Lightworks v11.5.

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Release Notes
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Lightworks v11.5.1 Release Notes
Introduction
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:
Fixed in Version 11.5.1 on page 3
"Limitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5.1" on page 6
"Troubleshooting" on page 8
Technical Support Contracts on page 9
Fixed in Version 11.5.1
This section summarizes the fixes that have been implemented in Lightworks 11.5.1. See
the following topics:
Cross Platform Fixes on page 3
Windows Fixes on page 5
Linux Fixes on page 5
Cross Platform Fixes
Fixed ProRes sample stuttering during playback
Fixed potential crash returning to the project browser when there are outstanding
Thumbnail render tasks
Fixed potential crash in release builds (primarily debug builds only)
Fixed Rendering/Exporting not working correctly with multi level video tracks and FX
Fixed stereoscopic 3D exports failing right at the end (when a few extra frames are
generated past the end of the item being exported)
Fixed export of stereoscopic 3D edits always being left eye only
Fixed potential crash adding audio tracks as stereo pairs
Fixed 'balance' wording on the Color Correction effect panel
Fixed being able to add effects from the "Mixes" category when right-clicking a
segment
Fixed audio clicks when decoding AC3 audio (44.1 kHz)
Fixed material vanishing from an open bin when moved from another bin
Fixed potential crash rendering a rendered section
Fixed copied local still images not being restored from an archive
Fixed potential crash when the number of effects on a segment exceeds the height
of the track in pixels
Fixed Matrox AVIs from After Effects displaying as black
Fixed potential crash switching rooms with open bins
Fixed Selective CC 'Color Picker' icon
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Fixed in Version 11.5.1
Fixed Alexa ProRes 4444 .MOV files importing with the incorrect aspect ratio
Fixed 64bit version hanging with large amounts of MTS (H.264) media
Fixed potential crash opening video preview window from background task list
Fixed 'Auto' frame rate projects importing media with the incorrect Transfer method
Added limited ALT-GR key mapping support
Added 'Remove' option to audio transition timeline menu
Added config for avoiding silence with certain kinds of trim
Fixed potential crash using CTRL Z shortcut in text fields
Fixed FX removal (when effect is on an FX track and it has a transition as in input)
Fixed potential crash opening lots of small files containing AC3 audio
Fixed Titling effect appearing on the list of licensed features
Fixed ERROR 610, Corrupted MI and Invalid response from Licensing Server due to
invalid XML
Fixed tiles in sync groups not updating after shuttling with the console
Fixed AAF imports (with sub-clip compositions with no video track) to get incorrect
channel-number
Fixed potential crash importing AVID AAFs
Fixed AAF import to deal with multiple nested V-tracks (or indeed A-tracks)
Added more detailed reporting of missing Composition Usage Code and associated
illegal sequence references in AAFs
Added Save/Restore position of the video-analysis panel in room files
Audio waveforms are now On by default
Fixed audio pops and glitches in AC3 audio imports
Fixed potential "License Expired" error due to timezones east from Greenwich
Fixed audio not playing during an audio only trim
Fixed timeline marker jumping to the wrong end of a clip when entering audio only
trim slip/slide mode
Fixed YouTube export options when using non-standard wordings
Fail to return a valid frame-rate on an AAF if an error occurs
Removed 1080p60 and 1080p50 options from the YouTube export list, as they are
not supported by MainConcept
Fixed Insert and Replace buttons not working correctly on edits used as sources
Changed Remove/Delete buttons to Insert/Replace when taking an edit out of
record and vice versa
Fixed templates created from effects on tracks other than the topmost track being
saved incorrectly
Fixed sync groups showing out of sync with record edit when moving the timeline
marker
Fixed crash importing OMFs
Fixed folder creation when clicking Do it on the add media folder location on the
Media tab of the project card
Fixed ability to save audio effect templates
Fixed crash exporting WAV files from a bin of MP4 files
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Prevented multiple AAFs being opened at the same time when browsing to a
location that contains more than one
Prevented the Record edit from simultaneously becoming the Source as well
Fixed incorrect duration reported on .m4a audio samples
Fixed tiles in bins potentially turning black randomly
Fixed Undo/Redo buttons on the video routing panel
Fixed incorrect wording on hover-over tip for timeline zoom buttons
Fixed Tooltips set to Never reverting back to Fast after playing a viewer
Fixed audio not importing from file paths containing unicode characters
Fixed Syncs in sync groups not syncing to A1 timecode
AAF import composition mobs with missing Usage Code are now defaulted to Edits
Fixed hang calculating sync errors during certain trim operations
Fixed 'Add >' effects for FX segments
Fixed rendering being incorrect on varispeed samples resulting in a flash frame
Prevented crash deleting edit tracks with an invalid audio mix
Stopped repeated attempts to generate waveforms for missing files
Windows Fixes
Added D3Dcompiler_43.DLL to our install directory to help avoid DirectX issues
Added warning on startup that Shaders have failed to compile due to out of date
DirectX
Fixed certain XDCAM MOVs importing as green images into 32bit version
Fixed issues with Combustion workflow
Fixed no audio channels when importing a file with non-ascii characters in its name
or path
Launched plugins in a separate thread as require different COM threading (This fixes
timeline issues within Boris Red/FX)
Fixed plug-in panel appearance when plug-in fails to load
Linux Fixes
Fixed launching for http document types
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Limitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5.1
Limitations and Known Problems in Version 11.5.1
The following limitations and known problems have been identified in this release:
Windows 32-bit on page 6
Windows 64-bit on page 7
Linux 64-bit on page 7
Matrox Hardware I/O on page 8
Blackmagic Hardware I/O on page 8
AJA Hardware I/O on page 8
Windows 32-bit
Some MTS files will show pixelation on the start frames
MTS files with two video streams (3D) will cause the MainConcept decoder to crash
and Lightworks to close. This issue has been raised with MainConcept
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
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Audio on exported AVCHD files cannot be played by Windows Media Player, it is just
mute
Windows 64-bit
Some MTS files will show pixelation on the start frames
MTS files with two video streams (3D) will cause the MainConcept decoder to crash
and Lightworks to close. This issue has been raised with MainConcept
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 header
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Troubleshooting
Matrox 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.
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Technical Support Contracts
For assistance beyond this document, and that provided in your Lightworks
documentation, you can purchase a Technical Support Contract for Lightworks from our
online shop at http://www.lwks.com/shop. Technical Support is by Telephone and
Email.
When you contact Technical Support, please have the exact version number of your
Lightworks implementation ready as well as your support agreement number.
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