Release Notes

The full Cinegy Convert package components are:

  • Cinegy Process Coordination Service
    This component provides centralized storage for all types of resources used in your media processing workflow and also acts as a central discovery service.

  • Cinegy Convert Agent Manager
    This component provides actual processing powers for Cinegy Convert. It launches and manages local agents to execute tasks from the Cinegy Process Coordination Service.

  • Cinegy Convert Watch Service
    This component is responsible for looking in configured file system directories and/or Cinegy Archive job drop targets and registering tasks inside the Cinegy Process Coordination Service for Cinegy Convert Agent Manager to pick up.

  • Cinegy Convert Monitor
    This component allows operators to watch what the Cinegy Convert estate is working on and create jobs manually.

  • Cinegy Convert Profile Editor
    This utility provides the means for creating and adjusting target profiles used in Cinegy Convert for transcoding task processing.

  • Cinegy Convert Client
    This application provides a user-friendly mechanism for the manual submission of convert tasks. It allows the user to browse storages and devices for the media to be processed, review the actual media in the preview player, check item metadata with an option to modify it before importing, and submit the task for processing.

Cinegy Convert 24.2 Release 2

Cinegy Convert Release: 24.2 R2

Cinegy Convert Build: 24.2.284.12759

Cinegy Process Coordination Service Build: 6.14.0.0

Cinegy Cinecoder Version: 3.34.66.43607

Cinegy ML Version: 7.5.63088.4621

Release Date: August 15, 2024

Note
 Please note that working with the AVID DNxHD/HR video codec requires an additional purchase of a codec license and installation of a separate plug-in. For details, please contact the Cinegy Sales Team.
Note
 Some fixes and features listed below require using Cinegy Archive Service v24.

New Features and Fixes

– General

  • significantly improved the upgrade procedure for Cinegy Convert components

  • improved CAS performance by using a deferred initialization for XML and metadata retrieval

  • improved reading of start timecode from the source items (US 7455)

  • fixed issue with the detection and handling of CAS timeout exceptions

  • reworked the processing of MXF files (defect 16672, ticket NIA-924-71118)

  • fixed issue with duplication of task caused by monitoring of the same job folder under the same user account from different machines (defect 16876, ticket SDO-355-96165)

  • fixed issue causing an extra delay between the creation time of the job and the start of its processing (defect 16880, ticket SDO-355-96165)

  • fixed issue when import tasks are completed successfully, but the media is not registered in the database (defect 16889, ticket ZFT-838-96014)

  • fixed issue with reading wav/wma/mp3 audio files (defect 16872)

– Cinegy Convert Client

  • added a preview quality selection for Media Player (US 7490, defect 16934)

  • added waveform display for audio-only media (US 5527); the CAS upgrade is required

  • included additional technical metadata in the Metadata panel (US 7542, ticket VFM-913-27558)

  • implemented an option to disable automatic network discovery (US 7514)

  • improved validation of Burnt-in Timecode for video using direct transcoding in the "Transcode to file" profile

  • improved parameter captions display in the Metadata panel (defect 16859, ticket IZO-456-77882)

  • improved validation of start timecode from metadata for Cinegy Archive and device sources

  • accelerated loading of audio files (defect 16977)

  • extended logging information about targets found by TrafficID (US 7566)

  • added the ability to delete redundant links in Quick Access directly from the error dialog box (defect 16860, ticket CQM-517-85208)

  • fixed issue with task validation when using direct transcoding with In-Out marks (defect 14577)

  • fixed issue where In/Out marks were automatically added when a user opened a media file in some specific cases (defect 17050)

  • fixed issue with processing the MP4 export tasks (defect 16882, ticket OIX-797-66485)

  • fixed possible application crash caused by pressing the "Save" button in the "Settings" dialog box (defect 16930)

  • fixed issue with the expired message about YouTube token authorization (defect 16932)

  • fixed issue with support for audio-only clips (defect 16952); the CAS upgrade is required

  • significantly reduced the task processing time in a large tasks queue (defect 16846, ticket WVA-176-59018)

  • fixed issue with incorrect initial timecode processing during media import to Cinegy Archive when a non-zero start timecode and an IN point are specified (defect 16987)

  • fixed issue with reading and calculating the timecode from XDCAM EX clips (defect 16994)

  • fixed issue with preserving the size and position of floating windows between sessions (defect 16942)

  • fixed issue with preserving the configured Cinegy Archive database in the Location Explorer between sessions (defect 17028)

  • fixed issue that caused generating a wrong initial timecode using Mark In and Mark Out points for the offset CineLink (defect 17034)

  • fixed issue with previewing media with VANC from Cinegy Archive (defect 17024); the CAS upgrade is required

  • added minor bugfixes and improvements

– Cinegy Convert Monitor

  • significantly reduced the task processing time in a large tasks queue (defect 16846, ticket WVA-176-59018)

  • fixed issue with transcoding audio using the compound profile in some specific cases (defect 16856, ticket IOW-515-75621)

  • fixed issue with import of MXF OP1A files (defect 17020)

  • added minor bugfixes and improvements

– Cinegy Convert Watch Service

  • added automatic dump creation at [%ProgramData%\Cinegy\Cinegy Convert\x.x.x.x\Dumps]

  • enabled auto-start of the service following the installation or upgrade of the application (defect 17011)

  • removed the "Enable preview" option from the configurator (defect 17019)

  • fixed issue with preserving the PCS endpoint settings after upgrading to the new Cinegy Convert version (defect 16822)

  • fixed issue with tasks processing from the Cinegy Archive folder when another target from the same Cinegy Archive database was deactivated (defect 16866, ticket LOE-455-29583)

– Cinegy Convert Agent Manager

  • added target XML printing into task logging

  • fixed issue with processing the value for capability resources defined in the previous version of Cinegy Convert after upgrading to a new version (defect 16821)

– Cinegy Convert Profile Editor

  • fixed issue with displaying of 'Custom thumbnail' on edit

  • fixed issue with preserving the PCS endpoint settings after upgrading to the new Cinegy Convert version (defect 16822)

  • fixed appearance of warning when resetting the Burnt-in timecode does not switch off Direct transcode warning

  • fixed issue with publishing to YouTube (defect 16788)

Upgrade Notes

  • Before starting Cinegy Convert installation, it is recommended to clean up the history of tasks.

  • To complete Cinegy Convert and Cinegy PCS installation, an OS reboot is required.

Important Known Issues

  • Cinegy Convert v22.12 and above requires the installation of Cinegy PCS v6 and above, which uses FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic algorithms, previously stored sensitive data (such as user credentials) cannot be reused in Cinegy PCS v5.x. The corresponding data should be updated (re-entered and saved again) using the configurators/editors from Cinegy PCS v6.x; otherwise, it will not be decoded correctly and authentication will not be performed. Please, refer to the article for additional details.

  • Publishing new posts to X (formerly Twitter) might not work due to API changes. The issue will be addressed in the next releases.

  • NVIDIA RTX and other Turing-generation GPU boards no longer support interlace H.264 encoding. This applies to all versions of any Cinegy software supporting GPU encoding and is a hardware limitation of the NVIDIA boards. Boards of Pascal and earlier generations are not affected. If using GPU-accelerated NVIDIA features, please be careful to match your settings to the capabilities of your board.

  • Audio clips do not load into the player in Cinegy Convert Client when using mRemoteNG for remote connection.

Cinegy Convert 24.2 Release 1

Cinegy Convert Release: 24.2 R1

Cinegy Convert Build: 24.2.223.29827

Cinegy Process Coordination Service Build: 6.14.0.0

Cinegy Cinecoder Version: 3.34.61.12642

Cinegy ML Version: 7.5.61914.7021

Release Date: February 28, 2024

Caution
 Before starting Cinegy Convert v24.2 installation, it is recommended to clean up the history of tasks and uninstall any previous versions of Cinegy Convert components that may be present on your machine.
Caution
 Cinegy Convert v22.12 and above requires the installation of Cinegy PCS v6 and above, which uses FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic algorithms, previously stored sensitive data (such as user credentials) cannot be reused in Cinegy PCS v5.x. The corresponding data should be updated (re-entered and saved again) using the configurators/editors from Cinegy PCS v6.x; otherwise, it will not be decoded correctly and authentication will not be performed. Please, refer to the article for additional details.
Caution
 To complete Cinegy Convert and Cinegy PCS installation, an OS reboot is required.
Note
 Please note that working with the AVID DNxHD/HR video codec requires an additional purchase of a codec license and installation of a separate plug-in. For details, please contact the Cinegy Sales Team.

New Features and Fixes

– General

  • added a warning on saving capability resources if PCS is not running

  • added validation of the audio type when building a new clip quality (defect 16655)

  • improved behavior of reading the initial timecode from the CineLink source in some specific cases (US 7127)

  • supported random default clip coloring for imported media into Cinegy Archive (US 7454)

  • supported automatic registration of creation and expiration dates of imported media in the Cinegy Archive (US 7444, defect 16653)

  • supported preserving credentials of the Cinegy Convert Agent Manager Service and the Cinegy Convert Watch Service on version update (US 7412)

  • upgraded .NET Framework to 4.8 (US 7347)

  • changed handling of old profiles to improve initial timecode validation for the MXF wrapper (defect 16279)

  • moved DNxHD/HR codec into a dedicated installer with separate licensing (defect 16399)

  • fixed issue that caused ingest tasks with BITC to fail for media in NTSC format (defect 16352)

  • fixed differences in the processing of the {src.name} macro under different conditions (defect 16549)

  • fixed race condition issue when Roll does not contain a master clip after successful import to Cinegy Archive (defect 16423)

  • fixed impossibility to add XDS data to the EIA 608-708 files when ingesting (defect 15422)

  • fixed issue when QB tasks are completed successfully, but the media is not registered in the database (defect 16441, tickets MUN-851-10703, NSJ-994-32018)

  • fixed creation of a separate task for each subclip in the Roll when they are referencing the same media files (defect 16426, ticket NSJ-994-32018)

  • fixed error when opening .AVI media file (defect 16721)

  • fixed first-time installation failure on machines with specific Windows Server OS types (defect 16717)

  • fixed handling of DVCProHD samples via direct transcoding (defect 16809, ticket EZJ-563-86884)

  • fixed issue with applying the reference frame settings (defect 17016, ticket KCS-956-94126)

  • added other minor bugfixes and improvements (defects 16666, 16671, 16685)

– Cinegy Convert Client

  • added "Select all"/"Select none" buttons to the Clip Explorer (US 7426)

  • added the "Remove from Location Explorer" context menu command for Quick access and Network source items (defect 15822)

  • included Production & Program nodes as folder parents in Location Explorer (defect 16590, ticket RQT-447-82362)

  • corrected creation of the CineLink file with the start time other than 00:00:00:00 (defect 16730)

  • improved loading times for audio files from Cinegy Archive (defect 17043)

  • fixed issue when Quick Access was not available without Local PC enabled (defect 16779, ticket UHT-246-35736)

  • fixed possible application crash caused by changing media sources display settings (defect 16311)

  • fixed issue with retrieving data from CAS in the "Select CAS configuration" window (defect 16586)

  • fixed issue when disabling Network discovery results in Convert Client being unable to navigate to any network resources via the UNC path (defect 14462)

  • fixed issue when the Profile details panel does not work correctly after starting Convert Client with default settings (defect 14288)

  • fixed initial timecode not being read from the source (defect 16351)

  • fixed duplication of first frames while encoding to MP4\MPEG2 (defect 16579)

  • fixed application failure on connecting to Cinegy Archive database using SQL server authentication (defect 16607, ticket GGX-939-92591)

  • fixed issue when loading a list of sequences in Clip Explorer takes a long time (defect 16745)

  • fixed issue with the click sound that occurs when switching between clips in the Clips Explorer area (defect 16668, ticket MVH-890-71264)

  • fixed issue with failure to transcode task with 4-channel audio tracks fails (defect 14210)

– Cinegy Convert Monitor

  • added minor bugfixes and improvements

– Cinegy Convert Watch Service

  • added minor improvements to the "Export media from Archive" settings

  • added GUI enhancements and improvements (US 5024)

  • improved QB profile validation

  • fixed issue when the installer did not detect the previously installed version during the custom upgrade (defect 16431)

– Cinegy Convert Profile Editor

  • added validation for BITC initial timecode (defect 16574, ticket MDG-653-77297)

  • added minor improvements to setting dialogs of some profiles

  • extended BITC settings in Export to file/Import into Archive profiles with additional parameters (US 7381)

  • implemented automatic audio type allocation scheme selection for the "Cinegy Archive Ingest / Import" profile (US 7343, defect 16550)

  • eliminated the possibility of creating an invalid Ingest Profile without an Archive schema (defect 16736)

  • reworked encoding settings (US 7443)

  • disabled the ability to set different FPS for different qualities in one Roll (US 7040)

  • blocked creation of double-rate HD profiles with DV100 codec (defect 16368)

  • fixed issue with support of ingest profiles created in Cinegy Convert v12.2 (defect 16685)

  • fixed failure to load Ingest .template from the file (defect 16737)

– Cinegy Convert Agent Manager

  • improved option to select free memory limit in configuration (US 5024)

  • fixed issue with applying log folder location change (defect 16680, ticket GZK-755-43672)

Important Known Issues

  • Publishing new posts to X (formerly Twitter) might not work due to API changes. The issue will be addressed in the next releases.

  • NVIDIA RTX and other Turing-generation GPU boards no longer support interlace H.264 encoding. This applies to all versions of any Cinegy software supporting GPU encoding and is a hardware limitation of the NVIDIA boards. Boards of Pascal and earlier generations are not affected. If using GPU-accelerated NVIDIA features, please be careful to match your settings to the capabilities of your board.

  • During the upgrade custom Cinegy PCS Endpoint settings are not preserved and are reset to defaults. Please, adjust settings after the version upgrade if necessary.