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CatDV Pro Changelog

What's new in CatDV Pro 14.0.0

Sep 30, 2021
  • Public release. Fix error about legacy authentication when logging on. Fix playback of MXF files with ImageStartOffset. Fix audio level when playing file with multiple audio tracks. Fix an issue with Pegasus custom actions if no clips are selected.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.8 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Support reading markers on clip items when importing sequences from Premiere. Fix an issue with multi grouping field changes not being applied straight away. Improvements to the filmstrip export (support audio files, complex media, etc.). Fix a crash playing audio only files. Fix handling of segmented MP4 files. Fix an issue archiving marked clips. Fix an issue playing proxies with multiple audio channels. Fix an in issue importing RED1 clips with a reference movie. Other minor fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.7 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Fix a permissions error when editing preferences. Fix http proxies for metaclips. JavaScript improvements. Rename the "Metadata (User)" field to "Metadata (Clip)" to clarify that it's displaying user-defined clip fields. Support RMI over HTTP when connecting to server. Fixes to MXF and AVB importers. Improve performance when importing PDF, RED and other files over a network. Fix an issue with file save dialog when transcoding a subclip. Add support for transcoding 10 channel audio files. Extra validation to prevent you creating a corrupt sequence. New option to automatically try to merge and resolve conflicting edits. Other minor fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.6 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Update Pegasus AAF exporter to 64-bit and notarize app for use with Catalina. Deprecate AAF importer (use AVB importer instead). Update the 'AVID Integration' page in the online help. Add support for importing and transcoding ProRes RAW files. Support macOS dark appearance. New preference option to prevent importing new files. New option to reverse sort order of catalogs in tree (in case name corresponds to date and time and you want most recent first). Add an 'Append (before extension)' option to Bulk Edit for when you're renaming files and need to preserve filename extension. Fix various issues related to: media store paths with trailing slash, Tin Man Avid MXF exporter, layout of collapsible details panels, custom catalog fields defaulting to first item in pick list, advanced exporter not using the "use proxy if original unavailable" option, multi autosuggest picklist fields, extracting thumbnails from certain GXF movies, server tree not listing groups in alphabetical order, adjusting playback speed in Verbatim Logger, querying for "clip is marked", and with creating chapter markers, among others.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.5 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Add print button to Verbatim Logger (by opening an HTML page in web browser). New preferences option whether to create MXF metaclips based on UMID. Add support for viewing PDF documents if optional SbsMuPDF helper is installed. Fix an issue sending subclips via AAF. Fix full screen playback on Windows. Fix timeouts when importing and playing certain files including GXF movies. Other minor fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.4 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Fix issues importing and transcoding certain files. Fix an issue with 'passthrough' codec not working. Fix audio track selection with Tin Man player. Fix related to editing markers. Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.3 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Fix related to rotated playback of proxies. Improvements to dragging clips from one catalog to another in the tree. Fix an issue with setting the MD5 field. Fix Null Pointer errors when selecting clips with markers. Add a new marker category type of 'Any' for compatibility with the web interface. Remove legacy tape-based functionality from the documentation. Add a new Copy As HTML command to the verbatim logger. Add support for working with files with more than 8 audio channels. Fix an issue resizing player on Windows. Remember size of file chooser dialog. Fix an issue moving media files from the tree. Changes to the Group By menu.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.2 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • New Advanced User Interface prefs options to control wide list views. New '?' button in user-defined fields and metadata fields editors to show which clips and catalogs a field is used in on the server. Update user details editor so you can see full name and email. Various fixes related to: Bulk Publish command, importing and exporting AAF files, player performance, editing field definitions, opening files with large blocks of XMP metadata, media stores, a message about potential deadlock, closing movie when a notification arrives, and working with multi-homed servers.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.1 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Fix an issue with media stores. Fixes related to transcoding different audio channel layouts with the "mix down" and "smart stereo" options. Fix an issue with wide list views only showing tiny thumbnails. Fixes related to playing and transcoding portrait orientation mobile phone footage. Fix import of SRT sidecar files. Add "Remove Column" command if you right click on a list view column header. The "Reveal File Location" command now selects the exact file location on Windows. Image sequence filename filter now supports regex. Fix related to display of legacy PICT images. Clarify that Server 7.3.1 or later is needed. Add options to "All Fields" tab to hide blank or non-editable fields. Other minor fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 13.0.0 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Official public release. Fix a layout issue in server admin panel. Fixes related to connecting to workgroup server. Set media date for image sequences. Add support for Tin Man Avid MXF exporter. Clarify that user-defined and metadata fields must be fully qualified in variables like ${clip[my.clip.field]} or ${catalog[custom.catalog.field]} unless legacy field identifiers are enabled

New in CatDV Pro 12.1.0 (Feb 8, 2018)

  • Update version of FFmpeg to 3.4, giving access to H.265. Prefer new ffmpeg sequence player by default but fall back to old QuickTime player if necessary. Various fixes to new segment based exporter, including ability to customise position and colour of title slates. Javascript enhancements. Change Media Folder so it isn't a drop down field.

New in CatDV Pro 11.1.1 (Dec 17, 2015)

  • Fix issue affecting path mapping between Mac and Windows platforms. Fix burnt in text when transcoding via intermediate image sequence and escaping of invalid characters. Fix $t, $w and $r variables in Pegasus custom actions. Fix issue with native player with certain interlaced files. Fix related to exporting stills. Improve the FCP XML importer so it works with files containing more than one event or project. New keyboard shortcuts for Apply Timecode Offset and Reveal In Finder commands. Fix an issue with conflicting edits when editing media paths. Fix the refresh command when viewing query results. Make expanding nodes in the tree more responsive. Update the versions of RED and FFmpeg software. Improvements to media player selection rules. Improved EXR playback. Other minor fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 11.1.0 (Dec 17, 2015)

  • Official release. Support for transcoding (and playing) sequences containing formats that QuickTime doesn't support. Improve speeding of building server tree if there are a very large number of catalogs. Fix native player and thumbnail extraction issues (especially with large files on Windows). Windows installer longer creates a legacy 32-bit desktop shortcut. Fixes related to built-in Archive option. Improved RED and XDCAM/XAVC metadata extraction. Fix related to different behaviour when editing a single clip vs multiple clips. Fix related to orientation of exported stills.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.7 (Jul 10, 2015)

  • New:
  • Command in Tools menu to adjust audio channel configuration (for exporting to Final Cut and Premiere).
  • Preferences option to support exporting FCP XML files to Sony Vegas.
  • Option to browse server by catalog or by media path.
  • Add support for sending to Premiere CC 2015.
  • Add support for reading XMP metadata from certain other types of file.
  • Add right click context menu to Event Markers table.
  • New Advanced UI option whether to place cursor at start or end of text fields.
  • Add support for sending to Premiere CC 2015.
  • Add support for reading XMP metadata from certain other types of file.
  • Add right click context menu to Event Markers table.
  • New Advanced UI option whether to place cursor at start or end of text fields.
  • Fixed
  • An issue where a catalog opened from server might appear as "Query Results".
  • "failed to activate movie" message that could occur when playing audio clips.
  • An issue with creating named filters.
  • An issue where you could keep getting prompted to accept license terms.
  • Burnt in text and watermarks when using FFmpeg exporter on Windows.
  • Double clicking a .cdv file to open it on Mac OS.
  • Fixes related to automatic grouping.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.6 (Jul 10, 2015)

  • Fixed:
  • http proxy playback.
  • Sending clips with multiple audio channels to FCPX.
  • 'new' indicator that is shown in tree when a catalog is updated.
  • Export newlines in verbatim logger text. Fix related to Paste Thumbnails.
  • Editing sequences when the force proxy option is set.
  • Related to View Marked Clips/View Selected Clips.
  • Issue where movie duration could be out by a factor of two and event markers were discarded.
  • Error when creating new details panel views.
  • Related to custom actions and setting field values.
  • Related to scene detection.
  • An issue where you had to force quit to close the application.
  • Related to orientation of exported stills.
  • Issue with FFmpeg player.
  • Problems creating thumbnails from subclips.
  • Related to server admin panel.
  • Related to exporting clips to Premiere.
  • Image quality of NEF and RAW files.
  • New:
  • Import option to create placeholder clips for empty directories. Quick Folder Import creates metaclips.
  • and search terms when querying CatDV Server 7.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.5 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Fix handling of files with multiple audio tracks when exporting to Final Cut. Various fixes related to determining correct aspect ratio of metaclips and sending them to Premiere and Final Cut. Fix sending spanned RED clips to Premiere. Fixes related to sequence editing (mix of frame sizes, sequences containing clips from different catalogs, don't close sequence when publishing to server, etc.). Fix issue where same server catalog could be open in multiple tabs. New field chooser which supports filtering of available fields. Fix issue where verbatim logger changes might not be saved if main window is closed. Fix spurious "the catalog has been modified by null" message. Change Cmd(Ctrl)-P shortcut to start movie playing in details panel and use Cmd-Shift-P for media dialog (with preference option to revert to old behaviour). Add option to show old media panel tabs if required. File chooser has new option under tools button to control sorting. Fix issue where smart folders couldn't be removed from production group settings. Bulk Edit command can use variables and regular expressions. Remove warning about 5000 clips in a catalog (increase it to 20,000 instead). Allow clip lists to be organised into folders. Other minor fixes related to plugin API, archiving, XML v2, editing metaclip contents, workset config not being loaded from group settings, etc.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.4 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Improved import of AVCHD files (read timecode, support for other audio types, better camera exposure display). Native player fixes (reduce delay when opening R3D files, fix problems with XDCAM files on Windows, fixes to Media Foundation player, fix errors when transcoding if the movie is already open). Fix display of proxy stills which may be distorted if in portrait orientation. Fix black image that can sometimes appear when first viewing a still image. Support for new CatDV v2 XML file format. New preferences option whether to attempt to open unrecognised file types as a media file. Option to analyse media files when importing FCP7 or FCPX XML files. Preserve Exif metadata when exporting stills. Right click on table column header in a list view to edit the columns. Fix "groupedElements" error when creating subclips. Fix a Java error when running 32-bit version under Windows. Other minor fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.3 (Dec 22, 2014)

  • The Windows installer is now signed and includes an embedded 64-bit Jave JRE. Display audio waveforms in the windowed movie player (accessible via toolbar button or Cmd/Ctrl-P, then press 'A' to toggle waveform on and off). New media playback options whether to auto play movies and remember playhead position. Remove old 'good/no good' functionality by default (can be re-enabled in prefs) and use more modern star ratings instead (press '1' to '5' or '0' to set rating on an asset). Improvements to Native QT importer (eg. reading markers from AIFF and MOV files, reading DV timecode, etc.). Tidy up the Import As menu and Import preferences section and automatically use the best importer to read metadata when importing a file. New option to strip the extension when setting the clip name from the filename. Add support for playing back rotated movies. Fixes to Windows Media Foundation player. Update the version of FFmpeg/libavcodec and RED SDK used by the player. Fix audio sync when playing back certain AVCHD files. Fix reading timecode from AVI files. Fixes related to internationalisation. Custom actions allow values to be selected from pick lists. New FrameDuration metadata field for diagnosing dropped frames and variable frame rate movies. Allow Cmd/Ctrl-F to search the contents of a folder from the file system tree. Improved import of fcpxml files. Improved import of spanned RED clips. Include Japanese localisation. Other fixes and improvements.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.1 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Fix native player under Windows. Fixes related to sequence editing, including new menu shortcuts to select source or program window and show which window has keyboard focus. Fix playback of http proxies. Fix list of recent server catalogs when prompted which catalog to import a file to. Other minor fixes including set In point when importing CatDV XML file, fix Import As QuickTime command, remove warning when running with OS X 10.10 Yosemite, remove option to turn off 'Slate' appearance, right clicking on media panel sometimes said it was playing proxy when it wasn't, fix Alt-Space shortcut in Verbatim Logger on Mac, reveal in tree sometimes didn't work, fixes related to Find command, smart labels, and filtering on media size or aspect ratio. Verbatim Logger has a new option to insert a timecode event marker automatically whenever you start typing new text after a few seconds delay since the previous text.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0.0 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Official public release. Add support for burning in text when exporting stills. Improvements to Pegasus custom actions. Include AVFoundation player on Mac, and ability to choose which player to use by right clicking on the media panel or the playback indicator ('Q' or 'F'). The playback indicator has a striped background to indicate when a proxy (rather than original quality) version is playing. Ability to specify initial workspace when configuring a role. Minor fixes to AAF button, scratch pad tree node, looped playback, disk speed test, and playback of certain mp4 files. Include legacy 32-bit version with regular 64-bit version rather than as separate download.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0 RC 1 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Release candidate. Fix an issue when closing the last tab. Improvements to the context menu when right clicking on the movie panel (fix the Set Poster command and add ability to choose which player to use). Add area to enter customer number on the Registration page of Preferences for networked and Pegasus users.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0b10 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Second public beta. Implement QuickTime movie exporter, including better control over appearance of burnt in text and timecode, support for animated watermarks, and ability to preview the overlays before the movie is rendered. Ability to define custom export actions in Pegasus. New toolbar icons. New section in preferences for configuring appearance of the tree navigator. New advanced preference option to prevent editing of preferences and workspaces for non-administrators. Ability to right click on tree navigator sections and details panel tabs to configure them. New saved server queries drop down that can be added to toolbar. Ability to create smart folders directly from the query dialog. Implement Media/File Info command so it displays brief details about format of a file. Add a '+' button to create new tabs in the main window, unless you configure it to hide the tab when there's only one tab open. Various bug fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0b9 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Public beta. Remove "scratch pad" (an area for temporarily storing clips of interest) from the details panel and include it as a new tab in the main window. Include changes from 10.1.2, such as improving speed of opening large catalogs from the server and supporting timecode that wraps around at midnight. If you click on i to show clip popup panel keyboard shortcuts space to play the video, F to play full screen, and 1 to 5 to set star rating can be used. New toolbar shortcuts (export as movie, export as still, and export using selected exporter). Use Cmd-D to toggle details panel on or off or detached. Fix the View Thumbnails command. Other fixes (related to the tree, antialising, native player, WebM preset, etc.). Include 64-bit Windows application launcher.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0b8 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Major changes to tree (reorganise sections, make it configurable whether each section or node is shown or not via user interface preferences, and introduce choice of styles for tree). Prompt whether to add clips to an existing catalog when importing files into a new window. Predefined Ingest, Log, Browse, and Create workspaces including new toolbar buttons. Change query dialog so that related clips panel isn't shown unless you reveal it, and make distinction between filters and queries clearer. Hide tape library management commands by default as these are for legacy tape-based workflows. New event marker summary view that temporarily shows each marker as a separate clip to simplify highlighting search results. Show clip popup panel if you click on (i) icon in grid view. Remove 'Small Below' and 'Small Grid' default views. Add support for high resolution "retina display" Macs. Hide detached details panel when editing sequences. Ability to set clip rating from Edit menu. Ability to configure the application to be in read only mode. New online help page describing workspaces. New keyboard shortcut to toggle tree. Many other fixes and improvements.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0b7 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Add the ability to define Workspaces that quickly switch between different toolbar buttons, views and details panel layouts. Change the clip popup panel so it's shown when you press and hold the Ctrl key down. Fixes related to FFmpeg player. Other fixes.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0a6 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Remove tabs from media panel and sequence editor panel; instead, right click on panel to manage thumbnails, proxy, or view sequence clip list. Clips now remember their play head position. New prefs option whether to automatically play the clip and show advanced edit buttons or not. Improvements to when grid view clip popup panel is shown. Add native QT parser (to support importing of certain audio files etc.). Include full version of FFmpeg for transcoding and new export presets. Fix creation of thumbnails for anamorphic video files. Provide alternative 32-bit version in case access to legacy QuickTime features is required. Separate New Window and New Tab commands. Support creation of subclips from a RED metaclip. Change exported FCP X XML files to make them compatible with Autodesk Smoke. Fix Build Proxy command. Reveal Proxy Location shows where proxy would be created. New prefs option whether to show detailed memory status indicator. Allow RED playback resolution to be specified. Fix issues under Windows. Other fixes and improvements.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0a5 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Fully implement tabbed browsing, including close button on tabs, support for dragging clips from one tab to another, and option in User Interface tab whether to sync views across tabs. Remove temporary (red) clips and "open for editing" commands and open new tabs instead. New commands in View menu to dock and undock tabs. Display * for unsaved changes. Fix issue with browsing directory contents via file system tree. Fix display of raw images. Fixes to Export As Stills command. Print As HTML no longer splits clips across pages. Improvements to RED native player. Improved mouse wheel scrubbing through movies. Fix issue with extracting thumbnails.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0a4 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Early alpha support for tabbed browsing in main window - publishing to server, closing tabs etc. are not yet supported. Early alpha support for RED playback with audio. FFmpeg player has deinterlace option (controlled from advanced media preferences). AVCHD parser now determines whether file is interlaced or progressive. Print Selected Images command now supports rotation. Support for automatically playing back 120fps iPhone 5s clips in slow motion, or press the 'h' for half speed playback. Improved support for very large JPEG still images.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0a3 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Add support for creating thumbnails using native player. Fix playback on Windows. Add FFmpeg-based movie exporter. Improvements to HTML summary panel, including option whether to truncate long fields or not. Add option for mouse-over scrubbing. New clip details popup panel. Fix import of TIFF files.

New in CatDV Pro 11.0a2 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Include helper for Windows (QT and RED only currently). Fix crash with XAVC and TIFF files.