Hans-Georg Daun
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I have just released Clipfinder 2.2 beta 6.
The new version can be downloaded from my website.
Below are the release notes (also included in the integrated help pages (CMD-?))
New in Clipfinder 2.2 beta 6
Added "Disable Safe Mode" setting in the Preferences. Safe Mode is enabled by default and protects you from potentially dangerous functions. You will need to disable Safe Mode to use the "empty" buttons in the Render window (not a good idea to use those if you have set your render target directory to the Desktop directory) or to use the "Prepare Clip Directories..." and "Restore Clip Directories..." functions (see below).
Renamed "Move Clip Directories to..." and "Move Clip Directories back from..." functions to clarify their intended purpose. Functions are now called "Prepare Clip Directories for L&T..." and "Restore Clip Directories after L&T...".
The reason for these functions' existence is that the Log & Transfer function in FCP will not work with multi-level directory structures (e.g. myProject / Day1 / Magazine1 / Clip1).
The "Prepare..." function makes it possible to ingest all needed clips in one go by collecting all .RDC directories for the clips currently loaded in the main window into a single-level hierarchy in the destination folder you specify. In order to save time and space, it does this by moving (not copying) the directories.The destination folder must be on the same drive as the R3Ds.
The "Restore..." function moves all .RDC directories back to their original place in the folder hierarchy.
Both functions will display an error message if you try to move to a directory that is not on the same drive as the R3Ds or if there are multiple .RDC directories with the same name (very unlikely for clips recorded with newer builds).
Use as follows
- load clips (e.g. from FCP XML, use "Replace MOV with R3D", if necessary)
- create a directory (e.g. "Selects") on the same drive as the original R3Ds for your clips
- select "Prepare Clip Directories for L&T..." and select the directory you just created
- save the Clipfinder document
- in FCP, select Log & Transfer and navigate to the directory you prepared with Clipfinder
- when FCP has finished ingesting he clips, open Clipfinder , load the saved document, select "Restore Clip Directories..."
- to conform to the newly created wrapped QuickTimes, use the conform function in Clipfinder and set "Clip Directories" to FCPs capture scratch directory for your project.
Added 3 movable readouts to histogram. The left readout displays the percentage sum of brightness values for each channel from the bottom of the histogram to the marker position. The right readout does the same from the top. The middle readout displays relative channel brightness (color balance) at the marker position.
Improved "Import subclips from FCP XML" and added option to not merge overlapping clips into one subclip.
It is probably worth repeating at this point, that, while this function allows you to extract partial clips (with in/out-points and handles) from an edit, and also allows you to render partial clips, Clipfinder does not support conforming with partial clips.
Added new preference "keep render session alive" and changed render behaviour such that render mode will now be exited after all clips are rendered, unless a watchfolder is active or "keep render session alive" is enabled.
Added code to pop up an alert when there is a problem loading a reference (proxy) file. Since the most common reason for this to happen is that the .RDC directory was moved to another directory or volume (which seems to break the link from the reference file to the R3D), the alert also suggests that you rebuild the reference files.
Added code to ensure that HDV material is shown at the proper aspect ratio.
Fixed problem with annotations being wiped out by lift & stamp.
Fixed problem with loading and displaying look settings for clips where no RSX exists.
Made documentation feature more resistant to "bad" clips.
Please report any problems to me so I can fix them in time for the conclusion of the beta phase.
Cheers,
Hans
The new version can be downloaded from my website.
Below are the release notes (also included in the integrated help pages (CMD-?))
New in Clipfinder 2.2 beta 6
Added "Disable Safe Mode" setting in the Preferences. Safe Mode is enabled by default and protects you from potentially dangerous functions. You will need to disable Safe Mode to use the "empty" buttons in the Render window (not a good idea to use those if you have set your render target directory to the Desktop directory) or to use the "Prepare Clip Directories..." and "Restore Clip Directories..." functions (see below).
Renamed "Move Clip Directories to..." and "Move Clip Directories back from..." functions to clarify their intended purpose. Functions are now called "Prepare Clip Directories for L&T..." and "Restore Clip Directories after L&T...".
The reason for these functions' existence is that the Log & Transfer function in FCP will not work with multi-level directory structures (e.g. myProject / Day1 / Magazine1 / Clip1).
The "Prepare..." function makes it possible to ingest all needed clips in one go by collecting all .RDC directories for the clips currently loaded in the main window into a single-level hierarchy in the destination folder you specify. In order to save time and space, it does this by moving (not copying) the directories.The destination folder must be on the same drive as the R3Ds.
The "Restore..." function moves all .RDC directories back to their original place in the folder hierarchy.
Both functions will display an error message if you try to move to a directory that is not on the same drive as the R3Ds or if there are multiple .RDC directories with the same name (very unlikely for clips recorded with newer builds).
Use as follows
- load clips (e.g. from FCP XML, use "Replace MOV with R3D", if necessary)
- create a directory (e.g. "Selects") on the same drive as the original R3Ds for your clips
- select "Prepare Clip Directories for L&T..." and select the directory you just created
- save the Clipfinder document
- in FCP, select Log & Transfer and navigate to the directory you prepared with Clipfinder
- when FCP has finished ingesting he clips, open Clipfinder , load the saved document, select "Restore Clip Directories..."
- to conform to the newly created wrapped QuickTimes, use the conform function in Clipfinder and set "Clip Directories" to FCPs capture scratch directory for your project.
Added 3 movable readouts to histogram. The left readout displays the percentage sum of brightness values for each channel from the bottom of the histogram to the marker position. The right readout does the same from the top. The middle readout displays relative channel brightness (color balance) at the marker position.
Improved "Import subclips from FCP XML" and added option to not merge overlapping clips into one subclip.
It is probably worth repeating at this point, that, while this function allows you to extract partial clips (with in/out-points and handles) from an edit, and also allows you to render partial clips, Clipfinder does not support conforming with partial clips.
Added new preference "keep render session alive" and changed render behaviour such that render mode will now be exited after all clips are rendered, unless a watchfolder is active or "keep render session alive" is enabled.
Added code to pop up an alert when there is a problem loading a reference (proxy) file. Since the most common reason for this to happen is that the .RDC directory was moved to another directory or volume (which seems to break the link from the reference file to the R3D), the alert also suggests that you rebuild the reference files.
Added code to ensure that HDV material is shown at the proper aspect ratio.
Fixed problem with annotations being wiped out by lift & stamp.
Fixed problem with loading and displaying look settings for clips where no RSX exists.
Made documentation feature more resistant to "bad" clips.
Please report any problems to me so I can fix them in time for the conclusion of the beta phase.
Cheers,
Hans
