What is new in Mistika 10

[RELEASE]

Mistika 10 is now available

Hi all,

Mistika 10 is now released, providing a massive upgrade to Mistika Ultima and Boutique, elevating the efficiency and finesse of color-based processes and workflows.

All the new features and enhancements made to Mistika 10 are available at no additional cost. This version can be found already on your Online SGO Account.

Improvements:

• New reset functionality by double-clicking on the label of the tool.
• Improved responsiveness of the new Color GUI.
• Improved responsiveness of the Color Panels in the new Color GUI (Tangent and Precision). 
• Improved icons for better visualization of the tools. 
• Invert Shape button added on the left toolbar.
• Disable Shapes button added on the left toolbar.
• “Create at Center” function added on the Line, Circle and Square buttons.
• Improved distribution of the Shutters functions in the Tangent Mapper Software.
• Play shutter function of the Visual Editor added on the Alternative button of the play button in Tangent panels. 
• Added Burn Timecode of the Timeline in the Virtual Slate options. 

Fixes:

• 2904 The size of the text in the Color Grade node is now properly displayed when using the zoom layout in Windows.
• 2949 The layers in the Multilayer lists now show results when being selected.
• 2948 Images refresh properly when scrolling in the timeline of the Keygraph.
• 2924 The lock function in the Qualifier tab is now fixed.
• 2918 The Tangent panels are now working correctly when the Curves Window is closed.
• 2913 The Color GUI is now shown correctly in the Visual Editor.
• 2879 Improved performance of 3DLut Creator OFX plugin.
• 2943 Enhanced timecode display in the Timespace when navigating through frame by frame using the arrow keys.
• 2974 The In and Out Points are now correctly shown with an XML from Resolve with Time speed manipulation.
• 2934 Improved Display Filter configuration when creating a new timeline.
• 2940 Render Cache on the Evaluation version is now fixed.
• 2979 The Timecode over the horizontal scrollbar in the Timespace now shows the correct information of each frame.

Known issues:

• Keyframes created in the embedded params of the shots are not properly shown in the Visual Editor timeline.
• The Tangent file located in the Mistika User is not overwritten when a new version is installed. Manual Fix: delete the Tangent.map.xml file located in the Mistika User.

[OPEN BETA]

Hi everyone,

We have released a massive upgrade Mistika 10, elevating the efficiency of color-based workflows and providing even greater finesse in color-grading processes.

Mistika 10 is currently in Open Beta and available to all Mistika Boutique and Mistika Ultima users in the Download section of their Online SGO Account. This pre-release is also available in the completely free of charge Eval version of Mistika Boutique, so everyone has the opportunity to try it and give their feedback on SGO Forum.

Here is the complete list of new features and enhancements made to Mistika 10:

New Features:

New Color Grade GUI:

• New Top Toolbar in the Color Grade Node to manage all the settings and basic options for grading
• New quick access to LUT control in the Color Grade node
• New quick access to the Clamp control in the Color Grade node
• New labels and names for standardizing many of the tools following the industry standards
• New Offset mode for the trackball in Primary
• New Contrast mode for the Trackball In Primary
• New and cleaner design for Printer Steps 
• New Temperature and Tint controls
• Complete redesign of the Pivots for Primary Grading
• New waveform scope in Primaries to manage the pivots in a visual and interactive way 
• New RGB curves scope in Primaries to visualize color grading changes
• New toggle to enable and disable the Knee Soft tool in Pivots
• Bands and Ranges have been merged into one panel
• New Sliders mode control to manage Hue, Saturation and Contrast in Bands for Black, Midtones, White and General values
• New histogram scope in Bands to manage ranges in a very visual way
• New RGB curves scope in Bands to visualize the grade changes
• New visual design for Fixed vectors
• New numerical values and more accurate control for Fixed vectors
• Complete overhaul of the Curves panel
• New RGBY curve panel to compare curves and to manage any curve in an easier way.
• New solo mode for RGBY curves for easier control
• New maximize mode for Curves to open them at any scale and control them in a more accurate way. 
• New quick access in n the Hue curves to add points in Primaries and Secondaries 
• New Filters Panel with Blur and Sharpen tools
• Complete overhaul of the Keyer panel, now renamed to Qualifier
• General top toolbar to manage and control all the basic settings for the Qualifier
• General bottom toolbar to manage all the filters and blurs for the Key
• New cursors for the different pickers in the Qualifier
• New quick access to select primary, secondary colors and skin tone in the Hue wheel
• New and bigger design for the strokes in the 3D Keyer to facilitate visualization of the selected color
• New integrated panel for Multilayer files to manage all the layers and parameters without the need of navigating through the Parameters tree

 Other new features:

• New full resolution thumbnails in the Media browser
• Embedded RAW parameters in RAW Media
• Embedded Framing (Scale parameters) in all clips
• Automatic result size of the media to project resolution
• New behaviour in the Visual Editor for the media. The automatic Fit to Fill option has been replaced by a much easier and clean 1:1 behaviour of the media, to complete synchronization between Timspace and Visual Editor
• New Toggle to switch between Image Source Resolution and Project Resolution
• New Overlays for the Visual Editor to manage the resolution of the media and the project
• Complete GUI overhaul of the Visual Editor. Panels have been organized in a more logical and clean way, and quick access have been added to speed up the work with all effects
• New quick access to shape creation and shape controls
• New common shape presets for all FX
• New and simplified Play shuttle in the Visual Editor
• New option to switch between Timecode and Frames in the Visual Editor
• New and reorganized menu for Histories 
• New and cleaner list to manage Gangs
• New EDL Export combining all of the features of EDL1 and 2, and improving the data organization to better support some of the effects

Fixes

•  2705 The settings selected by the user in the Dolby Manager are now properly saved.
• 2520 “Scope” effect now lists the correct label “YUVA 4444 16 b”.
• 1668 Framing effect now correctly crops the Alpha Channel of the image.
• 2029 Segment rendering now puts the correct tape name in a clip when Default Render Name is selected. 
• 1491 The K type is now properly recognized when using notes in the Timeline.
• 2574 The Save Image button on the Record Monitor now works correctly when the shortcut is used.
• 2670 Improved Autosave parameter. The environments are now properly saved when setting the Autosave parameter to 0 in the Mconfig application.
• 2652 The up/down zoom button in the Record Monitor has been improved.
• 2307 Display Filters are now properly saved in the correct project folder destination which is the following location: C:/MATERIAL/WORK/MYPROJECT/PRESETS/DISPLAY_FILTERS 
• 2469 Enhanced the zoom navigation option when working with different groups in the Timeline.
• 2295 Propagate function now works properly in combination with Lock and Hide features.
• 2582 Display Filter for safe area is now saved in the build.
• 2569 A pop-up window now appears with a correct warning message when odd resolutions are set or when the project resolution does not match with video resolution.
• 2751 These OP-Atom_DNx files are now supported:  8K_DNxHR_HQ /  8K_DNxHR_HQX_10bit  /  8K_DNxHR_LB  /  8K_DNxHR_SQ
• 2750 These 8K QT DNxHR files are now supported:   8K_DNxHR_HQ /  8K_DNxHR_HQX_10bit  /  8K_DNxHR_LB  /  8K_DNxHR_SQ
• 2752 These OP1A_DNxHR files are now supported:   8K_DNxHR_HQ.mxf / 8K_DNxHR_HQX_10bit.mxf /  8K_DNxHR_LB.mxf /  8K_DNxHR_SQ.mxf 
• 2541 The User Login feature now saves to the correct folder when the shared folder is set on a different location
• 2651 Licenses are now working properly on Totem.

28 April Upgrade:

• 2828 When a Color Grade effect is opened in the Visual Editor, but it has not been modified, it no longers shows as if it was edited with the asterisk icon on top of the effect in the Timeline Editor.
• 2858 When changing from the Inside to Outside mode while having the highlight activated, it properly refreshes the alpha shown in the Visual Editor.
• 2851 Improved behaviour of the Stop button when changing between play backward and play forward in the Visual Editor.
• 2829 GUI scaling factor can now be properly customized for the new interface.
• 2869 Link an image sequence as single images is now working properly.
• 2839 Shots in the Visual Editor can now be properly played backward.
• 2843 Stereo 3D effects now showing correctly in the FX tab. 
• 2848 Prev and Next key shortcuts now working correctly. 
• 2781 Canon CRM RAW files now are imported with the RAW parameters embedded.
• 2860 When in Vector 2 or superior, the Outside mode is now locked properly when moving around the timeline in the Visual Editor. 
• 2802 Fixed behaviour of the Lock feature. 
• 2857 When moving between functions that have associated icons, such as picker or shape, the relevant icon is now displayed correctly. 
• 2812 When conforming, Mistika now correctly positions the beginning of the stacks in the drop frame indicated in the conform menu.
• 2849 Deleting a point in the Curves with the RGB Gang enabled now working properly. 
• 2865 The Histogram of the Bands tab is now normalized.
• 2026 Dynamic grades with In/Out points are now working correctly.
• 2856 The pickers in the Qualifier are now working correctly when the image is set as an input and has a different resolution.
• 2596 Fixed behaviour of the source monitor when performing “invisible playback”. 
• 2728 Fixed lecture on Burn Layout for EXT TC when working with Image Sequences.

Known issues

• The new features in the new Color Grading Toolset are not mapped yet to the panels. It only affects the new features, the rest of the mapping is working as expected. Precision Panels are not working in Mac in this first Beta.
• (Only in Mac) Few FX have been temporarily removed in this Beta due to some issues. They are the following: Glint, Green Screen, Noise y Slope Blur.
• The image is lost with the Proxy or Dynamic visualization mode enabled in the Visual Editor. Full quality works fine. This doesn’t affect the Video Output. Hence, the Proxy and Dynamics modes are temporarily banned from the Open Beta.
• Shapes created in the Shape tab (the toolbar on the right side) are not working in the Color Grade. They have to be created in the shape options located in the upper right bar. 
• The VR Stitch effect is not working properly.

27 May Upgrade:

New Features:

• AJA T-Tap support

Improvements:

• 2873 An option to modify the Expiration Date Warning has been added to the Mconfig.
• The Tangent color panels have been remapped based on the color community feedback. There are various new functionalities, better organization of the features in the Tangent Mapper software and enhanced user experience. The new functionalities are:

1. Primaries Mode: 

• Added functionalities of the Knob panel: Temperature, Tint, Blend and Kneesoft. 
• Added functionalities of the Trackball panel: Contrast and Offset controls for ring and trackballs added on B bank. 
• Improved mapping of the Printer Lights, with new naming of the different Printer Lights modes for consistency, and more options available in the Alternative bank (Super white mode, Video Grade Mode, HDR Mode, Offset and Contrast Mode, Mute In and Mute Out of the Primaries mode). 

2. Bands mode:

• Improved mapping with new labelling for consistency. 
• Improved mapping of the Ranges with new labelling of the functionalities. 
• Track Balls and Slider buttons added. 

3. Fixed Vectors:

• On Element color panels, the Luminance functionalities have been mapped on the Tk panel, so the three different fixed vectors, Hue, Saturation and Luma, can be adjusted without entering on a B bank. 

4. Qualifier:

• Better mapping with more clear functionalities on the Kb. 
• Added functionality to the Knob panels: PrekeyBlur, Prekey Blur Type, Filter 1, Filter 1 type, Filter 2 and Filter 2 type, Merge Key, External Key Source, External Key Channel, Outside Key Mode and Export Key.
• Added functionalities for the Button panels: Solo, Lock and Reset buttons for Luminance, Saturation and Hue selection respectively, one button for each of the Hue selection presets; Add Points and Reset Points for the Contrast Key Curve.
• Added functionalities for the Trackball Panel: on the B bank, the Curve Point can be moved with the track balls.

5. Window:

• The functionalities for the Windows will remain in the Bt panel, coexisting with the Shapes buttons. 
• Added functionalities on the Bt panel: the buttons for the Line, Ellipse and Rectangle Shape. 
• Added functionalities on the Kb: controllers for the Width, Offset, Inside and Outside softness of the Shapes. 

6. Curves:

• Added functionalities for both Kb panel and Tk Panel: the Curve points can now be controlled from the color panels.
• Added functionalities for the Bt panel:
• Bank 1: Solo Curve, Gang RGB, R Curve, G Curve, and B Curve; one button for each of the Color presets for the Hue Curve on the Alternative bank.
• Bank 2. Lock X, Lock Y, Smooth Point, Sharp Point, Constant Point, Independent Point, Prev Point and Next point. 

7. Filters Mode:

• New mode added for controlling Blur and Sharp.
• Added functionalities: Blurp/Sharp button toggle to activate each mode, one Knob to control the quantity of Blur or Sharp, depending on the mode activated, and a Kb controller for the Blend of each of the modes. 

8. Other new functionalities:

• Reset Vector button added on the Alternative bank of the Bt2 for navigation.

Fixes:

• 2869 “Link an image sequence as single images” operation is now working correctly.
• 2872 Fixed appearance of the scopes. 
• 2881 Clips (.clp file) with embedded metadata (Framing and Color) are now created properly when rendering.
• 2864 Improved functionality of “Space” hotkey in the Visual Editor.
• 2875 The cache process is now working properly on Arri files.
• 2568 Improved response time when pausing playback and playback loop.
• 2884 Audio parameters and curves now displayed correctly when importing clips with audio. 
• 2794 The Source Size X and Y in the Framing effect are now displaying correctly.
• 2384 Fixed typo in Watch Folder of the Batch configuration panel.
• 2653 Record Monitor, Source Monitor and Visual Editor now contain proper fitting values in a 4K interface.
• 2878 Shapes created in the Shape tab are now working correctly in the Color Grade node.
• 2824 Fixed behaviour of the Visual Editor when selecting Proxy and Dynamic visualization mode.
• 2807 Dynamic grades are now working properly in the Color Grade node.
• 2551 The calibration of Insta360 Pro is now working properly when imported.
• 2142 Precision and Tangent panels no longer modify a Locked Color Grade node.
• 2902 Lock FX now properly grays-out the new ToolBars in the Visual Editor.
• 2570 Tracking data can now be properly saved as shape mode.
• 2897 Timelines can now be opened with different Zoom levels in the Storyboard and refreshed correctly.
• 2584 The Visual Editor can now be locked correctly when the Stereo 3D node is also locked.
• 2156 Fixed behaviour of the “Unscale” function.  
• 2735 Fixed performance of the low quality histogram.
• 2933 Improved lock feature of X and Y points using Tangent grading panels.
• 2921 Fixed behaviour of Add/Delete points in the Curves using Tangent grading panels.
• 2922 Embedded parameters can now be animated properly.

Known issues:

• The Evaluation License does not allow to render playback cache. Workaround: make a simple render in Mistika JS format, and select the Playback Cache folder as destination folder for this first render. That will activate the permissions needed to render playback cache. It has to be done for each new project.
• Slightly lower performance in the GUI and in color panels compared with Mistika 8 versions.
• Keyframes created in the embedded params of the shots are not shown in the Visual Editor timeline.