4.2.6
fix: Minor bug fixes and improvements.
4.2.5
fix: Proper shutdown of beta decoder backend when app closed during playback.
fix: Correct parsing of --resultInFilename command line argument.
4.2.4
new: SystemHash v6 Support for reliable Certification.
new: GOP Option for H264 Export under Advanced.
fix: Zooming in Timeline View aligns with Marker.
4.2.3
new: Validation test for file names in Assetmap (case sensitive).
new: Validation test to verify that "OriginalFileName" in PKL matches actual file name.
fix: Crash going fullscreen if monitor was unplugged.
fix: Potential HD-SDI glitch switching to lower resolution layer while playback.
fix: Potential incorrect HD-SDI background color level.
4.2.2
new: Massive performance improvements with HD-SDI enabled.
new: Support for AAC export with 5.1 channel configuration.
fix: Fullscreen with dual monitor setups (Windows and MacOS).
fix: Opening of MAP Packages (with special license).
fix: Update Edit Rate(s) warnings and recommendations in validation to reflect latest standard.
fix: (Windows) Remove support for obsolete MME audio hosts.
4.2.1
new: Add CLI validation argument "--resultInFilename" to put result in report filename.
new: Resolve VF package from CLI when OV is specified as well to allow VF export.
fix: Potential playback hang when V-Sync is enabled.
fix: Potential crash when project file with unequal reel parameters is played back.
fix: HD-SDI device detection if input-only Blackmagic HD-SDI device is present.
fix: (MacOS) Improvement of fullscreen with dual monitor setups.
fix: Show current state of settings that require restart.
fix: Remove warning when decoding is done on primary GPU.
4.2.0
new: Switch to Vulkan for rendering instead of OpenGL.
new: (MacOS) Universal app.
new: (MacOS) Use Apple VideoToolbox to encode/decode ProRes.
new: Support for loading MKV files.
new: Disables all file overwrite warnings in export dialog when "always ignore" is selected.
fix: Metadata inspector shows correct value for audio bit depth.
fix: Potential crash when loading single picture files.
fix: Statistic window updates correctly if SDI is turned on/off during playback.
fix: Fallback to parent folder if last open location is not present anymore.
fix: Line alignment of status column in the hash checker.
fix: Save column widths when resizing elements of the hash checker.
fix: (Apple M) Rendering of colored text subtitles in correct hue.
fix: (Apple M) Export uses correct color-transform settings for PNG subtitles.
fix: (Apple M) Render overlapping subtitles of the same spot in the correct order.
fix: (Apple M) Potential crash when DeckLink initialization failed.
fix: (Apple M) Subtitles are rerender when enabled/disabled if playback is paused.
4.1.7
fix: Potential issues and slowdowns caused by validation when loading packages.
fix: Improved composition marker compatibility.
fix: Save and restore of custom input audio mappings.
fix: Auto detect test specifications when validating package from command line.
4.1.6
fix: Improve stability and performance of timeline waveform generation.
fix: Case insensitive language tag validation as per RFC5646 section 2.1.1
4.1.5
fix: Remove false positive errors when loading package with subtitles.
fix: Potential freeze with hash check in package validation.
fix: Improve overall stability.
fix: Improve playback performance and responsiveness (may depend on system).
fix: Improve error resilience when loading corrupt packages.
4.1.4
Minor bugfixes and improvements.
4.1.3
new: Add option to use fixed and custom number of CPU decoders to improve playback performance and stability.
new: Rewrite Hash Checker to improve stability and performance.
new: Add detected package type to validation dialog and report.
new: Write used validation specifications to validation report.
new: Preselect validation specifications based on detected package type.
new: Updated Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDK to version 12.4.2
fix: Online licensing more robust against temporary connection losses.
fix: Validation of subtitels if package is encrypted.
fix: Loading and exporting of SMPTE subtitles with nested <font> tags.
4.1.2
fix: Loading of 3D Lut color transformation files.
fix: Validation of DCPs with supplemental Subtitle Track Files will no longer give resource access error.
new: Edit Rate warning in validation is downgraded to recommendation.
4.1.1
new: Add "Don't show again" to export output folder not empty warning dialog.
fix: Use correct aspect ratio in description for FLAT safe area overlay.
fix: On restart negative values for audio latency values where increased by one.
fix: Add SMPTE 429-13 framerates to SMPTE 429-2 validation. Validation will
no longer fail for 25 fps SMPTE DCP.
fix: RDD-52/Bv2.1 validation pollution may cause oversized validation reports.
4.1.0
new: Composition Markers
new: Basic SMPTE 429-2 and SMPTE RDD 52 validation
new: Reading of DPX 12bit packed
new: Improved support for DCPs with Multichannel Audio Labeling Framework
fix: Reactivate support for PPM files
4.0.9
bugfix: easyDCP Player doesn't launch when Windows username contains special characters
bugfix: dragging playlist item to timeline deletes it from playlist
bugfix: timeline becoming unresponsive adding certain audio files
4.0.8
bugfix: opening unwrapped package from export dialog doesn't work
bugfix: sometimes single frames aren't color transformed on export
4.0.7
added back support for 32bit wave file exports
bugfix: cancelling export to network drive causes a crash
bugfix: re-opening export dialog after a failed export causes a crash
bugfix: H.264 export with odd dimension raises error
bugfix: dropping package on login widgets deletes the package
bugfix: empty Rating entries in CPL cause package loading to fail
4.0.6
bugfix: crash when trying to play back
bugfix: command line interface not working in demo mode invalid sign language DCP
bugfix: playback of encrypted sign language track not working
bugfix: crash when validating stereoscopic DCP
bugfix: validating empty InterOp subtitles causes warning
bugfix: validation of encrypted subtitle causes error message
4.0.5
added auto-update for some DCNC entries
bugfix: validation mentioning Virtual Tracks
bugfix: SDI color space selection is restored on startup but wrong one is used for display
bugfix: validation sometimes fails on first run due to mismatch of subsampling
bugfix: component bitrate check issue when validating 4K DCP
4.0.4
bugfix: crash validating stereoscopic DCP
4.0.3
bugfix: some DCNC audio tags aren't extracted
bugfix: KDM end date of validity displayed as same as start date
bugfix: audio playback stops on track borders when previewing supplemental dcpproj
4.0.2
updated macOS minimum requirements
improved compatibility with older macOS versions
bugfix: codestream validation test fails when two CPLs use different resolutions
bugfix: SDI output color space not stored/restored
bugfix: legal range color conversion in export wrong
4.0.1
added option to export License & Certificate Set to create a backup
added option to remove License & Certificate from settings to allow for an easier transition to new licensing model
4.0.0
Introduced new licensing model
Split DCP/IMF functionality into two separate tools for better user experience
added validation test to check for namespace prefix usage in SMPTE subtitles
bugfix: ProRes export using offset causes invalid video file
3.8.9
bugfix: invalid warning about duration mismatch between mxf and cpl duration
bugfix: crash when adding empty subtitle to supplemental track
3.8.8
bugfix: playback of sign language not working when first reel doesn't contain sign language
bugfix: external subtitles removed when restarting playback in Remote Desktop mode
bugfix: crash when pre-rendering subtitles in background on macOS
3.8.7
added possibility to relink missing sources when opening dcpproj file
bugfix: reloading package removes external subtitle from Canvas and Timeline
3.8.5
bugfix: audio export for container formats broken
bugfix: certificate chain file was not backed up correctly
bugfix: bitrate tests fail for unloaded encrypted package
3.8.4
improved export performance
improved waveform rendering performance
added CPL metadata test to validation module
added new color space for Eclair Color DCPs
moved validation common practice tests to separate recommendation tab
bugfix: Dolby Vision content mapping not working for inserts
bugfix: component bitrate for 4K DCPs sometimes wrong in validation
bugfix: wrong subtitle display type in case the same subtitle is used in multiple reels with different display types
bugfix: display order of virtual audio tracks in timeline can be different compared to CPL
bugfix: validation report only shows first audio track
bugfix: opening DCPs containing CPL metadata failed
3.7
added support for DCPs containing sign language
added support for IMF App ProRes
added support for IMF packages containing Dolby Vision 4.0 metadata
added mute and solo buttons to audio meters
added J2C component bitrate limit test to validation module
added CLI support for exporting IMF package containing Dolby Vision
enhanced naming of video and audio files when exporting assets
enhanced performance when playing back ProRes QuickTimes
updated Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDK to version 11.4
updated Photon to version 4.6.0
bugfix: dpx component order not detected correctly
bugfix: Dolby Vision displays of metadata will be favoured for content mapping
bugfix: allow Dolby Vision content mapping if display properties of metadata does not match with displays from cm config
regression: export with Dolby Vision content mapping was broken
3.6.2
bugfix: QuickTime Player was unable to playback exported containers with H.264
bugfix: validation reports were unnecessary large
bugfix: decoding issues due to usage of GPUs with low CUDA compute capability
3.6.1
added option to change component order for dpx input
bugfix: crash when opening export wizard due to deprecated settings entry
3.6
added audio meter for input and output channel peak visualization
added support for 3D subtitle preview
added video scope module that displays parade, waveform and histogram of current canvas image
added photon validation for IMF packages
added Dolby Vision support
added new timeline timing representation (frames)
enhanced export module supports with audio routing
enhanced export module has with preview functionality for range selection and video settings
enhanced TTML / IMSC1 support
enhanced view on license details
removed waveform visualizer, which is replaced by timeline and audio meter module
bugfix: fixed incorrect color component order when exporting DPX
bugfix: fixed waveform in timeline not being correct for audio tracks
bugfix: fixed shutdown of Player being stuck for a while in case waveform wasn't generated completely yet
3.5.8
fix regression: bitrate validation now works again as expected and doesn't show wrong results for encrypted packages anymore
3.5.6
bugfix: fixed rare crash during startup when SDI is enabled and another program already uses the connected SDI device
bugfix: correctly store and restore decoder selection for playback and export
bugfix: fixed rare case on some newer Macs where license import via drag and drop didn't work
bugfix: fixed waveform in timeline not being correct for audio tracks
3.5.5
deactivated multi-GPU usage for playback and export when starting player via command line interface, since this can lead to unexpected behaviour
bugfix: timed text images were not exported to the correct directory when unwrapping package
bugfix: audio preloading never finished and therefore playback did not start on some systems
bugfix: V-Sync was available even when environment does not support V-Sync (e.g. when starting via Remote Desktop)
bugfix: fixed problem with server certificate password that couldn't be restored on Macs sometimes
bugfix: fixed rare case on some newer Macs where license import via drag and drop didn't work
bugfix: audio language code for supplemental tracks is correctly displayed now (IMF only)
bugfix: fixed crash when unsupported audio device was selected
3.5.4
deactivated multi-GPU usage for playback and export, since this can lead to unexpected behavior
bugfix: SDI playback stopped after canvas was closed
bugfix: positioning of subtitles in export with enabled scaling is correct now
3.5.3
ruby nodes in subtitles are partially displayed now (Rb tag)
added functionality to directly jump to a timecode in timeline
added reel wise stepping using arrow up/down for timeline
bugfix: validation module's codestream check has detected wrong JPEG 2000 profile
for VF package, when VF package was loaded first
bugfix: all reels were exported, even if only one reel was selected for export
bugfix: fixed scaling / letterboxing in export, when option keep aspect ratio is disabled
bugfix: fixed crash after export was canceled
bugfix: audio waveform visualizer has always shown encrypted data
Updated Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDK to version 10.9.12
3.5.2
bugfix: export of DCP with more than one reel failed
bugfix: excessive memory usage during export when burn-in is enabled
bugfix: export does not start with invalid scaling values
bugfix: validating VF only with referenced and unreferenced pictures tracks didn't pass j2c profile consistency check
bugfix: fixed crash when deleting custom audio output channel routing preset
bugfix: fixed crash opening encrypted package with audio after unencrypted package with audio was opened
bugfix: fixed stuttering playback when previewing DCPPROJ
bugfix: fixed crash when starting via CLI and HDSDI is enabled
3.5.1
bugfix: hash check comparison with trailing spaces/newline
bugfix: fixed crash when starting player via remote desktop
bugfix: fixed issue that prevents QuickTime export on macOS
bugfix: fixed issue that prevents start of playback on less powerful systems
bugfix: waveform not rendered for encrypted packages after switching composition
fix regression: JPEG 2000 bit rate violation was detected for valid DCPs
3.5
(PLUS only) timeline module for better navigation and preview
validation module supports now VF and encrypted packages
audio routing and channel mapping can now be done via GUI
export module is now able to use gpu
export module supports now scaling for all formats (except JPEG 2000)
replacement of missing font characters works now on macOS as well
bugfix: misidentified JPEG 2000 BCP level 6 as level 5 and thus assumed a max bitrate of 800 Mbit/s instead of 1600 Mbit/s.
bugfix: some IMF packages could not be opened, because the MXF essence coding label's version byte was not ignored.
bugfix: subject png-subpictures to color transform had no effect
3.4.11
fix regression: x-coordinate for vertical timed text was not calculated correctly anymore
bugfix: false error message in some cases during IMF J2K profile validation
bugfix: crash when opening *.jp2 files
bugfix: fixed edit rate/duration issues when loading certain IMF VFs
bugfix: fixed an issue where licensing was not possible on some Macs with High Sierra and Apple FS
3.4.10
bugfix: fixed an issue where KDMs and certificates became inaccessible after installing Windows 10 Anniversary/Creators Update
bugfix: fixed an issue where a request for the certificate password would cause infinite hang
3.4.8
bugfix: characters missing from the specified font of a subtitle spot were not detected in some cases
bugfix: incorrect error message about track duration mismatches when loading certain IMF Packages
bugfix: loading audio language from IMF Trackfiles when loading full IMF Package
bugfix: quality check "Timed text entries are not sorted by increasing time-in timestamps" prevented timed text from getting loaded and displayed
bugfix: missing RegXML descriptor when creating supplemental IMF Packages from saved easyDCP project
fix regression: burn-in timed text had antialiasing disabled
fixed loading MXF audio files without timecode tracks
3.4.5
add support for GeForce 10 series
add possibility to show title safe, action safe, container boxes or custom overlays in canvas
add solo and mute button in audio waveform module
audio waveform channels are now resizable
added 2016 IMF Schema files for XML validation
replacement of missing font characters can now be dynamically enabled or disabled
new check: warn if timed text font ID does not match the ID in the LoadFont element
new check: warn if font used by Interop DCPs has an .otf file extension. It needs to be .ttf or
else it will get ignored by some servers.
bugfix: only one channel got rendered in 3D viewing modes
bugfix: timestamp rounding mode was not restored after a restart
don't reject external timed text documents when warnings were found while parsing them
remove incorrect warning when timed text duration is stated differently in MXF and CPL
remove incorrect warning when a reel's first timed text spot number is not 1
validation module: promote warning to error when characters present in a timed text
document are missing in the referenced font file
bugfix: JPEG 2000 bit rate violation was detected for lossless IMF packages
bugfix: JPEG 2000 bit rate violation was detected for lossy IMF packages with broadcast profile under 5
bugfix: stuffed memory leak in QuickTime audio writer that caused occasional crashes for long exports
bugfix: switching between 24 bit and 30 bit SDI pixel formats did not work correctly
bugfix: solo/mute audio channels ignored audio channel routing
bugfix: unable to load some IMF Picture Trackfiles
fix regression: screensaver was not disabled on Mac OS X anymore
fix regression: Frame Forward/Backward keyboard shortcuts did not work when in fullscreen
fix regression: fullscreen was not restored after a restart
3.4.4
bugfix: validation module's bitrate check has calculated wrong codestream sizes for encrypted DCPs
bugfix: switching from CPU to GPU decoder resets the selected source color space
bugfix: loading of unsupported MXF subtitles leads to a freeze
bugfix: atmos trackfiles are ignored when using the export option "Create supplemental easyDCP project with external subtitles"
bugfix: show error message if not enough disk space is available during export
bugfix: export does not remember last selected color transform
bugfix: "additional offset from bottom" is inverted when burning in subtitles during export
bugfix: wrong naming of subtitle files when converting from Interop to SMPTE
bugfix: using an imported color transform LUT for export leads to a crash
bugfix: adding TTML subtitle to IMF package leads to a crash
3.4.2
bugfix: fix "Active sound card doesn't support current audio format -
Unanticipated host error" for ASIO sound cards (including Blackmagic Audio)
bugfix: remove incorrect warning "Package contains Trackfiles of different
package types" when opening certain types of supplemental DCPs/IMPs
or mixed 2D/3D/2K/4K DCPs/IMPs
bugfix: remove incorrect warning "Resolution for picture track file in reel
#x is unknown because it is a referenced track"
before starting a DCP/IMP validation, check if the selected location for HTML
report file is writable
make default timed text outline width configurable and use a size relative to
the font size so that it works well with both 2K and 4K content
fix regression: calculate position for right-aligned timed text overlays correctly
bugfix: position for centered timed text overlays was slightly off by a few pixels
when outlines are enabled
bugfix: don't complain about timed text spot number order when (optional)
spot number attributes are absent
show original spot number values in timed text editor, even when they are not
numbers.
bugfix: when testing if all charachters used in a timed text document are
included in the corresponding font file, control charachters (e.g. newline, tab)
were not ignored
bugfix: timed text fade out duration was one frame too long.
3.4.0
(PLUS only) Validation module that validates a DCP or IMP and creates an interactive report in html format
support for playback of QuickTime movies
bugfix: fix subtitle alignment on HD-SDI output with "fit to window" disabled
bugfix: don't close full-screen when a dialog is opened on a separate monitor
bugfix: rendering got slower for the second and further DCP/IMPs
bugfix: fallback audio channel routing from settings file did not always take effect. Now the currently used routing is displayed in the audio options pane.
fix regression: fix "Invalid BER encountered" error introduced in 3.3.2
fix regression: unwrapping encrypted DCPs got broken
fix regression: when loading a new DCP or IMP, the CUDA codec in some cases
complained for no reason about a max. bitrate violation so that easyDCP Player
fell back to the CPU codec.
3.3
Extended Export Features
GPU-accelerated Real-time Playback of IMF Packages
3.2
Supports Retina Displays
Advanced Timeline Slider (eases subtitling)
Subtitles editor
Supports DPX/TIFF/JPEG/BMP/... as input format
Supports IMF App2
Supports Archival Formats (IAP/MAP)
Supports Atmos (no decoding/no downmix)
Supports 64bit architectures
GPU-decoding performance increased
Export performance increased
2.0
HD/SDI support for Blackmagicdesign Deckling and Ultrastudio playout devices
Support for Supplemental DCPs
Support for SMPTE subtitle
Option to accelerate playback performance significantly
New work-flow for activating the software within minutes
Extended export features including scaling options and burn-in of subtitles
1.9
Much faster export functionality
Export of Quicktime files supported
Extended command-line support
Improved issue reports
1.8
Audio visualization module (view waveform, mute, solo)
10 bit DisplayPort output (Windows only)
Support for CineCanvas subtitles that reference PNG files
Automatically export reels into individual folders
Verify that 250mbit/s JPEG2000 datarate is not exeeded
Increase compatibility by degrading some failed integrity checks from errors to warnings
Show render fps
Process CineCanvas subtitles correctly, that use "Font" node within "Text" value
1.6
In the Commercial edition, server certificates are no longer auto-generated, and instead they can be requested from Fraunhofer support
Add automatic and configurable compensation for audio latency
By default, software codec now raises an error, when it encounters a corrupt jpeg2000 image
Support for NVIDIA GeForce 500 series
Add support for exporting 8-16 channel DCPs
1.3
(PLUS only) Export DCP to J2C/TIFF/DPX/WAV
Optionally check MXF file hashes
(PLUS only) new 3D modes side-by-side and top-and-bottom
Improved speed in software-codec
Restore window and player state after restart
1.2
(PLUS only) Playback of encrypted DCPs
(PLUS only) 3D playback (anaglyph, interleaved or quad buffered)
(PLUS only) Rendering of CineCanvas subtitles
Support for custom color transforms and LUTs
Fixed audio-video sync issues that occurred on some computers
Fixed "invalid enumeration" bug that occurred when the color transform
Hardware accelleration was enabled on computers with certain ATI graphics devices
"Choose composition" dialog shows more metadata
Added DCP security checks (hash values, file sizes, digital signature, certificate chain)
Multi-GPU-Mode does not need to be disabled
Improved software-codec performance on high-end multi-core CPUs
System information helps during graphics device configuration
1.1
"Fit to Window" mode scales video to optimally fill the current window size
Floatable toolbar allows "presentation mode"
Drag & Drop DCP folders or audio/video files onto canvas
Drag & Drop DCP folders or audio/video files onto icon
Improved synchronicity between audio and video
Improved user interface response
Settings are restored after restart
Added load progress dialog
Accelerated application start-up
More detailed error messages
Many bug fixes
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