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ArKaos MediaMaster Express Changelog

What's new in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 6.3

Dec 5, 2023
  • General:
  • SACN input in MediaMaster
  • SACN output in LedMapper
  • SACN merging
  • Allow for a start-up argument to select a cuelist in Theatre mode
  • Create new BRGW fixture in Ledmapper
  • Bugfix: LED Mapper crashes when creating a new mapping
  • Bugfix: Unable to change effect in Fixture Mode
  • Bugfix: X & Y Perspective Correction/Grid Edit values are non-functional
  • Bugfix: Crash when editing surfaces in LED mapper
  • Bugfix: Blackmagic cards freeze
  • Bugfix: Crash when Zooming in/out in LED Mapper
  • Bugfix: LED Mapper Zoom Dropdown menu is not functional

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 6.2 (Sep 14, 2023)

  • Progress and cancellation for show import/export
  • Added perspective distortion to VideoMapper
  • Show export import
  • Change preview aspect ratio to 16 by 9
  • KlingNet3 integration in MediaMaster and KlingNetMapper
  • Fix ArKaos Hub does not connect to Windows systems
  • Fix mouse wheel zoom in VideoMapper
  • Fix Video Mapper Crash when undoing a resize while Edit Grid is enabled
  • Fix Masks do not appear while in Instant mode (Windows Only)
  • Fix Mask aspect ratio does not change
  • Fix Conversion indicators are missing from Hub
  • Fix Visual thumbnails are flipped
  • Fix Play once and freeze switches to play once when closing edit view
  • Fix Fixture Master Full 1.3 - channel 3 - Mask - DMX not working

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 6.0.1 (Nov 28, 2021)

  • General:
  • Fixed remote player “loop forever”
  • Fixed Mask position X, Y with DMX
  • Fixed alpha decoding issue
  • Fixed output management
  • Fixed sampling surface coordinates with custom canvas size
  • Fixed surface not transparent when video mapper is open
  • Fixed NDI stream engine locking
  • Fixed NDI delay with preloaded streams
  • Fixed DeckLink (Blackmagic) camera capture fix with SDI inputs
  • Fixed blend and transition blend weights for masking
  • MediaHub:
  • Fixed connectivity issue in ArkaosHub
  • SAGA:
  • Fixed alpha channel handling on macOS
  • Fixed Saga filename
  • LED Mapper:
  • Fixed LED Mapper file issues
  • Fixed output issues

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 6.0 (Nov 28, 2021)

  • General:
  • 24 Layers in Express and 48 in Pro version
  • Remote Player integrated in the ArKaos HUB
  • New Fixture interface and features
  • o Single layer transition
  • Ignore Alpha
  • Better RGB handling
  • Mask engine
  • Tilling X and Y
  • Second effect generator
  • Adds Fixture Layers 2.0
  • Adds support for Elgato to stream the deck with the remote player
  • Adds support for the SAGA ArKaos patented video codec
  • Adds support for HDR: HDR10 and HLG
  • Adds HDR support for Novastar and Brompton LED processor
  • Adds Nova smart LCT configuration file import
  • Adds NDI input
  • Adds NDI output with alpha channel
  • Arkaos Hub:
  • Hub file upload and sync speed increased
  • MediaHUB file sync fixes
  • Moved MediaHub macOS log folder
  • Connectivity:
  • Create frame source receiver asynchronous
  • CITP Server optimizations
  • Update to NDI 5
  • Use fastest NDI decoding on Windows
  • Improve NDI output
  • New layer fixture extended 2.0
  • Datapath camera rework
  • Effect:
  • Added second layer effect control variables to the code generator script
  • Added second effect to Theater mode cell parameters dialog
  • Added Effect intensity per layer
  • Playback:
  • Adds HDR rendering for SDR movies
  • Adds HDR/SDR output mixing
  • Added layer count to 24/48
  • Improved reverse playback
  • Layer Masking
  • Added ignore alpha channel per layer
  • Added parameter to Invert colors per layer
  • Fixed frame blending
  • Saga Codec:
  • Saga movie mkv parsing
  • Saga GPU decoding
  • Saga CPU decoding
  • Update HAP decoding
  • Various:
  • UI/UX Update
  • Improved library management
  • Moved MM and Videomapper preferences folder.
  • Added restore, copy, and paste for properties in the player
  • Added Nvidia support for NovaStar 10-Bit output
  • Added MediaMaster Graph transition to DirectX11
  • Added Media Foundation Camera capture support to replace DirectShow

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.6.1 (Sep 20, 2019)

  • General:
  • Fixed issue when triggering visuals very fast.
  • Fixed Pause state after dropping visual intensity to 0 and up again.
  • License:
  • Fixed issue when activating a new License Dongle.
  • Clearer notice to user that MMT Licenses can't be moved to a License Dongle.
  • Clearer notice to user that Rental Licenses can't be deactivated.
  • VideoMapper:
  • Fixed Surface Intensity issue when sending Surface Colors from a desk.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.5.1 (Jun 24, 2019)

  • General:
  • Fixed fullscreen output sometimes not showing up on macOS 10.14.  Fixed crash when activating license or dongle.  Fixed output refresh rate wrongly selected in the Preferences Dialog.
  • VideoMapper:
  • Fixed crash when moving surfaces between groups.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.5 (Jun 20, 2019)

  • Audio:
  • New Audio API on Windows without occasional stalling issues.
  • General:
  • Additional sub-controls for playback modes with new UI.
  • 1:1 pixel mapping mode to display exact pixels from the visual source.
  • Option to pause or continue visual when intensity goes to 0.
  • Six new Blend modes added (Difference, Exclusion, Darken, Screen…).
  • Display of the server name in the title bar.
  • Resolution adjustment when new input signal is received from Datapath card.
  • Additional option for Latch mode to support all use cases.
  • Fixed freeze issue when closing Datapath camera.
  • Fix to let crash report dialogs appear above the application.
  • Fixed issues when a window overlaps output in full-screen [Windows].
  • Fix support for Prores 444 HQ.
  • Warning when launching applications with DPI or Text scales different than 100.
  • Fix for Preview Style OFF.
  • Fixed UI issue with Latch checkbox state.
  • MediaHub:
  • Import of a batch of files from Explorer or through Upload button.  Display of Meta info on each visual.
  • VideoMapper:
  • Fixed masks that did not appear in the Output panel.
  • LEDMapper:
  • Added new pixel formats such as RGBAmberW, RrGgBbWw and RrGgBb+Ww.  Fixed white component of RGBWAmber pixel format.  Fixed menu action for horizontal and vertical distribution of selected fixtures.  Fixed moving selection on canvas using arrow keys.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.4 (Feb 22, 2019)

  • This new major release of MediaMaster adds the following key features:
  • Improved support and performance for 4K outputs. [Windows only]
  • New DirectX 11 optimized render pipeline. [Windows only]
  • Global optimization of rendering performances. [Windows only for now]
  • Hardware accelerated HAP decoder. [Windows only for now]
  • Timecode support through Art-Net
  • Surface and Output control by DMX.
  • Per display RGB color correctionin VideoMapper and by DMX

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.3.1 (Aug 2, 2018)

  • MIDI, Keyboard, DMX Control Binding:
  • Added Elation Professional Midicon 2 and Midicon Pro MIDI templates
  • Preinstalled MIDI templates were not deployed on Mac
  • Fixed possible crash issue when leaving the MIDI Learn.
  • Add Blackout to the list of bindable controls
  • Conflict detection is disabled for now to allow to drive multiple controls with a same key. Used for Master Dimmer for instance.
  • General:
  • Fixed Theater Mode issue where starting/stopping a visual could reset other visuals
  • Fixed issue with MediaMaster getting stuck while starting or closing VideoMapper on some systems under Windows 7.
  • Fixed issue when leaving fullscreen on Mac.
  • CuePlayer:
  • Fixed issue where auto-starting CueListwould not always start

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.3 (Jul 31, 2018)

  • MIDI, Keyboard, DMX Control Binding:
  • New control binding scheme for MIDI, Keyboard and DMX.
  • More flexible and advanced MIDI control, including MIDI Learn.
  • MIDI, Keyboard and DMX Controller template management
  • Per Patch MIDI, Keyboard and DMX control assignments.
  • Pause for Visual Presets can also be bound to an input controller
  • Options to bind input controls for all Visual Presets or for all Patches at once
  • Extended support to create templates for almost any MIDI Controller.
  • Added Template folder with MIDI controller documentation
  • Akai MIDI Templates for AKAI APC 40 mkII and AKAI MIDIMIX.
  • Behringer BCF2000 MIDI Template.
  • General:
  • Support for multiple NewTek NDI outputs
  • Support for multiple Spout outputs
  • Fixed thumbnail refresh when overriding a visual in the library
  • Fixed issue with custom presets that were lost when restarting MediaMaster.
  • Fix to avoid crashing when loading invalid movies
  • Fixed that cue lists are cleared when switching to another library
  • LEDMapper:
  • Import button to select mappings from within MediaMaster Preferences is back
  • Added two parameters for the DMX Merger, blend and intensity, in the preferences
  • Kling-Net Mapper:
  • Fixed issue where output groups with Kling-Net were not saved.
  • VideoMapper:
  • Easier collapse and expand of the cropping and output panels and UI redesign
  • Fixed responding issue when closing the VideoMapper while being full-screen.
  • Support for 4x1, 1x4 and 2x2 spans particularly to split 4K displays to Full-HD
  • Fixed mask issue that was upside down when closing the VideoMapper
  • Fixed issue if the mask file path was containing international characters.
  • Option to set the arrangement of the spans horizontally or vertically.
  • Capture Cards:
  • Stalling issue with Datapath when reducing intensity to 0 is fixed with Datapath through their latest drivers

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.2.3 (Apr 10, 2018)

  • General:
  • Added option in the Media Library to ignore the alpha channel of a movie
  • Fixed issues causing regeneration of thumbnails and longer loading time
  • LEDMapper:
  • New option for automatic Unicast through ArtPollReply discovery
  • Fixed issues when saving mapping files or saving the library of fixtures
  • Added fixture of the Spiider from Rode
  • Added fixtures for the ArKnator app
  • Added apply button in the edit fixture dialog
  • VideoMapper
  • Fixed issue with disconnected and draft displays shown with wrong letters

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.2.2 (Mar 30, 2018)

  • General:
  • Fixed issues with some misplaced folders and visuals in the Library.
  • Fixed issues when Crash Reporter sends report
  • Fixed one case when loading the Library takes significant time
  • LEDMapper:
  • Clearer mapping file operations with Import, Export and Save
  • Additional options for the Merger to listen to MediaMaster Art-Net interface
  • Fixed issues detecting a network adapter plugged after LEDMapper is started
  • Fixed discovery issues on the Robe Spiider related to ArtPollReply
  • License:
  • Fixed issue when writting to the License Dongle with version 5.2

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.2.1 (Mar 26, 2018)

  • General:
  • Fixed sound issue after a few seconds when playing visuals with audio.
  • Fix random crash when using Flash.
  • Updated license dongle driver.
  • Upgraded Spout version to 2.006 for increased texture sharing compatibility. Fix to support Lumen application as a Syphon input.
  • Fixed memory leaks.
  • Effects:
  • Fix for the “Geometric Cylindrical Correction effect exposed in fixtures.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.2 (Mar 16, 2018)

  • DMX Merging to combine control such as Pan & Tilt from a light console and video from MediaMaster.
  • Pixel Blending between a light console color output and the video output from MediaMaster, with control over the Blend function through DMX.
  • Kling-Net Draft Devices to prepare a show disconnected from the real devices.
  • Extended Fixture Creation to support complex DMX devices like Moving Heads with Pan & Tilt.
  • 64 Bits Support for all applications.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.1 (Sep 18, 2017)

  • Video Mapper:
  • Added Soft
  • Edge and Geometric Correction.
  • Added Custom Canvas Size for better control over the rendering resolution.
  • Fixed issue when editing values in the spin boxes with fractional part
  • Fixed issue that could cause a crash when doing New.
  • Fixed issue when duplicating surfaces.
  • Fixed crash when loading mapping with disconnected outputs.
  • Fixed drag & drop issue where surfaces insert at the wrong place.
  • Fixed issue looking for the mapping file at a wrong placeon the disk.
  • Fixed random insertion z
  • order for new surfaces.
  • Fixed surface cropping for effect only layers.
  • Fixed wrong path to the mapping file.
  • Kling-Net Mapper:
  • Support for Kling
  • Force LED new product from ArKaos.
  • Support for multiple network interfaces.
  • Detection if no other Kling
  • Net server is already running on the network
  • Significant improvement for the detection of Kling
  • Net devices on the network.
  • Improved device splitting and unsplitting.
  • Custom color component order for some KlingForce LED protocols.
  • Rotation around top left position for pixel perfect placement of devices.
  • Snapping of multiple device.
  • Fixed issue in the 2D sampler for devices such as the Spiider from Robe.
  • Fixed availability of network interfaces with no connection up on startup.
  • Fixed Save As feature.
  • Fixed undo for rotation with rotation handle.
  • Fixed Snap on Grid when dropping fixtures.
  • LED-Mapper:
  • Support to unicast different DMX values to different IPs on the same universe.
  • Improved check if same universe is used both for
  • unicast and broadcast.
  • Optimized performance and reduced bandwidth usage.
  • Litecraft and Elation LED fixtures added to the fixture library.
  • Conflict detection if sending out to universes that MediaMaster listens to.
  • Detection for Art
  • Net packets coming fro
  • m the same PC.
  • Improved editing of properties for multi
  • selection.
  • Fix for importing LEDMapper mappings in MediaMaster.
  • Fixed Art
  • Net output in multicast and unicast.
  • Fixed ArtNet DMX values starting at 1 instead of 0.
  • Fixed Subnet and Universe value ranges.
  • Fixed for next Art
  • Net univers/subnet/channel assignment.
  • Fixed device resizes and sampling issues when resizing canvas.
  • Fixed leaked memory.
  • General:
  • One key can again trigger multiple Visual Presets.
  • Visual Preset dialog ha
  • s been reorganized in four tabs.
  • Triggering of the three controllers per Visual Preset with keys.
  • Chroma keying is again working with HSV instead of HSL.
  • Fixed issue with Timecode offset indices being shifted by one.
  • Fixed detection of movie duration and improved looping playback.
  • Fixed issue that mouse cursor was visible in fullscreen.
  • Fixed Edit button for Lyrics.
  • Fixed crash while saving and loading XMLs
  • affecting all applications.
  • Fixed crash for the audio on Windows.
  • Fixes for Luma Keying.
  • Fixed Master Preview issue after changing output resolution.
  • Fixed resolution issue when sending out to Art
  • Net or Kling Net.
  • Fixed issue with new Mac OS 10.12 to run tools from the menu.
  • Fixed issue when opening dialogs while being in fullscreen.
  • Fixed issue that some file paths where wrongly handled.
  • Fixed handling of output groups with ‘&’ characters.
  • Fixed Theater Mode engine restart issue.
  • License:
  • Improved reliability to detect license dongles
  • DMX/CITP
  • Explicit selection of the network interface to be used as a combo box.
  • Fixed issue when using Auto patching with a StartChannel.
  • Fixed issue with ranges of DMX values.
  • Fix for broken Layer selection through DMX.MediaHub
  • Improved handling when the MediaMaster server is not responding.
  • Correct refresh when the library is changed in MediaMaster.
  • Fixed missing flash effects and masks that were not listed.
  • Fixed issue looking for a thumbnail when media is not there anymore.
  • Fixed file transfer going further than 100%.
  • Fixed content refresh after a move operation.
  • MIDI:
  • Support to open multiple MIDI devices with same device names.
  • Correct saving and restoring of active MIDI controllers.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 5.1 Beta 2 (Sep 7, 2017)

  • General:
  • One key can again trigger multiple Visual Presets.
  • Visual Preset dialog has been reorganized in four tabs.
  • Triggering of the three controllers per Visual Preset with keys.
  • Chroma keying is again working with HSV instead of HSL.
  • Fixed issue with Timecode offset indices being shifted by one.
  • Fixed detection of movie duration and looping playback.
  • Fixed issue that mouse cursor was visible in fullscreen.
  • Fixed Edit button for Lyrics.
  • Fixed crash while saving and loading XMLs affecting all applications.
  • Fixed crash for the audio on Windows.
  • Fixes for Luma Keying.
  • Fixed Master Preview issue after changing output resolution.
  • Fixed resolution issue when sending out to Art-Net or Kling-Net.
  • Fixed issue with new Mac OS 10.12 to run tools from the menu.
  • Fixed issue when opening dialogs while being in fullscreen.
  • Fixed issue that some file paths where wrongly handled.
  • Fixed handling of output groups with ‘&’ characters.
  • Fixed Theater Mode engine restart issue.
  • License:
  • reliability to detect license dongles. Video Mapper
  • Added Soft-Edge and Geometric Correction.
  • Added Custom Canvas Size for better control over the rendering resolution.
  • Fixed issue when editing values in the spin boxes with fractional part.
  • Fixed issue that could cause a crash when doing New.
  • Fixed issue when duplicating surfaces.
  • Fixed crash when loading mapping with disconnected outputs.
  • Fixed drag & drop issue where surfaces insert at the wrong place.
  • Fixed issue looking for the mapping file at a wrong place on the disk.
  • Fixed random insertion z-order for new surfaces.
  • Fixed file transfer going further than 100%.
  • Fixed surface cropping for effect only layers.
  • Fixed wrong path to the mapping file.
  • Kling-Net Mapper:
  • Support for Kling-Force LED new product from ArKaos.
  • Support for multiple network interfaces.
  • Detection if no other Kling-Net server is already running on the network.
  • Significant improvement for the detection of Kling-Net devices on the network.
  • device splitting and unsplitting.
  • Rotation around top-left position for pixel perfect placement of devices.
  • Snapping of multiple device.
  • Fixed issue in the 2D sampler for devices such as the Spiider from Robe.
  • Fixed availability of network interfaces with no connection up on startup.
  • Fixed Save As feature.
  • Fixed undo for rotation with rotation handle.
  • Fixed Snap on Grid when dropping fixtures.
  • LEDMapper:
  • Support to unicast different DMX values to different IPs on the same universe.
  • check if same universe is used both for unicast and broadcast.
  • Litecraft and Elation LED fixtures added to the fixture library.
  • Conflict detection if sending out to universes that MediaMaster listens to.
  • Detection for Art-Net packets coming from the same PC.
  • Fix for importing LEDMapper mappings in MediaMaster.
  • Fixed Art-Net output in multicast and unicast.
  • Fixed Art-Net DMX values starting at 1 instead of 0.
  • Fixed Subnet and Universe value ranges.
  • Fixed for next Art-Net univers/subnet/channel assignment.
  • Fixed leaked memory
  • DMX/CITP:
  • Explicit selection of the network interface to be used as a combo-box.
  • Fixed issue when using Auto-patching with a StartChannel.
  • Fixed issue with ranges of DMX values.
  • Fix for broken Layer selection through DMX.
  • MediaHub:
  • handling when the MediaMaster server is not responding.
  • Correct refresh when the library is changed in MediaMaster.
  • Fixed missing flash effects and masks that were not listed.
  • Fixed issue looking for a thumbnail when media is not there anymore.
  • Fixed content refresh after a move operation.
  • MIDI:
  • Support to open multiple MIDI devices with same device names.
  • Correct saving and restoring of active MIDI controllers.

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 3.2 (Mar 10, 2014)

  • New Ledmapper (see separate notes)
  • Improved graphical performance [Windows]
  • Improved Video decoders performance
  • Added new video formats support
  • Added support for audio-only files
  • Upgraded Flash-Player: Read XML files & Read local files
  • Increased the number of visual-presets in a patch from 64 to 128 [Simple mode]
  • Added “Release on patch change” [Simple mode]
  • Added “Release patch” button [Simple mode]
  • Added “Release all” [Simple mode]
  • Added “Clear patch” [Simple mode]
  • Added “Clear all” [Simple mode]
  • Added “Turn dmx off” on brightness / contrast / volume [Simple mode]
  • Added “Grid in cropping zone” [VideoMapper]
  • Added “export surface shape and size to cropping” [VideoMapper]
  • Added “export cropping shape and size to surface” [VideoMapper]
  • Added “Link cropping and surface size and shape” [VideoMapper]
  • Added an automatic error report service
  • Added “change visual parameter” [Simple mode]
  • Added “ Hide” icon [VideoMapper]

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 3.1.1 (Mar 10, 2014)

  • Fixed various problems with DataPath cards [Windows]
  • Fixed a problem with “Play Once and Freeze” in Simple mode

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 3.1 (Mar 10, 2014)

  • Improved memory management
  • Added native support for BlackMagic Design video acquisition devices
  • Added native support for DataPath video acquisition devices [Windows]
  • Added support for MA-Net 2 [Windows]
  • Increased number of surfaces up to 200
  • Fixed Quartz-Composer effects [Mac]
  • Fixed a playback problem when triggering a clip with speed 0 or in / out point
  • playback mode
  • In Instant mode, fixed an image quality problem when using multiple displays
  • [Windows]
  • In VideoMapper mode, fixed an image quality problem when using rotated cropping
  • surfaces
  • Fixed a freeze/crash when loading a mapping file in VideoMapper
  • Fixed surfaces naming problem when loading a mapping file in VideoMapper
  • Fixed KlingNet mapping file import in MediaMaster
  • Fixed a crash when coming from MediaMaster 2.x
  • Fixed problem with mouse appearing on output in Video Mapper mode on Windows

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 3.0 beta 4 (Mar 10, 2014)

  • Fixed problems with using LEDMapper and Kling-Net at the same time
  • Final graphics
  • Import and Edit Video Mapping buttons in MediaMaster preferences

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 3.0 beta 3 (Mar 10, 2014)

  • Changed MediaMaster Fullscreen shortcut to Ctrl+F
  • VideoMapper is now fully integrated like LEDMapper and KlingNet
  • VideoMapper now runs on Windows XP (no live-preview though)
  • Added playback elapsed / left time
  • Added Play Once and Freeze forward and backward playback modes
  • Added “Show All” Cropping zones in the Cropping panel
  • New rotary buttons

New in ArKaos MediaMaster Express 1.1 (Sep 14, 2009)

  • Software Genlocking to the output monitors
  • Frame blending
  • Improved soft-edging algorithm
  • Alpha channel support
  • Build-in support for grandma MA-Net
  • Native support of H.264 through FFMPEG 0.5
  • New Cropping effect