Free Workflow and transcoding system FFAStrans is workflow and transcoding system based on the principles of connecting nodes to create dynamic workflows. It's aimed at broadcasters and video professionals for automatic transcoding of media files through drop folders or API. FFAStrans is free to use for anyone but competes in the same market as highly expensive enterprise media solutions. Decoding and encoding relies on FFMpeg and AviSynth is used for extra filters.





User Interface Intuitive graphical interface for creating complex workflows

Easily set up host farms for distributed node processing

Run as service in complex farms or as a single standalone application

Monitor jobs using inbuilt application or through http

Restart finished or failed jobs from start or from node of failure Workflow Use as a generic file flow system

Advanced decision making and variables nodes to dynamically adapt your file flow

Multiple simultaneous workflows with different configurations, each run in separate processes

Use functions to manipulate and extract data from strings, numbers and arrays

Use functions to extract JSON data from JSON strings

Extensive set of file, media and system variables

Send e-mail notification with dynamic job data using variables

Create custom presets for all nodes

Read text or binary files into user variables

Generate any kind of text file populated and altered with variables

Execute any DOS command from within workflow File Monitors Smart monitoring of image sequences

Create custom user variables and statics

Automatically fetch web videos like YouTube, Vimeo etc. by dropping URL-shorcuts in dropfolder

Continuously process files as new when modified

Configure FFAStrans to read and QuickTime reference files

Monitor local or UNC paths and FTP

Monitor camera file structures from Panasonic P2, Canon-XF and GoPro Encoding Create high quality HEVC content with HDR support

Encode broadcast formats like XDCAM-HD, AVC-Intra, DNxHD/HR and ProRes

Process and conform audio without touching the video (transwrap)

Convert images into video

Create custom FFMpeg based encoder profile

Preserve timecode throughout transcoding Filtering Apply loudness control according to EBU-R128

Broadcast quality PAL <> NTSC conversions

Insert video or stills images

Overlay watermark and transparent video

Add superimposed timecode just like real broadcast VTR's

Insert custom AviSynth script API Easy third party integration with JSON based API

Create, start, stop and pause jobs and populate variables through API

Monitor, pause/resume and abort jobs through REST API using JSON

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Bugfix update 1.0.0.5

09.05.2020

Patch download only! Includes both the default x64 and x86 versions.

The "Image Sequence" monitor did not work because "Accept digits" had wrong data formating.

Fixed a bug in the "YouTube" decoder that could prevent downloading "healthy" videos.

Encoders accepting "Same as source" size did not properly deal with IMX-D10 material cropping.

The "FPS Converter" filter set wrong target frame rate on interlaced source.

Fixed writing over sized failed branch end statuses.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans to write too much error status from ffmpeg output.

Fixed a bug regarding submitting jobs not being properly picked up by workflow valid hosts.

FFAStrans would in some cases report wrong custom processor name to monitors.

Bugfix update 1.0.0.4

07.04.2020

Fixed a bug that caused workflows to be moved into a folder with the same name as the workflow title pane.

Fixed some issues regarding fetching files from FTP.

Fixed some audio bit depth inconsistencies in the the 264, 265 and DV encoders.

User statics containing quotes was not properly parsed.

The "QHD (2560x1440)" presets in the prores and dnxhr encoders set wrong pixel aspect.

Rebuilding monitors history cache did not work if node was set to bypass.

Fixed an issue that caused jobs to momentarily disappear in status monitor.

The '×' character was displayed wrong in some locale Windows configurations.

Fixed a bit rate issue with the DVD encoder. Was fixed earlier in 0.9.2 but reappeared in 1.0.0.

Fixed a bug that caused the FFAStrans manager to use too much CPU when the configuration window was open.

Fixed setting status to error on http returns other than 2xx in the "HTTP Communicate" node.

Bugfix update 1.0.0.3

15.03.2020

Monitor presets did not work, causing no files to be picked up if node was locked to preset.

Fixed a bug that could cause the queue handler (exe_manager) to restart in an endless loop.

Fixed several long file name issues.

CPU roof was not updated on running jobs if changed.

Fixed several "Audio extractor" issues:

Fixed a bug in the "Audio extractor" node "...leading zero(s)" function.



The option to stream copy original did not work.



Using bit depth "Same as source" did not work.



Using sample rate "Same as source" did not work.



The option in sample rate to use "Same as source" was missing in several formats.

Fixed a bug that caused nodes to appear outside of legal workflow area.

The "A/V Media" decoder did not create start tc info.

1080p23.97 was missing in the XDCAM-HD 50 Mbit formats.

Selecting audio bit depth in the "XDCAM-HD" encoder did not work properly.

The %s_root_work% variables did not return correct string.

The $random() function was not working correctly.

The "Stills" decoder did not write proper interlacing, color and aspect information.

The "Stills" encoder did not properly support image sequence sources.

Windows variables used in e-mail config (name, from and signature) was not parsed.

Sometimes Windows variables within variables was not properly expanded.

Same interlacing as source in the "DVD" encoder did not work.

The Avid project in the "DNxHR" has been temporarily disabled until underlaying issue with creating compatible files has been fixed.

Fixed a conversion bug that caused sleep timer in "Hold" nodes to be replaced by a boolean false. (see note)

Fixed a conversion bug that leading and trailing double-quotes and spaces to be removed from templates. (see note) Patch note: The database conversion errors is irreversible on already converted databases. To solve the "Hold" node sleep problem you have to go through your existing workflows and re-set the sleep timer. In the mean time the timer will be replaced by the default 60 seconds during execution. To solve the quote and space bug you need to look through your nodes that contained converted templates and correct them manually.

Bugfix update 1.0.0.2

28.02.2020

Corrected a major design flaw in the way the synchronize mechanism in the "Hold" node was implemented.

Fixed a bug that caused some nodes to not execute on error scenarios.

Variable types was not written on newly created variables/statics.

Changing workflow from an unsaved workflow had a bug that could cause the newly selected workflow to be overwritten by the previous.

The %s_cache_record% variable was broken.

In some rare cases, nodes set to execute on success would simply not execute, causing the job to finish before it should.

Fixed an import/export bug that caused user ariables starting with "s_source", "s_error" and "s_success" to be discarded.

Fixed a conversion bug that caused user variables starting with "s_source", "s_error" and "s_success" to not be converted. (see note)

Fixed a conversion bug that caused some workflows to get same ID. (see note)



Patch note: The database conversion errors is irreversible on already converted databases. To solve the variables issues you must recreate the missing variables. To solve the workflows with same ID you must make a copy of one or several of duplicate ID workflows and delete the original(s).

Bugfix update 1.0.0.1

20.02.2020

Fixed a bug that caused workflows containing the "Hold" node to not work correctly.

Several file variables was broken on all monitor nodes accept "Folder" monitor.

A bug in the "ProRes AW/KS" encoder caused QuickTime to not recognize all audio tracks written.

The "Panasonic P2" encoder could not conform AVC-Intra sources.

Deny folders in the "Folder" monitor did not work.

Rebuild history in the "FTP" and "Image sequence" monitors did not work.

The %s_ffmpeg% variable was not forced to x86 version.

DVD encoding was not showing correct encoding status.

Passwords with some special characters was not decrypted correctly.

ETA in encoding status sometimes would just show 00:00:00.

FFAStrans did not update the install_dir key in ffastrans.json.

Color info was not written properly by the "A/V Media" decoder.

Some documentation updates.

Fixed a XML import bug on workflows previously duplicated in FFAStrans < 1.0.0. (see note)

Monitor records from the "FTP" monitor was not correctly converted from old to new database. (see note)

Converted "Custom FFmpeg" templates with disabled audio/video in was not converted correctly. (see note)



Patch note: The database conversion errors is irreversable on already converted databases. To solve these issues you must "rebuild history" on the "FTP" monitor and check your "Custom FFmpeg" nodes that they don't have audio/video data that should not be there. The XML import bug can be fixed by importing your faulty XML-exported workflow again (after updating) or just make a copy of the existing and delete the original.

What's new in version 1.0.0?

15.02.2020

Most of the FFAStrans source code has been reviewed, refactored, conformed and cleaned of old bad, duplicate, inconsistent ad hoc code. The database has been completely rewritten to allow more complex structures to ease implementation of future advanced features. This means the main focus the last year has been rewriting and improving existing code, not adding lots of new cool features. However, we recommend all users to upgrade within at timely fashion. The old versions prior to the 1.0 branch will no longer be supported or bug fixed.

General improvements: Lots of known and consistently reproducible issues has been addressed.



Completely rewritten internal communication model.



Use of JSON as standard database format.



Automatic restart of abnormally aborted or exited jobs.



Improved farming reliability.



User defined log level per workflow.



Faster node to node execution within same job branch.



Some faster transcoding.



Improved error feedback from encoders (ffmpeg).



Automatic youtube-dl updating on by default.



Service stopping is now reliable on Windows servers.



FFAStrans will now remember last used variables pane.



Variables are no longer limited to approx. 80k characters.



++ Loads of other improvements and fixes.

FFAStrans Workflow Manager: Generally much more responsive GUI.



Zoom in/out to/from mouse position.



Submit files from input field.



Freely move workflow within canvas without accidental deleting connection lines.



User-defined connection box size.



Turn on/off default description text in nodes for cleaner looking workflows.



Higher in/out zoom levels.

FFAStrans Status Monitor: Restart jobs from start or from node of failure.



Open work and log folders.



Search for keywords in log history.



Easily gather log files in native JSON format.

Nodes: NEW: H265/HEVC encoder with HDR support.



NEW: DNxHR encoder.



NEW: Interlace analyzer.



NEW: ProRes encoder (previously beta released).



NEW: Image sequence monitor (previously beta released).



Preset support for all nodes:



Create your own preset.





Import/export presets.





Lock nodes settings to presets.



Use variables in encoders "Interlacing" selector.



The "Custom FFmpeg" node has been simplified.



Save stdout from "Command executor" node to variable.



Timeout option added to the "Command executor" node.



Better error messages from the "HTTP Communicate" and "Send e-mail" nodes.



The "A/V Media" encoder can now output same channel count as source or user defined.



The "Generate text file" now supports writing binary content from variables.



Selectable output colorspace in H264 encoder.

Functions: $read() function now supports all kinds of files, not just text based.



$regext() added option to return array of all matches.



$arrayread() added option to use zero (0) based search.

New functions: $jsonget() - Get the value of a JSON key/object/array.



$base64dec() - Decodes the input base 64 string to string/binary.

New variables: %s_master_display% - Master display info if present on PQ/HDR10 video.



%s_info_ffprobe% - Complete media info from ffprobe in JSON format.



%s_info_exiftool% - Complete media info from exiftool in JSON format.



%s_info_mediainfo% - Complete media info from mediainfo in JSON format.



%i_max_fall% - Maximum program average frame light level in nits.



%i_max_cll% - Maximum program light level in nits.



%i_msec% - Current millisecond.



%i_source_size% - File size of source in bytes.

Other notable changes users must be aware of: Media cache is now global, either shared or local. Mixed mode is deprecated.



The api is now version v2 and all calls must be directed to /api/v2. Consult the discovery page for changes.



To delete connections in the workflow editor you must now press CTRL.



Once a job has been submitted or picked up, changing the workflow does not affect the ongoing job.



Old templates are now converted to new preset system that saves all node settings.



Services settings will be "zeroed out" and must be reconfigured with correct credentials.



Logging is now standard and not optional. User defined log location has been removed.



The main location for the database has moved to "\Processors\db".



Workflows are no longer stored in the "\Workflows" folder.

Completely new FFAStrans wiki page includes thorough documentation with visual description and examples. The web interface from @emcodem is now an official FFAStrans product.

What's new in version 0.9.4.1?

21.01.2019

Patch download only! Includes both the default x64 and x86 versions.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans to reprocess files from FTP monitor.

Fixed some issues with the "YouTube"-decoder not always fetching the correct media streams.

Fixed a bug that sometimes causes the FFAStrans workflow manager to crash.

Fixed a bug regarding excluded hosts starting new jobs.

What's new in version 0.9.4?

02.01.2019

The main FFAStrans package now ships with 64 bit builds as default. Separate 32 bit FFAStrans files only are available as additional download.

Added option to run with and exit FFAStrans Workflow Manager to tray icon.

FFAStrans now show ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) status on encoding/buffering actions.

The "Folder"-delivery node now has the option to move instead of copying the source to the destination.

Added new growing files detection method. Continuous monitoring of changing file size.

Added option to force Title Case in the delivery nodes.

Added option to just set playback frame rate in the "FPS Convert"-node. Implies no fps conversion.

Max CPU roof extended to 100%. Use with care!

Added $xxhash() function for fast hashing of large files.

Several FFAStrans executables replaced with a3x files in order to reduce the risk of false anti virus detections.

Improved method for detecting growing files.

Exiting FFAStrans farm now also works when running as service.

Fixed several bugs regarding user variables that was not properly imported, exported and exposed in FFAStrans.

Fixed many API bugs and inconsistencies.

The interlace analyzer in some encoders was broken.

The help section for setting user variables was missing.

+ Lots of other minor improvements and fixes.

What's new in version 0.9.3.2?

22.10.2018

The "AVC-Intra" and "H264" encoders had wrong x264 options set causing incompatible files with some systems.

What's new in version 0.9.3.1?

11.10.2018

The "IMX D-10"-encoder produced files that showed blocky artifacts when imported into Avid. Was fixed in 0.8.1 but reappeared in 0.9.0.

The loudness analyzer was broken.

What's new in version 0.9.3?

30.09.2018

Added option to add custom x264 ffmpeg-options in the "H.264" encoder to tune the encoder to your specific needs.

Replaced the "Audio layout" design with a new that's more flexible and understandable; separate options for discrete tracks and channels.

Added option to wrap broadcast formats with the BBC BMX wrapper, available as "MXF (BMX)" in the encoders "Wrapper" drop down menu.

Files wrapped with the BBC BMX wrapper will now honor audio layout except when creating Avid files.

Much faster FFAStrans manager startup when loading lots of workflows.

Password protected workflows now finally works again.

Some improvements to the routines for picking up new files.

Fixed an issue that caused all submitted files to start processing without finishing the first.

The mov-wrapper in the "XDCAM-HD"-encoder was broken and could produce incompatible files.

The mixdown.avs needed by the "Channel Mapper"-filter was missing.

The previous version of FFAStrans was shipped with an ffms2 with several issues.

The "Panasonic P2"-monitor muxed NTSC DV sources with the wrong field order. Was upper, supposed to be lower.

Fixed a memory leak in the routine for forgetting monitored files. Caused the def_runner.exe to use excessive memory.

The "DV/DVCPRO"-encoder delivered faulty source names to the next node.

Fixed a bug that made it difficult to manipulate string variables containing quotation marks.

Fixed a bug that caused running workflows to not pick up changes in the monitors settings.

+ Many other minor fixes and improvements.

Patch update 0.9.2.1

08.07.2018

Bug caused the loudness conform option in applicable encoders to not work.

What's new in version 0.9.2?

03.07.2018

You can now specify custom start time code on the XDCAM-HD, IMX-D10, DV, AVC-Intra and DNxHD encoders.

FFAStrans now supports video stream copying (transwrapping) on the XDCAM-HD, IMX-D10, DV, AVC-Intra and DNxHD encoders. Audio will still be processed as normal. Note that this does NOT work when using the "A/V Decoder"

Improved "GoPro"-monitor support. Should now read most GoPro models.

Added "s_v_profile" and "s_a_profile" variables for video and audio profiles.

General quality improvement in the XDCAM_HD and DVD encoders.

Fixed a bug that caused the %s_original_path~n% to stop working. %s_original_path~0% will now return empty string.

Fixed a video bit rate bug in the "DVD" and "Windows Media" encoders.

Setting custom port for the rest-API did not work.

Fixed an issue regarding aborting files failing to be delivered.

Patch update 0.9.1.1

04.06.2018

The encoders that delivers Avid-structure files was broken.

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused encoders to encode "forever" on some broken media files. Now gives an error instead.

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused farm hosts, sharing same work cache, to corrupt jobs.

What's new in version 0.9.1?

16.05.2018

Added option to the "Folder"-monitor to synchronize history cache with actual existing files.

FFAStrans can now pause and resume jobs from the "Status Monitor" and the web API.

FFAStrans now supports submitting files from passive manager GUI running on a non processing host.

Small speed improvements on converting video within the same component signal type.

Added %s_month% for month names January to December.

Added %s_weekday% for day names Sunday to Saturday.

The XDCAM-HD video format flag "component" was not set correctly.

A bug caused the "Panasonic P2", "Canon XF" and "GoPro" monitors to stop working.

The "H264"-encoder did not correctly save audio layout. It was locked to 1x2 by legacy reasons.

Fixed some aspect aware resizing issues present on some encoders.

The "Hold" node did not work when synchronizing branched workflows and some branches exited before the "Hold" node.

Fixed a bug that caused hosts excluded from a workflow to use too much CPU. Supposed to use close to zero.

The "YADIF 2X" option in the "Deinterlace"-filter did not produce double framerate.

Removed dependencies for the old and outdated/unsupported LeakKernelDeint AviSynth plugin.

What's new in version 0.9.0.4?

05.04.2018

Avid project implementation in the "XDCAM-HD"-encoder did not work properly.

The "Watermark" and "Videolayer" filters did not handle interlaced video correctly.

Fixed an issue with "Populate variables" that caused an error when it should not.

The %s_original_path~n% variable caused crash on invalid ~n-numbers.

The "Remove monitored file record..." workflow option was removed and replaced, but was left unfinished and undocumented.

What's new in version 0.9.0.3?

22.03.2018

Fixed a serious bug (in 0.9.0.2) that caused several encoders to break when going drop-frame to non-dropframe.

Fixed some issues with the "A/V Media"-decoder that caused it to not decode properly some non-standard media.

What's new in version 0.9.0.2?

19.03.2018

Fixed bad implemantation of the new %s_pickup_record% variable: Had two colliding and inconsistent implementations. Replaced it with %s_pickup_file% and %s_cache_record%. %s_pickup_file% now represent the original file picked up by the monitor. %s_cache_record" represent the full path to the cache history record created by the monitors. Deleting this file through the "Command executor"-node will make FFAStrans reset the history cache for that file/job. WARNING: Wrong usage can lead to FFAStrans going through the same file in a loop if the original file still exists.

The wrapper selector in the "H.264"-encoder was disregarded when encoding.

The documentation stated the possibility to use "2x2" audio layout in the "Audio extractor"-node but it was not present. It's now added along with several new layouts.

Fixed some bugs regarding evaluation of user variables.

Fixed a bug that could cause some processor nodes to be corrupt when removing nodes from a workflow.

Fixed a bug that caused excluded hosts in a farming environment to pick up new files.

Selecting other then "Auto" and "Same as source" as display aspect in the "H.264"-encoder node did not work.

The "A/V Media"-nodes buffering of higher than 8 video bit depths was broken.

Fixed a timecode issue that in some rare cases caused the encoders to fail.

What's new in version 0.9.0.1?

23.02.2018

FFAStrans now correctly detects and compensate for rotated video (from smart phone etc.).

Fixed a bug that caused the "H.264"-encoder to have lower volume on the first channel.

The FFAStrans REST-API Service could in some cases not be installed properly from the GUI.

Fixed a bug that caused the def_runner.exe to write logs when it was not supposed to.

Fixed a bug in the automatic display aspect detection in the "H.264" and "Windows Media" encoders.

What's new in version 0.9.0?

19.02.2018

Important notice:

Please remember to backup your existing installation before upgrading!

NEW: "Loudness"-node: Analyze loudness according to EBU R128 and store values in variables for later use and reporting. Apply EBU R128 loudness control to all video/audio encoders (except the "Custom FFmpeg"). Resize video/images to fill or fit to encoder dimensions while keeping original aspect ratio. "GoPro"-monitor: Monitor and concatenate GoPro-files. "Audio extraction"-encoder: Encoder for extracting and converting audio streams and layouts to separate files. New functions: $base64(), $urlencode(), $jsonencode(), $readarray(), $guid(), $abs(), $dec(), $hex(), $log() and $random(). See help section for description.

Easy installation/removal of the REST-API service.

The "FTP"-monitor now supports recursive paths.

The "XDCAM-HD", "IMX-D10", "DV/DVCPRO" encoders now supports Avid files creation.

The "Panasonic P2"-monitor can now merge all files on one card into one file.

Improved PAL NTSC frame rate conversions.

New status field showing if processing and API service is run as service, application, disabled or neither (passive mode).

Cleaned up the encoder guis for more consistent layout.

FFAStrans now has separate configuration options for global (General) and local (Host) settings.

Added "Dissolve" in/out to the "Insert media"-filter.

Added quality selection to the "YouTube"-decoder. Select various resolutions with or without HDR.

Added frame rate, pixel aspect and display aspect to the "H.264" and "Windows Media"-encoders.

Added option to use 702 as active video width on SD encoders.

Added video size, audio channel layout, to the "Windows Media"-encoder.

Added audio sample rate to the "DVD iso-file"-encoder and changed the name of the node to just "DVD".

Added option in the workflow properties to control media processing timeout.

Added the variables %s_mxf_op% for checking OP in MXF files and %s_mxf_version% for MXF version.

Added %s_a_layout% variable for audio stream/channel layout. Returns array with channels pr. stream.

Added %s_pickup_record% variable that represent the file picked up by the monitor nodes. Useful for .lnk, .xml etc.

Added version information on all FFAStrans services in the "About" section.

Removed nonworking/obsolete audio "VBS/CBS" option in the "Windows Media"-encoder.

Removed the "Media Distribution" delivery node. It will work but is no longer selectable, maintained or supported. Use Conditionals and media variables instead.

Fixed an error that sometimes caused wrong field order on AVC-Intra.

Fixed a bug that caused nodes, set to execute on success, to execute on error.

Fixed some bugs regarding the "FTP"-monitor accept and deny files options.

Fixed a bug that caused the "FTP"-monitor to not correctly connect to UTF8 capable servers.

Fixed a bug that caused the "FTP" monitor to default to root if the monitored sub folder was moved or deletedv

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused FFAStrans to crash when exiting a node gui.

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the monitor service (def_runner.exe) to crash.

Fixed a bug that caused the "YouTube"-decoder to exit abnormally.

Fixed a bug that caused manually submitted links to not work correctly.

Fixed an issue where submitting many files could cause the message box to get too large for display.

Fixed the "Can not locate source" issue.

Fixed an issue with constant video bitrate in the "Windows Media"-encoder and renamed the option to "VBR/CBR".

Fixed an issue that could cause invalid Avid clip names in the "DNxHD"-encoder node.

+ Many other minor fixes and improvements.

Patch update 0.8.2.2!

30.09.2017

Fixed more issues (0.8.2.1) with evaluation in the "Conditional" and "Populate variables".

The DVD-encoder overrided the audio type setting and thus allways created AC3 audio.

The REST API did not hook onto all local IP adresses.

The FTP monitor was broken. (Fix from 0.8.2.1)

The status percentage in the FTP and file monitor/delivery was broken.(Fix from 0.8.2.1)

What's new in version 0.8.2.0?

10.09.2017

The "YouTube"-node can now be set to download video and/or video.

The $exist() function will now also return folders.

The "Folder"-monitor node now supports windows shortcut files (.lnk).

Added user option in FFAStrans configuration to warn when deleting nodes and/or connections. Default is off.

Added user option in FFAStrans configuration to warn when saving workflows with unconnected nodes. Default is off.

Added Ctr+X to delete workflows and multiple selected nodes.

Added the variable "%i_intra" to detect if media is intra frame based.

Improved unicode support in FTP.

FFAStrans now defaults to 64 bit Avisynth on 64 bit OS. Can still be forced to 32 bit.

Added warning on unbalanced quotes in the "Command executor"-node.

FFAStrans does no longer need the MS C++ 2015 Redistributable package.

Fixed several evaluations inconsistencies in the "Conditional" and "Populate variables" nodes.

Fixed a bug that sometimes made FFAStrans crash when opening the "Populate variables".

Fixed some GUI redrawing issues.

The "FTP"-nodes path browser did not work with some special username/password characters.

The "Create folder" in the monitors did not work properly with statics.

+ Several minor improvements and fixes....and a REST API.

What's new in version 0.8.1.0?

17.07.2017

Revised node execution logic and much faster on some complex workflows.

Processor nodes can now be changed into another without loosing connections.

Added username, password, unsecure connection, don't use certificates and config file to the "YouTube"-decoder.

Added the variable "%s_original_drive%" which returns drive or UNC server in from the original file name.

Improved cleaning up after jobs that aborted abnormally.

FFAStrans will now properly export and import user variables. Existing variables will NOT be overwritten.

FFAStrans did not correctly detect growing files with a semicolon (;) in the file name.

The "Avid DNxHD"-encoder did not set encoding date on output file.

Fixed a bug that caused user-aborted workflows not to abort if nodes finished too fast.

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused FFAStrans to move workflows back from where they just had been moved.

The "Stills"-decoder was broken. Also added the x68 mode and "Force 8 bit" option to the node.

The "IMX D-10"-encoder produced files that showed blocky artifacts when imported into Avid.

The "Hold"-node failed when waiting for files from variables.

What's new in version 0.8.0.3?

18.04.2017

Patch download only!

Added "%s_wf_name%", "%s_orignal_path~1%" and "%s_original_name%" as defaults in the "Project", "Tape" and "Clip" fields of the "Avid DNxHD" encoder.

Fixed a bad error that caused FFAStrans to display a message when using some functions.

FFAStrans displayed wrong version number.

What's new in version 0.8.0.2?

12.04.2017

Added "Force 32bit dependencies" in the "Special"-settings tab to force 32 bit workflow.

Changed codec id on DV25-encoded MXF-files for improved compatibility.

Removed the ability to choose incompatible 720p23.98/25/29.97 in "AVC-Intra"-encoder 200Mbit mode.

The "Populate variables"-node lost custom node/description when changing it's setting.

FFAStrans sometimes crashed when exporting workflows.

Fixed some issues where FFAStrans did not distinguish between upper and lower case.

The "DNxHD"-encoder did not create the number of audio channels selected in Avid mode.

Fixed a color space issue with some full range formats from DSLR and GoPro cameras.

What's new in version 0.8.0.1?

27.03.2017

Fix a bug where FAStrans sometimes produced video where the first frame repeated once and the last one was missing.

FFAStrans crashed when exporting workflows without having any user variables.

Fixed a problem where the "DNxHD" encoder tried to create invalid audio channel counts.

Fixed a problem that sometimes caused the "Folder" and "FTP" delivery nodes to create invalid file names.

The "Stills" encoder did not produce any distributed frames if the frame count was smaller then the distribution count.

The "Stills" encoder did not produce any interlaced frames source height was not divisible by 4.

The "DVD-iso" encoder accidentally created an extra audio stream.

The "DVD-iso" encoder would sometimes produce wrong color range.

The wrong "mixdown.avs" was distributed with the 0.8.0 release.

What's new in version 0.8.0?

20.03.2017

Important notice:

FFAStrans now use the AviSynth+ branch as default AviSynth. You might need to install the "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015"-package" to get it working.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145

The "MP4"-encoder has changed name to "H.264" and the MPEG4 codec is no longer selectable in the node. It will still work with earlier "MP4"-nodes where MPEG4 is selected.



NEW: String, number and file functions. Use functions to manipulate strings or/and numbers in the "Conditional" and "Populate variables" nodes.

Populate variable with text from file



Check if files exists



Use regular expressions to extract text



Replace string with string



Force upper/lower case



Check string/number validity



Add/remove leading/trailing characters



Capitalize Text



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NEW node: "Hold". Syncronizes workflow, wait for a specified amount of time or wait for specific file(s).

NEW node: "HTTP communicate". Sends a text string to an URL and save reply in user variables.

NEW: Encoders will now use 64 bit encoding when possible.

NEW: Host inclusion/exclusion in any workflow: Dedicate specific host to specific workflows

NEW: Passive mode: Run the FFAStrans manager without acting as a transcoder. See main help.

NEW: Set your own custom names on processor nodes.

NEW: Add easily viewable description to your workflows.

NEW: Shut down entire farms from a single host.

NEW: 64 bit AviSynth mode in the "A/V Media"-decoder.

NEW: Rewritten audio layout method on all encoders which adds support for many different configurations. See encoder help for more info.

Improvements on the quality of standards conversion across all production encoders.

Single click on a workflow now brings it up immediately. No more need to double-click.

Added: Expand/collapse all folders in the "Workflows"-pane.

Added: Filter aborted jobs in status monitor.

Added: Job start time column for ongoing jobs in status window

Added: Resize options and x,y offest in the "Watermark"-filter.

The %s_source% and %s_success% variables can now be populated with custom data. See variables help for more info.

Added: %s_color_range% variable for the color range of video (full or limited).

Added: %s_color_prim% for color primaries, %s_color_trans% for transfer characteristics and %s_color_space% for color space.

Added: Scene-change extraction and deinterlace option in the "Stills"-encoder.

FFAStrans will now remember and set the last selected workflow upon startup.

"Check for growing files" are now moved to the node level of "Folder" and "FTP"-monitors properties.

Added: Option to omit exit code in the "Command executor"-node.

Added: Large workflow name in editor for better visual. It will also light up red on usaveded workflow changes.

Added: Option to dispel job instance on failed conditional evaluation.

Added: Environment/farming name to the global configuration. Give your FFAStrans installation a personal name.

The "To", "Bc", and "Bcc" fields in "Send E-mail"-node now accepts variables.

The "Command executor"-node and "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder now has larger input areas for easier dealig with long complex commands.

FFAStrans will now try and read the interlacing information in AviSynth scripts and pass it to the %i_interlacing% variable.

The "MP4"-encoder now fully support 10-bit profiles with the x264 codec.

Added the option to set field dominance and video size in the "MP4"-encoder.

Improved general farming reliability.

Fixed some file delivery issues with the "Folder"-delivery node.

Removed all depricated and non working options.

Removed 64 bit ffmpeg option in the "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder. It will now automatically use 64 bit when possible.

The "Generate text file" did not return an error if the file could not be written.

The "DV/DVCPRO"-encoder did not set correctly set the 16:9 flag on mxf files.

The "IMX D-10"-encoder created video that came up green in quicktime.

The file/date variables had month and day switched.

Monitoring root drives like C:\, D:\ etc. did not work.

The "FTP"-delivery node failed to deliver files from recursed folders.

The "Conditional"-node caused FFAStrans to crash when it was run without data.

+ Lots of other fixes and improvements.

What's new in version 0.7.7?

05.10.2016

Added 2 channels and the ability to select 16 and 24 bit audio in the "IMX D-10"-encoder.

The main parent job in branched workflows can now be aborted from status monitor; "Abort parent job"

Aborting all from status window now aborts all current workflows and their branches, not just instances.

Changed the wording of "Abort job" to "Abort job instance"

Improved accuracy on reading start timecode in MXF files and general drop frame timecode handling.

The "Esc" and "Enter/Return" keys will now act as exit/cancle and "Ok"-button in node configuration.

FFAStrans will now display a warning if you try to create a variable locked by FFAStrans.

Fixed a rare bug that caused FFAStrans to crash when adding new nodes.

Workflows would sometimes just stop picking up new files.

Rebuilding history from manager was not working properly.

User variable type "integer" was not set to integer.

The history log file was sometimes created with wrong character encoding causing it to display weird characters.

The MP4 encoder failed when encoding audio only.

The node description field sometimes accidentily popped up when working in the editor area.

The "Create folder"-option in the monitors did not work.

The bmxtranswrap tool was missing from the distribution.

The "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder could fail if both audio and video codec was unticked.

The "A/V Media"-decoder sometimes did not properly decode audio streams holding more than 8 channels.

Checking for growing files in "Folder"-monitor was broken.

What's new in version 0.7.6.1?

27.08.2016

Patch download only!

The "%s_original_path~n%" variable was broken.

The "MP4"-encoder failed on some frame rates (23.98, 29.97, 59.94...)

What's new in version 0.7.6?

19.08.2016

Added 35, 25 and 18 Mbit profiles to the "XDCAM-HD 422"-encoder and changed the name of the node to the more generic "XDCAM HD".

New improved workflow import/export mechanism in XML format (NOT backwards compatible): All associated templates/presets are included.

The workflow list now sort alpahbetically, starting with all folders.

The "Command executor" now tries to pick up the exit code of the executed command. All codes above 0 (zero) will set the state to error.

Added the option to set the output %s_source% variable in "Command executor"-node.

Added progressive to interlaced presets in the "FPS Convertion"-node.

The "Stills"-encoder will now set DPI to 72 on encoded images.

Many improvements in farming reliability.

FFAStrans can now properly supports delivering to paths longer than 255 characters.

Improved detection of some media properties, including start time code.

Cleaned up the context menu in the workflows pane.

User defined node prestes are from now on called "Templates".

The "Populate variables" and "Conditional" nodes caused processors.exe to crash if the expressions started with a dot ".".

Fixed some bugs when evaluating expressions in the "Populate variables" and "Conditional" nodes.

Fixed several bugs when copying, moving, deleting and renaming workflows and folders in the FFAStrans manager.

The "DV/DVCPRO"-encoder was broken when using the "A/V Media"-encoder.

FFAStrans did not return AviSynth errors properly.

Some network files was not always picked up.

The "Remove original from history cache"-option in workflow properties did not work properly.

+ Several other fixes and improvements.

What's new in version 0.7.5?

14.06.2016

Huge speedimprovements on picking up files form VERY large monitored folder structures.

File deliveries and localizations now show progress in prosentage. This step will now also support aborting from the status monitor.

Transcoding now show percentage and speed (realtive to playback frame rate) in the status monitor.

Added option to the "Create text file"-node for appending text to existing file.

Added option to the "Create text file"-node for setting source to text file. The text file will now become the input source to a subsequent node.

Improved the "Timecode"-filter visuals.

Improved accuracy in detecting frames per second and length of media in frames.

Improved general reliability in all monitors and growing file detection.

Fixed some faulty logic in the node execution method.

Several input fields in filter nodes did not accept variables input.

The "Run on" days in workflow configuration was not drawn correctly. Broken in 0.7.2.

FFAStrans crashed when copying processor nodes to an empty workflow.

The variable drop-down menu in "Populate variables" sometimes skipped the first variable instance.

Documentation was missing for the "Create text file"-node.

Removed the somewhat obscure "Thoroughness" option. It once had purpose but not anymore.

Removed the "Remove from location" option. It is no business of FFAStrans to have an inbuilt option to delete original files.

+ Other minor fixes and improvements.

What's new in version 0.7.2?

12.04.2016

Added the variables %i_v_first% and %i_a_first% for the first video and audio stream number.

Added the option to mux P2 content from the "Panasonic P2"-monitor to MOV.

Processor node setup windows now appear right beneath the node box.

Fixed a bug that caused user variables to not get populated with strings.

Fixed another bug in the "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder that made it fail when no extension was specified.

Fixed an issue that caused some of the nodes to not warn when leaving without saving preset.

The "Panasonic P2" and "Canon XF" monitores sometimes choked on paths with "strange" unicode characters.

Several message boxes was not set as topmost window causing them sometimes to "disappear".

What's new in version 0.7.1?

31.03.2016

NEW node: Send mail.

The "Command executor"-node now tries to output stdout and stderr to status monitor.

Added "FFAStrans" variables "%s_prev_node%" for the name of the previous node and "%s_error%" for the last error message/state.

Removed the annoying "You have badly formated variables!" warning introduced in 0.7.0.

Audio layout was not saved in the "DNxHD"-encoder.

The "MP4"-encoder did not properly set start TC from original media.

Fixed a bug in the "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder when using media variables.

The "Select none" in workflow-editor was not enabled correctly.

Fixed some metadata issues with the encoders.

What's new in version 0.7.0 beta?

07.03.2016

NEW: Extensive set of file and media properties variables.

NEW: Easily insert and autoselect variables in supported input fields.

NEW: Create user variables and statics.

NEW node: Conditional decision making.

NEW node: Populate user variables.

NEW node: Generate text files.

Improved new file detection reliability.

Added 16:9/4:3 option to the IMX-D10 encoder.

Several FTP improvements and bug fixes. Also added passive mode.

Added 4:2:0 restriction to the "MP4"-encoder for increased compatibility.

You can now enable/disable monitors in a workflow.

Status monitor now remember last used column width.

The "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder no longer require an extension input.

Deprecated the AviSynth multithreading option. It has never really worked well.

The "Remove from history"-option in the workflow setup was wrongfully removed in 0.6.1. It's back and renamed to "Remove original from history cache".

Fix: In some rare occasions, certain processor nodes got corrupted when copying them.

Fix: Decoding issue when the "A/V Media"-decoder node was not the first media processor in a workflow.

Fix: The "Transwrap"-option in the "DVD iso-file"-encoder was broken.

Fix: A bug that made FFAStrans exit if leaving an unsaved "Custom AviSynth-script"-preset.

Fix: Several slider problems on various nodes.

Fix: Disabling and enabling grid caused the FFAStrans manager to crash.

Fix: A bug sometimes caused the status monitor to lose its history pane.

Fix: Deleting workflows from context menu did not work

+ Other minor fixes and improvements.

What's new in version 0.6.5?

10.01.2016

FFAStrans created orphaned files in C: that never should been there.

The video bitrate slider in the "MP4"-encoder was broken.

Running workflow jobs was wrongfully aborted when exiting FFAStrans.

Running workflows got stuck in memory if exiting FFAStrans without stopping them.

If logging was turned on, the log size path size kept on growing without being cleaned.

What's new in version 0.6.4?

01.01.2016

Added several new option to the "MP4"-encoder like profile, audio channels, quality++.

The "MP4"-encoder has now interlaced aware encoding.

The "FPS Conversion"-filter now does interlaced aware conversion.

Fixed another issue where orphaned jobs got stuck in the status monitor.

Fixed yet another critical bug that sometimes caused FFAStrans to deliver wrong content in a branched workflow with filters.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans to crash when connecting nodes and zooming at the same time.

Fixed a variable bug that caused %original_folder% not to work.

Importand update to version 0.6.3

21.12.2015

Fixed a critical bug that sometimes made the job executor crash. Please re-download latest if you have this issue.

What's new in version 0.6.3?

18.12.2015

Improved resource efficiency and user feedback.

Fixed a critical "Panasonic P2"-monitor bug that made it crash.

Fixed a critical bug that sometimes caused FFAStrans to deliver wrong content in a branched workflow with filters.

Fixed an issue where sometimes failed jobs were wrongfully treated as successful.

Fixed some "XDCAM-HD 422" scan type and frame rate issues.

Fixed an issue where orphaned jobs got stuck in the status monitor.

Deprecated "Backup original" and "Copy failed" options in workflow properties. Use the "Command executor"-node as replacement.

What's new in version 0.6.2?

12.12.2015

NEW: DV/DVCPRO encoder.

NEW: Bypass processor nodes in workflows.

Fixed a critical bug that sometimes caused FFAStrans to deliver wrong content in a multi encoding workflow.

Added audio bit depth and audio layout to the "Avid DNxHD"-encoder.

Added 200 Mbit class to the "AVC-Intra"-encoder.

FFAStrans now checks for available storage before running jobs and notify the user in the status monitor if it's too low.

Fixed a snapping issue when some processors was outside visible area.

+ Other minor fixes and enhancements.

What's new in version 0.6.1?

24.11.2015

NEW: Copy and paste processor nodes.

Added several new options to the "DVD iso-file"-encoder like audio codec and bitrate, output filetype and field dominance.

Added "Deny folders" in the "Folder"-monitor.

Removed the "Delete original" feature from workflows. Please look at the "Command executor" help for replacement functionality.

"Panasonic P2" monitor now properly support spanned disk. Check help for more info.

"Panasonic P2" did not handle clips with only 2 audio tracks.

Added a "Workfows" title bar.

Copying text into description field did not work.

+ Other minor fixes.

What's new in version 0.6.0?

08.11.2015

FFAStrans is now Windows 10 certified.

FFAStrans was accidentally compiled as 64 bit.

The variables button "V" and several other help screens did not work.

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused processor node labels to not display properly.

Fixed a bug that caused the editor background to sometimes change color into a dark grey.

The status monitor did not properly restore after minimizing on the task bar.

What's new in version 0.6.0beta3?

01.11.2015

Fixed several file/folder request issues.

Fixed a "Panasonic P2"-monitor bug introduced in 0.6.0b2.

The "Custom AviSynth script"-filter no longer throws an error if no valid .avs file is the source.

FFAStrans did not properly register deleted connections in the current workflow.

Fixed an error that caused "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder to create faulty preset.

What's new in version 0.6.0beta2?

26.10.2015

Accidentally registered the short keys Shift+UP and Shift+Down for zooming in the workflow editor, as system global.

The "YouTube"-decoder no longer throws an error if no valid URL is found. It just forward the source to the next processor.

Fixed several other issues with the "YouTube"-decode processor.

The FFAStrans icon failed to show on the Windows Taskbar.

A console window (that shouldn't be there....) opened when submitting file to workflow.

FFAStrans crashed when zooming in an empty workflow.

What's new in version 0.6.0beta?

24.10.2015

PREVIOUS RELEASES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WORKFLOWS CREATED USING THIS VERSION (0.6.0). Also note that you should make a copy of your current FFAStrans folder prior to using this beta.

New: Completely rewritten workflow designer:

Create advanced, modular, node based workflows.



Easy to use graphical interface for inserting, moving, deleting, zooming and drawing connections.



Connect as many processor nodes as you like.



Snap processor nodes to grid for a tidy layout or move them freely.



Color coded processor types and connections.



Have FFAStrans automatically arrange your workflow layout.



Set individual descriptions to each processor node.



Set each processor node to execute on success, error or any outcome.



Manually submit files to any processor within a workflow.



Arrange workflows in bins/folders.



Import and export workflows.

Changed the "Command executor" to a global processor under the new "Other"-family. May now be used at any stage of the workflow which makes it a very powerful processor when using variables.

Deprecated the "Use original"-option in the "Folder"-delivery processor. Use the variable "%original_path%" instead.

The "Suffix" and "Prefix" labels in the "Folder" and "FTP"-processors was swapped.

Fixed several reliability issues with the "Canon XF" and "Panasonic P2"-monitors. Also, they now produce muxed MXF-output, in addition to retaining creation date and time code of original source.

Changed wording from "CPU usage" in configuration to "Max active jobs", which is more descriptive of this feature.

"Custom FFmpeg"-encoder did not properly deal with pipe "|" characters.

The "Media Distributor" did not work as expected.

+ fixed other program and documentation issues.

What's new in version 0.5.2?

26.07.2015

Support for selecting multiple files to submit manually.

Added filter in monitor for showing "Success" or failed files.

FFAStrans will now trigger new jobs according to priority setting in each workflow.

Added the variable %recursed_path% to preserve the recursed path from the monitor.

Added the variables %YD% numeric day of year and %WD% for numeric day of week.

Expanded pad and crop settings to max 8000.

Fixed an error in "YouTube"-decoder where it sometimes did not download the best quality.

Fixed some problems with using path-variables in conjunction with FTP-Delivery.

+ Other minor bugfixes.

What's new in version 0.5.1?

06.06.2015

Full unicode support.

Improved monitoring reliability .

FFAStrans no longer depends on ffmbc for creating XDCAM-HD 422 and IMX-D10 files.

FFAStrans now adds "Encoded date/creation_time"-metadata to all encoded media.

Improved some error feedback when encoding fails.

Backup folder did not work as expected.

Fixed a serious bug in the "AVC-Intra 50/100"-encoder when encoding media without audio.

Fixed an fps conversion issue with the "AVC-Intra 50/100"-encoder.

Fixed a rare inconsistency bug when cleaning up file history.

Fixed a problem with detecting some color spaces.

What's new in version 0.5.0?

21.05.2015

Enhanced preliminary unicode support.

Fixed a bug when using "Localize file" in "FTP" and "Folder" monitors.

Removed old legacy function that created a hard coded folder structure when backing up orignal

Added missing xvidcore.dll for the ffmbc executable.

Fixed ffmbc-crash when using cores > 16.

Fixed an error dealing with 0 (zero) channel audio streams.

Fixed a drop frame time code conversion issue.

Fixed an interlace-bug in the "IMX D-10" encoder.

Other minor bug-fixes.

What's new in version 0.5.0beta2 ?

23.04.2015

Fixed a bug when selecting folder to copy faild jobs that caused FFAStrans to crash.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans main and monitor window to sometimes open incorrectly.

Fixed a bug that caused the in-program help scroller to not work properly.

Fixed an issue with detecting drop-frame time code.

Fixed a variable bug in "Custom FFmpeg"-encoder.

Fixed an audio routing bug when using "Audio Channel Mapper"-filter.

Fixed color conversion issues on several encoders.

Fixed several issues regarding encoding without the "A/V Decoder".

What's new in version 0.5.0beta ?

11.04.2015

New monitor:Panasonic P2.

New monitor:Canon XF.

New encoder:AVC-Intra 50/100.

New encoder:Avid DNxHD with option to deliver straight to Avid projects.

Added option to drop extension on "FTP" and "Folder" delivery.

Added the variable variant "%original_path~ n %" for retrieveing parent folder names.

%" for retrieveing parent folder names. Added the variable "%m_tc_start%" for start time code of original media.

Added the option to use original media start time code as source and force FPS in the "Timecode" filter.

FFAStrans now preserves start time code of original media throughout the encoding process.

FFAStrans main window and monitor now remembers last window postion and size.

Rewamped the guis so that they don't flicker when resizing.

Fixed a "Command Executor"-bug so that it now show console output.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans to halt when closing a new workflow without saving.

Fixed a bug when using custom fps in the "FPS Converter" filter.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans to fail when cleaning history from inaccessible paths.

Fixed another cleaning issue with empty work folders.

Fixed inconsistent variable handling.

What's new in version 0.4.1?

28.12.2014

Updated FFmpegSource which gives major speed and decoding benefits.

Much reduced idle CPU usage.

All Nodes in a FFAStrans farm will now automatically update when new workflows are added, deleted or changed.

Added "Aborting job..." notification in monitor when aborting jobs.

Added the folder variable "%original_folder%". This is the original path without drive/UNC.

All monitors will now discard 0 (zero) byte files.

"YouTube"-decoder is no longer restricted to YouTube. Check out http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html for complete list.

Fixed a bug where moving processors up and down in workflow configuration did not work.

Fixed a bug that caused duplicated worflows to have incorrect configurations.

Fixed a bug that caused FFAStrans to clean up job history list incorrectly.

Fixed a rare problem with jobs not exiting properly.

Several other minor bug fixes and improvements

What's new in version 0.4.0?

13.10.2014

Added a note reminder on the "Custom FFmpeg" encoder to add "Channel Mapper".

Added option to keep job work directory upon job completion.

Improved cleaning up of orphaned files created by FFAStrans.

Fixed an error where removing files from history did not properly work when deleting originals.

Fixed an error where sometimes audio channels was not properly detected.

Moved "Use multithreading in AviSynth" and "Show aberration on success" to the "Special" tab in "Workflow setup".

Various other small bug fixes.

What's new in version 0.4.0beta2 ?

14.09.2014

Fixed error where submitting files without any monitors did not work.

Fixed error where manually submitted files some times did not complete when restarting FFAStrans while processing.

Fixed inconsistency when switching between "Mbit" and "Kbit" presets in "Custom FFmpeg" encoder.

Fixed weird default preset in "Custom FFmpeg" encoder.

When copying or creating new workflows their status would not update until FFAStrans was restarted.

Added some new file name user variables.

Fixed error where "Command executor" did not correctly parse output variables.

Improved automatic handling of some difficult files in the "A/V Decoder". Note that this is a BETA version and thus you should make a copy of your current FFAStrans folder.

What's new in version 0.4.0beta ?

13.08.2014

NEW: Multiple instances of multiple workflows

NEW: Support for multiple monitors in workflows

NEW: Resource control

NEW: Abort jobs from monitor

NEW: Colors to distinguish between workflow statuses + progress bar in monitor

NEW: Jobs can continue after reboot or FFAStrans restart

MUCH enhanced transcoding farm capabilities

Logging workflows for debugging to file now works

Several other bugfixes, improvements and optimizations. All previous non working options has been removed Note that this is a BETA version and thus you should make a copy of your current FFAStrans folder.

What's new in version 0.3.1.5 ?

30.05.2014

New delivery: FTP

Fixed a distribution error from the previous release.

What's new in version 0.3.1.2 ?

08.05.2014

Fixed an critical error with encoders that did not process audio when using the "A/V Media" decoder.

What's new in version 0.3.1.1 ?

06.05.2014

Fixed a stupid bug in FTP Monitor which caused it to display an array for testing purposes.

What's new in version 0.3.1 ?

04.05.2014

Creating sequence from "Stills" encoder now works.

Added some options to decide how to extract frames in "Stills" encoder.

When creating a new workflow you will now start by creating a name for it.

XDCAM-HD encoder now works without the "A/V Decoder".

All encoders now properly map any audio configuration without the "A/V Decoder".

Improved built in scalers in IMX-D10 and XDCAM-HD encoders so they are now that of broadcast quality (at the cost of speed).

What's new in version 0.3.0beta ?

01.02.2014

LOTS of fixes and improvements. Too many to mention.

Some basic documentation

New monitor: FTP

New decoder: DOS Command executor

New filters: Audio channel mapper, Color and levels conversion

New encoder: XDCAM-HD 422

No separate AviSynth installation required

Global support for system and time/date variables

Supports 32 audio channels.

Basic support for setting up transcoding farms.

Projects from previous versions should be compatible with 0.3.0.b but note that the concept of "Projects" has been changed to "Workflows". You should therefore move you projects to the "Workflows" folder.