News, updates, and changes in Composer R1 2023

Composer R1 2023, Version 1.5.8476.19774
Release date: 2023-03-17

•     Added support for duplicating a scene layer (and the operators used by the layer).
•     Added support for Blend Mode Straight (RgbStraight). This mode is useful when compositing a premultiplied RGBA image within a scene.
•     Added support for playback of HEVC (h265) video clips.
•     FaceDetector: added support for configuring the eye aspect ratio for face qualifier.
•     Decklink Capture V3: added support for fallback to other Decklink cards. For example: if the project uses a Duo 2 capture card (channel 3), but that card does not exist, Composer can fall back to Quad 2 (channel 3).
•      Added support for running automated tests (all platforms).
  
  

Desktop only: 

•     Preview Window: added labels for the current mouse position.
•     Preview Window: added additional zoom levels: 125, 150, 175, 300, 600, and 800%.
•     Improved application startup time. Removed the Drives tab from the System Information Window.
•     Improved file dialogs: the initial directories will be determined from the last used directory (per file type).
•     Support for Open Recent (projects)
•     Added a stand-alone installer for FFmpeg 5: FFmpegInstaller.
•     Added support for defining which project to load using the -p parameter.
  
  

Runtime version only: 

•     Added support for only logging errors to console (--consoleonlyerrors)
•     Added support for requiring a valid license in order for application to start (--licenserequired)
  
  

Bugfixes 

•     When using multiple RTMP targets on a heavily loaded server, connect/reconnect could sometimes fail.
•     Clearing alarms did not work as expected.
•     The clear alarm button could sometimes be shown without any active alarm.
•     If the application was launched using Powershell or other scripting tools, the license file could sometimes not be found.
•     FaceDetector Operator could crash if the scene size were changed during runtime.
  
  

Other changes:

•     The required minimum Cuda version has been upgraded to version 11.7.
•     FFmpeg: upgraded to 5.1.
•     FFmpeg has been moved to a separate installer, and FFmpeg files are no longer part of the installation.
•     Linux: FFmpeg install location is configured in the .vindralcomposerruntime file.
•     FFmpeg logging is now part of the regular log system of Composer.
•     NET Core platform upgraded to NET6.0.
•     Software prefix "Vindral" removed. The name of the software is now Composer (not Vindral Composer).
•     NDI source using AutoReconnect will render an error if the NDI source cannot be found during project start
  
  

Important notice (Windows 11)