Lightworks v11.5

Release Notes

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Lightworks v11.5 Release NotesIntroduction

This document summarizes updates and fixes for prior limitations made to this release of Lightworks, and which are not described in the User or Installation Guides. See the following sections:

New Features in Version 11.5 on page 3

Fixed in Version 11.5 on page 6

"Limitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5" on page 9

"Troubleshooting" on page 11

Technical Support Contracts on page 12

New Features in Version 11.5

This section summarizes the features that have been implemented in Lightworks 11.5. See the following topics:

Cross Platform Features on page 3

Windows Platform Features on page 5

Linux Distributions on page 6

Cross Platform Features

Added support for screen capture using the record panel (Pro version only) Work in progress

Added support for Retina displays

Added support for scalable user interface

Added ability to change interface color scheme

Added YouTube export option to the export panel for Windows, Mac and Linux

Added AC3 audio decode support for Windows, Mac and Linux (Windows filter no longer required)

Added ability to export MXF OP1a MXF files (AVC-Intra RP2027 export option) (Pro version only)

Added ability to create Macros from the Key Assignments panel (Pro version only)

Added ability to search on the Key Assignments panel

Added third tile size to tiles in bins. Small, Medium and Large

Added time-indicator strips to tiles (when you mouse-over)

Added Curve effect to FX Color Correction effects

Added Marked section option to the export panel

Added Sync Group improvements, a record edit can now be synced with the sync group

Added the ability to replace segments with alternate clips by right clicking (for edits made from sync-groups)TP-00178-01 3

New Features in Version 11.5 Added new keybindable commands for choosing next / prev alternate clips (for edits made from sync-groups)

Added ability to replace segments with alternate clips by dragging and dropping a tile from the sync group to the edit viewer (for edits made from sync-groups)

Added ability to generate a random edit based on users settings from the sync group

Added ability to change the field order on SD clips using the Filecard

Added ability to drag and drop a dissolve across a cut point

Added magnetic snapping on all panels (this can be turned off in System Settings)

Added 'bounds' to the corner gradient effect

Added new key-bindable command called 'Sync group' You can now generate a sync-group from a bin using only one item (it used to require at least two)

Added Start time clip texts panel on edits

Added thumbnails to the image-key file browser

Added Hardware device name to the version number on the project browser screen

Added dynamic hardware switching for AJA, Blackmagic, Matrox devices and System Audio

Added key-bindable command (Add video transition) for applying a new video transition using the last settings used

Added Insert / Replace Console control functions to source viewers

Added Delete / Remove Console control functions to record viewers

Added AVCintra200 to supported formats for decode

Added support for AVCHD 1080P50 / P59.94 export

Added PAL interlaced as valid Blu-Ray format and made NTSC interlaced only

Added warning messages when closing Lightworks if background tasks are present

Added the ability to set tooltip speed on the system-settings menu

Added mini progress-bar to show background-tasks activity when the tasks page is not visible

Added Make sync group option to the Bin menu tool

Added background image for Retina display resolutions

Added further improvements for multitrack trimming and unjoining

Added CRTL Z and CTRL Y as default for Undo and Redo in the Lightworks Prefs file. (existing users will need to re-import the Lightworks.prefs file)

Added Language Wording files for: Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, German, French, Bengali, Czech, Turkish, Polish, Thai, Japanese and Chinese

Added new welcome screen when detecting an expired license

Added ability to monitor a background task. Clicking the thumbnail of an active background task now presents a large view (subsequently clicking another task will re-use the same large view)

Added ability to Insert / Replace a source into a record edit if one is not open (a record edit will automatically be opened and the source Inserted / Replaced)

Introduced Rendering as a background task

Introduced Import as a background task

Introduced Export as a background task

Introduced drawing audio waveforms as a background task4 TP-00178-01

Lightworks v11.5 Release Notes Added System Settings button on the project browser screen for the following functions:

Change the appearance of Lightworks. Scale, Window Color, Text color, Heading Color, Subheading Color, Selection Color, Brightness, Typeface and Wallpaper image (Pro version only)

Change the Wording within Lightworks. This option is no longer available from the Preferences menu within the project

Change the Key Assignments. This option is still available from the Preferences menu within the project

Change the OS title bar. This option is no longer available from the Preferences menu within the project

Change whether or not Hints are displayed or not . This option is no longer available from the Preferences menu within the project

Hardware output tests. This option is no longer available from the Project card within the project

GPU Tests. This option is no longer available from the Project card within the project

View licensed options

Manage licenses

Show credits of licenses used

Introduced right click menu options for common functions:

Right click a Clip, Edit, Subclip, Sync, Print, Bin and select Export

Right click a Clip in the edit timeline and select Add Effect

Right click a Transition to replace an existing transition with another

Introduced ruler on timelines

Added Multi-language support to the Windows installer

Added new welcome screens when detecting expired licenses

Windows Platform Features

Added support for AJA I/O devices (Kona and Io XT) drivers 10.4.1 and higher required (Pro version only)

Added support for Matrox Utils 9.3

Added 32 / 64-bit info in the error.log

Added taskbar progress indication during a background task

Added support for kSettingsPixelAspectRatioNum and kSettingsPixelAspectRatioDen (Pixelan)

Added Eyeon Fusion plugin as licensed option only (Pro version only)TP-00178-01 5

Fixed in Version 11.5Linux Distributions

Lightworks is available on the Linux platform for the first time. The Linux version of Lightworks has been tested on the following distributions:

Debian Distros

Ubuntu / Lubuntu / Xbuntu 13.10

Mint 15, 16

RPM Distros

Fedora 18, 19

Other distributions may work but have not been tested.

Fixed in Version 11.5

This section summarizes the fixes that have been implemented in Lightworks 11.5. See the following topics:

Cross Platform Fixes on page 6

Windows Fixes on page 8

Cross Platform Fixes

Fixed viewer / timeline positions

Fixed Vectorscope analysis

Fixed output monitor incorrectly cycling through each of the clips in the sync group when pressing Stop

Fixed crash closing a viewer whilst playing

Fixed video analysis scopes positioning / parenting

Fixed being able to drag and drop a tile into a bin

Fixed Syncs syncing by timecode in Sync Groups

Fixed Sync Group Sort function

Fixed Sync Group resizing not being remembered

Fixed Sync Group viewer sizes not being remembered

Fixed sound devices (microphone etc) not being present on the record panel

Fixed genlock setting on record panel (previously greyed out)

Fixed keyframe buttons on the curves panel

Fixed size of preview image on letterbox panel (when set to 4:3 output size)

Fixed keyframe buttons appearance

Fixed Jog Left key assignment

Fixed timeline position when merging bins

Fixed timeline marker location not being saved when closing the project on sync groups

Fixed being able to drag and drop the export tool over a viewer from a sync group6 TP-00178-01

Lightworks v11.5 Release Notes Fixed Link / Local media check boxes on Lightworks Archive export option becoming unresponsive

Fixed progress bar not updating when rendering a section on the edit timeline (Linux and Windows)

Fixed bug where key assignment names would be reported incorrectly (eg. F19 instead of 'left arrow')

Fixed checkboxes on the search card

Fixed sync group playback performance issues

Fixed issue where sync groups may not sync to timecode correctly

Fixed renamed Title effect names not persisting

Fixed display pass through error after applying a dissolve to a segment end

Fixed crash dragging the export tool over a compact sync group

Fixed Filter Type text not displaying correctly on the Audio EQ effect

Fixed application hang when making an empty cut on a clip off the end of its limits

Fixed performance issue scrubbing through multi-track XDCAM HD (long GOP) material

Fixed large files failing to import with 'create link' if the size of the actual file was larger than the space available

Fixed invalid SD / HD AVI exports (failing to open in third party applications)

Fixed buttons on the Assistant Applications Add panel not being visible

Fixed progress bar showing nothing during import

Fixed last digits of the tear off timecode not appearing correctly

Fixed appearance of "Delete" text on keyframes in the Curve effect

Rebirthed the 'Simple' wipes / dissolves panel

Fixed MPEG422 AVI compression settings not being remembered correctly on the quick import panel

Fixed MPEG422 AVI SD / HD bitrate compression settings not appearing in bins or filecards

Fixed timeline marker jumping to the start of an edit after using the jog wheel

Fixed display of MPEG422 AVI compression list

Improved audio linking on MOV files to prevent clicking. Awaiting update from MainConcept

Fixed being unable to cancel an archive export

Fixed transcoded import images being darker than the original file

Fixed adding a dissolve using Transition panel not work correctly

Fixed MPEG422 AVI compression settings being remembered on the Render panel and Export panel

Fixed Effect duration showing in seconds instead of frames when dragging and dropping

Fixed duplicate filenames being created when exporting the same item multiple times

Fixed crash importing AVCintra MXF

Fixed crash exporting to DVCPro 50fps when set to Fields

Fixed crash using sync group live camera switching when edit viewer has focusTP-00178-01 7

Fixed in Version 11.5 Replaced 'Show OS titlebar' with 'Fullscreen window' on the System Settings panel

Fixed timeline ruler showing 24fps timecode for Prints / Syncs

Fixed waveform drawing causing sluggish interface behavior

Fixed progress reporting when importing multiple MP3 files in the same batch

Fixed bad memory leak during exports

Fixed trimview image not displaying correctly when sliding a clip

Fixed searching when the search term is one character long and it occurs as the last character of a search target

Fixed post license-acquisition behavior when using Mini ELS

Removed invalid export formats from the export panel, primarily 1080i 50fps DVCPro100

Fixed timeline marker jumping to the start of the edit when unjoining audio only

Fixed potential crash when changing appearance settings

Added more extra bytes to memory supplied to Main Concept

Windows Fixes

Fixed failure to start Lightworks due to an invalid registry entry

Fixed application failing to start (Windows XP only)

Fixed invalid warning on startup about missing audio devices on Windows XP systems

Fixed Quicktime Movie exports not showing a thumbnail preview

Fixed potential hang using Matrox hardware due to CoUninitialize being called incorrectly

Fixed Lightworks .PNG files failing to load on startup

Fixed odd behavior when pressing the Windows Key during drag / drop

Fixed not being able to apply Plugin transitions over a cut point

Fixed potential crash importing Quicktime samples

Fixed high CPU usage with console driver installed but console not present

Fixed potential crash transcoding an uncompressed AVI to MPEG422 AVI in the 64bit version

Fixed Lightworks icon not appearing when enabling the OS title bar

Automatically add media location in the C:\Users\Public\Documents\Lightworks folder if no locations are present

Prevent black frames at output on Matrox output when playing fast-forward

Introduced separate 32bit and 64bit installers

Changed default media location to: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Lightworks folder

Commit / de-commit heap memory on demand to free more physical memory8 TP-00178-01

Lightworks v11.5 Release NotesLimitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5

The following limitations and known problems have been identified in this release:

Windows 32-bit on page 9

Windows 64-bit on page 10

Linux 64-bit on page 10

Matrox Hardware I/O on page 11

Blackmagic Hardware I/O on page 11

AJA Hardware I/O on page 11

Windows 32-bit

Audio on linked MOV files may click during playback.

Duplicate log entries on the export panel when an edit viewer and timeline are open

If the Matrox VFW codecs are installed on a Windows 8 / 8.1 system, you may experience startup issues or problems opening the export tool. Please make sure the Matrox VFW codecs are uninstalled from your system

The screen capture function is not currently working

CDDA ripping is no longer available

Potential crash importing QTRef files

Audio VU meters may display incorrect levels when in Standby mode on Voice Over recordings. Recordings will be correct

Video analysis tool appears through the FX configuration panel when configuring a color correction effect

AC3 audio will not import on .MOV wrapped files

Potential crash importing WMV file

Audio monitor delay setting will not be accounted for during export

Cannot record SD / HDV through Firewire

AVID DNxHD 10bit encode is not possible

Make sure any other applications are closed before attempting to install Lightworks

Video track can turn red after removing certain FX

Error during startup when Matrox MTX utils installed error copying Matrox DSX driver Please turn off UAC in Windows

Image on viewers and SDI output may look very poor on old ATI graphics card when set to 10-bit precision

.VOB files appear as Sound only on the import panel, but yet import with picture. Performance will be slow

Image quality on playback may be poor when project card set to NTSC Fields

You will not be able to transcode 1080p 60fps files on import to AVID DNxHD (MPEG AVI works correctly)

Blu-ray VC1 export does not generate a valid file. It imports back as Sound only

Audio on exported AVCHD files cannot be played by Windows Media Player, it is just muteTP-00178-01 9

Limitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5Windows 64-bit

The screen capture function is not currently working correctly

You will not be able to import MJPEG MOV files (please use the 32bit version)

There is no QuickTime Movie / MPEG4 import / export via Apple SDK

Premiere and After Effects plugins are not supported

Audio content analysis is disabled

CDDA ripping is no longer available

Linux 64-bit

There is no Firewire support

There is no Quicktime Movie / MPEG4 export option

There is no Mackie Audio Mixer support

There is no .WMV support

ATI and Nvidia cards are supported. EditShare recommends Nvidia for the best performance

Blackmagic AVIs will not import

Cineform AVIs will not import

Fraps AVIs will not import

There is no FX plugin support

AVCintra / P2 files import as separate sound and picture

The screen capture function is not currently working correctly

Files will be not highlighted in a folder when clicking the Location links on filecards or bins

Please use 'Alt+Ctrl' (for Linux) in place of 'Alt' (for Windows) modifier for keyboard short-cuts. Ex 'Alt+Ctrl+click' an effect slider to reset.

DPX image sequence exports do not work correctly

No audio imported from OMFs (that do have embedded audio)

Image Sequences are slow to export

AAF exports will import with audio off-line

Relaunch button doesn't work after the application crashes

Audio may not be present on some Uncompressed AVIs

Do not use the Linux default GFX driver. If you experience the viewer playing at a reduced size then the Linux default graphics driver is installed. Please make sure the Nvidia driver is loaded an the system is restarted

The import panel may display incorrectly when resizing the Name column header10 TP-00178-01

Lightworks v11.5 Release NotesMatrox Hardware I/O

If your system is not fast enough or does not have enough memory, the captures using MXO2 will stop with a dropped-frame message

If the drives you are recording to are not fast enough, the captures using MXO2 will stop with a dropped-frame message

Blackmagic Hardware I/O

Input or Output only devices cannot be used. Lightworks requires both an Input and an Output to be present on the device.

The SDI output may flash when stopping playback if set to an interlaced output

Audio monitor level control has no effect on Blackmagic recordings

You will not be able to view video on the Blackmagic output if Precision is set to 10 bit. Change to 8 bit

You will not be able to view video from Boris Red via the Blackmagic Output when Lightworks is running

AJA Hardware I/O

Audio monitor level control has no effect on AJA recording

There is no E-E when using the KONA LHi during recording

You may need to restart the AJA service if the I/O is not working correctly. Start>Services>Restart AJA Device Service

If your system is not fast enough or does not have enough memory, the captures using AJA devices will stop with a dropped-frame message

If the drives you are recording to are not fast enough, the captures using AJA devices will stop with a dropped-frame message

Troubleshooting

If you experience an issue with your Lightworks installation, or something is not working as expected, visit our FAQ page at http://www.lwks.com/faq where you can type in a question relating to the issue and view the search results. If you do not find an answer to your question, you can refer to the Lightworks forums at http://www.lwks.com/forum.TP-00178-01 11

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Lightworks v11.5Copyright and DisclaimerIntroductionNew Features in Version 11.5Cross Platform FeaturesWindows Platform FeaturesLinux Distributions

Fixed in Version 11.5Cross Platform FixesWindows Fixes

Limitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5Windows 32-bitWindows 64-bitLinux 64-bitMatrox Hardware I/OBlackmagic Hardware I/OAJA Hardware I/O

TroubleshootingTechnical Support Contracts