Catalyst Production Suite Changelog

What's new in Catalyst Production Suite 2023.2

Oct 30, 2023

Notable fixes/changes in version 2023.1:
Updated Share to YouTube login to comply with Google security policies.
Updated OpenSSL to address a vulnerability when parsing certificates when logging in to share clips on YouTube (CVE-2022-0778).
Fixed a bug that could cause the rendered file name to be displayed incorrectly in the Activity Pane.
Fixed an issue that could cause the Black and White video effect to produce incorrect output when running on Apple silicon.
Fixed a bug that could cause image corruption when playing back some rendered XAVC-S clips.
Notable fixes/changes in version 2022.1:
Added support for previewing 8K XAVC HS Long 422 clips.
Added support for transcoding to XAVC S Intra or Long 422 10-bit.
Added support for transcoding to XAVC S format with LPCM 48kHz, 24-bit, 4-channel audio.
Fixed a bug that could prevent render progress from updating when Render using loop region only was selected.
Fixed an issue that could cause clip audio gain could to affect a video crossfade or transition level.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2022.1 (Jul 15, 2022)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2021.1 (Aug 31, 2021)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2020.1 (Dec 1, 2020)

Notable fixes/changes in version 2020.1:
Added new Use SR Live metadata and Adjust SR Live settings manually controls in Application Settings to read SR Live settings from clip metadata and use clip settings or manual adjustments to convert between standard- and high-dynamic range content.
Added support for displaying SR Live metadata on the File tab in the Inspector pane.
Added support for XAVC S (AVC) / XAVC HS (HEVC) media.
NOTES:
If XAVC S and XAVC HS playback is not smooth, we recommend using the All Frames playback setting. Click the Playback Settings button on the left side of the transport controls to display the Playback Settings controls, and then click the All Frames button.
XAVC HS playback requires specific hardware requirements. Please see System Requirements for more information.
XAVC HS playback requires online activation using your camera model number and serial number. The model number and serial number are typically located on the provided warranty documentation, on the box, or on the back, bottom, or inside of the product. The model name and the serial number you enter will be used only for our license management and will not be provided to a third party.
When a clip has Flag metadata (formerly labeled Status in the Inspector pane), an OK, NG (no good), or Keep indicator is displayed in Organize mode.
Added support for clip rotation metadata in clip thumbnails and preview.
Added support for displaying image orientation metadata on the File tab in the Inspector pane.
Added filtering to the Media Browser: you can filter by file type, file format, date created, or flag metadata.
Added support for reading and previewing XAVC S clips with 48kHz, 24-bit, 4-channel audio.
Added support for stabilizing XAVC, XAVC S and XAVC HS clips using metadata.
NOTES:
When stabilizing a clip using a Cropping ratio setting larger than the default value, clips with significant camera shake may exhibit a black border around the frame. We recommend using a Cropping ratio setting that is close to the default value. You can double-click the slider handle to reset the setting to its default.
4K video stabilization requires a GPU that supports OpenGL 4.1 to be connected to a monitor. We recommend 6 GB of GPU memory for stabilizing 4K clips. Please see System Requirements for more information.
Added support for fast device-to-device copying between Sony and non-Sony FTP devices.
Added support for writing, renaming, and deleting clips in the XDROOT folder for SxS and USB storage via FTP on the PZW-4000.
NOTE: Copying, renaming, or deleting clip lists to SxS media and USB storage on the PZW-4000 is not supported.
Added support for creating non-realtime (NRT) metadata for discontinuous timecode and essence marks when Catalyst creates new non-realtime metadata during MXF clip copy operations.
NOTE: New non-realtime metadata is not created when the source clip contains NRT metadata.
Added support for connecting to FTP devices using fully qualified domain names.
Added support for reading long-integer ISO sensitivity and Exposure index metadata.
Added support for macOS 10.15 (Catalina).
Improved processing time for clip stabilization when rendering on an NVIDIA GPU.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the application from starting after installing on some systems with an Intel GPU.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash on startup when attempting to read MXF files containing invalid non-real-time metadata.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when closing the application from the Adjust Color workspace after making color adjustments.
Fixed a bug that could cause corrupted playback or thumbnail images on macOS systems with an NVIDIA GPU.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to hang during playback on systems with an NVIDIA GPU.
Fixed a bug that could cause color banding to occur when exporting a clip from the Stabilization workspace.
Fixed a bug that could cause clip stabilization to fail when using an external monitor set to 1920x1080i resolution.
Fixed a bug that could produce horizontal line noise when stabilizing clips on systems with an AMD GPU.
Fixed a bug that could cause video corruption in some rendered formats when Optimize encoding speed was selected from the Encode mode drop-down list in the Export pane.
Fixed a bug that caused an error when attempting to rename clips in an XDROOT folder (macOS only).
Fixed a bug that prevented metadata from being updated after editing the metadata for a proxy file and copying the proxy clip back to the device.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error when copying a clip list from the INTERNAL directory of an XDCAM Station or PZW-4000 to a local drive.
Fixed an issue that could prevent some transcoding presets in the Transcode Presets folder from being displayed. The Import transcode preset command has been removed. Preset files are saved in Preset files are saved in the following folder: C:Users<user>DocumentsSonyCatalystTranscode Presets
Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect error messages to be displayed when copying to an FTP device.
Fixed a bug that could cause copying to fail when copying via FTP from a Sony deck to a remote server.
Fixed a bug that could cause copying to fail when copying an X-OCN 4096x1716 50P/59.94P 4K 2.39:1 clip with the Use mark in/out points check box selected.
Fixed a bug that could report incorrect timecode information for MP4/MOV media.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Loop Playback button from working correctly in the Stabilization workspace.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2019.2.1 (Feb 11, 2020)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2019.2 (Dec 16, 2019)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2019.1 (Mar 22, 2019)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2018.2 (Sep 28, 2018)

Added support for DXVA2 decoding of AVC/H.264 clips on NVIDIA GPUs that utilize DXVA2 decoding. Supported computers will see improved processing performance for decoding AVC/H.264 video files.
Right-clicking a marker now displays the Marker popup.
The Waveform/Histogram/Vectorscope monitors now stack vertically in the Video window when using Split or 2 Up preview mode.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening XAVC Intra clips with 24- or 32-channel audio.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when reading some AVC clips with malformed metadata.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when using an Intel video processing device.
Fixed a bug that caused the Catalyst Render Process to remain running in the background, preventing further render operations, after canceling an XDCAM IMX render.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to open the previously opened project when double-clicking a project file.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the S and Ctrl+B shortcuts from splitting clips in some cases.
Fixed a bug that could prevent a video plug in color picker from sampling red.
Fixed a display inconsistency that could occur when adjusting positioning controls in video effects.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the marker name from being copied in the Marker popup in some cases (macOS only).
Fixed a bug that prevented you from copying and pasting video effect position rectangles between clips.
Fixed a bug that could result in inconsistent scrolling in the Audio channels section of the Render Project dialog.
Fixed a bug that could cause audio distortion in clips with 24-bit, big-endian format audio.
Fixed a bug that would cause incorrect color management for non-RAW video files that indicate linear gamma.
Fixed a bug that could prevent some plug-ins from recognizing a comma as a decimal separator in localized versions of the application.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Mute button on a track to be deselected after clicking the Solo button.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the Project menu from displaying correctly when the secondary preview window was enabled (macOS only).
Fixed a bug that prevented the loop bar from being displayed when double-clicking some long clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the timeline to scroll unexpectedly in some cases after scrolling and zooming.
Fixed a bug that could prevent you from adjusting clip fades after changing the rate of the clip in some cases.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2018.1 (Apr 24, 2018)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2017.3 (Nov 27, 2017)

Notable fixes/changes in version 2017.3 of Catalyst Edit:
Added support for sharing clips via YouTube.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when rendering a project with a very short clip on the timeline.
Fixed a bug that could cause a soloed track to continue to mute other tracks after deleting the track.
Fixed a bug that could cause multi-input video effects to scale their output incorrectly.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the Scale setting from persisting correctly in the Vectorscope Settings menu.
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from reading .mts files with AC-3 audio.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the Zoom slider from responding smoothly when zooming the timeline.
Fixed a bug that could cause black frames to be displayed when playing some H.264/AVC MP4 clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause some AVCHD clips to play incorrectly.
Fixed a bug that could cause rendering to fail in some cases when rendering multiple queued clips.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Browse button in the Export Project dialog from opening the path displayed in the Destination folder box.
Notable fixes/changes in version 2017.3 of Catalyst Prepare:
Added support for transcoding to Rec.2020/HLG XAVC S format.
Added an adjustable Gain slider when the SDR gain switch in Application Settings is selected.
Added Rec.2020/HLG (bypass OOTF) and Rec.2020/PQ (bypass OOTF) display and output color spaces for a consistent look when grading using the S-Log3(HDR) EOTF on the Sony BVM-X300 monitor.
Added a Transcode Tools menu in the Export pane to allow you to save a set of default transcoding settings.
Added support for reading clips from the AXS-AR1 Thunderbolt card reader (macOS only).
Added support for adjusting the Exposure index value for clips with an ISO value of 10,000 or greater.
Added an Allow timecode in letterbox/pillarbox area check box to allow timecode to be placed in the letterbox/pillarbox area of transcoded files when the Burn in timecode check box is selected. When the check box is cleared, burned-in timecode will be limited to the source frame area.
Improved performance when displaying thumbnail images from Professional Disc volumes.
When transcoding files, a prompt is now displayed to allow you to choose whether to keep or overwrite files when exporting to a file name that already exists. If you choose to keep the existing files, a number is appended to the name of the exported file.
In Adjust Color mode, the Inspector now displays a notification when the source color space does not match the selected media.
Improved the layout of the application window when using the color wheels and scopes in Adjust Color mode.
Improved support for reading ISO sensitivity metadata from some Sony cameras.
Improved the login method for logging in to Sony Ci via the Share pane: you can now choose to log in with a username and email or a contributor code.
After uploading clips to YouTube, the Activity Pane at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window now displays links to the published clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash in some cases when transcoding multiple clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when exporting to OpenEXR format when the output color space was set to ACES.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when performing color adjustments during playback in Split or 2 Up preview mode if CPU was selected in the Video processing device drop-down list.
Fixed a bug that could cause slow performance when browsing XDCAM volumes.
Fixed a bug that could prevent playback from an XDCAM volume to an external monitor if CPU was selected in the Video processing device drop-down list.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to hang during startup on some macOS computers with Iris Pro Graphics.
Fixed a bug that could cause the incorrect color space to be applied when switching between Storyboard/Clip List and Clip modes.
Fixed a bug that could cause the incorrect output color spaces to be displayed when exporting an EDL.
Fixed a bug that could cause some XAVC S proxy clips to display the incorrect format in the Inspector window.
Catalyst Prepare now saves your username after using the Share pane to upload clips to YouTube.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the Export pane from scrolling correctly in some cases.
Fixed a bug that could prevent mark points or essence marks from displaying correctly on the Catalyst Prepare timeline after switching to Clip, Storyboard, or Adjust Color mode.
Fixed a bug that prevented spanned XDCAM EX clips from being transcoded.
Fixed a bug that could cause exporting to fail in some cases when exporting multiple clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause transcoding to fail in some cases when using clips from Professional Disc volumes if Transcode using proxy clip was selected.
Fixed a bug that could prevent Clip List or Storyboard mode from being displayed after viewing a clip list or storyboard in full-screen mode or on a secondary window.
Fixed a bug that could cause black frames to be displayed when playing some H.264/AVC MP4 clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause some AVCHD clips to play incorrectly.
Fixed a bug that could prevent discontinuous timecode (LTC change table) from being preserved when transcoding clips.
Fixed a bug that required users to click Export twice when transcoding in some cases.
Fixed a bug that could cause some clips to be skipped when exporting a storyboard with all clips selected.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2017.2.1 (Sep 19, 2017)

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2017.2 (Aug 8, 2017)

Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Edit 2017.2:
Added high-quality deinterlacing and upscaling to convert SD and HD sources to modern progressive HD and UHD assets. High-quality deinterlacing and upscaling are available when you select a video processing device other than your CPU in the application settings dialog. ?High-quality deinterlacing is applied to interlaced source media when playback is paused and during transcoding.
High-quality upscaling is applied during playback when the timeline resolution is set to an HD or UHD resolution and during transcoding when you choose an HD or UHD render preset.
Added support for multi-input OpenFX video effects.
When you're editing video effects, a control point is displayed in the video preview when you select a position parameter in the Inspector. You can adjust the parameter's position by dragging the control point in the video preview or the Inspector.
Added an Overlay toggle control to the Inspector to allow you to show or hide a plug-in's interactive overlay controls in the video preview (when available).
Added support for using Final Cut Pro X keyboard shortcuts.
The Relink Project Media dialog now fully supports media from Catalyst Prepare libraries.
Improved playback performance for XDCAM and XAVC clips when using a system without a dedicated OpenCL GPU.
Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.
Notable fixes/changes in version Catalyst Prepare 2017.2:
Improved playback performance for XDCAM and XAVC clips when using a system without a dedicated OpenCL GPU.
General performance improvement when reading clips.
Improved video quality when transcoding XAVC Intra HDR HD/2K clips.
Added support for reading and transcoding Rec.709/HLG clips in both Rec.709 and Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) grading color spaces.
Added an SDR gain switch in Application Settings to convert between standard- and high-dynamic-range content. When the switch is enabled, a linear gain of +6 dB (2.0x) is applied when reading SDR content, and a linear gain of -6 dB (0.5x) is applied when exporting to an SDR format or displaying on an SDR display.
Added support for transcoding Rec.709 and Rec.2020 SDR content to Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR).
Added a Waveform Settings menu to allow you to change the scale of the waveform monitor to use nits instead of percent when grading HDR clips.
Added high-quality deinterlacing and upscaling to convert SD and HD sources to modern progressive HD and UHD assets. High-quality deinterlacing and upscaling are available when you select a video processing device other than your CPU in the application settings dialog. ?High-quality deinterlacing is applied to interlaced source media when playback is paused, during transcoding, and during playback when the Playback Settings Speed/Quality setting is set to Quality.
High-quality upscaling is applied during transcoding when you choose an HD or UHD render preset. Fixed a bug that could cause a delay before the Export button could be clicked when browsing folders with large numbers of clips.
Added support for uploading multiple selected files to YouTube.
Added a Folder setting to the Add Remote Server dialog to allow you to set the initial folder when connecting to a device via FTP.
Added support for uploading to Ci using a contributor code in the Username/Email box.
When exporting storyboards, the Include and Output color space drop-down settings are now available when using the Render storyboard as single file setting.
The Loop Playback setting and Speed/Quality and Real Time/All Frames settings in the Playback Settings menu are now preserved when you close and restart the application.
Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2017.1 (Mar 27, 2017)

Catalyst Edit:
Notable fixes/changes in version 2017.1:
Added support for Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) grading color space (Inspector > Timeline > Grade in).
Fixed a crash that could occur when adjusting OpenFX plug-in parameters.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when creating or opening a project after adding video plug-ins to the current project (Windows only).
Fixed a bug that caused color adjustments to be applied after the Look profile setting (when Grade in is set to Log) or after the RRT/ODT (when Grade in is set to ACES). Color adjustments are now correctly applied before the Look profile or RRT/ODT.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Clip Inspector from displaying subclip names for clips from a Catalyst Prepare library.
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from reading ProRes 422 files created by the Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+ recorder.
Catalyst Prepare:
Notable fixes/changes in version 2017.1
Added support for grading in the Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) color space
Added support for reading OpenEXR image sequences and transcoding OpenEXR image sequences to other video formats.
Added support for sharing clips via YouTube.
Added support for connecting to FTP devices by fully qualified domain name.
Added support for reading fragmented MP4 files created by the Sony PWS-100TD1.
Added support for reading files using the .mpeg file extension.
Improved time-remaining estimates when uploading multiple clips to Sony Ci using the Share pane.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when copying clips from a storyboard with missing files.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when adjusting color for a clip list if no library was open.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to become unresponsive when deleting a large number of clips from some slower storage devices.
Fixed a bug that could cause a Busy indicator to be displayed in the video preview and the clip to be added at the end of the storyboard instead of after the selected clip when adding a duplicate clip to a storyboard in Edit mode.
Fixed a bug that could cause essence marks added in Organize mode to be lost when switching to Edit mode.
Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect Mark In/Mark Out timecode values to be displayed in the Inspector when sequentially previewing multiple selected clips.
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from reading ProRes 422 files created by the Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+ recorder.
Fixed a bug that prevented clip lists from being copied when dragging a clip list in the Places pane.
Fixed a bug that caused color adjustments to be applied after the Look profile setting (when Grade in is set to Log) or after the RRT/ODT (when Grade in is set to ACES). Color adjustments are now correctly applied before the Look profile or RRT/ODT.
Fixed a bug that could cause image corruption in transcoded clips when the Grade in drop-down list was set to ACES and no color-space conversion or color correction was applied.
Fixed a bug that could cause color adjustments to be applied inconsistently to clip lists when switching among Clip, Clip List, and Adjust Color modes if no library was open.
Fixed a bug that could cause inconsistencies in the available Output color space settings when transcoding after changing the Grade in setting.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Render preset and Output color space settings to be set incorrectly after switching between the Export and Inspector panes.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Exposure Index value to be set incorrectly after closing and restarting the application if no library was open.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Gain sliders to be set incorrectly after closing and restarting the application if no library was open.
Fixed a bug that could cause an unexpected error when attempting to add a clip to a storyboard or clip list with missing files.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the cursor position from updating for clip lists and storyboards when typing a new timecode value below the video preview.
Fixed a bug that could prevent keyboard shortcuts from controlling playback after updating the cursor position by typing a new timecode value below the video preview.
Fixed a bug that incorrectly enabled the Copy only between mark points check box when copying spanned clips. Copying between mark points is not available for spanned clips.
Fixed a bug that caused deleted folders to remain in the Recent list in the Places pane.
Fixed a bug that incorrectly enabled the Copy clips to library check box in the Copy pane when a clip list or spanned clip was selected.
Fixed a bug that prevented proxy clips from being copied when copying a storyboard clip with Copy all related media selected.
Fixed a bug that prevented storyboards from loading correctly when double-clicking them in Organize mode.
Fixed a bug that caused increased audio volume after transcoding mono MOV clips to XAVC format.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Repair flash bands automatically check box to be selected and unavailable when using the Export or Share pane.
Fixed a bug that could cause Start time and End time values on the File tab of the Inspector to be incorrect for clips rendered with Add padding to clips selected.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2016.3 (Dec 20, 2016)

Catalyst Edit:
Added support for reading alpha transparency in ProRes clips.
Added support for reading ProRes 4444 XQ clips (Windows only).
Added support for reading X-OCN clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to become unresponsive when browsing MP4 clips via FTP or slow network connections.
Fixed a bug that could cause the color picker to behave incorrectly when using keyframes to modify the Solid Color plug-in.
Catalyst Prepare:
Added position controls to allow you to choose the text position when transcoding clips with Burn in timecode or Burn in clip name enabled.
Added a Use fast device-to-device copy check box to the copy pane, allowing you to copy clips directly between an XDCAM device and another device via FTP. When this check box is selected, clips are copied directly between the devices without copying to your computer.
Copy progress is not displayed and copy operations cannot be canceled when using fast device-to-device copy.
Added support for reading X-OCN clips.
Added support for reading XAVC interlaced proxy clips.
Added support for reading alpha transparency in ProRes clips.
Added support for reading ProRes 4444 XQ clips (Windows only).
Added support for automatically linking clips from a known folder structure (such as an XAVC or XDCAM volume) when importing an EDL.
Added support detecting the playback frame rate for DPX image sequences on the Summary tab in the Metadata pane.
Improved performance when reading ProRes clips (macOS only).
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to hang when transcoding using an XAVC interlaced preset.
When importing an EDL, blank space between clips is now displayed in a contrasting color in the timeline.
Fixed a bug that could cause a blank space between clips in an EDL to be linked to a clip.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when double-clicking the OK button after being prompted to overwrite an existing clip list.
Fixed a bug that could prevent copying of spanned AVCHD clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause proxy subclips from a known folder structure to be copied to the incorrect subfolder.
Fixed a bug that could cause a black frame to be displayed at the Mark In point when sequentially previewing multiple selected clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect Mark In/Out points to be used when copying a clip with the Use mark in/out points check box selected if no library was open.
Fixed a bug that could cause Mark In/Out points to be ignored when transcoding clips from a storyboard.
Fixed a bug that could prevent you from adding an essence mark at the beginning of a clip.
Fixed a bug that prevented keyboard shortcuts from controlling playback in the EDL Import workspace.
Fixed a bug that could prevent padding from being applied correctly when uploading a clip to Sony Ci and using the Transcode clips before upload and Add padding to clips settings.
Fixed a bug that could cause timecode for MXF clips to incorrectly start at zero when uploading a clip to Sony Ci.
Fixed a bug that could prevent color adjustments from being displayed correctly for some clip list clips in Clip List and Adjust Color modes when no library was open.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the Media Browser from displaying clip details when browsing folders containing large numbers of clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the clip indicators in the Video Preview timeline to move unexpectedly when sorting clips in the Media Browser while previewing multiple selected clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Devices list in the Media Browser to display an incorrect folder structure after switching Optical Disc Archive cartridges.
Fixed a bug that could prevent clips copied to an Optical Disc Archive volume from being displayed in Organize mode.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the Include drop-down list in the Share pane from displaying the No color adjustments and Input settings only settings.
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from updating files that had been overwritten outside of Catalyst Prepare during preview.
Fixed a bug that could cause visual artifacts when previewing some 4K MP4 clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause color adjustment controls to be adjusted inconsistently when creating a new library.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Optimize encoding speed setting from working when rendering AVC/AAC clips.
Resolved an issue that caused video with very high ISO settings to be displayed incorrectly. For these clips, no exposure processing is applied and the Exposure control is not available.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2016.2 (Oct 9, 2016)

Catalyst Prepare:
Added support for reading ProRes clips when using Catalyst Prepare on Windows. Please note that reading 4444 XQ clips is currently supported on Windows only.
Added templates for rendering QFHD and 4K XAVC Intra Class 480 clips.
Transcoding clips with Burn in timecode enabled now supports discontinuous timecode (LTC change table).
Added search support to the Media Browser.
Added support for synchronizing multicamera clips.
Added support for preserving timecode start values when transcoding to XAVC S format.
Added support for setting the playback frame rate for DPX image sequences on the Summary tab in the Metadata pane.
Added support for transcoding DPX image sequences to other video formats.
Added support for viewing and editing clip lists.
Added support for repairing flash bands automatically while transcoding.
Added support for adding and editing mark in and out points on the Summary tab in the Inspector pane.
Added support for adding, deleting, and editing essence marks for library clips (editing was previously available only for clips selected in the Places pane).
If mark in and out points have been set in an MXF clip, Catalyst Prepare will read the mark in/out points from metadata. After you add a clip to the library, you can choose whether to synchronize mark in/out points with the source clip:
If you want to save mark in and mark out points with the library, clear the Synchronize mark points with file check box on the Summary tab in the Inspector.
When the Synchronize mark points with file check box is cleared, mark in and mark out points for MXF clips are saved back to the source media when you edit them in Catalyst Prepare, and your library will be updated if the mark in and out points are edited on disk.
When sequentially previewing multiple selected clips, a vertical line in the Video Preview timeline indicates where each selected clip begins.
Added support for exporting a project's bins to Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X.
Added support for displaying the time remaining when transcoding, copying, backing up, and uploading clips.
Added support for closing the library. Some Catalyst Prepare features are unsupported without an open library:
When no library is opened, color adjustments are applied globally to all clips. If you want to save your color-correction settings, you can transcode clips to create new files.
When no library is opened, Channel Assignment controls in the Inspector are not available.
When no library is opened, storyboard support is not available.
When no library is opened, bin support is not available.
Added support for copying clips to XDCAM Station via CIFS.
Improved performance when browsing or playing back clips from XDCAM Station via CIFS.
When accessing media from XDCAM Station via CIFS, we recommend setting the Preview using proxy clips switch in Options to Off.
Improved performance when playing back 4K or QFHD ProRes clips (macOS only).
When using Save As to save a library, clips that are stored in the library's _cpreplib folder are now copied to the new library. Externally linked clips remain linked unless the Consolidate media with new library check box is selected.
Added a Show thumbnails switch in the Application Options pane: enabling the switch will display thumbnail images in the Media Browser; turning off the switch can improve performance on some slower storage devices.
To improve performance when browsing SxS media in an XDCAM Station via CIFS, turn off Show thumbnails before accessing the media.
The Return/Enter key now starts and stops playback, returning the cursor to the starting point.
When using Export storyboard as project and transcoding the project's media, transcode options are now available.
Summary metadata is now preserved when transcoding to MXF format.
Audio meters are no longer displayed when previewing video-only clips.
Updated Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, and German language support.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when attempting to browse to a folder that had been deleted.
Fixed a bug that could cause clips to be deleted when copying from a known folder structure to a local folder multiple times.
Fixed an issue that prevented users from editing cursor position, mark in, mark out, and selection length timecode values for clips with discontinuous timecode (LTC change table).
Fixed a bug that could cause interlaced media to be incorrectly transcoded as progressive-scan media when using Export storyboard as project.
Fixed a bug that could cause rendering to fail when transcoding some XDCAM clips to AVC/AAC (*.mp4) format using the Internet 480p widescreen preset.
Fixed a bug that could cause inconsistent behavior in the video preview after resizing the application window.
Fixed a bug that could cause distorted audio when previewing clips (macOS).
Fixed a bug that prevented start and end timecode values from being preserved when exporting a storyboard with Render clips as separate files and Use mark/in points selected.
Fixed a bug that could prevent changes from being saved when adjusting mark in/out points in a clip list.
Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect timecode to be shown for clips in a clip list when adjusting mark in/out points.
Fixed a bug that caused flash band and essence marks to display incorrect timecode values in clips with discontinuous timecode (LTC change table).
Fixed a bug that prevented the use of the Add padding to clips controls when repairing flash bands.
Fixed a bug that could cause deleted libraries to be displayed in the Recent Libraries list.
Fixed a bug that could cause Optical Disc Archive volumes to switch discs unnecessarily when browsing or copying clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause temporary files to remain in the destination folder after canceling a transcode operation.
Fixed a bug that could prevent some clips from being transcoded properly while copying with Copy only between mark in/out points selected.
Fixed a bug that could cause intermittent audio noise when playing some clips.
Fixed a bug that could prevent Summary metadata edits from being saved to Professional Disc volumes.
Fixed a bug that could cause some IMX clips to display incorrect channel counts.
Fixed a bug that could prevent temporary files from being removed after sharing clips via Ci and canceling the operation.
Fixed a bug that could cause copy operations to fail when copying subclips to a subfolder.
Fixed a bug that caused proxy-only clips to display blank thumbnail frames after uploading to Ci.
Fixed a bug that could prevent related media from being copied correctly when copying clips.
Fixed a bug that could prevent storyboards from being displayed correctly after using Save As to save the current library with a new name.
Fixed a bug that could cause audio inconsistencies when transcoding to AVC/AAC format.
Fixed a bug that could cause the output color space to be set incorrectly after uploading a clip via the Share pane.
Fixed a bug that could cause Premiere 2015 to crash when opening Premiere projects created by exporting storyboards from Catalyst Prepare.
Fixed a bug that could cause copy operations to fail when the destination folder name contained a space.
Fixed a bug that could cause clip mark in/out points to be incorrectly applied during playback in the EDL Import workspace.
Fixed a bug that could cause clip mark in/out points to be incorrectly applied during transcoding in the EDL Import workspace.
Fixed a bug that prevented clip color adjustments from being reset after closing a library.
Fixed a bug that prevented some applications from reading XDCAM EX clips copied from a disc image folder.
Fixed a bug that prevented editing essence marks for storyboard clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause proxy-only clips to be transcoded incorrectly when Use mark in/out points and Add padding to clips were selected.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Copy button to be temporarily unavailable when browsing clips via FTP or slow network connection.
Catalyst Edit:
Added support for reading ProRes clips when using Catalyst Edit on Windows. Please note that reading 4444 XQ clips is currently supported on Windows only.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash in some cases when adding an MXF clip to the timeline.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash in some cases when changing a clip's playback rate.
Fixed a bug that could cause interlaced media to be incorrectly transcoded as progressive-scan media when exporting a project.
Fixed a bug that could cause rendering to fail when transcoding some XDCAM clips to AVC/AAC (*.mp4) format using the Internet 480p widescreen preset.
Fixed a bug that could cause temporary files to remain in the destination folder after canceling a render.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to hang when previewing some video clips using the NVIDIA K6000 GPU.
Fixed a bug that could cause decreased playback and rendering performance when multiple OpenFX plug-ins were applied to a clip.
Fixed a bug that could cause the incorrect audio to be played when a project used multiple clips with the same file names.
Fixed a bug that could cause intermittent audio noise when playing some clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause audio inconsistencies when transcoding to AVC/AAC format.
Fixed a bug that could cause blank space to be added to the timeline when performing an L cut.

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2016.1.1 (Jun 2, 2016)

Catalyst Prepare:
Updated Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, and German language support.
When sequentially previewing multiple selected clips, each clip's timecode is now displayed.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when loading some MXF files rendered by DaVinci Resolve.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when disconnecting USB devices.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening some AVCHD clips with invalid metadata.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening some transport stream (*.mts) clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening ProRes clips (OS X only).
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening or playing some *.mp4 clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when transcoding to *.mp4 format.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when applying a color preset to a clip if the current library contained no clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when deleting a clip from a storyboard when Display secondary window was enabled.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to freeze when navigating an FTP server.
Fixed a bug that could cause copy operations to fail when copying subclips from XAVC source material when the Copy all related media or Copy only between mark points check boxes are selected.
Fixed a bug that resulted in proxy files being copied only when the Copy proxy only and Copy all related media check boxes were both selected.
Fixed a bug that could cause export operations to fail when exporting a storyboard to ProRes format (OS X only).
Fixed a bug that could cause clip names to be truncated for some clips when using Burn in clip names while exporting.
Fixed a bug that could cause the source color space to be incorrectly read from HFR XAVC S clips.
Fixed a bug that prevented ACES/Linear from being displayed properly in the Output color space drop-down list when exporting clips and grading in the ACES color space.
Fixed a bug that could result in audio synchronization discrepancies when transcoding to AVC/AAC (*.mp4).
Catalyst Edit:
Updated Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, and German language support
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when loading some MXF files rendered by DaVinci Resolve
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening some transport stream (*.mts) clips
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when opening or playing some *.mp4 clips
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when rendering to *.mp4 format

New in Catalyst Production Suite 2016.1 (Jun 2, 2016)

Catalyst Prepare:
Added support for playing clips that span discs on an Optical Disc Archive volume. An icon is displayed to identify spanned clips, and an indicator is displayed in the timeline to identify the point where the clip switches discs
Please note that playback of ProRes and AVCHD clips that span discs is not supported
Added support for browsing devices via FTP. Click the Tools button in the Places pane and choose Add remote server to specify a server's connection settings
Playback and editing functions are not available for clips loaded from an FTP volume: editing mark in/out points; editing summary metadata; repairing flash bands; transcoding; uploading to Ci; and creating clip lists
Added a Copy proxy only check box to the Copy pane to speed your workflow by copying only proxy-resolution clips
An icon is displayed to indicate proxy clips that do not have full-resolution clips available
When you edit the metadata for a proxy file, the metadata for the full-resolution clip is updated when you copy the proxy clip back to the device
Added a Preview using proxy clips check box in Options to improve playback performance on systems with limited processing power
Added support for the Rec.2020 color space in the Source drop-down list in the Adjust Color workspace
Added support for choosing the output color space (Rec.709 or Rec.2020) when using an external monitor device connected via a Blackmagic Design device
Added support for the Rec.2020 color space when transcoding to 10-bit QFHD/4K formats
XAVC Intra 3840X2160 or XAVC Intra 4096x2160
DPX 10 bit when the source clip is QFHD/4K resolution
Added an indicator in the timeline to identify discontinuous timecode (LTC change table)
Added support for saving a snapshot of the current frame to a file
Added a Display secondary window switch to Options to show the video preview in a secondary window that you can position anywhere on your screen or on a secondary monitor. Windows 7 users, please see Known Issues
Added a shuttle control and Mark In/Mark Out buttons to the Preview pane in the Inspector to allow you to adjust mark points in Organize mode
The mark in/out portion of a clip is now displayed as a blue bar in the Preview pane in the Inspector
Temperature settings for color presets created in versions of Catalyst Prepare 2016.1 or later will now be correct when loaded in Catalyst Browse
Added support for reading AS-11 DPP clips
Added new low-bit-rate templates for transcoding HD AVC/AAC clips
Added new DV templates for transcoding XDCAM clips
Added support for consolidating a library's clips to a single folder. Click the Library button in the Places pane and choose Consolidate
Added support for saving a copy of a library with a new name or to a different folder. Click the Library button in the Places pane and choose Save As
Added support for exporting a library's bins as folders. Click the Library button in the Places pane and choose Export bins as folders
Added support for relinking a library's clips. Click the Library button in the Places pane and choose Relink
Added a Crop type drop-down list to the Export pane to allow you to choose the aspect ratio of transcoded clips
Added an Encode mode drop-down list to the Export pane to allow you to emphasize image quality or encoding speed when transcoding clips
Added support for including timecode in transcoded clips. Select the Burn in timecode check box in the Export pane if you want to include timecode in the lower-right corner of the transcoded video
Added support for including clip names in transcoded clips. Select the Burn in clip name check box in the Export pane if you want to include the clip name in the lower-left corner of the transcoded video
Added support for transcoding only the clip between the mark in and mark out points. Select the Use mark in/out points check box in the Export pane if you want to transcode only the mark in/out region
Added support for transcoding with the flip and stretch clip settings when transcoding anamorphic clips. Select the Use flip and stretch settings check box in the Export pane if you want to transcode using these settings. When the check box is cleared, letterboxing will be applied
Added support for adding padding to clips during transcoding. Select the Add padding to clips check box and type a number in the Seconds box in the Export pane if you want to preserve media before the mark in/mark out points
When transcoding to DPX format, you can type a value in the Starting frame index box in the Export pane to append a numeric index to transcoded file names
Added an indicator to represent a clip's mark in/out points in the library
Added support for keyboard navigation in the Library pane
The selected Video processing device is now used for transcoding
Added support for displaying proxy file metadata in the Inspector
Added support for editing Summary metadata for Professional Disc volumes in the Inspector
Added support for displaying half-step timecode for each field in 50p/60p sources. The timecode for field two will be displayed with an asterisk appended. Use the 50p/60p half-step timecode display switch in Options
Improved file numbering when rendering to DPX and OpenEXR formats
You can now double-click folders in the Places pane to expand or collapse the view
The Copy, Export, and Share panes are no longer available when editing a storyboard
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when using an external monitor
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when browsing to a folder containing some DNxHD clips (OS X only)
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when browsing a folder after opening the Export pane
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when right-clicking a bin
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when working with storyboards created in previous versions Catalyst Prepare
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to become unresponsive when rendering to AVC/AAC format
Fixed a bug that could cause the render process to crash when canceling during XAVC rendering
Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected behaviors when canceling flash band detection
Fixed a bug that could cause flickering in the video preview in the Flash Band workspace when using the After preview mode after applying color adjustments
Fixed a bug that prevented some keyboard shortcuts from working correctly in the EDL Import workspace
Fixed an issue that could cause audio distortion during playback when Preview using proxy clips was selected (OS X only)
Fixed a bug that could cause storyboard clips that use interlaced media to display a black frame at the beginning or end of the clip
Fixed a bug that prevented color adjustments from being applied when transcoding clips
Fixed a bug that prevented you from rearranging clips in a storyboard that contained only two clips
Fixed a bug that prevented clips from being added to the library when editing metadata for multiple selected clips
Fixed a bug that prevented the Tab key from moving focus to the next field in the Summary tab in the Inspector
Fixed a bug that could prevent Channel Assignment changes from being applied to clips when adding them to the library
Fixed a bug that could prevent clips from being added to the library when changing Channel Assignment settings with multiple clips selected
Fixed a bug that prevented DPX file names from reflecting the Add padding to clips setting when transcoding
Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect files to be displayed in Organize mode after modifying a folder in Windows Explorer or Finder
Fixed a bug that prevented look profiles from being loaded with color presets
Fixed a bug that could cause video thumbnail images to display incorrectly on some systems using an NVIDIA GPU
Fixed a bug that could cause a delay before the Export button could be clicked when browsing folders with large numbers of clips
Fixed a bug that prevented the spacebar from beginning sequential playback when multiple clips were selected
Fixed a bug that prevented the Home and End keys from moving the cursor if the Media Browser was visible
Fixed a bug that could cause the Exposure index value to be read incorrectly when working with clips recorded by the Sony Alpha a7 II camera
Fixed a bug that caused combined relay clips to be named incorrectly
Fixed a bug that caused clips to be sorted incorrectly
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from playing some DNxHD clips
Browsing an Optical Disc Archive volume is not available when copying clips from the volume
Fixed a bug that could cause clip fades to be updated incorrectly when scrolling the timeline
Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected behavior when using Go to location to navigate to a file rather than a folder. Now, the specified file is loaded in Edit mode
Fixed a bug that prevented clips that were not in a library from being added to a storyboard
Fixed a bug that prevented storyboard thumbnail images from reflecting color wheel adjustments
Fixed a bug that prevented Look profile settings from honoring Undo actions
Fixed a bug that could result in files being copied incorrectly when copying to the root of a Professional Disc volume
Catalyst Edit:
Added Primary display and Secondary window switches to Options to allow you to toggle the main video preview above the timeline and show the video preview in a secondary window that you can position anywhere on your screen or on a secondary monitor. Windows 7 users, please see Known Issues.
Added split-screen previews to the video preview to view original and effected video.
Added a vectorscope to the video preview.
Added overlays for safe areas and anamorphic masking to the video preview.
Added support for zooming and panning the video preview window.
Added support for using the primary display and secondary window to preview files from the Media Browser.
Added support for multitrack cut/copy/paste of clips.
Added support for dragging clips from multiple tracks to different tracks.
You can now press 0 to zoom out fully when the timeline has focus.
Added support for zooming in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame: Alt+0 (Windows) and Option-0 (OS X).
The [ and ] keys now move the cursor to the previous/next clip when the timeline has focus.
While dragging a clip on the timeline, press and hold Ctrl (Windows) or ? (OS X) to create a copy of the clip where you drop it.
Add > Title now creates a title clip at the cursor location on the selected track.
Added a Match Timeline Aspect button to the Crop effect to allow you to match a clip's aspect ratio to the output frame aspect from the Timeline Inspector.
The selected Video processing device is now used for rendering.
The timeline width and height are now used as the canvas size when using Video Generator plug-ins.
Added support for opening a clip in a Catalyst Prepare library: in the Clip Inspector, click the name of the library to open the library in Catalyst Prepare and select the clip.
Added support for expanding and collapsing sections in the Inspector pane.
Improved controls for specifying the position rectangle in the Text, Crop, and Picture in Picture plug-ins.
The Snap to: Track/All control is now a Snap to all clips switch. When the switch is enabled, clips, the cursor, and markers will snap to clip edges on any track when you drag them.
When using the Fade tool, fade edges now snap to clips, markers, and the cursor.
Added automatic project saving. Catalyst Edit saves a backup copy of your project automatically. If Catalyst Edit terminates unexpectedly, the autosaved project will be opened the next time you start.
Added support for reading AS-11 DPP clips.
Added new low-bit-rate templates for rendering HD AVC/AAC clips.
Added new templates for rendering MPEG IMX clips when using XDCAM format.
Improved performance when loading projects.
Improved performance when using large still images on the timeline.
You can now click the Project button and choose a project from the Recent Projects list to quickly open a recently edited project.
The Catalyst Edit window configuration is now preserved when you close and reopen the application.
The End key now moves the cursor to the mark out time or end of the project. Ctrl+End (Windows) or ?-End (OS X) always moves the cursor to the end of the project.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when using an external monitor.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when using the Register Offline method on Windows 7.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when scrolling in the Media Browser.
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when browsing to a folder containing some DNxHD clips (OS X only).
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash when using the Audio mode > Time stretch setting on a clip (Windows only).
Fixed a bug that could cause the application to crash in some cases when changing the zoom level of the timeline.
Fixed a bug that could cause the render process to crash when canceling during XAVC rendering.
Fixed a bug that prevented thumbnail images from displaying properly when switching the Media Browser between grid and list view.
Fixed a bug that caused clips to be sorted incorrectly in the Media Browser.
Fixed a bug that could cause audio sample rates to be set incorrectly when multiple Catalyst applications were in use.
Fixed a bug that could cause video preview and thumbnail display inconsistencies when using an AMD GPU (Windows 10 only).
Fixed a bug that could prevent Intel Quick Sync Video from working on some supported systems.
Fixed an issue that could prevent small clips from being moved without zooming in.
Fixed a bug that prevented the timeline from scrolling correctly when dragging the play cursor.
Fixed a bug that could cause event edges to be adjusted when adjusting fades with the Fade Tool.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Fade in length and Fade out length values in the Clip Inspector from displaying the correct fade length for crossfaded clips.
Fixed a bug that could prevent controls in the Inspector from displaying their correct state when adjusting automated video effect parameters.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error when exporting a project that contained clips from a Catalyst Prepare library with mark in/out points set.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error and prevent some trimmed or still-image clips from being exported.
Fixed a bug that could cause inconsistent behavior when dragging a clip past the visible portion of the timeline.
Fixed a bug that could cause the cursor to be positioned incorrectly when pasting clips with ripple editing on.
Fixed a bug that could cause inconsistent behavior when cutting or deleting clips across multiple tracks with ripple editing on.
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from playing some DNxHD clips.
Fixed a bug that could cause keyframes to be added at the incorrect location after moving a clip.
Fixed a bug that prevented Catalyst Prepare storyboards from being added as nested timelines when clicking the Add to Timeline button in the Media Browser.
Fixed a bug that prevented clips from snapping correctly when dragging multiple clips to a new track.