Silverstack Lab - 7.4.2

Wed, 21 Jul 2021

Changes

• Added support for ALEXA Mini LF Format "2.8K LF 1:1 – 2.8K" (SUP 7.1)
• Applying crop to ALEXA Mini LF ProRes clips (when indicated in metadata)

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Slow thumbnail and still creation of RED clips one some machines
• Fixed: PSLA-Exports of libraries are missing internal audio track information of ARRIRAW-HDE clips
• Fixed: Wrong look in transcodes of multiple ARRIRAW clips with different looks into one combined clip in some occasions
• Fixed: Error transcoding Sony Venice clips on some machines with more than two GPUs

Silverstack Lab - 7.4.1

Mon, 05 Jul 2021

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Import of Silverstack Library Archive files (.psla) with option "into new project" could cause hang
• Fixed: Some DNG clips were rendered with green tint
• Fixed: Extraction of dynamic metadata failed on some ARRIRAW clips

Silverstack Lab - 7.4

Thu, 24 Jun 2021

Changes

• Added: Slack Notifications
  Send job notifications from Silverstack to a Slack workspace.
• Added: Japanese Localization
  Silverstack user interface now available in Japanese.
• Added: Native support for Apple Silicon M1 Mac
• Added: Support for ZEISS Lens Correction File (ZLCF) version 3 (ZLCF 3)
• Added: Enable to set colorspace tag to "PQ" in HEVC and ProRes transcodes
• Added: Additional "Scene-Take Export Format" option in ALE export wizard
• Added: Show global Silverstack progress bar under app icon in dock
• Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 2.1
• Updated AJA SDK to version 16

Bugfixes

• Fixes and usability improvements for restoring library backups
• Fixed: Look matching from ShotHub was not working with larger projects in certain cases
• Fixed: Custom table view layouts were not restored after app restart on macOS 11
• Fixed: Blackmagic RAW clips were cropped when decoding resolution is not full resolution
• Fixed: Remaining space on volume was displayed incorrectly when copying to APFS volumes
• Fixed: Main window width did expand to larger than screen using alt + expand
• Fixed: Current frame of clip in grid view was jumping to the first frame instead of staying at current when loading a look
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.3.1

Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Changes

• Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 2.0

Bugfixes

• Fixed: On machines with a second, dedicated GPU and automatic graphics switching enabled in macOS preferences, the playback view was not working on initial access in some cases
• Fixed: Option "don't show again" was not available for deprecated macOS alert on startup of application
• Fixed: When exporting looks from clips and using path wildcard "Library folder name" it didn't resolve and "No library folder name" was shown

Silverstack Lab - 7.3

Wed, 10 Mar 2021

Changes

• Added: Direct Dailies Upload
  Upload clips to cloud platforms Frame.io and ARRI Webgate
• Added: Export dynamic metadata per clip to a CSV file
• Added: Use multiple still image export presets in parallel
• Updated Canon CRM SDK to version 2.6

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Removed non-functional clips overview from Volumes report
• Fixed: Canon C70 clips were not detected with correct format detection
• Fixed: RED Komodo clips were not displayed with right color space and gamma transforms using look from "File"
• Fixed: Settings file (.psconfig) was opened from Finder with Silverstack ingest dialog and not with import settings dialog
• Added: Hint in alert that reboot can help when Macintosh HD is mounted twice in some situations on macOS 11 Big Sur
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.2.5

Thu, 04 Feb 2021

Changes

• Prepared for macOS 11 Big Sur

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Recording color space field showed "Film Matrix" in to Log-C for ARRI MXF clips
• Fixed: Histogram did not work when running under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.2.4

Tue, 08 Dec 2020

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Some windows unintentionally shown in Dark Mode
• Fixed: Transcoded Clips's bins reingest behavior unintentionally changed
• Fixed: Open dialog for choosing folder for report export did not show a "New Folder" button
• Further smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.2.3

Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Changes

• Added: Export EDL with CDL values
• Added: Look matching improvements
  Only use looks from shots with labels, restrict library clip name for matching, mark only selected option and UI simplifications.
• Added: Grading node improvements
  Six primary curve points for HSL curves and control of curve points without mouse.
• Added: Rename "Transcoded Clips" folder and create folders inside to structure transcoded clips bins easier
• Added: Finishing state for transcoding jobs now shows progress percentage
• Updated DNx SDK

Bugfixes

• Fixed: "Focal Length" of lens was missing in exported ALE
• Fixed: Scopes were not shown anymore when using playback view on second display or Miniplayer
• Fixed: Duration was not shown for specific labels in Shooting Day report
• Fixed: LMT node settings were not transmitted in PSLA export/import
• Fixed: In some cases audio clips in manual sync popover could not be played back
• Fixed: "Frames" for clips were always "0" in Camera Sums summary on Shooting Day report
• Fixed: "Edit tags" text field disappeared with many tags used and default scaling for display
• Improved: Now avoiding invalid selection of project selector when project switching cannot be done e.g. due to running jobs
• Adaptations for visual issues on macOS 11 (10.16)
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.2.2

Mon, 28 Sep 2020

Changes

• Added: Import and match CSV file with metadata from Drylab Set Report 3
• Added: New "Recorder Info" path wildcard section with e.g. camera model available as offload path wildcards
• Added: User LUTs from watchfolder available in 3D LUT node presets menu
• Prepared for upcoming ShotHub update
• Updated Canon RAW SDK
• Updated RED SDK to version 7.3.4
• Notice about Pomfort XML metadata export change in previous release 7.2.1
  "Camera Settings", "Edit/User", "EI/ISO (ASA)" and "White Balance" key tags were changed

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Looks only transmitted partially via PSLA when exporting from a library folder
• Fixed: Crash trying to playback Silverstack Lab transcoded DNxHD85 clips in library
• Fixed: Specific DV and DVCPRO clips could cause crash
• Fixed: If "Day/Night" or "Int/Ext" path wildcard is used but has no value, path held a "/" and therefore could create an unintended folder on export
• Fixed: MHL creation could fail on sequence offload when a single task failed and job was suspendend
• Fixed: Automatic desqueeze detection of 1.8 anamorphic was not working for REDRAW
• Fixed: Possible validation error for audio clips
• Fixed: ShotHub upload of clip backup resources could go wrong in certain case
• Fixed: Framelines not visible in exported still image when using "Still Image Export" transcoding preset
• Fixed: Filter field selection entry showed 'owner.userInfo.Custom' instead of front end name in search/filter field selection

Silverstack Lab - 7.2.1

Thu, 20 Aug 2020

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Exported invalid Pomfort and Drylab Creator XML
• Fixed: Clip Name path wildcard was not functional anymore
• Fixed: Transcoding could fail with muted internal audio tracks and channel layout "All Tracks (Skip Muted Tracks)"
• Fixed: Invalid audio mix state could occur after issuing transcoding job
• Fixed: Video player image stretches when panning
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.2

Thu, 13 Aug 2020

Changes

• Added: Look Matching via Pomfort ShotHub
  Retrieve shot information from Livegrade cloud projects
• Added: RGB Curves for applying curve adjustments to individual color channels red, green and blue
• Added: Color curve modes “RGB-Based” and “Luma-Based” allow precise color curve adjustments with or without influencing luma of colors
• Added: "Custom Color Curve" allows applying curve adjustment to a custom color
• Added: "Hue-Sat-Lum Curves" allow secondary color corrections with curves for hue vs. hue, hue vs. saturation, hue vs. luma, luma vs. saturation and saturation vs. saturation
• Added: "Amount Sliders" allow fine tuning color grades by adjusting the intensity of grading nodes
• Added: RGB master in printer lights can now be precisely adjusted using color panels
• Added: Extended use of GPUs for transcoding to more than two GPUs
• Improved transcoding performance for ARRIRAW sequences (.ari) on machines with multiple GPUs
• Added: More custom fields (Custom 4-6)
• Added: New metadata fields
  Crew Unit, Shooting Day, Season, Int/Ext, Day/Night, Actors
• Renamed metadata fields for consistency and improved structure of General Info (right bar)
  ASA -> EI/ISO (ASA), Whitepoint -> White Balance
• Added: New wildcard "Clip Name Character" to reduce clip name length
• Added: Show sorting order of clips clearer for Combined Clip transcoding
• Added: MovieSlate import now allows matching by clip name
• Updated Codex HDE Decoder to version 3.4.2
• Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 1.8
• Improved: Updates to contact support form

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Duration for certain 23.976 clips could be imprecise in some cases
• Fixed: Look Matching wizard showed 0 clips offline when all clips are offline
• Fixed: Combined Clip transcoding could fail in some cases
• Fixed: Canon clip's index.mif (e.g. C300) file not present could lead to crash
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.1.6

Tue, 28 Jul 2020

Changes

• Updated RED SDK to version 7.2.1

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Mix of audio tracks was not sticky when changing clips (issue introduced in 7.1.5)
• Fixed: Playback can hang using JKL controls with external video output device attached
• Fixed: Card eject sometimes not possible with Blackmagic RAW after scanning

Silverstack Lab - 7.1.5

Wed, 22 Jul 2020

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Issues with hangs and transcoding errors on macOS 10.15
• Canon X-AVC and HEVC: extract Colorspace, scan and bit-depth.
• Fixed: an audio-mix was sometimes not saved correctly after syncing audio.
• Fixed: Possible crash when cancelling job
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.1.4

Thu, 25 Jun 2020

Changes

• Added: Support for 16Bit DPX sequences

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Transcoding stalls could occur in certain cases on macOS 10.15
• Fixed: Timecode for quicktime movies with 59.94fps drop TC could be wrong in some cases
• Fixed: Crash when playing back video clips with more than 8 single audio clips synced
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.1.3

Thu, 23 Apr 2020

Changes

• Added: ACES version 1.2.0 transforms available for download via application preferences
• Added: Export of ACES Metadata (AMF) files for looks with ACES version 1.2

Silverstack Lab - 7.1.2

Wed, 18 Mar 2020

Changes

• Improved: Enhanced Sony X-OCN debayer speeds for transcoding with multiple GPUs
• Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 1.7

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Applying looks from the look library with double click did not take effect in some situations
• Fixed: Audio toolbar with Audio Details panel access missing when user defaults are reset
• Fixed: Playback view could hang with Sony X-OCN clips on macOS 10.15
• Fixed: Setting in and out points with keyboard shortcuts "I" and "O" moved playhead to another position
• Fixed: Timecode label was cut in player on second display
• Fixed: Column selector was empty if custom field name was a column name that exists
• Fixed: Changing the player's look/original display setting discarded the rotation setting
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.1.1

Thu, 05 Mar 2020

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Crash that could occur when adding new look to library
  Please make sure to use "Help > Contact Support / Report Problem" after application crash and send in a problem report

Silverstack Lab - 7.1

Wed, 04 Mar 2020

Changes

• Added: JKL Navigation - playback, jog, and shuttle using typical J, K, L keyboard shortcut controls
• Added: Reflect wipe view (clip comparison) in video scopes
• Added: Earlier Notice of Failed Files - failed tasks inside a job will now be clearly visible with yellow progress bar in the jobs overview
• Improved: Jobs view - clearer job state display for better overview.
• Added: Pop-up Warnings and Reminders for Unread Failed Jobs - you get warned about unread failed jobs and can set reminder notifications
• Added: More transparent display of error causes - get details about more error causes directly in the jobs view.
• Added: Create MHL File for Failed Jobs - possibility to create Media Hash List (.mhl) files for failed and cancelled job
• Added: Support for RED Komodo - metadata library, thumbnails, playback and transcoding for upcoming RED Komodo camera (with RED SDK 7.2.1)
• Added: Improved support for Tangent Wave and Wave2 - Customize the user interaction with the Tangent Mapper
• Added: Smoother scrubbing through clips on SDI reference monitor

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Worked on height of preferences for display on smaller screens
• Fixed: Volume not pre-selected for volumes report
• Fixed: Look matching via PFLA can not handle timecode from LiveGrade that is formatted with ":" instead of "."
• Fixed: Transcoding to DNx failed with certain special characters in path
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.0.5

Tue, 11 Feb 2020

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Issues with audio reading for ARRI ProRes(MXF)
• Improved: Generic input device took a lot of time scanning Sony RAW
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.0.4

Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Changes

• Added: Read more metadata from Canon XF-AVC clips (for example for C500 MkII)
• Added: Read more metadata from Blackmagic RAW (.braw) clips
• Added: Audio support for HDE ARRIRAW (.arx) sequences

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Blackmagic video out device was not enabled again when release device in background option was on and then switching applications
• Fixed: Canon Compressed RAW (.CRM) files could have wrong TC in some cases
• Fixed: Timecode label was not fully visible in Second Display player
• Fixed: Volumes report did only show restricted Clips Overview summary
• Fixed: Possible hang when starting an offload in some cases
• Fixed: Crash on startup that relates to Avid Artist Euphonix hardware grading panel software driver
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Silverstack Lab - 7.0.3

Thu, 05 Dec 2019

Changes

• Added: Path wildcard "Custom..." option in ALE export for "Clip Name Export Information" to be able to compose "Name" column in ALE with wildcards
• Added: Audio support for Canon .CRM Compressed RAW
• Added: Option to overwrite report file names instead of uniquifying them
• Added: "Optimize for Streaming" option for transcoding presets with H.264 codec
  Optimize for streaming was implicitly enabled previously but now is disabled by default, as enabling can have a negative performance impact on transcoding speed
• Added: Option to enable dead pixel correction for Phantom .cine clips
• Added: Support for ScopeBox v4
• Updated Codex HDE decoding library to version 3.1.6
• Updated Blackmagic RAW SDK to version 1.6
• Updated sensor formats for ZEISS xD workflow

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Certain Phantom .cine clips could not be displayed
• Fixed: It was not possible anymore to hide "Preview" column in table view
• Fixed: "Tint" not equal to what was set in camera for Sony Venice X-OCN clips
• Fixed: ND Filter "Clear" did not map to "0" for Sony Venice X-OCN clips
• Fixed: Focus distance unit selection was not uploaded to Silverstack CLOUD
• Fixed: "Camera Sums" summary column "Size" in project overview showed duration instead of size
• Fixed: No response when no clip was selected and tried to open export wizards
• Fixed: Some columns (e.g. "Rotation" or "Flip") in .CSV export received unclear numerical values
• Fixed: Metadata burn in placeholders if no value is available showed different "N/A" representations in transcoding preview
• Fixed: Custom wildcard for still export did not persist
• Fixed: "Use 60@30 for timecode display" option was not reflected for export of ALEs
• Fixed: When transcoding to SMB volumes temporary files remained after job finishes when optimize for streaming was enabled
• Fixed: Playback issues could occur with Photo JPEG clips (e.g. Canon 5D Mk. IV)
• Fixed: "Scanning..." label in offload wizard was displayed on top left
• Fixed: Jobs triangle in main window bottom bar missed upper corner
• Fixed: Zoom factor could become wrong when moving player window between different screen resolutions

Silverstack Lab - 7.0.2

Thu, 07 Nov 2019

Changes

• Added: Option to choose clip table content of CSV export, for example to ignore other (non-clip) files for the export
• Added: "Excluding first and last" option for "Path Components" metadata path wildcard
• Added: "Unique Identifier" metadata path wildcard for transcoding wizard to generate unique ID for paths or file names
• Updated: Added more metadata to clip metadata .csv file in DaVinci Resolve export

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Automatic Metadata Export settings in transcoding presets not sticky after restart when selecting still export preset
• Fixed: Possible transcoding error when transcoding JPEG image sequences
• Fixed: "Destination Codec" wildcard in transcoding did not resolve correctly in some cases
• Fixed: Possible crashes in still export and scope calculation
• Fixed: "Volumes" view could have been displayed incorrectly in some cases
• Fixed: Use values of source clip name for "Source File Name" reel options in Adobe Premiere Pro export

Silverstack Lab - 7.0.1

Tue, 29 Oct 2019

Changes

• Improvements and Bugfixes for Silverstack Cloud

Bugfixes

• Library related wildcards did not resolve in offload or backup.
• Unexpected aborts of transcoding tasks under certain conditions.
• Cue point names missing in reports.
• Vertically flipped clips could have a wrongly set rotation on ingest.
• Thumbnails in reports could render in low quality.