BorisFX Inc. - Media 100 is pleased to offer Media 100 Version 12.0.2 and Media 100 Producer Version 12.0.2. This release supports Apple Inc. Computers with Intel processors and PowerPC processors. Read these Release Notes before using the software. This document provides up-to-date information about Media 100 Version 12 and Media 100 Producer Version 12 that is not included in other documents. What is New in Media 100 Version 12 and Media 100 Producer Version 12 The following functionality is new to Media 100 Version 12 and Media 100 Producer 12 (Note: Some features are product specific). Progressive Scan Support., Edit and Master in interlaced and progressive formats. Supported Video Formats 720p 23.98,1080psf 23.98, 1080psf 24, 625i 25, 625psf 25, 1080i 25,1080p 25, 525i 29.97, 525psf 29.97, 1080i, 29.97, 1080p 29.97, 1080i 30, 1080p 30, 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 720p 60. Not all hardware is compatible with each format; please check www.media100.com to check hardware compatibility. Integrated Clip Preset FX. Edit and apply Composite Suite Preset Filters directly to clips in the timeline, or modify and save preset filters for later use. Boris Library Browser only mode: Create and edit titles faster and efficiently using the Boris library browser. Integrated Boris Transitions. Even more editing functionality with access to hundreds of award winning Boris Transitions. Master FX- Take up to 6 layers of compositions right in the media 100 timeline then directly create effects in Media 100 Composite Suite. Media 100/Boris Bin Browser Improvements. Pro Res Support and Pro Res (HQ) Support. Capture, Edit and Master using Apple Computers latest video codec or choose any QuickTime format to do your work. Adobe CS 3 Intel Native Support- Import Media 100 Program Timelines directly into Adobe After Effects. Time-Code Burn-in- Enhanced editing functionality and proof review for client with burn-in timecode SD to SD 16:9 to 4:3 Letterbox Cross Conversion (HD Suite only)
Optimized for Intel Based Apple Computers. Edit on Power PC or Intel based Apple Computers. Apple Computer Universal Binary compliant. Improved AJA Hardware Support. Improved full-featured software only version for owners of existing AJA hardware. Fixed in Version 12.0.2 Functional Area Boris-CG Boris-CG Description HDX only: When you open the acquire mode with your video input set to 720p50 you will get a message stating that your system is locked. Improved Boris FX Window opening speed Window redraw is improved in browser only mode Scrubbing Red timeline with a Split Track Clip Preset applied no longer crashes Media 100. Red effect created in V1 video track of a Comp in V1 Track, that has Composite Layers as Background de-selected, no longer renders over white instead of default black if there is no real video in V track. Attempt to render a M100i clip with a Boris FX preset we no longer crashes. If a video clip underneath is shorter then Comp then its last frame comes in as a freeze frame in Red UI to fill Comp duration & then rendered as white frames in M100. Applying Boris Preset to a clip with an opacity will now work with vertical rendering. Media 100 no longer crashes when a BCC Velocity Remap filter in Red is applied to to a Comp Clip Comp Clip is now adorned indicating it is unrendered when any BCC filter in Red other than Transition is applied. When we properly applying a Boris Red effect with a flip horizontal clip effect Fixed: Unrendering a rendered Comp & the Clip below it & then entering Red through the Comp brings in black frames instead of the actual video. You are now able to apply a blend mode to a clip Media 100 clip when you load it into Boris Red Boris Red UI Comp clip no longer shows black instead of video from V track when Composite Program Layers as Background is de-selected. M100 crashes when rendering a Comp in V track in a Progressive program. can now be applied to synced clips Va track/clip is no longer repeated as Vb when Red Transition is applied in M100 timeline. Clip Preset effect is no longer lost in Red UI when that clip is part of a Red Transition.
When you turn on vertical rendering with square pixel SD media you will no longer crash Some like Brushstroke 2 no longer lose link with the pict file with which they were created Vertical Render now works for applied to a Still Image media. Boris effects now render with a clip that has Motion Path effect applied to it. Conform Crash when conforming a 1080i 25 clip to 625i 16 x 9 is fixed Export Attempt to import any AE Project that is progressive into AE CS3 no longer crashed After Effects Import We are importing the 720p2398 now import to the correct media standard Playback Improved playback of uncompressed 1080p2398 at a time. Playback Improved playback DVCProHD 59.94 on Media 100 HDx Playback Improved playback DVCProHD 10802997. Preferences The V-out preferences now show the new progressive formats We now render graphics from a conformed timeline. Improved rendering a 1080P25 Program with comp clips No longer crash when hiding Media 100 to work in another application a modified Clip Preset effect for Comp in V track does now shows the modified effect and now longer shows the "old" clip Transitions When you render a Boris FX DVE the render dialog no longer reports the wrong effect is rendering. User Interface When you select the apple 422 10 bit codec we are no longer reporting it being the M100HD 10 bit codec in the conform dialog box Video Quality Improved progressive motion path video quality Video Quality to the Media 100 i codec no longer causes a luminance drop compared to the HD codec. Video Quality When you render to the Motion JPeg B codec the second field will no longer be rendered incorrectly Minimum System Requirements: Mac OS: Tiger 10.4.8 (Leopard Not Supported with this release) QuickTime: 7.2 (QuickTime 7.3 not Support with this release) Hardware Based Systems: PowerMac G5 (PCI-E) Mac Pro Laptop Systems: Power Mac G4 or imac with a 1.67 Ghz Processor (SD or Compressed HD Media only)
Obtaining Support Media 100 provides 30-days of free e-mail Technical Support for new customers. For more information, please visit support.media100.com, call 1-800-922-3220 or contact you local reseller. Media 100 also offers a wide range of support options including: Platinum Plus*- One year of Software Updates, 7 x 24 Technical Support, Extended Warranty, and Advance Exchange. Platinum Preferred- 8am to 8pm EST (Monday-Friday) technical support and a 1 year extended warranty. Platinum 8-8 Support-One year of technical support, 8am to 8pm EST (Monday-Friday). Platinum 7x24 Support- One Year of technical support, 24 hours a day, any day of the week. Platinum Software Updates- One year of Software Updates. *Platinum Plus Ensures minimal downtime by advancing hardware on the same day. This option requires valid technical support and extended warranty contracts. For same day shipment, your order must be placed by 2pm EST, Monday through Friday only. A credit card is required. Installing your new Media 100 Software For additional install information, please refer to your Media 100 Install Guide. Media 100 uses a system key to activate your software. On the first launch of the Media 100 application, you must register your software. It is important to provide BorisFX Inc.-Media 100 with your most current contact information. Media 100 strongly advises you to register your software. This will keep you up to date on all information regarding your Media 100 System. NOTE: You must have access to the Internet and a web browser to register Media 100. For the quickest and easiest installation, provide an Internet connection for the computer on which you are installing Media 100. Bug Reporter Should you encounter an issue with your software; The Media 100 software will prompt you to submit a report to Media 100 engineering to further investigate your problem. This reporter is designed to help us make future versions of Media 100 better. We ask that you submit a report to us should you encounter a problem. Please be sure to include a brief description of the action you took before the Bug reporter appeared. A connection to the internet is required. Recommended Peripherals Please visit support.media100.com for the latest recommended peripherals for your Media 100 system. Setting up AJA OEM Board with Intel Macintosh Computers AJA recommends that the AJA OEM card be placed in slot 3. Failure to correctly setup your Intel Mac Pro will greatly degrade your systems performance. FireWire Devices Media 100 has tested the following FireWire Devices have been approved for use with Media 100 version 12 and Media 100 Producer.
Sony VX1000 Canon XL-1 Sony DHR-1000p Sony DSR-20p JVC GR-D350U Sony DSR-20 Sony GX-1p Canon XL-1 DSR-45 AG-DVX100A Canon ZR-10 AG-HVX 200P (P2) Additional FireWire information FireWire Device Control, Video/Audio Input Media 100 uses the Apple QuickTime API for Video/Audio and Device control and it is possible that not all device functionality can or will be supported. Some devices have inherent functionality that is not available (i.e. jog/shuttle); while some devices may need specific functionality to allow it to operate at all. In general, the Higher End more expensive devices will have better success with Device Control and Video/Audio input and output. Audio Output Information: Audio output from your computer speaker may be a frame or two out of sync with video. If this occurs stop playing your clip and try again. Additional Tips and Techniques Workarounds as noted DV-based codecs show a Quality Slider in Media Settings, but adjusting slider has no effect on either image quality or file size. This is a QuickTime limitation. If you use the acquire with Mark in and Mark out and you set your acquire pre-roll to 2 seconds the clip will be digitized one frame after your mark in The quality slider for the DV codec does not allow for re-digitizing to a higher Kb rate at a later time; choose your final kb rate at time of digitizing. NTSC acquire using less than 5 seconds pre-roll causes a 1 frame shift in timecode in acquired clips on some decks; use the default of 5 if this occurs.
Audio Media 100 Producer: when switching the audio out preferences to "None" you will get audio out on the Mac sound out Audio Producer: User is not notified that the system audio device is disabled when FireWire Video/Audio Output are enabled. Batch Pre-roll / trim handles combination can cause black and/or missing frames at beginning of re-acquired clips in NTSC or PAL on some decks, adjust these settings to default if you encounter this issue. Codecs Codecs When acquiring into the DVCPro50 or Motion JPEG B codec this material will get "flagged" that it uses a video color range. Material digitized into Media 100 HD/i codec does not get this. So when mixing both codecs in AE you get different levels/contrasts from the same material When we import a DVC PRO HD codec with 4 channels of audio we're assigning the audio to channel 1 in all 4 cases. Deck Control Some devices do not support Jog/Shuttle functionality. In general, deck functionality is derived from the deck and Media 100 can only use the functions that are inherent on the deck. Deck Control FireWire. If you have your preferences set to FireWire deck control but your video set for composite when you go into acquire mode you are not able to control the deck. Preferences When setting your DV deck control the deck id is a series of numbers. If the manufacture of the deck chooses to hand the device name or information to Media 100, Media 100 will display this information.
Additional Notes: Watermarked Trial Versions of Media 100 Producer. Media 100 will display a water mark logo on any trial version of software. Hardware Based Systems- System Startup: The fist time you start your system after installing your new hardware and software, you will notice a delay in the computer boot cycle. This is necessary in order to start-up the new hardware drivers. Hardware and Software Systems -V-Out: If you use the Video-Out feature in Adobe AfterEffects, it is important to launch the Media 100 software before you launch AfterEffects. This is only affects Media 100 the first time you launch your new application. Subsequent uses of Video-Out do not require a launch of the Media 100 application. Hardware Based Systems- VGA Connection: The VGA is not supported on the Media 100AJA OEM Systems. This feature is supported with Media 100 HDx Hardware only. Hardware and Software Systems- Codecs: Additional Codecs such as Apple Uncompressed YUV 8 bit and 10 bit and the DVC Pro HD and Apple Pro Res and Pro Res (HQ) are supported in Media 100, but are not distributed with our software. These codecs can be obtained by other means and installed. Media 100 will then provide full support for these codecs. Hardware and Software Systems- Media 100 Title Suite, Media 100 Effects Suite, and Media 100 Composite Suite are installed automatically. Media 100 uses the correct Suite based on your purchase and system key entered. Hardware and Software Systems- Playback: If you encounter an issue playing back media on drives that are not fast enough, media 100 recommends using the compressed M-JPEG B codec and adjusting the quality to a lower setting. Hardware Based Systems- Audio Channels 7/8 input and outputs are turned off for this release. These will be turned on in a future release of the software. Hardware and Software Systems PAL 16x9 clips conformed into 4:3(letterbox), when batch acquiring the clip, the clip will appear as though you cropped it in the conform instead of selecting letterbox. You must software conform as the hardware (Exception HD Suite) does not support this type of conform.