64-bit, Lion-compatible version of FCS Maintenance Pack that works with Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac. This is all included in one version - you do not need to buy different versions for each NLE. This means that you're covered no matter which application you decide to switch to after the obsolescence of Final Cut Studio.

FCS Maintenance Pack Network Admin is not compatible with Pro Maintenance Tools. If you want to remotely administrate Pro Maintenance Tools, you must run Pro Admin. Licensed Network Admin users do not need to purchase Pro Admin as they can use their Network Admin licenses with the new version. There is more information on the future of Pro Admin here.

Pro Maintenance Tools builds on FCS Maintenance Pack with over 300 changes including many new log management features in Crash Analyzer such as color coding and annotations, many additional System Toolkit options, a rewritten version of Preference Manager, Autosave Cleaner has been replaced with Autosave Manager, countless bug fixes, tweaks and more.

We've prepared a short introductory video showing some of the key features of Pro Maintenance Tools:

Pro Maintenance Tools is $139 for a single license. FCS Maintenance Pack users can upgrade for $39, but if you upgrade before August 1st 2011 you'll be able to get it for only $29.

Customers who purchased FCS Maintenance Pack on or after February 1st 2011 are eligible for a free upgrade to the new version. We're going to be sending these out in batches over the next two weeks. If you need your upgrade license sooner than that, please contact us.

Pro Maintenance Tools is in indispensable suite for Mac-based editors. There is a 15-day trial here and we're keen to hear what you think of the new version.

Earlier this week we released a brand-new 64-bit rewrite of Preference Manager, an essential tool for managing the user settings of your editing application. (We also released a new version of FCS Remover that supports Final Cut Pro X.)

The first change you'll notice is the redesigned user interface. Each task (trashing, backing up, locking, restoring) has its own tab which makes it more intuitive to use.

Another big feature is support for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4, Avid Media Composer for Mac and Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac. Avid preferences can be managed on a per-user level if desired (see screenshot below).

The third big feature is the ability to selectively restore files within a backup. This is great for restoring one application's settings without affecting others.

We've prepared a short demo video that shows some of the new features:

Other new features include automatic backups, keyboard hotkeys and the ability to set a default backup - a backup that is known to be good that will be restored automatically when performing a QuickFix. The full list of new features is available here.

Preference Manager remains completely free and can be downloaded here. For more information on the new features, please see the user manual.

We announced last month that we were replacing FCS Maintenance Pack with Pro Maintenance Tools which would offer support for Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac, due for release very soon.

With this in mind, it seems like a good time to explain our plans for FCS Maintenance Pack Network Admin, the companion tool that allows you to deploy FCS Maintenance Pack over a network and remotely troubleshoot Final Cut Studio.

Network Admin is in use at many top broadcasters in the USA, Europe and Australia and is an essential tool for anyone with a network of Final Cut Studio systems. We're planning to replace it with Pro Admin which will eventually become a hub for managing all Digital Rebellion products, not just FCS Maintenance Pack or Pro Maintenance Tools.

In addition to 64-bit support and compatibility with the upcoming Pro Maintenance Tools suite, we're planning radical overhauls of the user interface and networking code. This will make the software easier to use, more reliable and will improve compatibility with corporate networks. It also enables us to do a lot of exciting things that we'll announce closer to the release.

These changes will require significant portions of the application to be rewritten and this will take time. We are planning a release before the end of the year.

FCS Maintenance Pack Network Admin cannot support FCS Maintenance Pack and Pro Maintenance Tools simultaneously, so we will release an interim version of Network Admin that has been modified to support Pro Maintenance Tools. This version will take the Pro Admin name but will not have the new features. You will be able to run FCS Maintenance Pack and Pro Maintenance Tools side-by-side and use Network Admin and Pro Admin, respectively, to administer them.

Existing customers will be able to use their licenses with this interim version at no cost until it is replaced by Pro Admin 2.0 later this year. Upgrade pricing will be announced closer to the release but anyone who purchased the software from February 1st 2011 will be eligible for a free upgrade.

We've been paying attention to your feedback and we think Pro Admin is a great step forward for the software. If you have any suggestions to make for the new version, please let us know.

Now that Final Cut Pro X is out, you may be wondering which Digital Rebellion software is compatible with the new application.

FCS Maintenance Pack - COMPATIBLE (via Pro Maintenance Tools)

As announced earlier, we are working on a new version called Pro Maintenance Tools. We have heard a great range of opinions on FCPX - some love it, some are sticking with FCP 7 for now and some are switching to Avid or Premiere. Pro Maintenance Tools works with all of these applications, so whatever you do, you're covered.

Update: Pro Maintenance Tools is now out.

Pro Media Tools - COMPATIBLE

Pro Media Tools was designed to be as independent as possible so it only needs a few minor tweaks in the next version. You can use it today on your FCPX projects.

The three XML apps in the suite don't work, which puts FCPX users in the same camp as Avid users who also don't have XML support. These remaining apps will be made compatible when/if XML support comes to FCPX.

Update: Pro Media Tools 1.0.3 now supports FCPX.

FCP Versioner - NOT COMPATIBLE

FCP Versioner depends on XML support, which is not present in FCPX right now.

FCS Remover - COMPATIBLE

Version 3.0 is now compatible with FCPX.

Preference Manager - COMPATIBLE

Version 3.0 is now compatible with FCPX.

Editmote - COMPATIBLE

Version 1.0.1 is compatible with Final Cut Pro X. Make sure you have the version 1.0.1 preference pane too.

We will update this page as more of our products become compatible with Final Cut Pro X.

Yesterday we released Editmote 1.0.1, which brings several new features to our iOS app for remotely controlling nonlinear editing applications.

We're now offering support for Adobe After Effects for Mac and Final Cut Pro X when using the default keyboard layouts.

Another much-requested feature is the ability to connect directly to an IP address from the Actions menu. This is useful in negotiating some corporate networks. There are extra options in the preference pane too, including listening on a particular IP address and port and disabling Bonjour broadcasts.

To install the latest version, download it from the iTunes App Store. You'll also need to download and install the latest version of the Editmote Preference Pane.

If you use the built-in Software Update to install the latest preference pane, please note that you'll need to open the preference pane in System Preferences once to launch the latest version.

For more details on Editmote, please see our introductory video.

Last week we released Pro Media Tools 1.0.2, a significant update to our suite of tools for processing and managing media in Final Cut Studio, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro.

The focus of this version was Auto Transfer and lots of new features have been added.

New verification window

Auto Transfer now checks the file sizes before running the full verification check, allowing it to spot errors very quickly without needing to run a time-consuming verification.

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Add timecode from THM files in QT Edit

To add timecode from a THM file, go to the Quick Tasks pane and select Create Timecode Track from THM file. Click Perform Task and navigate to the location of the THM file on your memory card. A new timecode track will be added with the information from the THM file.

This is a small overview of the changes in Pro Media Tools 1.0.2. The full changelog is available here. A 15-day trial of Pro Media Tools is available here.

Last week we released FCS Maintenance Pack Network Admin 1.0.8, a maintenance update for our tool to remotely troubleshoot Final Cut Studio over a network.

The biggest change in this version is support for entering a manual IP address and port. This is essential for negotiating some corporate networks.

Just follow these steps to set it up:

1. Open up the FCS Maintenance Pack Network Client preference pane.

2. Select a specific network interface to listen on and tick the option to specify a custom port and to disable Bonjour broadcasts.

3. Once the client restarts, the current IP and port will be listed on the left-hand side.

4. Launch Network Admin, click the + button in the bottom left and select Add Manual IP.

5. Enter the IP address, port and a descriptive name and click Connect.

6. The service will appear in the left-hand Services pane.

Unlike Bonjour services, manual ones will always appear in the list even if the destination computer is offline.

A 15-day trial of Network Admin is available here.

We're pleased to announce our newest product - Editmote, an iPhone and iPod Touch remote control for Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and QuickTime Player.

The app is available on the iOS App Store and requires the Editmote Preference Pane to be installed on your Mac.

After installing the preference pane, simply flick the switch to the On position to make the computer name appear in the Editmote services list. You need to be connected via wi-fi on your iPhone and be on the same network as your editing machine for this to work correctly.

Once you are connected, launch a supported application and you'll be able to control the playhead, add markers, set in and out points and adjust the volume remotely. A full list of buttons is available in the user manual.

We've also prepared an introductory video to help you get everything set up.

Editmote is an essential tool for editors and producers during a screening. To discover more about Editmote, follow our Twitter and Facebook pages. For more post production tools for Mac and iOS devices, see our products page.

Update: Want a free copy of Editmote? We've teamed up with FCP.co to give away copies to two lucky winners. More details here.

With Final Cut Pro X on the horizon, it seems like a good time to talk about the future of FCS Maintenance Pack.

FCS Maintenance Pack has solved countless Final Cut Studio problems and is used around the world by freelancers, production companies, post houses, broadcasters and studios. It is in use at most of the major broadcasters in the USA.

We're now going one step further by announcing Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro support and renaming the suite to Pro Maintenance Tools. We also intend to support Final Cut Pro X.

As well as support for new NLEs, Pro Maintenance Tools will be 64-bit and compatible with Lion. A full list of features will be provided upon release.

We're planning to release it approximately two weeks after the release of Final Cut Pro X. It's difficult to be more precise due to the lack of a firm release date for FCPX from Apple.

This will be a paid upgrade for existing users, although people who purchased the software from February 1st 2011 onwards will be eligible for a free upgrade. Upgrade pricing will be announced closer to the release.

We will be entering beta for Pro Maintenance Tools in just over a week and are looking for testers who can submit crash and error logs to help us build up our Crash Analyzer database for these new applications.

We're looking for people who use the Mac versions of Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere Pro on a daily basis and are prepared to give detailed feedback. Testers will receive a free copy of the suite when it is released. (Due to non-participation problems in the past, we only give out free copies to people who actually send us bug reports and feedback.)

If you meet the requirements and would like to participate in the beta, please contact us to request addition, including a little bit about yourself, your system and your workflow. Please note that places are extremely limited so try to apply as soon as possible.

Yesterday we released Cut Notes 1.0.3 which incorporates many of the feature requests and suggestions we have received from users. Cut Notes is an iPad app for quickly taking timecode notes during a screening.

We noticed that we had been receiving requests for features that were already in the app, so there is now a Quick Start tutorial when you first launch it to highlight the major features. There is also a link to the user manual in the Actions menu.

We've also made it much easier to change the timecode settings. Just click the little "i" button next to the timecode display and you can quickly modify the frame rate, starting timecode and various other settings. These can also be modified in the Projects menu as in previous versions of the app.

The biggest new feature is support for feet and frames instead of timecode, making Cut Notes much more useful in feature film environments.

Just press the "i" button, switch Feet + Frames to On and select your film type. Note that choosing this will limit your output options to formats that are capable of supporting feet + frames. You will not be able to export FCP markers or Avid locators from feet + frames projects.

There is also a new output option: Edimarker lists allow you to import notes into Pro Tools via the third-party application Edimarker.

Cut Notes for iPad is available for $7.99 on the iOS App Store. We recommend Project Overview in the Pro Media Tools bundle for managing markers exported from the app and bringing them into Final Cut Studio and Adobe Premiere Pro.