Piston

Version 8.2.1 - Corrected the misalignment of playback controller icons in the main session view's UI layout when toggling the left sidebar.

Version 8.2 In this update, we've introduced new features and improvements, alongside resolving several bugs to enhance your experience. New Features: - A Skip button is now available at the bottom of each Qualifier list, allowing users to proceed directly to the confirmation page, bypassing remaining lists. - A global 'Qualifier Auto Finish' setting has been added to the settings dropdown menu. When activated, it automatically finalizes the qualifiers entered upon the selection of the last list and omits the confirmation page. Improvements: - Functionality to delete partially downloaded angle segments has been introduced, applicable when localizing for a specific angle is deactivated. - The session response mechanism has been enhanced for auto-localizing server sessions. The localize icon now turns green once all segments are downloaded, eliminating the need for the localize menu pop-up to appear. Session finalization is achieved through selecting 'Finalise' from the localize dropdown menu. - The settings menu now includes options to set video quality and bitrate for encoding when editing local session content. - A progress spinning wheel is now displayed during the import of large videos into the Composer, improving user feedback. - A pop-up warning will alert users if the app fails to detect a license, advising an update of the server and contact with fulcrum for assistance. Bug Fixes: - The transparency level of the background in the Share Local Session pop-up has been adjusted. - Resolved an issue where the 'N' keyboard shortcut for Note would navigate to the end of the session in a partial session setting, provided 'Resume State after Marker' was set to 'Live'.

Version 8.1 (Build 697) What’s New: License Expiry Warnings: We’ve introduced notifications for license expiry on updated servers, ensuring you stay informed ahead of time. Enhanced AirDrop Support: Piston Local Sessions and Composers can now be seamlessly opened via AirDrop. Simply press 'Share' and select the Piston app icon to get started. This update is designed to enhance your user experience with timely notifications and improved file sharing capabilities. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we encourage you to let us know how these changes work out for you.

New Features: - Enhanced Session Management: Introducing a pop-up warning to alert users when initiating a new session while a live session is already in progress, ensuring better session control. Improvements: - Toolbar UI Enhancements: We've fine-tuned the toolbar menu items in the Cuts List/Archive, especially in portrait mode on phones, for a smoother experience. - Localise Menu and Dropdown Refinements: Improved alignment and behavior of the Localise dropdown and menu for a more intuitive interaction. - Rotation Responsiveness: Enhanced UI stability in the Localise menu when switching orientations. - Light Mode Visual Fix: Adjusted the appearance of the Localise button in light mode to prevent it from appearing inactive. Bug Fixes: - Streaming Control Correction: Resolved an issue where disabling pre-loading and side angles in the stream menu incorrectly streamed local sessions as server sessions. - Drawing Toolbar Accessibility: Fixed an issue where the drawing toolbar could not be activated during a Cut after starting a screen recording. - Screen Recording Initialization: Addressed a bug where screen recording displayed a blank screen at the start if the Cut was not playing. - Multi-Angle Session Launch: Solved a problem where sessions with more than 8 angles appeared to fail at startup. - Stability Improvement: Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to access the Localise dropdown without all video angles having a 30-second download chunk available. We constantly strive to improve your experience with the Piston App. Your feedback is invaluable in this journey. Please continue to send your suggestions or report any issues you encounter. Thank you for using Piston App!

Version 7.9 Performance Enhancements: - Cuts List & Archive Overhaul: We've completely reengineered the Cuts List and Cuts Archive for smoother performance, especially when handling a large number of Cuts. Bug Fixes: - Info Bar UI Update: Resolved an issue where the info bar in the Cuts list was not displaying qualifiers and notes under certain conditions. - AutoCut Timing Correction: Fixed a bug to ensure AutoCut Markers on Server and Local sessions wait for all data (notes and qualifiers) to be entered before cutting. New Features: - Cuts Counters: Easily track total Cuts and selected Cuts in both the Cuts List and Cuts Archive. - Progressive Delete Counts: Stay informed with a new progress count when deleting cuts. - Expanded Delete Options: Streamline your editing process with 'Delete All Cuts' and 'Delete All Session Cuts' features, now available in the Delete dropdown menu. Alerts & Warnings: - Storage Alerts: A new flashing alert will appear if a session is capturing and server storage exceeds 80%. - Urgent Pop-Up Warnings: Immediate action is required with central screen pop-ups when server storage surpasses 90% and 95% during an active capture session - these must be acknowledged.

Piston App Version 7.8 Major Updates & New Features: - Added a new streams menu in the right drop down menu within a session - Within this menu, users can de-select particular video angles to be streamed live into the Piston session player without impacting the Angles that will be localised, cut or captured onto the server - Also within this menu is the option to disable the right hand sidebar and the pre-loading of angles to the left and right of the currently playing angle - Reducing number of angles being streamed and deactivating side angles can significantly improve playback by reducing bandwidth consumption when streaming over the internet or on a WiFi with limited bandwidth Improvements: - Improved logic of down arrow behaviour on keyboard to match logic in Angles - Added hundredths of a second to Timer Stopwatch - Improved angles sidebar UI and playback - Increased info bar opacity in Cuts thumbnails - Automatically close merge Cut and Composer video export pop ups upon merge completion - Added ability to check build number when not logged into a server - Locked rotation during drawing to preserve shapes' and drawings' locations Bug Fixes: - Fixed bug where Marker Up time was not recorded in JSON if Mark was pressed at leading edge in live session - Fixed bug where localise would auto start if status edited retrospectively - Fixed bug where locking angles in split view at 0 seconds on timeline would not work - Users with Viewer permissions can no longer swipe to delete on server sessions - Fixed bug where entering the Drawing tool whilst in Full Screen did not kick out of full screen mode - Added Done button to keyboard on iPhone when entering into a text box whilst in the Drawings view - Fixed bugs related to updating shapes across views

Version 7.7 Update: - Improved live session marker behavior. - Automatic server session localization for server sessions that were previously live.

Piston App Version 7.6 Introducing Portrait Mode on iOS devices and major UI Improvements for the iPhone app! We have also added a new MarkUp layout to enhance tagging capabilities and increase video real estate, especially on smaller screens! Major Updates & New Features: - New Portrait view across iOS devices in all menus and players - New MarkUp list mode: flip between having your MarkUp overlaying the video and as a list in the right sidebar - Major MarkUp UI Improvements: Marker buttons better auto-fit the screen when in Overlay mode Improvements: - Merging Cuts with JSON export now includes Qualifiers similarly to Composer video export - Updated Filter menu UI into a pop up - AutoCuts created in a Local or Server session no longer require playhead to move past the end point before cutting - Added ability to select 'None' in MarkUp selector pop-up Bug Fixes: - Fixed bug where AutoCut duration was incorrect if a Cut was made too close to the start or end of a session - Fixed bug where videos and photos imported into a Composer from Photos would not show the correct information in the player - Fixed bug where the overlay video controls would sometimes show a pause/play button rather than a live button - Fixed Timer menu pop up UI on iPhone and MacOS - Fixed crash that would occur if attempting to select and unselect clips whilst Clips are still cutting - Fixed bug where Markers being imported from an Angles JSON would not be copied to the partial session until it began compiling

Piston App Version 7.5 Piston Server Update #828 WARNING FOR UPDATE: Updating the Piston App to v7.5 will change the current logic of Cut buttons. Ensure you update your Piston Server to Build #828 to utilise these new features. Please read the below release notes and adjust your Cut buttons accordingly after updating. Major Updates & New Features: - We have adjusted the way that Buttons are created and edited on the Piston Server in order to align more closely with our Desktop editor Angles. - Time offset has been replaced with Time Down. The functionality remains the same and will place the Marker into the timeline the entered number of seconds before or after the button is pressed. - Auto Cut Duration has been removed. - Time Up has been added. This no longer indicates the length of the Cut from the Marker entry point into the timeline but is an indicator of the number of seconds either before or after the button is pressed at which point you want your clip to end. - In the Edit Button pop up on the Web UI, you can see the Clip Duration calculated for you as a check to ensure you have entered your Time Down and Time Up correctly. - Ticking the Auto Clip Cut will create a Cut with the Time Down and Time Up as the start and end times for the Cut. - Ticking the Open Ended Cut will still allow you to choose the length of the Cut, but will add the Time Down and Time Up onto the beginning and end of the Cut length respectively. - IMPORTANT: whether or not a Cut is selected, when the JSON from Piston is imported into Angles, the clips created in the Angles Timeline will now respect the Time Down and Time Up for that particular Button. - If a button has no duration (ie. Time Down and Time Up are the same), the JSON imported into Angles will continue to populate a 10 second clip with 5 seconds Time Down and 5 seconds Time Up. This will be indicated under the Clip Duration heading in the Edit Button pop up. - HOWEVER, ticking Auto Clip Cut for a clip with zero length will NOT create a 10 second cut. Ticking Auto Clip Cut always requires a manually entered duration. - The UI has been updated on the Marker buttons when a MarkUp is in use in the App so that Down Time is indicated in the lower left corner of the button, Up Time is indicated in the lower right corner of the button and a Scissors icon is at the bottom centre of the button if the button is either an Auto Cut or Open Ended Cut button. Bug Fixes and Improvements: - Improved performance when cutting multiple angle Cuts and/or cutting multiple Cuts in quick succession

Introducing Version 7.4 (Build 551) of Piston, packed with new features, improvements, and bug fixes to elevate your experience! Here's what's new in this version: New Features: - Lock angles for playback in a Composer, giving you more control over your editing process. - Import photos directly from the Photos app as a video. - Force sync server Markers and notes, allowing you to choose between local or server data. - Share & Merge a Composer into a single movie file for easy sharing. - View notes and qualifiers at the bottom of the Cut and Composer player. - Add multiple Cuts to Composer from within the Composer itself. - Access a pop-up menu in Composer archive with a long press on a composer. - Enjoy improved performance with an updated FFMPEG for iOS. - Experience consistent user permissions across app and server. Bugs and Improvements: - Refreshed Server Sessions List UI. - Enhanced Partial Session synchronization with priority over server data. - Better warning messages for deleted cut pop-ups in composers. - FFMPEG process improvements during cutting and merging. - Auto-delete empty composers and receive a warning when opening them from the archive. - Resolved Filter by User refresh issue. - Fixed Clip playback issues in Composer sidebar. - Improved iPhone UI in Cuts and added support for importing photos as video. - Eliminated crashes when deleting cuts in a composer. - Addressed 'State after Marker' settings bug affecting all Markers. - Refined Notes syncing logic between Server, Local, Partial Sessions, Cuts, and Composer. - Fixed drawing layer alignment and touch input functionality. Upgrade to Piston Version 7.4 (Build 551) today and experience the enhancements we've made to optimize your video editing journey!