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Release Notes

10.4

2026-06-04

New Features

Pro Football Data Integration 

With the new NGS plugin, PAINT 10.4 expands football analysis by syncing video and data through timecode on saved clips. Operators can access player-specific metrics on a per-play basis, making it easier to build visual analysis around the action viewers are seeing.

Note: This function requires access to NGS and must be enabled in the Config Editor. For setup instructions, please refer to the PAINT User Guide.

For more info about NGS, visit: https://nextgenstats.nfl.com

AI Player Cutout

The AI Player Cutout workflow makes player isolation faster and easier while keeping the process familiar for existing operators. AI helps identify players even in crowded scenes, including moments where a player is partially obscured, giving productions a stronger starting point for player-focused storytelling.

Note: Function is a licensed feature and needs to be activated inside the config editor. For setup instructions, please refer to the PAINT User Guide.

Chroma Key Hot Switch

PAINT 10.4 makes automatic chroma keying easier to access and use, while also adding runtime chroma key mode switching so operators can move between automatic and manual keying directly in the existing Chroma Key editor. The result is greater flexibility when conditions change, without restarting PAINT or interrupting production.

Note: Function is a licensed feature and needs to be activated inside the config editor. For setup instructions, please refer to the PAINT User Guide.

Formation Tool UDP Coordinates

Using PAINT’s internal Formation Tool, coordinate output is now part of a released workflow, making it easier to connect tactical analysis to external systems such as VSAR and extend PAINT-driven storytelling into broader on-air graphics and AR workflows

 

Note: For setup instructions, please refer to the PAINT User Guide.

Improvements

  • AI Player Cutout

Bugs Fixed

  • Label Tool: Individual shadow settings have no effect (#12035)
  • Path Linking: Paths are hidden when switching tool sometimes (#11568)
  • Texture fade out delay cannot be disabled (#12114)
  • Usertime stop button is unexpectedly greyed out (#10954)
  • Zone Polygon & Tackle box tools: Wrong thumbnail selection color (#11516)

10.3

2026-02-11

New Features

  • Active Graphics: Active graphical element controlled by keyframes (#11319)
  • New Version Notification: On startup user message informing of any new release (#10453)
  • Speedometer Tool: New Paint tool highlighting run speeds (#11575)
  • Zone Polygon: Added Discolor Effect: Option to use discolor effects together with zone polygon tool (#10849) 

Improvements

  • Number Tool Update: Additional tool options for paints number tool  (#10833) 
  • Updated AI Features Icons (#11579)

Bugs Fixed 

  • AI Tracking: Tracking does not work on Nvidia Blackwell family GPUs (#11378)
  • ConfigEditor: Disk recorder dialogue has wrong title (#12029)
  • Installer: FileAllocator.exe is not properly signed (#11368)
  • Jump to day time dialog polishment (#10955, since 10.0)
  • Line Tracking: Fix incorrect channel usage for chroma masking (#11271)
  • Paint stutters with Nvidia drivers 580.97 and newer (#11180)
  • Tag Tool: Re-enable shadow override breaks previous shadows settings (#11576, since 10.2)
  • Text preview rendering breaks when modifying shadow offset value (#11321, since 10.2)
  • Thumbnail selection color is not set properly for some tools (#10900, since 10.0)
  • Tool Shadow: Blur does not work properly sometimes (#11379, since 10.2)
  • Tool Shadow: Enabling individual shadows does not have live update (#11577)
  • Tool Shadow: Fill and Key output is broken (#11330, since 10.2)
  • Tool Styles: Color matrix editor shows wrong value after changing style (#11268, since 10.0)
  • Tool Styles: Thickness property is not updated properly (#10913, since 10.0)

10.2

2025-10-17

New Features

  • 4th Graphical Style: Additional 4th graphical look (Shine)(#11002) 
  • Home/Away Selector: Team quick selection option added to common panel (#10853) 
  • Individual Tool Shadows: Tool support for individual shadow settings (#10464)
  • Label Tool: Headshot Selector: Added common panel headshot selector (#11041)
  • NBA Sweep Calibration: Sweep calibration support for NBA basketball #11013) 
  • Player Cursor: Add Support For Logo Texture: Added option to use logo/images within the cursor tool #9962)
  • VaultSync: Color Checkbox Option: Vaultsync color toggle function (#11065)

Improvements

  • Sweep Calibration Improvements: Added usability and enhancements (#10868)

Bugs Fixed

  • Clip Export: Don't use deprecated nvenc encoder (#7021)
  • Clip numbers are missing for clips in banks (#11207)
  • Light Shaft: Properties live update not working (#8052)
  • Line Tracking: Fix incorrect channel usage for chroma masking (#11271)
  • Sweep Calibration: Pitch preview visualization is visible in recorder (#11103, since 10.1)
  • Timeline: Vertical scrollbar is missing (#11120, since 10.0)
  • Tool Styles: In/out effects are not applied after switching styles (#11252)
  • Tool Styles: Manual logo does not apply when switching styles (#11164, since 10.1)

Known Issues

  • Home/Away Selector: Other configurations are lost when dragging a tool (#11261)
  • Shadows breaks fill and key output (#11330)

10.1

2025-07-30

New Features

  • Sweep Calibration - NCAA Football: Sweep Calibration supporting NCAA football field calibration (#10735) 
  • 3on3 Basketball Calibration: 3on3 Basketball manual calibration wireframe (#10912)
  • Matchup Cursors Tool: New paint tool supporting multicolored cursors and interconnecting line (#10472)
  • Sweep Calibration – NFL: Sweep Calibration supporting NFL football field calibration (#10734)
  • Tool Logo Selector: Common section logo selector for tools using external textures (#10970)
    Improvements
  • Added ColorMatrix Support to Measurement Textures: Multi coloring options for tools using measurement textures (#10647) 
  • Text Tool: New paint tool that supports multiple on pitch text options and VaultSync team coloring #10538)

Bugs Fixed

  • ConfigEditor: Connector id doesn't update output settings (#10081)
  • Formation Tool: Wrong rendering of tools in setup menu (#11007, since 10.0)

10.0

2025-06-20

New Features

  • Column Tool Updates (#10327)
    • Ability to set cylinder/square shape.
    • Ability to define color matrix for spot.
    • Ability to define size of spot.
  • Effects Ease In and Out Option (#10117)
    • Ability to set ease function on in and out animations
  • Effects Using Pitch Calibration (#10116)
    • In and Out effects rendered on pitch when calibration is available
  • Enhanced AI Player Tracking (#10618)
  • Graphic Style Options (#10627)
    • Three graphical style options that control all assets of the selected tool.
      • Glass
      • Neon
      • Simple
  • Matrox 10.5 Driver Update (#10367)
    • Necessary Matrox driver update for running Paint 10
  • Playlist Updates (#10461)
    • Next and previous clip actions
  • Sweep Calibration (#10363)
    • Soccer sweep calibration supported.
    • Ability to predefine and calibrate pitch using camera sweeps for up to 3 cameras.
    • Ability to load and use Virtual Placement multi-cam calibration inside Paint.
  • UI/Workflow Update (#9905)
    • Per tool common options added for faster workflow.
    • Updated UI for faster workflow.
    • Added coloring ability of placed tools.
    • Expanded tool live update ability.
  • Updated options for PitchZoneTool (#10387)
    • Ability to adjust the zone in X axis.
  • VaultSync (#9906)
    • Ability to automatically download team-specific data for team colors/logos and easily apply it to placed tools.
    • Leagues supported include: NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, Premier League, La Liga and more

Improvements

Update to Java 21 (#10056)

Bugs Fixed

  • Duplicated export profiles in default config (#10410)
  • Label Tool: FadeIn/Out/Delay properties not working on text objects (#10523)
  • Pitch Focus & Pitch Zone: Null Pointer Exception when removing drawing (#10573)
  • Pitch Zone Tool: Null Pointer Exception when cancelling Save As action (#10379)
  • Text preview doesn't work (#10893, since 9.9)

9.9

2025-03-07

New Features

  • HD inputs (#10207) Added option to use 6
  • HDR Support (#6310) HDR support for imported/exported clips
  • JPEG-XS Compression Support (#9982) JPEG-XS compression to support HDR video
  • Label Tool: Added support for external texture layers (#9921) Ability to define external texture layers on top of label tool texture
  • Linked Cursors (#10106) Added live update for closed option 
  • Snooker Calibration (#10111) Added pitch calibration for snooker

Improvements

  • Automatic delete of invalid drawings (#9920)

Bugs Fixed

  • Counter Tool: Setting count end doesn't immediately update timeline (#10175)
  • Disabling of automatic chroma key refinement doesn't work (#10100, since 9.8)
  • ImageWidget: Error loading icon for file property. (#10248, since 9.8)
  • Linked Cursors Tool: Distance doesn't work properly when closed is enabled (#10264)
  • Linked Cursors Tool: Opacity doesn't work properly (#10171, since 9.8)
  • Tag Tool: Adding texture layer is not reported as change (#10174)
  • Tag Tool: Incorrect font name (#10298)

9.8.1

2024-10-22

Bugs Fixed

  • Formation Tool: Newly added counter is not visible in preview (#10187, since 9.7.7)
  • Performance watches graphs don't work (#10140, since 9.8)
  • Production end delay breaks normal production length (#10166, since 9.8)
  • Tag Tool: Background isn't positioned properly (#10236, since 9.8)
  • Tools: Tools use incorrect font (#10237, since 9.8)

9.8

2024-09-27

New Features

  • Multiple clip removal (#7228) Ability to delete clips in bulk.
  • Pass Counter Tool (#10186) KeyframEable pass counter tool.
  • Playlist support (#10183) Playlist functionality with up to 9 saved playlists.
  • Tools: Updated look and feel (#10176) New graphical resources.

Improvements

  • Counter Tool: Ability to color texture in multiple colors (#10107)
  • Distance Text: Change text format when changing units (#9484)
  • Label Tool: Ability to color texture in multiple colors (#9941)
  • Line Tools: Added support for distance measurements (#9829)
  • Linked Cursors: Ability to color individual cursors (#10184)
  • Linked Cursors: Ability to color line with multiple colors (#10182)
  • Reselect tool after preset change in timeline (#9782)
  • Skin: UI look and feel update (#10010)
  • Tag Tool: Ability to color texture in multiple colors (#9942)
  • Tag Tool: Add fadeout and fadeout preroll properties for texture layers (#9922)
  • Text: Ability to edit text animation for existing drawings (#10185)
  • Timeline: Visual indication of drawing's type (#9854)

Bugs Fixed

  • 3D Arrow Tool: Setting production start works wrong (#9706)
  • Animation paths change visibility during linking (#9575)
  • Application crashes upon closing when two or more controllers are enabled (#9740)
  • Arrow Poly Tool: It's possible to add points for hidden drawing (#9869)
  • Arrow Tool: It's possible to add points for hidden drawing (#9963)
  • Arrow Tool: Thumbnail has wrong color (#8821)
  • Auto Calibration: Missing visualization for queued clips (#8867)
  • Auto Player Tracking: Missing visualization for queued clips (#8868)
  • Binding Clue: Opening drawing properties throws exception (#9865)
  • CameraInput element is saved needlessly multiple times into clips.xml (#9709)
  • Chromakey: Automatic refinement doesn't work (#9778, since 9.2)
  • Chromakey: Mask remains visible after closing editor (#9838)
  • Clip Export: 4K DNxHR doesn't work (#9703, since 9.0)
  • Clip Export: Non-flatten export doesn't work for mp4 container (#8875)
  • Clip Import: Application can run out of free slots when live inputs are active (#9739)
  • Color Keyframes: Cannot remove simple color from list of keyframes (#9713)
  • ConfigEditor: Last row for XML data binding plugin can be removed (#9824)
  • Counter Tool: Another counter is created when existing one is hidden (#9910)
  • Cut Out Tool: Out point manipulator can show wrong state after adding pause (#9699)
  • Cut Out Tool: Rectangles appear and disappear randomly (#9381)
  • Distance Text: Text format updater doesn't work when tools administration is opened (#9655)
  • Dynamic Variables: Null drawing exception is logged sometimes (#8920)
  • Empty tool properties editor after placing a drawing (#9724)
  • Formation Clip: Adding timeline tools logs exception (#8627)
  • Formation Clip: Counters are serialized needlessly (#8466)
  • Formation Clip: Disabled tools are enabled after closing tool admin menu (#9814)
  • Formation Clip: Save button doesn't work properly (#9682)
  • Formation Tool: Timebar is not rendered properly (#7460)
  • HDR: Output is not reported as HDR (#9846)
  • Installer: Installation guide and user guide are randomly corrupted (#9195, since 9.7)
  • Line Animated Tool: It's possible to add points for hidden drawing (#9867)
  • Multi Angle Telestration: Single clip without sync time remains synchronized (#9552)
  • Navigating through keyframes works wrong when production range is defined (#8923)
  • Offside Tool: Automatic pause and regular pause don't work together (#9770)
  • Path's trail is rendered inadvertently sometimes (#9553)
  • Pause recording action doesn't work (#9726)
  • Pitch Focus Tool: Incorrect state of production manipulators after undoing pause (#9700)
  • Pitch Zone Tool: Incorrect state of production manipulators after undoing pause (#9701)
  • Pitch Zone Tool: Undo not working correctly (#9792)
  • Position manipulators are visible for hidden drawing (#9893)
  • Production end cannot be set sometimes (#7532)
  • Production end is not computed correctly when pause is added (#9156)
  • Subtitles Tool: Changes of size property are not propagated correctly (#8879)
  • Subtitles Tool: Changing production range doesn't work properly (#8635)
  • Subtitles Tool: Dialog for controlling subtitles is not updated (#8625)
  • Tag Tool: Incorrect position when placed as 3D drawing (#9908)
  • Tag Tool: Rotation property has no effect for billboard facing tracking type (#8076)
  • Timeline: Row has to be selected to change drawing's production (#7337)
  • Trajectory Tool: It's possible to add points for hidden drawing (#9870)
  • XML Data Binding: Plugin fails to start with empty message sometimes (#9821)
  • Zone Polygon Tool: It's possible to add points for hidden drawing (#9868)
  • Zoom Spot Tool: Fast presets menu is unexpectedly shown sometimes (#9912)
  • Zoom Spot Tool: New drawing is created even when multiple instances property is disabled sometimes (#9911)
  • Zoom Spot Tool: Production start is not set correctly when linked to path (#9347)

Known Issues

  • Opacity change is not applied for linked cursors (#10171)
  • Production end delay breaks normal production length (#10166)