Lightworks

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Lightworks
Software Details:
Version: 14.0.0 updated
Upload Date: 27 Apr 17
Developer: EditShare EMEA
Distribution Type: Shareware
Price: 30.00 $
Downloads: 162

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Lightworks is a professional-grade and commercial software that provides Hollywood-strength video editing, supporting mainstream operating systems and including a wide-range of powerful tools and functionality. It is also available to end-users as a free application with less features.

It is one of the most advanced video-editing applications

The free version of Lightworks is one of the most advanced video-editing applications, providing users with support for basic formats, including MPEG 422 SD and HD, as well as DVCAM and DVCPRO 25/50/HD.

The commercial version includes breathtaking features

The commercial version, dubbed Lightworks Pro, costs $30 (25 EUR/20 Pounds) per year and includes breathtaking features, such as AVID DNxHD encoding and decoding, Stereoscopic (3D) support, native H.264 and AVCHD support, Quicktime/MPEG-4 export, support for Blackmagic, AJA* and Matrox, and DVD-Video or Blu Ray export.

Many blockbuster movies have been edited with Lightworks

Lightworks was and it is still heavily used in Hollywood productions, for editing. Many blockbuster movies have been edited with this application, including The Departed, Braveheart, Jerry Maguire, L.A. Confidential, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Chicago, The King's Speech, Good Will Hunting, Shutter Island, Bruce Almighty, Moulin Rouge, 28 Days Later, Mamma Mia, Gangs of New York, Notting Hill, Hugo, Hanna and Raging Bull.

Runs on GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X

Initially designed only for the Windows operating system, Lightworks is now a cross-platform software that runs on GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. At the moment, the software has been successfully tested with the Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora and openSUSE operating systems.

Availability and supported platforms

On GNU/Linux, the application is available for download as binary installers for DEB and RPM-based operating systems. It has been engineered to support only the 64-bit (x86_64) instruction set architecture.

What is new in this release:

  • Added new user interface options:
  • Added new project browser layout
  • Choose between Fixed and Flexible (Historic Lightworks) layouts on the project
  • browser
  • Added access to Pond5 media repository from within the application:
  • Browse the entire Pond5 database by entering search criteria
  • Play the clip direct from the import panel
  • Play the clip back in full screen mode
  • Import the clip into the project and use it as local media (Lo-Res watermarked
  • proxy)
  • Sign into your Pond5 account, to add clips to the cart for purchase
  • Added access to Audio Network audio repository from within the application
  • Browse the entire Audio Network database by entering search criteria
  • Play the clip direct from the import panel
  • Play the clip back directly over your sequence
  • Added new Cues panel and renamed to Cue Markers
  • Added the ability to change the colors of Cue Markers
  • Added the ability to search for Cue Markers
  • Added quick pop up of Cue Marker information
  • Added new import panel functionality
  • Clips can now be played on the import panel the same as a tile in a bin
  • Clips can now be marked/parked on the import panel the same as a tile in a bin
  • Clips can now be inserted/replaced directly from the import panel to the edit
  • timeline
  • Full Screen display can now be activated on any selected tile on the import
  • panel
  • You can now use Ctrl and mouse wheel to change the size of the tiles on the
  • import panel
  • Improved Voice Over tool functionality and made it available with the Free license
  • Allowed Voice over recordings at all frame rates and formats
  • Added Voice over functionality to Mac OS X
  • Removed the functionality from the record tool and added to a right click menu
  • (Flexible mode)
  • Improved VU audio meters on the Voice Over tool
  • Allowed Voice Over recording with the Free version
  • Added new Effects panel combining Adding, Settings, Graphs and Routing
  • Added new auto effect capability to the Effects panel
  • Added proxy workflow (create proxies directly from a clip or bin)
  • Added full screen playback preview controls (play, mark, cue marker, switch clip in
  • the bin)
  • Added Avid DNxHD MOV encoding to the import, render and export panels
  • (Separate Avid DNxHD license required)
  • Added ability to right click an empty area of the timeline and close the gap
  • Added ability to Play, Scrub and Mark clips in List view bins
  • Added improved RED R3D playback to utilize OpenCL
  • Added ability to rename a grouped track
  • Added ability to automatically sync chunked Panasonic P2 files on import
  • Added keybinds for adding a video track and/or audio track
  • Added 'Make > Bin of sources not used' to the edit menu
  • Added 'Remove > Redundant cuts' and 'Remove > Gaps' menu options, and
  • removed ‘simplify' menu option.
  • Added 'make subclip' keybindable command
  • TP-00307-01Fixes and Features in Version 14.0
  • Added 'Find > Bins' for edits
  • Added better FX node removal logic
  • Added Faster effects thumbnails (avoid regenerating the temp/preview edit for
  • every time change)
  • Added ability to input hex values in color gradient dialogs
  • Added ability to create user defined sub category for Effects
  • Added new sequence timeline menu category 'Segment Commands'
  • Added system-settings menu 'Full Screen preview monitor' for when there are
  • multiple monitors attached (with choices 1,2,3,etc)
  • Added 'Make > Video Black' to bin menus
  • Added better support for dual monitor setups with the new project browser
  • Added key shortcut assignment for 'Tidy' (Flexible layout)
  • Added support for Intel ADPCM audio types
  • Added project backup functionality to the Project Card (removed from export panel)
  • Added RGB video waveform analysis
  • Added video-routing orientation toggle to the cogs menu (Fixed layout)
  • Added a 'Clear' option as a way of removing 'Recent' locations from the Import panel
  • Places menu
  • Added a right-click 'Rename' option for bin groups
  • Added ability to Shift-click the Content Manager '+' icon to create an empty bin
  • group
  • Added 'AltG+ß' handling for German keyboards
  • Added skin-tone line on vectorscope (Thanks to khaver)
  • Added num_projects_across/down to config.dat
  • Added support for uncompressed RGBA QuickTimes with alpha channel
  • Added YouTube/Vimeo export at 48 fps
  • Resurrected on-viewer image scaling for 2D DVEs
  • Fixed Timecode labels do not appear correctly
  • Fixed 1080p50/720p50 MOV UYVY incorrect renders when set to 10-bit
  • Fixed being able to drag and drop a source clip to an edit that has grouped audio
  • tracks
  • Fixed appearance of text under the Lightworks Logo on the project browser screen
  • Fixed license activation failing if an expired Shark.e2c file is present
  • Fixed incorrect timecodes on Panasonic P2 chunked files
  • Fixed effect node de-orphaning (when reconnecting a non-topmost orphan)
  • Fixed video routing after doing unfold then undo
  • Fixed exports failing with a sensible error message when the stored export directory
  • for a preset no longer exists
  • Fixed making a print of a marked edit always making a subclip regardless of the
  • choice made on the 'Make Copy' dialog
  • Fixed making a print of an unmarked edit always making a subclip from the point at
  • which you are parked
  • Fixed Groups not dragging out of the content manager if any part of the dragged
  • name overlays another panel
  • Fixed error in timeline track Sync/loss number
  • Fixed audio levels being ignored during JKL trimming
  • Prevented Audio mixer panel being opened on the project browser screen using the
  • keyboard shortcut key
  • Export presets now start immediately when selecting them
  • Reworded some of the menu clip/edit menu items
  • Reorganized track-related clip/edit menu items
  • Do not provide 'Remove selected items' for Filters
  • Modified AAF export to deal with clip sections that have been extended beyond the
  • clip boundaries
  • Ignored hidden files during media relinking
  • Fixed incorrect pixelation on edge of Image Key effects
  • Improved appearance of the BITC panel
  • Relink missing media option now remembers the last location used
  • Correctly transfer focus when closing a record edit viewer
  • You can now use Ctrl and mouse wheel to zoom when over the routing panel
  • You can now use Ctrl+wheel to zoom when over the edit timeline
  • Removed password protection from projects
  • Updated the Dream Glow Color Correction Preset to use the new color correction
  • Mark/Park renders now create a history when marking one segment
  • Increased buffer size when reading uncompressed audio (to take account of sector
  • size) and retry with larger buffer in the case of failure
  • Introduced the ability for new users to run Lightworks without having to register or
  • sign in on the first attempt
  • Improved 'Align Marks' functionality in a much simpler and easier way
  • Removed debug error messages related to LwImageDefs.cpp line 391
  • Ensured that 'Fit to fill' option is always available
  • Fixed multiple copies of the delete panel being opened
  • Fixed audio corruption on MP4 sample file
  • Fixed sequence viewers jumping to a new position when double clicking a viewer
  • after double clicking to enable full screen playback (Flexible layout)
  • Fixed tiles turning black in bins with letterboxing enabled
  • Fixed crash when encountering logs with invalid audio mix settings (Fixed layout)
  • Fixed crash deleting a file with the import panel open on the file that was just
  • deleted (Flexible layout)
  • Fixed Effects panel jumping position after double clicking an effect to add it then
  • clicking back to select another (Flexible layout)
  • Fixed media unarchiving
  • Fixed timeline marker not returning to the correct position after a trim
  • Fixed multiple Preferences panels being opened in Flexible layout
  • Fixed import of multiple media folders at a time
  • Updated Boris FX and Graffiti links on the licensing panels
  • Fixed multiple copies of the Playout tool being opened in Flexible layout
  • Fixed the 'Effects Creation Panel' key command (F9)
  • Fixed incorrect room name after creating a new room
  • Fixed bin-name editability
  • Fixed track-name copying
  • Fixed shark hotspot
  • Fixed 'Pop out original' function on sequences not working correctly on Subclips
  • Fixed potential crash importing MP4 sample file
  • Fixed Audio Replay Rate not updating in List view bins when changing the output
  • format
  • Fixed potential crash during playing (with the vectorscope visible)
  • Fixed subclips incorrectly showing 'Compression' text option on sequences as
  • 'Unknown'
  • Fixed hang playing back MP4 sample files
  • Fixed image sequences not being coalesced together when importing the parent
  • folder
  • Fixed panel positioning on multi-monitor setups
  • Fixed incorrectly positioned search text-entry widget
  • Fixed crash encountering corrupt project thumbnail file
  • Fixed crash shift+clicking the pop-out icon
  • Fixed MXF media coalescing
  • Fixed AAC audio playback not working
  • Fixed issues with duplicate media spaces appearing on the Media tab of the project
  • card
  • Removed MPEG 422 AVI codec from the import, render and export panels
  • Limited Vimeo export to 720p with a Free license (upload now optional) due to end
  • of Vimeo agreement
  • Prevented the 'close' icon being clickable on the full screen preview when it's not
  • visible
  • Prevented multiple magnifier panels being created
  • Generated the correct menu when right-clicking on the key-assignments panel
  • Updated sequence viewers after relinking missing media
  • Updated FX graph time indicators when necessary
  • Improved visibility of grouped track indicators
  • Make sure that the shark (and other tools) respect explicitly-set default positions
  • Make clip selections similar in bins between List and Tiles view
  • Issued a sensible message if a recent folder no longer exists
  • Improved the sequence/clip restore function on the project browser
  • Improved playback responsiveness by keeping playfile references open
  • Restored click and drag trim to that of traditional style trims
  • Now show the correct frame when 'revealing' a viewer from a varispeed segment
  • Now trim the correct number of frames when jumping to the end of a sequence with
  • unjoined cuts
  • Clicking the 'Effects' button when parked at the end of a sequence now causes the
  • effects panel to appear anyway
  • Fixed Media page drawing on top of tasks page when starting an export
  • Fixed image sequence export failing when 'Create folders for clips' option is ticked
  • Fixed crash deleting the last item in a table-view bin
  • Fixed potential crash importing H.264 MOV sample
  • Fixed crash setting Blackmagic output to an unsupported mode
  • Fixed audio distortion playing back audio at 48 fps
  • Fixed crash clicking the new sequence tool in Flexible layout with an unjoined cut
  • open on an existing sequence
  • Fixed crash repeatedly pressing F4 on the Log tab with no source loaded in the
  • source viewer
  • Fixed Audio Mixer layout issue when new tracks are added
  • Fixed Fit to fill affecting only the first track of grouped track pairs
  • Fixed playback issues with material that takes a long time to open/analyze - e.g.
  • 120 fps MP4 sample files
  • Fixed incorrect size of the Bins search panel
  • Fixed Matrox YUYV 1080i AVI renders being black
  • Fixed batch import tagging
  • Fixed macro parsing when repeat-count is zero
  • Fixed crash due to video standard not being set when changing hardware device
  • Fixed potential hang switching between output formats with Full Screen preview
  • enabled
  • Fixed incorrect Primary TC value when stepping off the start of a sequence
  • Trimming changes are not saved when rejoining a trim after using SHIFT and Jump
  • Forwards
  • Clicking (and holding) a mark on the viewer now behaves the same as the mark on
  • the timeline (ie. immediate picture redisplay before mouse-move)
  • Updated to latest licensing server compliance
  • Enabled RED R3D decode with Free version
  • Automatically move the current-time to the start of newly added transitions
  • Improved appearance and performance of Title Effects with keyframed size
  • TP-00307-01Fixes and Features in Version 14.0
  • TP-00307-01
  • Fixed drag/drop of tiles onto the content-manager icon
  • Fixed full screen preview when there are multiple monitors with differing sizes
  • Fixed EDL format display confusion
  • Fixed muted audio tracks setting being ignored when trimming
  • Fixed error failing to add a dissolve to the very end of a sequence
  • Fixed import panel file analysis causing delayed exit from the project
  • Fixed batch import panel Format column setting being ignored
  • Fixed import panel redraw after changing multiple formats in one go
  • Fixed timeline time strip mouse behavior
  • Fixed shared project spaces not working correctly
  • Fixed crash exiting a shared project space with the configuration panel open
  • Fixed inaccurate timeline marker position after trimming the end of the last clip in a
  • sequence
  • Fixed EDL generation for clips whose reel ID was originally read from a media file
  • Fixed subsequent imports appearing as 'Sound' only files
  • Fixed reading of uncompressed QuickTime audio
  • Fixed erroneous 'missing log' warnings in EDLs
  • Fixed inability to search for wordings reliably
  • Fixed 'Pre-ingest sync' import option for audio only files
  • Fixed 'Full SD frames' output setting not working
  • The marked region on viewer timestrips is now more obvious
  • Prevented empty folders from being imported (via drag/drop)
  • Prevented clip cuts being unjoined on the clip timeline
  • Prevented stripping trailing punctuation characters from filenames when
  • generating clip names for imports
  • Prevented hang when clicking on stacked time-markers
  • Prevented crash displaying images when inserting from a sequence into another
  • Dragging a transition now automatically closes the gap 'underneath' the effect (so
  • that you can move it left/right)
  • When revealing the full screen preview, re-render the current frame if it's at
  • thumbnail resolution
  • Avoided 'severe warning' messages in error.log (when assigning an audio mix to an
  • empty edit)
  • Now always use the first frame of a media file for preview purposes (on the import
  • panel)
  • Now treat Ctrl+Alt+click the same as Alt+click when unjoining
  • Now keep menu panels open allowing for multiple option changes
  • Now continue creating proxies even if one of them fails (and log the failure)
  • Now use Ctrl+right click for timeline 'Insert black' (Ctrl+left click for 'replace black')
  • Made Cue Marker tagging/highlighting more intuitive
  • Made sure there's always an audio levels line drawn for tracks in new sequences
  • 9Lightworks v14.0 Release Notes
  • No longer consider the ' character to be illegal in filenames
  • The 'make subclip' key assignment now optionally makes subclips from cues if
  • there's no mark
  • Flush audio sample cache playfile references when deleting media files - which
  • might fail otherwise
  • Fixed drag and drop of a clip off the start of a sequence shifting the rest of the track
  • along
  • Fixed incorrect audio on MP4 sample files
  • Fixed hang generating titles (which have been shrunk to nothing)
  • Fixed 'Reveal imports in search filter' setting on the import panel
  • Fixed 'media offline' after copying/moving clips between projects
  • Fixed failure to restore focus to a viewer when re-entering a room (if that viewer was
  • created from a tile dragged from a viewer 'pop out' icon)
  • Fixed viewer title after swapping contents
  • Fixed record tool persistence
  • Fixed segment resizing with grouped tracks
  • Fixed the Recent/Current filter
  • Fixed item renaming in Content Manager
  • Fixed scrubbing through interlaced material showing fields in random order on the
  • Blackmagic hardware output
  • Removed outstanding floating windows before project entry
  • Removed audio speed option on WAV exports in 30 fps projects
  • Avoided making empty edits whenever a viewer's contents are popped out
  • Avoided unexpected clipboard message
  • Allowed click/drag trim when other tracks already have unjoined cuts
  • Allowed removal of all segment texts
  • Prevented full screen preview from being displayed when double-clicking a tile's
  • viewer icon (if the resultant viewer would appear over the clicked tile)
  • Prevented endless 'scan_add_trans: index too big' messages on the status window
  • Prevented erroneously showing clip effects in sequences
  • Prevented crash encountering corrupt ED5s
  • Project-browser preview images are now correct for 4:3 clips
  • Now handle archives contained inside folders with .archive extensions
  • Now inhibit tear-off timecode for effects duration widget
  • No longer reveal the tasks page if a new background task has already completed
  • Use the most up-to-date sequence image for project thumbnails
  • Updated FX graphs correctly in response to editing operations
  • Updated table-view bins correctly after deleting multiple items in one go
  • Revealed image-sequences directly, rather than revealing their containing folder
  • Fixed intermittent black audio waveforms
  • Fixed still images showing as Media Offline with drag and drop
  • Fixed bin search/replace crash
  • Fixed Effects starting on the incorrect frame
  • Fixed key 'up' handling which could lead to the full screen preview appearing
  • unexpectedly
  • Fixed bin drag/drop within nested groups
  • Fixed hang on playback with certain media
  • Improved handling of m4v files
  • Reinstated the ability to drag transition effects to the marked region
  • Avoided hang generating title effects
  • Preserved tagged items correctly when switching bin views
  • Save/restore minimized effect component states
  • Fixed Timecode being displayed as ??? when only an FX track is enabled
  • Fixed Key Assignments panel not updating when loading keyboard Preferences
  • Fixed editing of search criteria (date/tracks/media)
  • Fixed menu update when toggling an option but not moving the mouse
  • Fixed full screen preview for SD media
  • Fixed group highlighting in the content manager
  • Fixed speed-change for grouped tracks when 'auto track sync' is disabled
  • Fixed automatic re-categorization of custom effect templates
  • Fixed incorrect playback MP4 samples when set to an interlaced output format
  • Fixed clip sound level adjustment not working on first frame
  • Fixed errors in Status Window and error.log when importing Pond5 media
  • Fixed issues with renaming/reordering bins in groups
  • Fixed bin deletion in the content manager
  • Fixed undo handling for effects
  • Fixed 48 fps timecode on sequence viewers in 48 fps projects
  • Fixed text display for dragged audio levels
  • Fixed sorting of column headers in the Content Manager List view
  • Fixed creation-date discovery when metadata is missing (but backup is available)
  • Fixed missing audio metadata
  • Fixed crash dragging a tile to a viewer whilst the viewer is playing
  • Prevented stretching 4:3 SD media on the full screen preview
  • Prevented shifting current-time when adjusting effects settings
  • Improved handling of folders containing large image sequences
  • Removed dates from project tooltips
  • Removed orphaned dialogues
  • Right clicking an unselected project on the project browser now highlights that
  • project
  • Better width calculation for file-browser 'date' column
  • Fixed 'switch' when the source viewer is linked to a bin tile
  • Fixed room names
  • Fixed analysis of some MP3 sample files
  • Fixed handling of the last keyframe on a clip in a sequence
  • Fixed export panel compression button
  • Fixed kemroll generation
  • Fixed viewer track button update
  • Fixed timeline redraw when unjoining cuts at minimum size
  • Fixed drag/drop of unimported clips to bins
  • Fixed bin table-view scrolling
  • Fixed GPU memory error with DVE on 4K media
  • Fixed effects splitting (when there are multiple effects on the same segment)
  • Fixed incorrect display of SD image sequences
  • Preserved defaults for new edits when switching layout mode
  • The 'clipboard source' command now reveals the clipboard if it's not already visible
  • Updated viewer image correctly when jumping between keyframes whilst in (static)
  • play mode
  • Fixed potential crash clicking on MXF sample file (HDCAM-SR not supported)
  • Fixed incorrect keyframing after making a cut on a sequence with complex effects
  • routing
  • Fixed crash entering project regarding the Clipboard being the Record sequence
  • Fixed timeline redraw error when Trim curl is enabled
  • Fixed crash pressing F7 when the effects panel is not visible
  • Fixed labels-panel track selection
  • Fixed keyframe-graph updating issues when jumping between keyframes that span
  • an effect on a different track
  • Fixed potential crash right clicking a playing sequence viewer
  • Fixed Copy local not working for image sequences
  • Fixed AIFF file staying locked at the OS level after clip is deleted from a project
  • Fixed export of stereoscopic image-sequences
  • Restored the last used effects category correctly
  • Now show the correct effects settings panel when moving to a new time where the
  • effects are on a different track to the previous time
  • Prevented failures of queued exports (when the first export causes a low memory
  • condition to occur)
  • Improved behaviour of EQ effects with grouped tracks
  • Fixed crash double clicking an effect in the routing panel if opened using F7
  • Fixed potential crash changing output format with Full Screen enabled
  • Fixed transition between slow-shuttle and hitting play-speed on interlaced output
  • TP-00307-01Fixes and Features in Version 14.0
  • Fixed 'To here' transitions added at the start of a sequence causing audio sync loss
  • Fixed media appearing offline after creating a new media space and then importing
  • directly to it
  • Fixed crash showing stills for malformed sync
  • Fixed export error failure 'Cannot find the file specified'
  • Fixed crash clicking on a table-view field after changing the column layout
  • Ensured that 'hoover' retains mark positions
  • Inhibited stills on project exit (possibly fix/address occasional hang)
  • Automatically adjust the duration of transitions for which there is insufficient media,
  • if possible
  • Do not attempt to read timecode from PTS - gives incorrect results,
  • Improved message when adding transitions to clips with insufficient media
  • Fixed room names when switching rooms with shortcut key
  • Fixed Cue Markers with custom colors are lost when a sequence copy is made
  • Added support for the latest AJA drivers (Adds KONA 4G Support)
  • Removed DV 1394 capture support
  • Ensured the correct Boris plug-in effect name is displayed for the currently installed
  • plug-in
  • Fixed incorrect 3D LUT playback when set to 10-bit precision on the project card
  • Fixed crash tearing off a source viewer timecode label highlighting one of the
  • numbers then closing the label
  • Now use the correct number of audio outputs set by the sound card which prevents
  • the audio being attenuated by -6dB
  • Avoided generating 'couldn't set owner' messages in error.log file
  • Enabled D3D surface and texture cache management, preventing all GPU memory
  • being consumed
  • Fixed Boris FX/Graffiti plug-ins not appearing in the Plug-ins category on the Effects
  • panel
  • Fixed dropped frames on playback on AJA hardware output
  • Fixed Italic titles being cropped incorrectly
  • Fixed SSL segmentation fault on Ubuntu 15.10
  • Fixed Image Key effect not working correctly with latest NVIDIA Drivers
  • Fixed crash on startup on Fedora 25 (Please see Limitations and Known Issues)
  • Fixed high memory usage with multiple opened files
  • Fixed multi-monitor full screen preview
  • Fixed hang after applying image-key
  • Made sure that floating windows can appear over video windows
  • Prevented hang moving DVEs using the viewer controls
  • Fixed viewer controls not appearing for DVEs
  • Arranged for stack traces to appear in error.log for occurrences of
  • Lw::Exception::RuntimeError
  • Avoided displaying multiple OS file-browser windows
  • Prevented crash exporting to P2 AVC-Intra
  • Fixed potential crash enabling full screen display (F12)
  • Fixed installation of user LUTs
  • Removed debugging code that would cause a potential crash switching rooms
  • Added support for the latest AJA drivers (Adds KONA 4G Support)
  • Fixed Italic titles being cropped incorrectly
  • Fixed crash when encountering a zero-length JPEG file
  • Fixed potential random crash due to OpenGL
  • Fixed render preview window getting stuck to the mouse cursor when moving it
  • Fixed signing by unidentified developer
  • Added automatic resolution selection for ProRes
  • Fixed Boris FX/Graffiti plug-ins not appearing in the Plug-ins category on the Effects
  • panel (clean installs)
  • Fixed potential crash altering a Boris effect and saving it back to the timeline
  • Fixed dropped frames on playback on AJA hardware output
  • Prevented crash exporting to P2 AVC-Intra

What is new in version 12.6:

  • New Features:
  • Added Export to Vimeo at up to 1080p in the Free version.
  • Added ability to right click a Group within the Content Manager and Copy/Move it to
  • another project.
  • Added backwards compatibility for future versions of Lightworks.
  • Added missing text from the Wordings file (Localization).
  • Improved handling of incompatible projects with future versions of Lightworks.
  • Improved handling of edit notifications to make them safer.
  • Added new keyboard .prefs file compatible with Contour Shuttle Pro drivers.
  • Added additional license panel on sign up that refers to existing tutorial material.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed "Find bins" function not working if the bin is contained within a Group.
  • Fixed timeline marker jumping to the start of the sequence when un-compacting a
  • multicam bin.
  • Fixed missing [F1] Import key assignment entry in the key assignment panel.
  • Fixed only one clip being registered in direct to Bin Imports for Copy Local and
  • Transcode.
  • Fixed crash removing the last entry in the Key Assignments panel.
  • Fixed XML exports not containing the transition type information.
  • Fixed incorrect import of FCP7 XML containing subclips.
  • Fixed potential crash importing multiple files at once.
  • Fixed crash importing multiple frame rate files into an Auto frame rate project using
  • Copy local or Transcode.
  • Fixed export presets being saved when closing the Preset panel and not actually
  • clicking Save.
  • Fixed sorting order on the Bin list that appears when copying the contents of one bin
  • to another.
  • Fixed export presets being created with the same name as an existing preset.
  • Fixed incorrect audio playback on RED R3D files.
  • Fixed Prints not playing video content after being inserted into an edit.
  • Fixed FX settings panel not seeing the correct tracks on room entry.
  • Fixed potential crash dragging a tile to an empty viewer.
  • Fixed potential crash tracing an edit that contains subclips (Export of: AAF, OMF, EDL,
  • XML).
  • Fixed Playhead jumping off screen when rejoining after a trim with an FX track
  • present.
  • Fixed incorrect frame rate being identified on .MOV sample files.
  • Fixed bin names not being overwritten correctly when copying groups from one
  • project to another.
  • Fixed ability to copy a group containing an empty bin to another project.
  • Fixed incorrect display of Image Key effect when set to interlaced output.
  • Fixed incorrect clip being opened when dragging and dropping from a bin set to List
  • view.
  • Fixed potential crash changing the varispeed setting on an edit that is not in Record
  • mode.
  • Fixed incorrect "Audio rate" when importing multiple files into an "Auto" frame rate
  • project.
  • Fixed keyboard buffering overflow with nudging shortcuts.
  • Fixed unfolded FX tracks on edits preventing multicam AutoSync working.
  • Show progressive SD formats using allow_progressive_sd_export 1 config.dat
  • entry.
  • Renamed YouTube export options on the Export panel.
  • Fixed Console Play command keyboard shortcut returning the wrong play speed.
  • Fixed viewer transport control buttons not working correctly.
  • Fixed track shift on XML sequence imports from FCP7 containing FX.
  • Fixed audio sync issues with 25 / 30 fps exports from a 24 fps project.
  • Fixed potential crash changing tile sizes on compacted Multicam Bins.
  • Fixed potential crash repeatedly right clicking the project browser.
  • Linux Fixes and Features:
  • Added full compatibility support for Ubuntu 15.10.
  • Fixed potential crash browsing to a location containing a corrupt JPEG file.
  • Fixed segmentation Fault with OpenSSL 1.0.2 (caused a crash on sign in to the
  • application).
  • Fixed PNG image sequence exports being incorrect from an edit containing an image
  • key.

What is new in version 12.5 / 12.6 Beta:

  • Cross Platform Fixes and Features Since 12.6.a Beta:
  • Improved handling of incompatible projects with future versions of Lightworks
  • Improved handling of edit notifications to make them safer
  • Fixed FX settings panel not seeing the correct tracks on room entry
  • Fixed potential crash dragging a tile to an empty viewer
  • Fixed potential crash tracing an edit that contains subclips (Export of: AAF, OMF, EDL, XML)
  • Fixed Playhead jumping off screen when rejoining after a trim with an FX track present
  • Mac OS X Specific Fixes and Features Since 12.6.a Beta:
  • Fixed startup failure due to AJA hardware being present
  • Fixed Tiles/Viewers getting stuck to the mouse cursor when pressing Stop during movement
  • Fixed corrupt JPEG files causing crashes opening the import panel
  • Fixed panels appearing behind the video image within a viewer
  • Linux Specific Fixes and Features Since 12.6.a Beta:
  • Fixed crash exporting any format option (broken in 12.6.a)

What is new in version 12.0.2 / 12.5 RC4:

  • Updated initial Licensing/Welcome panel
  • Prevented application lock out when a corrupt room .TGA fails to load
  • Fixed 'Awaiting rendered media' appearance for assistant applications
  • Fixed missing key assignable commands
  • Fixed incorrect effect overlay if the Start/End of an edit is marked when dragging an dropping an effect
  • Fixed incorrect image appearing on the record edit viewer when trimmed beyond the clip bounds
  • Fixed jitters starting playback with higher resolution material (XAVC)
  • Fixed pop out original function not working correctly on a bin set to List view

What is new in version 12.0:

  • Smart Play Engine
  • A new Content Manager, for better control of your media
  • Powerful new Color Correction effects
  • Apple ProRes export (Mac OS X only)
  • Import of Final Cut Pro (FCP7) XMLs
  • Compatibility with Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve
  • Integration with EditShare Flow media management system

What is new in version 11.5.2:

  • Cross Platform Fixes and Features:
  • Fixed AltGr keyboard functionality on European keyboards
  • Fixed wording on the licensing panels to show username instead of name
  • Fixed inability to preview stereoscopic material on the full screen display (without separate I/O)
  • Fixed Avid DNxHD MXF exports not importing to Avid Media Composer via AMA or Avid Media Tool scanning
  • Fixed selecting multiple tiles in a bin after scrolling
  • Fixed automatic updates in preparation for version 12
  • Fixed potential crash recording using AJA, Matrox or Blackmagic hardware
  • Fixed being able to modify/add effects on a read-only edit on a shared project edit by right clicking a clip
  • Added filename comments attached to EDL events
  • Fixed ALE import to ignore looking at hidden files
  • Fixed ALE import to ignore .mxf link files
  • Fixed embedded AAFs no longer importing with audio
  • Fixed potential crash mixing audio levels (with Mackie or mouse)
  • Fixed incorrect audio output during audio mixing on grouped audio tracks
  • Fixed EDL export failing due to Clipname/Filename Comments being enabled
  • Fixed Lightworks task log panel not opening to display details of a failed ALE import
  • Fixed moving bins between projects local/shared
  • Added awareness of version 12.0 effect-data to version 11.5
  • List bin names when doing inter-project copies/movesAAF exports now default to the edit name rather than a random cookie name
  • Ignored link files and hidden files when scanning for candidate MXF files (for ALE import), thus preventing potential crashes
  • Prevented media offline checks when drawing the edit timeline in network projects Avoided checking media offline status so often (drawing tiles/viewers)Improved the ALE import procedureFixed incorrect number of channels on audio MXF imports
  • Fixed crash on startup if a project .odb is missing but a .backup file is present Fixed crash exporting a bin of media as an AAF
  • Fixed incorrect audio playing at a cut point if the audio monitor delay setting has been enabled with hardware I/O
  • Enhanced AAF import/export function to include the following metadata: Shot, Who, Description, Notes, Cam Roll, Lab Roll, Orig Audio Reel, Orig Audio Start and Sound TC
  • Take Enhanced AAF import function to default to using media stored in the same folder as the AAF - if media in the AAF media locator cannot be found Fixed rendering a dissolve as a marked section resulting in a black clipFixed intermittent crash due to thread safety issue when opening or playing audio Fixed crash entering the lobby (if in shared projects another station has a project database open, or if the .ODB is open in an editor) Fixed .ED5s not being exported/restored from Lightworks Archives correctly resulting in "Media Offline" and "Missing Logs" Fixed missing items in Lightworks Archive summary .ODB and add them back. Old incorrect archives will now also be restored correctly Fixed reading the correct "Orig audio reel" data correctly from an AVID AAF Fixed potential audio drop outs and stuttering during playback Fixed incorrect "original audio timecode" imported from AVID generated AAFs Fixed audio-only EDL exports to use the "original audio Reel ID" if "Original audio timecode" is selected Fixed potential crash when generating EDLs from clips with very long names ("Clipname/Filename comment" enabled) Added ALE track matching configurationDisabled error.log debug related to Mackie connections
  • Windows Fixes and Features:
  • Fixed audio not being imported when the file path contained non ASCII characters
  • Improved Bin scrolling performance when using the Shared Project feature
  • Fixed Undo/Redo not working in shared projects if the project space is a local hard drive
  • Fixed Cineform UHD files importing with the incorrect aspect ratio
  • Enabled minidump creation for Windows 64-bit
  • Linux Fixes and Features:
  • Added libtiff5 dependency to support Ubuntu 14.04 - earlier versions of Ubuntu (12.04) may no longer work

What is new in version 12.0 Beta:

  • Added new Content Manager structure
  • Bins and Groups (previously racks) are now all visible within the content manager
  • Multicam Bins (previously Sync groups) are now all visible within the content manager
  • The Search function has been incorporated into the content manager (click the magnifying glass)
  • Added Clips, Subclips, Prints, Syncs, Edits, Searches, Everything and Recent filters to the content manager
  • Added ability to create and edit Filters
  • Added ability to create Filters based on search criteria and manage them
  • Added the ability to drag/drop files from the OS directly into an open bin (cannot import to Filters)
  • Added the ability to import directly into an existing bin (cannot import to Filters)
  • Optimised the drawing pipeline. Any/All UI elements are now drawn more efficiently (less laggy)
  • Rewritten the Lightworks Play engine to remove the need for the Display Optimisation Field/Frame button
  • Added improvements to the export panel to make it easier to select a format for export
  • Added entirely new Blur effect to the Effects panel
  • Improved responsiveness for image display when moving the timeline marker

What is new in version 11.5 Beta:

  • Added support for AJA I/O devices (Kona and Io XT) drivers 10.4.1 and higher required (Windows, Pro version only)
  • Added support for screen capture using the record panel (Pro version only)
  • Added support for Retina displays (Pro version only)
  • Added support for scalable user interface (Pro version only)
  • Added ability to change interface colour scheme (Pro version only)
  • Added YouTube export option to the export panel for Windows, Mac and Linux (Pro version only)
  • Added AC3 audio decode support for Windows, Mac and Linux (Windows filter no longer required)
  • Added ability to export to AVID DNxHD MOV using the EditShare MOV option (AVID DNxHD only)
  • Added ability to export MXF OP1a MXF files (AVC-Intra RP2027 export option) (Pro version only)
  • Added ability to create Macros from the Key Assignments panel (Pro version only)
  • Added ability to search on the Key Assignments panel
  • Added time-indicator strips to tiles (when you mouse-over)
  • Added Curve effect to FX Colour Correction effects
  • Added "Use Marks" option to the export panel
  • Added Sync Group improvements, a record edit can now be synced with the sync group
  • Added ability to generate a random edit based on users settings from the sync group
  • Added background export. Background tasks now appear on the Tasks tab of the Project Card
  • Added generating audio waveforms as a background task
  • Added "Auto" frame rate project generation. New projects set to "Auto" will not have a defined frame rate until the first clip is imported
  • Introduced playback controls to source and edit viewers
  • Added magnetic snapping on all panels (this can be turned off in System Settings)
  • Introduced ruler on timelines
  • Introduced Right click functionality (Export, Add FX)
  • Change the appearance of Lightworks. Scale, Window Colour, Text colour, Heading Colour, Subheading Colour, Selection Colour, Brightness, Typeface and Wallpaper image (Pro version only)
  • Changed default media location to: C:UsersPublicDocumentsLightworks folder (this avoids any Windows permissions issues, removing the need to start once as Administrator)
  • Removed constraint on media locations in the Free versions. Free users can now specify where their media folders are stored
  • Added ability to Insert/Replace a source into a record edit if one is not open (a record edit will automatically be opened and the source Inserted/Replaced)

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