Release Notes

The full Cinegy Desktop package components are:

Cinegy Desktop
This is a client application providing software logging, browsing, and video editing as well as features for creating news Stories and writing scripts. It connects to Cinegy Archive servers to fulfill these tasks.

Media Logger
This component performs the association of a Roll with a script in the RTF or TXT file format that simplifies the process of Roll logging and its filling with metadata.

Cinegy Archive Browser
A separate utility that provides access to Cinegy Archive databases and allows the user to transfer Cinegy objects directly from a Cinegy Archive database into Avid Media Composer projects via drag-and-drop.

Stability is a top priority for our products, and the Cinegy team is constantly in touch with our customers, collecting feedback on the performance of our products and promptly delivering improved and fixed versions, taking into account all the requests. This major release includes a cumulative bundle of fixes and improvements to ensure the most uninterrupted and stable operation.

Cinegy Desktop 22.11 Release 3

Cinegy Desktop Release: 22.11 R3

Cinegy Desktop Build: 22.11.0.5767.17936

Compatible with Database: mam15

Cinegy Cinecoder Version: 3.33.46.61381

Cinegy ML Version: 7.4.63088.3248

Compatible with: Cinegy Air 21.9+

Compatible with: Cinegy Titler 21.9

Release Date: November 3, 2025

Caution
Before you start installation, it is recommended to uninstall all components of the previous version of Cinegy Desktop that you may have on your machine.
Note
To complete the Cinegy Desktop installation, an OS reboot may be required.
Important
Please note, Cinegy Desktop v22.11 can render only Titler templates created in Cinegy Titler v21.9 and does not support templates of later versions. Therefore, you need to have Cinegy Titler Editor v21.9 on your machine running Cinegy Desktop to be able to create or edit Titler templates in Cinegy Desktop.

Major Improvements and Fixes

Cinegy Desktop

  • added control over the ability to rearrange master clips within a Roll based on the "Disable reordering master clips" user action configured in Cinegy Archive Manager (US 7637); requires a database upgrade using Cinegy Database Wizard v25.10+

  • introduced changing of application theme via a system menu (US 7497)

  • removed the administrator requirement, allowing users to change language and theme without administrative permissions

  • fixed issue when after pasting in the Sequence a part of a multiclip with only mono audio, the resulting clip acquires stereo audio (defect 16800, ticket YPW-568-63725)

  • fixed incorrect work of interdatabase copying when the option "A new Roll will share the same footages as the source one" is enabled, and the source Roll contains a VANC track (defect 16753, ticket GTX-209-99217)

  • fixed issue with displaying audio waveform when using a multiclip in the Timeline (defect 16801, ticket WUF-298-83183)

Cinegy News Program Manager

  • fixed issue where data in the "Start" and "Targ. Dur." fields disappeared when another window was moved over them (defect 16645)

  • enhanced the usability of the author list for those cases when there are numerous authors involved (defect 16865)

Story Editor

  • improved pulling the author’s name after creating a Story (defect 16505)

  • reworked arrangement management of active windows (defect 16503)

  • fixed issue where story editing remained enabled after a Titler template was dragged and dropped from the Story Editor into the Cinegy Titler plugin (defect 16520)

  • fixed issue when setting the actual duration for a Graphics text block created by moving the text block from another track was incorrect (defect 16852)

  • improved text positioning in data panel fields when the Story is not active (defect 16870)

Cinegy Titler Editor

  • fixed issue where the External editing mark was not cleared from the Titler plugin caption after closing or replacing a Story/Sequence in Cinegy Titler Editor (defect 16521)

Media Cleaner

  • extended logging information

  • fixed issue that caused an error related to insufficient audio data in the source for certain Rolls during the compacting footage operation (defect 16601, ticket HMF-567-39454)

  • fixed an application crash that occurred during media cleaning of certain Rolls containing a multiclip reference using the Scheduled Media Cleaner (defect 17349, ticket HCN-770-69839)

Import Tool

  • added support for filling in of custom descriptors assigned for Roll object during import (US 7438)

Logging

  • fixed issue where the A, Alt+A, S, and Alt+S shortcuts did not work for jumping between previous and next event markers (defect 16723)

Cinegy Desktop 22.11 Release 2

Cinegy Desktop Release: 22.11 R2

Cinegy Desktop Build: 22.11.0.4947.13322

Cinegy Archive Database: mam15

Cinegy Cinecoder Version: 3.33.46.61381

Cinegy ML Version: 7.4.58003.6044

Compatible with: Cinegy Archive 15

Compatible with: Cinegy Air 21.9+

Compatible with: Cinegy Titler 21.9

Release Date: August 3, 2023

Caution
Before you start installation, it is recommended to uninstall all components of the previous version of Cinegy Desktop that you may have on your machine.
Note
Cinegy Desktop v22.11 does not require Cinegy Archive to be upgraded and is compatible with Cinegy Archive v15.
Note
To complete the Cinegy Desktop installation, an OS reboot may be required.
Note
Please note, Cinegy Desktop v22.11 can render only Titler templates created in Cinegy Titler v21.9 and does not support templates of later versions. Therefore, you need to have Cinegy Titler Editor v21.9 on your machine running Cinegy Desktop to be able to create or edit Titler templates in Cinegy Desktop.

Major Improvements and Fixes

Cinegy Desktop

  • fixed occasional failure to establish the connection to databases (defect 16312)

  • fixed work of the "Snap to edges" feature (defect 15965, tickets NNI-207-63961, OQT-140-98760)

  • fixed issue caused by the export of 8 channels with the "Stereo tracks" option selected during export to file operation for MXF AS-03 format with BWF audio (defect 16165, ticket IDM-366-39220)

  • fixed unintended appearance of the "Set alpha transparency" dialog in Timeline after moving the audio item between tracks (defect 16319, ticket KFZ-273-79618)

Cinegy News Program Manager

  • fixed issue when both video and audio were added to the video track in Timeline if the clip was copy-pasted from a Story timeline (defect 16363, ticket GEH-929-25206)

  • fixed crash when no News Program is loaded in News Program Manager (defect 16246, ticket GFK-705-49871)

  • fixed issue when "Print All Stories" in News Rundown prints all Stories even if types are limited (defect 16323)

Cinegy Titler Editor

  • fixed issue when in the variable text field the selected text does not replace the previous one but is placed at the beginning of a string (defect 16322, ticket UAY-551-30198)

  • fixed issue when in the variable text field after selecting all text with Ctrl+A and then pasting it with Ctrl+V, the copied text is appended to existing one instead of replacing it (defect 16163, ticket SSM-595-18619)

Media Cleaner

  • extended logging of deleting an old Roll, EnsureVisible for currently processed file

  • fixed issue when selecting "Media Cleaner" from the menu leads to error in system log: (E):mam_get_node_availability_info: The node (xxx) does not exist or is deleted (defect 16320, ticket KFZ-273-79618)

  • fixed issue that caused the compacting footage operation to fail for some specific media (defect 16030, ticket GYO-756-68391)

Cinegy Desktop 22.11 Release 1

Cinegy Desktop Release: 22.11 R1

Cinegy Desktop Build: 22.11.0.4726.3716

Cinegy Archive Database: 15.0

Cinegy Cinecoder Version: 3.33.46.61381

Cinegy ML Version: 7.4.56669.5273

Compatible with: Cinegy Archive 15

Compatible with: Cinegy Air 21.9+

Compatible with: Cinegy Titler 21.9

Release Date: December 14, 2022

Caution
Before you start the installation, it is recommended to uninstall any previous versions of Cinegy Desktop and Cinegy Archive components as well as the Cinegy License Service that you may have on your machine.
Note
To complete Cinegy Desktop installation, an OS reboot may be required.
Note
Cinegy Desktop v22.11 does not require Cinegy Archive to be upgraded and is compatible with Cinegy Archive v15.
Note
Please note, Cinegy Desktop v22.11 can render only Titler templates created in Cinegy Titler v21.9. does not support templates of later versions. Therefore, you need to have Cinegy Titler Editor v21.9 on your machine running Cinegy Desktop to be able to create or edit Titler templates in Cinegy Desktop.

Major Improvements

Cinegy Desktop

  • implemented the ability to synchronize the Sequence start timecode with the start OTC of an inserted clip (US 7282)

  • improved GPU codecs processing

  • improved Audio Recorder initialization process

  • updated Cinegy licensing service to support new software licenses

  • fixed unexpected application crash caused by using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to work with Effect Editor (defect 15389)

  • fixed issue with retrieving data from some metadata fields by Metadata Manager (defect 15205, ticket MAM-684-48277)

  • fixed issue when in some cases master clip could be deleted even if it was used in a Sequence (defect 15338, ticket HGG-170-11393)

  • fixed issue with deleting or moving the system folders

  • fixed issue with highlighting search results (defect 15470, ticket TBL-282-73485)

  • fixed issue with export of Sequences containing non-text ASCII symbols in the name (defect 15837, ticket XNQ-946-30158)

  • fixed issue with cursor icon when hovering over an effect frame (defect 15887)

  • fixed issue with holding a new keyframe position after moving an effect frame in Sequence Viewer (defect 15888)

  • fixed error caused by exporting a 720p59.94 M2V media file to Avid Media Composer using XDCAM EX 35 or XDCAM HD 50 codec (defect 15629)

Story Editor

  • improved synchronization with Cinegy Studio when changing an author in the Rundown drop-down list (defect 15566)

  • fixed issue with copying and pasting text between the Graphics block and other text blocks (defect 15461)

  • fixed issue with the incorrect Story duration in some specific cases after changing an author in the Rundown drop-down list (defect 15602)

  • fixed printing Stories without Prompter blocks (defect 15902, ticketRRW-443-12516)

  • fixed issue with saving a Story author in some cases (defect 15966, ticket EQL-165-66693)

Import Tool

  • supported AC-3 decoder (US 7180)

  • supported Sony private label in PictureEssenceCoding by the "MXF Importer" plug-in (defect 15513, ticket RSZ-225-80273)

  • fixed issue with adding black frames to the end of material imported using the Sony XDCAM EX Disk Import tool (defect 15904, ticket ZMW-489-28801)

Effect Editor

  • improved color selection tool

Cinegy Archive Browser

  • fixed issue with incorrect length of fragments exported to Adobe Premiere in "AAF + MXF Op-Atom" mode (defect 15244, ticket JKE-228-52357)

  • fixed issue with playback of exported AAF files in Adobe Premiere (defect 15440, ticket ROQ-562-15388)

Cinegy Titler Editor

  • improved navigation within the Cinegy Titler template (defect 15398)

  • fixed Cinegy Desktop crash when entering . or , symbol after three characters into an integer variable field of the Cinegy Titler template (defect 15379)

Cinegy Newswire

  • improved method for resizing the application window (defect 15423)