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Release Notes

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)