Nov 10: v5.4.5 Build 129

Discussion: The big news in this release is significantly faster (up to 50%) decoder performance due to additional threading optimizations that take better advantage of 4-core and 8-core machines

• Added à Timecode support in HDLink for Sony EX1 MP4 files.
• Enhanced à Decoder performance increased significantly for systems with 4 or more cores (v4.3.)
• Enhanced à As PC are getting faster, we now mark fewer filters as requiring a render in full-res playback and export to tape modes

Oct 8: v5.4.3 Build 127

Discussion: The big news in this release is:
   a) the addition of a real-time Levels filter for Premiere Pro!
   b) preservation of timecode when re-wrapping from AVI to MOV
   c) bug fix that caused a rare decoder race condition resulting in infrequent but visible artifacts in decoded images (please update!)

• Added à Simple real-time Levels filter
• Added à AVI to MOV rewrap now preserves timecode
• Added à Encoder/Decoder support for new monochrome encoding mode
• Minor à Horizontal and Vertical flip filter moved into "CineForm Filters" within Video Effects
• Fixed à Contrast shift in the CineForm Color Corrector between playback and scrubbing
• Fixed à Decoder bug that caused a rare race condition resulting in infrequent but visible artifacts in decoded images
• Fixed à HDLink crash for some rate change operations (rare)
• Fixed à MP4 sources now support the rate change filter in HDLink

Sep 16: v5.4.2 Build 126

Discussion: Numerous feature updates and bug fixes, but no major new features

• Enhanced à R3D convertor (R2CF) with many scripts to simplify conversion
• Updated à DPX2CF for YUV DPX sources
• Fixed à Decoder bug that prevents AVISynth from using DirectShowSource
• Removed à CineForm M2T export for new purchases. The feature remains for existing customers.
• Other à Many minor fixes and updates

August 25: v5.2.1 Build 125

• Added à 24 to 25p conversion within HDLink
• Enhanced à Updates to DPX2CF, CF2DPX and CFRepair for more speed and flexibility.
• Enhanced à Accuracy of 23.976 to 24/25p mode using 24000/1001 instead of 23976/1000 math
• Enhanced à If timecode is not present in the header, the importer will now extract timecode form the sample.
• Enhanced à Scaling algorithm used in HD Link
   
• Fixed à Timeline gap (black area) playback of non-standard timeline sizes like 1024x512.
• Fixed à Colorspace issue of RAW playback to YUV surfaces
• Fixed à an up-scaling artifact in HDLink that happened in the last beta release (Build 176)
• Fixed à Center crop HDLink scaling for 4x3 sources into 16x9 outputs
• Fixed à 720x486 striding problems (with and without looks.)
• Fixed à Explorer crash loading 1280 wide AVIs with Active Metadata enabled
• Fixed à RGB overlay option for NVidia cards was showing green in the last Beta release

June 20: v5.3.1 Build 119

• Fixed à A render problem that caused an improper scrub in the rendered file
• Fixed à An improper MPEG2 decoder was being selected when converting HDV files to CineForm files with HD Link

June 9: v5.3.1 Build 118a

• Fixed à Installer bug for Build 167 causes problems with capture/convert for some HDV cameras.  Recommended update for HDV users.

June 5: v5.3.1 Build 118

• Improved à Overall decoder performance improvement on dual and quad core systems
• Improved à Decoder performance within Premiere faster thru more threading.
• Added à DShow Decoder now has better direct control of the pixel format when output using the properties control panel.  Output settings can be now saved as defaults.
• Added à DShow decoder now displays the version number in the control panels.
• Fixed à Occasional wrong coloration of the top left pixel in the last couple of builds.
• Fixed à Playback of 720p within 1080p projects
• Fixed à In HDLink the Interlaced 4:2:0 fix wasn't being used in pulldown removal for M2T files, yet it was for live or streaming capture/convert.
• Fixed à Rare deadlock bug when using the filter stack bit depth display and switching focus between Premiere and other apps
• Fixed à Frame export with fast scrubbing enabled was not going out half res, so scrubbing was slower.

May 1: v5.3.0 Build 115

• Improved à HDLink has improved support for AVCHD files in which the tool looks for common third party components like the Haali Media Splitter and the CoreAVC decoder. This fixes a previous issue where there where too many AVCHD components installed. More information here: http://www.cineform.com/products/TechNotes/AVCHD_FileConversion.htm
• Added à Switch in the AVI/MOV File --> Export --> Movie panel to enable threading during export.  Due to Premiere’s low memory issues, this was disabled by default, but should accelerate HD exports for simple projects.
• Added à The CFRepair utility now ships as a standard tool in the CineForm --> Tools folder under Start Menu.  CFRepair is used primary for repairing files captured during live recording, in which a power outage (or other crash) has left an incomplete AVI.
• Improved à Threading performance of the deinterlacing and scaling algorithms during live capture through HD-SDI / HDMI.
• Improved à CineForm Quicktime export now uses the latest encoding engine.
• Fixed à 601 vs 709 color space issues on some renders.
• Improved à Many other internal upgrades....

March 27: v5.2.5 Build 110a

• Fixed à Error caused in Premiere Pro when exporting to a CineForm file or when rendering previews

March 13: v5.2.5 Build 110

• Fixed à Conversion problems (HDLink crash) for P2 and XDCam HD media introduced in Build 158
• Fixed à Occasional Premiere Pro crash during render previews

March 10: v5.2.5 Build 109

• Added à Sony EX1 MXF conversion
     - includes support for >2GB file conversion
     - Filtering 4:2:0 to 4:2:2 now supports EX1 progressive sources
     - Fix for chroma quality for interlaced sources
• Improved à Filmscan 1 and Filmscan 2 visual fidelity enhancements
• Fixed à The scaling algorithm in HDLink now detects progressive sources correctly
• Fixed à Smaller decoding error on the right hand edge for progressive YUV clips when decoding to RGB 8-bit. Decoding to 16-bit , to CineForm RAW, or to CineForm 444 source were unaffected
• Fixed à Real-time playback of CineForm RAW when using all active metadata included a gamma shift, and would sometimes have a "play" error
• Improved à New SI-2K metadata with color matrix data now support
• Added à r210 pixel support for Decoder2
• Fixed à Adobe Ultra would sometimes incorrectly use the "Desktop Playback - Fast" mode (Half resolution)
• Improved à Protection wrapping in Build 154 was causing some install issues

February 1: v5.2.4 (Build 106)

• Added à More curve support internal to the decoder
• Added à 8-bit support to the Window QT component. Originally only supported 16-bits per pixel
• Fixed à Color accuracy on QT 8-bit RGB exports
• Fixed à Some older CineForm RAW AVIs wouldn't work in Premiere if the 3D LUT was missing
• Fixed à Decoder now knows when it is being run within HDLink.  This fix prevents the "Desktop Playback - Fast" mode from
                     impacting quality for CineForm-to-CineForm resizng conversions

January 16: v5.2.3 (Build 104)

• Fixed à Some images would mistakenly decode to a purple and green color under Premiere Pro while using non-CineForm edit mode.
• Improved à Playback performance in 8-core systems through threading improvements

January 7: v5.2.3 (Build 103a)

• Fixed à Driver conflict with other third-party applications
• Fixed à MP4 audio processing to eliminate popping with Premiere Pro

January 3: v5.2.3 (Build 103)

• Fixed à Problems with 8-core systems using the CineForm VFW codec
• Fixed à Decoding failure of older CineForm RAW 1080p clips
• Fixed à RGBA32 decodes within VirtualDub
• Fixed à Colorspace was incorrect for progressive RGB decodes in VFW & Sony Vegas
• Fixed à Changing the timecode for an AVIs file in Premiere
• Fixed à Minor upgrades to the MXF reader
• Fixed à (Mac codec) quarter res decoding of CineForm 444
• Added à (Mac codec) scaling greatly improved

December 18, 2007: v5.2.2 (Build 101)

• Added à Added: XDCAM-EX support to HDLink
• Added à Count offset for HDLink split scene naming
• Added à Improved cross platform decoder threading
• Fixed à Support on quad core systems for some "old" clips was broken
• Changed à Progressive decoding to RGB of YUV sources
• Changed à "Force YUV" now defaults to ON as too many cards could not support RGB overlays.

December 4: v5.2.1 (Build 98)

• Added à Program Files --> CineForm --> Tools scripts to control metadata ON/OFF processing within other applications (AE, Windows Media Player, etc)
• Fixed à Pulldown removal for 8-bit sources was broken in v3.2.0
• Added à QuickTime encoder now defaults to I-Frame only with keyframe control off.
• Added à QuickTime codec naming now reflects the licensing for HD, 2K or 4K.

November 20: v5.2.0 (Build 95)

• Added (BETA) à RedCine export support to CineForm QuickTime files. 1920x1080 (or smaller) exports default to YUV 4:2:2; 2K exports (Prospect 2K) are automatically CineForm 444 (RGB 4:4:4)
• Added (BETA) à M2T export from Premiere Pro via the newly-integrated Tsunami MPEG Encoder
• Added à Force YUV control, disable will help those who are have difficult calibrating the overlay on their NVidia cards
• Added à Importer and AEIO updated to handle new bayer headers on older files
• Added à CineForm RAW decoding for VfW and QuickTime codec engines
• Fixed à HDV batch capture crash in Premiere Pro CS3 now fixed
• Fixed à DirectShow Encoder in I-frame mode would sometimes drop the very first frame
• Fixed à HD Link no longer reports errors when capture from Decklink cards is stopped
• Fixed à QuickTime encoder would improperly truncate 1556 tall images to 1552 (Prospect 2K)
• Fixed à Premiere Pro CS3 in Vista added "\\?\" before the path name of rendered preview files

October 4: v5.1.2 (Build 92)

• Fixed à Keyboard scrubbing in CS3 sometimes didn’t update cursor and timecode position
• Fixed à AE CS3 thumbnail decoding of YUV clips would sometimes show up as pink
• Improved à AE CS3 now properly reports the compression type as one of the following: CineForm Intermediate (4:2:2), CineForm 444, CineForm 444 + Alpha, or CineForm RAW.
• Fixed à Premiere CS3 scrubbing of titles over nothing wasn't properly mixing the background to black
• Fixed à Premiere Pro NTSC SD imports were defaulting to 0.9 pixel aspect ratio
• Fixed à Decklink capture format settings correctly maintained in HDLink for each new session
• Added à Centercrop control for HDLink conversion of non-16x9 sources.

September 11: v5.1.1 (Build 91)

• Fixed à Progressive 1080 clips previously imported into AE as interlaced
• Fixed à 16-bit per channel QuickTime decodes now work in both CS3 and AE7 (CS3 was byte swapped thanks to an undocumented Adobe change.)
• Fixed à QuickTime encoder exports issues with AE and Premiere Pro
• Improved à DeBayer noise filter for CineForm RAW (Prospect 2K only)

August 28: v5.1.0 (Build 90)

• Improved à Multi-cam editing performance under Premiere Pro CS3
• Improved à AE CS3 importer now works without having to remove any AE components
• Fixed à distorted audio exports from After Effects.
• Fixed à user control for changing timecode within Premiere Pro CS3.
• Fixed à scaling of HD for SD BMP exports now works
• Fixed à conversion of JVC 24p sources in HDLink (broken in 3.0.3)
• Fixed à quality level controls for HDLink when capturing from HMDI cards – every setting was one lower than it should have been, and Low was undefined.
• Fixed à XDCAM-HD conversion issue for non-English installs of Windows.
• Fixed à Windows Media Player under Vista was displaying weird colors (recommended: don’t use WMP as it is very slow)
• Added à Holding the Ctrl key at the start of playback (PPro) will force playback on non-real-time elements (optimized for CS3).   Enabling Scroll Lock will make this the default behavior with the Ctrl key acting as a toggle.

August 2: v5.0.5 (Build 88)

• Added à HDLink now converts JVC TOD files to CineForm AVIs
• Added à HDLink file selector now defaults to all convertible media rather than just MPEG media
• Fix à Alpha channel and frame blended export - a low-end memory condition is now handled better
• Fix (Vista) à COM Surrogate errors eliminated when using thumbnail view in Windows Explorer
• Fix (Vista) à Some system would fail to playback if the timeline was shortened

July 26: v5.0.4 (Build 87)

• Added à XDCAM–HD conversion support within HDLink
• Fixed à real-time playback of titles and color bars in non-square pixel projects under Premiere Pro CS3 – they would play with the wrong pixel aspect.
• Updated à Restored YUY2 support within the Video for Windows codec.
• Fixed à Premiere Pro memory leak on exports that would sometimes crash.
• Fixed à MOV rewrapping to AVI within HDLink for files greater than 4GB.
• Fixed à HDlink upscale from assuming SD sources are interlaced
• Fixed à Gamma support when rewrapping CineForm files from AVI to MOV and vice-versa

• Fixed: real-time playback of titles and color bars in non square pixel projects under Premiere Pro CS3 – previously they would play with the wrong pixel aspect
• Fixed: properly reading CineForm 444 files within Premiere/AE CineForm importers that were created with Video for Windows
• Restored: YUY2 support within the Video for Windows codec.

June 15: v5.0.2 (Build 85)

• CS3 Compatibility à Scopes support upgraded to support Premiere Pro CS3
• Fixed à rare encoder failure that occasionally happened with a lot of encoding including HDV capture
• Fixed à CineForm MOVs now import properly with real-time performance in Premiere Pro
• Fixed à when capturing HDV source to CineForm MOV files with scene detection ON, AVIs are no longer created for for the second and third clips

June 1: v5.0.1 (Build 84)

• Fixed à installs properly into Premiere Pro CS3 correctly to match an Adobe change
• Improved à Installation now includes all versions of Premiere Pro found on the system
• Improved à Premiere’s handling of 32-bit float exports, now with lower memory footprint
• Improved à Encoders are now listed as supported in more third party tools under “Video Compressors"
• Added à New metadata handling in preparation for future features (keep your eye on this one - we'll disclose more later....)
• Improved à Many other minor enhancements

• Fixed à File re-wrapping from MOV to AVI would occasionally assign an incorrect frame rate
• Fixed à HDLink would sometimes stop early during conversions of large files
• Improved à Support for consumer HD cameras like the JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
• Added à Control to disable the HDSDI/HMDI capture window within HDLink (it would previously always be visible)
• Improved à Vista support (we still consider this BETA until we declare otherwise, so give us feedback if you find issues)

May 2, 2007: v5.0.1 (Build 82)

• Fixed à Bug when importing AVIs with 8-channel audio
• Improved à After Effects importer bug fix when loading or saving older projects
• Fixed à CineForm QuickTime Importer which was conflicting with Premiere for other QT media.
• Fixed à NTSC SD capture within HDlink
• Improved à MOV to AVI re-wrapping

Update to the latest Aspect HD v4 Build - only for those who have not upgraded to Aspect HD v5

February 16, 2007: v4.3.1 (Build 76)

• Improved à Capture performance when using the Blackmagic Intensity card (by >20% CPU efficiency)
• Fixed à Audio playback bug

February 8: v4.3.0 (Build 75)

• Added à Support for real-time acquisition from HDMI sources using the Blackmagic Intensity card. This enables high-quality 4:2:2 capture directly into CineForm Intermediate files at a horizontal resolution up to 1440x1080 using cameras such as the HVR-V1. Read more....
• Added à Enhanced pulldown removal for the Sony HVR-V1 24p modes.  Supports files from both tape and the HVR-DR60 disk recorder.
• Added à HDLink can now select folders for batch conversion.  This is particularly useful for converting files from Sony’s HVR-DR60 disk recorder
• Added à Various internal VfW enhancements, including performance enhancements particularly for Vegas 7.0c users
• Added à Warning message within Premiere notifying users when mixed 23.976 and 24.0 content is added to a project timeline
• Fixed à Deinterlacer for the 8-bit modes (it would previously only be active with the scaling on)
• Improved à More multi-generation visual quality enhancements

November 16, 2006: v4.24 (Build 72):

• Fixed à Video for Windows saturation overflow for VSRGB modes.
• Fixed à Crash that occurs on some graphics cards
• Fixed à Issues with Premiere Pro scopes and non-RT filters.
• Fixed à Scopes edge view
• Improved à Timecode handling (fixes source window exports losing timecode.)

October 16: v4.23 (Build 71):

• Improved à Inverse telecine algorithm. Many overall algorithm enhancements, especially for 24p sequences embedded in 60i.
• Fixed à Problem that would cause occasional crashes in Windows Media Player.
• Fixed à A memory was fixed relating to HDLink file conversions

October 3: v4.22 (Build 69):

• Fixed à Problem with Build 68 that prevented proper installation on some machines

September 28: v4.22 (Build 68):

• Fixed à a memory leak for scaled exports using Premeire Pro.
• Added à 24p to 23.976p conversion to HDLink and Premiere Pro capture

September 19: v4.21 (Build 67):

• Improved à When converting AVI-to-AVI files, passing of header data is improved to maintain aspect ratios
• Fixed à 960x720 MXF conversion to 1280x720 AVI

September 14: v4.20 (Build 66) adds numerous features including:

• Add à Batch conversion of many different file formats into CineForm Intermediate: most AVI files, many MOV files, P2 (mxf) files, .m2t, .ts, and WMV, including SD. 
• Add à Spatial and temporal rescaling from various SD or HD resolutions to HD: 1280x720p, 1440x1080i/p, 1920x1080i/p (Prospect HD), or SD: 480i/p, 486i/p, 576i/p; including scaling SD Û HD
• Add à Letterboxing and pillarboxing for SD material
• Add à Improved SD export quality for both progressive and interlaced outputs
• Add à Enable/Disable overlay surface fixes color-shift and "desktop-flash" problems with NVidia cards
             Þ Recommendations - for Nvidia cards: DISABLE; for ATI cards: ENABLE
• Add à 16:9 aspect ratio flag for SD eliminates "squeezed" SD exports
• Add à Spatial resizing added for CineForm HDV capture using the Premiere Pro capture interface
• Add à Codec quality enhancement for certain image statistics
• Bug Fix à eliminates audio conform problem (Yes Virginia, we occasionally have bugs too....)
• November 16: v4.24 (Build 72):
  • Fixed à Video for Windows saturation overflow for VSRGB modes.
  • Fixed à Crash that occurs on some graphics cards
  • Fixed à Issues with Premiere Pro scopes and non-RT filters.
  • Fixed à Scopes edge view
  • Improved à Timecode handling (fixes source window exports losing timecode.)

  October 16: v4.23 (Build 71):

  • Improved à Inverse telecine algorithm. Many overall algorithm enhancements, especially for 24p sequences embedded in 60i.
  • Fixed à Problem that would cause occasional crashes in Windows Media Player.
  • Fixed à A memory was fixed relating to HDLink file conversions

  October 3: v4.22 (Build 69):

  • Fixed à Problem with Build 68 that prevented proper installation on some machines

  September 28: v4.22 (Build 68):

  • Fixed à a memory leak for scaled exports using Premeire Pro.
  • Added à 24p to 23.976p conversion to HDLink and Premiere Pro capture

  September 19: v4.21 (Build 67):

  • Improved à When converting AVI-to-AVI files, passing of header data is improved to maintain aspect ratios
  • Fixed à 960x720 MXF conversion to 1280x720 AVI

  September 14: v4.20 (Build 66) adds numerous features including:

  • Add à Batch conversion of many different file formats into CineForm Intermediate: most AVI files, many MOV files, P2 (mxf) files, .m2t, .ts, and WMV, including SD. 
  • Add à Spatial and temporal rescaling from various SD or HD resolutions to HD: 1280x720p, 1440x1080i/p, 1920x1080i/p (Prospect HD), or SD: 480i/p, 486i/p, 576i/p; including scaling SD Û HD
  • Add à Letterboxing and pillarboxing for SD material
  • Add à Improved SD export quality for both progressive and interlaced outputs
  • Add à Enable/Disable overlay surface fixes color-shift and "desktop-flash" problems with NVidia cards
               Þ Recommendations - for Nvidia cards: DISABLE; for ATI cards: ENABLE
  • Add à 16:9 aspect ratio flag for SD eliminates "squeezed" SD exports
  • Add à Spatial resizing added for CineForm HDV capture using the Premiere Pro capture interface
  • Add à Codec quality enhancement for certain image statistics
  • Bug Fix à eliminates audio conform problem (Yes Virginia, we occasionally have bugs too....)

  June 27: v4.13 (Build 61) adds/fixes the following items, and is a recommended (and free) update for all Aspect HD v4 customers:

  • Added support for extracting duplicate frames from DVCPRO-HD MXF files
  • Fixed the selector rate change to correctly allow 60p to 24p 2.5 X slow motion.
  • Fixed codec compatibility with some very old CineForm files.

  June 7: v4.12 (Build 60) fixes the following items, and is a recommended (and free) update for all Aspect HD v4 customers:

  • Threading improvements for applications that use the CineForm Intermediate DirectShow decoder (like Windows Media Player) that take advantage of four or more logical/physical CPU cores.
  • Bug fix for "smart rendering" setting within HDLink for compatibility with Sony Vegas
  • Bug fix for improved compatibility with Panasonic P2 viewer

  May 23: v4.11 (Build 59) fixes the following items, and is a recommended (and free) update for all Aspect HD v4 customers:

  • Fix for the AVI importer to work correctly with the Adobe Media Encoder (for WM9 exports.)
  • Installs the AVI importer for compatibility with Encore DVD .
  • Fix for HDLink when converting MXF files with the "automatic" setting (previously used interlaced encoding for 720p sources – no visual impact.)
  • Fix for HDV capture within Premiere Pro - Interlace vs Progressive options where reversed.

  May 17: v4.1 (Build 58) adds BETA support for Panasonic HVX200 (DVCPRO HD), plus numerous spatial and temporal format conversion options such as

  • Deinterlacing from interlaced material to progressive including 60i to 30p
  • Pulldown removal for 60i to 24p conversion
  • Spatial resampling; Various, including 1440 x 1080 ó 1280 x 720 ó 960 x 720

  May 1: v4.03 (Build 55): There are numerous feature enhancements and bug fixes present in this release.  We recommend that all Aspect HD v4 customers update to Build 55.  Following are a few of the notable additions:

  • Disable preview option of 1080i (disabling of preview mode for 720p has been available for a while)
  • Audio quality is enhanced on conversion to M2T files
  • Linear motion control is now marked as RT when using PPro 2.0
  • Fix for single-frame AVI export bug
  • Fix for Premiere bug which left one-frame timeline "holes" when using the multicam feature
  • Crash on M2T exports fixed
  • There are many minor features/bug updates not itemized one-by-one
  Mar 2: v4.02 (Build 54): Fixes multi-cam bug for 1080i material.  Optional update for those who need multi-cam support.
  
  Feb 28: v4.02 (Build 53): Fixes bug that occasionally generates bad frames in CineForm Intermediate files.  Recommended (free) update for all Aspect HD v4.0 customers.
  
  Jan 27: v4.01 (Build 52)   Minor update fixes a render problem when using Adobe's Radial Blur filter (thanks to Michael for finding this)
  
  Jan 21, 2006: v4.0 (Build 51b).  Main Aspect HD v4.0 release

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