cineSync Change Log

cineSync 3.0.1 Release Notes

What's new in cineSync 3.0.1?

Additional 3D LUT support
Keyboard shortcut for toggle to enable/disable colour changes

What's changed in cineSync 3.0.1?

Reduced hardware rendering requirements
Thumbnails are completely removed from the Playlist Viewer if they have been disabled
Changed icons in Playlist Viewer
On OSX, files in the Playlist Viewer can be rearranged by dragging the middle column
URLs are now handled correctly on Windows7 and Vista
Pro features are now enabled correctly if a login fails from an offline session
Fixed "Play All" movies showing incorrect boundaries on the timeline

cineSync 3.0 Release Notes

What's new in cineSync 3.0?

Unified Client
Streamlined interface
Private notes for the frame, media file or session
Text chat client
Autosave function
Interlaced Stereoscopic playback
Export media with annotations
New API to integrate with various pipeline applications
Apple ColorSync profiles can be applied to media
Review a saved session without using a license

What's changed in cineSync 3.0?

New preferences layout
Debug FTP file transfer preference
Better session manger handling and messages for session owners and guests
Crash reporters being correctly generated on 10.5
Download folder being searched when locating for media
Playlist status correctly selected if media scrubbed
Reference movie included in playlist search
Guest function no longer re-set when going online
URL paths enabled when save sessions are re-loaded
Better zooming with mouse clicks
Linux showing text boxes correctly from other users in session
Saved frames updated with regard to various canvas sizes
License correctly checked back in once a RLM server is started
Other minor improvements and system enhancements

cineSync 2.1.2 Release Notes

What's new in cineSync Pro 2.1.2?

Improved drawing precision at high zoom levels
Speed gains when loading large saved sessions offline
Improved feedback when trying to join a session that's full. cineSync will not allow all your licenses to be used by guests — it will always keep one free for the account holder to join so they can manage or close their sessions.
Saved frames with certain pixel aspect ratios were rendered incorrectly
Improved checking of sesion file format version
Fixed a bug that could prevent account holders from closing sessions after disconnecting and re-joining
Fixed bugs where unavailable menu items were enabled
Fixed 'Next Movie in Group' menu item going to the wrong movie
Improved feedback when the session is reaching its drawing limit
Fixed issues preventing the use of a proxy server that required authentication

What's new in cineSync Pro 2.1.2 on Mac OS X?

Resolves isues with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. This version officially supports Snow Leopard.
Fixed a bug that could cause cineSync to use a large amount of memory when saving frames

What's new in cineSync Pro 2.1.2 on Windows?

Added cut/copy/paste clipboard support for text boxes
Improved responsiveness when zooming
Correctly identify Windows 7 when submitting crash reports
Fixed a problem where memory used for generating thumbnails of QuickTime movies was ot being reclaimed
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when loading a DPX or Cineon file when thumbnails were disabled

What's new in cineSync Pro 2.1.2 on Linux?

Added cut/copy/paste clipboard support for text boxes
Improved responsiveness when zooming
Fixed a bug where the loop button could appear off, but looping was enabled
Fixed a bug where preventing text boxes updating when a client on Mac or Windows altered the content of a text box created y a client running Linux
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when loading a DPX or Cineon file when thumbnails were disabled

cineSync 1.3.2 Release Notes

What's new in cineSync 1.3.2?

Improved feedback when trying to join a session that's full. cineSync will not allow all your licenses to be used by guests — it will always keep one free for the account holder to join so they can manage or close their sessions.
Improved checking of session file format version
Fixed a bug that could prevent account holders from closing sessions after disconnecting and re-joining
Fixed bugs where unavailable menu items were enabled
Fixed 'Next Movie in Group' menu item going to the wrong movie
Improved feedback when the session is reaching its drawing limit

What's new in cineSync 1.3.2 on Mac OS X?

Resolves issues with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. This version officially supports Snow Leopard.
Fixed a bug that could cause cineSync to use a large amount of memory when saving frames
Fixed issues preventing the use of a proxy server that required authentication

What's new in cineSync 1.3.2 on Windows?

Added cut/copy/paste clipboard support for text boxes
Correctly identify Windows 7 when submitting crash reports
Fixed a problem where memory used for generating thumbnails of QuickTime movies was not being reclaimed

cineSync 1.3.1 Release Notes

What's new in cineSync 1.3.1?

NEW: Ability to sort the playlist into groups.
NEW: Ability to add a new folder into the playlist as a new group.
NEW: Per-movie loop ranges, allowing parts of a movie to be looped.
NEW: The user can now select which frame the thumbnail in the playlist viewer is generated from.
NEW: Preference to disable thumbnails in playlist viewer.
NEW: Preference to disable annotations whilst a movie is playing.
NEW: Ability to locate movies via drag and drop.
NEW: A warning is now displayed when the max session size is reached.
NEW: Preferences window has been re-organized.
FIXED: Fixed a bug that would sometimes allow the same movie to be added twice.
FIXED: Fixed various crashes including a threading issue.
FIXED: Fixed a problem that could disallow a user from re-joining a session after they had left it.
FIXED: Fixed a problem that caused an extra circle to drawn when a text box was removed.
FIXED: Fixed a bug causing file transfer passwords to be remembered.
FIXED: Fixed a bug that could cause thumbnails drawings to rendered in the wrong order.
FIXED: Fixed a bug that was preventing multiple text boxes from different locations to be updated at the same time.
FIXED: Fixed a issue that could cause a session closure if the session creator left the session and rejoined as a guest.

What's new for cineSync 1.3.1 on Mac OS X?

FIXED: 'Fit to screen' now working correctly
FIXED: Fixed a bug that could cause cineSync to crash while quitting.
FIXED: Fixed a buddy list updating issue.
FIXED: Fixed a problem that would prevent the user from being able to save their session.
FIXED: Fixed a speed issue whilst updating the Playlist Viewer.
FIXED: Fixed a crash when trying to display JPEG 2000 images.
FIXED: Fixed an issue that were causing menu items to be disabled at the incorrect time.
FIXED: Fixed an issue on Tiger PPC that caused some saved frames to be rendered black.
FIXED: Fixed a menu issue on Tiger that would cause it to become unresponsive.
FIXED: Fixed thumbnails not being generated from PDF files.
FIXED: Fixed a crash on Tiger whilst locating movies.

What's new for cineSync 1.3.1 on Windows and Linux?

FIXED: Fixed text being cut off in the movie inspector.

cineSync 2.1.1 Release Notes

What's new in cineSync Pro 2.1.1?

NEW: New pro icons used throughout cineSync.
NEW: Graphical guide to indicate line tool size.
FIXED: Fixed crash when browsing Aspera servers.
FIXED: Fixed 'Next Annotation', 'Previous Annotation' when used with the Play All feature.
FIXED: Fixed 'Next movie in timeline' when used with the Play All feature.
FIXED: Fixed marker windows showing incorrect fames when used with the Play All feature.

What's new for cineSync Pro 2.1.1 on OS X?

FIXED: Fixed a bug that was preventing the user from saving frames from DPX/CIN and EXR.

What's new for cineSync Pro 2.1.1 on Windows and Linux?

FIXED: Fixed bug which caused some cineSync windows to remain open, even after the session has closed.
FIXED: Fixed Aspera paths being shown incorrectly.

What's new fo cineSync Pro 2.1.1 on Linux only?

NEW: Added for support for arts.
FIXED: Movies now play backwards correctly.

cineSync 1.3 Release Notes

Changes between 1.3 and 1.2.8 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New : New Playlist Viewer to replace the old Playlist Organiser.
New : New file transfer options in the Playlist Viewer, including SFTP, FTPS, HTTP and HTTPS.
New : An eraser has been added to the toolset.
New : Media files can now be dragged and dropped directly onto the Playlist Viewer or main viewing interface.
New : Saved session files cn now be opened by double clicking the session file icon.
New : Saved session files can now also be opened by dragging and dropping them onto the main viewing interface.
Fix : Several stability and performance improvements.

cineSync 2.1 Release Notes

Changes between 2.1 and 2.0.1 on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux:

New : New Playlist Viewer to replace the old Playlist Organiser.
New : New file transfer options in the Playlist Viewer, including SFTP, FTPS, HTTP and HTTPS.
New : cineSync Pro accounts now have the option of a fully integrated Aspera client for Aspera enabled file transfers from within the cineSync Pro interface.
New : An eraser has been added to the toolset.
em>New : A 'Play All' feature has been added which allows all the clips in the Playlist Viewer to be assembled into a single timeline.
New : Support for individual DPX, Cineon and EXR frames.
New : Media files can now be dragged and dropped directly onto the Playlist Viewer or main viewing interface.
New : Saved session files can now be opened by double clicking the session file icon.
New : Saved session files can now also be opeed by dragging and dropping them onto the main viewing interface.
Fix : Several stability and performance improvements.

cineSync 2.0.1 Release Notes

Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0 on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux:

Fix : Resolved several possible synchronisation errors that could occur when several users modify the same object at the same time.
Fix : Several stability and performance improvements.
Fix : Resolved a crash that could occur when loading a session file with empty text-boxes or missing movies.
New : You can now view the Embedded Timecode track in your QuickTime movies within cineSync Pro.

Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0 on Mac OS X only:

New : Locate missing movie text is now displayed in full screen mode, and when you click it you are taken out of full screen mode and can locate the movie.
Fix : All short cut keys work when you are missing a movie in full screen mode.
New : Can now enter (and exit) full screen and stereo full screen even when you are missing the movie or you are in an empty session.
Fix : Resolved an issue that could cause a crash when quitting cineSync Pro with the masking window open.
Fix : Resolved an issue preventing the secondary display from updating when switching between movies while in stereo full screen mode.
Fix : Resolved an issue with saving all frames in the playlist using the colour, mask and zoom settings from the current movie and not its own settings.

Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0 on Windows and Linux only:

Fix : Page Up and Page Down short cut keys now work when viewing single frames.
Fix : Resolved an issue where timeline would sometimes not be updated correctly.
Fix : Resolved a crash that could occur when joining a session while a movie was playing.
Fix : Resolved a remote cursor rendering issue.
Fix : Improved playback performance.
Fix : Resolved an issue where adding a frame marker would change from displaying timecode to frame number.
Fix : You can now select multiple marker in the Markers window (and delete them).
Fix : Resolved an issue with adjusting the drawing separation in stereo mode.
Fix : Resolved several issues that would cause a crash when going offline from an online session.

Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0 on Windows only:

Fix : Resolved a display artifact that occurs when the desktop theme, resolution, or colour depth are changed.

Changes between 2.0.1 and 2.0 on Linux only:

New : Can now load still images in cineSync Pro for linux (jpg, png, exr etc.)

cineSync 1.2.8 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.8 and 1.2.7 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix : Resolved several possible synchronisation errors that could occur when several users modify the same object at the same time.
New : Improved the rendering speed of the drawing overlay.
Fix : Several stability and performance improvements.
Fix : Resolved a crash that could occur when loading a session file with empty text-boxes or missing movies.
New : You can now view the Embedded Timecode track in your QuickTime movies within cineSync.

Changes between 1.2.8 and 1.2.7 on Mac OS X only:

Fix : Movies with an alpha value of 0 no longer show up as black.

Change between 1.2.8 and 1.2.7 on Windows only:

Fix : Page Up and Page Down short cut keys now work when viewing single frames.
Fix : Resolved an issue where timeline would sometimes not be updated correctly.
Fix : Resolved a crash that could occur when joining a session while a movie was playing.
Fix : Resolved a remote cursor rendering issue.
Fix : Improved playback performance.
Fix : Resolved an issue where adding a frame marker would change from displaying timecode to frame number.
Fix : You can now select multiple marker in the Markers window (and delete them).
Fix : Resolved a display artifact that occurs when the desktop theme, resolution, or colour depth are changed.

cineSync 2.0 Release Notes

What is cineSync Pro:

Run multiple simultaneous sessions.
Use without an internet connection in offline mode.
Run in Full screen mode.
Play stereoscopic QuickTimes (with synchronised registration adjustments).
Switch between anamorphic and standard aspect ratios.
Perform synchronised colour adjustments.
Apply Three dimensional colour Look Up Tables (LUTs) to loaded movies and still images.
Apply soft or hard masks in any aspect ratio.
Zoom and pan to specific areas of interest.
Control cineSync Pro from the command line.
Runs on Linux (Suse 9.3, Ubuntu 7.10, CentOS 4.4 and Fedora Core 5).

You need a license to use cineSync in offline mode - we support either node-locked or floating licenses.

cineSync Pro can still be used in online mode using an enabled cineSync Pro account. Please Contact Us if you would like to demo cineSync Pro, and we will organise an account for you.

Things to Note:

cineSync Pro currently only supports stereoscopic QuickTimes that are side-by-side rendered. In other words the left half of the QuickTime is treated as the left-eye, and the right side as the right eye. Future versions will be more flexible.
When running full screen stereo mode the left eye is displayed on the main screen, the right eye on the secondary screen.

cineSync 1.2.7 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.7 and 1.2.6 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix : An issue with 'Add Folder' that would cause files to be added to the playlist multiple times.

Changes between 1.2.7 and 1.2.6 on Mac OS X only:

Fix : An issue that would cause cineSync to crash when deleting a text box on Leopard.

cineSync 1.2.6 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.6 and 1.2.5 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix : Now no longer assuming that the duration of every frame in a clip is the same. While this is the case 99% of the time, some QuickTime encoders will vary the frame duration to achieve an average frame rate of 23.98 or 29.97 fps.
Fix : Several issues related to using the playlist organiser.
Fix : Several issues that would cause a crash on exit.
Fix : Various performance and appearance related fixes.
Fix : Improved the speed and accuracy when Locating Missing Movies.
Fix : Improved the speed and responsiveness when adding a large number of movies to the session.
Fix : Improved the responsiveness when joining a session.
Fix : A crash that could occur if a movie is removed from the playlist while someone else is locating it.
Fix : Disappearing Markers when the movie is playing.
New : Added short-cut keys for: Loop, Save Frame, Clear Frame, Drawing Colour and Text Colour.
New : You can now load a session file that is saved on a different machine.
New : Support for displaying QuickTimes that have non-square pixels (Clean Aperture).
New : When loop is turned on, and you step past the end of a clip, it will loop back to the beginning of the clip.

Changes between 1.2.6 and 1.2.5 on Mac OS X only:

Fix : Black screen trying to play back DPX/Cineon sequences using GlueTools.
New : The frame rate indicator (little green icon), will now display the current frame rate when you mouse over it.

Changes between 1.2.6 and 1.2.5 on Windows only:

Fix : Certain graphics drivers cause a crash when trying to render a space character in a text box.
Fix : Crashes and out-of-sync behaviour when moving a text box around.

cineSync 1.2.5 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.5 and 1.2.4 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New : Performance improvements for the rendering of pencil drawings, especially when there are a large number of pencil drawings already on the frame.
Fix : Several other performance and stability improvements.

Changes between 1.2.5 and 1.2.4 on Mac OS X only:

Fix : Very high resolution images or movies that are larger than the maximum supported resolution of the graphics card will now be display correctly.
Fix : Resolved some issues that would cause drawings to not be saved correctly on some PowerPC machines.
Fix : Can drag and drop to re-order the playlist again.
Fix : Resolved several issues that could cause a crash when leaving or closing a session.
Fix : Resolved several stability issues related to using the playlist organiser for uploading and downloading to FTP sites.
Fix : Resolved an issue that could cause visual anomalies in the cineSync window after removing a movie from the session, or after changing movies via the playlist organiser.

Changes between 1.2.5 and 1.2.4 on Windows only:

New : Added a preferences window accessible via Edit->Preferences.
Fix : Resolved many stability issues related to using the playlist organiser.

cineSync 1.2.4 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.4 and 1.2.3 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix : Dramatically increased the speed of loading a saved session.
Fix : Added support for markers exported from FCP sequence cuts.
Fix : Various stability improvements.
Fix : Improved the way that cineSync identifies and auto-locates files to ensure that no files are incorrectly flagged as duplicates.
Fix : Improved the loading and saving of very large saved sessions.

Changes between 1.2.4 and 1.2.3 on Mac OS X only:

New : Full support for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Fix : Updated to work correctly on the new 2.4Ghz MacBook Pro!
Fix : The last directory you browsed to is now remembered correctly.
Fix : The login screen now correctly remembers whether you joined or created a session last time.
Fix : Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

Changes between 1.2.4 and 1.2.3 on Windows only:

Fix : Performance improvements when Drawing on a movie that is playing.
Fix : Resolved an issue that would prevent the Help file from loading.
New : FTP transfers can now handle filenames which contain non alpha numeric characters. (spaces etc..)
Fix : Resolved a situation where saved drawings would appear on top of a white background instead of the movie frame.

cineSync 1.2.3 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.3 and 1.2.2 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New : Added support for connecting to the cineSync server via a proxy server.
Fix : Resolved many performance and stability issues.
New : cineSync now keeps a list of folders in your preferences, which it uses to automatically locate missing movies.
Fix : Resolved many issues related to setting the internet location from the playlist organiser.
Fix : Potential crashes that would occur if you removed a text 'sticky-note' while another participant was typing into it.
New : Added a 'heart-beat' to the cineSync connection to prevent timing out of idle cineSync connections.
Fix : No longer displays the mouse cursors from any participant that has not located the current movie.

Changes between 1.2.3 and 1.2.2 on Mac OS X only:

Fix : Resolved issues with reordering the playlist.
Fix : Fixed an issue that would cause the movie to get out-of-sync when using certain keystrokes.

Changes between 1.2.3 and 1.2.2 on Windows only:

New : Added a colour selector that will allow you to pick a colour from the movie you are viewing.
New : Stores a list of ftp urls in your preferences, which you can later select from the internet location drop down.
Fix : Resolved an issue that would prevent the Help file from loading.
New : The playlist organiser now displays which movie is the current one.
Fix : Resolved several issues that would cause the cineSync client to disconnect from the server.

cineSync 1.2.2 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.2 and 1.2.1 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix: Stability issues when exiting cineSync.

Changes between 1.2.2 and 1.2.1 on Windows only:

Fix: Stability issues when saving all of the drawings on a movie or in a playlist.

cineSync 1.2.1 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2.1 and 1.2 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix: International text characters now work in the text drawing tool.
Fix: An issue where Undo-ing a Circle would crash other clients in the session.
New: Added Timecode as a time display option. Note: This uses NDF Timecode for NTSC QuickTimes.
Fix: Crash that would occur when you try to add a duplicate file to the playlist from another location, before the original file has been added to the playlist.
New: cineSync will now check for a new version of the client at start-up, and provide you with a download link if a new version is available. (It will keep quiet if there is no new version available :)
New: Protected the loading of potentially 'out-of-range' preferences.
Fix: Problem that would cause drawings to appear on the wrong movie after they have been loaded from a saved session.

Changes between 1.2.1 and 1.2 on Mac OS X only:

Fix: Saved images for movies that are larger than the maximum texture size no longer save as black.
Fix: Crash when saving a frame after the save directory was removed.
Fix: A new marker will now be displayed correctly on other Mac clients.
Fix: Certain disabled menu items no longer can be accessed via their short-cut keys.
Fix: cineSync will no longer set a missing movie back to the first frame.

Changes between 1.2.1 and 1.2 on Windows only:

Fix: Removed the need for turning off the Unified Back Buffer on Quadro FX cards.
Fix: Issue that would cause corrupt frames to be saved on some graphics cards.
Fix: A potential crash that would occur when quitting cineSync.
New: Added a 'cross-hair' mouse icon that you can actually see on a black screen!
Fix: cineSync now remembers the path correctly after you have loaded a file from a new path.
Fix: A problem that would prevent a session host from closing the session.

cineSync 1.2 Release Notes

Changes between 1.2 and 1.1.3 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New: The session host can now 'Lock' the playback controls in a session. In this mode, anyone who has joined the session via the session key will be unable to add, remove, change or play movies.
New: The session host can now 'Lock Drawing' in a session. In this mode, anyone who has joined the session via the session key will be unable to draw on the screen.
New: Removed black outlines from line drawings.
New: Added a Buddy List that displays all of the participants that are in a session, including their drawing colour, and status.
New: Now displays a 'Invalid Movie' message when you attempt to load a movie that you do not have the codec for.
New: Listing Drawings in the markers list as type 'Drawing'. Text markers are displayed as type 'Label'.
New: Can now erase the drawings on a frame by removing it from the markers list.
New: Markers list displays Frame Number or Elapsed time, depending on your choice in the main window.
New: Can now sort the markers list by clicking on column headers.
New: Improved the look and speed of line drawings. (Biggest speed gain was on OS X).
New: Added a new Text Drawing tool. You can now place text boxes (Sticky Notes) onto the movie window. You can also move, resize and delete them or modify the text at a later date.
Fixed: cineSync now limits the total number of simultaneous downloads/uploads to 4.
New: Can now export Text markers in Final Cut Pro XML Format.
New: Can now import Text markers in Final Cut Pro XML Format.
New: Can now save or load an entire cineSync session using the new cineSync XML Format. Saving a session saves, the playlist, ALL drawings, and ALL markers.
Fix: Default download directory is now checked for missing movies.
New: cineSync will now connect to the server via port 80, using HTTP, if it cannot connect using port 5068 (if it is blocked by a firewall).
New: cineSync will now only allow to run a single session at a time.
New: Added a selector next to the time display to select Frame Number or Elapsed Time.
Fix: Added a new loop icon.
New: Can now change the location of saved drawings (via the 'Drawings->Set Save Drawing Location...' menu item).
New: Can now Undo/Redo the drawings that you place on a frame.
Fix: Can no longer un-locate the Whiteboard or Blackboard.
New: Now selects the Text Tool after you change the text colour, and the Pencil Tool after you set the line thickness.
New: The session will now be closed, instead of quitting the application, when you are disconnected from the server. This means that you can still save the session.

Changes between 1.2 and 1.1.3 on Mac OS X only:

Fix: Redraw problem that would cause ghosted Arrows and Circles.
Fix: Removing a movie from the playlist organiser after the playlist has been reorganised now behaves correctly.
Fix: Downloading all movies form the playlist organiser now works correctly.
Fix: Can now Re-Add a Blackboard or Whiteboard to the session after you have removed it from the session.

Changes between 1.2 and 1.1.3 on Windows only:

Fix: Opacity changes are now shown in the Colour Picker.
Fix: Improved pressure sensitivity for Wacom tablets.
Fix: ANSI/UTF8 Encoding problem.
Fix: Can now always set the movie size to actual and half size (as long as it will fit on the screen).
Fix: Now checks that Quicktime 7+ is installed before launching.
Fix: Enabled multiple selection in the playlist organiser.
Fix: Can now sort the playlist organiser by clicking column headers.
Fix: Can no longer add a Whiteboard or Blackboard twice.

cineSync 1.1.3 Release Notes

Changes between 1.1.3 and 1.1.2 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New: You can now 'unlocate' a movie, which makes cineSync forget where the movie is on your local computer.
New: The 'Add Movies' function now also locates any movies in your playlist that haven't been located yet.
New: Added the .RGB file extension to the list of file types that cineSync will search for when adding movies from a folder.
Fix: More improvements to cineSync server stability.
Fix: Fixed some crashes that could occur when using Add Movies from Folder.
Fix: FTP usernames or passwords with an '@' character in them now work properly.
Fix: Many other minor bugfixes.

Changes between 1.1.3 and 1.1.2 on Windows only:

Fix: The 'Locate Missing Movies...' menu item now works again.
Fix: Loading very large images now doesn't crop them.
Fix: Saving very large images on certain NVIDIA videos cards now works properly.
Fix: Fixed drawing of arrows that looked too 'stretched', on drawings that were very long/wide.

Changes between 1.1.3 and 1.1.2 on Mac OS X only:

Fix: Fixed a possible crash that could occur when opening the Playlist Organiser.

cineSync 1.1.2 Release Notes

Changes between 1.1.2 and 1.1.1 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New: You may now have multiple email addresses for a cineSync license. Please email support@cinesync.com for more information.
Fix: Fixed several major bugs that would cause cineSync to lose connections to the server, or crash seemingly at random. Thanks to everyone who sent in bug reports to help us with this!
Fix: Corrected out-of-sync error that could occur when navigating to the next or previous marker/drawing while the movie is playing.
Fix: Fixed a bug that prevented logging on with certain FTP servers when using the built-in FTP file transfer facility.
Fix: Fixed many minor other bugs and crashes.

Changes between 1.1.2 and 1.1.1 on Windows only:

Fix: Fixed an occasional crash with the Windows client when saving drawings.
Fix: Double-clicking on a marker in the Organise Markers window will now go to the movie properly.
Fix: No longer crashes when the network connection is lost at the session organiser screen.
Note: If the drawings that you are saving are corrupt, please check whether you have an NVIDIA QuadroFX video card as it can cause problems with cineSync and other applications: if you do you have a QuadroFX, please see the cineSync FAQ at for how to solve this problem.

cineSync 1.1.1 Release Notes

Changes between 1.1.1 and 1.1 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New: Added a colour picker to the main cineSync window.
New: Pressing the Forward Delete key (Mac OS X) or Delete key (Windows) in the Organise Markers window now deletes the marker.
Fix: Fixed a stuttering playback problem that could happen immediately after seeking.
Fix: Lots of small bugfixes and improved server reliability.

Changes between 1.1.1 and 1.1 on Mac OS X only:

Fix: The Organise Markers table is no longer double-spaced.
Fix: Setting an Internet Location on a movie now updates the complete URL as you type.
Fix: You can now always resize the window to half size, actual size, or double size.
Fix: The Clear Marker menu item is now correctly enabled.
Fix: Fixed a crash that could occur if you added movies that are invalid or already exist in the playlist.

Changes between 1.1.1 and 1.1 on Windows only:

Fix: Major bugfix for drawings sometimes not being shown, even though other computers can see them.
Fix: Wacom tablets should now always draw at the correct location on the screen.

cineSync 1.1 Release Notes

Changes between 1.1 and 1.0.6 on Mac OS X and Windows:

New: Added a Playlist Organiser window, which can be accessed via the Playlist menu.
New: Added uploading/downloading movies using FTP, via the Playlist Organiser.
New: Arrow and Circle drawing tools, in addition to the normal freeform Pencil drawing tool. cineSync 1.0 will display an arrow as a line, and a circle as a diamond.
New: Navigation Markers can be dropped on a movie via the M key (or via the new Markers menu).
New: Added a Markers Organiser window, which can be used for a quick overview of markers on every movie in a session (accessed via the Markers menu).
New: Reordering the playlist can now be done via the Playlist Organiser.
New: Added a 'Save All Drawings for All Movies' menu item to the Drawings menu.
New: Now runs more smoothly over low-speed Internet links such as modems.
New: cineSync now remembers the name of the last session that you created.
New: cineSync will now prompt you to save the drawings in a session if it loses the Internet connection to other clients.
Fix: Fixed many bugs and crashes that occurred in cineSync 1.0.6. (Thank you to everyone that reported bugs!)

Changes between 1.1 and 1.0.6 on Mac OS X only:

New: Now a Universal Binary (support for both PowerPC and Intel Macs).
New: Greatly improved video playback performance. cineSync should now play back videos as smoothly as QuickTime Player, even for CPU-intensive codecs such as H.264.

Changes between 1.1 and 1.0.6 on Windows only:

New: cineSync now uses OpenGL for much smoother video playback. If you don't have hardware OpenGL support, cineSync will still run, but you won't see increased video playback performance.
New: Pencil (line) drawings now look smoother.
New: Support for transparent drawings on Windows via OpenGL.
New: Support for Wacom tablets (with full pressure sensitivity).

cineSync 1.0.6 Release Notes

Changes between 1.0.6 and 1.0.5 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix: Changing between movies quickly now doesn't flicker.
Fix: Sometimes cineSync wouldn't properly notify you when new movies had been added to the session.
New: Now displays the number of participants that haven't located the current movie.
New: Updated the play, pause, rewind etc buttons on the main cineSync window.

Changes between 1.0.6 and 1.0.5 on Mac OS X only:

Fix: Fixed a crash that could occur when you quit cineSync.
Fix: Pulling down the movie playlist menu as new movies are being added no longer hangs cineSync.
Fix: Fixed white-coloured drawings not showing up on the Mac if the drawings were being done on Windows.
Fix: Fixed a rare crash that could occur when you exited a session.

cineSync 1.0.5 Release Notes

Changes between cineSync 1.0.5 and 1.0.4 on Mac OS X and Windows:

Fix: cineSync now supports movie files that are bigger than two gigabytes.
New: You can now type in a time in the Go To dialog box without colons and leading zeros: for example, instead of '03:21:45', you can type 32145.
New: You can check for the latest cineSync updates using the 'Check for Updates...' menu item (found on the Help menu on Windows, and the cineSync application menu on Mac OS X).
New: A bullet character is now displayed next to any movies that are missing in the movie drop-down list.

Changes between cineSync 1.0.5 and 1.0.4 on Mac OS X only:

Fix: Fixed a crash that could occur when adding movies or locating missing movies.
Fix: QuickTime movies that have movie information in the resource fork only are now supported.
Fix: Menu items (such as Change Drawing Colour and Thickness) are now correctly disabled/enabled.
Fix: Drawings on movies would occasionally not appear correctly.

Changes between cineSync 1.0.5 and 1.0.4 on Windows only:

Fix: Saving drawings on all the movies when you close the session now works properly.

cineSync 1.0.4 Release Notes

Changes between cineSync 1.0.4 and 1.0.3 on Windows and Mac OS X:

NEW - Clicking on the frame counter will toggle between viewing the current frame number for the movie and the current time (which is synced to the starting time of the current frame). This setting is also remembered when you quit and restart cineSync.
NEW - cineSync now notifies you when any new movies have been added to the playlist.
NEW - You can now go to a specific frame number or time offset in the movie using the Go To menu item from the Navigate menu (keyboard shortcut 'G').
FIX - No longer crashes if somebody erases the drawings on a frame while you are drawing.
FIX - Changing to another movie while the current movie is playing now doesn't make other participants automatically play the new movie.
FIX - Fixed a bug with some sessions not being displayed in the Session Management window.
NEW - cineSync now notifies you if you are disconnected from the current session on the server.
NEW - A new 'Add Movies in Folder...' menu item has been added to the Movies menu, which enables you to add an entire folder of movies (including movies that are inside sub-folders of that folder).
NEW - The 'Locate Missing Movies...' menu item has been changed so that you may now select a folder for cineSync to search for missing movies, rather than locating each file manually.
NEW - Movies are now added in the background, so that you may continue to use cineSync if many movies are being added.
FIX - Fixed a bug where adding filenames that contained certain punctuation characters (e.g. &, <, >) to a session would crash cineSync.
FIX - Many other general stability and robustness improvements.

Changes between cineSync 1.0.4 and 1.0.3 on Mac OS X Only:

NEW - If you try to run cineSync on a Mac without QuickTime 7 installed, it will now warn you about it rather than crash.
FIX - Improved video playback performance.
FIX - Fixed a major problem where drawings would disappear, or sometimes appear at a different location on the screen.
FIX - Fixed menu validation on Mac OS X 10.3.9.

cineSync 1.0.3 Release Notes

Changes between cineSync 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 on Mac OS X:

Fixed crash when saving drawings upon leaving a session.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur while you were drawing.
Saving a playlist now attempts to automatically locate all the movies just before it is saved.
If someone tries to save a drawing on a movie you haven't located yet, cineSync will now automatically attempt to locate the movie. Additionally, if the movie could not be located, a warning message will be displayed that the drawing could not be saved.

Changes between cineSync 1.0.1 and 1.0.3 for Windows:

Fixed a rare crash that could occur while you were drawing.
Saving a playlist now attempts to automatically locate all the movies just before it is saved.
If someone tries to save a drawing on a movie you haven't located yet, cineSync will now automatically attempt to locate the movie. Additionally, if the movie could not be located, a warning message will be displayed that the drawing could not be saved.

cineSync 1.0.2 Release Notes

Changes between cineSync 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 on Mac OS X:

No longer crashes on start-up under Mac OS X 10.3.9.
Previous/Next Drawing commands now work when you only have one drawing on a movie.

cineSync 1.0.1 Release Notes

Changes between cineSync 1.0 and 1.0.1 on Mac OS X:

Major stability improvements: many crashes (such as crashing on Add Movies or changing between movies) are now fixed.
Movie playback performance improvements.
Real-time playback icon now stays on the screen while the movie is playing.
Saving a large number of drawings on a particular movie is now much faster.
Pressing Tab to move between text fields on the login screen now works.
Line drawing colour and thickness are now remembered when you quit and re-run cineSync.
If cineSync crashes, you can now send Rising Sun Research a crash report that will help us fix the crash.
You can now report a bug or suggest a feature via the cineSync menu.
You can now clear all the drawings on a movie from the Drawings menu.
Double-speed (2x) playback is now supported, by pressing the J or L keys twice.
If you have movies in the playlist that are located in different directories, cineSync now searches all those directories when it tries to locate a missing movie.
Added support for saving drawings in the lossless PNG graphics format (via the Drawing menu): your preferred drawing format is remembered when you quit cineSync.
Adding and locating movies that contain non-Western (ASCII) characters in their file names now works properly.
Leaving a session and joining a new one now doesn't display old drawings from the session you left.
It is now possible to copy and paste the session key that's displayed when you create a new cineSync session.
Movie now pauses playback if you drag the time slider to the end or beginning of the movie and are playing it forwards or backwards, respectively.

Changes between cineSync 1.0 and 1.0.1 for Windows:

Line drawing colour and thickness are now remembered when you quit and re-run cineSync.
If cineSync crashes, you can now send Rising Sun Research a crash report that will help us fix the crash.
You can now report a bug or suggest a feature via the Help menu.
Movie playback performance improvements.
You can now clear all the drawings on a movie from the Drawings menu.
Double-speed (2x) playback is now supported, by pressing the J or L keys twice.
If you have movies in the playlist that are located in different directories, cineSync now searches all those directories when it tries to locate a missing movie.
Added support for saving drawings in the lossless PNG graphics format (via the Drawing menu): your preferred drawing format is remembered when you quit cineSync.
Drawing indicators are now displayed underneath the time slider rather than on top of it.
New dialog box for selecting a drawing colour: you can now choose a colour from a colour wheel, RGB values, a preset palette or a spectrum. Additionally, the drawing colour selector can be a floating window so that you don't have to close the selector for your new colour choice to take effect.
Fixed a very rare crash that can occur if you join a session while somebody else is drawing.
Now remembers the size of the window when you quit and re-run cineSync.