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Announcing ScopeBox 3.3.1

We’ve just released ScopeBox 3.3.1. This release provides ScopeLink support for the newly released Adobe Creative Cloud (“Adobe CC”). Additionally, it adds support for Creative Suite 5 and 5.5 and corrects a potential issue when running on first generation Mac Pro workstations.

Existing ScopeBox users will be prompted to update automatically, or can select “Check for Updates” from the ScopeBox menu. If you’re not using ScopeBox yet, we encourage you to download our free trial and give it a try today!

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Announcing ScopeBox 3.3 – now with Support for After Effects and Premiere Pro

Today we’re happy to release ScopeBox 3.3. The feature list for this release is small, but we we’re so eager to get this one feature into the wild that we didn’t want to stall it while we finish the other things we had planned. We call it ScopeLink, and it promises to drastically lower the costs for high end scopes yet again.

ScopeLink is a new technology allowing ScopeBox to monitor the output of compatible third party applications running on the same computer. Until now, software based scopes required a second computer and capture device when users wanted to monitor the output of their editing or compositing software. With the introduction of ScopeLink, users can directly connect ScopeBox to the timeline output of Adobe AfterEffects, Premiere Pro, or Prelude. Now the power of ScopeBox’s first class monitoring toolset is available to editors finishing in Premiere Pro, and After Effects artists creating broadcast legal compositions.

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Announcing ScopeBox 3.2.1

ScopeBox 3.2.1 provides minor bug fixes and enhancements, and is recommended for all users. Please note, we are beginning to phase out support for the PowerPC G5 platform. We will continue to supply critical bug fixes for PowerPC ScopeBox users, along with technical support, but will no longer be adding new features and enhancements to that platform.

Existing users can update by selecting “check for updates” from the ScopeBox menu. If you’re not using ScopeBox yet, why not give the free trial a spin today?

Release notes are available at the link below.

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Announcing ScopeBox 3.2

We’re excited to announce the immediate availability of ScopeBox 3.2. ScopeBox 3.2 adds new LUT functionality, better startup experience, and a brand new vectorscope graticule.

The biggest change in ScopeBox 3.2 is the availability of a new type of vectorscope graticule called “hue vectors,” developed in conjunction with colorist Alexis Van Hurkman.

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ScopeBox 3.1 Update

We’re excited to announce that ScopeBox 3.1 is now available. This update adds a variety of new features and enhancements to existing features.

One of the most requested features in ScopeBox has been the ability to apply LUTs to sources. ScopeBox 3.1 adds support for 3dl and Cube (1d and 3d) LUTs. Now you can easily apply a Log to Linear conversion, colorspace transform, or visual style to your source.

Click the “Read more” link below for all the details on this release.

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Humanæ project, a look at flesh tones

A few weeks ago I made shout-out to the Humanæ Project (http://humanae.tumblr.com) on our podcast. In the artist Angelica Dass’ own words: “The project development is based on a series of portraits whose background is dyed
with the exact Pantone® tone extracted from a sample of 11×11 pixels of the portrayed’s face. The project’s objective is to record and catalog all possible human skin tones.”

I decided to dig into these images in ScopeBox… and was surprised by what I found.

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ScopeBox 3.0.2 Update

Today we released ScopeBox 3.0.2. In addition to support for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and the new retina Macbook Pro, we’ve rolled in some major performance increases and tweaks across the board. We’ve got many more exciting updates in the pipeline, so stay tuned!

If you’ve already got ScopeBox on your system, select “check for updates” under the ScopeBox menu. Or just download a fresh copy.

Features

  • Signed for Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
  • Retina graphics
  • Substantial performance improvements
  • Log scaling in RGB and Luma histograms
  • Displays alerts in realtime, as they’re triggered
  • Adds Avid marker format for alerts
  • Grat text color can be set in preferences
  • Configurable peak hold
  • Miscellaneous fixes to save/recall of layouts
  • Relocates test pattern menu
  • Support for PAL RP188 on BlackMagic cards
  • Cleaner source deck controls

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ScopeBox 3.0.1 Update

We’ve just released ScopeBox 3.0.1. This release contains a variety of minor bugfixes and enhancements and is encouraged for all ScopeBox users. As always, please let us know if you run into any issues with this release.

Also, as a reminder, if you’ll be at NAB 2012, please come say hello! We’re in booth SL14010.

Changes in ScopeBox 3.0.1:

  • better 10bit RGB support
  • added new keyboard shortcut to reset envelope peaks
  • added spacebar keyboard shortcut to pause/play controllable sources
  • added ProRes 4:4:4:4 to transcode options
  • sidebar scroller sized properly for mouse/trackpad auto-detect in lion
  • interlaced video properly tagged in records
  • fixes recall of layouts with TC palette (will need to resave layouts)
  • fixes PPC layout recall
  • fixes misc crashes with DV/DVCPro/DVCProHD and HDV devices
  • fixes latency with BlackMagic cards on PPC (by default audio will not work, see sidebar for details)
  • fixes pixel aspect of SD video records
  • cosmetic fixes to some sidebar controls
  • some PPC performance optimizations (more to come)

Available via in app auto update or our trial page.

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NAB 2012

Spring is in the air – the days are growing longer, and the inbox is full of announcements from video companies. It all can mean only one thing, NAB is around the corner. We’re excited to be attending and exhibiting at NAB2012, all signs point to it being a great year. We’ll be in south lower (Booth SL14010) showing off the newest versions of ScopeBox and ClipWrap.

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How do I get a signal into my desktop?

If you’re using a desktop mac, rather than a laptop, you’ve got a variety of options for getting a signal into ScopeBox. This post will run through the available options, so you can decide what’s right for your workflow.

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