Livegrade Studio - 6.0.0

Thu, 17 Mar 2022

Changes

• Added: “Output Colorspace” node auto-detects output colorspace of built-in LUT presets and transforms or allows choosing the output colorspace manually
• Added: “Output Colorspace” shot attribute for handling looks within multi-monitoring setups in shots table, info tab, smart groups and wildcards
• Added: Export output colorspace attribute as comment in custom LUTs and auto-detect attribute on loading custom LUTs
• Added: Auto-configure color primaries of video scopes based on the current look’s output colorspaces
• Added: Enable/disable color profile tagging for still image export and tag still images with color profile for most common output colorspaces
• Added: Set the “YCbCr-RGB Conversion” matrix (Rec709/Rec.2020) for video I/O devices and pass on color conversion attribute in recorded QuickTime movies
• Added: Force to apply the "False Color" filter on the “Graded”, “Bypass”ed or “Original” image
• Added: Support for ACES version 1.3.0 including “Reference Gamut Compress” parameter
• Added: Load Common LUT Format (CLF) files in ACES LMT node
• Added: New ACES look metadata fields “ACES Input Transform”, “ACES Input TransformID”, “ACES Output Transform”, “ACES Output TransformID and “Reference Gamut Compress”
• Added: “Knee Curve” node for creating simple “knee” and “toe” curve adjustments
• Added: Virtual Production Integrations: Control the color balance of Brompton Tessera processors
• Added: Virtual Production Integrations: Connect to Unreal Engine systems via the PomfortVL plugin (in beta) and color grade the content on LED video walls
• Added: Sony VENICE 2 Remote Grading: Interactively grade on Sony VENICE 2 cameras via CDL-compliant nodes
• Added: Sony VENICE 2 Remote Grading: Upload looks as User 3D LUT onto Sony VENICE 2 cameras
• Added: Improved HUD in image viewer with controls for “Set Thumbnail Frame”, “Jump to Thumbnail Frame” and enable/disable “Loop” playback
• Added: “Add Media Folder and Import Media” option for importing a directory with reference media directly (without copy)
• Added: Duplicate shots with movie recordings as shots with still images
• Added: Delete shots and their associated media files independently
• Added: Reveal the media file of a shot in Finder
• Added: Share graded still images from the shot library via Airdrop
• Added: Use all SDI-connectors of half-duplex capture devices as inputs (e.g., AJA Io4K Plus)
• Added: LUT Interpolation Preferences: Choose between different interpolation methods including tetrahedral interpolation for improved color accuracy
• Changed: Projects Preferences: Labels and Custom fields are now project-dependent
• Added: Projects Preferences: Assign individual titles for Custom fields
• Added: Import/export look library or a section of look presets as look archive
• Changed: Application runs natively on Apple Silicon M1 machines
• Changed: Linked Slots: “Graded”, “Bypass”, “Original” and “False Color” can now be applied individually for each slot
• Added: Camera Metadata: ARRI and RED cameras connected via network can be added as a metadata-only source in all grading modes (with grading disabled)
• Added: Record movies in H.264 video codec
• Added: Export still images in HEIC (8-Bit) format
• Added: New Smart Groups: “Reel” and “Clip” metadata can be used in the smart groups
• Added: AJA Kona Cards: Support for capture and playback of 6G/12G signals
• Added: Option to "Hide/Unhide Empty Metadata Columns" in shots table

Bugfixes

• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.5.5

Wed, 02 Mar 2022

Bugfixes

• Added: User interface available in Japanese language
• Fixed: Under some circumstances wrong slot metadata entries were displayed
• Fixed: Under some circumstances Livegrade crashed when exporting dynamic metadata
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.5.4

Mon, 17 Jan 2022

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Current Video Router configuration could not be fetched when adding a new video router configuration.

Livegrade Studio - 5.5.3

Wed, 12 Jan 2022

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Crash when editing video router configuration
• Fixed: Pomfort look with RGB Curves could not be imported if curves have been reset
• Fixed: Broken UI for accessory view in "Export LUT Package" dialog
• Fixed: "Export LUT Package" did not export LUTs
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.5.2

Tue, 30 Nov 2021

Bugfixes

• Changed: Linked Slots: Removed sync function for "In", "Grade" and "Out" node in FilmLight BLG grading mode

Livegrade Studio - 5.5.1

Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Crash after opening recording preferences

Livegrade Studio - 5.5.0

Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Changes

• Added: FilmLight Integration: Filmlight BLG grading mode for natively grading in the Filmlight's color pipeline
• Added: FilmLight BLG import and export allows look exchange with FilmLight applications including metadata
• Added: Stages: Group shots into "stages" for handling independent scenes within one project
• Added: Stage attribute in shot metadata can be used in shots table, info tab and smart groups
• Added: Frame Callback on BoxIO: Display saved still images on connected FSI BoxIO devices
• Added: Auto-complete suggestions of previously used values in metadata fields “Location”, “Int/Ext”, “Day/Night”, and “Caption”
• Added: Recreate clip identifier allows updating the clip identifier of shots based on changed metadata values or modified naming scheme
• Added: Smart groups for metadata fields "Int/Ext", "Day/Night" and "Custom 1" - "Custom 6"
• Added: Stream Deck and Tangent actions: Up to 64 actions for selecting video routing configurations
• Added: Stream Deck and Tangent actions: Up to 64 actions for selecting video inputs and outputs
• Added: Recording Preferences: "Disk Free" column in media folders table shows remaining disk space of media folders
• Added: Recording Preferences: Adjust limit for warning when running out of disk space
• Added: Comment field can be used in slot metadata
• Added: MIDI Controllers: Option to reverse direction of encoders
• Added: "Recreate Thumbnails" menu item allows to update the thumbnails of shots using the connected media source files
• Added: Updated SDK for IS-Mini devices supporting most recent versions of Wonderlook Pro and with no licensing required
• Added: Sharing LUT name with connected QTake systems

Bugfixes

• Fixed: "Increase take number after adding shot to library" did not increment correctly when recording multiple slots or when creating shots from all slots
• Fixed: Media folder could not be removed if number of files was 0
• Fixed: Crash when entering values above 100 into amount slider field
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.4.2

Wed, 11 Aug 2021

Changes

• Added: Integration with Colourlab AI 1.4 for automatic color matching

Livegrade Studio - 5.4.1

Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Changes

• Added: ARRIRAW SDK updated to version 6.2.3 for decoding framegrabs created via ARRI CAP (SUP 7)

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Black framegrab via ARRI CAP from ARRI Alexa Mini LF (SUP 7.0.1)
• Fixed: Interactive grading via ARRI CAP and an ARRI Alexa Mini LF (SUP 7.0.1) did not work if a read-only look was selected
• Fixed: Amount slider interferences with Tangent panel adjustments
• Fixed: Unexpected quit during storage migration if a project only includes looks without assets

Livegrade Studio - 5.4.0

Wed, 30 Jun 2021

Changes

• Added: Add multiple "Media Folders" for expanding disk space for project media as needed
• Changed: New Project-Based Media Storage System: Media folders and one active "Record Folder" can be managed and inspected per project in the recording preferences
• Added: "New Project" window allows to choose a project-based record folder with custom name and storage location on project creation
• Added: Unique Folder ID: Media folders contain a JSON file with a UUID for unambiguous media folder identification
• Added: "Livegrade Media" in ~/Movies/ is the default parent directory for project media
• Added: Import/export of project setting "Record Folder and Media Folders" allows to exchange the record folder and media folders with other Livegrade systems
• Added: UI allows inspecting the (online/offline) status of media files in the shot library, the info tab, and in the media folders table
• Added: Reconnect Media: Offline media reconnects if a matching media folder is added to recording preferences
• Added: A progress bar allows to monitor and cancel running media import and export tasks
• Added: Pomfort Look Archives (PFLA) can be exported from smart groups
• Added: PFLA with media: Sharing a PFLA from a project (or folders/bins/smart groups), including hi-res media files
• Added: PFLA export options: Export PFLA with references to the current media folder or with copies to a new media folder
• Added: PFLA import options: Import PFLA with media by copying the media into the record folder, by adding the referenced media folder to the project's recording preferences, or by importing looks only (without media)
• Added: "Slating" preferences allow to customize the editing of slate info fields
• Added: Choose a "Slating System" (Standard/American/All) to show only relevant menu items for editing slate info fields
• Added: "Scene Letter" option allows to increment the scene field by appending a letter (e.g., "5"> "5A")
• Added: Define characters as to be skipped when incrementing slate info fields
• Added: Appended letters in slate info fields are incremented using the overflow system (e.g., "Z"> "AA")
• Added: Additional menu items and actions for editing slate info fields
• Added: Menu items and actions for selecting and applying up to 20 look presets
• Added: Menu items and actions for selecting up to 20 slots
• Added: Automation Manager provides events and actions for interacting with up to 20 slots
• Added: Upgraded AJA SDK to latest version for AJA Corvid device support
• Added: Updated LUT presets with the latest official LUTs from camera manufacturers
• Added: Labels can be included in reports
• Added: Scroll bar in the slot view automatically follows slot selection
• Added: "Absolute Path" column in all predefined column layouts
• Added: "Filter" removed from Dynamic Metadata CSV
• Fixed: Timeouts when using ARRI CAP with a bad Wifi connection
• Fixed: "Global Metadata" fields with steppers could be decreased to "0"
• Fixed: Menu items "Create Shot" and "Create Shot (with Secondary Label)" were inactive if the library slot was selected
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.3.5

Thu, 11 Mar 2021

Changes

• Fixed: Crash if creating a look preset while the preset search field is not empty
• Fixed: Warning about a running recording on attempt to quit does not cancel termination
• Fixed: Crash on start up if selected color profile for LUT Box does not exist
• Fixed: Crash if framegrab from FSI BoxIO does not contain enough data
• Fixed: Reseting "Shot" field does not apply previously used format
• Fixed: Configuring a video routing can not be aborted by clicking on empty space in the interactive router control panel
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.3.4

Thu, 04 Feb 2021

Changes

• Fixed: Rare crashes during grading
• Fixed: Histogram did not work when running under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon
• Fixed: Adding Capture Device with already graded signal was not possible
• Fixed: Hangs when grading an image while having a large shot library
• Fixed: Reduced memory usage

Livegrade Studio - 5.3.3

Wed, 27 Jan 2021

Changes

• Added: Colorfront Integration (with AJA FS-HDR devices): Grading mode "Colorfront Film" allows to use the Colorfront Film pipeline, including advanced grade controls and color management options
• Added: QTake Integration: Adding a QTake system as a device allows to seamlessly transfer looks (CDL+LUT) to a QTake "Look" effect
• Added: Framegrab with IS Mini 4K devices
• Fixed: Video router configurations were not updated in MIDI mapper
• Fixed: Empty smart group template might cause a crash on shot creation
• Fixed: Previously selected column layout was not restored after restarting the application
• Prepared for macOS 11 Big Sur
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.3.2

Mon, 11 Jan 2021

Changes

• Fixed: Signal range setting won't restore when reconnecting video capture device
• Fixed: Issue where framegrab from ARRI Alexa SXT camera via ARRI CAP would fail
• Fixed: Issue where recordings would fail due to duplicate temporary recording file names
• Added: Change sorting method of look presets in contextual menu of look library
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.3.1

Wed, 02 Dec 2020

Changes

• Added: Export and import settings for "Global and Slot Metadata Layout"
• Added: Export and import settings for "MIDI Controller Mapping"
• Fixed: Crash when starting recording, if record folder is not available
• Fixed: Issue where Color Picker buttons stayed active after color picking has been cancelled

Livegrade Studio - 5.3.0

Tue, 17 Nov 2020

Changes

• Added: Tag shots with color labels and a customizable label text
• Added: Apply a default label or secondary label on shot creation
• Added: Second “Create” button for creating shots with secondary label
• Added: Use "Label" field in smart group hierarchies
• Added: Predefined "Labels" smart group layout
• Added: "Label" metadata field in wildcards
• Added: "Label" column in shots table and predefined column layouts
• Added: Improved and redesigned "Info" tab with collapsable sections
• Added: Editing metadata fields in info tab for multiple selected shots at once
• Added: Info tab search bar allows filtering displayed fields and metadata
• Added: Import multiple movies to library at once
• Added: Import movies by dragging movie files onto Livegrade dock icon
• Added: Export and import global settings: Video router configurations, keyboard shortcuts, column layouts, smart groups layouts, record folder, custom clip identifier, slot / device configuration, label preferences
• Added: Export and import project settings: Export and import of project folder structure allows to use an existing folder structure as template for new projects
• Added: RGB Curves/HSL Curves: Color picker tool allows to auto-create curve points based on picked color in viewer
• Added: RGB Curves: Color picker tool in "Custom" color curve allows to choose target hue of custom curve based on picked color in viewer
• Added: RGB Curves/HSL Curves: Select and adjust curve points with keyboard shortcuts and Tangent panels
• Added: Grading preference "Add primary curve points for Hue" allows to set, if primary curve points in HSL curve tabs should be set by default
• Changed: Improved and rearranged preferences with "Library" tab
• Added: Library preference "Create linked looks from linked slots" allows to set if looks from linked slots should be saved as individual looks or linked looks
• Added: Recording preference "Trigger Stop Behavior" allows to set, if recordings for all slots should be stopped if one camera stops
• Added: Dynamic Metadata Recording: Record per-frame, dynamic slot metadata fields transmitted via HD-SDI ancillary metadata from ARRI, Panasonic, and Sony cameras together with movie recordings
• Added: Dynamic Metadata Export: Export dynamic metadata of recordings to a separate CSV for each shot
• Added: "Dynamic Metadata" column in shots table and predefined column layouts
• Changed: "Show Viewer" is now a toggle button and renamed into "Toggle Viewer"
• Added: Display timecode of recording and imported movie in player HUD
• Added: "Jump to Timecode or Time" allows to go to a position in a recording or imported movie by pasting a timecode reference or entering time values (hh:mm:ss:ff)
• Added: Reordering slot metadata fields with drag and drop allows to to create a custom slot metadata layout
• Added: Devices: Select signal format for ISMiniX
• Added: Devices: Use SmallHD 4K Production Monitors as real-time grading devices (with SmallHD firmware version 4.4.0 or higher)
• Added: Apply Label actions for Stream Deck and Tangent Mapper
• Added: Create Shot (with Secondary Label) actions for Stream Deck and Tangent Mapper
• Added: "Toggle Viewer" action for Stream Deck and Tangent Mapper
• Fixed: Issue when changed wildcards naming scheme did not apply on first attempt if saving only one shot
• Fixed: Issue when "/" in wildcards did not create subfolder if saving only one shot
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.2.2

Wed, 21 Oct 2020

Changes

• Fixed: Look syncing issues when using ARRI Mini LF via ARRI CAP
• Fixed: Full range movie recordings playing back in legal range
• Fixed: Using the left/right arrow key in a text field affects the playback position in the viewer window instead of navigating within the text field
• Added: Enabling/disabling look sync via ARRI CAP for ARRI camera devices

Livegrade Studio - 5.2.1

Wed, 30 Sep 2020

Changes

• Added: Export report from Smart Group
• Added: Recording actions for Stream Deck
• Added: Actions for "Copy Look From Current Slot", "Paste Look To Current Slot" and "Paste Look To All Slots" in Stream Deck and Tangent Mapper
• Added: Prepared for upcoming ShotHub update
• Changed: Identifiers of the Stream Deck Actions for Video Router Input/Output plug selections have changed, you will have to readd them to your Stream Deck profile
• Fixed: Incorrect column values when exporting ALE
• Fixed: Subfolder created when using empty "Day/Night" and "Int/Ext" metadata fields in wildcards
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.2.0

Tue, 04 Aug 2020

Changes

• Added: RGB Curves for applying curve adjustments to individual color channels red, green and blue
• Added: Color curve modes “RGB-Based” and “Luma-Based” allow precise color curve adjustments with or without influencing luma of colors
• Added: "Custom Color Curve" allows applying curve adjustment to a custom color
• Added: "Hue-Sat-Lum Curves" allow secondary color corrections with curves for hue vs. hue, hue vs. saturation, hue vs. luma, luma vs. saturation and saturation vs. saturation
• Added: "Amount Sliders" allow fine tuning color grades by adjusting the intensity of grading nodes
• Added: RGB master in printer lights can now be precisely adjusted using color panels
• Added: User LUT Folder to add custom user LUTs for selecting them as LUT presets
• Added: ACES Metadata File (AMF) Export for exchanging grade settings and metadata in ACES workflows (works with ACES ver. 1.2 or higher)
• Added: AMF + CLF Export exports looks created in the ACES CDL Advanced mode by merging non-CDL nodes into a CLF (Common LUT format) file
• Added: ASC-CDL + 3D LUT combo export splits CDL and non-CDL components of a grade into an ASC-CDL and a 3D LUT file for re-building a look in third party software
• Added: Stream Deck Plugin allows to map and trigger Livegrade actions from Stream Deck devices
• Added: Video Routing for Stream Deck allows to apply up to 20 video routing configurations and to select up to 20 video inputs and outputs from Stream Deck devices
• Added: Smart Groups for organizing shots using an automatic outline assembled from metadata fields (e.g. Scene, Shot and Flagged)
• Added: Predefined Smart Groups hierarchy layouts and user defined layouts
• Added: “Library” home folder allows searching in entire shot library
• Added: Shot Library path displays current library folder and smart groups level
• Added: "Set Thumbnail Frame" allows to set a custom thumbnail frame for recorded video clips
• Added: Use a custom letter (A-Z) as slot character
• Added: Keyboard navigation between slot metadata fields
• Added: Display index counter of video routing configurations
• Added: Change order of video routing configurations in "Manage Configurations"
• Added: Rate and flag multiple shots with designated menu items and actions for Stream Deck
• Added: Pre-defined column layout presets for "Shots" table view
• Added: Paste look to all slots
• Added: Create shot from library slot
• Added: “Shooting Day” field in global metadata
• Added: “Location” field in global metadata
• Added: “Day/Night” field in global metadata
• Added: “Int/Ext” field in global metadata
• Added: New custom metadata fields "Custom 4", "Custom 5" and "Custom 6"
• Added: ShotHub: Upload entire project with shot information to ShotHub, including thumbnails (optional)
• Added: ShotHub: Parallel upload from several Livegrade clients
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.1.3

Thu, 23 Apr 2020

Changes

• Added: ACES version 1.2 transforms available for download via application preferences
• Added: Export of ACES Metadata File (AMF) files for ACES CDL looks with ACES version 1.2
• Added: Printer Lights increase/decrease buttons are available on Tangent Panels now

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Livegrade stopped working under certain circumstances if a Tangent Panel was connected
• Fixed: Crash when removing an automation under certain circumstances
• Fixed: Crash when saving the current look if look name is empty

Livegrade Studio - 5.1.2

Tue, 10 Mar 2020

Changes

• Added: Colorfront Looks can now be exported as Pomfort Look File.

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Crash when adding/deleting/moving capture device under certain circumstances.
• Fixed: Performance issues when creating framegrabs with FSI BoxIO devices.
• Fixed: Pregraded images were displayed with the look applied again in the viewer window.
• Fixed: Issues when controlling Master Slope and Master Power via MIDI panel.

Livegrade Studio - 5.1.1

Mon, 02 Mar 2020

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Crash when trying to load a movie file that is currently not accessible.
• Fixed: Crash if no text is entered in the wildcard editor.
• Fixed: Flickering in external video output of AJA devices, if no capture devices have been configured.

Livegrade Studio - 5.1.0

Wed, 26 Feb 2020

Changes

• Added: JKL keyboard navigation for playback, jog and shuttle in viewer and slots
• Added: HANC rec-flag detection for AJA Kona 4 (or newer) and AJA IO 4K series (works with ARRI, RED and SONY cameras)
• Added: Tangent Mapper support for Tangent Wave panel
• Added: Copy & paste looks between slots
• Added: Adding a reference from another slot to the library slot
• Added: Import of movies (mov, m4v, mp4)
• Added: New global metadata field “season"
• Added: CAP support for ARRI Alexa MINI LF enabling in-camera grading and camera metadata support
• Added: Switching from "ACES CDL" to "ACES CDL Advanced" inherits IDT, ODT and CDL values
• Added: Support playback control via Tangent panels
• Added: Tangent Hardware Panels now support controlling Lift, Gamma, Gain RGB values via encoders

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Connection issues with ARRI cameras using CAP when sending a LUT over a slow connection
• Fixed: Neutral image is no longer shown intermittently while toggling through shot library entries
• Improved: Crash reporting workflow
• Improved: Playback performance
• Miscellaneous smaller fixes and improvements

Livegrade Studio - 5.0.6

Wed, 29 Jan 2020

Changes

• Added: Support for reading metadata from Sony Venice ANC metadata if HD-SDI signal is 1080p.

Bugfixes

• Improved: Color accuracy of BoxIO and Flanders monitor framegrabs.
• Fixed: Crash under macOS 10.13 when adding a capture device.
• Fixed: BoxIO framegrab was not possible if Livegrade did control the signal range and full range was selected as input.
• Fixed: Livegrade did hang while opening the "Add Device..." menu under some circumstances when an ISMini was connected.
• Fixed: Values could be moved out of range by MIDI controller encoders.
• Fixed: CDL was not selected as default control mode for CDL grading nodes.

Livegrade Studio - 5.0.5

Wed, 04 Dec 2019

Changes

• Added: Warning if CDL values are out of range
• Added: Configuration for recording single slot or all slots via auto record detection in Preferences
• Added: Add wildcard that resolves to the name of the LUTs in the grade
• Added: Support for ScopeBox v4

Bugfixes

• Fixed: ARRI Lens metadata was not read completely under certain circumstances
• Fixed: Encoder for "power" value was moving into wrong direction on MIDI controllers
• Fixed: Crash with Euphonix hardware panel on some machines
• Fixed: Outdated driver message for AJA was not shown in some circumstances
• Fixed: Restoring device configurations from file did not correctly reconnect all attached devices
• Fixed: Hangs under some circumstances with Blackmagic Decklink devices
• Fixed: Wrong signal range of framegrabs when Livegrade controls the signal range of the BoxIO

Livegrade Studio - 5.0.4

Wed, 16 Oct 2019

Changes

• Changed: Support macOS 10.15
• Changed: Added Chinese translation

Bugfixes

• Fix: CDL is now the default CDL control mode.
• Fix: Restore selected CDL control mode when applying look to slot.
• Fix: Reference status icon did not disappear from shot library in some circumstances.
• Fix: Under some circumstances a blue background was visible in the viewer.
• Fix: The ISmini corrupted the video signal under specific circumstances.
• Fix: Drag'n'Drop in the presets and shots library did not work anymore after switching projects.
• Fix: Memory leak in histogram.

Livegrade Studio - 5.0.2

Tue, 27 Aug 2019

Changes

• Changed: Show better error message when video router port is locked on AJA video router

Bugfixes

• Fixed: Live video routing was not working with older Blackmagic video routers
• Fixed: Connecting to ARRI camera did crash under certain circumstances on macOS 10.14
• Fixed: ScopeBox integration was not working
• Fixed: When CDL controls were disabled, switching to another control mode did accidentally enable them again
• Fixed: Memory leak with DeckLink capture device

Livegrade Studio - 5.0.1

Mon, 12 Aug 2019

Bugfixes

• Fix: Fixed a bug where environment variables for scripts were not working when scripts are run from the menu.
• Fix: Fixed a crash when the recording folder was not accessible (e.g. on a missing external volume).

Livegrade Studio - 5.0.0

Thu, 08 Aug 2019