October 14 2009

R5.18 Release

We are proud to announce that Ventuz R5.18 is available for download.
New features include: the new and improved project wizard, which helps you when creating a project, an enhanced scripting and SQL editor and a dual view function for your property editor.

New highly sophisticated Script and SQL Editor

Improved editing of Custom Model properties, methods and events, automatic generation of method handler bodies, syntax highlighting and code completion (like Microsoft’s IntelliSense), offline compilation to determine errors before committing the script to Ventuz, Code snippets, and more…

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Dual View Property Editor shows input and output properties simultaneously

Simplified and easy to use Create Project Wizard

Multiple UI improvements

Full Release Note of R5.18

FEATURE	F323	Snapshot can now be saved at any place. The Save File Dialog is not limited anymore.
FEATURE	F470	The Animation Editor can now be locked to a specific Animation Node. Changing the selection, switching the container or scene won't change the Animation Editor. You still can edit/scrub the locked animation.
FEATURE	F471	The Quicktime Movie node has now a Speed property where you can adjust the playback speed from -100% to +300%.
FEATURE	F477	It is now possible to seal containers permanently to protect their content and functionality. Consider a backup of a container before sealing because a permanent seal is not reversible.
FEATURE	F478	Introducing a new Text Editor for Script and SQL commands including a new custom model editor, sophisticated syntax highlighting and code completion like Microsoft's IntelliSense. The editor is displayed modal and lets you pre-compile your script before committing it to the Node. not applicable in Express Edition
FEATURE	F479	The Property Editor has now a Dual View, where you can work on input and output properties simultaneously.
FEATURE	F480	Deltacast HD boards now support SD (PAL/NTSC) inputs on HD (720p/1080i) output. Please note that the output frame rate must match the input SD signal. PAL 50Hz and NTSC 59.94Hz. Broadcast Edition only
FEATURE	F481	Deleting Annotation tags in Hierarchy and Content Editor by simply clicking on the close X button.
CHANGE	C225	The Quicktime Movie now has the option to synchronize the playback to the audio clock instead of using the 3D-render-clock. Turn this option (UseAudioClock) on to shift the accuracy to audio-playback. By synchronizing on the 3D-renderer, the audio may drop or won't play at all!
CHANGE	C227	If dragging Repository items with resources to the scene the Import dialog only shows up if resources are not already in the project folder or differ from existing resources. The equality is checked by URI and a CRC32 checksum.
CHANGE	C228	The Container Tree dialog (RMB in Hierarchy Editor) now shows all existing container nodes in the scene and not only the bookmarked ones.
CHANGE	C229	Enabled support for 720p/50Hz for Blackmagic Decklink boards. Broadcast Edition only
CHANGE	C230	The Simple Scene Wizard has been simplified even more.
BUG	B189	Script Node was always re-validated if a Script Method was called even though re-validation should only be triggered if this method returned TRUE. This is fixed for newly added Script nodes. Old Script node behaviour will remain the same for compatibility reasons. This may change in the next major release. not applicable in Express Edition
BUG	B341	Caps Viewer dialog works again! Didn't work since the move to SlimDX.
BUG	B358	The genlock H/V offset of Deltacast SDI output boards didn't work. Fixed. Broadcast Edition only
BUG	B359	Under certain circumstances Quicktime movies didn't initialize if they were embedded in VPR presentations. Fixed.
BUG	B363	Export settings for Presentations and Directos were not saved. Fixed.
BUG	B364	Progress visualisation for the last resource was missing when exported presentations/archives. If the last resource was large it looked like Ventuz was hanging. Fixed!
BUG	B365	Renderpasses didn't work inside Slide containers. Fixed!
BUG	B366	The Image Loader Advanced didn't fire Loaded event in Async mode if resource was already loaded by other Image Loader. Fixed! not applicable in Express Edition
BUG	B368	Selecting analog output for Decklink boards had no effect at all. Fixed. Broadcast Edition only
BUG	B371	Deltacast-SD input boards forced Ventuz to only render 25/30 frames per second. Workaround implemented. Professional Edition only

Please download the new release here!