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Cinematica Changelog

What's new in Cinematica 3.4.2 Build 5663

Aug 27, 2018
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Collection counts from updating after using the Edit Fields Sheet.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause some Library files with minor corruption to not open.
  • Minor changes to the version update mechanism.

New in Cinematica 3.4.1 Build 565A (Aug 1, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented relinking of files on some hard drives with non-Mac formats.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the device name from being correctly imported.
  • Added preliminary support for Dark Mode in the upcoming macOS 10.14 (Mojave).

New in Cinematica 3.4.0 Build 563c (Jul 20, 2018)

  • Speed Improvements:
  • Dramatically improved the speed of relinking files.
  • Significantly improved the speed of updating the filters after editing a field in a movie.
  • Significantly improved the speed of recalculating the Collection and folder badge counts.
  • Improved the speed of opening large Library files.
  • Various other speed improvements.
  • New Features:
  • User-defined fields can now auto-complete based on the field’s data across all movies.
  • Added a preferences option to control auto-complete of user-defined fields.
  • Added a preferences option to control searching of the comments field.
  • Added an option to display the number of movies for each item in the Filters.
  • Filters can now be sorted by name or count (the number of movies in each filter line item).
  • The property filter now supports filtering based on Frame Rate.
  • Holding down the command key during launch will prevent previous libraries from being automatically opened.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented FFmpeg imports from being at Retina resolutions.
  • Fixed a bug that could result in a keyword being applied to a movie multiple times.
  • Fixed a bug that opened an unnecessary new Library while launching the application.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the most recent text editing to be lost when adding a new keyword if a text field was still focused.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause the collection count bubbles to not be disabled when configured as such in the Library Settings.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the “Device” property to not change correctly after relinking files on a new volume.
  • Minor internal bug fixes and optimizations.

New in Cinematica 3.3.0 Build 522D (Apr 5, 2018)

  • Version:
  • Requires a minimum of macOS 10.11.
  • Update checks are now done every 3 days (previously it was weekly).
  • Application:
  • Added a Preferences option to allow images to be imported on demand, rather than all at once.
  • When running in "on-demand" mode, added a menu option to allow batch importing of specific sets of images (Thumbnails, Filmstrips and Storyboards).
  • Added a summary field at the bottom of the Filter lists.
  • Library:
  • When a new image is imported, the document is marked as changed.
  • After editing a Collection or Folder name, the document is marked as changed.
  • After using the Edit Fields sheet, the document is marked as changed.
  • Find:
  • The Find command can now search within the comments field.
  • Each Filter section now has its own search box which can be hidden when not needed.
  • Added an option to the application preferences to always show the filter search boxes.
  • Combo View:
  • Added a Filmstrip image and new layout to each row.
  • Fixed the drag-image when dragging from the Combo View to include the associated images.
  • Fixed a flickering bug in the scrolling list.
  • Other:
  • Removed the row highlighting during a contextual menu click on the Property Filter column.
  • Custom fields now have a "Split" option so that comma-separated text strings will be treated as individual entries in the filter list.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the progress count to not decrement on files that contain errors.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause items to appear twice in the keyword filter if a search was in progress while editing keywords.

New in Cinematica 3.2.1 Build 4F1E (Sep 27, 2017)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented dragging items from the List View to a user-managed Collection.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented playing movies within Cinematica from the Thumbnail View.

New in Cinematica 3.2 Build 4F1A (Sep 16, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Regular expressions are now allowed in Smart Collections by using the "matches" criteria.
  • Added an "Edit Keywords" option under the Movie menu to allow better keyword editing of multiple movies.
  • Keywords can be copied/pasted between items in the main list by using "Copy" and "Paste Keywords" from the Edit menu.
  • Custom field values can be copied/pasted between items in the main list by using "Copy" and "Paste Fields" from the Edit menu.
  • Movies can now be copied/pasted from one library to another. It will not currently preserve keywords or custom fields because the sets of keywords and custom fields can be different in different Libraries.
  • Added a preferences option to allow dragging of files from Cinematica to the Finder. When dragged to a location on the same volume, the files will be moved, and when dragged to a location on a different volume, the files will be copied.
  • Added a preferences option to allow auto-opening of the Library documents that were open when the user last quit Cinematica.
  • Usher CSV files can now be imported. Usher Tags will be converted to Cinematica Keywords, but Smart Folders are not migrated.
  • Minor changes:
  • Command-F will now activate the cursor in the search box.
  • The Library document is now marked as changed when the columns move or change in the table list view.
  • Thumbnails can now be made even smaller using the zoom slider in the Thumbnail view.
  • The minimum space between thumbnails has been reduced.
  • A colored file status marker is now shown on the Thumbnail view.
  • The fields in the Edit Fields are now sorted alphabetically.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug in the file type section of the Preferences window when adding or removing types.
  • Fixed a bug in the Smart Collections when using a "size" criteria that caused slightly larger than specified sizes.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the "Last Played" criteria to not be preserved between launches or immediately updated in Smart Collections.
  • The "device" property is now calculated in the background and cached to improve performance, especially on remote files.

New in Cinematica 3.1 Build 4D29 (Jul 26, 2017)

  • New field options have been added for “Path” and “Device” to more easily show the location of files.
  • Cinematica can now reveal multiple files in the Finder at the same time with the “Reveal in Finder” menu command.
  • Added a “Move to Trash” menu option which moves the movies to the Cinematica trash (not the Finder trash).
  • Ratings can now be set with the keyboard using Command-Option 0 to 5.
  • Minor cosmetic changes to the user interface.
  • A user notification is posted when importing is complete.

New in Cinematica 2.4.1 Build 13582 (Mar 4, 2015)

  • When removing elements from the Cinematica Library, the referenced video files can optionally be moved to the Trash.
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in Cinematica 2.4 Build 13551 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • Filenames are now directly represented in the "Name" field. Changing a filename in the Finder will be reflected in Cinematica and vice versa.
  • Changing the name of a file and then reimporting it will no longer result in a duplicate entry.
  • Several minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in Cinematica 2.3.1 Build 13481 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Fixes a bug that could casuse the main window to not open on OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

New in Cinematica 2.3 Build 13475 (Dec 4, 2014)

  • Added an option to toggle folder file counts.
  • Added an option for an "Extra Large" storyboard frame size.
  • Smart collections can now incluide "Keyword" and "Path" criteria.
  • The keyword menu is now sorted alphabetically.
  • Unused keywords are now removed from the database and keyword menu.
  • Dragging list items to a blank spot on the source list will create a new collection.
  • Blank items are now allowed in custom fields.
  • Added a document version check so an older app version will not try to open a more modern document.
  • The document is now marked as needing to be saved after closing the Document Settings sheet.
  • Added a help system with basic reference information.
  • Several minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in Cinematica 2.2 Build 13318 (Aug 6, 2014)

  • Several bug fixes related to reprocessing images and marking the document as needing to be saved.
  • Storyboard images can now be dragged to the Finder and saved as jpg images.

New in Cinematica 2.1 Build 13280 (May 31, 2014)

  • Added a thumbnail gallery view in addition to the standard list view.
  • Fixed a bug to prevent a possible hang during large imports.
  • The Aspect Ratio field sorts from narrowest to widest rather than numerically. Thus 4:3 comes before 3:2.
  • Various minor cosmetic bugs fixed.

New in Cinematica 2.0.1 Build 3188 (May 16, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause Cinematica to hang during import, especially if FFmpeg was not available.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the "Empty Trash" menu item to be incorrectly greyed out under some conditions.

New in Cinematica 2.0 Build 12558 (May 13, 2014)

  • Redesigned GUI.
  • Cinematica is now document-based and supports multiple libraries.
  • Organize playlists in hierarchical folders.
  • Generates a storyboard for each video showing thumbnail images spaced throughout the duration of the file.
  • User-defined fields
  • Keywords
  • Support AV Foundation and FFmpeg importers

New in Cinematica 1.1 Build 5309 (Jul 17, 2012)

  • Added support for Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8).

New in Cinematica 1.0.6 Build 5293 (May 19, 2012)

  • Added a "Description" item to the Smart Collection criteria.
  • Added a "Reveal" button to the toolbar.