Pro Media Tools Changelog

Changes in Pro Media Tools 2.2

• Removed opt-in telemetry from all apps in the suite
• Video Check - Support for detecting if an audio track is completely blank
• Batch Renamer - Show item count in window
• Video Check - Audio problems are now identified by channel and track (if a problem exists across several channels, more than one error message may therefore appear)
• QT Edit - Color and Gamma atoms can coexist in a QuickTime movie
• QT Edit - Fixed a crash that could occur after conforming a movie
• Performance and stability improvements across the suite
• Various small bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 2.1.2

• QT Edit - Show number of channels for audio tracks in Info pane
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where audio tracks would be incorrectly listed as multi-channel
• QT Edit - Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking on a track
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where the progress bar may not show progress when saving large files
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where the preview movie wouldn't update when enabling or disabling tracks
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where updating a track's metadata may update metadata for the main movie instead
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 2.1.1

• Edit Detector - Performance improvements
• Edit Detector - Fixed issue where exported clips may not have timecode tracks
• Edit Detector - Fixed issue where frame data could become corrupt
• Timeline Tricks - FCP 7 sequence XML can be used instead of the entire project
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where importing audio tracks from another movie may not work correctly
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

 

Changes in Pro Media Tools 2.1

• Support for M1 Macs and macOS 11 Big Sur
• Auto Transfer - Overhauled UI icons
• Auto Transfer - Various small usability improvements
• Auto Transfer - Checksum Validator - Fixed an issue where the previous results would interfere with the current results when running a checksum operation twice
• Edit Detector - Added support for exporting as QuickTime reference movies
• QT Edit - Added a "Use gamma value" option in the Encoding Attributes > Color > Custom dialog to take the transfer function directly from the Gamma attribute
• QT Edit - Enforces a .mov file extension on exported files if the user didn't specify it
• QT Edit - Lots of improvements to metadata handling
• QT Edit - Lots of bug fixes and polish
• Video Check - Support for checking audio files
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 2.0

• QT Edit has been rewritten to use the modern AV Foundation framework, allowing it to work in Catalina and Big Sur. This is a preview release that should largely be stable but we recommend operating on a copy of your media files just in case. The majority of features from the old version still exist, with the exception of a few small features that no longer exist in the new API. Chapter support is not present in the new version because chapters are different in the new API and it makes more sense to implement them in a new way instead of directly porting the old implementation, so chapters will be returning in a future update.
• Video Check - It's now possible to run audio scans without scanning video
• Video Check - Improved the reliability / accuracy of audio scans
• Video Check - Performance improvements
• Edit Detector - Reliability improvements
• Various other optimizations and modernizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.9

• macOS 10.15 Catalina compatibility for all apps except QT Edit. QT Edit is still in the process of being converted to AV Foundation and will be updated in a future release.
• Gamma Shift Detector has been discontinued and removed from the suite but can be freely downloaded from https://www.digitalrebellion.com/support/gammashiftdetector
• Dark mode support
• Apps in the suite now use the modern AV Foundation API (this primarily affects Edit Detector and Video Check)
• Edit Detector is now more accurate at finding edit points
• Pro Media Tools now requires macOS 10.10 or higher
• Various bug fixes, tweaks and modernizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.8

• Auto Transfer - Added a Checksum Validator to compare two or more drives, directories or files
• Auto Transfer - Added a right-click option to add a mounted drive as a destination
• Auto Transfer - Added file sizes to transfer log
• QT Edit - Various conforming improvements
• QT Edit - Added an option to switch off frame rate inversion when conforming, which can sometimes fix issues converting from fractional (e.g. 23.976) and integer (e.g. 25) frame rates
• Edit Detector - Numbers in filenames are now padded
• Video Check - Added space, JKL and arrow key shortcuts to navigate the video
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.7.3

• Auto Transfer - Added an option to disable transfer logs
• Auto Transfer now displays a message to alert you when one or more destinations are offline instead of the transfer just failing
• Auto Transfer - Fixed a crash that could occur when writing to the transfer log after a file transfer has failed
• Batch Renamer - When renumbering an image sequence, the number padding of the first file is now applied to all files
• QT Edit - New Quick Tasks: Disable all video tracks except track 1, Remove all video tracks except track 1, Disable all audio tracks, Remove all chapters.
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where audio sample rates in the Info pane could be incorrect
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the Open dialog launching when an app starts up
• Various minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.7.2

• Auto Transfer - Added a transfer log showing information about each file that was copied. Transfer logs are per-project and can be accessed from the View menu.
• Auto Transfer - Added a right-click menu to the Destinations pane allowing you to reveal a destination in Finder
• Auto Transfer - Remaining disk space indicator now updates more frequently
• Auto Transfer - Only alert to offline volumes if they are enabled in the Destinations pane
• Auto Transfer - Fixed a crash that could occur if you tried to transfer to a non-existent volume
• Timeline Tricks - Improved the naming of modified sequences in FCP7 XML
• Timeline Tricks - Fixed an issue where FCP7 XML might not import into Premiere correctly
• Video Check - Support for exporting the current frame as an image file
• Video Check - Fixed a hang that could occur when flash frame checking is switched on and there was an error reading the file
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

 

 

 

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.7.1

• Batch Renamer - Dragging a file from Finder onto a specific item in the list now inserts it before that item instead of at the end of the list (this makes the frame reordering function easier to use)
• Batch Renamer - Filenames are now truncated in the middle so you can see the frame number if it exists
• QT Edit - Many improvements to conforming
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where the audio sample rate wouldn't change when conforming certain QuickTime movies
• Video Check - Sensitivity adjustments to prevent false positives when checking luma
• Minor bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.7

• Timeline Tricks - Added the ability to remove audio and video transitions
• Edit Detector - Support for exporting markers to Resolve
• Video Check - Support for exporting markers to Resolve
• QT Edit - Space bar now plays back video
• QT Edit - Track Name is now the default selected tab when selecting a track
• Batch Renamer - Added a Clear button to clear the entire file list at once
• Batch Renamer - Added an option to automatically clear the file list after processing
• Video Check - Fixed an issue where results may be color-coded incorrectly
• Video Check - Fixed an issue where the Export dialog would default to a .txt extension irrespective of the initial output type
• General bug fixes, tweaks and optimizations

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.6.1

• Auto Transfer - Added a List metadata type that only allows you to choose specific values
• Auto Transfer - Added an option to include the camera number in auto-detected reel names (e.g. A010)
• Auto Transfer - Support for detecting volumes from DJI drones
• Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where metadata columns in the Transfer view wouldn't reorder when reordered from the Metadata pane
• Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where files on transferred volumes may not retain their original modification dates
• QT Edit - Times in the Info tab are now shown in your local timezone (there is an option in preferences to force UTC)
• QT Edit - Limited the maximum number of metadata fields to 400 to prevent the app hanging if a movie has corrupt metadata
• Fixed an issue that could cause a "trial has expired" message to appear
• Various other bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.6

• Auto Transfer - Support for automatically detecting reel numbers from RED media
• Auto Transfer - Offline destinations are now indicated as offline in the Destinations pane
• Auto Transfer - Leading zeroes of the default reel are now respected when auto-detecting a reel name
• Auto Transfer - Added an option to prepend a metadata item's title to its value when creating a path, so for example it would create a "Day 1" folder instead of just "1"
• Auto Transfer - Modified the default metadata settings so that timestamped folders are now no longer created automatically. The default folder structure is now "Day [day] > [reel]". This change only affects new users but existing users can recreate it manually if desired.
• Auto Transfer - Drag metadata fields to change folder structure order
• Auto Transfer - Metadata folder structure preview now shows values rather than field names
• Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where some cards may not appear in the list
• Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where a cancelled transfer couldn't be restarted
• Auto Transfer - When automatically incrementing the day number, a new day is now considered to start at 5am instead of midnight
• Auto Transfer - Prevented system sleep during transfers
• Edit Detector - Improved FCPX compatibility
• QT Edit - When modifying timecode in batch mode, the original file's reel name is preserved unless directly modified
• Video Check - Improved FCPX compatibility
• Various other bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.5

• Auto Transfer - Offloading performance improvements
• Auto Transfer - Added an "Open QuickTimes movies as CinePlay playlist" option to Actions
• Auto Transfer - Reel number is now auto-detected if it’s in the volume name (certain volumes only)
• Auto Transfer - Better support for detecting ARRI volumes
• Auto Transfer - Support for detecting Tascam volumes
• Auto Transfer - Improved the responsiveness of ejecting a volume
• Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where the day could increment more than once if the app is launched with more than one card mounted
• Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where ignoring a volume may not work correctly
• Edit Detector - Exporting an FCPXML event now automatically imports it into FCPX
• Edit Detector - Added the ability to suppress the deletion prompt when removing edit points
• Edit Detector - Improved compatibility with FCPX
• QT Edit - Support for setting Ultra HD and HDR color flags
• QT Edit - Better error reporting when a movie can’t be opened
• Video Check - Results are now cached when reloading a file
• Video Check - Export errors as markers in an FCPX event
• Video Check - Metadata errors are now tagged with timecode
• Video Check - Default bit-depth is now 10-bit
• Video Check - Settings are now saved correctly when a text box is still editing when you click submit
• Video Check - Arrow keys now work correctly in text boxes
• Video Check - Fixed an issue where timecode tracks may be detected incorrectly
• Various other bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.4.6

• QT Edit - Added an option to preserve the original file's timestamp in batch mode
• QT Edit - Added additional ARRI metadata presets
• QT Edit - Conforming is now aborted if the user does not have write permissions for the file
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where exported timecode in marker lists could be incorrect
• Post Haste - Updated the default templates to use the new [template] filename syntax (go to Tools > Restore Default Templates to get the new ones)
• Post Haste - Added support for Premiere Pro 2015.3 project files
• Post Haste - Removed Kollaborate support (for now)
• Various other bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.4.5

• QT Edit - New Quick Task: import timecode from Broadcast Wave (BWF) audio file
• QT Edit - Several conform improvements
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue where the Discard button does nothing when closing a batch that hasn't been submitted
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Open dialog in several apps to show at startup even if a previous file was automatically reopened
• Various other fixes and tweaks

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.4.4

• QT Edit - New Quick Task - Assign clip name as reel name
• QT Edit - New Quick Task - Take reel name from parent folder
• QT Edit - New Quick Task - Invert Pixel Aspect Ratio - e.g. converts 10:11 to 11:10
• QT Edit - Improved compatibility when conforming movies with generic media tracks
• QT Edit - An alert message is now only shown for the first Quick Task queued up in batch mode
• Various other minor bug fixes and tweaks

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.4.3

• Pro Media Tools now requires a minimum of OS X 10.8
• Edit Detector - Export edit points as still images
• QT Edit - A descriptive track name can now be set
• QT Edit - Improved support for importing FCPX markers
• QT Edit - Fixed an issue that could cause timecode to run at a faster rate than the movie's frame rate
• Render Watcher - Support for executing an app / script upon successful render
• Render Watcher - Improved support for Compressor droplets
• Many other bug fixes, tweaks and improvements

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.4.2

Note: this will be the last OS X 10.6 and 10.7-compatible version of Pro Media Tools.

• Auto Transfer - fixed an issue where it could be difficult to edit text fields while a transfer is ongoing
• QT Edit - Improved calculation of drop-frame timecode
• Timeline Tricks - Improved FCPX compatibility
• Various other bug fixes and tweaks

Changes in Pro Media Tools 1.4.1

• OS X 10.11 El Capitan support