Finally, long overdue, a new version that does not only focus on fixes and improvements but a set of new nice long awaited features.
Changes include:
- New core features:
- Hosts group: Group hosts into different named groups and assign nodes or/and workflows to them
- Job slots per node: Assign a higher number of job slots to a node in order to better “allocate” resources on the executing host
- Cron scheduling support for monitors
- New functions:
- $dateweek(): Calculate week numbers
- $timecalc(): Time calculator
- $waccess(): For testing write access
- $owner(): For getting owner of a file
- $asplit(): Split/format array into a string
- $ffconcat(): For creating a “ffconcat version 1.0” string
- $shortcut(): For parsing Windows shortcuts and macOS alias files
- New variables:
- %i_v_precharge%: Get precharge value from MXF files
- %s_options%: System variable for advanced altering of job behavior
- %f_pix_aspect%: Pixel aspect ratio as float
- %s_frame_rate%: Represent frame rate as num/denum string
- New API method:
- GET /jobvars/ for getting final value of user variables after job end
- Improved processing speed, quality and color precicion for all encoders
- Huge database I/O optimizations for thos with larger farms
- Dolby E decoding in the “A/V Decoder” (Experimental)
- “Forget missing files” are now supported by all applicable monitor nodes
- Support the new frame properties in AviSynth+
- Support Mac alias in the “Folder” monitor and improved Windows shortcut support
- Improved support for encoding files with cover art
- Properly support audio buffer files > 4GB in the “A/V Decoder”
- Support reading stdout/err in command executor as unicode
- Support XDCAM-EX 35 720p in the “XDCAM-HD” encoder
- Support multiple selection in the status monitor
- Inbuilt status monitor now shows history pages instead of one huge list
- Improved “Color conversion” filter
- Improved navigation in the status monitor using arrow keys
- Improved up-time reliability
- Native support for “ffconcat version 1.0” input sources
- Native support for reading IMF files
- Support writing 64 bit audio files in the “Extract audio” node
- Support UTF-8 formated mail bodies in “Send E-Mail” node
- Playlist support in “YouTube” decoder and save list to variable
- Clear complete work cache dir from FFAStrans Manager
- Support SinPowResize kernel in “Resize” filter
- Improved automatic cleaning of log and work files
- FFAStrans will now archive job logs and keep them for an extended period
- Fix several long path issues in monitors and FTP delivery
- Fix slow opening of long workflows
- Fix comparing negative number not working in the “Conditional” node
- Fix graphical artifact when moving too far out on a large workflow
- Fix some number like strings being strictly regarded as number
- + Lots other minor fixes and improvements