ShotPut Pro - Mac

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Activation

License Options

Update Plan

macOS 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, 10.12 or 10.11
4 GB of RAM
16 GB of free hard-disk space recommended
Internet access required for automated product activation

This is a single CPU application (may only be used on one computer at a time).

Demo Limitations: 10 offloads within 30 days. Web access required.

1-15-2020 v2020.1.1 

• Updates Gmail email/sms routines to match the latest SDKs provided by Google

1-2-2020 v2019.3.9 

• Updates RED SDK which fixes PDF report stall on macOS 10.14 and prior

12-2-2019 v2019.3.6 

• Adds speed improvements to PDF report generation, including ARRI RAW specifically

• Fixes PDF report bugs

• Fixes Imagine HQ connection bug

10-23-2019 v2019.3.2 

• Adds Frame.io integration

8-5-2019 v2019.2.17 

• Fixes a bug that prevents MHL verification entries from being inserted into the MHL file when 'Summary' report option is selected

• Fixes a bug that writes MHL files for non-directory bundle items

• Updates activation to better inform the user of encountered problems

• Notarized for use on Mac OS 10.15

6-25-2019 v2019.2.15 

• Adds recovery from Internet connection drops while transmitting status to the new Imagine HQ mobile iOS app

6-5-2019 v2019.2 

Features:

• Introduces live job progress and status monitoring via the new Imagine HQ mobile iOS app

• Supports offloading from the Codex HDE

• Updated interface to rely on native system coloring on 10.14 and beyond

• Blackmagic RAW and Canon RAW reporting support

• RED SDK updated to allow for most current camera metadata retrieval

5-8-19 v2019.1.6

• Fixes bug for occassional activation fail

• Fixes bug in report generation

1-24-2019 v2019.1 *Requires a current Update Plan*

Features:

• Redesigned 'Simple Mode' (replaces Destination Mode)

• Enhanced GUI layout and coloring for Mojave dark mode

• MHL output added

• Thumbs for new Codex .ARX RAW frames

• RED dropped frame flag added

• More robust camera metadata

• Ability to designate first frame for PDF thumbs (vs percentage sampling)

• Better error reporting with clearer messaging

Updates:

• Updated Gmail API support for email and SMS

• PDF has more efficient page usage and information layout

• Report naming with Job Identifier or custom text

v2018.1.13

• Fixes bug for occassional activation fail

• Fixes bug in report generation

11-2018 v2018.1.8

• Fixes auto eject failure that could occur when generating a post-offload PDF report

• Fixes thumbnail generation problem experienced on certain legacy builds of OS X

• Fixes intermittent crashing caused by the activation window

• About panel now shows activation-related information

v2018.1.6

• Fixes time-zone related issues preventing validation for lease and demo-based activation

v2018.1.5

• Fixes activation-related crash that can occur on OS 10.11.6 and prior

• Added better descriptions for server-related activation errors

• Fixes intermittent failure to show application's About menu

v2018.1.4

• Fixes crash that occurs when experiencing connectivity problems withe new activation server

• Replaced deprecated user prompts with prompts that match current Apple standards

• Fixes destination mode drag and drop failure

v2018.1.3

• Fixes GUI crash that can occur when warning the user that no destinations are selected for a preset

v2018.1.2

• Fixes Drag & Drop crash when dragging from the in-app file browser to the offload queue

10-29-2018 v2018.1.1

• Includes 12 months of updates

• New activation

4-2-2018 v6.3.7

• Fixed issue where some users could not activate demo mode.

3-6-2018 v6.3.6

• Additional support for various video formats and thumbnail generation

• Fixed crash that could happen during verification phase in certain circumstances

• Fixed issue with periods in Preset or folder names causing collisions

11-27-2017 v6.3.5

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where bytes verified could show a higher than intended value after a pause

• Fixed issue where verification errors could take a higher than expected time to cancel

• Fixed issue where in High Sierra a system volume called VM could appear in attached media

• Fixed issue where auto ejection would not work with certain Sony cards

• Fixed rare crash in reporting introduced in High Sierra General bug fixes and improvements

10-3-2017 v6.3.4

• Added High Sierra compatibility

• Fixed graphics bugs for Yosemite

• Add support for additional camera formats for PDF thumbnails generation  

4-13-2017 v6.3.2

• Fixed issue where using card name as the offload folder naming convention could cause duplicate sub-folder name collisions.  

4-6-2017 v6.3.0

Features:

• Improvements to verification efficiency

• Thumbnail generation now supports several formats it previously did not

• Users may now activate the product using their imagineproducts.com username and password

• Support for several of the new Apple File System features have been added

Fixes

• Fixed issue where slower checksum algorithms could cause a larger memory footprint on high throughput disks

• Fixed issue where some volume types would not display in the attached media list

• Fixed bug where some images would be distorted on retina displays

• Other bug fixes and improvements  

10-19-2016 v6.2.0

-- This is a significant update and it is recommended that you update immediately --

• Verification changes aimed at increasing speed and reliability

• Various motif changes for consistency

• Added support for more video formats for thumbnail generation

• Wording in various report types has been clarified

10-11-2016 v6.1.1

• Fixed bug where large drives would show the incorrect size remaining

• Various fixes to text boxes in the dark motif theme

• Added support for various camera formats including R3D for PDF thumbs  

9-20-2016 v6.1.0

• OSX 10.12 compatible

• NEW Dark Motif option (Use SHIFT+D for dark; SHIFT+L for light)

• NEW Verification preferences for FILE SIZE and FILE SIZE with source checksum

• NEW memory management for faster offloads throughout

• OSX 10.10 bug fix for thumbs (especially Canon C300 and Sony F7)

• Misc bug fixes

8-25-2016 v6.0.3

• New preset naming convention: can now use the offload identifier as a naming convention to customize the output file path

• Individual items in the offload history can now be deleted by a right click menu.

• Fixed an issue where preset duplication was not working correctly.

• Fixed issue in thumbnail generation that caused some formats to not be detected as video files.

• Fixed an issue where disabling verification did not stop the second read of the source.

• Other minor bug fixes

8-19-206 v6.0.2

• Minor bug fix for slow verification when outputting to multiple spinning disks

8-16-2016 v6.0.1

• New Activation System with web based deactivation

• New GUI with right column status/progress

• Pause/Resume offloads

• Advanced naming options in Presets with combination schemes and nested sub-folders

• Preset color coding, and sorting by color, name and in-use

• Destination Drag & Drop mode for direct offloading

• Information panels for each offload and drive

• Offload priorty options for optimized drive use or sequencing

• EMail and SMS texting using Gmail system

• Favorites for locations

• Offload Identification naming

• PDF reports with video metadata and thumbnails

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