Yesterday we released CinePlay 1.2.2 and CinePlay: Kollaborate Edition 1.2.2, minor updates to our iOS professional video players.

M3U8 Playlist support

M3U8 playlists are now supported from the Add Web URL dialog. CinePlay will display a list of videos that updates dynamically if the playlist changes.

New gestures

We've added new gestures based on user feedback. You can now pinch to zoom, tap on the left or right side of the frame to step one frame back and forth or tap with two fingers to step 24 frames.

Auto-pause when adding a marker

Adding or editing a marker will now automatically pause and resume playback afterwards.

Redesigned Kollaborate login dialog

Having to exit the app and go to the iOS Settings app to change Kollaborate Server settings was confusing to users so you can now select the Kollaborate server directly in the login dialog. You can also save presets for common servers.

CinePlay is a useful mobile feedback and review tool, offering timecode support, markers, overlays, masks, cloud support and more. It's available for iOS devices on the App Store and a free version is also available to users of our Kollaborate cloud workflow platform.

Pro Versioner 2.0.14 is now out, offering FCPX 10.1 support alongside bug fixes and minor tweaks. Pro Versioner is a backup and versioning tool for your creative projects.

The app can now locate projects and events inside FCPX Libraries, by manually dragging in a library or through the Watch Folder feature. We recommend updating watch folders to point to your Movies folder or the root of your library storage location and search for .fcpproject and .fcpevent files.

We're also pleased to announce that FCPX 10.1 no longer automatically modifies projects and events that you're not using, meaning that Pro Versioner backups will no longer be triggered for old projects.

There are several other tweaks and bug fixes in this version which you can read about here.

Pro Versioner gives you peace of mind with extensive project backup cataloging, management and redundancy. To find out more, visit our overview page, read the user manual or download the free trial.

We've just released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.19, a minor update to our flagship maintenance and troubleshooting suite.

FCPX 10.1 compatibility

FCPX 10.1 included a media management revamp with the Libraries feature, which confused some of our users because it was not immediately clear how to access projects and events inside the library bundle (it's actually just a folder you can right-click to open).

We've now modified the Open dialogs in Corrupt Clip Finder and Project Repair to allow you to navigate inside libraries to access your projects and events.

Improved Preference Manager Creative Cloud compatibility

Preference Manager now supports the under-the-hood changes in the Adobe Creative Cloud 7.2 update, which fixes an issue in which After Effects workspaces may not backup.

This is a subset of the complete changes in this version, which you can read 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.

Final Cut Pro 10.1 includes some major changes to the inner workings of the app, including the addition of libraries for managing projects and events.

The locations of your libraries are stored in the preference files, so after trashing preferences with Preference Manager you may not see any projects or events after relaunching FCPX. This will also occur after using other tools that rely on Preference Manager such as QuickFix.

To get them back, go to File > Open Library > Other > Locate in FCPX and browse for the library files on disk.

Our recommended workflow for all applications is not to trash preferences, but to instead preemptively backup the preferences when they are stable and then restore the backup when things go wrong.

We've just released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.18 and Pro Media Tools 1.1.14.

Plugin Manager improvements

Plugin Manager is faster and more responsive if you have a large number of plugins installed on your system.

You can also boost performance by switching on the option to ignore FxFactory plugins in Preferences, as Plugin Manager cannot manage these plugins and they must be modified directly within the FxFactory app.

FCPX 10.1 and Compressor 4.1 compatibility

Pro Maintenance Tools is now compatible with FCPX 10.1 and Compressor Repair now works with Compressor 4.1. An update for the standalone version of Compressor Repair will be out soon.

Pro Media Tools is app-agnostic so no changes needed to be made to support 10.1.

QT Edit timecode improvements

QT Edit can now set timecode from an arbitrary position within the movie. This makes it possible to set timecode from the first frame of picture without having to calculate the length of black, slates and bars before it.

For a full list of changes, please see the changelogs for Pro Maintenance Tools and Pro Media Tools or visit each suite's respective product page to download a free 15-day trial.

By popular demand, we have released an Avid timecode sync plugin for our iPad note-taking app Cut Notes. This is a free Mac plugin that sends timecode from your Media Composer or Symphony sequence to the iPad. We've qualified it for Media Composer 6+ but it will most likely work on earlier versions too.

Here's how to set it up:

1. Make sure Avid is closed.

2. Download the installer from the sidebar on the Cut Notes site and run it to install the plugin.

3. In Finder, launch Audio MIDI Setup in the Utilities folder under Applications. Go to Window > Show MIDI Window and then double-click the icon marked Network.

4. Click the + button under My Sessions and name the new session Cut Notes. Tick the box next to it to enable it. Under "Who may connect to me" at the bottom, set it to Anyone. In the Bonjour Name field, enter the name of your computer if it is not already set.

5. Now launch Cut Notes on your iPad, tap the Sync button and set it to MIDI. The name of your iPad should appear in the Audio MIDI Setup window on your Mac in the Directory list. Select it and click Connect. It should then appear under Participants on the right-hand side. You will need to repeat this step whenever you launch Cut Notes.

6. Relaunch Avid.

7. Go to Clip > New Video Track to create a blank track.

8. In the Effects Browser, browse to Digital Rebellion and drag "Cut Notes Timecode Plugin" onto the filler in the new track.

9. If necessary, set the starting timecode and drop frame flag in the Effect Editor.

10. Click the Video Track Monitor icon next to the track to make sure it will be shown.

11. Scrub the timeline and the timecode should appear in Cut Notes.

Tips

The Avid plugin is a free download for Cut Notes users. For more details on importing notes into Avid or syncing with other applications, please see the user manual.

We've just released Pro Media Tools 1.1.13, a minor update to our suite of media management tools.

Improved compatibility with App Nap

If you leave an app processing in the background while you work in another application, OS X 10.9 may suspend it. All the relevant tools in the suite are now optimized for this so that they will continue running.

QT Edit conform overhaul

We made significant changes to the frame rate conform feature in version 1.1.11 but this caused issues with a small number of files, so we're now intelligently determining when to use the old and new methods of conversion depending on the type of file being conformed.

New QT Edit metadata presets

We've updated several of the existing metadata presets as well as adding new presets for Panasonic and MXF.

The full list of changes is available here.

Pro Media Tools is an essential toolkit for video professionals, used around the world to enhance media management workflows. To find out more, view the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the 15-day trial.

We've just launched Marker Import 2.0, a significant redesign and rebranding of Cut Notes Marker Import. Marker Import is a free tool for taking notes generated by Cut Notes or Kollaborate and importing them into your editing system. In addition to the existing Final Cut Pro 7 and FCPX project support, we've added the following new features.

Adobe Premiere support

Markers can now be imported into Adobe Premiere projects through FCP XML. Firstly, export your notes to a Final Cut Pro marker list from Cut Notes or Kollaborate, then export your sequence or project to Final Cut Pro XML within Adobe Premiere.

Open the marker list in Marker Import, then browse for the XML file. Select the sequence and adjust the frame offset if necessary, then click Import Markers to write them to the XML file. Reimport the XML file into Adobe Premiere and your sequence will be duplicated with the new markers.

Final Cut Pro X event support

Markers can be imported into a clip within an FCPX event file. Export your notes to a marker list, then export the event to XML from within FCPX.

Open the marker list in Marker Import, then browse for the XML file. Select the clip and adjust the frame offset if necessary, then click Import Markers. A duplicate of the event will automatically open in FCPX.

Other changes in this version include OS X 10.9 Mavericks compatibility and the ability to specify an offset in units other than frames.

Marker Import is a free download available from the right-hand sidebar of the Cut Notes site. You can view detailed guides to importing into different applications in the user manual.

We've just released Pro Media Tools 1.1.12, a minor update to our suite of media management tools.

OS X 10.9 support

Pro Media Tools is now compatible with OS X 10.9 Mavericks, released earlier this week.

QT Edit batch timecode

Starting timecode can now be adjusted for a group of files at once in a batch. If a timecode track is detected it will be modified to the new value, otherwise a new timecode track will be added.

This is in addition to the Quick Tasks that already exist for importing DSLR timecode from a THM file or setting timecode to the current time of day.

The full list of changes is as follows:

• OS X 10.9 compatibility
• Auto Transfer - Improved feedback when erasing a drive
• Auto Transfer - Stability improvements during drive erasing
• Batch Renamer - Stability improvements
• QT Edit - Timecode information can now be specified in a batch
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where QuickTime movies without file extensions couldn't be opened
• QT Edit - When saving as, a .mov file extension is forced if an extension is not specified
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where the player could override certain keyboard shortcuts
• Render Watcher - UI improvements
• Various other fixes and tweaks

Pro Media Tools is an essential toolkit for video professionals, used around the world to enable new media management workflows. To find out more, view the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the 15-day trial.

Yesterday we released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.17, a minor update to our suite of tools to maintain, optimize and troubleshoot your editing system.

The changes in this version are as follows:

• OS X 10.9 compatibility
• Housekeeper - Support for trashing FCPX share cache
• MC Repair - Fixed an issue that could cause it to erroneously say there more than 5000 media files in a folder
• Plugin Manager - Fixed an issue where FCPX plugins with version numbers in the title may not appear
• Plugin Manager - New icons for Motion Template plugins
• Plugin Manager - Stability improvements
• Preference Manager - Logic Pro X supportUpdated Crash Analyzer definitions
• Various other bug fixes, tweaks and polish

We've also updated the error message database in Crash Analyzer and you can view a list of all supported NLE error messages here.

Pro Maintenance Tools is an essential maintenance and troubleshooting toolkit for every editor. To find out more, view the feature list, read the user manual, watch the overview video or download the free trial.