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Dragonframe 2025.01 Development

Release Notes

Dragonframe 2025.01.15845

2025.01.15845
* Added setup notes to the axis configuration screen
* Ensure that OSC event addresses get updated as soon as they are edited
* Allow replacement variables in OSC event addresses instead of just in parameters
* Ensure that DMX is 'powered on' when starting to shoot

2025.01.15836
* Correctly handle DMC devices that report no capabilities
* Updated user guide to 2025

2025.01.15832
* Updated exiv2 metadata parser library
* Conform - handle Windows files being temporarily locked
* Improved ARRI Alexa 35 image handling (convert image to rec709 for viewing)
* Windows - add application version information to exe manifest

2025.01.15822
* Added ARRI Alexa 35 file handling
* Added gobo motion control axis definition
* Add move test as a reference layer
* Improved hold-on-still quality to match other high-res proxies

New In 2025.01

  • Improved quality of ‘hold-on-still’ image and do not apply video assist levels to it
  • Fixed playback hitch when reference layers start later in playback
  • Added ARRI Alexa 35 support
  • Windows audio: no longer adjusts master volume of program when changing volume in a workspace
  • Arc: Added option to use a move test as a reference layer
  • Arc: Added ‘gobo’ function for axis. This makes it available in the Cinematography workspace.
  • Arc: dmc-lite enables pull-up resistors for logic-in and e-stop inputs, to simplify wiring

Dragonframe 2024.09 Development

Release Notes

Dragonframe 2024.09.15780

2024.09.15780
* Bumped dmc-lite version number to account for changes

2024.09.15777
* When switching takes, make sure to honor DMX enabled/disabled state
* Fix shape of step signals with dmc-lite sketch (50% square waves)

2024.09.15745
* Handles lower ISO values for iPhone
* Added Canon 'lens barrel failure' detection

2024.09.15734
* Added 'METER+SHUTTER' test trigger
* Speed up time to shoot from external trigger (such as DDMX-512)
* Updated user guide

2024.09.15730
* Added Canon EOS R5 Mark II support
* Added Aputure Infinibar P3/P6/P12 definitions
* Added Fiilex Q3 fixture definition
* Arc: DMC Virtual axes can have hardware limits

2024.09.15720
* Potential fix for DDMX not updating lights occasionally

2024.09.15718
* Added Nanlite PavoSlim 60C and 120C fixtures
* Fixed drawing increment positions of first and last ticks.

2024.09.15710
* Arc: Ensure step by keyframes and frames work when in virtuals
* Fixed macOS 10.14/10.15 crash on startup

2024.09.15708
* Arc: Fixed adjustment layer levels not updating program
* Arc: Fixed layer selection slider that was moving reference layers

2024.09.15700
* Added DMX light fixture definitions for Elation KL Profile FC and KL CYC S

2024.09.15698
* Fixed virtual limits (with 4.6.2 or newer DMC fw)

2024.09.15694
* Fixed sluggish digital densitometer

2024.09.15690
* Arc: Added CoreXZ virtualization

2024.09.15688
* Added DF Tether options for Color Space and Video Stabilization

2024.09.15684
* Added real-time camera trigger to DMC-32 and zDMC+/zDMC-16 devices
This can be used to start and stop video recording,
or it can be used to trigger a still camera for every frame of a real-time move

2024.09.15678
* Fixed DMX solo with light fixtures
* Motion control move/dmx upload shows much more granular progress
* Movies are now recorded with "Movie_" prefix instead of "Test_"
* Fixed empty movie file creation with iPhone movie recording

2024.09.15663
* Changed audio codec for most video export formats to resolve static

2024.09.15662
* Movie has separate push-in mask, to account for framing differences
* Fixed frame color tags showing in portrait mode
* The TOGGLE CAMERA hotkey does not include 'excluded' cameras

2024.09.15645
* DMX: Now you can reorder DMX programs
* Reference scene/takes now let you view hi-res proxies
* Increase resize area between x-sheet/guides and animation view

2024.09.15632
* Arc: Added generic warning to motion control b-line move
* Arc: If user exits moco-sync, changes frame number, and re-engages, use the moco stepping dialog instead of b-line dialog
* Audio: Add optional configurable audio latency to account for bluetooth latency
* Reference video player shows the exposure matte when switching to an exposure that is configured for that
* Added preference to disable custom folder icons. Some backup software cannot handle them.
* Added support for OM Systems OM-1 Mark II
* Report error if Sony capture fails due to being in auto-focus mode
* Increment editor: added ping-pong playback (alt/opt-click on loop)
* Increment editor: holds for one second on last tick at the end of playback
* Increment editor: double-clicking the Reset button restores the original straight line
* Drawings: Importing drawings from another scene simply adds those drawings to the new one, instead of replacing

New In 2024.09

  • Camera: Added OM SYSTEM OM-1 MII
  • DF Tether: Added iPhone video stabilization and color space options (ProRes Log)
  • Reference scene/takes now support hi-res proxies
  • Audio: Add ‘latency’ option to try to accommodate for bluetooth latency
  • Increment editor improvements: ping-pong playback, one second pause at end of playback
  • Movies are still stored in test folders but with “Movie_” prefix
  • Movies have a separate push-in mask, to account for framing differences with stills
  • Movie Export now handles anamorphic aspect ratios properly
  • Import: Drawing layers are added instead of replacing old ones
  • DMX: It is possible to rearrange DMX programs
  • Arc: Improved ‘upload move’ progress
  • Arc: special effects rolling capture during slow moco move
  • Arc: Added CoreXY virtualization method

DMC-32/DMC-16/DMC+ Resources

DMC-32 Firmware

zDMC Firmware for DF4+

For DMC-16 or DMC+ with ‘z’ upgrade card. Scene|Connections status shows “zDMC-16” or “zDMC+”.