Software > Video Editors > Lightworks 14.0

Fixes and Features in Version 14.0

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 purchase4 TP-00307-01
Lightworks v14.0 Release Notes
* 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 commandTP-00307-01 5
Fixes and Features in Version 14.0
* 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
Fixes
* 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 exists6 TP-00307-01
Lightworks v14.0 Release Notes
* 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)TP-00307-01 7
Fixes and Features in Version 14.0
* 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 indicators8 TP-00307-01
Lightworks v14.0 Release Notes
* Make sure that the shark (and other tools) respect explicitly-set default ...

Editing

* Resolution, format and codec independent timeline
* Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60 fps
* Advanced Multicam editing with unlimited sources
* Source/Record three-point editing
* Insert and Overwrite editing
* Replace, t to ll, backfill
* Drag-and-drop replace editing
* Extend and Split edits
* A/V Sync indicators on timeline
* Single-click re-sync of whole timeline
* Multi-colored markers for edits and clips
* Matchframe for clips and subclips

Trimming

* Ripple
* Roll
* Slip and Slide
* Remove and Delete
* Asymmetric, multitrack trimming
* Dynamic trimming during playback
* JKL trimming
* Trim window
* Timeline trimming
* Keyboard and numeric moving and trimming
* Close Gap

Effects

* Third Party Plugin Support
* Alpha Channel Matte Transitions
* Global Transitions adds effects between In and Out points
* Real-time effects in SD, HD and 2K
* Speed Tool for varispeed changes
* Keyframe graphs
* Transitions, effects, and filters included
* Unlimited effects user templates
* Copy and paste effect attributes to multiple clips
* Effects layers with node-based compositing tool
* Bezier curves with movable motion paths
* Numeric control and keyframe capabilities

Tools

* Real-time, hardware accurate video vectorscopes and waveform monitors
* Multitrack Audio Mixer with full bus routing and multiple mixes
* Keyboard and user interface customization tool with templates for Avid and FCP keyboard mappings
* On-screen console controls
* Voice Over tool for adding narration directly to timeline
* Multi-split screen Viewer for original shot comparison
* Shot Sync - sync two sources for playback comparison
* Customisable BITC timecode and film footage overlays in Viewer

Colour Correction

* Real time Primary color correctors
* Real time Secondary color correctors
* Image control filters

Audio

* Subframe audio keyframing
* Real-time audio adjustments during playback
* OMF audio export with pan and volume levels
* Real-time, software-based audio normalization
* Onscreen multitrack mixing console
* External Mackie control surface support
* Real time fader automation
* Real-time audio filters and effects
* Mixed bit-rates and samples on timeline
* Audio level meters per track
* Pan controls
* Mute and solo controls
* Pre and Post Audio waveform display with realtime update

Application

* Full-screen, real-time SD, HD, and 2K preview on single or secondary display
* Multiple timelines open simultaneously
* Unlimited undo levels
* Unlimited video and FX tracks
* User preferences that can be moved from system to system
* Customizable keyboard and user interface buttons
* Customizable real-time effects settings
* Customizable render settings
* Customizable layouts
* Customizable track layouts
* Full Unicode support

Film

* Import RED media and DPX image sequences directly
* Include timecode and keycode in the same list
* Support for 35mm 3-perf, 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20 and mixed film formats
* View feet and frames in edit
* View keycode and ink number overlays on video
* 24-fps EDL import and export
* 24-fps EDL conversion to and from 29.97 fps
* Import ALE, FLX, and CSV files
* Track key numbers, ink numbers, video and audio timecode
* Output Cut list, Change list, Optical list, Pull list, Dupe list, Audio EDL

Media Management

* Media management tools for moving, copying, and consolidating media at edit or project level
* Powerful search capabilities
* Rename Clips to match media and vice versa
* Maintain master clips across multiple projects
* Clip colors in edit (match by source, reel or timecode)
* Custom comment fields
* Automatic reconnect to high-resolution media
* EDL and AAF import and export for metadata exchange
* Instant Save – no need to save project
* Batch export

3rd Party Support

* Inscriber Titlemotion
* Boris
* Combustion
* After Effects
* Premiere Plugins
* Digital Fusion
* Sapphire

I/O Support

* MXF Op1a, MXF OpAtom, Quicktime and AVI
* DV25, DVCPRO 25, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD
* MPEG-2 I-Frame SD and HD
* Uncompressed SD and HD at 8 bit and 10 bit
* Avid DNxHD*
* Apple ProRes*
* AVC-Intra*
* RED R3D*
* DPX 10 bit* and 16 bit*
* Sony IMX
* Sony XDCAM HD*
* Sony XDCAM EX*
* Sony XDCAM HD422*
* Panasonic P2
* Image Import and Export as stills or sequences (DPX, BMP, TARGA, JPEG, GIF, PSD, TIFF, DPX, JPEG2000, PICT, QT Image, SGI, and PNG)
* Export presets for Apple TV, iPhone, iPod
* Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode options
* Import and Export OMF I and OMF II
* Import and Export AAF
* MDA support for Edit While Capture with Geevs servers
* Telecine 29.97i to 24p pulldown removal
* 30fps and 25fps import to 24fps project
* Frame-accurate capture tool with support for batch, clip, and on-the-fly capturing
* Frame-accurate insert and assemble edit-to-tape
* Serial device control (RS-422, RS-232)
* FireWire device control

* available separately at extra cost