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New: anonymous usage statistics — optional

On first launch after this update, the app asks once whether it may send anonymous usage numbers: how many cameras, microphones and people a project has, how long the recordings and a run take, and which Mac. This helps improve the app in a targeted way — for example, seeing which steps take the most time. Only numbers are sent, never names, files or paths, and everything stays anonymous. The prompt is optional and can be turned off any time in Settings under "Privacy".

Fixed: the update dialogs now appear in the app's language

The dialogs for finding and installing updates used to appear in English even though the rest of the app is in German. They now match the app's language.

Improved: clearer labels and help texts

Many names and explanations in the settings were revised and unified — a few sliders now have clearer names. Nothing about the behavior changes.

Fixed: head-nod detection aborted the analysis

In recent versions the analysis stopped as soon as head-nod detection began — an internal component was missing from the shipped app. As a result, reaction cuts on head nods didn't work. This is fixed; detection runs through completely again.

New: sources that can't be synced automatically no longer stop the whole run

If an audio or video track couldn't be synchronized with the others automatically, the entire run used to abort. Now the app shows the affected source and you decide per source: enter a time offset by hand (with a suggestion) or exclude the source from the edit. The remaining sources continue normally.

Fixed: wrong assignment after adding a new file to a known folder

If you had opened a folder before and then copied a new audio track into it, the app could assign a camera to the wrong person. The assignment is now restored via the file names and stays correct.

Improved: multiple wide shots are now used

If you mark more than one camera as a wide shot, the edit now alternates between them — in turn or at random, configurable in the expert settings — instead of always using only the first.

Further improvements

The Dock progress bar reflects real progress more honestly: the long head-nod analysis now dominates it, instead of the bar sitting just short of "done" for a long time. And the window stays fixed during the analysis — it can no longer be resized by accident while a run is in progress.

Fixed: AAF export now imports flawlessly into Premiere Pro

Until now Premiere Pro showed the media of an imported AAF as offline and searched for wrongly named files — especially for video. The export is now structured so Premiere links every clip to the right footage automatically. Importing into DaVinci Resolve already worked before; both applications are now fully supported.

Improved: converting mismatched frame rates is much faster

When video files need converting to the timeline frame rate, the app now uses your Mac's hardware acceleration. Depending on the material that's roughly three to four times faster (half an hour becomes a few minutes), and the CPU stays free. The app automatically picks a matching format so the copy is a faithful, still-gradeable equivalent of the original. You can fine-tune the quality in the settings.

New: cuts in the AAF are named by their reason

Every cut in the exported AAF now carries a meaningful name — the speaking person for speaker cuts, otherwise the reason (e.g. "cutaway"). That way, while reviewing, you immediately see why a cut was made there. The naming pattern is fully customizable in the settings; if you'd rather have exactly one clip per camera, you can turn the feature off there.

Fixed: audio preview kept playing when switching pages

If you played an audio track on the first page and then switched pages, the sound kept playing invisibly. It now stops when you switch pages.

Further improvements

The image-recognition (CLIP) filter prompts now only appear in the settings when the model is installed. Short-lived info cards show a small depleting ring indicating when they close on their own.

Fixed: possible crash on the first launch after an update

In rare cases the app could crash when relaunching right after an update. The cause was an icon that wasn't ready yet at that exact moment. This can no longer happen — if a graphic is briefly unavailable it simply stays blank instead of taking down the app.

New: isolation of each audio track is now visible

Every audio card now shows how well its track is isolated — that is, how much louder it is than the others when that person speaks (in dB). At a glance you can tell which tracks are clean and which have a lot of bleed, and over several episodes you get a feel for what's normal. The value is purely informational and does not affect the edit.

Improved: frame-rate conversion progress on the Dock icon

When the app converts video files to the timeline frame rate, the Dock icon now shows the progress too. Depending on the material this takes a few minutes — so you can see how far along it is even with the app in the background.