Software Release Notes 5 June, 2009

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1 Software Release Notes 5 June, 2009 VERSION 4.0.RC9 Copyright 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Previous Version: 3.5 RC2 Background This document accompanies the ClipStoreMXc System Software from the Abekas FTP download site. This new software is used to update the main operating software in the ClipStoreMXc Digital Disk Recorder. Your ClipStoreMXc MUST have V4.0 software or higher in order to install V4.0 Software. This V4.0 Software release contains software bug fixes and new features (see page 23 for a listing). The FPGA firmware on the Sequoia Video/Key/Audio board MUST also be updated to Version 4434 in order to use V4.0 Software. Please refer to the Installation instructions below. Be sure to read this entire document before starting, to make sure you understand the procedure. The firmware and software installation procedure will take approximately minutes to perform with a fast (DSL) internet connection; longer with slower internet connection. PDF Active Links Open the original PDF file for this document on the ClipStoreMXc itself while it s connected to the Internet; this will make updating MUCH easier, since the underlined links provided in this document (which download software components) can be clicked for immediate access to the given web page. You can also click on references to Page n throughout the document, and click on the square symbol ( ) in each section title to navigate back to the Table of Contents. Table of Contents The main sections of this document include: Microsoft DirectX Software Update... Page 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Software Update... Page 3 Microsoft Windows XP Security Updates... Page 10 Sun Java Software Update... Page 11 Apple QuickTime 7 Software Update... Page 13 V4.0 Software Installation... Page 14 V4434 FPGA Firmware Installation... Page 17 New Features & Enhancements... Page 22 Software Bug Fixes... Page 23 Known Software Bugs & Issues... Page 25 Short of Time? Fast Update If you re in a time crunch, and must have the new features of V4.0 software in a hurry, you may temporarily skip the first five updates listed above, and just install the new V4434 firmware and V4.0 software. But be sure to come back at a later time to perform all five updates: Microsoft DirectX, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft WindowsXP Security, Sun Java and Apple QuickTime 7. Skip ahead to the V4.0 Software Installation on page 14 to perform only the firmware and software updates; these two updates should take less than 10 minutes to perform. Continued on next page

2 Microsoft DirectX Software Installation / Update The operation of the new ClipStoreMXc software requires installation (if your ClipStoreMXc has never had a software update) or an update to the Microsoft DirectX software component. This software is required to run the Viewer application in the ClipStoreMXc. 1. Ensure the ClipStoreMXc is connected to the Internet. 2. Download the DirectX Software Web Installer: Perform the following steps from the ClipStoreMXc itself in the IE web browser. HINT: If this PDF document is opened in the ClipStoreMXc itself, then the link provided in step (B) below will be an active link that you can click to navigate to the web page. A. Launch Internet Explorer (if it s not already open). B. Point the web browser to the following URL on the Microsoft web site: C. On the Internet DirectX Download web page, click the Download button to Validate and Download the new DirectX: D. After validation, follow the on-screen directions to download and install the latest version of the DirectX software. Reboot the ClipStoreMXc when prompted to do so. END OF PROCEDURE Continue with next Procedure Page 2 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

3 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Software Update NOTE: Check the version of Internet Explorer web browser in your ClipStoreMXc (click Help then About Internet Explorer in the menu toolbar); it may already be at Version 8 or above. If the browser is at version 6, then perform the entire update procedure. If it s already at Version 8, you will still want to verify the configuration; skip ahead to step (3) below Configure Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Browser. Several security and operational enhancements have been made to the Internet Explorer web browser version 8; it s highly recommended to upgrade the web browser inside ClipStoreMXc. The most important feature added to this updated browser is Tabbed Browsing, which allows several web pages to be opened in a single browser window. For ClipStoreMXc, this means the Import/Export UI window can now open in a new tab inside the same Internet Explorer window as the main NetPanel UI. 1. Ensure the ClipStoreMXc is connected to the Internet. 2. Download the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Web Installer: Perform the following steps from the ClipStoreMXc itself in the IE web browser. HINT: If this PDF document is opened in the ClipStoreMXc itself, then the link provided in step (B) below will be an active link that you can click to navigate to the web page. A. Launch Internet Explorer (if it s not already open). B. Point the web browser to the following URL on the Microsoft Internet Explorer web site: C. On the Internet Explorer 8 Download web page, click the button to install: D. After validation, follow the on-screen directions to download and install the latest version of the Internet Explorer 8 software. Reboot the ClipStoreMXc when prompted to do so. Continued on next page Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 3 of 25

4 E. After updating and restarting the ClipStoreMXc, a screen will appear to let you choose the basic setup items in the browser: Select the Keep my current default search provider checkbox. Select the Turn on Automatic Phising Filter checkbox. Select the Submit button at the bottom. 3. Configure Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Browser. After Internet Explorer 8 has been installed on the ClipStoreMXc, configure the IE8 for optimum performance with ClipStoreMXc: A. Configure the Home Page of Internet Explorer: Select the Tools menu (top arrow in illustration). Select Internet Options item from the pop-up menu that appears (bottom arrow in illustration). In the Internet Options window that appears, select the General tab (this should be automatically selected). In the Home page entry field, type the following two lines of text (as shown by the top arrow in the illustration): Click the Apply button (if it s presented). B. Configure the Tabbed Browsing features of Internet Explorer: Also in the Internet Options window, click the Settings button within the Tabs section of the window (shown by the arrow): Continued on next page Page 4 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

5 In the Tabbed Browsing Settings window that appears, select the FOUR checkbox items, and the TWO radio buttons, as shown here. Click the OK button when finished. C. Configure the Browsing history settings of Internet Explorer: In the Internet Options window, click the Settings button within the Browsing history section of the window (shown by the arrow): In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settins window that appears: Click the Every time I visit the webpage radio button (shown by the top arrow in this illustration): WARNING: The above setting is VERY IMPORTANT; failure to select this radio button will cause incorrect behavior of some of the softkeys in the NetPanel user interface! Enter the value of 250 in the Disk space to use entry field (shown by the middle arrow). Click the OK button to finish (shown by bottom arrow): Continued on next page Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 5 of 25

6 D. Configure the Fonts features of Internet Explorer: In the Internet Options window, click the Fonts button within the Appearance section of the window (as shown by the arrow): In the Fonts window that appears, click to select: Tahoma for Webpage font Courier New for Plain text font Click the OK button when finished. E. Configure the Underline Links features of Internet Explorer: In the Internet Options window, select the Advanced tab (as shown by the arrow): In the Settings section of the window, scroll down about ¼ of the way down the list, to expose the Underline links item. Click the Hover radio button, as shown here: Click the OK button when finished. Continued on next page Page 6 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

7 F. Configure the Text Size for the pages displayed in the browser: In the browser window, select the Page button (as shown by the top arrow): In the pop-up menu that appears, select the Text Size item; Then click on the Smaller setting. G. Reveal the Links toolbar in the browser: Just below the Live Search entry area, RIGHT-CLICK the mouse in the gray bar; this presents a pop-up menu; Click on the Links item to place a checkmark next to it; this will reveal the Links selection bar: H. Delete the Customize Links item: RIGHT-CLICK on the Customize Links item in the Links toolbar: In the pop-up menu that appears, click the Delete item. Click the YES button that appears in the confirmation window. I. Update the pathway to the ClipStore User Guide Link RIGHT-CLICK on the ClipStore UserGuide item in the Links toolbar: In the pop-up menu that appears, click the Properties item. Continued on next page Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 7 of 25

8 Click the Find Target button in the window that appears: (Quickly) Click the Browse button in the Missing Shortcut window that appears. If this window disappears before you can click the Browse button, the repeat step I above. In the Open window that appears, click the My Computer icon in the left edge of the window; Then click on the Local Disk (C:) item at the top of the list; Then click on the Open button at the bottom of the window. In the next screen, DOUBLE-CLICK the Program Files folder. Continued on next page Page 8 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

9 In the next screen, DOUBLE-CLICK the Abekas folder. In the next screen, DOUBLE-CLICK the ClipStore folder. In the next screen, scroll down the list of files, and DOUBLE-CLICK the ClipStoreUserGuide.pdf file. This will close this window. In the ClipStore UserGuide Properties window, change the Start in: item to be: C:\Program Files\Abekas\ClipStore HINT: (just remove the MXc from the end of the text string). Click the OK button. Click the ClipStore UserGuide PDF link (as seen in step I on page 7 above). Make sure the PDF file now opens. If the file does not open, then repeat this procedure starting with step I on page 7 above. END OF PROCEDURE Continue with next Procedure Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 9 of 25

10 Microsoft Windows XP Security Updates Since you ve got the ClipStoreMXc connected to the Internet for the software updates, now is a good time to install any outstanding WindowsXP Security updates. 1. Ensure the ClipStoreMXc is connected to the Internet. 2. Download the WindowsXP Security Updates Web Installer: Perform the following steps from the ClipStoreMXc itself in the IE web browser. HINT: If this PDF document is opened in the ClipStoreMXc itself, then the link provided in step (B) below will be an active link that you can click to navigate to the web page. A. Launch Internet Explorer (if it s not already open). B. Point the web browser to the following URL on the Microsoft web site: C. On the Microsoft Update web page, click the Express button to check for updates: D. After validation, follow the on-screen directions to download and install the latest security updates. Reboot the CPU when prompted to do so. E. Repeat the above procedure until no more Express updates are required. Depending on the vintage of your ClipStoreMXc, and the number of previous updates installed, this may require two or more rounds of updates. NOTE: There is NO need to perform any Custom updates. END OF PROCEDURE Continue with next Procedure Page 10 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

11 Sun Java Software Update The operation of the new ClipStoreMXc software requires an update to the Sun Java-2 software component. This software is required to run the NetPanel application in the ClipStoreMXc. 1. Ensure the ClipStoreMXc is connected to the Internet. 2. Download the Java Software Web Installer: Perform the following steps from the ClipStoreMXc itself in the IE web browser. HINT: If this PDF document is opened in the ClipStoreMXc itself, then the link provided in step (B) below will be an active link that you can click to navigate to the web page. A. Launch Internet Explorer (if it s not already open). B. Point the web browser to the following URL on the Sun Java web site: C. If prompted to do so, click the button in the web page: D. Follow the on-screen directions to download and install the latest version of the Java-2 software. If the Java software is up-todate, then you will not need to re-install the software. E. DECLINE the offer to install any other software, such as the Google Toolbar or Open Source programs; if these checkboxes are presented, please UNCHECK them. This toolbar is NOT needed for operation of the ClipStoreMXc. 3. Configure Java Control Panel. After Java has been updated on the ClipStoreMXc, configure the Java Control Panel for optimum performance with ClipStoreMXc: A. Open the Java Control Panel: In the LOWER LEFT CORNER of the Windows XP Taskbar, hover the mouse cursor over the Java coffee cup icon (as shown in the circle in this illustration), then right-click the mouse. This presents a pop-up menu; click the Open Control Panel item in the list. Continued on next page Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 11 of 25

12 B. Turn OFF the Temporary Internet Files option in the Java Control Panel: Click the Settings button in the Temporary Internet Files section of the window: The Temporary Files Settings window is presented; Click the Keep temporary files on my computer checkbox to turn this feature OFF (unchecked). Click the Delete Files button. The Delete Temporary Files window is presented; Ensure both checkboxes are selected, and then click the OK button. In the Temporary Files Settings window, click the OK button. C. Close the Java Control Panel window: Click the OK button. END OF PROCEDURE Continue with next Procedure Page 12 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

13 Apple QuickTime Software Update The operation of the new ClipStoreMXc software requires an update to the Apple QuickTime software component. This software is required to run the Import/Export application in the ClipStoreMXc. 1. Ensure the ClipStoreMXc is connected to the Internet. 2. Download the Apple QuickTime Software Web Installer: Perform the following steps from the ClipStoreMXc itself in the IE web browser. HINT: If this PDF document is opened in the ClipStoreMXc itself, then the link provided in step (B) below will be an active link that you can click to navigate to the web page. A. Launch Internet Explorer (if it s not already open). B. Point the web browser to the following URL on the Apple QuickTime web site: C. On the QuickTime 7 Download web page, select/de-select the first three items shown in the illustration below. D. Click the button. WARNING: Installing i-tunes will affect peak performance of the ClipStoreMXc and will void the product warranty!. E. Follow the on-screen directions to download and install the latest version of the QuickTime 7 software. NOTE: The $29.99 upgrade to QuickTime 7 Pro is NOT required! F. After this update is finished, you may DELETE the QuickTime Player shortcut that is placed on the computer desktop. END OF PROCEDURE Continue with next Procedure Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 13 of 25

14 V4.0 Software Installation 1. Download the Executable Software Installation file from the Abekas web site: A. If you have not done so already, download the V4.0 Software ZIP file from the download page on the Abekas FTP site, which is accessible from the following folder on the Abekas FTP site: ftp://ftp.abekas.com/abekas_products/clipstoremxc/software/latest_sw/ 2. Copy the Software and FPGA Update files to the ClipStoreMXc desktop: A. Copy the V4.0 Software executable file onto the ClipStoreMXc desktop: B. Copy the 4434 FPGA.zip folder onto the ClipStoreMXc desktop: 3. Before continuing, QUIT ALL APPLICATIONS that are running on the ClipStoreMXc, and TURN OFF ANY EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO THE RS422 SERIAL PORTS (i.e. the Lance TDC-100). 4. Run the Executable Software Installation file. A. QUIT ALL APPLICATIONS that are running on the ClipStoreMXc, including HeidiEdit and Internet Explorer. B. Double-click the ClipStoreMXc 4.0RC9.exe software icon to run the installation program. Double-Click to Launch C. After briefly extracting and preparing the files, an InstallShield Wizard appears, as shown here: Continued on next page Page 14 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

15 D. A License Agreement appears. Read over the entire agreement, scrolling down the screen as necessary. E. If you agree to the terms, click the button to continue. F. Make sure the Repair radio button is selected. G. Click the button to continue. H. The InstallShield Wizard will show the installation progress. The installation will complete in less than a minute. I. In SOME cases (not always), a ReadOnly File Detected window may appear. If this happens, select: Don t display this message again checkbox. J. Click the button to continue. Continued on next page Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 15 of 25

16 K. When the software installation is complete, the Maintenance Complete screen will appear, as shown. L. Click the button to continue. M. On the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, make sure the: No, I will restart my computer later. radio button is selected: N. Click the button to continue. O. DO NOT TURN OFF OR RESTART ClipStoreMXc yet. P. Continue with FPGA update on the following page. (Do NOT reboot ClipStoreMXc CPU yet!) END OF PROCEDURE Continue with next Procedure Page 16 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

17 FPGA Firmware Installation After updating to V4.0 Software, you MUST also update the FPGA firmware on the Sequoia Video/Key/Audio board for proper operation of the ClipStoreMXc. 1. Extract the FPGA Firmware Update files A. RIGHT-CLICK on the 4434 FPGA.ZIP compressed folder that you previously copied to the desktop. B. Select the Extract All item in the pop-up menu: C. The Extraction Wizard window appears. D. Then click the button. E. In the following screen, click the button: Continued on next page Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 17 of 25

18 F. The Select a destination. window appears. G. Click the Desktop item at the top of the list: H. Click the button to continue: I. In the Extraction Wizard window that appears, click the button to continue: J. In the Extraction Wizard window, click the checkbox for the Show extracted files item so it s unchecked: K. Click the button. A folder named 4434 will be extracted to the desktop (see next step). Page 18 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

19 2. Execute the FPGA Firmware Update Once started, the firmware update process is completely automatic. There are three phases to this automatic firmware update process: Old Firmware Erase; New Firmware Write; Automatic System Power-Down. WARNING! ONCE YOU BEGIN THIS FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCESS, DO NOT MANUALLY TURN OFF POWER TO THE CLIPSTOREMXc; IF YOU DO, THE VIDEO/AUDIO BOARD WILL BE RENDERED USELESS! A. RIGHT-CLICK on the 4434 compressed folder that was extracted onto the desktop. B. Select the Open item in the pop-up menu: A. Double-click the program.cmd item to launch the FPGA Install Script: B. The WINDOWS System32\cmd.exe window opens and automatically executes the firmware update process; the status of the firmware update is shown: AUTO STEP 1 Old FPGA firmware is Erased, which takes about two and a half minutes to complete. Continued on next page

20 C. AUTO STEP 2 New FPGA firmware is Written (shown as Completion, percent: ): This process takes about one minute to complete. D. AUTO STEP 3 ClipStoreMXc is powered OFF: The power-off occurs after 3 seconds. E. Wait 15 seconds with power OFF. (WAIT 15 SECONDS with Power OFF) F. Power ON the ClipStoreMXc. POWER ON ClipStoreMXc 3. Verify the FPGA Firmware and Software Versions After the V4.0 Software and 4434 FPGA have been successfully updated, please verify the installation. A. The HeidiEdit application will automatically launch, along with Internet Explorer, which displays NetPanel. B. Bring the HeidiEdit status display forward, by clicking on the HeidiEdit icon in the WinXP taskbar. Page 20 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

21 C. Verify the software is Version: V4.0 RC 9 D. and the Sequoia Version: 4434 are indicated. 4. Delete the Software, FPGA files and folder from the Desktop A. You may now DELETE the software executable file, and the FPGA folders from the desktop, as placed in steps 2A and 2B on page OPTIONAL Procedure: SPECIAL NOTE In some cases, the Windows Startup folder may have TWO HeidiEdit icons and/or two ClipStoreViewerMX icons after installing V4.0 software. Be sure to check the Startup folder to make sure there is only ONE of each of these icons: A. Click the START button in the Taskbar. B. Click the All Programs item. C. Click the Startup folder. D. Make sure there is only ONE HeidEdit icon and only ONE ClipStoreViewerMX icon. E. If there are multiple copies of either icon, then delete the duplicate icon by RIGHT-clicking on the duplicate icon and selecting the Delete item in the pop-up menu. END OF PROCEDURE Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 21 of 25

22 New Features & Enhancements The following table details the new features in Version 4.0 Software. The table is sorted according to the Feature Type column. # Feature Type Synopsis 1. Import/Export New Features Color Change and minor modification to the Import/Export GUI The color scheme and the overall layout of the Import/Export GUI has been changed and streamlined in the Import/Export GUI to make operations a bit easier and more user-friendly. 2. NetPanel Color Change in NetPanel GUI Some background elements in the GUI which used to be light blue have been changed to medium gray, for better visual appearance. 3. Playback 4. RS422 Control Play Repeat button Loop and Ping-Pong behavior change In the NetPanel GUI, the play repeat button toggles between Repeat OFF, Ping-Pong and Loop settings; another toggle will take it back to the Repeat OFF setting. In version 4.0 software, the toggle of this play repeat button is changed during clip playback, so the user may toggle the Loop or the Play Repeat directly to the Repeat OFF setting. This is most important when the user wishes to toggle OFF the Ping- Pong setting. Before this software change, the user had to toggle the button twice (once to Loop and another to OFF ). With this change, the user now simply clicks the play repeat button once to obtain the OFF setting no matter whether Ping-Pong or Loop is being used. Odetics protocol support The ClipStoreMXc RS422 Slave serial control port now supports Odetics protocol. To select this control protocol: In the NetPanel GUI, click SETUP button. Click the PROTOCOL softkey. Click the ODETICS softkey. The Slave RS422 serial control port now is assigned Odetics protocol. Ensure the external remote control device is also using Odetics protocol. Page 22 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

23 Software Bug Fixes Version 4.0-RC9 Software Release Notes The following table details the bug fixes made in Version 4.0 Software, for the bugs found in Version 3.2 and later versions of software. The table is sorted according to the Bug Type column. # Bug Type Synopsis 1. Auto Edit 2. Bypass 3. Bypass 4. Import / Export 5. Import / Export 6. Import / Export 7. Import / Export 8. Import / Export 9. Import / Export 10. Import / Export 11. Import / Export Software Bug Fixes Auto-Edit into NEW CLIP from VTR to DDR with DDR selected This operation causes the new clip to be created, but the Auto-Edit aborts. Had the VTR been selected, then operation works properly. This bug is repaired; the Auto-Edit creates the new clip and performs the edit. Turn Bypass ON then OFF causes three green flashes on video output This happens even with locked video. This bug is repaired; the video now switches cleanly when Bypass is toggled ON then OFF. Turn Bypass ON then OFF with FIELD mode clip causes clip to seek backward The clip would seek backward by several frames. This bug did not happen in FRAME mode. This bug is repaired; the clip now remains in the same position when Bypass is toggled ON then OFF. Dropping files into Watch Folder with Import Enabled would not activate unless the Re-Import button is clicked. This bug is repaired; the import will begin as soon as the first file is fully copied into the watch folder. Import/Export utility does not always launch properly after ClipStoreMXc power-on The import/export paths cannot be used to navigate to new directories when this hang-up occurs. Must close the Import/Export utility and restart in order to recover. This usually happens after a power-on cycle. This bug is repaired; the Import/Export utility now launches properly. Import of Standard-Definition (SD) QuickTime MOV files broken The import of standard-definition MOV files was broken in an earlier beta release. This bug is repaired; SD MOV files now import properly. Import QuickTime MOV files with strange frame rates would not import Some third-party programs erroneously create MOV files with non-standard frame rates. For example, instead of a 24fps frame rate, the rate is reported in the MOV header as 24.02fps. When the ClipStoreMXc attempts to import such files, the import was aborted. This bug is repaired; the ClipStoreMXc now ignores the frame rate information in the header, and just imports such MOV files. Importing MOV files of 720/23.98p or 720/30p video would have audio not aligned with the video The audio would be mis-aligned with respect to the video. This bug is repaired; the ClipStoreMXc now aligns the audio properly with the imported video. Importing MOV files creates clip that is 1 frame short For example, a 5:00 MOV file creates a clip that is 4:29 in duration. This bug is repaired; the ClipStoreMXc now creates clips with the proper duration. Some MOV imports have H-shifted video This happened in rare circumstances; the video in the clip is shifted horizontally by a large amount. This bug is repaired; the ClipStoreMXc now creates clips without any H-shifts. The Auto Create Format pull-down displays incorrect formats when first used If you then clicked the down arrow, the correct format is displayed. This bug is repaired; the pull-down now displays all correct formats. 12. Import / Export Import of DPX files The import of this file format is now enabled. 13. Import / Export 14. Lance TDC NetPanel 16. Playback If FREEZE is ON when importing files, an error message is generated With FREEZE ON in main NetPanel GUI and an Import operation is performed, an error message was generated in the Import GUI which read: QT: Accelerated Import Error. This bug is repaired; the error message is no longer generated. Multi-Loop from Lance TDC-100: Would loop only one to three times The Multi-Point loop feature from the Lance TDC-100 causes clip playback in the ClipStoreMXc, and it should loop the clip forever; or at least until the Multi-Loop function is turned off. A bug in the ClipStoreMXc caused the looping to halt after one to three loops. This bug is repaired; the ClipStoreMXc will now loop until the TDC-100 operator halts the operation. Running NetPanel on remote computer GUI would not launch With NetPanel running on a remote web browser, the NePanel GUI would sometimes not launch. This bug is repaired; the GUI now launches. Play from Slider position was seeking to start of clip When the NetPanel GUI slider was used to position to a point within the clip, clicking the PLAY button would sometimes seeks to the start of the clip before starting playback. This bug is repaired; so the clip plays from the current slider position, without seeking to the start of the clip. Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 23 of 25

24 # Bug Type Synopsis 17. Playback 18. Playback 19. Playback 20. Playback 21. Playback 22. PBUS 23. PBUS 24. RSH Commands Software Bug Fixes Loop of clip with key track erroneously caused Past End of Key File error message. With a VKA clip loaded (clip with audio and key), and with the LOOP function turned ON, playing the clip past the loop point caused the above error message. This bug is repaired; this error message now does not appear. Ping-Pong playback of VKA clip during FIELD mode would cause clip to Loop instead With a VKA clip loaded (audio and key tracks), with the output mode set to FIELD mode, and the Ping-Pong play repeat enabled, the playback of the clip would actually Loop instead of Ping-Pong. If the clip is in FRAME mode, this bug does not occur. This bug is repaired; the clip now ping-pong repeats during FIELD output mode. Ping-Pong playback when parked at end of clipl With any clip loaded and the Ping-Pong play repeat enabled, the playback of the clip would actually play into black past the end of the clip. The Past End of Audio File error message is also displayed. This bug is repaired; the clip now ping-pong repeats, even when parked on the last frame. Exiting Loop near marked OUT point would replay loop one more time With a clip loaded and IN and OUT points marked and LOOP turned ON, clicking the LOOP button to disable play repeat when clip playback was near the OUT point (within three seconds) would cause the clip to loop one more time before actually exiting the loop play repeat. This bug is repaired; no matter how close to the OUT point the play repeat is turned OFF, the clip will not repeat one more time the clip will play forward to the end of the clip. Ping-Pong playback of FIELD mode clip repeats an extra frame of video at the OUT point With a FIELD-mode clip loaded and IN and OUT points marked and PING-PONG turned ON, there was an extra frame of repeated video at the turn-around OUT point. This bug is repaired; there is now no repeated frame of video. When exporting PBUS registry data, the export stops at item #099. If there are 100 or more items to export, any item above 99 would not export. This bug is repaired; any number of PBUS registry items are now exported. When controlling ClipStoreMXc via PBUS, a timeline play command is sometimes ignored This happens if the clip in ClipStoreMXc has played to its end point before the next play command is issued to ClipStoreMXc. This bug is repaired; the play timeline command is no longer ignored. RSH command for Auto-Edit The bug occurs only when editing from DDR to VTR via RSH command: When the DDR edit IN = ODD Frame#, then Auto Edit Source will be accurate on VTR recording When the DDR edit IN = EVEN Frame#, then Auto Edit Source will be +1 frame on VTR recording This bug is repaired; the Auto-Edit now occurs with frame accuracy. Page 24 of / Abekas, Incorporated Document Revised: 8:26 AM

25 Known Software Bugs & Issues Version 4.0-RC9 Software Release Notes The following table details the known software bugs and issues present in Version 4.0 Software. These bugs may be repaired in a future software release. The table is sorted according to the Bug Type column. # Bug Type Synopsis 1. END Lance TDC LTC Known Bugs and Issues Multi-Point Loop Play from Lance TDC-100 is unsupported Follow the instructions in the TDC-100 Operations Manual to setup a Multi-Point Loop using two registers in the TDC-100 Use FCN 8 to start. Use FCN 9 to play out of the multi-point loop. Notice the clip correctly plays from the Outer IN point thru the Inner loop IN point, and then loops back at the right moment when the Inner OUT point is reached; however, instead of looping back to the Inner IN point as it should, the ClipStoreMXc instead loops back to the Outer IN point. This requires adding Odetics protocol in the ClipStoreMXc to implement this feature. LTC Seek Algorithm is Broken With a clip that contains repeating LTC timecode, a goto or seek operation within the clip should seek to the second, third, fourth, etc. occurrence of the timecode value if the clip is already parked on that given value. For example, if LTC value appears three times in the clip, and the clip is parked at the first physical frame of the clip, the first goto operation to will seek to the first occurrence of While now parked at this first occurrence, performing another goto will seek to the second occurrence; performing another goto will then seek to the third occurrence. If yet another goto is issued, then the disk seeks back to the first occurrence. Since this algorithm is broken, the disk will not seek to the repeated timecode values. 3. Output Mode 23.98psF CineAdd 3:2 Output Mode is unsupported This output mode has been disabled in software. 4. RSH Commands Multi-LOOP command sent via RSH Under certain conditions, the multi-loop RSH command will only repeat the clip playback three times, and then stop. The standard continuous loop command works fine. Document Revised: 8:26 AM 2009 / Abekas, Incorporated Page 25 of 25