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CatDV Release Notes
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Release Notes for CatDV v2.0.0

Thank you for downloading CatDV. This application will function in a save and
print disabled evaluation mode for 30 days unless you purchase and enter a
valid registration code. You can register CatDV online at http://www.catdv.com.
Please note that existing 1.5 users will need to purchase an upgrade at
http://order.kagi.com/?TL6.

IMPORTANT: You may install and use this software only in accordance with the
terms of the enclosed software license agreement.

What is CatDV?
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CatDV is a cross platform clip logging and cataloging application designed to
enhance the productivity of video editors using an existing NLE application.

The CatDV Reference Guide is included in PDF format as part of the download.
The earlier CatDV 1.5 User Manual is also available as a separate download from
the CatDV download page at http://www.squarebox.co.uk/catdv/download.html, but
this has not yet been updated with CatDV 2.0 new features. If you obtained CatDV
from CD-ROM, please check this web site to make sure you have latest version.
CatDV is updated regularly, with both bug fixes and feature enhancements.

The reference guide is also available in French and (shortly) German.

Windows Base Installation
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Requirements

    Windows 98, NT or 2000
    QuickTime 4.0 or later
    QuickTime for Java
    Java (JRE 1.3.1 recommended)

QuickTime is available for download from http://quicktime.apple.com. You must
select a *custom* installation to install the "QuickTime for Java" component in
addition to any other QuickTime components you require.

Java is available from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/download-windows.html.
The CatDV.exe application launcher should work with any Sun JRE implementation.
(If you have an unusual Java configuration or another vendor's implementation then
you may still be able run CatDV using alternative launchers provided in the Windows
Launch Kit, available as a separate download.)

Unpack the CatDV2.0??.zip ZIP archive (where ??? is the version number of the release
you are installing) using an application like WinZip or Aladdin Expander. If using
WinZip make sure that the "Use folder names" option is checked.

When you unzip the archive you should see the following items (some releases
may omit the documentation and sample files):

    Read Me.txt - this file
    CatDV License.txt - license agreement which you agree to comply with
    CatDV Reference Guide.pdf - abbreviated user manual
    CatDV.exe - CatDV application launcher
    Sample.cdv - a sample catalog
    lib - folder containing catdv.jar, jaxp.jar, parser.jar, MRJToolkitStubs.zip,
          and resources.jar

Launch the application by double clicking CatDV.exe. Ensure you can open the sample
catalog "Sample.cdv" by using the File | Open catalog... command within CatDV.

Macintosh Base Installation (Mac OS 8/9)
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Requirements

    MacOS 9.0 or later
    QuickTime 4.0 or later (5.0.2 recommended)
    MRJ 2.2 or later (2.2.5 recommended)
    QuickTime for Java

A standard MacOS system installation will normally include all the items above,
except for "QuickTime for Java", which is available if you select a *custom* QuickTime
install from the MacOS system CDs.

Unpack the CatDV2.0??.sit archive file using Stuffit Expander or a similar
application (where ??? is the version number of the release you are installing).
You should end up with a folder containing the following items:

    CatDV 2.0?? - the application
    CatDV License Agreement - license agreement you agree to comply with
    CatDV Read Me - this file
    CatDV Reference Guide.pdf - abbreviated user manual
    lib - folder containing swing.jar
    Sample.cdv - a sample catalog

As with the Windows release some installations may omit the documentation and
sample files.

You should be able to run the CatDV application by double clicking the
application icon. Verify that you can open the sample catalog "Sample.cdv".

Mac OS X Base Installation
--------------------------
CatDV under OSX is still a "preview" release. It runs natively and should have an
identical feature set to the Classic version of the application but may suffer from
bugs over the Classic version due to teething problems with what is still very new
system software.

Unlike the Classic version you do not need to install Java or QuickTime, as all the
required components are included as standard parts of the Mac OS X system.

Download the CatDV????.tgz file then double click to unpack it with the OSX version
of StuffIt Expander. Alternatively launch the Terminal application, and determine the path
of the archive file. You then need to use the 'tar' command to unpack the archive and
place the CatDV.app directory in your Applications folder. For example, if you downloaded
the archive to the /tmp directory you might type the following commands:

    cd /Applications
    tar zxvf /tmp/CatDV2.0???.tgz

Verify that you see a CatDV icon in your Applications folder and that you can launch
CatDV by double clicking the icon. For best results, select the Mac OS (Aqua) look and
feel in the Preferences dialog.

Patch Installation (Mac & Windows)
----------------------------------
To install a patch update you must first have downloaded and installed a full
application installation as per the instructions above. Once you have installed a
base release in a CatDV directory on your hard drive, unpack the patch archive
(catdv????_patch.zip or CatDV????_Patch.sit).

The patch archives typically only contain one or two files that are meant to replace
the corresponding files in the base installation directory. You should use the
Windows Explorer or Macintosh Finder to move the new files to their correct location.

Under Windows, the files you replace are "lib/catdv.jar" and "lib/resources.jar".

On the Macintosh it is the "CatDV 2.0???" application itself which you replace. (You
should also copy the "mac.jar" file into the "lib" folder to add support for the
Macintosh Look & Feel.)

Version History
---------------
** 2.0.0  13 August 2001 **
First official release of CatDV 2.0. The following changes were made since 2.0rc1.
New option to add a date & time text track when exporting movies.
Add QT Tracks, Data Rate and Path columns.
Changed Format column for stills to show megapixels.
Renamed export movie options slightly.
Fixed problem with "duplicate source media" messages on import.
Renamed large grid view to 'medium' and added new 'large' size.

** 2.0rc1  26 July 2001 **
Now requires a valid registration code to be entered.
New toolbar icons (but with option in Preferences to use old ones).
Fix null pointer error on closing windows (Windows JRE 1.3.1).
Display registration details in about box.
Keep track of recent catalogs and add Open Recent command.
Merge clips commands displays warning message if used incorrectly.
Replaced old Preview column with more useful Online column.
Display details of selected property within customise views dialog.
Use Sorenson3 for default preview compression settings (QT5 and later).
Minor summary clip changes (allow copy/pasting, default to showing related clips,
use source media for grouping if tape is blank, handle still images).
Display progress and allow cancelling during import directory scan phase.
Fix array index error in automatic DV merge on import.
[Note also that a corrupt Sample.cdv example file was included in CatDV2.0b3.zip]

** 2.0b3  5 July 2001 **
Various OSX fixes (size of dialogs, fix crashes when displaying progress bar)
Added Merge Clips command for DV clips, and automatic merge preference option
Rearranged menus (eg. renamed Browse command, new mark & select submenus, etc.)
Increased size of movie in details dialog; added play intro/exit buttons.
Added preload thumbnails preference option
Added Month column
Moved import diagnostics from User1 to User4
Fix separate bugs to do with saving of source media size & video format
Fixes to media dialog
Fix a bug when copying and pasting clips between catalogs
Fix regression with displaying current timecode while playing movie
Show hourglass when saving catalogs
Fix printing of icon only grid view
Fix searching/filtering on dates
Bug fix for null pointer error entering details dialog with JRE 1.3.1b24
Numerous other enhancements and bug fixes (unfortunately, my laptop hard drive
suffered a head crash and lost the copy of the release notes I was working on!)

** 2.0b2  11 June 2001 **
Added customise views command.
Fix a timecode problem importing certain kinds of movies
Add preference options to control which thumbnails are generated (midpoint, inset)
Many other enhancements and bug fixes.

** 2.0b1  29 May 2001 **
See reference guide for a list of main features added since 1.5

** 2.0a1 Mar/Apr 2001 **
Internal only.

** 1.5.3 6 Mar 2001 **
Fix a bug where playing movies could cause random freezes under QT 4.1.2 (the
previous release partially addressed this problem which has now been fully resolved).
Minor improvements to installation error checking and reporting of missing files.

** 1.5.2 11 Feb 2001 **
Fix a freeze that happens when playing movies under some Mac versions of QuickTime.
Minor bug fixes to import of still images and EditDV projects.

** 1.5.1 8 Jan 2001 **
Fix timecode and scene detection problems when importing movies captured in Premiere.
Fix minor catalog corruption when merging clips imported from EditDV projects.
Fix missing thumbnails when importing EditDV clips whose names contain a '/' character.
Fix a crash on quitting the application under MRJ 2.2.3 (Mac).
Fix a bug when cutting clips from one catalog, saving, then pasting into a new one.
Added option to number automatically generated scene names uniquely within catalog.
Changed the name of clips in a whole tape capture log to include the tape name.

** 1.5.0 19 Dec 2000 **
Minor bug fixes; first official 1.5 release with updated user manual.
Importing clips with accented characters from EditDV projects now works.
Fixed bug with dragging and dropping clips onto grouping bins to set bin or tape name.
Fixed bug with selection menu commands (select all etc.) not working under Windows.

** 1.5rc1 7 Dec 2000 **
First release candidate with complete functionality.
New preferences to select exported text file line endings and whether to prefix tape
or bin names to exported clips.
More robust catalog saving (save backup copy; warn about recoverable errors when opening).
Changed timecode calculations so that times are always aligned with frame boundaries when
playing variable frame rate movies & fix related out by 1 frame errors with NTSC movies.
Numerous Aqua and OSX look and feel bug fixes.
Immediate switching of look and feels.
Improved startup and error logging under Windows.
Fix CMX3600 EDL import to cope with format variants. New EDL-specific column view.
When sorting on tape use source media as secondary key if tape name is missing.
Other minor enhancements and bug fixes.

** 1.5b5 24 Nov 2000 **
Added support for importing and exporting Final Cut Pro batch lists.
Improvements to the Windows launcher, plus other startup related bug fixes.
Minor internal repackaging.
Ensure 'group by' list is sorted alphabetically and drop down is big enough.
Ensure table doesn't highlight selected text black on black under Mac look&feel.

** 1.5b4 16 Nov 2000 **
Fixed numerous cosmetic bugs when using the native (non-Java) look and feel.
Added capability to set the poster displayed for a clip.
Added ability to type in new names for Bin and Tape within clip details dialog.
Added ability to edit name of existing Bin and Tape by double clicking on the
appropriate name in grouping mode.
Added option to disable timecode display as workaround for possible crashing bug.
Improved the Windows launcher (CatDV.exe) so it displays message if java won't launch.
Added ability to group or search on timecode format and availability of a preview.
Improved performance of analog scene detection.
Renamed some of the preferences options and menu commands slightly.
First release for Mac OS X public beta.
Numerous other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

** 1.5b3 3 Nov 2000 **
Fix problem that caused details dialog to hang when playing movies with QuickTime 4.1.
Fixed grouping mode so it works with Java 1.3.
New CatDV.exe launcher for Windows that works with Java 1.3 and sets up file type
associations for CatDV in the registry.
Fix a problem whereby "mismatch while determining number of frames" was reported when
importing long NTSC movies (as per 1.0.6). Several other minor bug fixes.
Reduced time splash screen is displayed for.
New Preferences option to allow data from clips to be merged in with existing clips if
their tape, in and out points match during import.
New Preferences option to allow selection within a clip (in2/out2) to be displayed and
exported to movies, capture files etc. instead of the normal in/out points.

** 1.5b2 24 Oct 2000 **
Several fixes to timescale calculations, eg. sometimes wrong thumbnail would be shown.
Added workaround to prevent details dialog from locking up on some systems.
Display start and end of selection in details dialog (ie. In2 and Out2).
Better handling of 'out' point in details dialog (ie. allow the last frame+1 to be selected).

** 1.5b1 19 Oct 2000 **
First beta release of CatDV 1.5. New features include: ability to recurisvely browse
directory contents; optical scene detection for importing analog footage; a new graphical
toolbar; user configurable support for switching to native look and feel (including OS X);
a much enhanced clip details dialog with the ability to create new secondary clips;
additional predefined table views including a new "micro" thumbnail; export of clip data
to Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere; ability to edit clip details while in summary mode;
ability to configure how secondary clips generated by scene detection are named; export
as HTML; added tooltips to most buttons; file chooser remembers which directory you were on.
Bug fixes include: rewrite of QuickTime frame timescale calculation code to cope with movies
using certain unusual timescales; fixed bug with "-1<0" errors reported when opening catalog
after changing clip tape; reduced size of catalogs slightly by removing redundant information;
fixed display of recording info for camcorders with slow shutter speeds.

** 1.0.6 26 Oct 2000 **
Fix a problem whereby "mismatch while determining number of frames" was reported when
importing long NTSC movies.

** 1.0.5 16 Oct 2000 **
Patch release to fix the premature expiry problem that stops the evaluation period working.
Fixed a bug that causes incorrect scene boundaries to be detected on certain PAL clips.

** 1.0.4 20 Sept 2000 **
Patch release to fix a problem where you might be asked to enter the registration number
again each time you launch CatDV.

** 1.0.3 17 Sept 2000 **
Failed attempt at fixing registration problem, hopefully solved in 1.0.4!

** 1.0.2 7 Sept 2000 **
Fixed problem with generating Summary movies for NTSC clips.
Fixed bug with "-1<0" errors reported when opening catalog after changing clip tape.
Fixed display of recording info for Sony camcorders with slow shutter speeds.

** 1.0.1 27 July 2000 **
First release in patch format.
Fixed bug where source files weren't deleted after exporting flattened movies.
Fixed bug with NullPointerException sometimes reported on saving catalogs.
Fixed incompatibility with Swing 1.1.1 that caused group mode and check boxes in table
not to work (both platforms).
Remove duplicate menu shortcut that appears under Java 1.3.
Fixed bug where corrupt catalogs could be saved (giving "whitespace" errors on loading).
Ensure correct vertical scroll bounds are set when switching to grid view.
Fixed problem where import preferences kept reverting back to being selected.
Re-implemented the way DV information such as exposure details are stored and displayed,
making it more flexible and ensuring correct results are shown for more camcorder models.

** 1.00 12 July 2000 **
First public release.
Added workaround for change in QuickTime 4.1 that stops export reference movie working.
Fixed bug where CatDV times out after 30 days even with valid registration code entered.
Fixed bug where importing tab separated text produced catalogs you couldn't open again.
Added Export as Flattened Movie command.
Add a suffix like -01 or -02 to ensure the file name is unique when exporting movies.
Fix movie shown for Summary clips in details dialog so it covers entire length of clip.
The user manual has been updated slightly.

** 1.0b2 29 June 2000 **
Store recording date & camera exposure with the thumbnail so it's available whenever
thumbnails are shown, eg. when importing EditDV projects.
Added progress bar when importing EditDV projects.
Importing EditDV program clips now works properly.
Improvements to the determination of which thumbnail(s) to show for a clip.
Added In2 and Out2 attributes to store the selection time for EditDV source clips.
Fix problem with capture log format (use 2 digits for hours or EditDV won't import it).
Added preferences option to turn off audio/video discrepancy checks for Canon users.
Fixed bug where catalogs were marked as modified even though no change was made.
Fixed application icon under Windows.
Fixed bug where clicking on the Window menu of an inactive window causes GPF.
Recognise .AVI extension when importing movies.
Fixed bug where wrong timecode format was sometimes used.
Fixed sort order when sorting on media size.
Minor changes to catalog file format.
Various other minor bug fixes.

** 1.0b1 1 Jun 2000 **
Added preferences and registration dialogs.
Added import/export tab separated text commands.
Added application and document icons (Mac).
Fixed several problems to do with copying and pasting clips to another catalog
and then saving/reloading that catalog.
Even more error checking. Console output now goes to an error log file.

** 1.0a5 23 May 2000 **
Extra error checking and garbage collection.
New splash screen.
Added Map Tape Offsets command.
Fixed several Win32 problems (eg. check box menu items and 'hidden' window appearing)
The user manual has been updated.

** 1.0a4 17 May 2000 **
First Windows release.
Fixed build problem with a3 that caused instability.
Fixed scene detection regression bug.
Fixed layout of import progress monitor and search/filter dialogs.

** 1.0a3 16 May 2000 **
Added NTSC support
Fixed problem with details dialog not appearing under QT4.1
Display status message after exporting reference movies
Fixed problem saving catalogs containing marked clips
Made non-DV clip type icons a consistent colour
Check for missing class libraries on start up
Improved handling of clips with no Tape specified.
Changed behaviour on Mac so it doesn't exit when you close last window.

** 1.0a2 8 May 2000 **
First release (Mac).

** 1.0a1 April 2000 **
Internal only.

ChatDV Mailing List
-------------------
To subscribe to the low volume ChatDV mailing list please send a blank email to
"[e-mail]" with the subject line "subscribe chatdv". Use ChatDV
to receive tips on how to get the most out of CatDV, discuss features you would like
to see in future versions, and get advance information about beta releases.

Contacting Us
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For registration queries please email [e-mail] or visit our web site
http://www.catdv.com. For technical queries email [e-mail]. Please
also check the sales and support FAQ at http://www.squarebox.co.uk/catdv/faq.html
if you have any support queries.

When submitting bug reports please indicate which platform (MacOS or Windows), the
versions of OS, Java, QuickTime and CatDV you are using, whether PAL or NTSC, and
the type of clips you were working with. If possible, please attach the CatDV Error
Log file and the catalog file with your bug report.

Copyright (C) Square Box Systems Ltd. 2000,2001. All rights reserved.

Square Box Systems Ltd
Brookland, The Green
Snitterfield
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 0JG
United Kingdom