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title: "R1 2023 Changes"
slug: "r1-2023-changes"
updated: 2023-07-06T11:19:54Z
published: 2023-07-06T11:19:54Z
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# R1 2023 Release notes

## **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](/v1/docs/scene-layers-3) (and the operators used by the layer).
- Added support for [Blend Mode Straight](/v1/docs/blend-modes) (RgbStraight). This mode is useful when compositing a premultiplied RGBA image within a scene.
- Added support for playback of HEVC (h265) [video clips](/v1/docs/movie-audio-file-input).
- [FaceDetector](/v1/docs/face-detect): added support for configuring the eye aspect ratio for face qualifier.
- [Decklink Capture V3](/v1/docs/decklink-input): 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](/v1/docs/autotests) (all platforms).

**Desktop only:**

- [Preview Window](/v1/docs/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**](/v1/docs/vindral-composer-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](/v1/docs/vindral-rtmp-target) 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](/v1/docs/face-detect) 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](/v1/docs/linux-platform): 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)

NOTE!

Some users have reported performance issues on Windows 11 - especially when the application is running in the background or in a locked state.

This issue can be mitigated by disabling Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling found under Settings/Diplay/Graphics/Default graphics settings