Enosoft DV Processor 1.5.4

Version 1.5.4 (9 March 2009)

Enosoft DV Processor

Fixed bug in automation interface for changing embedded time/date with the emSpecified option.


Version 1.5.3 (21 November 2008)

Enosoft DV Processor

Fixed bug in automation interface for setting time delay/time lapse parameters.


Version 1.5.2 (26 June 2008)

Enosoft DV Processor

Fixed bug in Enosoft Virtual DV Renderer.


Version 1.5.1 (16 May 2008)

Enosoft DV Processor

Minor bug fixes.
Changed automatic naming of files during scene detection to included embedded data processing.

Enosoft DV Logger

Provided workaround for incompatibility on certain systems. Corrected a problem with logging Type-1 DV AVI files that leads to EDLs with a 2-frame break between scenes instead of one frame.

Enosoft AVI Repair Tool

Added a new utility to repair corrupt DV AVI files that occasionally occur due to underlying issues with DirectShow.


What's New in Version 1.5

Automation
The most significant new feature is the ability to control the Enosoft DV Processor from other software. This is achieved using the standard Microsoft "automation object" model. Any program that can control an automation object can control the Enosoft DV Processor. More than 300 functions are provided that provide control of all the software's functions.

In this very simple example, a VBScript creates an instance of the automation object, makes it visible and presents the user a simple message box. The Enosoft DV Processor is fully functional.



Dim App

Set App = CreateObject("EnoDVProcessor.EnoDV2DVApplication.1")

App.Visible = true

MsgBox "Click OK to close...", vbOKOnly, "Example"

App.Quit


Full documentation for all of the automation functions is provided in the Type Library Reference document on themenu.

Some new features of the Enosoft DV Processor are only accessible via the automation interface:

Multiple outputs - an unlimited number of outputs can be connected to allow, for example, simultaneous writing to file, displaying on screen and sending to an external device.
50 independently configurable logos (compared to one via the non-automated case)
16 independently configurable items of custom text (compared to none via the non-automated case)
Display Input and Output monitor video in specific windows with selectable resolution
The Enosoft DV Logger is an example of how the automation of the Enosoft DV Processor can be used to create a powerful application to perform tasks that the standalone Enosoft DV Processor cannot.

Enosoft Virtual DV
This features allows other applications to use the output from the Enosoft DV Processor in real-time. To such applications, the processor's output appears as a standard DV capture device.

See Enosoft Virtual DV for full details.

Enosoft Net DV
This features allows other computers to use the output from the Enosoft DV Processor in real-time. To these computers, the processor's output appears as a standard DV capture device.

See Enosoft Net DV for full details.

Manual Device Control Detection
The software now detects when the user has pressed the device control buttons on the device itself (or when the device changes its transport state on its own).

When used in conjunction with Smart Device Control, this means that a camera operator can now press the record/standy control on the camcorder instead of on the software's interface. Note, this in this scenario, the device must be loaded with a recordable tape.

See Extended RemoteDV Functionality (below) for additional benefits of this new feature.

Extended RemoteDV Functionality
The RemoteDV feature in Version 1.0 communicated changes in the main processor state between a single master and multiple slave processors. These changes included run, pause and stop.

Version 1.5 extends this to include changes in the transport states of the Input and Output stages. In other words, if a user clicks the master's Input Play button, all the slaves will respond likewise.

Combined with the Manual Device Control Detection (above), this allows one camcorder to control others without having to use the software's interface. For example, if three camcorders are set up to record an event to tape, pressing the record button on one camcorder can start the others recording.

Raw DV File Support
The reading and writing of raw DV format files is now supported. To select an existing raw DV file as Input, simply choose the DV File... option from the Input stage's drop-down list. To specify a raw DV file for Output, choose the Raw DV File... option from the drop-down list.

Enosoft DV Logger
The Enosoft DV Logger is a tape logging application that works with Microsoft Excel. It provides an excellent example of how the new Automation feature of the Enosoft DV Processor can be harnessed to create new, powerful tools.

Full documentation is provided in the Enosoft DV Logger User Guide on themenu.

Color Bars and Tone Generation
When the processor is running, the active audio and video output can be replaced with colors and an audio tone.

See Color Bars and Tone Generation for details.

Replace Timecode With Current Time
The timecode information can be replaced with the current time (as determined from the computer's clock). See Embedded Data Processing for more information.


Version 1.0.2

Improved RemoteDV function
Fixed two problems with scene detection


Version 1.0.1 Official release
Free for personal use. $129 (US) introductory price for commercial use.


Version 0.20 (28th January 2007)

New Features:

Audio Proc Amp functionality, featuring:

• XY/Vectorscope plots
• Bar meter
• Gain controls - realtime adjustment
• Channel inversion (i.e., L = -L, R = -R)
• Stereo to Mono
• Channel swapping (L = R, R = L)

Implemented "over" function for audio bar meters
Embedded data processing - change recording date, time, timecode, CGMS flags, aspect ratio flags, add User Bits, scene detection
Implemented Save/Load - saves window layouts, processor settings etc; supports drag-and-drop

Improvements:

Resolved transparent logo artifacts issue
Resolved distorted text overlay character issue


Version 0.19 (28th December 2006)
New Features:

Audio and video monitoring during capture and transfer back to tape etc.
Time-lapse recording
Fast AVI-to-AVI processing option

Improvements:

Numerous code optimizations to reduce CPU usage
Improved waveform monitor and vectorscope appearance
Corrected an error with the luma gain proc amp control
When launched in response to Windows’ Autoplay feature, the software will automatically connect to the device and it will appear as the input stage
Legacy DirectDraw code removed to ensure compatibility with Windows Vista Aero interface

Operating systems supported:

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows XP x64
Microsoft Windows Vista (final release version)

Known issues with XP x64: None.
Known issues with Vista: Video monitor window positioning using the mouse is erratic.



Version 0.18 (27th November 2006)

New Features:

Audio level indicators – displays the audio level for each track on both input and output

Improved playback to video renderer window – now supports full screen and secondary displays. Hence, a DV stream can be view full screen on a separate monitor

Improved user interface – multiple configuration windows can remain open simultaneously

Windows-type Help file – This replaces the PDF version and has been significantly updated

Type-2 DV AVI files are now supported as an output format. This permits Type-1 to Type-2 conversion and vice versa. DV can be captured to Type-2 as well as Type-1.

Type-1 DV AVI file sources can be “scrubbed” and accurately cued with single frame precision.


Version 0.17 (27th October 2006)

New Features:

Smart Device Control - this allows an input (source) DV device to control the transport of the output (recording) device and vice versa.For example, pausing one of the devices will automatically pause the other.

Color Logo Support - the logo insertion feature now supports color logos.Source images for logos can be BMP, JPG, TIF, GIF and PNG format.In the case of PNG files, full alpha blending is supported.

For both new features, please refer to the Enosoft Users Group for more information (the software manual provided with this package has NOT been updated to reflect these additions.)

Fixes:

An additional localization issue has been resolved that prevented the output DV stream from being sent to an output DV device.

Transport control using the mouse has been improved.


Version 0.16 (16th September 2006)

Non-English Language Windows Versions - A localization problem was preventing the software from functioning correctly on non-English Language versions of Microsoft Windows. This has been corrected.

The Installer now checks for the minimum requirements of Microsoft Windows XP operating system running on an IA32-compatible processor that supports SSE2 instructions. If these requirements are not met, the software will not be installed.

Transparent logo insertion has been improved.

The format of the version numbers in the installed files has been changed from, for example, 0.1.6.0 to 0.16.0.0.


Version 0.15 (9th September 2006)

Diagnostics reporting has been added. Please see this thread for more information.

Windows Vista Support:

The way in which Microsoft Windows Vista handles DV devices means that the names of DV devices listed in the input and output drop-down lists appeared empty. This version overcomes that limitation.

For other issues relating to using the software with Microsoft Windows Vista, please see this thread.


Version 0.14 (23rd August 2006)

Functionally, Version 0.14 is the same as Version 0.13.

However, it has been recompiled using the latest compiler and other tools from Microsoft and other vendors. Changes have been made to remove the risk of so-called "buffer overruns" that malicious software can exploit.

The limited operational period has been changed from 15 days to 30 days.


Version 0.13 (6th August 2006)

New Proc Amp functionality, featuring:

• Vectorscope display
• Waveform display

• Luma gain and offset adjustment
• Chroma gain and offset adjustment
• Phase (Hue/Tint) adjustment
• Cr gain and offset adjustment
• Cb gain and offset adjustment
• Contrast adjustment
• Split screen
• Save/Load settings to disc

See User Manual for details.


Version 0.12 (20th July 2006)

Added full user control for Text Overlay configuration in the form of a new Position Control dialog.

The Logo Configuration is now a part of the Position Control dialog.

See User Manual for details.


Version 0.11 (9th July 2006)

Added RemoteDV function to allow synchronous capture from multiple devices on different computers

Implemented “Reset” function to allow Processor to be reset to a known state (removes need to close and relaunch software if device changes etc)

Improved handling of device arrival and removal

Corrected problems associated with active objects remaining at program termination

Corrected need to add “.avi” to filenames


Version 0.1 (2nd July 2006)

Initial beta release