Brian Drysdale Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 The sixth V2021.1 beta has been released. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=229299&Itemid=81#229299 Some important issues have still to be resolved, so Lightworks will be delaying the release version for at least two weeks. The following have been added: 'DCI 4k' (4096x2160) 19:10 as an output option for 4K media. the ability to adjust timeline segment colours (within the sequence timeline 'Settings' panel) and an option on the 'System Settings' panel for choosing how to output source media to the hardware I/O. There are also various fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 The seventh Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=229815&Itemid=81#229815 This has added further icon improvements to the user interface and also maximum codec supported bitrates to the H.264/MP4 compression panel on export. It improves the way users select the RED R3D Decode options on the project card and DVEs (2D and 3D) positioning when switching to a different sequence output format. For Mac, support for mac OS version 11.0 (Big Sur) is added. There's also a number of fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 The seventh Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230174&Itemid=81#230174 16th December is the target date for releasing V2021.1. The following have been added: the ability to show what the image was on an offline media file. for the 'Associates > Constituents' including subclips if the sequence refers to them and sequence 'constituents' to show marked regions corresponding to the portion that's in use. There are a number of fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 The 8th V20.21.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230574&Itemid=81#230574 There is one week to go until release on the 16th. Should needs be, Lightworks may release another Beta build on Friday this week (feedback dependent) in preparation for release. When dragging and dropping into the application, the following have been added: the ability to change the frame rate on an EDL ;the ability to change the frame rate on image sequences; the ability to change the frame rate on Audio Only files. Also. a panel when creating a sequence from a bin for choosing the sequence frame-rate (when the proposed constituent clips don't share the same frame-rate)/ There are various fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 The 9th V20.21.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230695&Itemid=81 Lightworks hope that this should be the final build ready for release on Wednesday next week. These additions gave been made: the ability to display BITC information for Subclip/Sync metadata on sequences, improvements to proxy generation from 4k and higher media when using 'Same as source, improvements to proxies generated from H.265/HEVC media and tooltips to enabled BITC overlay labels on the viewer. There are also various fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 The tenth V2021.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=230939&Itemid=81 This build resolves an export quality issue with some graphics cards, incorrect transparency handling on Mac and some instability issues. Lightworks are aiming to release next week (all being well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 The 11th Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 (revision 126396) is now available on Windows Linux and Mac. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=231207&Itemid=81#2312 Two of the serious issues reported recently, with sluggish behaviour with lack of playback and failure to export to H.264 have been resolved, plus a number of other fixes. This build will be the last of 2020, so the final release of V2021.1 has been delayed to January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 The 11th Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=231904&Itemid=81#231904 Lightworks hopes to have the release later this month, There has been a number of fixes based on the more detailed testing over the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 The 12th Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=232253&Itemid=81 This is hoped to be the last V2021.1 beta before release.It has added improvements for H.265/HEVC decoding and playback and Improved performance with Apple ProRes decoding on Windows and Linux. There are also various fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Lightworks Beta Version 2021.1 revision 126676 is now available on Windows Linux and Mac. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=232429&Itemid=81 This is the final build now in preparation for release on Wednesday 20th January and has some fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Lightworks Version 2012.1 is now released https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=232818&Itemid=81 Lightworks say: "This latest version is probably the biggest release in the last ten years! Changing some of the fundamental foundations to allow us to build a more powerful and flexible product over the coming years." "The overall foundations of the application have been rewritten with a faster and more flexible open architecture. This allows any media to be brought into a project and played at its natural size and frame-rate without being altered". New Features Include: Projects No Longer Have Frame Rates The video output format is now set per sequence Resolution preservation Added ‘Square’ and “Portrait’ Sequence Output Formats For Social Media Define Sequence Custom Output Aspect Ratios (Lightworks Pro Only) Added Asset Associations More details here: https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=209 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 The Lightworks V2021.1,1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=234075&Itemid=81 This latest build is a maintenance release for 2021.1 that fixes some important issues that have been raised recently, along with a few fixes that were not ready in time for the 2021.1 release. Added new keyboard shortcut commands "Save current sequence frame" (which saves the frame from the current record sequence) "Save current frame" (which saves the frame from the focus) "Associates" (which opens the Associates tab for the current clip/sequence) Added additional capabilities to the "Find-> Clip references' panel Segments with/without "Effects" can now be searched for (can be narrowed down to just Video or Audio by deselecting the tracks) Segments with/without "Media" can now be searched for Segments with/without "Cue Markers" can now be searched for Segments that are "Active" Yes/No can now be searched for Restored the ability to 'Jump to next match' and 'Jump to previous match' options Added ability to set the default frame rate for importable items which do not have a known frame-rate Added 'Frame-rate' to the list of default table view Bin attributes Added new hint when revealing the 'New project' panel for the first time in a Universal Project version of Lightworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 The 2nd V2021.1,1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=234763&Itemid=81 This latest build fixes a few regressions that have crept in along with adding further improvements to audio handling with hardware I/O. Lightworks is still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks. One new feature in V2021.1.1 is the graphic representation of missing media in transition overlaps. This is an area that causes difficulty for new users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 The third V2021.1.1 beta is now available [url]https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=235849&Itemid=81#235849[/url] This latest build fixes several regressions that have crept in along with various improvements. Lightworks are still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks. Additions include: Improvements to the export panel to be more intelligent about available/unavailable formats Export formats are now allowed if they can't handle the exact sequence frame-rate Export formats that cannot generate files with the same aspect-ratio as the sequence are shown with red suffixes Export formats with a red suffix now show an explanatory message if such a format is selected Option to the "Timeline->Settings" menu to configure whether or not tabbing stops at transition mid-points The ability to rename Custom Formats on the project card and to generate 1080p proxies from larger file types (4K etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 The fourth V2021.1.1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=236174&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves issues reported with memory handling and HEVC media, along with a few other improvements. Lightworks are keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 The new build of the v2021.1.1 beta has been renamed as V2021.2 beta and is available for download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=237239&Itemid=81 This has a number of fixes and has updated to the latest AVID DNxHD codec SDK. Lightworks hope for this to be the final build prior to release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 The next Lightworks 2021.2 Beta revision 127742 is now available to download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=237569&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves issues with M1 hardware on Mac and resolves the issue with AAC audio decode playback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 The third Lightworks 2021.2 Beta revision 127893 is now available to download: https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=237935&Itemid=81#237935 This build resolves the issue with Boris plugins on Windows failing to display, along with some other fixes to do with audio hardware on Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 The fourth V2021.2 beta is now available to download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=238613&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves a couple of important issues on Mac systems, to do with the Lightworks Console and media handling. There are also a number of other fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 What is hoped to be the final V2021.2 beta revision is now available for download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=238985&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves a long standing issue with exports being incorrect with 0% audio speed within the sequence and hopefully addresses the Console connectivity issues on Mac and other fixes. Lightworks are working on a new set of video tutorials and guides. They are looking forward to sharing the latest features of 2021.3 due in Beta imminently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Lightworks Version 2021.2 is now released for use on Windows Linux and Mac. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=239387&Itemid=81 This the second major release under the new owners LWKS Software LTD and they are revealing the features in the 2021.3 Beta in the next couple of weeks. Apart from many fixes. new features in V2021.2 include: This release focuses on improvements in performance working with HEVC/H.265 media allowing you to create 1080p proxies from 4K media Sequence Export Improvements This latest release adds intelligence to the export panel allowing you to easily see what format option your sequence can be exported as, even allowing you to export if the exact sequence frame rate is not allowed/supported. Transition Appearance Improvements Lightworks now provides a clear indication that the incoming clip does not have enough media present to perform the transition (the red line and darker grey section) This indicates that playback will be incorrect over this section, giving you a clear warning that the effect needs adjustment. Subtitle Workflow Using a combination of ranged Cue Markers and BITC (Burnt in Timecode) functionality now performs a subtitle workflow Find: Clip References Improvements In Lightworks 2021.2 the ‘Jump to’ options have been restored and new search criteria has been added to make it even easier to find or create results based on these new options: Set Default Frame Rate On Import Lightworks 2021.2 allows you to set the default frame rate for any media that doesn’t have a frame rate (audio only files, EDLs, Image Sequences etc). Improved the Batch Metadata panel Flexibility has been extended even further to allow you to specify the name of another metadata field to copy text from (eg. ) within the ‘Value’ column. This is an extremely fast way of moving metadata between fields in huge chunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 The first V2021.3 beta is now available for download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=241078&Itemid=81 New features include: Browse and Import Media from Cloud Storage Providers Upload Exports Directly To Cloud Storage Providers (Lightworks Pro Only) New Startup Wizard and Improved Hints New Import Panel The ‘Local files’ library has been given a much needed makeover to look and behave similar to Bins within the project. This allows you to choose how best to view your content prior to importing it, browse using the new treeview layout, filter content and see more metadata by choosing which column headers are visible within the library. New keyboard shortcut functionality Plus other features and fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Lo Presti Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 That subtitle workflow is very interesting, and comes none too soon! I recently finished manually entering subtitles within Lightworks on a 30+ min doc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Under the new owners there seems to be a pace to bringing out new versions of Lightworks. They seem to have focused on remote working and improving the first impressions for new users in V2021.3 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 The third Lightworks V2021.3 beta build is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=241709&Itemid=81 This build resolves many of the recently reported issues, improves the cloud storage integration work and even includes improvements for longer standing issues (e,g, MKV and HEVC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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