Release Notes | Kyno : Kyno Support

1.8.5 (macOS: 108053, Windows: 1.8.5.203) — Released 2021-12-23

This update adds compatibility with Adobe Premiere 22 on macOS.

Fixes:

macOS: Send To Premiere Pro now works with Adobe Premiere Pro 2020

1.8.4 (macOS: 108052, Windows: 1.8.4.202) — Released 2021-04-01

Kyno is now owned by Signiant, Inc. Click here to read the full announcement.

1.8.3 (macOS: 108051, Windows: n/a) — Released 2020-11-26

This update fixes crashes under macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) and launch issues when using a French keyboard layout. We recommend this update for all Mac users (macOS 10.13+), especially those running macOS 11.0 (Big Sur).

Fixes:

Fixed an issue causing crashes during playback on macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) and rare crashes on earlier macOS versions
Fixed a problem that prevented Kyno from launching when a French keyboard layout is used

1.8.2 (macOS: 108048, Windows: n/a) — Released 2020-11-16

This update is required for compatibility with macOS 11.0 (Big Sur)

Fixes:

Fixed compatibility issue with macOS 11.0 (Big Sur)

1.8.1 (macOS: 108038, Windows: 1.8.1.171) — Released 2020-08-20

This update fixes a few critical issues, among others it should improve stability on Windows when transcoding to ProRes. RED shooters will be happy about much improved thumbnail extraction support and support for the new RED Komodo. The update is recommended for all users.

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What's New:

Added playback speed controls to audio clips
Added playback rate options for 75% and 125% to make transcription and audio QC tasks more efficient
macOS: Changed time stretching algorithm to keep the pitch on macOS for an improved listening experience when playing back at rates != 1x
Improved performance of thumbnail and keyframe extraction for BRAW footage
Added a setting to disable automatic drilldown on camera media. Useful when dealing with very slow (e.g. spinning) camera media. See Preferences - Devices

What's New (Premium edition):

Support for the new RED Komodo camera
Improved performance of thumbnail and keyframe extraction for RED RAW R3D footage

Fixes:

Windows: Fixed crashes when converting to ProRes on Windows
Fixed an issue that caused "ghost files" to show up in drilldown after moving folders or RED clips around
Fixed an issue that caused markers not being sent to Premiere/Resolve/FCPX when using keyboard shortcuts in some cases
Windows: Improved handling of Google Drive folders, which would frequently lose extracted technical metadata and thumbnails
Fixed an issue that would cause transcoding BRAW files without audio to fail
Improved stability while browsing BRAW material in thumbnail view
Fixed rare crashes on RED RAW R3D material during preanalyze
Plugged a memory leak when converting large clips to ProRes and other formats
macOS: Fixed a rare issue that caused ProRes transcoding to fail on macOS
Fixed an issue that caused rewrapping to MOV fail for ProRes clips with a discrete audio track
The "is not" folder name filter for any parent folder has been fixed and works as expected
Fixed a rare error that would cause copy & verify (aka offloading) to fail on some file systems (negative modification timestamps)
Fixed an issue that caused rotated clips and pictures to show the wrong thumbnails
The subclip table now properly displays special characters such as < and >
Made the Kyno XML import more forgiving in case there are files with illegal characters for the current platform
Made the FCPX XML import more forgiving for XML files with faulty clip entries
Fixed an issue with the playback of UYVY422 Raw Video files
The rotation setting is now correctly stored as part of the transcoding preset
The default rotation setting in transcoding is now "automatic" , i.e. will rotate when file metadata indicates a rotation
Fixed an issue that caused still images to have the wrong size when exporting them with a rotation

1.8.0 (macOS: 108019, Windows: 1.8.0.75) — Released 2020-05-21

The perhaps most anticipated release in Kyno's history brings support for Blackmagic RAW files, enabling Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera shooters to preview, manage and transcode their files on Mac & Windows. If you're editing with Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve you'll be pleased to hear that we've added "Send-To" integration for Mac and Windows.

Other big news include our integration with Avid Media Composer in the form of ALE export and copy pasting of markers from Kyno, improvements geared towards high-end workflows such as sidecar LUTs, import and export capabilities between Kyno and Final Cut Pro and our new incremental transcoding feature.

We created a number of new getting started videos to provide a much better onboarding experience. We think it's definitely worth a look, even for people already familiar with Kyno.

What's New (all editions):

Blackmagic RAW support (playback and transcoding)
Integration with DaVinci Resolve - use the same simple "Send to" workflow you already know from our Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro integrations to import clips with metadata like markers & subclips to DaVinci Resolve (Send To > DaVinci Resolve... or Cmd-Shift-D)
New incremental transcoding workflow - transcode entire directory structures without worrying what you already transcoded last time, great for proxy or dailies workflows
Reconnect metadata that has been lost due to accidental file name changes for example (main menu > File > Recover Lost Metadata...)
Kyno now detects sidecar LUT files common with on-set color grading workflows using FilmLight's Daylight for example - just place the 3D LUT next to the clip with the same name (e.g. "0001.cube" next to "0001.mov") and Kyno will automatically apply that LUT during playback
We've reorganized the context menu for files, putting our most popular features to the foreground. The "Export"-menu was split up into the new top-level items "Export Subclips", "Export Markers as Stills" and "Export Metadata"
Transfer metadata between copies of entire folder structures by a simple copy & paste operation using "Copy" and then "Paste metadata..." from the file context menu
The new automatic audio mapping in our transcoder will take care of almost all combinations of input and output format, e.g. automatically split discrete multichannel audio to mono tracks if required or create broadcast wave multichannel output, or create stereo output for mp3 audio export
Thumbnail extraction performance in the browser window has been improved significantly with configurable use of CPU cores
The preanalyze function has received a major upgrade, being a background task now and utilizing all your cores, thus speeding up your workflow significantly when dealing with large amounts of incoming files
More powerful filtering possibilities to filter based on markers, subclips and in/out points
We've added a browser column for "Date Recorded" - the date extracted from clip metadata not from file creation or modification timestamps. The corresponding renaming variables are also available
A browser column for the file path was also added
New metadata fields in Excel export: Date Created, Date Modified, Date Recorded, File path, File size, Reel, Scene, Shot, Take. Total number of clips and total duration are also exported
Added playback and decoding support for Grass Valley HQ and HQX (formerly Canopus HQ)
Drop files on the "Browser"-area to copy them into the currently selected folder
Allow drag and drop of single clips from Final Cut Pro to Kyno triggering import of metadata for that clip
Import and export the camera name metadata from and to Final Cut Pro (XML)
Angle metadata can now be added/edited for audio files as well for better organization of multicam productions
Allow importing legacy Final Cut Pro XML files (version 1.3) that are generated by 3rd party on-set systems such as LockitNetwork
Improve debugging tools available to users when troubleshooting
Allow advanced users to disable file system event monitoring for network, local or removable drives

What's New (Premium edition):

Integration with Avid Media Composer - send clip metadata to Media Composer using ALE and copy & paste markers from Kyno to Media Composer
Allow MD5, SHA1 or just file sitze to be chosen as verification type for backups

Improvements:

Metadata is now automatically updated while in list or thumbnail view, improving collaborative workflows on shared storage or remote collaboration using Dropbox or Google Drive
Kyno now carries over the content creation date metadata (aka date recorded) to MOV containers during conversion
Files are automatically indexed after verified copying, improving browsing speed after offloading
Improved performance of thumbnail extraction when low-res decoding is supported (RED RAW R3D, Blackmagic RAW)
Improved general indexing performance under certain circumstances
No longer display a warning in the transcoding dialog that a new folder will be created - we admit this was confusing :-)
Offloaded media files are automatically indexed and cached thumbnails and metadata are copied automatically
Several improvements in transcoding robustness
LUTs are now applied by default in all variants of still frame export

Fixes:

Fixed a bug that caused very short RED RAW R3D clips not to play back
Fixed an issue causing descriptive metadata changes not to be visible immediately on some forms of shared storage
Made "Keep folder structure" checkbox work for still frame export and image conversion
Fixed a regression that caused cancel buttons to disappear from preanalyze and other progress dialogs
Fixed an issue that resulted in wrong timecodes being displayed for certain NTSC clips, e.g. from GoPro cameras, also resulting in problems transferring these clips to Final Cut
No longer allow empty file names in naming controls for batch renaming or transcoding

1.7.5 (macOS: 107269, Windows: 1.7.5.388) — Released 2020-02-14

This release brings a number of smaller fixes and is recommended for all users, especially if you've been experiencing broken dialogs or windows on macOS.

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that caused the detail view to remain in "loading" state for a long time when playing certain kinds of MP4s with a long duration
Fixed a bug that would not overwrite files during batch image transform
Fixed the batch image transform dialog not closing on submit
Improved shutdown performance
Mac: Fixed an issue causing dialogs to be broken or to appear in the wrong size occasionally
Windows: Repaired reduced resolution playback of ProRes 4444 clips which were displayed with green squares and other pixel artefacts
Windows: "Keep folder structure" in transcoding is now available
Windows: Fixed stopping and looping of subclips for audio files and audio-only clips
Windows: Added debug output when application fails with "Error invoking main method"
Windows: Due to some reports about application hangs on Windows 7, we've added a preference to disable watching for file system changes on external and network drives

1.7.4 (macOS: 107260, Windows: 1.7.4.333) — Released 2019-12-23

This update brings a number of fixes and improvements in different areas, most notably in the robustness of Kyno's copy and verify aka offloading feature. The update is recommended for all users.

New Features:

You can now see the encoder software or hardware of a clip in list view (show it by opening the context menu on the table header)
Added playback support for 10 bit 4:2:2 HEVC files (e.g. Canon XF)

Improvements:

Improved robustness of the verified copy aka offloading so it resumes when the connection to a drive is lost temporarily
The filter for variable frame rate (VFR/CFR) now employs more reliable heuristics
When matching clips during an XML import, Kyno now ignores resource forks (files starting with a dot) that were sometimes matched instead of the actual clips

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that prevented playback of IMX clips
Fixed a problem that made combining of certain AVCHD clips via rewrap fail
Improved handling of unreadable license files: An error is logged and they are simply ignored rather than preventing the launch
Kyno now replaces slashes in marker and subclip titles when exporting/converting with a naming preset containing a title placeholder (they lead to folders being created before)
Fixed a rare crash when transcoding certain clips to mov files
Mac: Fixed an issue that broke the fullscreen player when activated while Kyno itself is in fullscreen
Mac: Plugged a thread leak potentially leading to poor performance and instabilities after long time usage
Mac: Fixed an issue that under rare circumstances lead to SD cards being displayed under an incorrect name
Windows: Fixed freezes on Windows caused by indexing large system folders. We now ignore file events under C:\Windows completely
Windows: Fixed a number of issues that lead to wrong drive letters and ghost content displayed for removable devices like SD cards and sticks
Windows: Fixed an issue that caused offloading to fail with unnamed source drives and default backup name
Windows: Plugged a thread leak potentially leading to poor performance when transcoding to ProRes on Windows

1.7.3 (macOS: 107252, Windows: 1.7.2.295) — Released 2019-11-17

This update brings some important improvements for Kyno's copy and verify aka offloading feature and fixes some more issues introduced with Kyno 1.7 on macOS and Windows, it's recommended for all users. Thanks to everyone reporting problems and giving feedback!

New Features:

Copy and verify now ignores hidden files by default (except Kyno metadata files; can be changed before starting the job)
Warn when copy and verify target directory exists to prevent accidental overwrites (as opposed to intentional incremental backups)
Warn if target device doesn't have enough space for an offloading job
Fail copy and verify job when there are too many errors
Now listing network shares in source and destination popdowns in copy and verify dialog

Fixes:

Improved stability of offloading jobs when files are being modified while copying
Prevent copy and verify to fail silently for read-only destinations
Fixed a memory leak during video playback
Fixed an issue that caused the displayed thumbnail size in thumbnail view to be lost when switching between devices
Fixed an error that prevent items from being deleted on a network share in the German version
Preventing an error being displayed when trying to open a context menu on disconnected drives
Windows: Obliterated the cause for occasional app freezes on Windows
Windows: Improved detection of network drives as they were sometimes displayed disconnected after restart and required reindexing
Windows: Improved UI responsiveness, especially with connected and slow network shares
Windows: The Date Modified timestamps on exFAT and network shares are now set reliably during copy and verify
Windows: Fixed an issue where different SD cards formatted in a certain way were detected as the same card, leading to the display of "ghost files"
macOS: Fixed an issue that prevented audio tracks with discrete channel layout to be transcoded to Apple ProRes/MOV
macOS: Fixed an issue that under certain circumstances prevented the context menu from working
macOS: Fixed an issue that cause select all (Cmd-A) to stop working

1.7.2 (macOS: 107244, Windows: 1.7.2.283) — Released 2019-11-08

This update fixes a few critical issue causing 1.7.1 crashes on macOS and Windows, it's recommended for all users.

Fixes:

Fixed crashes caused by certain image files (this was the cause for most crashes reported with 1.7.1)
General stability improvements
Windows: Enabled discrete audio channel layout when encoding to ProRes
macOS: Send To Premiere Pro now works with Adobe Premiere Pro 2020
macOS: Default apps that are manually associated in Finder are now displayed in the Open With-menu
macOS: Fixed the app menu being disabled after opening an export dialog

1.7.1 (macOS: 107239, Windows: 1.7.1.261) - Released 2019-10-24

Kyno 1.7 is yet another big leap in workflow productivity adding more options to manage crucial metadata in NLE workflows and for teamwork in a project.

We're proud to announce partnerships and integrations with Frame.io, Archiware P5 Archive and Telestream Vantage that are included in Kyno 1.7, along with a host of improvements in playback of the most important formats and yet more media management and transcoding functionality.

What's New (all editions):

Starting with version 1.7 Kyno has support for exporting all flavours of ProRes on macOS and Windows 7 or higher
Kyno 1.7 is ready for macOS Catalina - we've tested it extensively and fixed a few issues that came up. We've also got you covered regarding your legacy 32-bit codecs, see below. As always, we recommend professional users to wait with OS upgrades until all their favorite apps give green light.
A new checkbox in the transcoding dialog allows you to mirror the directory structure to the destination when transcoding, enabling powerful proxy and metadata workflows
Copy & paste metadata from one clip to other clips (Cmd/Ctrl-C, then select one or more other clips and select "Paste Metadata..."" or Cmd/Ctrl-Alt-V)
The new filter for legacy Final Cut Pro media will give you some peace of mind when upgrading to macOS Catalina which will drop support for certain legacy codecs, see details here
We've made it easier than ever to bring your Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro metadata back to Kyno, with full Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro metadata import support (via XML and drag and drop for Final Cut Pro)
Kyno now offers full metadata support for Premiere Pro via XMP. Rating, Tags and Angle metadata will be transferred when sending to Premiere Pro (check "Write all metadata to XMP", note that this will modify the actual clip files)
Playback and transcoding of HEVC is now hardware-accelerated on macOS and Windows, vastly improving performance on machines with dedicated HEVC chips
HEVC encoding support has been added on macOS, both software- and hardware-accelerated
Adjustable playback resolution for ProRes clips, useful for playing high-res footage with lower CPU usage at minimal loss of visual quality, especially useful for 4k and 8k playback on slower machines
Support for simple boolean expressions in filter queries e.g. "car and drone", "sports or food", "car and not b-roll"
New filter for containing folder name, for example to show all clips in all folders named "dailies"
We've made the display of dates in the list view more flexible in width and localised according to your system preferences
The "Date created" column was added next to the existing "Date modified" column (neeeds to be made visible once by right-clicking the table header)
Set a marker's or subclip's description as note when sending to Final Cut Pro
Added playback support for DNxHR 444 12bit clips
The frame rate filter now allows identifying clips with variable or constant frame rate (CFR/VFR)
If you prefer to always display zero-based timecodes, we've added a preference for that (Preferences/Settings - Advanced - Use zero based timecode)
Added support for playback of Canopus HQ/HQA
Added support for playback of MJPEGB encoded Quicktime clips
We've implemented hardware accelerated decoding and playback of H.264 clips on Windows
Improved matching of files when importing metadata (Kyno, Final Cut Pro XML, Final Cut Pro 7 XML), now supporting powerful proxy workflows
Derive export file name for FCP7/Premiere xml from folder name

What's New (Premium edition):

Upload clips or subclips including metadata to Frame.io, convert hi-res footage before sending and apply LUTs or burn in timecodes
Use the brand new Archiware P5 Archive integration to archive folders or clips including metadata from within Kyno (setup in Preferences - Integrations)
You can now play back, manage and transcode Avid Op Atom MXF files, even directly from the Avid MediaFiles folder
Support playback of spanned MOV/ProRes proxies from RED camera cards
We made a number of performance improvements for RED RAW R3D playback

New Enterprise Features:

With Kyno's new Telestream Vantage integration you can make Kyno your front-end to ingest into Vantage. Contact sales for details

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that would prevent playback of certain RED RAW R3D clips
Fixed an issue that would cause activations on Windows to become invalid and require license re-activation
The "Open With"-menu on macOS now shows all apps registered with Finder/macOS
Fixed an error when exporting Final Cut Pro 7 XML from clips in a root folder
Entering numbers with more than 4 digits in the renaming/transcoding dialogs has been improved (cursor jumps removed)
Fixed an issue that would cause export dialogs not to appear when the zoom accessibility feature on macOS is enabled
Fixed player errors on MacOS Catalina
Fixed an error that led to newly inserted camera cards not to be detected on Windows
When applying LUTs during transcoding they are removed as metadata on the resulting clip
Fixed the multi-line text field of the feedback reporter
Made a number of general improvements in stability and performance
Fixed occasional crashes when quitting Kyno
Fixed occasional random crashes that happened on macOS Mojave
Fixed occasional hangs when using combine transcoding
Fixed an error that made transcoding to H.264 fail in some cases
Fixed an error that caused failed offloading jobs to drives that were no longer connected to appear as finished
Fixed an error that caused the "play all" feature not to work for video clips without audio

1.6.2 (macOS: 106045) — Released 2019-05-20

This update improves compatibility with the latest macOS Mojave update (10.14.5).

Fixes:

Fixed an issue with ProRes disappearing from the list of available conversion options on macOS 10.14.5.
Fixed an issue causing unresponsiveness and crashes after long usage on macOS

1.6.1 (macOS: 106036, Windows: 1.6.0.32) — Released 2019-02-27

This update fixes a critical issue that prevented Kyno 1.6.0 from starting after update. Our sincere apologies for the inconveniences caused. The update is recommended for all users.

Fixes:

Fixed a critical issue that prevented Kyno form starting when existing tag names begin with a space
Fixed an issue that caused rewrapping of some clips without audio to fail silently
Fixed an issue that prevented files from being renamed or deleted while in the detail view
Fixed a typo in the German translation

1.6.0 (macOS: 106027, Windows: 1.6.0.23) - Released 2019-02-25

This major update brings a number of exciting new features and improvements as well as fixes for issues that have been reported.

The highlight of this feature is without a doubt the addition of verified copy (sometimes called "offloading") using industry grade checksum verification based on the established media hash list (MHL) standard. From now on, you never have to leave your favourite workflow tool from camera card to edit/delivery.

Kyno Premium users will welcome the much-requested support for the RED RAW R3D format that you can preview and transcode with Kyno 1.6.

What's New (all editions):

Added “Copy & verify” function (aka verified copy, aka offloading) that copies your camera media or any folder with industry-grade verification using the media hash list (MHL) standard, full or incremental mode supported.
Added workflow for exporting and importing/merging descriptive metadata to aid collaborative workflows that operate on multiple copies of the same material
Added new "Paste & rename" workflow for people copying and batch-renaming in one step as part of their ingest process
When browsing through similar clips using the "next" and "previous" button or shortcut audio track and speed settings are retained for similar clips
Added marker and subclip statistics to “Create report” function
Improved stereo audio track handling when sending files to Premiere Pro
Use full file name as clip name when sending to Premiere (or exporting for Resolve) instead of removing file extension to be consistent with what Premiere does on regular import
Display the XDCAM type in clip metadata for XDCAM footage
Support rewrapping of HEVC files to Mov container
Selected audio track and playback speed are retained when skipping through similar files
Thumbnails are now created with current LUT settings applied
LUTs are now applied when exporting still frames from videos
Added fade in/out support to transcoder
Added preset for XDCAM HD 422 29.97 FPS
Added FPS column to Excel export
Include marker and subclip titles when matching search term in the Browser filter
Added possibility to filter assets based on folder name and date range
Allow tags to be imported and exported
Added a global index as a naming variable to count across multiple rename, export or transcode operations
Added video/audio codec, format, start, end, path as optional metadata columns in Browser
Display overlay icons for tags, metadata, markers in list mode
Support playback of certain old PCM audio tracks from old camcorders
Improved sorting in Navigator tree
Adjusted labels for color properties to be more in line with industry standards
Made subclip time range controls in transcoder window take into account clip timecode
Renamed MJPEG transcoding preset to Photo JPEG because it’s more known under that name

What's New (Premium edition):

RED RAW R3D support (playback and transcoding)
Multi-Destination verified copy (aka offloading) in one step. Back up your camera media in a simple workflow in two locations
Added ability to automatically transcode files in delivery workflow
Added ability to transfer image files together with video files in delivery workflow
Add a new folder naming option in delivery options
Improve behaviour of delivery folder history
Automatically display folders created by local delivery in Navigator tree
Sort subfolders correctly in delivery folder selector
Improve performance of delivery folder selector for slow connections

New Enterprise Features:

Changed Custom Package Deployment configuration overrides to one XML file that can be loaded from file system or via HTTP
Added functionality for delivery endpoints to be preconfigured via Custom Package Deployment
Added functionality for tags to be preconfigured via custom package deployment

Fixes:

Identified and busted the cause for accidental folder moves in the folder navigator
Improved display of drag and drop items (folders, clips)
Kyno now prevents input of invalid folder names on Windows
Fixed Premiere Pro 2019 not being detected automatically by the “Send to” function
Fixed a minor inaccuracy in duration filter
Fixed a rare crash that happened during drag & drop on certain OSX versions
Fixed a bug where moving a file between volumes resulted in a stale file remaining in the old location
Fixed a bug on Windows that prevented another volume to be registered in the workspace with the same drive letter
Fixed a problem where in rare cases empty clip names where transferred to Premiere or Resolve
Fixed a bug that caused certain HDR ProRes files not to play back
Fixed a rare freeze on Windows when double-clicking subclips

1.5.6 (macOS: 105284) — Released 2019-05-20

This update improves compatibility with the latest macOS Mojave update (10.14.5).

Fixes:

Fixed an issue with ProRes disappearing from the list of available conversion options on macOS 10.14.5.
Fixed an issue causing unresponsiveness and crashes after long usage on macOS

1.5.5 (macOS: 105283, Windows: 1.5.5.283) — Released 2018-11-07

This update improves compatibility with Premiere Pro CC 2019 (13.0) and marks a first step in making our license system more easy to deal with for new users. Nothing changes for holders of existing license keys.

Fixes:

Made the "Send To" feature work for users of the latest Adobe Premiere Pro 2019 (v13.0)

1.5.4 (macOS: 105250) - Released 2018-10-09

This update fixes a crash on macOS Mojave (10.14) when initiating drag-and-drop operations

1.5.3 (macOS: 105195, Windows: 1.5.2.201) - Released 2018-08-28

This update fixes a number of smaller issues that have been reported by you, our users. Most notably the correct rewrapping of Panasonic GH5 footage and setting of playback rate for footage without audio track as is common for drone footage.

What's New:

Added support for converting to Cineform in an AVI container
Added support for spanned clips of Canon C300 cameras
Premium only: DNxHR HQX and DNxHR 444 have been added as transcoding presets
Premium only: Allow sending metadata as sidecar files during Kyno's integrated delivery mechanism

Fixes:

Adjusting the playback rate for clips without audio track now works as expected
Rewrapping GH5 footage to MOV produced broken files for some clips (certain framerates only)
Fixed a slight color shift in JPEGs exported from 10bit material
Fixed an issue that would prevent Kyno from recognizing certain CUBE LUTs generated with Adobe Premiere Pro
Improved exported Excel documents by allowing the thumbnails to move with rows/columns
The playback rate is now remembered properly after stopping and restarting playback
Fixed a minor issue that would sometimes cause the player to start 2 frames after the pause-position
For some clips keywords from folders weren't sent to FCPX
Obliterated a rare crash when dragging and dropping
Fixed a crash on macOS Mojave beta
Premium only: Improved the detection of P2 structures for Panasonic VariCam cameras and for Quantel SQedit P2 exports

1.5.2 (macOS: 105155, Windows: 1.5.2.156) - Released 2018-07-19

This update fixes a critical issue reported after our 1.5.1 release. It is recommended for all users.
Again a big thank you to our excellent community for helping us improve Kyno.

What's New:

We've added support for grayscale JPEG images
Added support for creating videos with multitrack AAC audio (e.g. when converting material from a camera that records with multiple tracks like the Sony FS-7)

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that was introduced with version 1.5.0 where a bug fix for another issue caused video bitrates to be very low for certain codecs (XDCAM, MPEG4 and potentially others) in some cases

1.5.1 (macOS: 105146, Windows: 1.5.1.147) - Released 2018-07-11

This update fixes a few critical issues reported after our 1.5.0 release. It is recommended for all users.

We can't say it often enough: Thank you everybody for reporting and helping us in finding even the most obscure issues.

What's New:

We've added the option to negate the values of the following metadata filters ("is not" option): Rating, Audio Codec, Video Codec, Pixel format, Display size, Frame rate
We've added support to play back and transcode from DNxHR 12bit material

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that caused some SMB shares to be reported as read-only on Windows
Read-only drives are now correctly displayed in the Workspace
We found and removed the cause for a crash that occurred during transcoding to H.264
Fixed an issue that made subclip exports and transcoding fail for certain clips
Kyno now displays the "Google Drive" volume from the Google Drive File Stream app under Devices
Hidden LUT files are now ignored, for example ones that start with a dot
Fixed a startup problem that occurred on Turkish systems
Fixed an FTP connection failure that happened with certain FTP servers (Kyno Premium)
Added support for FileCatalyst connections over SSL (Kyno Premium)

1.5.0 (macOS: 105124, Windows: 1.5.0.125) - Released 2018-06-19

It’s almost summertime for us here in the northern hemisphere and we're celebrating it with another big release: please meet Kyno 1.5! Apart from a bunch of new features and improvements to our core product Kyno, we're pleased to welcome and announce a new member to the family: Kyno Premium.

Kyno Premium is geared towards film, TV & broadcast professionals and larger production companies, offering more broadcast format support, integrated file transfer with integrated subclipping and metadata delivery, network caching and more.

The trial status has been reset for all users, so if you'd like to test Kyno Premium, just sign up for a new trial and give it a spin (requires Kyno version 1.5)

What's New:

Forgot to set the clock on the camera? No sweat, Kyno 1.5 now allows you to correct the creation and modification date of files with wrong timestamps (File or context menu -> Correct Recording Time...)
Sending clips to Final Cut Pro X has become even more simple and intuitive: just drag and drop the selected clips to an FCPX Library or Event and they'll be available including all metadata like markers, subclips and descriptions! (requires Final Cut Pro X 10.3 or later)
When exporting to Premiere Pro you can now specify the Premiere Pro bins you'd like to export into. Bins can even be created automatically from your folder structure
The list view now sports a thumbnail column giving you better overview in that view (context menu on the table header to turn off/on)
We've added support for WebP image files
Support for GH5 RAW image files
The transcoder has become more intelligent and now warns you if you try to rewrap codecs that don't support rewrapping. It'll also replace unsupported PCM audio codecs automatically
You can now export and import transcoding presets to share them with coworkers or the community (in Preferences - Conversion)
To make export to H.264 even simpler, there is now a H.264 same size preset that automatically exports to the size of the original clip

Other Improvements:

When exporting images from markers, Kyno now sets the description and title metadata on the resulting image files
The render quality for scaled clips is improved - it is now antialiased rather than exact to the pixel
Files with numbers in their filename are now sorted more naturally
Kyno allows selecting a single audio channel from clips with multiple discrete audio channels
MXF ProRes files created with FCPX are now playable
The player and transcoder now display the relevant picture parts of IMX/D10 content, i.e. the "clean aperture"
The "clean aperture" area is displayed in the metadata panel (under the "Tracks" tab)
The search filter now matches more text-based metadata: reel, scene, shot, take, angle, camera
The rename and transcoding dialogs feature some new advanced naming controls to change the case and to replace spaces
We've added a shortcut to open files with their default application on your system (Alt-Shift-O)
DMGs are now optionally displayed in the Devices section (in Preferences - Removable Devices)
Kyno's network checks for updates can be disabled for environments where this is desired
Added support for a legacy MPEG4 format within AVI files

System Requirements:

FCPX XML version was updated to 1.6, requiring Final Cut Pro X 10.3 or later
Mac system requirements have been updated to OS X v10.10.5 or later

Fixes:

We removed an issue that caused deinterlacing artifacts on some computers
Overwriting files during a copy operation had no effect and works correctly now
Moving files across drives/volumes works correctly now
Fixed a problem that caused files from a Canon 5D Mark III to be incorrectly ingested into FCPX (black frames / wrong timecodes)
Volumes with special characters such as Umlauts are now correctly displayed in Kyno (macOS only)
H.264 material from Panasonic FZ-200 cameras plays back correctly now
Exporting JPEGs from markers caused an error when multiple markers were at the same position, now it just works
Fixed a problem that caused number input in a rename or transcoding dialog to be ignored sometimes
Changing the display aspect ratio to physical during transcoding now has the desired effect for anamorphic clips
We fixed an error that appeared when exporting video-only clips to Excel
Fixed an error that made some transcodings from certain mobile phone clips fail
Kyno now sorts custom transcoding presets in the menu and preferences alphabetically
Fixed a problem on Windows that prevented some files from being deleted
Fixed occasional crashes on older Windows systems (without universal C runtime)
Fixed a bug that would prevent Kyno from starting in rare cases

Premium Features:

Support for P2 camera format including audio tracks & spanning
Support for writing MXF container files (XDCAM, DNxHD)
Support for DNxHD, DNxHR & DNxHQ transcoding target formats
Advanced audio track & channel mapping when transcoding or rewrapping
Advanced denoise settings when transcoding
Integrated file delivery including subclipping and delivery of metadata packages via FTP/SFTP/Filesystem and notification via Slack
Delivery metadata packages include: Kyno Metadata, Final Cut Pro X XML, Final Cut 7/Premiere XML, Excel
Predefine metadata sets and assign them to camera media or batch assign the to clips
Configure the descriptive metadata storage location (if media storage isn't writable for example)
Configure a shared cache for thumbnails, technical metadata etc.

Enterprise Features:

For enterprise customers (50 seats and up) the following optional features exist:

Aspera© can be added as an optional delivery protocol
FileCatalyst© can be added as an optional delivery protocol
Kyno can be preconfigured on deployment with custom transcoding presets and options
Single license on a computer for different user accounts
Universal license key for simple company-wide deployment
For details contact [email protected]

For details contact [email protected]

1.4.2 (macOS: 104198, Windows: 1.4.2.218) - Released 2018-02-13

Happy February everyone. Our latest update brings a bunch of important fixes as well as a few new features and supported formats. Thank you everybody for your feedback that makes it possible for us to publish important fixes so quickly. We're happy to see how well our big 1.4 release is received out there!

What's New:

We've added a keyboard shortcut for audio mute/umute (X), there's also a menu item under "Playback"
The audio button now displays the current state of the audio control (i.e. mute/mid/full)
Creating a new subclip - via keyboard shortcut "S" or via menu items - now switches to the subclips tab automatically, which should make that feature much more obvious and usable
When combining clips from a selection that doesn't support combining, Kyno now displays the reasons why they can't be combined
Kyno now detects problems in a rename operation and displays a warning, allowing the rename operation to go through nevertheless (with problematic variables left empty)
Excel reports now contain the duration and start timecode of clips
Naming presets containing the "index" variable are now displayed in single-file operations to avoid confusion
Windows only: Keyboard shortcuts like previous/next/delete now work in fullscreen mode

Format Support:

Added playback support for 4:2:0 10-bit H264 material
Playback of 12-bit RGB Cineform clips without alpha channel is now supported
We now support material recorded using vMix Live Video Streaming Software
Added support for Leica RAW stills (RWL)

Fixes:

Clips without audio track caused issues with various menus in the detail view which is now fixed
Fixed a bug that caused custom transcoding presets to disappear from the "Recently Used" menu after restart
Custom presets using the Cineform codec disappeared after restart, now they won't
Fixed a rare issue that led to a strange state in the subclip tab when modifying/reordering subclips
Up/down keys now jump to the beginning/end of line in multiline text fields
The title of subclips can now be edited when clicking on the whole cell in the subclip table
We've improved the handling of unsupported clips during the generation of Excel reports (overall operation works, we export what we are able to)
The text filter now matches multiline fields like "Description" correctly
Fixed an error when sending unnamed subclips to Premiere Pro
Fixed an issue where mp3 files with embedded cover art did not play back properly
Sending mp3s with embedded cover art to FCPX now no longer treats them as video files
Fixed a problem that caused exported subclips to have the wrong metadata in very rare cases (when they were 1 frame apart)
Errors that occur when opening a broken file in a new player window are now handled more gracefully
macOS only: Fixed the file selection dialog which sometimes appeared behind application windows
macOS only: Fixed a problem that made Kyno unusable when deleting a file while in fullscreen mode
macOS only: Fixed a bug that caused the fullscreen controls to remain on screen when switching to the next item via Cmd-Left/Right
Windows only: Fixed occasional crashes when leaving a clip's detail view

1.4.1 (macOS: 104158, Windows: 1.4.1.178) - Released 2018-01-12

Today’s update brings an important fix for those of you who make extensive use of the transcoding and naming engine as well as a few other important fixes. Our apologies for any problems you've encountered and thank you to those who took the time to report issues.

Fixes:

Fixed a leak that caused failing transcoding jobs and unresponsiveness on large batches since we've introduced our supercharged transcoder in 1.4. You should now be all set again for those large batch transcoding jobs
CPU load on demanding transcoding jobs has been slightly reduced at minimal cost in transcoding time (less beach balls!)
Added playback support for H.265 material from Panasonic GH5 cameras
Repaired an issue that broke the subclipTitle variable in transcoding & naming presets as well as in subclip export
Fixed an issue that made opening the Creative LUT folder from the view menu fail
Custom LUTs from FCPX (.cube format) are now imported into Kyno's Creative LUT category and can be used directly
Improved inline editing of filenames in list and thumbnail view - the mouse triggers it only when clicking on the text itself
If you're using a keyboard with French layout, say bonjour to the keyboard shortcuts for ratings (1-5, 0, -) and view-switching (Cmd/Ctrl-1, Cmd/Ctrl-2, Cmd/Ctrl-3)

1.4.0 (macOS: 104150, Windows: 1.4.0.170) - Released 2018-01-03

2018 starts with big news for Kyno users - Kyno 1.4 brings the Windows version, LUTs, new codec support and major productivity enhancements.

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To provide feedback or get in touch with us, please join us in our discussion forums, email [email protected], send a message to @lesspainsoft on Twitter, or leave a comment on Facebook and tell us your thoughts.

What's New:

Kyno for Windows!

We welcome the Windows community of media professionals!

LUT support:

Select a LUT in the player's view menu to see your log footage in its full glory
Add creative LUTs on top of the camera LUT to try out looks
Kyno ships with ARRI Log-C, Panasonic V-Log and Sony S-Log LUTs (each to Rec. 709)
The player automatcially detects Log-C footage, more coming soon
You can add custom LUTs by placing them in Kyno's LUT folder (.cube files)
Kyno automatically imports LUTs from DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or FCPX if installed on your system
Assign LUTs to all selected items at once in list or thumbnail view via the context- or app-menu
Apply the same LUTs in transcoding (Video Settings - LUTs)

Productivity features:

Combine multiple clips into one (context menu: Combine)
Play all selected clips continuously (context menu: Play All; Cmd-P / Ctrl-P)
We've added new columns to the list view (title, description, tags...) and made the columns configurable (secondary mouse button or the tripple-dot icon)
Final Cut X and Final Cut 7/Premiere XML export functions have a new option to deliver xml files with relative paths to prepare self-contained delivery packages without the need to reconnect in NLE
We've added a shortcut for exporting the subclips of the selected/current clip using the last preset (Cmd-U / Ctrl-U)
Also added a shortcut for setting the poster frame to the current playhead position (P)
We now remember the last used title in the Excel export

Transcoding features:

We've added support for the GoPro Cineform codec
We've added to option to add a timecode overlay (aka burn-in timecode) during transcoding with a few easy-to-understand options (Video Settings - Overlays)
Transcoding has become much faster in many cases on multicore machines
Added tags variable to naming engine, allowing to set comma-separated tags in the filename (also available for renaming)

Usability improvements:

Timecode display in the player is now as big and beautiful as it deserves to be!
Enabled inline editing of the subclip's title in the subclip tab (Simple click or Enter)
We've added a bunch of context menu actions and keyboard shortcuts to the subclip tab, allowing you to manupilate existing subclips and speed up keyboard usage
You can set the language of Kyno's user interface in Preferences - General (English, German, French, Spanish available)

Fixes:

We fixed a number of rare compatibility issues with Premiere Pro with files created by Kyno through transcoding or rewrapping from GH5 or C100 footage
We hunted down and fixed the cause of a crash that was rare but persistent on some Macs
We also fixed a crash caused by some JPEG files
Images recorded with rotation/orientation (e.g. vertical images from smartphones) are correctly displayed
Fixed playback of some MXF files from Sony FS5 cameras
Seeking in MTS files didn't work in some cases, now seeking should work as expected
Fixed an issue that caused the tag dropdown to be incorrectly positioned over the input field on Retina and HiDPI displays
You can now TAB over multiline textareas which limited keyboard navigation in some cases
Workspace folders can be refreshed in case there are stale files being displayed
Fixed an error that was displayed when trying to reveal a deleted item in Finder
CMYK-JPEGs are now properly rendered
We now format durations as timecode in Excel exports

1.3.2 (build #103016) - Released 2017-09-29

Today's update fixes a few critical issues reported by you, our customers. Most notably a fix for users running macOS High Sierra with a non-english language. A possible side-effect of the High Sierra fix is that some menu items and file choosers will be displayed in English. Our apologies for any problems since the release of High Sierra earlier this week.

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Fixes:

Fixed a critical bug that prevented Kyno from starting on non-english macOS High Sierra systems
Fixed an issue that caused Kyno to crash in rare cases when listing JPG files
Fixed the cause of occasional non-specific crashes
Fixed a rare issue causing an error during FCPX export when setting folder names as keywords
Exporting stills failed when unsupported videos were contained in the selection, now these clips are simply ignored
Fixed broken display of metadata of photos with long exposure settings
Fixed a playback issue with some Op Atom MXF video files that played back with incorrect speed

1.3.1 (build #103010) - Released 2017-08-03

Contains an urgent fix that prevented some instances of Kyno 1.3.0 from launching

1.3.0 (build #103008) - Released 2017-08-03

This summerly release of Kyno 1.3 focuses on usability and performance improvements that everybody should profit from, so we do recommend everyone to get the update while it's hot. This update took a little longer than usual as we've been busy getting the Kyno for Windows Beta ready. We're very excited to announce that we've started sending out links to select users. If you wish to join the Beta program please sign up here.

We love hearing from you!

What's New:

General improvements:

Added filter options for all descriptive metadata fields like Title, Description, Scene etc. See: Filter - Descriptive - Other fields
The tag filter has become more powerful as it now allows you to filter items that don't have a certain tag and we've added autocomplete support for the tag selector
The dialogs for renaming and transcoding of single files are now the same as for batch operations, giving you the full power of naming presets and variables for single files
For extra fine control over file naming, we've added separate placeholders for day, month, year, time, hour, minute, second for all date variables (modified, created, current)
We've improved the metadata in clips resulting from a subclip export: the subclip title is now set as main title, and in/out are set if handles were added
The player now sports a 1.5x playback speed option
We've added the option to produce subclip-only Excel exports

Usability improvements:

Faster access to transcoding presets: we've moved the recently used transcoding presets to the top level of the transcoding menus
The most recently used transcoding preset can be used on the current selection by pressing Cmd-E
The keyboard focus is now kept on the last used metadata input field when switching through clips
Rejoice, there's now a keyboard shortcut available for Drilldown mode: Cmd-Shift-D
When naming files (rename & transcode) the UI now remembers values, like "Custom Name" or "Number of Digits", that were already specified across multiple operations
In the tagging UI you can now apply tags that are already set on some items to all items
Keyboard powerusers can now set focus on the metadata input fields by pressing Cmd-Alt-M, then move on to the next clip by pressing Cmd-Alt-Right (thanks Simeon!). There are more options in View - Select View and the keyboard shortcut list below
As it was slightly confusing not so see some naming presets in the transcoding dialog that are visible in the "Manage Presets" dialog, we've made most of them available independent of the context (i.e. whether transcoding, renaming, exporting subclips)
The reject icon in detail mode is now red when active

Performance improvements:

We significantly improved performance when slow drives or network drives are connected
Have you already discovered the preanalyze function to speed up screening and logging? It now includes the option to generate content tab thumbnails in advance, too
Cached data (thumbnails, technical metadata) now remains intact when moving files around within Kyno
Setting tags or rating in list/thumbnail view doesn't trigger regeneration of thumbnails anymore

Premiere Pro Integration:

Improved Premiere Pro export by allowing to send subclips created in Kyno as markers with duration
Improved roundtripping from Premiere Pro: when re-importing XML, now all contained metadata fields are added to Kyno metadata
We've added Send To Premiere/FCPX to the app's main menu

Fixes:

We hunted down a bug that caused performance issues when quickly switching through clips in the detail view
Images were sometimes rendered too small with line-artefacts which should now be fixed
Fixed a problem that caused drilldown not to be activated automatically when connecting an SD card from a camera
Eliminated a bug that caused the jobs-list to be broken after hitting "Remove Finished"
Fixed playback problems of TS files with a rare layout of audio streams (0 channels in audio stream)
File timestamps were sometimes not set correctly when copying or transcoding, now they should always be set as intended
Fixed a rare problem that wouldn't let the transcoding start by clicking the "Start" button
Full screen controls were buggy sometimes, especially when navigating to the next clip
Fixed an issue that made transcoding of M4V/MOV files fail when they contained two video streams, common for some clips created with FCPX
Fixed a rare application crash that occured during transcoding
Subclips with identical names no longer overwrite each other when exported to Premiere Pro
The Delete key wasn't doing what it's meant to, now it does indeed delete the selected item(s)
Up/Down Arrow key sets cursor correctly to the beginning and end of the text field

New Keyboard Shortcuts:

Just like you, we love keyboard shortcuts and added a lot of them in this release. They're also consistently displayed in menus and context menus so you can learn them on the go. Here's the list of new ones:

Rating: 1..5
Reject: -
Reset rating: 0
Activate detail view and focus metadata form: Cmd-Alt-M
Focus first field in metadata form: 2x Cmd-Alt-M
Focus player when inside metadata input field: Escape
Activate detail view and focus player: Cmd-Alt-P
Activate and focus list/thumbnail view: Cmd-Alt-L
Focus device/directory navigator: Cmd-Alt-N
Previous item: Cmd-Alt-Left (on top of Cmd-Left, helpful if cursor is inside an input field)
Next item: Cmd-Alt-Right (on top of Cmd-Right, helpful if cursor is inside an input field)
Last used transcoding preset: Cmd-E
Toggle drilldown mode: Cmd-Shift-D
Zoom in/out in thumbnail view: Cmd-+ / Cmd--
Show in Finder: Alt-Shift-F
Excel export: Cmd-Shift-X
Send to Premiere: Cmd-Shift-P
Send to Final Cut: Cmd-Shift-F
Create Report in list/thumbnail mode: Cmd-Shift-I

1.2.1 (build #102003) - Released 2017-02-24

Unfortunately an improvement in last week's update to version 1.2 also, as a side effect, introduced a problem that caused the Final Cut X integration to fail in rare cases for certain MP4 files. We have fixed that now. Sorry about the inconvenience.

While at it we also fixed an issue that sometimes produced an error when editing subclips in the subclips panel.

Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback. You're awesome!

1.2.0 (build #102001) - Released 2017-02-16

Our first release in 2017 focuses on transcoding, FCPX integration and format support. There are also a number of fixes and usability improvements so there should be something for everyone. We hope you enjoy this release!

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What's New:

Transcoding has become yet more powerful:

Subclips can be extracted with added "handles", i.e. extra seconds of content for use in transitions in editing
You can now configure that file timestamps are to be kept for transcoded or rewrapped files
Timecode can now be added to transcoded or rewrapped files that do not have any timecode in the source in different, configurable ways, fixing gaps in many more workflows
Batch exporting subclips is now more intelligent and automatically exports in-out as a subclip if no other subclip has been defined in a clip, making batch export workflows foolproof
Select recently used output directories in the single-file transcoding dialog
Open files created from a transcoding job directly from the activity/jobs list

The FCPX integration has been ramped up yet again:

More flexibility: You can transfer your subclips as keywords or as favourites and determine which rating makes it into a favourite in FCPX
Easier to understand: The FCPX export UI has seen a complete overhaul so you don't need to read any manuals to see what's happening
Faster: Kyno now maintains a history of the Event names that you used for FCPX ingest

Yet more formats:

Added support for playback and transcoding of AVI files from many medical devices. Expecting parents can now view and convert their offspring's ultrasound videos in their full glory in Kyno!
Gamers, you can now play back, log and transcode your FRAPS captures
Added support for playback and transcoding of Apple Core Audio Format, pro audio people, we listened!
Added support for playback and transcoding of Prores MXF and DNxHR files for our users with the high-end workflows
Added support for playback and transcoding of HAP video files, we are not satisfied just playing back the mainstream codecs
Added support for RAW files from Olympus and Fujifilm cameras (ORF & RAF)
Added support for XAVC files from FS-5 cameras that were autoconverted by FCPX
Fix playback of some very old AVI files using a Microsoft variant of the Mpeg-4 codec

Usability improvements:

Made the file-filtering UI much faster and easier to use by flattening the filter menu
The powerful subclipping UI is now also available for audio-only files
Improved the time filter menu so it always displays all available options without scrolling
Improved usability of lists and tables: selection by dragging has been improved, the contrast of the alternating colors has been reduced and the selection-color changes depending on keyboard focus
Replaced icon for audio files for better recognizability

Performance Improvements:

Made thumbnail view faster and more responsive
Improved startup time on many systems

Other improvements:

Added a naming variable for creation date, so your batch renaming becomes even more powerful
Improved naming convention for subclips exported from in/out points during batch subclip export
Renamed "Convert selection" to "Export selection because it describes better what it does
Enabled drilldown option to user home directory

Fixes:

Output files with multitrack audio in Quicktime now have all tracks enabled, not just the first one
Fixed a bug that led to transcoding filters cutting off 3-4 frames, making certain workflows that relied on reconnecting reprocessed clips difficult
Files automatically generated by FCPX from imported XAVC footage can now be played back properly
Fixed: a rare issue that led to the subclip thumbnail list being unusable
A problem that caused Kyno to refuse to start in certain (mostly corporate) network storage set-ups was eliminated
Some M4V files containing certain kinds of subtitle tracks were not to be playable, now they are
Fixed: an issue in the transcoding dialog, that caused the output directory selection button to be invisible when using very long paths
Folders created implicitly by still frame exports now appear immediately in the navigator tree
Fixed: an issue that caused FCPX import to fail for certain Sony XAVC mp4 files
We found and fixed a rare issue that caused the thumbnail view to break when filtering/moving files around heavily
Fixed a rare layout problem that caused the player to overlap other areas of the app

1.1.0 (build #101003) - Released 2016-12-01

The first update to our initial release of Kyno focuses on improved productivity in important areas such as Tagging, Transcoding and FCPX integration and contains some important fixes for issues that you reported. We can't thank you often enough for your participation in making Kyno better and better.

Now give that new gear you purchased last Friday a spin and update by opening Kyno and installing the automated update!

Mes amis! nous sommes extrêmement heureux d'annoncer la mise à jour de Kyno ainsi que sa traduction en langue française. En démarrant l'application sur un système macOS français, le programme sera afficher dans toute sa splendeur, en français. Enjoy!

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What's New:

The usability of the tagging UI has seen a few important improvements:

You can now type to create a tag or use autocompletion to select existing tags
Use the new tag editor (Menu - Tags...) to tag one or multiple files, remove specific tags or all tags
Press Cmd-Shift-T to open the tag editor and tag away without taking your hands off the keyboard
For the power taggers: long lists of tags are now scrollable, type letters to navigate in long lists and use autocompletion

Final Cut Pro X integration has been ramped up (in the "Send to - Final Cut Pro X" or "Export - Final Cut Pro XML" dialogs):

Select existing FCPX libraries to add your clips to from within Kyno
Add names of multiple levels of folders containing your clips as keywords on export to FCPX
Improved UI to choose whether files are copied or left in place on import into FCPX
Our website now documents how Kyno metadata gets translated to Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Metadata.

Improved productivity with batch transcoding, export and rename dialogs:

The history of output directories is now remembered for transcoding, export and rename dialogs
The Last used output directory is automatically set in transcoding and export dialogs

Other improvements:

Batch subclip export now includes the in-/out-range marked in a clip if it hasn’t yet been created as a subclip
Canon C300 folder structures are now detected as such and cameras are automatically displayed in drilldown mode
Support for playback of Canon C300 MXF 10bit 4:4:4 files
Improved keyboard navigation in subclip list: Use arrow keys to select and press ENTER to play subclip

Fixes:

Fixed an issue in post that caused NFS network mounts to be inaccessible in Kyno
Some HEVC files were causing a crash, they can now be played in full 4k glory
A rare issue that caused some MTS files to not be playable in FCPX after export from Kyno was discovered and eliminated
Stability was improved for indexing hard drives, sometimes new files didn't show up because of this
Fixed: Kyno unpolitely crashed when browsing certain corrupt TIFF files
Files with names containing colons (":") were showing up empty, they can now be properly opened and played as you’d expect
Reenables the "Send to Premiere" menu item for Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017

1.0.0 (build #100161) - Released 2016-09-08

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Kyno.

Kyno has been a labour of love for us for close to 6 years. We conceptualized a product that would take the pain out of working with media files and make straight-forward tasks as simple as they should be. One product that could solve many problems for filmmakers and media professionals.

After months of beta testing, refining, improving and developing we are now ready to launch Kyno and open it up for everyone to use.

Kyno version 1 introduces a host of new features and improvements that make working with Kyno better than ever before.

We love hearing from you!

What's New:

Navigate through your material even faster than before using the new back/forward buttons and history function
We implemented a whole different metadata storage scheme that now allows you to share metadata between Kyno users in SAN environments or even using cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive and that allows for more offloading/backup-logging-editing workflows than before.
The popular drilldown function can now be used even more conveniently with the new drilldown button
All Excel export colums are now fully configurable to give you the freedom to further tweak the result to your needs. This makes the popular Excel export an even more versatile tool.
Rotate still frames while exporting markers from video. This makes the stilll frame export even more handy, especially for people like videophotographers using hi-res video for the production of high-quality stills
Export still frames from hi-bit-depths (e.g. Prores or XAVC 10/12bit) without quality loss in high-quality PNGs for further processing or grading in the best-possible quality
Rotate videos while transcoding, especially handy when dealing with material from mobile devices or GoPro action cams, which often produce rotated video
New formats now supported for playback and transcoding: Videos in the F4V format and Audio files using the MKA format
New presets to create files in the popular WebM format (VP8 and VP9)
Made the FCPX workflow even more efficient with the new option to have keywords added based on folder names
Text search/filtering now includes matching tag values
Title and description fields are now included in FCP7 and Premiere exports
Excel exports are now possible for image files, e.g. for quickly building a story board
Timecode is now extracted from broadcast wave audio files and correctly implemented in Final Cut and Premiere workflows
Speed of browsing raw images one after the other in detail view has been improved significantly

Fixes:

External thunderbolt drives are no longer treated as internal drives
Reenables the "Send to Premiere" function which was broken for latest Premiere versions due to a change by Adobe

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