Pdplayer Release Notes

• • Added Name and Group ID fields to the Placement tab. (#330)
  (Border and Safe Area have been moved to the Effects tab.)
• • Added Select Group and Assign New Group to the Edit menu, and the corresponding --layer_select_group and --layer_assign_group commands. (#331)
• • Double-clicking a layer number now selects the layer group.
• • Improved menu.py, the Nuke flipbook integration script in the extras/nuke directory, to support stereo.

• • Added DCI_XYZ.cms to the LUTs directory (#332)

• • Added a {set::property} syntax that selects the first layer in the set for which the current time is within the in:out points (#328)

• • Fixed #256 (AVI export should save an audio track)

• • Fixed #257 (MOV export should save an audio track)

• • Fixed #250 (Pdplayer cannot play audio from Quicktime files)
  Note that audio will not load if the movie is longer than 30 minutes
• • Added s-log.cms to the LUTs directory (#333)

• • Fixed #249 (Pdplayer cannot play audio from AVI files)
  Note that audio will not load if the movie is longer than 30 minutes

• • Updated the RED SDK to 3.0
  Replaced the Exposure control with FLUT
  Added REDcolor
  Added a gamma space control and REDgamma
  

• • Fixed #316 (Copy/paste color corrections doesn't transfer all settings)
• • Fixed #317 (EXR .r .g .b [.a] layers not displayed)
• • Fixed #324 (Support for incomplete VRIMG files)
• • Fixed #293 (Copy Layer as .nk should work when multiple layers are selected)
• • Fixed #292 (Image layer not exported to Nuke)
• • Fixed #312 (The initial ~0.2s of a WAV file aren't played)

• • Added support for text fields, such as {timeline:timecode} and {selection:path}. (#322)
  See pdplayer.textfields.txt for a description.
• • Moved offset in perfs to the end of the edgecode format (#325).
• • Fixed #320 ("Composition Timecode" doesn't respect the frame base)
• • Fixed #321 ("Composition Timecode" doesn't handle 29.97 drop frame properly)

• • Fixed #323 (Exporting a 3D LUT w/ color corrections should produce a LUT tailored to the layer type)

• • Improved accuracy of 3D lookup tables

• • Fixed #319 (The frame base context menu doesn't work)

• • Internal portability improvements

• • Added support for hardware (dongle) licenses

• • Added support for LSB DPX and CIN files
• • Fixed loading of some not-quite-correct DPX files

• • Updated the RED SDK to 2.3
• • Re-enabled the R3D color controls in the 64 bit version
• • Enabled embedded frame number, timecode, edge code indicators for R3D files

• • Disabled R3D color controls in the x64 version due to an issue with the 64 bit RED SDK

• • Fixed a problem with 3D LUTs and R3D files
• • Fixed a problem with the channel selector and CIN/DPX files
• • Fixed a problem with relocating an R3D layer
• • Added filmstream.cms, pdlog985.cms, rec709.cms, redlog.cms to the LUTs directory

• • R3D tab added

• • Updated the RED SDK to 2.2
• • Changed the tooltip of the external output button to be more informative

• • Added secondary/tertiary display as an external device

• • Enabled internal and external alpha for the Decklink output

• • Fixed an issue with alternate EXR layers with a data window

• • Preliminary support for R3D via the RED SDK (2.0 beta)

• • Fixed an issue with loading some invalid .cms files

• • Versioned footage is now rescanned for versions when a composition is loaded

• • Fixed an issue with the Add Layer dialog not following shortcuts
• • Added two more stereo modes, green/magenta anaglyph and checkerboard

• • Fixed an issue with the half/quarter cache resolution not conserving memory as expected with 8 bit images such as TGA and JPEG.

• • --layer_channels option added (#310)
• • prefix_v#_suffix is now recognized as a versioned directory (#289); some additional examples of versioned footage are given below:
  
  Example 4:
  D:\shot08\scene15_v2\bg\shot08_scene15_v2_bg_0001.tga
D:\shot08\scene15_v3\bg\shot08_scene15_v3_bg_0001.tga
  
  Example 5:
  C:\projects\promo_v2_before_cc\v2_0001.tga
C:\projects\promo_v3_after_cc\v3_0001.tga
  
  Example 6:
  X:\Footage\conv\V002_2009_05_27\conv_V002_proxy_h264.mov
X:\Footage\conv\V003_2009_05_31\conv_V003_proxy_h264.mov

• • "Add Other Stereo View", --add_other_stereo_view added
• • The following words are recognized in the path:
  
  "left", "Left", "LEFT", "L", "lf", "LF" identify the left view
  "right", "Right", "RIGHT", "R", "rt", "RT" identify the right view

• • Changing a blend mode when a multiple selection is active now affects all selected layers (#291)
• • Replace With... when multiple layers are selected now asks for a base folder and relocates content (#260)
• • Copy Layer now works when multiple layers are selected

• • Select All Layers (Ctrl+A), --layer_select_all added (#294)
• • Delete Selected now works when multiple layers are selected (#301)
• • Fixed #302 (AVI movies are kept locked even when the layer is deleted because of the Undo buffer)

• • Fixed #111 (Alpha Source does not work on Adjustment Layer)
• • Fixed #160 (--timeline before the first layer in a pdpcmd or on the command line doesn't work)
• • "Expand into Layers" command added (#290)
• • Per-layer Safe Area option added to the Placement tab (#298)
• • 'Channels' added to the Source tab (#297)

• • Added JPEG quality and TGA compression options to the Save dialogs. --save_mask_as_sequence and --save_layer_as have been updated to accept them as well. (#219, #272)

• • Stereoscopic support added (#281)
• • --stereo_view, --stereo_mode, --target_view, --image_layer, --image_layer_index, --switch_views options added

• • Added a scroll bar on the layer stack (#254)
• • Versioning support added (#280); use the Version chooser on the Source tab to switch between versions. Versions are enabled when the file path contains a directory with the following name:
  
  v or V, followed by one or more digits, optionally followed by _ and an arbitrary string
  
  Examples of version directory names: v2, V004, v04_before_cc
  
  The version string is automatically replaced in the file name, if present
  
  Examples of versioned footage:
  
  Example 1:
  D:\shot08\scene_15\v02\bg\bg_v02_0001.tga
D:\shot08\scene_15\v03\bg\bg_v03_0001.tga
  
  Example 2:
  C:\projects\promo\v2_before_cc\0001.tga
C:\projects\promo\v3_after_cc\0001.tga
  
  Example 3:
  X:\Footage\conv\V002_2009_05_27\conv_proxy_h264.mov
X:\Footage\conv\V003_2009_05_31\conv_proxy_h264.mov

• • Moved pdplayer.keydefs.txt and pdplayer.messages.txt to config/keydefs.txt and config/messages.txt; It is now possible to override them with user/keydefs.txt and user/messages.txt
• • Added an "Open Unsaved" menu (#261)

• • Fixed #275 (The unused lookup tables need not and should not be saved with the composition)
• • Fixed #277 (The unused lookup tables should not be imported when a composition is loaded)
• • Added "Delete All Unused Tables" in the LUT menu (#274)

• • Support for EXR image layers added

• • Support for VRIMG image layers added

• • Added an "Embed Layer" command, --embed_layer (#215)

• • Added layer fade in and fade out areas (Opacity and Fade in the Blending tab) (#268)
• • --fade_in, --fade_out options added

• • Double-clicking on a crop rectangle side resets it

• • 16 bit TGA files are now supported (#271)

• • "Do not save alpha channel" now defaults to on for Ni layers (#265)
• • Fixed #269 (Half/Quarter resolution doesn't work correctly with AVI/MOV files)
• • Added e-mail mask commands (#236)
• • Added "Paste Color" to the background context menu (#242)
• • Fixed #263 (3D LUTs don't work on a frame buffer layer)
• • --preload_all_layers added
• • Fixed #267 (Open Composition does not preload)
• • Fixed #270 (Active preloads do not respect changes to the cache resolution)

• • --primary_color_key, --secondary_color_key options added (#239)
• • Paste Shadow Color, Set Black Point, Paste Black Point added (#238)

• • Added the --force_sequence option. This is useful when launching Pdplayer from the command line to watch a sequence that is going to be rendered, but may not be present yet:

  start pdplayer D:\renders\foo\foo_rgb_0001.tga --force_sequence --layer_watch_sequence

• • Added 2048x1080, 2048x1556 as mask presets

• • Fixed #243 (Pdplayer 64 cannot save an uncompressed AVI)

• • Color Key added (#229) (found in the Effects tab of the property panel)

• • Improved handling of AVI files.
• • Fixed #197 (Save Layer as sequence doesn't respect the crop rectangle)
• • Softimage PIC support (#188)
• • E-mail screen or frame as PNG no longer includes an alpha channel
• • Bluefish444 output no longer contains alpha

• • Fixed #196 (Invert Color doesn't work on adjustment layers)
• • Fixed #191 (Locate in Explorer doesn't work when the path contains both \ and /)
• • Fixed #210 (Resizing a layer leaves the crop rectangle with the old size)
• • Implemented #222 (New Brush Layer should skip text layers and size itself to the image beneath)
• • New Composition now resets the background, frame rate, zoom, pan, aspect (#206)
• • --lookup_table=default now resets the lookup table, same as --lookup_table="" (#225)
• • Shift+double click on a text layer now brings up the edit text dialog (#224)
• • --layer_toggle_difference added, with shortcut D (#226)
• • "Do not save alpha channel" option added when saving images (#122)

• • Video layer added (#7).

• • Pdplayer can now use 3D lookup tables. The supported formats are Autodesk .3dl, Nucoda .cms and Iridas .cube. .3dl tables are assumed to have 12 bits of output (range 0..4095). .3dl and .cube are assumed to contain sRGB values by default, whereas .cms is assumed to be linear.
  
  As a result of the changes, the option "Linear Cineon" has been removed. The same effect may be achieved by using the supplied "identity.lut" 1D table, found in the LUTs subfolder of the installation directory. In the same place one can find a 1D lookup table for viewing Panalog DPX files, named "panalog.cms".

• • Text layer added (#4)

• • TIFF is now supported as an export format (#199)

• • Files with '#' in the name such as img#001.jpg are now supported (#198)

• • Added copy/paste for color corrections.

• • Improved audio quality.

• • Fixed #184 (Opening a composition and adding layers to it leads to duplicate track identifiers)
• • Added --update_all_layers (shortcut F5) (#179)
• • Added --length=K to set layer length in frames (#176)
• • Added layer copy/paste (#182)

• • Preloading a layer now doesn't cancel a previous preload (#178)
• • The free memory indicator is more accurate for Pdplayer 32 bit under 64 bit Windows
• • Frames are more predictably evicted from cache

• • Fixed a rare x64-specific issue with some odd combinations of flip, position and zoom (#180)

• • Fixed missing alpha channel for 16 bit TIFF images (#177)

• • Fixed audio issues with more than one audio layer (#175)

• • --transient added
• • Crop area is now easier to target (#134)
• • Fixed .nk export to apply gamma after lift/gain

• • x64 fixes.

• • Added --layer_position_after, --timeline_fit_all_layers, --timeline_trim_to_workarea (#154, #155, #156)
• • Added --still_image, which export to pdpcmd now uses (#158)
• • Audio is now started if a WAV file is passed on the command line (#157)
• • Frame number and key code are read from CIN files
• • --toggle_layer_stack added (shortcut Q or double click at the edge) (#164)

• • 1D look-up table support (#83)

• • Double-click on the mask size allows one to enter a custom mask (#137)
• • "Apply aspect to mask" now applies pan and zoom as well (#86)

• • Alternative slider drag speed is now activated with Alt+drag instead of Shift+drag
• • Decreased the default drag speed of lift/gamma/gain for finer control

• • The frame/timecode indicator now has four more settings: (#153)
  • • Frame from name
  • • Embedded frame number
  • • Embedded time code
  • • Embedded egde/key code
• • Frame number, time code and edge code are read from DPX files
• • Frame number is read from RLA files
• • Time code and key code are read from EXR files

• • .vrimg support added (#139)
• • Improved handling of some malformed AVI files (#147)
• • Color controls changed to handle negative (darker than black) colors better; in particular, the gamma is now applied after lift+gain

• • Somewhat improved network load speed for JPEG images
• • menu.py should now work on Win64, and with Nuke 5.1

• • Improved network load speed for TGA and SGI images

• • Better RPF depth channel range estimation