WATCHOUT 6.1.6

[Miro]

WATCHOUT 6.1.6 has been released and you can download it here: http://www.dataton.com/downloads/watchout

 

Release notes:

 

Dataton WATCHOUT® version 6.1.6

This version focuses on fixing bugs as well as some improvements.

 

Improvements

• Improved performance of live video media.
• Improved performance of hardware-accelerated video playback.
• Messages in the message window can be copied to the clipboard.
• Improved network video functionality that indirectly adds support for additional network cameras.

 

Bug fixes

• Hardware-accelerated video would sometimes not use the full color range, for example black would not appear totally black.
• Seeking in a hardware-accelerated video would result in a frame that is about half a second in the future.
• Seeking in a hardware-accelerated MPEG-2 video would show the first frame of the video.
• A warning message could pop up when controlling WATCHMAKER externally.
• Double-clicking a display in the Stage window would sometimes not bring the corresponding dialog window to the front.
• Right-clicking on a display mask gradient curve would result in the wrong menu.
• Media cues using "Anchor as local vanishing point" would sometimes disappear.
• Looping a composition containing another composition did not work.
• Playing a video for more than one week would result in stuttering playback.
• Deleting time, using the "Insert/Delete Time" command, would sometimes yield an unwanted result.
• Virtual displays with very low resolution, such as 2 pixels in width or height, could cause rendering errors.
• Image sequences with file names containing only numbers (for example 0001.tiff, 0002.tiff etc) did not work.

 

Known issues

• Hardware-accelerated video decoding will be disabled for looping media.
• Seeking can produce image artifacts for hardware-accelerated H.264 video.
• Hardware-accelerated video may be rendered one frame late while playing.

[TheYouth]

Any news on the release date of the 6.2 version with the incredible new features?

[Badry]

I have few questions regarding the improvements on hardware accelerated video playback.

 

Is this feature still exclusive to WATCHPAX, and what are the supported codecs ?

[jfk]

I have few questions regarding the improvements on hardware accelerated video playback.

 

Is this feature still exclusive to WATCHPAX

YES, all three variants of WATCHPAX.

 

and what are the supported codecs ?

I am not certain.

I know MPEG2 and MPEG4/h.264, not sure if there are others.

 

HAP by nature is mainly GPU hardware accelerated on all platforms.

[Adela Kriland]

Hello ,

 

Any information in which brand or type of network cameras that works. 

 

Thanks in advance. 

 

Adela

[Yousefjuma]

Hello,

 

Can you elaborate more on how Live Video was improved? In terms of Frame blending technique or lower delay?

 

Thanks in Advance.