SHOT DESIGNER HAS BEEN UPDATED!
Changes in 1.52:
- Take Ownership works again, using account name.
- Improved crash reporting.
- Crash now properly cancels sync.
Changes in 1.51:
- Permissions issue when importing images.
- Better error handling in login dialog.
Changes in 1.50:
- New sync and collaboration system that runs directly on Hollywood Camera Work servers. Much faster and smoother experience.
- Account-based activation. Your mobile purchase is now automatically available on desktop just by signing in. No more license codes.
- Batch Export. Export entire scene folders in any combination of formats, PDF, JPG, CSV and Scene File.
- New share panel with new sharing options, like Dropbox, iCloud and device filesystem.
- Viewfinder now uses the camera field of view reported by device, which is more accurate and doesn't require a device database.
- Camera sensor database very updated.
- Viewfinder now higher quality image.
- Trash-can instead of deletion, both in app and on sync servers. Safer.
- Smoother bezier curves in editor.
- High DPI for parts of desktop user interface.
- File selector sorts by whole numbers, e.g. sorting 1, 2, 20, 100 correctly, instead of 1, 100, 2, 20.
- High-res image saved to camera roll when taking viewfinder snapshots.
- Window full screen / menu / quit behavior on desktop improvements.
- New crash reporter.
- New welcome screen.
Changes in 1.42:
- BUG: Crash on iOS fixed.
- BUG: Renaming a file to same name with different capitalization would crash.
- NEW FEATURE: Scroll-wheel support in dialogs on desktop.
- NEW FEATURE: Safe Sync option in Sync Approval dialog that only copies and doesn't delete files.
Changes in 1.41:
- BUG: Fixed issue that could rarely crash Undo/Redo/Scene Recall.
- BUG: Fixed issue that limited number of pages you could output in PDF.
Changes in 1.40:
- NEW FEATURE: Multi-Cam Numbering. Number cameras A-1 / A-2 / A-3 or 1-A / 1-B / 1-C.
- NEW FEATURE: Auto-Pagination: Automatically split pages, e.g. one shot per page or one multi-cam group per page.
- NEW FEATURE: Auto-Renumber: Renumber shots based on current shooting order.
- IMPROVEMENT: Max pages has been increased to 20.
- IMPROVEMENT: Cameras are now created on the currently selected page.
- IMPROVEMENT: Captions now align to the left.
- IMPROVEMENT: Brought back Highlighter.
- BUG: Better sync logging in order to catch a rare bug.
- BUG: Better undo-failure logging in order to catch a rare bug.
- BUG: Stupid bug regarding selecting invisible objects on other pages has been fixed. Sorry!
- BUG: Frame For Action was not always disabled for JPEG images.
- BUG: PDF output had wrong transparency for Background Images and Shot Descriptions.
- BUG: Animation didn't respect page assignment.
Changes in 1.30:
- NEW FEATURE: Multiple Pages! You can now assign objects to different pages to break up your diagram. PDF output also prints individual pages. Use for large diagrams and multi-cam. *** SEE VIDEO TUTORIAL ***
- NEW FEATURE: Frame For Action: Individual PDF pages can now ignore the set and background images so each image is framed just for the action that matters.
- NEW FEATURE: PDF now includes storyboard/viewfinder images.
- NEW FEATURE: Image Props! Bring in PNG images as custom props and animate them like any other prop.
- NEW FEATURE: Camera and Device profiles now download weekly or on-demand from the server for rapid release of new profiles.
- NEW FEATURE: Custom Camera Profile.
- NEW FEATURE: Director's Viewfinder is now accessible via a button directly in the toolbar.
- NEW FEATURE: Keyboard shortcuts on desktop version: Delete, Backspace, Cmd-Z for Undo,, Cmd-D for Duplicate, Spacebar to start/stop animation.
- IMPROVEMENT: PDF/JPG output is now 10 times faster on mobile. Desktop will follow.
- IMPROVEMENT: Many more Camera and Device profiles added.
- IMPROVEMENT: Camera nicknames now auto-capitalize text input.
- IMPROVEMENT: PDF now supports cyrillic (Russian etc.) character encoding.
- IMPROVEMENT: PDF now doesn't print unused columns.
- IMPROVEMENT: PDF headers/footers are less intrusive.
- IMPROVEMENT: PDF now renders line-breaks in descriptions correctly.
- IMPROVEMENT: CSV now renders line-breaks in descriptions correctly.
- IMPROVEMENT: PDF/CSV now sorts shot list by shot number/version.
- IMPROVEMENT: Right-Click support in desktop version.
- BUG: Fixed rare white-screen issue that happened mainly on desktop versions.
- BUG: Fixed rare sync database corruption.
- BUG: Fixed prevent writing a PDF file that's open in another application.
Changes in 1.20:
- MAJOR NEW FEATURE: Sync and Team Sharing via Dropbox (Pro Feature). Sync all your scenes across all your devices. Share folders with team members. Control who owns which scene.
- NEW FEATURE: Walls now have a "Closed Loop" option for continuous walls. Walls also automatically become "Closed Loop" walls if the last point you tap is the same as the first.
- NEW FEATURE: The mobile app now alerts when updates are available, reminding you to update.
- NEW FEATURE: For safety, the app now keeps a trail of recovery files that can be sent to us for analysis or repair in extreme cases.
- NEW FEATURE: Sun light.
- IMPROVEMENT: Organize Scenes will now close any open documents before starting in order to prevent conflicts.
- IMPROVEMENT: Organize Scenes can now delete files in the Imported folder.
- IMPROVEMENT: Android device camera profiles added for Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC EVO 3D, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, LG P999, Asus Transformer TF101, Asus Transformer Prime, Huawei Ascend Y200.
- BUG: Fixed issue regarding temporary files being deleted too soon on certain Android devices during PDF/CSV export.
- BUG: Fixed issue regarding pressing Undo very fast, causing multiple Undos to run simultaneously.
- BUG: Prop layer lock status wasn't being saved.
- BUG: Fixed Wall Tool calculation issue with closed-loop walls.
- BUG: The "Scalable" setting wasn't being copied when animating or duplicating props.
Changes in 1.14:
- [NEW FEATURE] Shot Numbering: Shots can now be numbered Cam A/B/C, Cam 1/2/3, Cam 0001/0002/0003, Shot A/B/C, Shot 1/2/3, Shot 0001/0002/0003, and Version 1/2/3, A/B/C and I/II/III. Access in Shot List menu.
- [NEW FEATURE] Shot Numbering: Shot numbers can be entered arbitrarily using new "Type..." button. Allows large and non-contiguous numbers.
- [NEW FEATURE] Shot Numbering: Shot Numbers can now be turned on/off in "Show Fields" menu.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Made it easier to select Shot Descriptions when they're over Props.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Quadrupled PDF resolution and fixed bug causing text to print at lower resolution. Still not optimal, but much better.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Added fields to CSV export for 3rd party compatibility: Native camera number, Native version number, Camera color index, Camera color value.
- [IMPROVEMENT] It now requires one fewer taps/clicks to open Shot Description editors from the Shot List.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Shot Description input now trims extra spaces and line-feeds.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Added various camera formats and device lens profiles.
- [BUG] Fixed Layer State would persist when creating a new scene.
- [BUG] Fixed app would crash when over 10 stop marks were used due to rendering issue.
- [BUG] Fixed scrolling issue while editing Long Description due to inadvertent code edit.
Changes in 1.13.100:
- [IMPROVEMENT] Android devices now have a Quit button.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Mac/PC: Added warning if you move the scene folder away from "Documents/Shot Designer Scenes", which is not allowed.
- [BUG] Fixed Delete Segment would corrupt line if used on lines with only two segments. We're very sorry about these Wall issues. This should be the last one.
- [BUG] Fixed opening an external file at the same time as opening Shot Designer for the first time after an update caused dialog box collision.
Changes in 1.13.1:
- [BUG] A crucial line of code was accidentally deleted, causing opening external files to fail.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Camera format Canon C300 added.
- [IMPROVEMENT} Android viewfinder profiles Samsung Galaxy Nexus, LG P970 added.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Crash-detection now saves activation information so you won't have to reactivate if a startup problem was detected..
Changes in 1.13:
- [NEW FEATURE] Director's Viewfinder now saves all snapshots to the Camera Roll with engraved millimeter and camera format values. Enable/Disable in Settings on main screen.
- [NEW FEATURE] Back-button and Menu-button support on Android.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Director's Viewfinder has been moved more front-and-center. Located in Plus (+) menu, and long-pressing the stage.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Director's Viewfinder: Camera/Aspect/Device buttons are now easier to tap.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Director's Viewfinder now remembers last focal length.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Added camera formats to Director's Viewfinder: Black Magic Cinema Camera, Generic 2/3" Sensor, Sony PMW 200/EX1R, Sony HDC1500R, Nikon D5100.
- [IMPROVEMENT] iPhone 5 support.
- [IMPROVEMENT] More Android device compatibilites for Google Play, including Nexus 7.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Added viewfinder FOV values for Android devices: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Nokia 7390, Nokia C7.
- [BUG] Fixed PDF Output printed layers in wrong order.
- [BUG] Fixed app would crash if more than 9 versions of a shot.
- [BUG] Mac/PC: Fixed rare crash during preferences file save on Mac/PC.
- [BUG] Director's Viewfinder: Fixed crash when using the "Native Aspect Ratio".
- [BUG] Fixed issue when double-clicking files on desktop or opening from email, could crash if app wasn't already running.
Changes in 1.12:
- [BUG] Fixed Pause and Play buttons would not show on some Macs.
- [BUG] Fixed: it was impossible to submit a custom FOV value on Android.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Using a File Format Version number to determine file format compatibility. App Version number caused problems going back and forth between mobile and desktop versions, which aren't always the exact same version.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Crash handling has been changed. You will no longer be allowed to continue working on a potentially damaged scene. You will be forced to reload the last saved version.
- [BUG] Proud to have found the last Wall Tool bug: Lines to and from the same place caused the math to break down because it's not actually a line anymore. Elaborate safety checks are now implemented.
Changes in 1.11:
- [NEW FEATURE] Alert System: If there is a bug or an issue you need to be a aware of, we can now push a message to the app.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Changed used of word "Crash" to "Error" because it's less alarmist. Your data is almost always safe.
- [BUG] Fixed error when deleting last control points via context menu.
- [BUG] Fixed Edit Caption error on Storyboard frames.
- [BUG] Fixed issue with Scene Freeze and Undo not properly deleting objects.
- [BUG] Fixed Wall Tool issue when creating first point slowly, causing premature auto-save.
- [BUG] Fixed garbled Desktop License code on some Android devices.
- [BUG] Fixed PDF/JPG/Excel Export permissions issue on Android that could lead to no email attachment.
- [BUG] Fixed error when loading JPG files with corrupted EXIF camera data.
- [BUG] Fixed scrolling issue in Shot List exhibiting problems on smartphones.
Changes in 1.1:
- [BUG] Fixed issue regarding the Wall Tool that could cause a crash under very specific circumstances. A decimal error could result in mathematically illegal numbers.
- [BUG] Fixed issue regarding using Shot List -> New Shot on iPhone.
- [BUG] Fixed issue that could happen when first segments of new Wall were drawn too fast.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Removed panning for in-between cameras on a track. It was annoying when tracking back and forth on the same track. A better system for panning while tracking is coming soon.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Camera Roll on iPad now appears in the correct location.
- [IMPROVEMENT] Increased the maximum number of control points in lines (Walk Arrows, Tracks, Walls) to 40 instead of 20.
- [NEW FEATURE] Walls can now have the ability to turn Grid Snap on and off, which makes tracing background drawings easier. Look in the context menu for Walls, next to "Soft Curve".
- [NOTICE] Switched version number to 1.1 for technical reasons, even though the above is a very small update.