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Pro Media Tools 1.1 released - 64-bit, QT Edit batches, Auto Transfer metadata and more

Today we released Pro Media Tools 1.1, a major new update to our suite of workflow and media management tools. There are over 300 changes in this version, which is a free update for registered users.

Here are some of the biggest changes in 1.1:

64-bit


The applications in the suite are now 64-bit. This means that they're better able to deal with large amounts of data, which is especially useful when scanning long videos in Edit Detector and Video Check.

Post Haste


Post Haste is now being bundled with Pro Media Tools. We have several exciting features planned to increase integration between Post Haste and the other tools in the suite in future versions.

Auto Transfer metadata


You can now add custom metadata fields to the transfer window to tag each volume with extra information such as the camera number, shooting day, camera operator, etc.

You can set the destination path for transferred media according to the metadata you enter into the main window. This allows you to organize copied files on disk according to their camera, reel, the current date or any other useful information.

When the volume is transferred successfully, Auto Transfer can add the metadata to a spreadsheet (CSV) to help you organize your project.

QT Edit Batch Processing

QT Edit can now perform operations on batches of files. Go to File > New Batch and select all of the files you wish to process. Select the tasks you wish to perform (you can perform more than one at a time) and when you're done, click Process.

A new window will appear asking you how you want to save the files. If you select Update existing files, the existing files on disk will be overwritten. This is a very quick process to perform. The other options create duplicates of the files, either in the same directory or in a new one.

Edit Detector overhaul

Edit Detector has been given a major overhaul. It is now significantly faster and more accurate. It is more than twice as fast on my test machine at scanning SD media. We've also implemented a caching system so that it only needs to scan the frames once. Reopening an already-scanned file is instant.

Video Check overhaul

Video Check now has a multithreaded 64-bit architecture that gives it a significant speed boost. The improvements in OS X 10.7 allow us to offer additional features to Lion users such as 10-bit codec support, so consequently Lion is now our recommended operating system for Video Check.

Better collapsing in Timeline Tricks


Timeline Tricks can now collapse opaque clips that are obscured by a clip on a higher track. This means that a timeline that looked like this in the previous version:

Now looks like this:

You can still collapse the old way if you prefer. Third-party transparent clips can be added to a blacklist in preferences so that they will not be collapsed.
We've also added support for stripping markers and effects from Final Cut Pro X projects.

New apps in Render Watcher


We're now supporting Adobe Media Encoder and Compressor 4 in Render Watcher.

There are many more changes listed in the changelog.

Pro Media Tools is an essential toolkit for assistants, editors and video professionals alike. To find out more, see our features page, flip through the user manual or check out the video overview.

Posted by Jon Chappell on Dec 6 2011 to DR News, Front Page News, Utilities