< Blog HomeRecent updates - April 2017
We've been busy - here are some recent software updates for
our products that you may have missed.
Pro Media Tools 1.5 - Mar 30 2017
- Auto Transfer - Offloading performance improvements
- Auto Transfer - Added an "Open QuickTimes movies as CinePlay playlist" option to Actions
- Auto Transfer - Reel number is now auto-detected if it’s in the volume name (certain volumes only)
- Auto Transfer - Better support for detecting ARRI volumes
- Auto Transfer - Support for detecting Tascam volumes
- Auto Transfer - Improved the responsiveness of ejecting a volume
- Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where the day could increment more than once if the app is launched with more than one card mounted
- Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where ignoring a volume may not work correctly
- Edit Detector - Exporting an FCPXML event now automatically imports it into FCPX
- Edit Detector - Added the ability to suppress the deletion prompt when removing edit points
- Edit Detector - Improved compatibility with FCPX
- QT Edit - Support for setting Ultra HD and HDR color flags
- QT Edit - Better error reporting when a movie can’t be opened
- Video Check - Results are now cached when reloading a file
- Video Check - Export errors as markers in an FCPX event
- Video Check - Metadata errors are now tagged with timecode
- Video Check - Default bit-depth is now 10-bit
- Video Check - Settings are now saved correctly when a text box is still editing when you click submit
- Video Check - Arrow keys now work correctly in text boxes
- Video Check - Fixed an issue where timecode tracks may be detected incorrectly
- Various other bug fixes, tweaks and improvements
Kollaborate Server 2.5 - Mar 23 2017
- Workflows - Perform tasks like color coding or moving to a specific folder when a file is assigned a workflow. Create tiered approval levels and milestones.
- File Requests - Allow users outside the project to upload files without being part of the team
- Files can now be color coded
- Status labels can now be added to files
- Team page overhaul with simpler UI that makes it easier and quicker to add new team members
- Positions have been replaced with Roles to make it simpler to set user permissions
- Batch metadata editing
- Projects can now be muted to stop receiving alerts
- SRT subtitles can now be shown in the player by linking them to the video via the Relationship Editor
- Added an admin Dashboard that shows statistics and error logging
- Link recipients can now be tracked by their IP address for links not sent through the site
- Files - Added new filters for showing unviewed files, files with/without comments, with revisions and new files since your last visit
- Users can now switch off auto-pausing when typing a note from the Playback Settings window in the Actions menu of the player
- Added Home and End shortcut keys to go to the beginning and end of a movie
- Tasks - Added Project and Filename columns to CSV exports
- [todo] and [done] tags now appear in exported marker lists
- Overhauled email styles
- Inviting a user now sends them an activation link instead of automatically generating a password
- Profile - UI overhaul when viewing someone else's profile
- Sharing - You can now view the link URL directly from the Share page when creating a new link
- URLs are now parsed in comments and file descriptions
- Custom user permissions can now be set back to the defaults
- Overhauled task UI
- Tags and descriptions are now matched when searching from the Files page
- Videos now show an icon if they have an audio track
- Fixed an issue where Kollaborate Server may create folders with incorrect permissions
- Fixed an issue where custom site logos may not display correctly
- Fixed an issue where markers may not export correctly for comments made by users without accounts
- Fixed an issue where the hold timecode position may not appear
- Fixed an issue where thumbnail paths could be incorrect
- Installer - Fixed an issue where PHP paths could be blank
- Fixed an issue where duplicate files could appear incorrectly when making revisions independent
- The base file in a version stack can no longer be moved or deleted
- Adobe panel no longer shows a dropdown if no markers exist for importing
- API changes mean that only apps released within the past year are compatible
- Flash fallback removed - a browser supporting H.264 playback natively is now required
- Link recipients can no longer enter blank usernames
- Profile - Fixed not being able to subscribe / unscubscribe from task notifications
- Better full screen compatibility with unusually-shaped movies
- Fixed an issue where non-admins couldn't see unassigned tasks
- Fixed an issue where folder sizes may not be recalculated correctly when deleting a file
- The digest frequency option no longer affects the frequency of instant email alerts
- You can no longer upload revisions / replacements for an alias
- Volume controls no longer appear for videos without audio (currently only works on Firefox)
- Improved the display of files with long titles
- Users can no longer rename a folder to the name of an existing folder from the Metadata page
- Improved Synced Session reliability
- Thumbnails are now cached more aggressively which boosts performance upon subsequent visits to the site
- Major architecture overhaul
- Security improvements
- Many UI improvements
- Various other bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations
Kollaborate Transfer 1.4.5 - Mar 13 2017
- Support for setting the new audio indicator icon on thumbnails
- Better support for situations where the specs of a video exceed those of the H.264 profile level
- Various speed and reliability improvements
Post Haste for Mac 2.6.1 - Mar 13 2017
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Preferences menu to be disabled
Kollaborate Folder Watcher 1.2.1 - Mar 9 2017
- Better support for situations where the specs of a video exceed those of the H.264 profile level
- Various speed and reliability improvements
Kollaborate Transfer 1.4.4 - Mar 8 2017
- Better support for situations where the specs of a video exceed those of the H.264 profile level
- Various speed and reliability improvements
Posted by Jon Chappell on Apr 7 2017 to
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