CatDV 9.0 Release Notes

Release Notes for CatDV v9.0rc1

Thank you for downloading CatDV 9.0. This application will function in a save- and print- disabled evaluation mode for 30 days unless you enter a valid registration code. You can purchase standalone copies of CatDV online. This is a major upgrade version of CatDV and users of CatDV 8.1 or earlier will need to purchase an upgrade to use CatDV 9.0.

NOTE: This is a release candidate for CatDV 9. You will need a CatDV 9 license code to use this application. This beta will expire August 31, 2011.

Workgroup and Enterprise Server users please note that this version is designed to work with CatDV Server 6.6 and later.

Please see the Version History below, and "What's New In CatDV 9.0" from the application Help menu, for details of recent changes.

Copyright Notices

CatDV is copyright Square Box Systems Ltd.

jOrtho Spell Checker is copyright i-net software GmbH.

Java Media Framework is copyright Sun Microsystems, Inc.

This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).

IMPORTANT: You may install and use this software only in accordance with the terms of the enclosed software license agreement.

What is CatDV?

CatDV is a fully cross-platform clip logging and media cataloging application, designed to enhance the productivity of video editors using their existing editing application and anyone who deals with digital media files.

For further details on how to use CatDV, please see the CatDV Reference Guide which is included with the download (in HTML format) and is also accessible via the on-line help.

If you obtained CatDV from CD-ROM or think you may running an old version, please check the web site http://www.squarebox.co.uk/download.html to make sure you have latest version (you can also use the web shortcuts in the CatDV Help menu for this). CatDV is updated regularly, with both bug fixes and feature enhancements, and you should normally ensure you are using the latest available version.

CatDV Editions

CatDV is provided in one of two editions: Standard Edition and Professional Edition. The latter has many additional features, such as named filters, unlimited user-defined columns, and additional file formats supported. The Professional Edition can also be used as a client to the optional CatDV Workgroup or Enterprise Server that stores a central database of clips that can be shared between multiple users). For further details please see the main CatDV web site.

There are separate downloads for the Standard Edition and Professional Edition, though as they are normally updated at the same time the version numbers and release notes for both editions are kept in step with each other.

Windows Installation

Requirements

Java is available from www.java.com. CatDV 9.0 is compatible with Java J2SE 1.6.0, also known as Java 6, or later. Note that if you are using Windows Server (64-bit) you need to install 32-bit Java for Windows, not Windows (64-bit).

QuickTime is available for download from www.apple.com/quicktime. Ideally you should run the QuickTime installer after first installing Java.

Normally you will execute the CatDVPro9.0.???.exe installer to extract the CatDV executable and its library files to your Program Files directory (or other chosen location). The installer will also create shortcuts on your desktop and in your Start menu. If you prefer, you can download a ZIP archive and expand this to your chosen installation location instead. We can also provide an MSI installer on request.

Mac OS X Installation

Requirements

You do not need to install Java or QuickTime, as all the required components are included as standard parts of the Mac OS X system. (Under Mac OS X 10.7 Lion you may be prompted to install the Java Runtime for 10.7 as a free download from the App Store. Click Install, then once it has installed you can run CatDV as normal.)

Download the CatDVPro9.0.???.dmg file then double click to mount the disk image (where ??? is the version number you are installing). Open the CatDV Installer volume and simply drag the CatDV folder to your hard drive. We suggest you copy it to your Applications folder but you can install it anywhere you choose. Inside the CatDV folder you should see the following items:

Drag the CatDV application from the Applications folder to your dock if you want a convenient way to launch it.

Upgrading a Previous Version

CatDV doesn't install files outside its directory (apart from its preferences file in your home area, which is used by all versions of CatDV) so updating or switching between versions is easy.

On Mac OS X, after dragging the folder to your hard disk you might end up with two versions, eg. 

  /Applications/CatDV 8.1.11
  /Applications/CatDV 9.0

Simply launch CatDV from the newer folder, then once you're satisfied it works you can delete the old version. The only thing to remember is if you dragged the application to your dock as a shortcut. If so, just remove the old icon and drag the new application to the dock instead.

Under Windows the situation is similar and you might end up with two directories, eg. 

  C:\Program Files\Square Box\CatDV 8.1.11
  C:\Program Files\Square Box\CatDV 9.0

Again, just run CatDV.exe from the latest version and delete (or rename) the old directory when you no longer need it.

Version History

9.0rc1 (29 June 2011)
Fix timecode handling of MXF files at 23.98 fps. Fix handling of certain MXF files with multiple source packages so the correct essence source mob is used. Support for reading EVS MXF files. Other MXF import fixes. Decode variant AVI record date format. Improvements to the "Avoid pre-loading movie in media panel" preference option. Help menu includes a command to view and save the CatDV log file. Fix relating to multi grouping values sometimes not sticking. Add a preference option to improve speed when importing large MXF and MPEG files by not scanning entire file. Order By menu now lets you select Other attributes to sort by. Fill in the Bin for metaclips. New option to add regular (non-burnt in) timecode when exporting QuickTime movies. Re-introduce missing voiceover functionality. Update the online help.
9.0b9 (6 June 2011)
Support for events (ability to group related clips by tying them to an event, including importing an event log from the CatDV Field Logger app). Add a clip rating from zero to five stars. Improvements to importing and exporting CatDV XML files. New 'Open for Editing' command in Server menu when working with temporary views. Fixes relating to roles. Fix relating to preview paths on Windows. Fix relating to moving catalogs from one production group to another via the tree. New user defined field type of 'Don't Show'. Preview movies now preserve original aspect ratio. Updated "What's New In CatDV 9.0" help page. Other minor fixes.
9.0b8 (12 May 2011)
Aditional user-defined fields types: linked hierarchy, multi checkbox and radio button (use colon to separate the name from the name of the linked field or a list of checkbox or radio button values respectively). Support for P2 spanned clips. Support for permission roles (requires server 6.6), including extensive changes to the User Admin panel. Fixes related to importing a CatDV XML batch file (in particular if the media file is offline). New "Metadata (User)" field that summarises all the user-defined fields in use. Minor fixes related to Cache-A, internationalisation, Xuggle plugin, Browse Catalogs command, and importing EX1 and P2 footage.
9.0a7 (7 Apr 2011)
Add support for additional user-defined field types: hierarchy ("controlled vocabulary" displays picklist values as a tree, with '/' as the separator), multi-hierarchy (multiple values, additional values entered by typing ';'), date, time (either time of day or timecode), number, identifier (up to 32 upper case alphanumeric characters) and checkbox (use a ':' in the field name to separate the prompt from the checkbox label). Preference tidy up, including new options to display a simplified toolbar, apply spell checker to all fields, show leading zero on timecode, and ability to list filename extensions to be imported or ignored. Press backspace or delete to remove unwanted metadata columns. Ability to import a folder from the tree as a metaclip. Internationalisation fixes. Archiving Option now uses Cache-A API to request that files be restored from tape, to check the device status, and a new Check Archive Status command to interrogate the catalog to report which tape a file is on.
9.0a6 (12 Mar 2011)
Add support for internationalisation. Add support for reading XMP and IPTC metadata commonly found in MOV, PDF, PSD, JPG and TIFF files. Support for importing SRT subtitles (use Apply Log File to add markers to existing clips, or Import As SRT File to create new clips). New button in Preferences dialog to highlight any settings which have been modified prior to resetting them to their defaults. Renamed media path fields to make them more consistent (Media Folder to Folder Name, Media Path to Media Folder, Media File to Media Path). Allow use of Shift-M to reposition start or end of a range marker. Fix an issue with occasional black thumbnails in filmstrip view. Ability to bulk delete catalogs on the server using the Browse Database command. Paste metadata command now allows copying of GPS data and clip status. Archive option has new checkbox whether to preserve file attributes or not. Plugin API now allows multiple plugins to be installed simultaneously.
9.0a5 (22 Feb 2011)
Fix an issue with dragging clips to Final Cut. Improved support for XDCAM metaclips. Support for P2 geotag information. Changed the way preferences are laid out. Shift click the 'reset' button to reset the window layout.
9.0a4 (14 Feb 2011)
Support for creating XDCAM metaclips. Ability to customise built-in field names. Transition field is now editable. Ability to create subclips when performing server queries. Allow .jpg as a preview file type. Fix an issue where MPEG parser could fail on some AVCHD files. Minor fixes to Update Media Location command, tape library management queries, and exporting FCP XML. New query operator that will search for exact matches not substrings when querying a multi field (requires server 6.5b27). Fix numeric keypad shortcuts for movie transport controls. Internal changes to support internationalisation.
9.0a3 (14 Jan 2011)
Initial alpha release from new CatDV 9 code branch, including support for using Xuggle as an alternative media library.
8.1.11 (17 Dec 2010)
Fix issues related to preview generation when burning in text. Provide jog-shuttle controls for movie playback using the numeric keypad. Minor fixes to New Subclip dialog, editing smart folders, and the Attach Media command. Ability to rename an entire folder of catalogs on the server. Update Media Location can now be used to force multiple clips to point to media at a different location. Improved display of frame rate in certain situations. Other minor fixes.
8.1.10 (25 Nov 2010)
Fix remote queries so you can search on clip type. Fix an issue where you could only select 'starts with' as the operator for 'any logging field' queries. Fix importing of sequences with transitions from FCP XML files. Allow exporting of stills from RAW images. Make it easier to save initial group settings to the server. Changed the Delete Media Files so it checks that you have permission to delete clips from the catalog and asks whether to delete the corresponding preview files also. New option to apply a time of day timecode when importing movies and stills.
8.1.9 (5 Nov 2010)
Add support for Canon EOS 60D movies. Fix issues related to importing certain FCP XML files. Fix various issues related to P2 metaclips. Fix "tape name is null" errors. Restore keyboard navigation shortcuts on main window. New preferences option whether to automatically interpret the contents of batch logs when they're dragged in or import them as a non-media file.
8.1.8 (19 Oct 2010)
Fix an issue where the main window could freeze after displaying a file chooser dialog. Minor fix related to importing tab-separated text files.
8.1.7 (15 Oct 2010)
Audio channel selection popup displays balance slider instead of checkboxes. Drag and drop to and from the server recycle bin now behaves as expected. Fix warnings about missing thumbnails when opening an autosaved catalog. Fixes when exporting FCP XML from Windows. New option to use correct timecode with P2 advanced pulldown clips. More accurate extraction of audio channels, frame rate and record date when importing certain types of movies. By default, sequences sent to FCP will automatically use settings from the first clip. New 'part analysed' clip type to indicate clip status better when browsing directories. Include LASTCLIP.TXT when copying a P2 folder structure. Other fixes related to FCP round tripping, pasting event markers, saving column widths, sequence editing, sorting, and the 'hide clip' checkbox.
8.1.6 (8 Sep 2010)
Minor fixes relating to: verbatim logger, find similar, publish changes, moving clips from one catalog to another, inline editing of multi-grouping values, playing tape-based previews, auto-connecting to the server, and spurious auto-save files appearing. Extract basic metadata from AVCHD files. Timecode for non-standard frame rates are now shown to hundredths, not tenths, of a second.
8.1.5 (28 Jul 2010)
Fix an issue when dragging and dropping clips from one catalog to another in the server tree. Fix an issue with missing metaclip members after publishing changes. Apply Tmecode Offset command now lets you apply contiguous timecode. Right click on the event markers table to copy and paste markers. When you create a new subclip it will inherit any markers from the parent, and also use the subclip naming scheme defined in Preferences. Export As Still now rounds the size up rather than down so no resolution is lost. Additional preference options relating to copying of files and chapter markers. Preserve blank lines in the verbatim logger. Minor changes to media dialog, including full screen playback. Fix an issue where the audio track of clips sent to FCP via XML might appear offline. Import FORK XML files. Fixes relating to importing XML batch files. Other minor fixes.
8.1.4 (8 Jul 2010)
Display a warning when publishing catalogs or performing queries if the clip limit is reached. Fixes to the Cache-A archiving option if a specific tape folder is selected. Support event markers on sequences when loading FCP XML files. Automatically scroll the detail panel tabs if more tabs than will fit are in use. Better support for multi-channel audio when sending clips to and from FCP. New Audio Bits and Audio Channels fields. Fixes when transferring P2 metaclips between Windows and Mac. Allow importing of multi-line (quote-delimited) tab-separated text. Fix an issue where "missing thumbnails" might be reported when opening old catalogs. Fix a "thumbnail isn't unique" error when copying and pasting clips from one catalog to another. When creating event markers default to the first defined marker category. New preferences options to create event markers rather than subclips when performing scene detection, and whether to read AUX timecode or not when importing QuickTime movies. Changes to the movie importer, including more accurate reporting of frame rate and duration for certain movies and displaying the 'expected' rather than production aperture frame size for DV movies (use the Reanalyse Media command if you want to refresh the technical metadata of existing clips). Include an updated spell checker dictionary. Fixes to the Verbatim Logger (related to the undo command, and displaying a placeholder movie if the file is offline). Read P2 shoot start date. Add support for copying event markers from one clip to another using the Paste Metadata command. Several fixes relating to metaclips. Minor fixes to Tape Library Management, New Subclip, Export As Still, and Update Media Location commands.
8.1.3 (28 May 2010)
Various fixes to FCP XML importer, including handling of different timebases and of multi-track sequences. Fix an issue with shared smart folders not appearing for some users. New preferences option to disable commands that let you move or delete files within CatDV. New preferences option to update existing clips (rather than always adding new copies) when exporting to FCP. Convert Markers To Subclips command now works on multiple clips. Copy Media Files command now preserves P2 volume structures, and has options whether to update media references and whether to overwrite existing files. Add support for event markers when reading data from a CatDV XML file. Fixes relating to the Cache-A archiving option. Other minor fixes.
8.1.2 (16 May 2010)
Improved handling of DPX files. Fixed an issue where the protected player might continue playing audio clips after the player is closed. Fixed an issue with editing picklist values when there's a save conflict. Add a new option to control whether 'any logging field' is shown when customising the simple search dialog. Add support for reading timecode from Broadcast WAV audio files. Add support for Spycer .metadata files when importing an image sequence. Add support for displaying the P2 VFRRatio tag.
8.1.1 (23 Apr 2010)
Various fixes to the protected player, including support for sequences, performance improvements, and support for displaying audio waveforms. Fix relating to handling of 23.98fps clips. New preferences option to include all files when importing a directory, not just recognised media file types. Minor fixes related to archiving. Renamed the 'New Log Entry' command to 'New Empty Clip'. Fix a glitch where the details panel sometimes wouldn't appear. Be more conservative about sharing thumbnails to avoid a rare condition where thumbnails might get "lost".
8.1.0 (11 Apr 2010)
General release. See "What's new in CatDV 8.1" from the online help for a summary of new features. A few minor fixes were made since the last beta, including a fix related to importing 23.98fps clips from FCP, Export as HTML now links to preview movies rather than the full-res versions, new options to control use of the Delete key and whether to use the built-in RAW image viewer, and minor updates to the online help.
8.1b9 (5 Apr 2010)
Display a list of recent server queries and catalogs in the File menu. User-defined fields can now be defined as mandatory so they must be filled in before you can save to the server. Smart folders are now displayed in a tree of folders if the name includes a '/'. New option to warn before deleting clips from a catalog when Delete key is pressed. Reset View command prompts before resetting the window layout. Improved support for displaying RAW images. Fix an issue with the Archiving option under Windows. Fix an issue where the Perform Query command sometimes wouldn't find any clips. Fixes to the remote player process, including support for playing previews and metaclips. Enhancements to the plug-in API.
8.1b8 (18 Mar 2010)
Optionally use a separate helper process to play media and build thumbnails to protect against codec crashes. Add a 'delete' button to the edit marker dialog. Don't lose your position if a catalog refresh occurs while inserting a marker. Ensure window layout is saved properly. Search and Replace with regular expressions now supports \r, \n and \t. Fix addition of burnt-in text when exporting P2 metaclips. Add a 'Reveal Preview Movie' command. Fixes to the verbatim logger. Fix sending files containing accented characters to FCP. Fix an issue with grouping where choosing the 'None' value sometimes wouldn't display all the clips.
8.1b7 (8 Mar 2010)
Fix issue where original media search paths from another production group could appear in settings. Add support for reading metadata from .THM files when importing movies from EOS 5D and similar. New verbatim logger setting to preserve log in Notes field after creating subclips. Fix it so spell checker works on Windows. For networked clients commands that deal with local catalogs are now in a submenu. Save As Archive command only appears if you are using tape-based previews. Fix display of "online" status when using tape-based previews. Allow direct editing of Source Media field to simplify renaming a file (eg. when using Bulk Edit). Fixes related to media file handling when loading an FCP XML file. Fix related to Spotlight searching. Allow customisation of clip summary view by defining a view called "HTML Summary". Other minor fixes.
8.1b6 (1 Mar 2010)
Improvements related to editing preferences on the server. Include file metadata when exporting CatDV XML files and add support for importing CatDV XML batch files. Changed options to avoid preloading movie tab and avoid checking whether files are online for handling slow file systems. Minor fixes to PDF and MP3 importers. Improved behaviour when choosing 'other' pick list items. Paste Metadata command has new 'set if blank' option to avoid overwriting existing data. Ensure updates to the clip details panel caused by changes to the field definition set on the server are only applied when you move off a field, not while you are still editing. Fix negative timecode values that can appear when importing certain MXF files. Improvements to movie scrubbing using a mouse scrollwheel. Fix NullPointerException that could occur when publshing changes, plus other fixes related to publishing metaclips. Minor fix related to Cache-A archiving option.
8.1b5 (15 Feb 2010)
Minor fixes (allow entry of blank marker category, don't create initial subclip at start of clip in verbatim logger, avoid inappropriate warning about invalid IN and OUT values when multiple clips are selected). Add a column to the event marker table to play the selected marker.
8.1b4 (12 Feb 2010)
Include spell checker. Add support for scrubbing through movie using scroll wheel. Fixes to verbatim logger (ensure Undo works properly, remove need for an initial subclip marker, ensure notes before the first marker aren't lost, use the new movie controller). Fixes related to bulk edit with autoincrement and picklists remembering new values.
8.1b3 (4 Feb 2010)
Updated online help to describe new features in CatDV 8.1. Export As Stills command now lets you export all thumbnails and event markers, not just the poster frame. Auto-populate picklist command now has option to search across entire field set. Support for entering an additional license code in the registration panel. Prevent typing in invalid IN and OUT values. Loading settings from server doesn't lose your position in tree. Fixes related to: importing FCP XML files, creating sequences from still images, server admin panel not refreshing, permissions check when deleting other people's clips, plus other minor fixes.
8.1b2 (8.0.9b3) (27 Jan 2010)
HTML formatted printing enhancements (proper page break handling, new print options dialog, display up to 3 thumbnails, use a better font size, highlight search results, preserve line breaks in text fields). Use Spotlight engine for searching file system via the tree (Mac OS X only). Better handling of non-media files. Major fixes to Verbatim Logger command. Burnt-in DV date-time takes into account clock adjustment. Add support for burnt-in DV exposure display. Minor fix to Create Real-Time Sequence command. Minor fixes to Cache-A archiving support (now lets you restore files to an arbitary location). New 'always connect to server' option that automatically displays the logon dialog (and reopens last catalog if desired). By default, don't display a list of users in the log on dialog. When choosing fields an icon shows the type of field (grouping, plain text, editable, etc.). New advanced option to prevent checking whether files are online when opening a catalog (this test can be very slow on some file systems). Added ability to create customised HTML detail panel layouts. Other minor fixes.
8.1b1 (8.0.8) (15 Jan 2010)
Preview of new 8.1 features: Enterprise server preferences now store user fields and picklist values in a seperate field definition set object that can be shared between production groups. User fields can now be locked so only specified users can edit the field. Pick list values can now be edited by specified users without requiring admin priviliges to edit other preference settings (though individidual pick list fields can be fixed to prevent new values being added). There are two new permissions "Edit locked fields" and "Edit picklist values" to control the preceding functionality, as well as separate control over deleting ones own or other people's clips and catalogs. The new 'Logged By' field shows which user owns a clip. Pick list changes are automatically propagated to other users when polling the server. Improved display of iTunes metadata. Added support for common camera RAW files (including CR2, NEF, DNG, MOS, etc.) and common Exif MakerNotes formats. Display timecode from Premiere AVI files. Minor fixes to the PDF importer. When choosing fields (eg. for the grouping panel) they are now colour-coded to distinguish user-defined and built-in fields. Added support for FCP 'angle' field. Improvements to the Status History field and Re-analyse Media command. Fixes to the Publish Changes command, in particular when saving metaclips to the server. The 'New subclip' command now prompts for a clip name (and other fields).
8.0.7 (11 Dec 2009)
Automatically reconform clips when opening a catalog if timecode format doesn't match media. Support bulk editing of media metadata fields. Various other minor fixes (including Cmd-Up/Down in Clip Summary window, date extraction from Canon Powershot AVI movies, editing event marker descriptions, converting markers to subclips, pressing ';' at the start of a multi-grouping field, remember free running verbatim logger clock offset, etc.). Includes optional Cache-A archiving support.
8.0.6 (16 Nov 2009)
Allow multiple event markers at the same point within a clip. Fix for MPEG2 crashing issue under Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Minor fix to simple search panel. New options to always show audio channel popup and to show a simplified tree navigator.
8.0.5 (5 Nov 2009)
Added support for exporting P2 metadata. Improved reporting of errors when importing files. Archiving improvements. Prevent quick filter field from losing focus as you type values in.
8.0.4 (24 Oct 2009)
Enhancements to event markers (table now shows Out point as well as duration, and has a new Description field). New option to force the Update Media Location command to ignore file size inconsistencies. Improvements to CatDV XML index format. Various minor fixes, including: real time sequences don't take into account timezone correction, Re-Analyse Media command should apply to subclips as well as master clip, null pointer exception when saving catalogs with sequences.
8.0.3 (30 Sep 2009)
Fix problem with non-extensible picklists. Fix issue when exporting markers within subclips to FCP. Added support for different types of markers (chapter markers and range markers, as well as event markers) with a new preferences panel for defining marker categories. Added a new general purpose clip field called 'Big Notes'. Display client version numbers when viewing connections in server admin panel (requires server 6.1.3). Other minor fixes.
8.0.2 (28 Aug 2009)
Use new metadata APIs when importing movies. Support for sending sequences with more than 2 audio tracks to Final Cut (number of tracks determined by first clip in the sequence). Fix issue with clip modified date showing the wrong timezone. Fix "clip is null" error when dragging clips from one catalog to another.
8.0.1 (14 Aug 2009)
Fix a problem with catalogs not appearing in the Browse Catalogs window. Fix an issue when editing local smart folders. Implement new server polling mechanism, including ability to broadcast messages to other Enterprise server users. Fixes relating to pick lists.
8.0.0 (24 Jul 2009)
General release. If you create an event marker close to an existing one you're given option to move it. Changed appearance of audio settings popup. Minor Verbatim Logger fixes. MXF support is now a separate option. Allow reference to P2 proxy when exporting clips to FCP). Remove Server and Other sections from tree navigator in standard edition. Fixes related to editing queries and smart folders. Further updates to help text. Other minor fixes.
8.0b21 (19 Jul 2009)
Release candidate. Updated help text. Ability to delete clips from a remote clip list without opening it for editing. Various fixes under Windows (verbatim logger key strokes, audio timeline flickering, etc.). Check for (and correct) inconsistencies in a catalog that could cause master clips and sub-clips to be shown incorrectly. Hold down option key when dragging clips to the FCP project node to link to previews rather than full res media. Other fixes.
8.0b20 (13 Jul 2009)
Add sliding divider so that movie player in clip details panel can be resized. Changes to enabled audio tracks are remembered and applied to other movies with the same number of tracks. Shift click a track to solo it. Fixes to single and multi picklist fields. Option to add chapter markers when exporting movies with a text track. Cosmetic fixes to certain dialogs and windows. Fixes to XDCAM XML parser. Fixed handling of NTSC non-drop frame movies in several places. Fix occasional errors when publishing changes to the server.
8.0b19 (7 Jul 2009)
Extract metadata from P2 and XDCAM XML files. Support playback of P2 proxies (if present) under the 'Preview' tab. Use new-style details panel in the clip details dialog (with a preference option to restore old dialog if required). Changes to Apply Log File command. Provide a native Windows installer. Other fixes relating to: iPhone 3GS geotagging, tape library management, progress bar, multi grouping chooser, catalogs containing image sequences being marked as "modified" when they're opened.
8.0b18 (26 Jun 2009)
Added support for creating subtitles using event markers. Display current event marker label in movie controller. New 'Apply Log File' command to create subclips from a master clip based on an ALE or tab-separated text file. Enhanced grouping and multi-grouping picklist choosers (use up and down arrows to select items, press Enter to display the popup, press semicolon to enter additional multi-grouping values). When browsing clips via the file system tree display them immediately in the clip details panel. Display GPS geotag information from iPhone 3GS movies. Changed 'New Log Entry' command. Support for 'contains all of' query operator on multi-grouping fields. Display a warning when logging on as Administrator. Various fixes related to image sequences, appending to query results, timecode on exported movies, sending subclips to FCP via XML, and others.
8.0b17 (9 Jun 2009)
Fix issue with P2 metaclips sometimes losing the link to their media. Remember order of clips when saving catalogs to server. Added shared smart folders and clip lists to the server. Don't lose window state when auto-refreshing from the server. (These changes all require server version 6.1.1). Fix out of memory errors when importing large MXF files. Fixes to the Find Similar command. Ability to configure mapping between CatDV user fields and Final Cut XML fields. Improved keyboard navigation of picklist combo boxes and multi-select fields. Renamed 'Group By' tree node. Fixed missing audio when sending a sequence without master clips to FCP. Fixes when fetching multi-grouping picklists from the server. New command in Tools menu to paste metadata from one clip to another. New toolbar icon to perform a remote query. Other minor fixes and improvements.
8.0b16 (26 May 2009)
Major performance improvements for networked operation (requires CatDV Server 6.1.0), involving more efficient communication with server to only request data which has changed. Easier to drag clips from one remote catalog to another. Updated movie controller colour scheme. Changes to FCP XML export to make it compatible with Premiere Pro. Fixed aspect ratio of HDTV MXF files. Other minor fixes and improvements.
8.0b15 (15 May 2009)
Minor fixes related to importing CMX EDLs. New command in Tools menu to relink a sequence to source clips (which need to exist the same catalog). New preference option to limit number of clips when browsing the server via the tree. Added a Re-Import As... command to the context menu. Fix occasional errors when importing FCP XML files containing transitions or multiclips. Further improvements to focus handling. Changed audio track chooser to be a popup window. Increased memory allocation. New command to go to the master clip from a subclip. Other minor fixes.
8.0b14 (5 May 2009)
Add support for detaching the clip details panel from the movie panel and placing it to the right of the main window. Add support for browsing the enterprise server by grouping categories (similar to the Group By tree). New server permission to control deletion of clips from a catalog. Deleting clips from the server moves them to a recycle bin so they can be recoverd (requires server 6.0.7). Add support for enabling or disabling specific audio tracks on playback (click on the blue 'A' that appears in the movie controller if the movie has multiple audio tracks). Right click on a folder in the file system tree to perform a quick search based on file name. Enable new verbatim logger and voice over feature (Add Voiceover Track command in Sequence menu) by default. Option to automatically populate picklists from catalogs on the server. Various other fixes and minor improvements including: tidy up keyboard focus in the clip details panel; Cmd-Up/Down move to another clip rather than move within the current text field; fix aspect ratio on certain MXF movies; minor fixes relating to timecode; changes to the picklist preferences panel and to tape details dialog; sync up audio and video in other types of metaclip.
8.0b13 (17 Apr 2009)
Fix various cosmetic issues under Windows. Fixes relating to clip modification date. Fix issue where creating subclip doesn't select the new clip properly. Fix relating to tethered mode. Fix error when detecting scenes.
8.0b12 (3 Apr 2009)
Remove some unecessary import warnings. Get confirmation before deleting clips when in server tethered mode.
8.0b11 (25 Mar 2009)
Display 59.94fps timecode as 29.97 with odd/even field indicator. Improvements when dragging clips from one remote catalog to another. Other minor fixes.
8.0b10 (15 Mar 2009)
Option to remove duplicates from query results. Ensure clip modified date is set when creating new clips. Fix searches based on date imported. Changed the way QuickTime timecode tracks are read and added support for 59.94 non-dropframe timecode. Remove some obsolete menu commands. Don't open read only catalogs "for editing". New option to keep pick lists sorted. Add "open for edit" option when performing queries. Fix an issue with timecodes and with publishing new import sources to the server. Various other minor fixes.
8.0b9 (1 Mar 2009)
Increase number of items allowed in a picklist. Ensure FCP UUIDs are legal. Fix various cosmetic issues (checkboxes now match pro colour scheme, problems when customising views, film strip views, grouping panel, more tool tips, etc.). Support for 'tethered' server mode (autosave). New 'Whole Database' tree node for quickly searching server. Improvements to verbatim logger. Made display of temporary clips more consistent. New 'add to catalog' command to copy clips from temporary view to main catalog. Options to minimise creation of new windows when performing queries. Use production aperture so correct aspect ratio is show for HDV 1080i60 movies. New Remote ID attribute. Simple search dialog displays multiple columns if necessary. Many other minor fixes and improvements.
8.0b8 (9 Feb 2009)
Cosmetic fixes under Windows. Improvements to customisation of film strip views and of the clip details panel. Ability to paste a list of values when customising pick lists. Simple search dialog supports date range searches. New relative date query comparison operator. Tidied up importers and added PDF and Generic importers. Right click Import As... option available via the tree. Various bug fixes including: tree remembers position of dividers, improved filter editing, FCP batch file export, intermittent crazy auto scrolling, missing timecode track with customised preview settings, importing NTSC non-drop frame movies, and more. Added "What's New in CatDV 8" help page.
8.0a7 (19 Jan 2009)
Extract timecode from Avid mxf files. Better display of audio format and qtTracks for MXF metaclips. Display audio icon for audio only mxf clips and fix export of metaclips to FCP. Fix handling of non drop timecode track when importing 29.97 fps NTSC movies. Support subclips from MXF metaclips. Left and right arrows should step frames rather than switching tabs. Fix ALE export. Reset file type of Avid mxf files so FCP will import them. Fixed issue where quick filter didn't always work at the end of a word.
8.0a6 (15 Jan 2009)
Further tidy up of tree, with separate filter section and ability to define smart folders (replacing old filter drop down in the tool bar). Implemented MXF parser. Support for creating MXF metaclips from Avid files. Other fixes and enhancements (building previews from an MXF metaclip, rotating thumbnails, keyboard focus, etc.)
8.0a5 (8 Jan 2009)
Redesigned tree navigator (separate tabs, dragging over a node temporarily expands it, improved icon for outgoing file drags). Minor fix to alphanumeric sorting of files. New "reveal in tree" command. Support importing of P2 merged clips from FCP.
8.0a4 (22 Dec 2008)
Support for importing a P2 volume structure as a "P2 metaclip", including synching up audio and video for playback within CatDV and creating a merged clip when exporting to FCP. Able to play media directly from the file system tree. Various improvements to server section of the tree, especially support for creating and editing queries (or "smart folders"). Media dialog now displays an audio waveform for QuickTime files. Use new metadata APIs when adding QuickTime annotations. Many other fixes and minor changes.
8.0a3 (27 Nov 2008)
Files (not just directories) are listed under the file system tree. New media information dialog, with separate tabs to display media player, text, zip file contents, and more. Fixes to full screen media player. Support rotated playback of stills and QT movies. Various other fixes (including those from 7.0.4). Ability to configure location of a JMF extension.
8.0a2 (6 Nov 2008)
First seed release of CatDV 8 featuring integration with JMF media APIs and native MPEG parser. New advanced media functionality preferences tab lets you select QuickTime or JMF for importing or playing media files. Ability to specify QuickTime userdata annotations when exporting movies. Items in pick lists no longer need to be alphabetical (they can be reordered by dragging them within picklist preferences). Thumbnail when dragging multiple clips shows a count of clips selected. Film strip views have option to show ALL available thumbnails (currently this is done by appending * to the name). Media dialog now displays new movie controller and supports additional keyboard shortcuts. Movie controller indicates whether QuickTime or JMF is being used for playback. Extract HDV metadata and implement scene detection when importing HDV transport streams.
7.0.3 (30 Oct 2008)
Fixed issue where Browse Catalogs could freeze the application. Fixes related to importing .mp4 files with unknown frame rate and files with unusual timecode track formats. Fixed issue where sequences could get corrupted. Fixed issue related to missing thumbnails after saving sequence to server (you should also update the CatDV Server to 6.0.2). Ensure that the 'extensible' pick list configuration option is saved correctly. Minor fix related to importing ALE files. Avoid duplicate values in Tape drop down. Fixed faint text when printing film strip views.
7.0.2 (28 Sept 2008)
Plug-in API enhancements. Added ResourceFork, Status and History fields. Fixes to Remove Subclip Limits command, Preview Manager, and to queries involving duration. Fixes related to importing image sequences, FCP sequences, and chapter markers. Ability to customise simple search dialog. Use media search path to let you import a low-res proxy before the full-res is available and link them properly.
7.0.1 (21 Aug 2008)
Various minor bug fixes related to verbatim logger, editing views, exporting to FCP, and others. Added support for GPS geotagged images.
7.0.0 (9 Jul 2008)
Official release.

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