Lightworks Changelog

What's new in Lightworks 2021.2

Apr 30, 2021

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
Improved the behaviour of Groups and Bins within the content manager:
When expanding a group the list will try to avoid scrolling the bin list if possible
When contracting a group that houses the current bin now avoid switching to the last used bin
Other:
Added ability to set the default frame rate for importable items which do not have a known frame-rate
Improved the visual representation of transitions on the sequence timeline

New in Lightworks 2021.1 (Jan 21, 2021)

Added Support for macOS 11 (Big Sur)
Universal Projects:
Historically, Lightworks always suffered from a limitation: creating a project required setting a base frame rate (e.g. 24fps, 25fps, 30fps, etc.). All imported media had to match this rate: there was no way to import a 25fps clip into a 30fps project or vice versa. Additionally, clips and sequences could only play at the project frame rate, limiting flexibility and playback.
In Lightworks 2021.1, the project frame-rate limitation has been completely removed, allowing media with any frame-rate (including variable rate) to be imported into a project, played back, logged, and added into sequences seamlessly. All source clips are played at their native frame rate, in their native shape. Once clips are inserted into a sequence, they are automatically/dynamically reframed and retimed to fit the sequence output format.
IMPORTANT Information:
Due to the complexities of removing the project frame rate, there is now limited backwards compatibility with earlier versions of Lightworks (2020.1, 14.x, etc). When opening an existing Lightworks project in 2021.1, a new copy of the project will be generated.
Any changes made using this latest version will not appear when stepping back to an earlier version of Lightworks. You will still be able to open earlier versions and gain access to these projects, but you will not see any of the changes made using 2021.1.
Sequence Playback Format:
Previously the playback format within a project was governed by the 'Output format' setting on the project card. This resulted in all Clips and Sequences being played back at the project output format regardless of the native rate and/or aspect-ratio.
In Lightworks 2021.1, you can now right-click on a sequence and select the "Playback format" required.
If you require a frame-rate that’s not available in the list, then you can make a copy of the sequence and specify a new frame rate for the copy. The original sequence is left unaffected.
There is no limit to the number of sequences or the combination of playback formats, giving you the flexibility to deliver your content quickly and easily.
Resolution Preservation:
Clips are no longer resized to match the project Output format. 4k/8k clips can now be viewed at the correct size - in full detail - throughout the Effects chain. In earlier versions of Lightworks clip resolution would have been discarded, resulting in poor quality images.
Custom Sequence Output Formats:
Previous versions of Lightworks limited users to broadcast output formats only. In today's world, this is extremely limiting. In 2021.1, Lightworks Pro users can now define their custom output formats. This custom format is then available for sequence output and publishing to 'H.264/MP4’, 'MOV', 'MXF', and 'AVI'.
Social Media Custom Format Templates ‘Square’ and ‘Portrait’:
These great new pre-built custom aspect ratios make preparing your content for social media quick and easy and can be toggled by simply right-clicking a sequence and selecting the option from the "Playback format" list.
Added ‘Associates’ Tab:
This powerful new set of tools, grouped under the tab-title ‘Associates’, located below the source viewer, offers an extremely quick way of manually linking files together (User), seeing what media makes up a sequence (Constituents), and viewing any alternate variations of a loaded sequence (Versions). It is also extremely useful for determining what media makes up a sync (References) or finding any clips/subclips that are related.
Associations can be viewed in either thumbnail or list views. The subtabs available under the ‘Associates’ tab vary depending on what asset (clip/sequence/subclip) is loaded into the source viewer above.
User Interface Improvements:
This is the first major software release under the new company LWKS Software LTD, and we have taken the first step towards freshening up the interface with a colour-scheme adjustment and some new icons. A significant addition, we have also exposed several new controls within the ‘User Interface Appearance’ panel.
Users can now go further; in defining how they want panels, popups, buttons, tables, etc to appear, and we’ve also added the facility to adjust timeline segment colours (within the sequence timeline 'Settings' panel).
Added Professional Language Translations:
All the text within Lightworks can be altered/changed based on user preference. Bundled with all the installers we have a long list of Language preset files that are now more easily accessible to switch between.
As of 2021.1, we have added in professional language translations for:
Japanese
French
Spanish
Vietnamese
Korean
All these can be accessed by simply clicking the cogs icon on the project browser screen and opening the dropdown list next to ‘Language’’.
Proxy Generation Improvements
The proxy workflow within Lightworks is one of the simplest to use. As new codecs are added that are more hardware intensive to work with natively, it becomes ever more necessary to work with proxy files generated from these file types. In 2021.1, we have made considerable improvements when working with 4K media including H.265/HEVC media.

New in Lightworks 2020.1.1 (Sep 23, 2020)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 (Oct 26, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 108471 RC 11 (Aug 21, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 107962 RC 10 (Jul 28, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 107814 RC 9 (Jul 21, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 107216 RC 7 (Jul 16, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 106761 RC 6 (Jun 7, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 106222 RC 5 (May 19, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 105935 RC 4 (May 11, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 105359 RC 3 (Apr 21, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 104711 RC 2 (Mar 22, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.5.0 Revision 104508 RC 1 (Mar 15, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 104101 RC 9 (Mar 4, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 103934 RC 8 (Feb 25, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 103572 RC 7 (Feb 8, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 103334 RC 6 (Feb 2, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 103197 RC 5 (Jan 27, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 103020 RC 4 (Jan 20, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 102835 RC 3 (Jan 15, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 102662 RC 2 (Jan 6, 2018)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 102587 RC 1 (Dec 23, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 101919 Beta (Nov 24, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 101730 Beta (Nov 17, 2017)

Added improved selection between bins in List and Tiles view
Added ability to create Syncs from ranged cues on sequences
Added more available space next to the sequence name on the viewer, so that clip name is not truncated
Added ability to make a batch of Syncs from ranged sequence Cue Markers
Added ability to manage user export presets
Fixed crash switching bins when a tile contained in the bin is playing
Fixed potential crash rendering to Cineform/DVCPro100/AVID DNxHD when set to 16bit GPU Precision
Fixed crash adding more than 16 Video tracks to a sequence
Fixed BITC panel not updating when loading a new BITC layout
Fixed inability to apply a BITC layout to a sequence that has never had BITC
Fixed inability to switch between sequences in fullscreen playback
Fixed potential crash encountering an invalid audio effect
Fixed potential crash during rendering or exporting
Fixed Mark All function not showing the correct "Out" mark
Fixed Playback stopping completely when mixing audio using the mouse wheel
Fixed potential crash after dragging from the source viewer to a bin (Fixed layout)
Fixed sequence name on the viewer not updating when changing the name on the timeline section
Fixed not all frames showing when stepping through varispeeded (slow) clips with high frame rate material
Fixed inability to trim grouped audio when "Auto track sync" is disabled and audio is present on A1 but not on A2
Fixed blue clip name at the top of a sequence viewer not updating if the current clip is renamed
Fixed incorrect embedded AAF exports when the sample rate was set to something other than "Keep Original"
Fixed analysis of areas trimmed beyond their boundaries and replace with black correctly in AAF generation
Fixed the 'dragged-in' ramps on the left/right of audio segments not being exported in the AAF as crossfades from/to silence
Fixed crash entering a project after upgrading from a Free license to a Pro license
Fixed Start timecode no longer being read from Quicktime (.MOV) files
Fixed inability to delete a single clip from a Bin
Fixed potential crash entering project in 14.1
Fixed sequence locking not working in shared projects
Fixed inability to sort by clicking the column heading on import panel
Fixed "Clip Cues" not showing up when the same section is used repeatedly in a sequence
Fixed Invalid Sync (All) being created from a sequence containing an FX track
Prevented BITC labels being deselected when clicking below the last label
Disabled 16bit bit depth option from the YUV/UYVY export options
Made a clearer visual representation of a bin item selection and a text edit selection
Dragging a sequence tile to the sequence record viewer now performs a swap rather than a Replace/Insert
Export tasks now run sequentially rather then up to two in parallel
Fixed potential crash exporting a Bin containing multiple sequences
Fixed potential failure starting Lightworks
Fixed Enter key on Numpad no longer being recognised
Fixed audio glitches during playback of Audio Network media
Added new config.dat parameters:
"unique_suffixes 0" Inhibits numeric suffixes on Syncs/Subclips
"auto_record_status 0" Inhibits automatic 'Record' status for double-clicked sequence tiles
Added new pixel-shader variables:
float _OutputFPS; // eg. 24.0, 25.0, 29.97, etc
float _Length; // Length of the effect in secs
float _LengthFrames // Length of the effect in frames

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Revision 101421 Beta (Nov 9, 2017)

Added support for decode of Cineform codecs
Added support for exporting/transcoding to Cineform AVI/MOV (Lightworks Pro Only)
Added ability to trim on the VFX tab
Added warning prior to resetting Key assignments
Added new keyboard shortcut key "Cue Marker (no prompt)"
Added ability to copy multiple sequences in one go from a bin
Added deletion date to the milestones recovery panel (The displayed 'deletion date' will only be correct for items deleted from now on)
Fixed Audio Waveforms not matching the audio during playback (waveform files .lpks will need deleting)
Fixed playback of clips containing an Alpha channel when the Blend Effect is applied
Fixed Table-view bin selections not being cleared when clicking in the empty space below the last item (Flexible Layout)
Fixed potential crash pressing ALT+1
Fixed potential hang importing multiple files at the same time
Fixed incorrect image on the Letterboxing tab of the project card when set to 16bit precision
Fixed ALE import failing to match metadata with the actual media
Fixed very slow analysis of MXF audio on the import panel
Fixed hang restoring a Lightworks.archive when using a shared project space
Fixed potential hang entering a classic shared project
Fixed import/playback of 60fps media in a 24fps project
Fixed issue where a new empty room is created automatically when re entering a project
Fixed incorrect viewer timecode after changing output format (when showing 'Total duration')
Fixed clip labels panels not updating when changing the video output format
Fixed EDL generation options not being saved into an export preset
Fixed user interface not updating after adjusting audio levels with the mouse wheel during playback
Fixed sequence copies not being revealed correctly in the Content Manager
Fixed timeline marker jumping to the end of a sequence after adding an audio crossfade when zoomed in
Fixed inability to tab between different fields on the metadata panel
Fixed background colour selection (HSV) on BITC panel not working
Fixed BITC not being updated when adding/modifying a Cue Marker
Fixed BITC text colour not matching between the settings panel and what is shown in the viewer
Fixed Colour setting on BITC overlay not working in Flexible layout
Fixed The BITC text on viewer not always showing the correct Cue Marker information
Fixed Cue Marker timecodes showing as '???' for subclips
Fixed Subclip cues do not appearing when using 'show clip cues'
Fixed 'Show clip cues' not working for clips without video
Fixed incorrect duration of ranged markers when showing clip cues in a sequence
Fixed The output from 'List sources' not being useful when using image-sequences
Fixed inactive hyperlinks for rendered clips (on the Task log)
Fixed 'Reveal > Media files' option missing in fixed layout
Fixed text selection not being visible when renaming Bins/Groups
Fixed inability to copy audio levels from one clip to another
Fixed The 'unjoin assistance' indicators not updating when the ALT key is pressed (or released)
Fixed labels panel not updating when switching between drop/non-drop timecode
Fixed degraded image quality on exported files
Fixed issue where an Alpha channel is not removed on playback
Fixed inability to sort tile-view bins by Modification date
Fixed the Select All button on the Local Files import panel not working
Fixed sequence viewer window not updating after applying a letterbox
Fixed crash when moving the Image Effect within a sequence with the video routing open
Fixed Project name changing after opening the project card to the Details tab then switching to another tab and typing
Fixed Fullscreen playback not switching to another clip when moving the mouse to the top of the screen to open the current bin
Fixed User key assignments for ALT 1/2/3 disappearing on application restart
Fixed icons on tiles dragged out of table-view bins not appearing (until the tile is dropped and the mouse moves away and back again)
Removed 10bit 'bit depth' option on the H.264/MP4 export option
Deselected audio tracks are now remembered when exiting the application and restarting in Fixed layout
Undo/Redo icons are now restored to the Audio layout
Mark All function now ignores empty segments at the current position
Items which are not eligible for Transcode on import are now implicitly imported via 'Copy local' instead
User export presets are now sorted alphabetically
Fixed potential crash exporting to H.264/MP4 using 10/16bit
Fixed crash exporting to DPX image sequence
Fixed unwanted system beep sound when pressing certain keys
Fixed missing icons on the Status Window
Fixed potential crash exporting a bin containing sequences
Enhanced the timeline "Appearance" option and changed the name to "Settings":
Added new "Behaviour" tab the timeline "Settings" panel
Added ability to Enable/Disable 'Safe' trimming (disabling safe trimming allows cuts to be extended beyond its boundaries)
Added ability to set timeline 'segmentdragsize'(previously a config.dat entry)

New in Lightworks 14.1.0 Beta (Oct 30, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.0.0 (Apr 5, 2017)

NEW FEATURES:
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
FIXES:
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
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
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
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
MAC OS FIXES AND FEATURES:
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

New in Lightworks 14.0 Revision 93046 RC 4 (Mar 31, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.0 Revision 92633 RC 3 (Mar 16, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.0 Revision 92248 Beta (Feb 28, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.0 Revision 92003 Beta (Feb 23, 2017)

New in Lightworks 14.0 Revision 91222 Beta (Jan 6, 2017)

Added project Backup functionality to the Project Card (removed from export panel)
Fixed 'configure current effect' and 'effects creation panel' shortcut functionality in Fixed layouts
Allowed 120fps and 240fps clips to be imported into 24fps projects
Improved the sequence/clip restore function on the project browser
Improved playback responsiveness by keeping playfile references open
Remember/restored the last-used video analysis type (fixed layout)
Restored click and drag trim to that of traditional style trims
Restored 'cycle inputs'
Restored 'Reconfigure'
Now show the correct frame when 'revealing' a viewer from a varispeeded segment
Now trim the correct number of frames when jumping to the end of a sequence with unjoined cuts
Batch import panel now respects previously imported media
Introduced the ability for new users to run up Lightworks without having to register or sign in on the first attempt
Introduced in application registration (still a work in progress)
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 imported files not showing the "Imported" hyperlink
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 48fps
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 multiple 'New project details' panels appearing when clicking 'Create a new project..' button more than once
Fixed F1 shortcut key opening the Import panel in Fixed layout
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. 120fps MP4 sample files
Fixed incorrect size of the Bins search panel
Fixed Matrox YUYV 1080i .AVI renders being black
Fixed crash rendering to 1080i UYVY .MOV (or rendered file being black)
Fixed batch import tagging
Fixed project sort-by-date
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 Fullscreen preview enabled
Fixed incorrect Primary TC value when stepping off the start of a sequence
Resurrected the white mark indicator between the Mark/Park in the timecode track
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)
Fixed erroneous appearance of vectorscope when using waveform and vice versa

New in Lightworks 12.6.0 (Feb 4, 2016)

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. 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. potential crash dragging a tile to an empty viewer.
Fixed potential crash tracing an edit that contains subclips (Export of: AAF, OMF, EDL,
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.
Mac OS Fixes and Features:
Added full compatibility support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
Added improved error logging to catch potential crash.
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.
Fixed panels appearing behind the video image after frame stepping using the Console.
Fixed Matrix wipe effect not working.

New in Lightworks 12.6 RC 1 (Jan 22, 2016)

New in Lightworks 12.6.D Beta (Jan 12, 2016)

New in Lightworks 12.6.C Beta (Dec 11, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.6.B Beta (Dec 3, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.6.A Beta (Nov 26, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.5.0 (Sep 30, 2015)

New Features:
Added UltraHD video output format option to the Video tab of the Project Card (Lightworks Pro only)
Export option improvements (Lightworks Pro Only)
Added H.264/MP4 export format (level 5.2) for more export options including 4K
Added WebM export option, includes 4K
Added XAVC-Intra export option, includes 4K
Added support for XML export (Version 5 only)
Added further improvements to AAF Avid Media Composer export option to allow media relinking to the original file if one exists
Added support for LUTs .3dl, .looks, .cube, .davlut, and .mga filesFixed pop-out crash (in the unlikely event of a source having a missing track)
Added support for applying a LUT at the project level (Video tab of the project card)
Added support for the import of CinemaDNG files
Added a config entry for turning off the automatic edit creation when Inserting/ Replacing (’create_edit_on_demand 0’)
Added menu entry to the Search tool to show bin search results in racks Added consistency for the term ’Reel ID’ within the application
Changed wording of ’Auto configure new effects’ to ’Show settings panel for new effects’
Make 'copy marked section' work when there are deselected/unmarked tracks
Improved timeline segment drag/drop
Do not automatically change the zoom level unless neither end of the grabbed segment is visible
Do not move current-time when dropping a segment if it would mean changing the current visible region
Respect waveform/levels visibility when dragging audio segments
Timeline now scrolls left/right when moving clips/FX using drag and drop
Allowed drag/drop FX highlights to pass behind the red time-marker
Allowed drag/drop timeline segments to pass behind the red time-marker
ALT dragging an EQ on an audio segment that does not have audio levels always drags the EQ
ALT dragging an audio only segment that does not have EQ always drags the audio levels
ALT dragging an audio only segment that has audio levels AND EQ, then levels are dragged if you're in 'Advanced' mode, EQ in non-advanced mode
New Content Manager improvements
Added a scroll bar to torn off groups
Added the ability to scroll bin tabs in a torn off group
Added the ability to right click a tab in a torn off group to display the bin list
Added the ability to resize a torn off group
Added the ability to add a Bin to more than one Group
Improved the color of Group names within the content manager
Improved tab display of bins on torn off groups
Improved the Bin search within the content manager
Improved the behavior of hoovered clips
Removed the number limit of bins available in a group
Fixed inability to drag torn off bins into Groups within the content manager
Fixed bins being incorrectly merged when dragging and dropping a bin to a group
Added new menu item to the Content Manager icon: ‘Default tile positioning’. The default value is 'inherit' (ie, inherit the positioning setting from the source bin), and the other values are 'manual' and 'automatic'. Therefore, choose 'Manual' to force new bins to be created with automatic positioning disabled.
Added improvements to ’H.264/MP4’ ’WebM’ and ’WMV’ export options (Lightworks Pro Only): Added ability to change the Compression settings; Added option for Constant bitrate compression; Added option for Variable bitrate compression; Added 1440p (2K) and 2160p (4K) size options to YouTube export option (Lightworks Pro Only)
Improved compression settings between different YouTube H.264/MP4 size options: 2160p (4K) 35-45 Mbps; 1440p (2K) 16 Mbps; 1080p 8 Mbps; 720p 5 Mbps; 480p 2.5 Mbps; 360p 1 Mbps
Changed wording of ’relink existing/new media’ setting on the import panel to ’Search for media’ and added new functionality options: 'No’ = No media scanning relinking at all; ’Simple’ = Will look in the folder in which the AAF/XML resides to find media; ’Thorough’ = Will look in the folder in which the AAF/XML resides to find media along with all child folders in the tree
Added ’Original Audio Timecode’ and ’Orig Audio Reel’ to AAF exports
Added support for import of XAVC long-GOP files
Added more functionality to the AAF/XML import ability to scan subfolders of a directory containing an AAF/XML
Added support for reading Markers contained in AAFs generated from Avid Media Composer
Added 'Save current frame' key assignable command (which grabs the current record edit frame, saves it in 'My Pictures' and then reveals it in your file manager)
Added shortcut key assignable command for muting audio tracks (’Toggle Mute A1-A16’)
Added shortcut key assignable command for soloing audio tracks (’Toggle Solo A1-A16’)
Added new Italian Wordings file. Translated from English by Carmelo Battaglia
Fixes:
Fixed vertical frame jumping on varispeed interlaced material played as progressive
Fixed audio levels in AAF exports potentially being incorrect when imported to Protools
Fixed a number of problems with the import of 23.98 audio-only MXFs reporting bad shot-lengths and shot in/out point accuracy
Fixed Bin contents not displaying after moving clips from the clip filter Fixed crash entering a negative value into the Blur effect amount
Fixed display of stills when dragging the timeline - we now see every field for interlaced non-film originated material when set to interlaced output
Fixed audio sample-rate factor independent of film-rate (correct audio speed playback in 60/50 projects)
Fixed edit name not appearing correctly in the Content Manager after creating an edit of matches
Fixed foreign Wordings files showing some text incorrectly
Fixed timecode labels on source clips showing as ??? in new projects
Fixed audio waveforms not being displayed correctly on smaller MOV files
Show correct error message when user account hasn't been activated during software activation: ’Account has not been activated’
Removed ’insufficient media’ message warnings on AAF export. Error was due to invalid shot-lengths created at import time
Handled text field focus switching in a better way to avoid keyboard shortcuts obliterating text field information
Added keybinds for adding a video track and/or audio track Added a keybind for ’Align Marks’
Fixed potential crash clicking a tile in the content manager 'current' tab whilst playing back the record edit
Fixed pasting text using the right mouse paste submenu option not work correctly
Fixed accuracy of varispeed value calculation (e.g. 50% being imported as 48% etc) with AAF imports
Fixed negative varispeed not working correctly with AAF imports
Fixed incorrect In/Out points when a varispeeded segment followed a transition with AAF imports
Fixed varispeed representation in AAF exports (it was incorrect when imported to Avid)
Fixed varispeed in AAF imports from Avid
Fixed potential crash marking and parking an effect and deleting it
Fixed potential crash double clicking text in a text field of a bin and then dragging
Fixed playhead jumping on multicam edits after pressing Stop
Fixed inactive transport controls after clicking a tile into a viewer that has played to the end
Fixed video wipe transitions in AAF exports to be recognized by Avid
Fixed jump in displayed still on hardware output when play stops
Fixed viewer/output sync with Blackmagic Decklink hardware
Disabled the automatic full screen mode on new installations
Fixed Film Cut List exports failing
Fixed Auto frame rate projects incorrectly setting the in-camera speed option to 24fps when importing 50/60fps files
Added keybind for dumping memory/iReclaimable usage to error.log
Fixed exporting to a file path that includes special characters such as ’äöå’ not working correctly
Fixed crash copying more than one group to another project
Fixed uninitialized data affecting TapeMob, Timecode and Editrate in AAF exports
Fixed Mark/Previous Cut behavior requiring two presses when using a console
BITC panel now refreshes when another tile is clicked into the open viewer and the BITC panel is left open
Avoided potential hang when two threads attempt to create the clipboard edit at the same time
Tear off timecode is now always topmost. This avoids errors when the timecode label appeared behind the viewer
Prevented pop out original function opening the files in the content manager with the config entry present
Changed warning message of 'missing filemob' to more informative message on AAF import
Fixed Empty Cut shortcut keybind (C) not working
Fixed tear off timecode no longer being editable
Fixed crash using ’Pop out tile’ shortcut keybind
Fixed drag and drop Insert
Fixed new bins not being listed in the Content Manager when right-clicking the bin tool and choosing 'make new bin'
Fixed potential hang clicking undo after adding BITC
Replaced JPEG background images with new PNG images
Fixed audio WAV files potentially not playing despite files being online and accessible
Fixed double clicking a tile to a viewer not working properly if ’Link bin tiles to viewers’ is set to ’No’
Fixed potential crash handling lines greater then 32k in length
Fixed ProRes MOV files created by Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) importing as audio only
Removed obsolete ’Permissions’ menu item on edits in shared projects
Fixed crash editing Wordings file in the System Settings panel
Fix crash double-clicking a tile after enabling record mode for a source edit
Fixed ’Use marked section’ option being ignored when saving an export preset
Brightened the color of the ’Marked duration’ timecode label
Removed 44.1 kHz and 32 kHz audio setting options on Blu-ray and AVCHD export options
Removed the column size restriction between bin lists and bin content in the content manager
Bin names are now one font size when resizing the column divider between bin lists and bin content
Added sensible mouse cursors when hovering over editable fields on the search panel
Added config entry for more contrast/pronounced appearance on column edges: column_edge_color_adjust 0.2 (Default value is 0.2. Larger values (eg. 0.5 will make it look brighter))
Fixed error in timeline track Sync/loss number (Bug#399) Added keybind for ‘Show project everything’
Automatically correct the frame rate on newly created edits in an Auto frame rate project
Fixed Keyframe jump button not working after changing a keyframe parameter Fixed presence of ’Original-audio timecode’ and ’Take’ in AAF exports
Fixed Video Output setting affecting the audio replay rate of MXF audio imports Fixed failure to import all tracks of some compound MXFs in AAF imports
Fixed Drag and Drop of tiles from one bin to another not showing the tiles until the bin is resized
Fixed manual bin reordering on torn off groups reflecting in the content manager list
Fixed crash switching bins (when leaving the mouse over a tile which occurs in the next bin in the same position)
Fixed Next/Previous Bin Tile shortcut key not working correctly on bins set to manual positioning
Fixed Export/Render failures to MOV on drives with 16k sector size
Search tabs in the content manager now correctly disappear rather than showing an empty tab
Revamped the config.dat file and included common entries by default Added keybinds ’Bin : Next in group’ and ’Bin : Previous in group’
Added config.dat entry ’sorted_racks 0’ This allows users to manually reorder torn off groups which reflects in the Content Manager list
Prevent a closed group from opening when dragging a bin into it that is not currently open
Fixed Export/Render failure to AVI on drives with a 16k sector size
Fixed incorrect varispeed value on clip inserted using Fit to Fill
Fixed tear off timecodes not working correctly after changing the start timecode AAF export: sub-clips are now assigned a persistent Mob ID to improve Avid linking Automatically enabled text editing for newly created bin names
Respect Content Manager sort-order in 'Bin : next/prev' keybinds
Do not show Content Manager bins as tagged when they aren't
Added keybind ’Make source into edit’, which inserts the source clip into a new record edit, closes the source and opens the new edit in the same position
Fixed very large image sequences not importing correctly
Fixed audio mixer panel still referring to subclips/syncs as Ghosts
Fixed crash exporting embedded AAFs
Fixed consolidation of audio correctly in OMF/AAF exports
Fixed image-sequence exports failing for edits with names containing path characters
Fixed ALE-import MXF file-coalescing independent of project output video format
Fixed ALE-import Strict setting failing to import media
Fixed problems with ALE-import MXF-coalescing
Fixed Timecode incorrect when modifying an edit timecode using a torn off label
Fixed potential crash importing 29.97fps and 23.98fps files into an ’Auto’ frame rate project
Updated the .Room file in the ’Coffee’ demo project to remove pinned items
Fixed missing Effects Favorites icon when thumbnails are turned off on the Effects settings panel
Fixed Clipboard not updating correctly after an edit operation if the timeline marker has been moved on the Clipboard
Fixed panels jumping to a new position after a chord click operation
Prevented inline effects from being created where they are not valid
Fixed crash with overlapping crop values on the image key effect
Fixed source viewers getting linked together incorrectly when dragging tiles to viewers
Fixed Auto frame rate projects incorrectly setting the in-camera film speed to 24fps when importing using Copy Local or Transcode
Fixed incorrect audio speed on DVD 29.97 exports in a 24fps project
Fixed export panel incorrectly remembering the wrong audio export setting
Fixed Subclips not being found when searching for both Edits and Subclips
Fixed version 11 projects preventing application startup
Fixed effects generated by versions of the software in different installation folders
Fixed invalid DVCPro100 MOV exports
Fixed groups torn off from the content manager list failing to display
Fixed timeline marker moving to a new position after dragging and dropping an unfolded Effect
Fixed incorrect image scaling on Sony XAVC sample files
Fixed timeline marker and In/Out points persisting when moving to bins
Added new tab appearance to the settings panel for Wipe effects
Fixed incorrect behavior of Jog Right/Left which would affect ShuttlePro use
Fixed inability to rename a Group from within the content manager
Fixed Bins not being copied successfully from one group to another
Fixed potential crash exporting to AAF if the edit contains clips from a multicam bin Fixed crash using ’Find clips to fill edit’ when selecting from a target bin
Fixed missing ’ICG’ error messages
Fixed potential crash exporting an embedded AAF
Fixed crash importing an AAF with associated media in the same folder Report an error if WAV exports would exceed maximum size limit
Changed Lightworks target on AAF export to be the only target that exports the full alternate clip list from the multicam bin.
Added 'Freeze frame' keybind (which holds the first frame of the marked region until the end of the region, or the next segment, whichever comes first. If there are no marks, it holds the current frame until the end of the segment)
Fixed AAF export failing with ’Error Code 1’ on some edits
Fixed incorrect video image when using Blend effect on image sequence
Fixed potential crash clicking the ’Video only’ tab in the ’Clips’ filter of the Content Manager
Fixed import of steroscopic files V1L/V1R failing to output any 3D option (reimport is necessary)
Fixed potential crash scrubbing the edit timeline with multiple V tracks and a multi tabbed effects panel open
Prevented project unarchive rejection on frame rate grounds
Removed MDA creation from exports with separate WAV files
Resolved missing primary timecodes for shots in AAF imports
Fixed handling of unsupported/badly-formed constructs in AAF imports to report errors to the error.log
Fixed Unfolded effects not being removed from the effect settings panel when clicking the ’X’ icon
Fixed potential crash enabling Keyframes on color gradients and matte Effects
Fixed incorrect ordering of multiple V tracks in AAF exports
Fixed Keyframe points not appearing on the Effect Settings panel
Fixed EDL Track Mapping and Advanced Options not persisting correctly on user presets
Fixed AAF problems with export of offline clips. These problems were manifesting as missing primary timecodes
Fixed incorrect XML standard being exported (was exporting LWXML instead of FCP Version 5)
Fixed incorrect handling of offline media when importing XML files Fixed thumbnail appearance of CinemaDNG files on the import panel Fixed XML export causing a duplicate edit to be created in the project Fixed crash making Kemrolls from a bin
Fixed Multi V track edits with effects not playing back correctly
Fixed Automatic naming on XML exports to append a number when encountering the same export name
Fixed particular Avid DNxHD MXF sample not playing back correctly
Fixed incorrect analysis of files during import (1080p files importing as 1080i)
Enabled audio level drag and drop in the edit timeline even when segment_drag_size is set to 0 in the config.dat file
Added pagination to XMLs generated from Lightworks
Added support for reading of Merged clips from FCP7 in an XML
Added information to XML export option to show which format is being exported (FCP7 version 5)
Fixed XML exports failing to import into Blackmagic Resolve
Fixed user defined background images not persisting when exiting and restarting the application
Fixed audio track on A1 disappearing when dragging the corresponding A2 track of a clip on the edit timeline with ’Drag/drop track sync’ turned on
Fixed audio pop during playback and exports on sections of an edit containing audio levels fading to mute
Added option to XML export to use the original filename from the .ED5 in the XML for clips that have been copied locally or transcoded on import
Fixed AVI, MOV and MXF Compression options not updating correctly when switching between SD and HD Formats
Fixed Alpha channel and color not being registered correctly on BITC overlays
Fixed incorrect black frame at the beginning of reverse varispeeded segments
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 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
Fixed incorrect aspect ratio on ProRes 4K DCI MOV sample
Fixed duplicate entries appearing in the Macro list
Fixed ALT Gr keyboard shortcuts not working with French (Belgium) keyboard setups
Fixed playhead jumping to the incorrect position when pressing stop after reverse playback (Multicam edits only)
Fixed incorrect black rectangle on DVE fade to black
Fixed incorrect display of Sync timecodes in List view bins
Fixed failure to import and play MXF files with unusual edit index rate
Fixed potential crash importing MXF files with ’Detect split MXF files’ is set to ’Yes’ on the import panel
Fixed linking to coalesced A-only clips with AAF imports
Fixed audio effects turning red in an edit after adding an audio crossfade
Renamed the ’Manage licenses’ button on the System Settings panel to ’Activate license(s)’
Updated the message users receive when they attempt to activate a license from within the application
Updated the copy logs message to include ’Skip all’ option
Ensured that source logs are unchanged when copying logs between projects
Changed default setting of ’Detect split MXF files’ from ’Yes’ to ’No’ on the import panel
Fail XML export gracefully when encountering illegal characters within the Reel ID column and identify the offending clip
Fixed tiles in bins losing their Mark/Park when exiting and re entering the project
Fixed tiles showing the incorrect position in the content manager when searching by timecode
’Auto sync with record edit’ setting is now remembered when jumping between different multicam bins
Fixed potential crash exiting the application with the Mackie audio mixer connected
Fixed large error.log files causing slow application starts
Fixed application error with developer signing on startup
Fixed Lightworks Console failing to initialize correctly on application startup
Ensured Console com port is closed regardless of whether com port thread is running (resource busy error?)
Fixed window positioning not being remembered when closing the application
Fixed tiles snapping to the incorrect position in Bins set to manual positioning
Fixed possible crash when restoring the normal mouse cursor after displaying the hourglass/busy cursor
Fixed crash moving the render preview window, closing it, then opening it again
Added missing mc_fhg_enc_aac.framework Transcoding SDK
Added Extra OpenGL safety to stop potential random crashes
Fixed uninitialized data causing video to export as black frames on clips with Boris FX/Graffiti added
Fixed Fit to Fill shortcut not working (ALT V) Re-import of the .Prefs file will be required
Fixed potential crash on exit
Prevented being able to bind a shortcut key to ’Command + Q’
Fixed color correction and 3D-DVE effect not displaying the video image correctly
Fixed potential crash opening and closing the toolbox
Fixed inability to unfold an inline effect
Fixed crash attempting to import Cineform AVI files
Fixed crash exporting to WebM Format on OS X 10.8
Fixed incorrect audio output from Blackmagic I/O devices on Mac OS X 10.9
Fixed AJA Kona 3 I/O devices not outputting correctly on Mac OS X 10.9
Fixed AAF automatic media relinking for media in the same folder as the AAF/XML
Fixed Wipe effect not appearing correctly during playback after having first being applied
Fixed potential random crash pressing play either immediately after application start or playing in trimview
Fixed panels appearing behind the video portion of viewers
Added multiple Boris FX Effects templates
Added multiple Boris Graffiti Effects templates
Added correct version numbers to the error.log for 10.10 (Yosemite) and 10.11 (El Capitan)
Improved OpenGL handling to help with Boris integration
Fixed Matrix wipe effect not working

New in Lightworks 12.5 RC 8 (Sep 23, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.5 RC 7 (Aug 28, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.5 RC 6 (Aug 21, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.5.RC5 Beta (Aug 21, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.5.b Beta (May 23, 2015)

Here you will be able to view the list of fixes/changes between Beta builds. Please pay particular attention to the "Limitations and Known problems" list, as this will change with each new build.
To submit feedback on issues you find in the Beta versions:
Firstly identify whether your issue is happening repeatedly or not. If you continue to experience the same issue doing the same steps, please directly submit a ticket using the Redmine ticketing system: dev.lwks.com
If your issue is not repeatable or you are unsure about how the application should be working, please first discuss the issue in the relevant category on the Lightworks Beta Forum section: www.lwks.com/macbetaforum www.lwks.com/linuxbetaforum www.lwks.com/windowsbetaforum
If your thread in the Forum concludes as an issue within the Beta version, please sumarise the thread and enter a ticket in the Redmine ticketing system: dev.lwks.com
You will be able to sign in using your Lightworks Username and Password, if you are already signed in to the Lightworks Website you will be automatically signed in to Redmine. Detailed instructions on submitting useful information can be found on the Wiki page. Please make sure you have searched for the issue before submitting a ticket, this should help stop duplicate tickets being submitted. The more feedback we get, the faster we can resolve issues.
IMPORTANT: Any users running Blackmagic hardware will need to upgrade to the latest Blackmagic drivers 10.1 and higher, otherwise the Blackmagic Device will not be recognised.
Cross Platform Fixes and Features Since 12.5.a Beta:
Fixed version 11 projects preventing application startup
Fixed effects generated by versions of the software in different installation folders
Fixed invalid DVCPro100 MOV exports
Fixed groups torn off from the content manager list failing to display
Fixed timeline marker moving to a new position after dragging and dropping an unfolded Effect
Fixed incorrect image scaling on Sony XAVC sample files
Fixed timeline marker and In/Out points persisting when moving to bins
Fixed black images showing for Cinema DNG files on the import panel
Browse panel on the project LUT setting now remembers the size
Allowed Cinema DNG files to be imported if a Free license is active
Added support for import of XAVC long-GOP files
Added new tab appearance to the settings panel for Wipe effects
Mac OS X Specific Fixes and Features Since 12.5.a Beta:
Fixed crash exporting to WebM Format
Fixed potential crash opening and closing the toolbox
Fixed inability to unfold an inline effect

New in Lightworks 12.5.a Beta (May 15, 2015)

CHANGES:
Added UltraHD video output format option to the Video tab of the Project Card (Lightworks Pro only)
Additional Export options (Lightworks Pro Only) ** Added H.264/MP4 export format (level 5.2) for more export options including 4K ** Added WebM export option, includes 4K ** Added XAVC-Intra export option, includes 4K ** Added support for XML export (Version 5 only) ** Added further improvements to AAF AVID Media Composer export option to allow media relinking to the original file if one exists
Added support for LUTs .3dl, .looks, .cube, .davlut, and .mga files
Added support for applying a LUT at the project level (Video tab of the project card)
Added support for import of Cinema DNG files
Added a config entry for turning off the automatic edit creation when Inserting/Replacing ("createediton_demand 0")
Added menu entry to the Search tool to show bin search results in racks
Added consistency for the term "Reel ID" within the application
Changed wording of "Auto configure new effects" to "Show settings panel for new effects"
Make 'copy marked section' work when there are deselected/unmarked tracks
Improved timeline seg drag/drop : ** Don't automatically change the zoom level unless neither end of the grabbed seg is visible ** Don't move current-time when dropping a segment if it would mean changing the current visible region ** Respect waveform/levels visibility when dragging audio segs ** Timeline now scrolls left/right when moving clips/FX using drag and drop ** Allowed drag/drop FX highlights to pass behind the red time-marker ** Allowed drag/drop timeline segments to pass behind the red time-marker ** ALT dragging an EQ on an audio segment that doesn't have audio levels always drags the EQ ** ALT dragging an audio only segment that doesn't have EQ always drags the audio levels ** ALT dragging an audio only segment that has audio levels AND EQ, then levels are dragged if you're in 'Advanced' mode, EQ in non-advanced mode
New Content Manager improvements ** Added a scroll bar to torn off groups ** Added the ability to scroll bin tabs in a torn off group ** Added the ability to right click a tab in a torn off group to display the bin list ** Added the ability to resize a torn off group ** Added the ability to add a Bin to more than one Group ** Improved the colour of Group names within the content manager ** Improved tab display of bins on torn off groups ** Improved the Bin search within the content manager ** Improved the behaviour of hoovered clips ** Removed the number limit of bins available in a group ** Fixed inability to drag torn off bins into Groups within the content manager ** Fixed bins being incorrectly merged when dragging and dropping a bin to a group ** Added new menu item to the Content Manager icon: "Default tile positioning". The default value is 'inherit' (ie, inherit the positioning setting from the source bin), and the other values are 'manual' and 'automatic'. Therefore, choose 'Manual' to force new bins to be created with automatic positioning disabled.
Matte effects with no inputs are now always added unfolded on the edit timelinew
Fixed missing Effects Favourites icon when thumbnails are turned off on the Effects settings panel
Fixed Clipboard not updating correctly after an edit operation if the timeline marker has been moved on the Clipboard
Fixed panels jumping to a new position after a chord click operation
Prevented inline effects from being created where they are not valid
Fixed crash with overlapping crop values on the image key effect
Fixed source viewers getting linked together incorrectly when dragging tiles to viewers
Fixed Auto frame rate projects incorrectly setting the in-camera film speed to 24fps when importing using Copy Local or Transcode
Fixed incorrect audio speed on DVD 29.97 exports in a 24fps project
Fixed export panel incorrectly remembering the wrong audio export setting
Fixed Subclips not being found when searching for both Edits and Subclips
MAC OS X SPECIFIC FIXES AND FEATURES SINCE 12.0.3.M BETA:
Prevented being able to bind a shortcut key to "Command + Q"
Fixed colour correction and 3D-DVE effect not displaying the video image correctly
Fixed incorrect video within Boris Graffiti if an effect is applied to V2 under a V1 track
Fixed inability to add a Boris effect to a V2 track if V1 is deselected

New in Lightworks 12.0.3.m Beta (Apr 10, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.0.3L Beta (Apr 4, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.0.3k Beta (Mar 28, 2015)

New in Lightworks 12.0.2 (Mar 28, 2015)

CROSS PLATFORM FIXES AND FEATURES:
Fixed media relinking issue when hidden files were present
Fixed crash editing a user defined filter
Fixed BITC burns not being present on Image Sequence exports
Fixed incorrect In/Out points on AAF exports
Fixed incorrect audio speed on AAF exports
Fixed auto project frame rate being set incorrectly when importing Video and separate Audio files
Fixed edit timeline Source Clip commands not working
Fixed time marker offset for audio files (caused AAF inconsistencies)
Fixed files potentially importing out of sync
Fixed video routing panel resizing causing odd errors with the node linking
Fixed incorrect image combing when reverse vari-speeding a clip
Fixed Bins not saving content correctly when dragging and dropping from the Content Manager to a torn off Bin set to List view
Added transition/cut checking to AAF exports. This allows for auto correction on clips extended beyond their boundaries and FX where not enough material exists
Improved Italic font width calculations for the Title effect
Fixed incorrect image size when importing HD media with the output format set to a 4:3 SD format
Fixed Full SD frames setting not working correctly on NTSC 4:3 clips
Fixed viewer jumping to incorrect frame when pressing Stop after shuttling 2x and beyond
Fixed crash unjoining Blur effect in video routing panel
Fixed appearance of the Assistant Applications settings panel
Fixed import of AAFs with embedded audio
Fixed crash importing 4K MP4 sample files
Fixed import of still images
Fixed random image corruption when updating a viewer AND routing panel thumbnails at the same time
Fixed AAF exports with embedded audio having empty channels
Fixed potential crash exporting to AAF
Fixed import of AAF dummy shots
Fixed crash clicking undo after adding an orphaned effect in the routing panel Fixed bin scroll positions not being remembered when switching bins
Fixed bin scroll positions not being remembered after exiting the application Don't create a bin that references the same log more than once
Make sure that tiles revealed in filters OTHER than Recent->Current show the expected frame (eg. pop out original on non-record edit)
Multiple subclips created from Cues on clips should now uses the description from the Cue panel (if present)
Added 'Reduce Soundtrack Presence' EQ preset to the EQ preset effect section
Fixed Title Effect tab parameters disappearing when resizing the settings panel
Fixed AAF exports to allow import to Protools sessions with audio clip Levels in tact
Removed limitation on Protools AAF export target to automatically remove audio track/gain levels
Changed Protools AAF export target to automatically remove the Video track from the edit created in the AAF (if present)
Fixed Multicam live editing not working with the four console keys when in compact mode
Fixed potential crash joining the output of a passthrough node to an input node on the video routing panel
Fixed MXF audio only media relinking during AAF import
Added new bin function to create a bin of shots not used (Make > Bin of sources not used)
Improved the search speed
Permanently ignore empty transient bins from earlier versions of Lightworks Ignore hidden Rack files
Ignore hidden Bin files
Fixed pop-out crash (in the unlikely event of a source having a missing track)
Fixes and Features in Version 12.0.2
WINDOWS FIXES AND FEATURES:
Fixed QuickTime export option not appearing when using the non English language version
Fixed 1080i recordings potentially failing using Blackmagic I/O
Fixed Plugin FX (Boris etc) no longer appearing in the Effects category list
Fixed invalid 1080i QuickTime Movie exports
Added support for Fusion 7.5 which remains a Lightworks Pro feature:
Automatically connect Loader & Saver nodes in initial Fusion comp
Prompt for loading the rendered Fusion effect to populate the edit
Tidied the Fusion Settings panel
Changed wording "Launch" -> "Launch Fusion"
Explicitly provide a Fusion FXT file (so that the comp->FXT process is not required
Fixed crash replacing a Fusion effect with the rendered material if the effect is on its own FX track
Updated correct region to display in Fusion (previously 1000 frames only)
Introduced better 'Awaiting media' screen for Fusion and Assistant Application effects
Improved 'Replace with media' function for Fusion effect
Fixed Fusion not starting due to incorrect Fusion registry entry
Fixed Fusion effect color category
Fixed Fusion logo not populating correctly on the Fusion Effect category
LINUX FIXES AND FEATURES:
Fixed Eyedropper tool in ‘wipe’ transition/mix not choosing colors properly
Fixed incorrect video routing when an image key is applied to a clip
Fixed BITC burns not working on YouTube exports 240p and 360p
Fixed DVE split screen effect displaying incorrect background color
Fixed title effect not appearing on system generated black clips
Fixed text on title effect vanishing after exiting Lightworks
MAC OS FIXES AND FEATURES:
Fixed viewer failing to update during playback on Mac
Fixed BITC burns not working on YouTube exports 240p and 360p
Fixed media relinking during AAF import