New Features
• Added UltraHD video output format option to the Video tab of the Project Card (Lightworks Pro only)
• Export option improvements (Lightworks Pro Only)
• Added H.264/MP4 export format (level 5.2) for more export options including 4K
• Added WebM export option, includes 4K
• Added XAVC-Intra export option, includes 4K
• Added support for XML export (Version 5 only)
• Added further improvements to AAF Avid Media Composer export option to allow media relinking to the original file if one exists
• Added support for LUTs .3dl, .looks, .cube, .davlut, and .mga filesFixed pop-out crash (in the unlikely event of a source having a missing track)
• Added support for applying a LUT at the project level (Video tab of the project card)
• Added support for the import of CinemaDNG files
• Added a config entry for turning off the automatic edit creation when Inserting/ Replacing (’create_edit_on_demand 0’)
• Added menu entry to the Search tool to show bin search results in racks
• Added consistency for the term ’Reel ID’ within the application
• Changed wording of ’Auto configure new effects’ to ’Show settings panel for new effects’
• Make 'copy marked section' work when there are deselected/unmarked tracks
• Improved timeline segment drag/drop:
• Do not automatically change the zoom level unless neither end of the grabbed segment is visible
• Do not move current-time when dropping a segment if it would mean changing the current visible region
• Respect waveform/levels visibility when dragging audio segments
• Timeline now scrolls left/right when moving clips/FX using drag and drop
• Allowed drag/drop FX highlights to pass behind the red time-marker
• Allowed drag/drop timeline segments to pass behind the red time-marker
• ALT dragging an EQ on an audio segment that does not have audio levels always drags the EQ
• ALT dragging an audio only segment that does not have EQ always drags the audio levels
• ALT dragging an audio only segment that has audio levels AND EQ, then levels are dragged if you're in 'Advanced' mode, EQ in non-advanced mode
• New Content Manager improvements:
• Added a scroll bar to torn off groups
• Added the ability to scroll bin tabs in a torn off group
• Added the ability to right click a tab in a torn off group to display the bin list
• Added the ability to resize a torn off group
• Added the ability to add a Bin to more than one Group
• Improved the color of Group names within the content manager
• Improved tab display of bins on torn off groups
• Improved the Bin search within the content manager
• Improved the behavior of hoovered clips
• Removed the number limit of bins available in a group
• Fixed inability to drag torn off bins into Groups within the content manager
• Fixed bins being incorrectly merged when dragging and dropping a bin to a group
• Added new menu item to the Content Manager icon: ‘Default tile positioning’. The default value is 'inherit' (ie, inherit the positioning setting from the source bin), and the other values are 'manual' and 'automatic'. Therefore, choose 'Manual' to force new bins to be created with automatic positioning disabled.
• Added improvements to ’H.264/MP4’ ’WebM’ and ’WMV’ export options (Lightworks Pro Only):
• Added ability to change the Compression settings
• Added option for Constant bitrate compression
• Added option for Variable bitrate compression
• Added 1440p (2K) and 2160p (4K) size options to YouTube export option (Lightworks Pro Only)
• Improved compression settings between different YouTube H.264/MP4 size options:
• 2160p (4K) 35-45 Mbps
• 1440p (2K) 16 Mbps
• 1080p 8 Mbps
• 720p 5 Mbps
• 480p 2.5 Mbps
• 360p 1 Mbps
• Changed wording of ’relink existing/new media’ setting on the import panel to ’Search for media’ and added new functionality options:
• ’No’ = No media scanning relinking at all
• ’Simple’ = Will look in the folder in which the AAF/XML resides to find media
• ’Thorough’ = Will look in the folder in which the AAF/XML resides to find media along with all child folders in the tree
• Added ’Original Audio Timecode’ and ’Orig Audio Reel’ to AAF exports
• Added support for import of XAVC long-GOP files
• Added more functionality to the AAF/XML import ability to scan subfolders of a directory containing an AAF/XML
• Added support for reading Markers contained in AAFs generated from Avid Media Composer
• Added 'Save current frame' key assignable command (which grabs the current record edit frame, saves it in 'My Pictures' and then reveals it in your file manager)
• Added shortcut key assignable command for muting audio tracks (’Toggle Mute A1-A16’)
• Added shortcut key assignable command for soloing audio tracks (’Toggle Solo A1-A16’)
• Added new Italian Wordings file. Translated from English by Carmelo Battaglia
Fixes
• Fixed vertical frame jumping on varispeed interlaced material played as progressive
• Fixed audio levels in AAF exports potentially being incorrect when imported to Protools
• Fixed a number of problems with the import of 23.98 audio-only MXFs reporting bad shot-lengths and shot in/out point accuracy
• Fixed Bin contents not displaying after moving clips from the clip filter
• Fixed crash entering a negative value into the Blur effect amount
• Fixed display of stills when dragging the timeline - we now see every field for interlaced non-film originated material when set to interlaced output
• Fixed audio sample-rate factor independent of film-rate (correct audio speed playback in 60/50 projects)
• Fixed edit name not appearing correctly in the Content Manager after creating an edit of matches
• Fixed foreign Wordings files showing some text incorrectly
• Fixed timecode labels on source clips showing as ??? in new projects
• Fixed audio waveforms not being displayed correctly on smaller MOV files
• Show correct error message when user account hasn't been activated during software activation: ’Account has not been activated’
• Removed ’insufficient media’ message warnings on AAF export. Error was due to invalid shot-lengths created at import time
• Handled text field focus switching in a better way to avoid keyboard shortcuts obliterating text field information
• Added keybinds for adding a video track and/or audio track
• Added a keybind for ’Align Marks’
• Fixed potential crash clicking a tile in the content manager 'current' tab whilst playing back the record edit
• Fixed pasting text using the right mouse paste submenu option not work correctly
• Fixed accuracy of varispeed value calculation (e.g. 50% being imported as 48% etc) with AAF imports
• Fixed negative varispeed not working correctly with AAF imports
• Fixed incorrect In/Out points when a varispeeded segment followed a transition with AAF imports
• Fixed varispeed representation in AAF exports (it was incorrect when imported to Avid)
• Fixed varispeed in AAF imports from Avid
• Fixed potential crash marking and parking an effect and deleting it
• Fixed potential crash double clicking text in a text field of a bin and then dragging
• Fixed playhead jumping on multicam edits after pressing Stop
• Fixed inactive transport controls after clicking a tile into a viewer that has played to the end
• Fixed video wipe transitions in AAF exports to be recognized by Avid
• Fixed jump in displayed still on hardware output when play stops
• Fixed viewer/output sync with Blackmagic Decklink hardware
• Disabled the automatic full screen mode on new installations
• Fixed Film Cut List exports failing
• Fixed Auto frame rate projects incorrectly setting the in-camera speed option to 24fps when importing 50/60fps files
• Added keybind for dumping memory/iReclaimable usage to error.log
• Fixed exporting to a file path that includes special characters such as ’äöå’ not working correctly
• Fixed crash copying more than one group to another project
• Fixed uninitialized data affecting TapeMob, Timecode and Editrate in AAF exports
• Fixed Mark/Previous Cut behavior requiring two presses when using a console
• BITC panel now refreshes when another tile is clicked into the open viewer and the BITC panel is left open
• Avoided potential hang when two threads attempt to create the clipboard edit at the same time
• Tear off timecode is now always topmost. This avoids errors when the timecode label appeared behind the viewer
• Prevented pop out original function opening the files in the content manager with the config entry present
• Changed warning message of 'missing filemob' to more informative message on AAF import
• Fixed Empty Cut shortcut keybind (C) not working
• Fixed tear off timecode no longer being editable
• Fixed crash using ’Pop out tile’ shortcut keybind
• Fixed drag and drop Insert
• Fixed new bins not being listed in the Content Manager when right-clicking the bin tool and choosing 'make new bin'
• Fixed potential hang clicking undo after adding BITC
• Replaced JPEG background images with new PNG images
• Fixed audio WAV files potentially not playing despite files being online and accessible
• Fixed double clicking a tile to a viewer not working properly if ’Link bin tiles to viewers’ is set to ’No’
• Fixed potential crash handling lines greater then 32k in length
• Fixed ProRes MOV files created by Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) importing as audio only
• Removed obsolete ’Permissions’ menu item on edits in shared projects
• Fixed crash editing Wordings file in the System Settings panel
• Fix crash double-clicking a tile after enabling record mode for a source edit
• Fixed ’Use marked section’ option being ignored when saving an export preset
• Brightened the color of the ’Marked duration’ timecode label
• Removed 44.1 kHz and 32 kHz audio setting options on Blu-ray and AVCHD export options
• Removed the column size restriction between bin lists and bin content in the content manager
• Bin names are now one font size when resizing the column divider between bin lists and bin content
• Added sensible mouse cursors when hovering over editable fields on the search panel
• Added config entry for more contrast/pronounced appearance on column edges: column_edge_color_adjust 0.2 (Default value is 0.2. Larger values (eg. 0.5 will make it look brighter))
• Fixed error in timeline track Sync/loss number (Bug#399)
• Added keybind for ‘Show project everything’
• Automatically correct the frame rate on newly created edits in an Auto frame rate project
• Fixed Keyframe jump button not working after changing a keyframe parameter
• Fixed presence of ’Original-audio timecode’ and ’Take’ in AAF exports
• Fixed Video Output setting affecting the audio replay rate of MXF audio imports
• Fixed failure to import all tracks of some compound MXFs in AAF imports
• Fixed Drag and Drop of tiles from one bin to another not showing the tiles until the bin is resized
• Fixed manual bin reordering on torn off groups reflecting in the content manager list
• Fixed crash switching bins (when leaving the mouse over a tile which occurs in the next bin in the same position)
• Fixed Next/Previous Bin Tile shortcut key not working correctly on bins set to manual positioning
• Fixed Export/Render failures to MOV on drives with 16k sector size
• Search tabs in the content manager now correctly disappear rather than showing an empty tab
• Revamped the config.dat file and included common entries by default
• Added keybinds ’Bin : Next in group’ and ’Bin : Previous in group’
• Added config.dat entry ’sorted_racks 0’ This allows users to manually reorder torn off groups which reflects in the Content Manager list
• Prevent a closed group from opening when dragging a bin into it that is not currently open
• Fixed Export/Render failure to AVI on drives with a 16k sector size
• Fixed incorrect varispeed value on clip inserted using Fit to Fill
• Fixed tear off timecodes not working correctly after changing the start timecode
• AAF export: sub-clips are now assigned a persistent Mob ID to improve Avid linking
• Automatically enabled text editing for newly created bin names
• Respect Content Manager sort-order in 'Bin : next/prev' keybinds
• Do not show Content Manager bins as tagged when they aren't
• Added keybind ’Make source into edit’, which inserts the source clip into a new record edit, closes the source and opens the new edit in the same position
• Fixed very large image sequences not importing correctly
• Fixed audio mixer panel still referring to subclips/syncs as Ghosts
• Fixed crash exporting embedded AAFs
• Fixed consolidation of audio correctly in OMF/AAF exports
• Fixed image-sequence exports failing for edits with names containing path characters
• Fixed ALE-import MXF file-coalescing independent of project output video format
• Fixed ALE-import Strict setting failing to import media
• Fixed problems with ALE-import MXF-coalescing
• Fixed Timecode incorrect when modifying an edit timecode using a torn off label
• Fixed potential crash importing 29.97fps and 23.98fps files into an ’Auto’ frame rate project
• Updated the .Room file in the ’Coffee’ demo project to remove pinned items
• Fixed missing Effects Favorites icon when thumbnails are turned off on the Effects settings panel
• Fixed Clipboard not updating correctly after an edit operation if the timeline marker has been moved on the Clipboard
• Fixed panels jumping to a new position after a chord click operation
• Prevented inline effects from being created where they are not valid
• Fixed crash with overlapping crop values on the image key effect
• Fixed source viewers getting linked together incorrectly when dragging tiles to viewers
• Fixed Auto frame rate projects incorrectly setting the in-camera film speed to 24fps when importing using Copy Local or Transcode
• Fixed incorrect audio speed on DVD 29.97 exports in a 24fps project
• Fixed export panel incorrectly remembering the wrong audio export setting
• Fixed Subclips not being found when searching for both Edits and Subclips
• Fixed version 11 projects preventing application startup
• Fixed effects generated by versions of the software in different installation folders
• Fixed invalid DVCPro100 MOV exports
• Fixed groups torn off from the content manager list failing to display
• Fixed timeline marker moving to a new position after dragging and dropping an unfolded Effect
• Fixed incorrect image scaling on Sony XAVC sample files
• Fixed timeline marker and In/Out points persisting when moving to bins
• Added new tab appearance to the settings panel for Wipe effects
• Fixed incorrect behavior of Jog Right/Left which would affect ShuttlePro use
• Fixed inability to rename a Group from within the content manager
• Fixed Bins not being copied successfully from one group to another
• Fixed potential crash exporting to AAF if the edit contains clips from a multicam bin
• Fixed crash using ’Find clips to fill edit’ when selecting from a target bin
• Fixed missing ’ICG’ error messages
• Fixed potential crash exporting an embedded AAF
• Fixed crash importing an AAF with associated media in the same folder
• Report an error if WAV exports would exceed maximum size limit
• Changed Lightworks target on AAF export to be the only target that exports the full alternate clip list from the multicam bin.
• Added 'Freeze frame' keybind (which holds the first frame of the marked region until the end of the region, or the next segment, whichever comes first. If there are no marks, it holds the current frame until the end of the segment)
• Fixed AAF export failing with ’Error Code 1’ on some edits
• Fixed incorrect video image when using Blend effect on image sequence
• Fixed potential crash clicking the ’Video only’ tab in the ’Clips’ filter of the Content Manager
• Fixed import of steroscopic files V1L/V1R failing to output any 3D option (reimport is necessary)
• Fixed potential crash scrubbing the edit timeline with multiple V tracks and a multi tabbed effects panel open
• Prevented project unarchive rejection on frame rate grounds
• Removed MDA creation from exports with separate WAV files
• Resolved missing primary timecodes for shots in AAF imports
• Fixed handling of unsupported/badly-formed constructs in AAF imports to report errors to the error.log
• Fixed Unfolded effects not being removed from the effect settings panel when clicking the ’X’ icon
• Fixed potential crash enabling Keyframes on color gradients and matte Effects
• Fixed incorrect ordering of multiple V tracks in AAF exports
• Fixed Keyframe points not appearing on the Effect Settings panel
• Fixed EDL Track Mapping and Advanced Options not persisting correctly on user presets
• Fixed AAF problems with export of offline clips. These problems were manifesting as missing primary timecodes
• Fixed incorrect XML standard being exported (was exporting LWXML instead of FCP Version 5)
• Fixed incorrect handling of offline media when importing XML files
• Fixed thumbnail appearance of CinemaDNG files on the import panel
• Fixed XML export causing a duplicate edit to be created in the project
• Fixed crash making Kemrolls from a bin
• Fixed Multi V track edits with effects not playing back correctly
• Fixed Automatic naming on XML exports to append a number when encountering the same export name
• Fixed particular Avid DNxHD MXF sample not playing back correctly
• Fixed incorrect analysis of files during import (1080p files importing as 1080i)
• Enabled audio level drag and drop in the edit timeline even when segment_drag_size is set to 0 in the config.dat file
• Added pagination to XMLs generated from Lightworks
• Added support for reading of Merged clips from FCP7 in an XML
• Added information to XML export option to show which format is being exported (FCP7 version 5)
• Fixed XML exports failing to import into Blackmagic Resolve
• Fixed user defined background images not persisting when exiting and restarting the application
• Fixed audio track on A1 disappearing when dragging the corresponding A2 track of a clip on the edit timeline with ’Drag/drop track sync’ turned on
• Fixed audio pop during playback and exports on sections of an edit containing audio levels fading to mute
• Added option to XML export to use the original filename from the .ED5 in the XML for clips that have been copied locally or transcoded on import
• Fixed AVI, MOV and MXF Compression options not updating correctly when switching between SD and HD Formats
• Fixed Alpha channel and color not being registered correctly on BITC overlays
• Fixed incorrect black frame at the beginning of reverse varispeeded segments
• Updated initial Licensing/Welcome panel
• Prevented application lock out when a corrupt room .TGA fails to load
• Fixed 'Awaiting rendered media' appearance for assistant applications
• Fixed incorrect effect overlay if the Start/End of an edit is marked when dragging an dropping an effect
• Fixed incorrect image appearing on the record edit viewer when trimmed beyond the clip bounds
• Fixed jitters starting playback with higher resolution material (XAVC)
• Fixed pop out original function not working correctly on a bin set to List view
• Fixed incorrect aspect ratio on ProRes 4K DCI MOV sample
• Fixed duplicate entries appearing in the Macro list
• Fixed ALT Gr keyboard shortcuts not working with French (Belgium) keyboard setups
• Fixed playhead jumping to the incorrect position when pressing stop after reverse playback (Multicam edits only)
• Fixed incorrect black rectangle on DVE fade to black
• Fixed incorrect display of Sync timecodes in List view bins
• Fixed failure to import and play MXF files with unusual edit index rate
• Fixed potential crash importing MXF files with ’Detect split MXF files’ is set to ’Yes’ on the import panel
• Fixed linking to coalesced A-only clips with AAF imports
• Fixed audio effects turning red in an edit after adding an audio crossfade
• Renamed the ’Manage licenses’ button on the System Settings panel to ’Activate license(s)’
• Updated the message users receive when they attempt to activate a license from within the application
• Updated the copy logs message to include ’Skip all’ option
• Ensured that source logs are unchanged when copying logs between projects
• Changed default setting of ’Detect split MXF files’ from ’Yes’ to ’No’ on the import panel
• Fail XML export gracefully when encountering illegal characters within the Reel ID column and identify the offending clip
• Fixed tiles in bins losing their Mark/Park when exiting and re entering the project
• Fixed tiles showing the incorrect position in the content manager when searching by timecode
• ’Auto sync with record edit’ setting is now remembered when jumping between different multicam bins
Windows Fixes and Features
• Added further improvements to DirectX handling on new Windows installations
• Fixed potential crash creating/deleting a 50/60fps project
• Fixed potential crash exiting the application with the Mackie audio mixer connected
• Fixed startup issues on Windows XP (Windows XP officially not supported)
• Fixed installation errors when new Visual C++ libraries are installed
• Suppressed restart option for Visual Studio Redistributables
• Updated background images again to allow compatibility on Windows XP
• Updated to MainConcept SDK 9.11
• Updated to MainConcept Transcoding SDK 3.5
• Fixed inability to add a Boris effect to a V2 track if V1 is deselected
• Fixed crash on startup with 4K Blackmagic card (with serial port)
• Fixed Boris FX becoming unrecoverable if applied in the 64bit version then opened in the 32bit version of Lightworks without the plugin installed
• Fixed AJA Kona 3 I/O devices not outputting correctly on Windows 7 64bit
• Fixed potential crash importing an AAF into the 64bit Windows version
• Fixed crash on exit when After Effects plugins are installed
• Improved the anti-aliasing on the Lightworks Title effect
• Fixed Material/Sound folders not being recognized when present in the root of drives
• Added multiple Boris FX Effects templates
• Added multiple Boris Graffiti Effects templates
• Fixed Matrix Wipes shifting the image Up and Left
Linux Fixes and Features
• Fixed large error.log files causing slow application starts
• Fixed incorrect memory handling on Linux systems without a Swap partition
• Fixed tiles snapping to the incorrect position in Bins set to manual positioning
• Fixed possible crash when restoring the normal mouse cursor after displaying the hourglass/busy cursor
• Fixed UI redraw issue on startup
• Fixed color correction and 3D-DVE effect not displaying the video image correctly
• Fixed arrow key release for frame stepping event not being handled correctly
• Fixed memory handling which could result in very poor playback
• Fixed audio buffer memory leak if Linux audio isn't working
• Fixed Wipe effect not appearing correctly during playback after having first being applied
• Fixed text appearing truncated on the Lightworks Title effect
• Fixed Matrix wipe effect not working
Mac OS Fixes and Features
• Fixed potential crash exiting the application with the Mackie audio mixer connected
• Fixed large error.log files causing slow application starts
• Fixed application error with developer signing on startup
• Fixed Lightworks Console failing to initialize correctly on application startup
• Ensured Console com port is closed regardless of whether com port thread is running (resource busy error?)
• Fixed window positioning not being remembered when closing the application
• Fixed tiles snapping to the incorrect position in Bins set to manual positioning
• Fixed possible crash when restoring the normal mouse cursor after displaying the hourglass/busy cursor
• Fixed crash moving the render preview window, closing it, then opening it again
• Added missing mc_fhg_enc_aac.framework Transcoding SDK
• Added Extra OpenGL safety to stop potential random crashes
• Fixed uninitialized data causing video to export as black frames on clips with Boris FX/Graffiti added
• Fixed Fit to Fill shortcut not working (ALT V) Re-import of the .Prefs file will be required
• Fixed potential crash on exit
• Prevented being able to bind a shortcut key to ’Command + Q’
• Fixed color correction and 3D-DVE effect not displaying the video image correctly
• Fixed potential crash opening and closing the toolbox
• Fixed inability to unfold an inline effect Limitations and Known Problems in Version 12.5
• Fixed crash attempting to import Cineform AVI files
• Fixed crash exporting to WebM Format on OS X 10.8
• Fixed incorrect audio output from Blackmagic I/O devices on Mac OS X 10.9
• Fixed AJA Kona 3 I/O devices not outputting correctly on Mac OS X 10.9
• Fixed AAF automatic media relinking for media in the same folder as the AAF/XML
• Fixed Wipe effect not appearing correctly during playback after having first being applied
• Fixed potential random crash pressing play either immediately after application start or playing in trimview
• Fixed panels appearing behind the video portion of viewers
• Added multiple Boris FX Effects templates
• Added multiple Boris Graffiti Effects templates
• Added correct version numbers to the error.log for 10.10 (Yosemite) and 10.11 (El Capitan)
• Improved OpenGL handling to help with Boris integration
• Fixed Matrix wipe effect not working
Limitations and Known Problems in Version 12.5
The following limitations and known problems have been identified in this release: “Cross Platform†on page 15 “Windows 64-bit†on page 15 “Windows 64-bit†on page 15 “Linux 64-bit†on page 16 “Mac 10.9 and 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion)†on page 17 “Matrox Hardware I/O†on page 17 “Blackmagic Hardware I/O†on page 17 “AJA Hardware I/O†on page 18 TP-00236-01 15 Lightworks v12.5 Release Notes Cross Platform
• Lightworks Bins generated in 11.5 and higher, may show duplicate entries when the project is opened in version 12.
• AVCHD files imported into version 12 will be black in previous versions (11.5.2) This is due to the indexing files. You should delete any .vix/.lvix files
• Some MTS files will show pixelation on the start frames.
• There is currently no way of searching for Groups
• MTS files with two video streams (3D) will cause the MainConcept decoder to crash and Lightworks to close. This issue has been raised with MainConcept
• Duplicate log entries on the export panel when an edit viewer and timeline are open
• The screen capture function is not currently working
• CDDA ripping is no longer available
• Potential crash importing QTRef files
• Video analysis tool appears through the FX configuration panel when configuring a color correction effect
• Potential crash importing WMV files
• Audio monitor delay setting will not be accounted for during export
• Cannot record SD/HDV through Firewire
• Avid DNxHD 10bit encode is not possible
• Make sure any other applications are closed before attempting to install Lightworks
• Video track can turn red after removing certain FX
• .VOB files appear as ’Sound’ only on the import panel, but yet import with picture. Performance will be slow
• Image quality on playback may be poor when project card set to NTSC Fields
• You will not be able to transcode 1080p 60fps files on import to Avid DNxHD (MPEG AVI works correctly)
• Blu-ray VC1 export does not generate a valid file. It imports back as Sound only
• Audio on exported AVCHD files cannot be played by Windows Media Player it is just mute
• The Record panel format must match the output format for successful recording to take place Windows 64-bit
• There is no QuickTime Movie/MPEG4 import/export via Apple SDK
• After Effects plugins are not supported
• Audio content analysis is disabled Windows 32-bit
• If the Matrox VFW codecs are installed on a Windows 8/8.1 system then you will not be able to open the export panel. These codecs may also prevent Lightworks from starting. You should uninstall the VFW codecs for the time being
• Audio VU meters may display incorrect levels when in Standby mode on Voice Over recordings. Recordings will be correct
• Error during startup when Matrox MTX utils installed ’error copying Matrox DSX driver’. You need to turn off User Account Control (UAC) in Windows
• Image on viewers and SDI output may look very poor on old ATI graphics card when set to 10-bit precision Linux 64-bit Tested distros (Other distributions may work, but have not been tested):
• Debian Distros:
• Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xbuntu 14.04 and higher
• Mint 17 and higher
• RPM Distros:
• Fedora 20 and higher
• There is no Firewire support
• There is no QuickTime Movie/MPEG4 export option
• There is no Mackie Audio Mixer support
• There is no .WMV import
• ATI and Nvidia cards are supported. EditShare recommends Nvidia for the best performance
• Blackmagic AVIs will not import
• Cineform AVIs will not import
• Fraps AVIs will not import
• There is no FX plugin support
• Files will be not highlighted in a folder when clicking the Location links on filecards or bins
• You have to use 'Alt+Ctrl' (for Linux) in place of 'Alt' (for Windows) modifier for keyboard short-cuts.
• No audio imported from OMFs (that do have embedded audio)
• Image Sequences are slow to export
• AAF exports will import with audio off-line
• Relaunch button does not work after the application crashes
• Audio may not be present on some Uncompressed AVIs
• Do not use linux default GFX driver. If you experience the viewer playing at a reduced size then the Linux default graphics driver is installed. Make sure the Nvidia driver is loaded an the system is restarted Mac 10.9 and 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion)
• Any users running Macbook Pro systems MUST disable ’Automatic graphics switching’ under ’Energy Saver’ in the ’System Preferences’
• Lightworks will only run and 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion) and above
• There is no H.264 MOV export
• There is no QuickTime/MPEG4 export option
• There is no Voice Over functionality
• There is no .WMV import
• There is no Apple ProRes 4444 export option
• There is no MPEG AVI option on Record/Render/Transcode/Export panels
• There is no support for Matrox I/O hardware
• The shared project feature is not currently working
• Video overlay may change brightness on playback when running dual monitor setups
• Full screen preview is scaled incorrectly for the secondary monitor (when the primary monitor is retina display) This is a QT issue. Matrox Hardware I/O
• If your system is not fast enough or does not have enough memory, the captures using MXO2 will stop with a ’dropped-frame’ message
• If the drives you are recording to are not fast enough the captures using MXO2 will stop with a ’dropped-frame’ message Blackmagic Hardware I/O
• Input or Output only devices cannot be used. Lightworks requires both an Input and an Output to be present on the device.
• USB 3.0 devices may not work correctly on a Mac running Windows Bootcamp
• Audio monitor level control has no effect on Blackmagic recordings
• You will not be able to view video on the Blackmagic output if Precision is set to 10bit. Change to 8bit
• You will not be able to view video from Boris Red via the Blackmagic Output when Lightworks is running
• SDI Output does not playback smoothly if a title has been applied to the material
• A video signal must be present in order to record an audio signal AJA Hardware I/O
• Audio monitor level control has no effect on AJA recording
• There is no E-E when using the KONA LHi during recording
• You may need to restart the AJA service if the I/O is not working correctly. Start > Services > Restart AJA Device Service
• If your system is not fast enough or does not have enough memory, the captures using AJA devices will stop with a ‘dropped-frame’ message
• If the drives you are recording to are not fast enough, the captures using AJA devices will stop with a ‘dropped-frame’ message
• AJA/BMD SDI Output does not playback smoothly if a title has been applied to the clip
• Kona 4G I/O cards are not currently supported