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Hi all, A maintenance release of Mistika Boutique is now available with new improvements and fixes. You can already download this version from the 'Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. Improvements Support for FCPXML versions 1.10 and 1.11 has been added. This enhancement expands compatibility with Final Cut Pro projects, allowing users to work with the latest FCPXML formats. Fixes An issue has been resolved where AAF conform with media offline was resulting in incorrect timecode and fps. This fix ensures accurate timecode and frame rate information when conforming AAF files with offline media.

Hi all, A maintenance release of Mistika Boutique is now available including new stability and usability improvements, particularly in keyframe handling, tracker operations, and file path management. You can already download this version from the Downloads section of your Online SGO Account. Fixes 3-Point Editing: Fixed 3-point editing performance, ensuring smooth editing operations. Play Buffer Threshold: Fixed the Play Buffer threshold function, improving playback and responsiveness. Get Clip Name with Groups: The “Group Clip Name” feature now works properly with Groups, ensuring proper clip name retrieval in grouped sequences. Render Background Progress: The Render Background progress has been improved allowing users to track rendering status effectively. Shape Keyframe: Fixed the Shape keyframe representation when the keyframe is in a clip or an effect. The shape keyframe now displays properly. Tracker Size and Draw Improvements: The tracker size is now automatically adjusted according to the image size, and drawing performance has been improved for better usability and accuracy. Muting Multiple Clips: Multiple clips can now be muted ensuring stability during playback. Preset Path Remembering: The path for custom presets is now remembered across sessions, improving workflow continuity. ParentFolder Token with Numbers: ParentFolder token used with numbers is working properly, resolving incorrect path handling.

Hi all, A maintenance release of Mistika Boutique is now available adding new stability improvements. You can already upgrade to this new version by going to the 'Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Fixes Media cache now renders at the correct resolution in Live Video. Frame rate (.mp4 FPS) detection is now accurate.

Hi all, A maintenance release of Mistika VR is now available adding a new quality improvement and other fixes. Download this version from the 'Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Improvements JPG quality improvement: The quality of JPGs has been enhanced for external stitches. Fixes .xmp files are not created by default anymore when rendering The memory leak issue occurring when working with resolutions higher than 16K has been fixed Exporting to .mp4 with the "audio in movie" option enabled now works smoothly Keyframes are no longer reset when using the "Improve Angles" or "Stabilize" features

Hi everyone! Preset for KanDao QooCam 3 Ultra 8K camera is now available in Mistika VR! 😃🌟 Many thanks to Stefano Sburlati from Motion Pixel for providing Calibration sample. Presets for video and stills are available in this post. Friendly reminder: Make sure to login the Forums to download the presets. *If necessary, to adjust this generic preset to your unit, center manually the crop circles for both lens, then use "improve offsets" and "improve angles" tools. KanDaoQoocam3Ultra_3840x7680_Video.grp KanDaoQoocam3Ultra_6944x3472_Still.grp

Hi all, A new maintenance release of Mistika Workflows is now available including some improvements and fixes. Download the latest update from your SGO Online Account. Improvements EditReady Template Support: EditReady now supports local user template paths, allowing greater flexibility when managing templates. Fixes FromClipName Token: The FromClipName token is now functioning correctly during renders. XAVC Import Crash: Fixed XAVC files import. Canvas Note Formatting: Canvas Notes are now working properly when applying bold or italic formatting options.

Hi everyone! A maintenance release of Mistika Boutique is now available including automatic Edge Points selection and key stability improvements. Download the latest update from your SGO Online Account. Improvements: Automatic Selection of Edge Points: Newly created Edge Points are now automatically selected, enhancing workflow efficiency. Fixes: Fixed an issue where freeze frames from DaVinci XML files were not conforming correctly. Resolved a problem that prevented Japanese characters from being read properly. The Gang window now remains displayed when double-clicking the timeline. SRT subtitle files now remain in sync with the correct FPS settings. Addressed an issue where adjusting a clip with negative speed conformed by EDL resulted in strange behavior. Resolved the issue of RGB Curves not appearing in the color grade FX, ensuring they are properly displayed in the color grading interface. The "live" setting is now correctly applied to rendered caches, improving consistency in cache behavior with the live setting. Corrected an issue where watermarked renders to EXR format were clamped to the 0-1 range, ensuring proper rendering of the full dynamic range when outputting to EXR format with watermarks activated. Known Issues: Duration is always calculated as Non-Drop Frame (NDF), even when the project is set to Drop Frame (DF). Copying and pasting a stack with certain effects may result in looping of the first two frames.

Hi all, A substantial upgrade of Mistika Workflows is now available, introducing exciting new integrations with Adobe After Effects and Eleven Labs alongside new features and major improvements in user experience. You can already find the latest version in the 'Downloads' section of your 'SGO Online Account'. New Integrations 10.11 After Effects: Enabling fully automated, data-driven video creation. This integration unlocks quick and easy creation of personalized and localized videos. See this video to learn more. Eleven Labs: Automated generation of AI-driven voiceovers. Easy setup with a pre-built template in the Templates Library. Gmail: Automate email notifications, send status updates, and share workflow outputs directly through Gmail. 10.11.1 EditReady Node: A new node that integrates the Hedge Video EditReady Server application into Mistika Workflows. This allows transcoding jobs to be processed using EditReady's render engine. Please note that EditReady is currently only available for macOS. New Features Prebuilt Workflow Templates: Easy-to-use, customizable templates allow for quick setup of various workflows. Just load a template onto the canvas and tailor it to your needs. The templates cover several different workflows, including Color and File Management, VFX Pulls, Versioning (After Effects and Mistika Boutique), and integration with other Mistika technology solutions. Workflow Setup Wizards: This new feature interactively guides the users through the setup process for specific workflows step by step. The wizards available in this release are: Create After Effects Workflow Create Mistika Boutique Workflow Backdrop Feature: Creates colored boxes behind the nodes to visually group and organize them, enhancing user experience and facilitating collaboration. Display Profiles: Selected profiles will only display a specific set of features relevant to the selection. The users can currently select between Broadcast, Immersive, VFX and After Effects profiles. New Nodes After Effects File: Loads an existing After Effects .aep project and update its input data or media using CSV. After Effects Render: Render files from After Effects, with the option to apply changes made in the project through Mistika Workflows. Gmail: Automatically send email notifications using a Gmail account. External Binary: Execute external binary files from another program, passing the incoming file to it and waiting for the processing to complete. XLSX to CSV: Converts XLSX files into CSV format InnerJoinCSV: Removes empty rows in a CSV file and combines rows that contain relevant information. Change Resolution: A specialized node for adjusting resolution, either by percentage or by specifying Width and Height measurements. Improvements Added Master Input property, specifying the primary track in an RND file, differentiating it from auxiliary tracks. New “Show single inputs” connector to map different clips in and RND file. Override connector to include all the info in a single connector RND File. Override Connector combines all relevant information into a single connector within an RND file. Change \ to / property added to CSVtoUPmdata node. New “onePerFile” property in Mail Node allows to send one email per universal path. “bodyType” property added to Mail node, enabling you to select whether the email body should be formatted as plain text or HTML. “ignoreStandAloneSidecars” property added to FTP node, ignoring sidecar files that do not have corresponding media files. Updated User Manual. Fixes 10.11 Fixed name generation for XAVC mP2 low res. 10.11.1 The first token is working correctly when related to Mistika Boutique. Naming LUTs in Mistika Workflows has been improved allowing them to use parentheses in their names. The name of the FTP property “ignoreStandAloneSidecars” has been corrected to ensure proper display. Audio Tracks on cascade transcoders are now working properly. The ‘Frame Range’ option works correctly in Transcoders when using the Comp3D node. Audio Channel Recognition has been fixed in macOS. Python Cworkflow::getAllNodes exposed to Python addTemplateFromFile exposed to python createBackDropBox exposed to Python createBackDropTextexposed to Python SetCurrentWorkflow exposed to python workflows::addExistingNode exposed to python workflows createBackfrop functions exposed to python _localDict property added to CbaseItem

Hi all, A maintenance version of Mistika Boutique is now available adding new color spaces and several improvements. This version can already be downloaded from 'My Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. New Color Spaces ARRI Log-C3 (ISO400) Apple Log curve added to Unicolor Improvements ARRI Log-C3 renamed as Log-C3 (ISO800) Fixes Fixed behaviour of the arrow cursor on macOS. The connections between nodes are now accurately represented in the node graph. The node graph is correctly refreshed when double-clicking on an effect. The brush radius in Vector Paint now remains consistent when changing resolution. Fixed Multicamera support using AAF format. Autocalibrate functionality now works correctly. Groups now correctly retain the first input in the Eval Tree when they are opened. OFX interface is now properly launched. Fixed XML retime conforming. DSO errors in FX are now solved. The audio panel now displays render information when "Audio in movie" is selected.

Hi all, A maintenance version of Mistika Workflows is now available adding several stability improvements. This latest version can already be downloaded from 'My Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Improvements Name Convention exposed to allow reformating output name in the RND file node. RND file node now supports input Universal Path streams. Fixes Fixed rendering to JS YUV 422 10-bits. The parent folder token now correctly keeps every character folder. Mistika Render node now works properly when using the base name token in sequences. Mistika Render node now keeps the padding in sequences. Virtual Slate works properly when resizing. When opening Mistika Workflows, the connector does not disappear when it is connected to the Stitch Refiner node.

Hi Martin, Thank you for your interest in Mistika 11, which is greatly appreciated. This release has undergone substantial changes, which is why it has taken longer to ensure its stability. We are working hard to release it as soon as possible, however we are not able to give you specific timeframe at this moment. I'm glad to share that Mistika 11 is shaping up to be a significant step forward and brings many exciting new features. Hope this helps and please let us know if you have any additional questions. Best regards.

Hi all, A new release of Mistika Boutique is now available. This update is packed with exciting new features, enhancing conform, simplifying the export process, improving cross-department collaboration and so much more. You can already download this version from 'My Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. New Features Automatic Retime embedded in the clip parameters enabling seamless FPS manipulation. Effortlessly align your media with your project's framerate while preserving its original duration. Check out this TUTORIAL to explore this functionality in more detail. EXR multilayer workflow Enhancements. Mistika now writes all media and project metadata when rendering to EXR. Dynamic tokens and tags support in the Output Panel. Dynamically name your renders based on media or project metadata. Import markers from EDL /AFF and XML. To get more information on this feature, read this ARTICLE. AutoCalibrate for VR 180º/360º. Render Options function added in VR Stitch. Reset Clip Trim function. New Scaling Modes in Rendering. Render Segments at Source and Stack Resolution To get more information on the new features, check out this VIDEO. Improvements Change Start TCs of .mlnk Set to progressive or interlaced mlnks VectorPaint data is now embedded with .rnd or .env files. EXR Layer view added to Visual Editor Recover Interlaced button added to Visual Editor GUI New SDK Fuji SDK Sony SDK Fixes Media Browser Filter now works properly. Correct reading of ARRI ProRes. BRAW files are now correctly read on macOS. Improved file management and reading process allowing fast start rendering in a broad environment. Pressing the key tab in the parameters options now sets the value accurately. Blackmagic videoboard's functionality has been significantly improved. Icons in bookmarks can now be properly changed in macOS. The paths in mConfig are properly kept in macOS. Canon RAW parameters now work properly. Correct clip duration for QT DNxHD. Proper navigation in media Browser avoiding unwanted clicks when opening folders. Improved adding units using the “+” sign unlimited in the TC Box. Enhanced Scale Y in R3D files in macOS avoiding being keyframed. The “Shift” key now works properly without affecting locked clips. Improved ring sensibility properly affecting Offsets and Contrast wheels. Fixed behavior of Tangent balls in Offset and Contrast mode. Clips placed before the Record Monitor are now working correctly when clicked. The pulldown insert function is now fixed. The Vector Paint is now correctly scaled when the resolution changes. Creating a new timeline shortcut (ctrl+t) works properly regardless of the zoom.

Hi all, A maintenance release of Mistika Workflows is now available adding some fixes and improvements. You can already access to this version by going to 'My Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. Fixes: Audio Level correctly proceseed when FX Nodes are part of the workflow Correct TC reading in EXR Sequence with 59,94 fps PQ+D65 colour metadata supported in ProRes node Improvements: Conform Filter node upgraded to be case Insensitive

Hi all, A maintenance release of Mistika Workflows is now available. This upgrade includes enhancements to the Activation Tool for macOS users and other nodes. To download this version, go to the 'Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. Fixes: Fixed Activation Tool issues in macOS when launching. Fixed processing priority problems for some nodes.

Hi all, A new maintenance release of Mistika Boutique is now available providing new fixes and improvements. This version can now be downloaded from the 'Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Improvements: Canon RAW Parameters have now been reorganized to enhance operability. Changed insert 2:3 Pulldown to insert 3:2 Pulldown. Bugs Fixed: Fixed break image playing HD/2K/4K with AJA Fixed memory leak issue when rendering NeatVideo OFX Precision Panel now works correctly with the Shapes Scale Contrast RGB and Gamma RGB now work properly with the Tangent Panels Stereo3D HIT is now correctly derived from project resolution Brush size in VectorPaint is now correctly related to image resolution

Hi all, A new upgrade of Mistika Workflows is now available including a new fix for mac users. This release can now be dowloaded directly from the 'Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Fix: Fixed an installer issue that was preventing proper installation on macOS.

Hi all, A new upgrade of Mistika Workflows is now available including some new fixes (Windows & Linux). This release can now be dowloaded directly from the 'Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Fixes Fixed support of .mxf ARRI Alexa 35. XDCAM videos located in the “Sub” folder are now not being transcoded.

Hi everyone! The latest release of Mistika VR introduces extended functionality of Mistika VR Connect, adding an array of enhancements tailored specifically to empower creators working with 180º media. In additon, some improvements and new presets has been added to this version. You can now download this latest update directly from the Downloads section of your SGO Online Account. 🙂 New Features VR 180º Mode in Mistika VR Connect. Align Mode added to Mistika VR Connect. Autocalibrate 180º (GUI and Mistika VR Connect). Check out this TUTORIAL. Meta Keyboard added to Mistika VR Connect. Mistika VR Connect is an add-on application for Meta Quest 2 headset. With Mistika VR Connect you’re able to stitch 360º and now 180º VR media directly in Meta Quest 2 headset, using some of the most popular features of Mistika VR. This innovative application allows you to manipulate your stitches to perfection and speeds up feedback cycles by providing (remote) VR output for your clients or team members in real-time. To see how to set up the connection between Mistika VR desktop host application and Mistika VR Connect, see this TUTORIAL. You can get Mistika VR Connect app by clicking GO PLAY. Features included to Mistika VR Connect: Autocalibrate 180º Align Mode Meta Keyboard Mistika VR essentials: Improve Offsets, Improve Angels, Match Color, Match Color in time Color Management, Edge Points, Camera Yaw, Pitch and Roll parameters Camera temperature exposure and tint controls Improvements Loading information in Mistika VR Connect (Windows). Enhanced streaming quality in Mistika VR Connect. New Presets Insta360 OneRS 1 Inch with Leica Lens. KanDao QooCam 3. Bugs Fixed Render Directory can now correctly create two new folders with Tokens. Fixed Quick View mode.

Hi all, An upgraded version of Mistika Workflows is now available including minor fixes and improvements. You can already download this version from the 'Downloads' section of your SGO Online Account. Fixed: DTS preset now correctly displays all available audio channels in the node. RED KOMODO metadata can now be read correctly Fixed xdg-mime error in Linux installer. Improvement: .LRF files support

Hi all, A new version of Mistika Workflows is now available including new features, new nodes and many other improvements. You can already download this version from the 'Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. New Features: Import/add MWF file. First Frame From added to sequence transcoders. First Frame Number added to sequence transcoders. New RND directory property added to RND File node. Multilayer render formats added to EXR node. Lock option added to the nodes. Bypass option added to the nodes. AV Audio property added to transcoders. Source property added to CDL Grade node. Export CDL property added to transcoders. Extracted CC Files work as SideCar files. New EDL to CC node to extract CDL information from an EDL. New EDL Comparison mode to compare VFX EDLs. ShotGrid Integration. New ShotGrid CSV Reader node to gather information from ShotGrid. Audio Router functionality. Audio Extract functionality. Full Parent Folder token added. EDL Base Name token added. Create Review Link property added to Frame.io node. Retries property added in FTP node. Handles property added to Conform Filter node. Conform Filter trim clips based in/out information in EDL/AAF/XML. Conform Filter extract Locators/Markers and CDL information from EDL/AAF/XML (this information can be applied in the next process). Improvements: Python 3 support added. RAW debayers updated. ffmpeg6 updated. Conform Filter accepts multiple inputs. Reorder tabs option. Output connector added to Frame.io node. MultiTrack Audio added in transcoders. Improved Classify by Metadata node with new options and with better metadata integration. New nodes: ACES ODT. ACES InvODT. Audio Router. Avi MP4. Change Name Convention. Classify By Aspect Ratio. DCP Report. EDL Edit Changes. EDL To CC. EDL To Markers. EDL Reference. Extract Audio Channels. Failed UP. MPEG. MP3. Object Matrix In and Out. OneDrive Out. Quick Prototype. ShotGrid CSV Reader. ShotGrid Create. Tag FPS. UniColor. XML to XLS. WMV. Fixes: Display Filters in Transcode node are now working correctly. LUT 3D in Transcode node is now working properly. Correct writing of TC in Drop Frame EXR Transcoder. RAF Files can now be processed correctly. Global Config is now working correctly. Classify nodes can now be pasted properly. TagFPS node works properly with sequential files. Tokens can now be accurately set. The system automatically detects the spelling even when the tokens are written in capital letters. Enable Frame Range property in transcoder nodes now works correctly. Improved the Export Single Frame menu in sequential files. Edit Metadata node works properly when the “inFile” option is selected. Enhanced Connectors when “classify” nodes are copied.

Hi all, A new upgrade of Mistika Boutique is now available. You can already download this version from the 'Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. Fix: Fixed ACES ODT in macOs.

Hi Ignacio, Our development team is working hard on the M1 and M2 update, as well as the improvements for the VR workflow. Thank you for your patience. All the best.

Hi all, We have released a new upgrade of Mistika Boutique adding new SDK support and other enhancements. This version is already available in the 'Downloads' section of your Online SGO Account. New SDK Added RED SDK (8.3.1) support to seamlessly integrate with the RED V-Raptor XL camera. Fixes UHD and HD playback with AJA video boards is now working correctly. Fixed reading of the DPX TC. Improved ARRI RAW files performance. Known issue Unable to import ARRI Alexa 35 media files (macOS).

Hi all, A new upgrade of Mistika Boutique is now available to all users adding new SDK's and other improvements. This version is already available in the Downloads section of your Online SGO Account. SDK Updates BRAW SDK 3.0 ARRI SDK 7.0.3 with new HDE Codec Open JPEG 2.5.0 Fixed Bugs: Fixed First Frame Index issue in the Output Panel. Correct TC reading on Canon EOS R5 C RAW files. Fixed functionality of the FX Presets window when maximized. The Edge Build parameter is added back to the Green and Blue screen nodes. Offset X/Y (Framing) now works correctly with Tangent color control panel. ARRI .arx files now read LogC gamma curve in debayer by default. An env. file can now be shared properly from Mac systems to Linux and Windows. Mistika now recognizes the audio in the CRM files correctly.

Hi everyone, A new version of Mistika VR is now available adding a new improvement. You can already find this version in the Downloads section of you SGO Online Account. Bug Fix and Feature Enhancement Resolved issue preventing correct connection to Deo VR due to an incorrect streaming URL. Added copy/paste option, allowing users to conveniently copy and paste the streaming URL.