Catalyst Browse 2018.2

• The waveform and histogram monitors now display full-range (-7.3% to 109.1%) rather than clipping at 0% and 100%. Areas outside 0-100% are shaded in the histogram monitor. Full-range color is also supported for external-monitor preview and rendering with HDR to Rec.709/Rec.2020.
• Added a Create Sony Professional Disc partitions check box in the Copy pane to enable copying XDCAMÂ files with segmented body partitions.
• Added a Create segmented body partitions check box in the Copy pane to enable copying XAVCÂ Intra and XAVCÂ Long files with segmented body partitions.
  NOTE: Files created with segmented body partitions may not be recognized properly by some Sony camcorders, decks, or servers.
• Added support for displaying the MXF Partition Style (Single Body Partition or Segmented Body Partition) in the Inspector pane (Inspector > Metadata > File > Media).
• Added a Protocol drop-down list in the Add Remote Server dialog to allow you to choose FTPS (Explicit) or FTP.
• Added support for DXVA2 decoding of AVC/H.264 clips on NVIDIA GPUs that utilize DXVA2 decoding. Supported computers will see improved processing performance for decoding AVC/H.264 video files.
• Improved playback performance for XAVC Long 422 clips with resolution of QFHD or higher and frame rates of 50p or higher when you set the playback settings to Speed/Real Time. In this mode, frames will be skipped if needed to preserve the frame rate.
• XAVC clips rendered using the MainConcept encoder now correctly preserve HLG and PQ metadata in the video stream.
• Added support for displaying Cinematone 1 or Cinematone 2 in the Capture gamma equation metadata field.
• Removed the Save settings switch in Transcode Tools.
• Improved performance for FTP devices by turning off thumbnail image loading.

Catalyst Browse 2018.1

• Added a Create Sony Professional Disc partitions check box in the Export pane to enable rendering XAVC Intra, XAVC Long, and XDCAM files with multiple body partitions.
  NOTE: Files created with multiple body partitions may not be recognized properly by some Sony camcorders, decks, or servers.
• Improved color-management workflow for choosing color spaces, applying color adjustments, and transcoding clips with color adjustments.
• Saved transcoding settings are now applied when transcoding clips or repairing flashbands.
• The Save settings switch in Transcode Tools is now on by default.
• Added support for expanding and collapsing the Favorite Folders, Devices, and Recent headings in Browse mode and in file-browse dialogs.
• Improved the accuracy of the remaining time estimate when copying clips.
• Improved performance when playing back some AVC clips (macOS only).
• Combined the Username/Email and Domain login methods when uploading to Sony Ci.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Browse 2017.3

• Added support for transcoding to Rec.2020/HLG XAVC S format.
• Added an adjustable Gain slider when the SDR gain switch in Application Settings is selected.
• Added Rec.2020/HLG (bypass OOTF) and Rec.2020/PQ (bypass OOTF) display and output color spaces for a consistent look when grading using the S-Log3(HDR) EOTF on the Sony BVM-X300 monitor.
• Added a Transcode Tools menu in the Export pane to allow you to save a set of default transcoding settings.
• Added support for reading clips from the AXS-AR1 Thunderbolt card reader (macOS only).
• Added support for adjusting the Exposure index value for clips with an ISO value of 10,000 or greater.
• Added support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
• Improved performance when displaying thumbnail images from Professional Disc volumes.
• When transcoding files, a prompt is now displayed to allow you to choose whether to keep or overwrite files when exporting to a file name that already exists. If you choose to keep the existing files, a number is appended to the name of the exported file.
• In Adjust Color mode, the Inspector now displays a notification when the source color space does not match the selected media.
• Improved the layout of the application window when using the color wheels and scopes in Adjust Color mode.
• Improved support for reading ISO sensitivity metadata from some Sony cameras.
• Improved the login method for logging in to Sony Ci via the Share pane: you can now choose to log in with a username and email or a contributor code.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Browse 2017.2.1

• Fixed a bug that prevented interlaced clips from displaying correctly when played on an external video monitor via SDI.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a delay when previewing clips on an external video monitor via SDI.

Catalyst Browse 2017.2

• Improved playback performance for XDCAM and XAVC clips when using a system without a dedicated OpenCL GPU.
• General performance improvement when reading clips.
• Improved video quality when transcoding XAVC Intra HDR HD/2K clips.
• Added support for reading and transcoding Rec.709/HLG clips in both Rec.709 and Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) grading color spaces.
• Added an SDR gain switch in Application Settings to convert between standard- and high-dynamic-range content. When the switch is enabled, a linear gain of +6 dB (2.0x) is applied when reading SDR content, and a linear gain of -6 dB (0.5x) is applied when exporting to an SDR format or displaying on an SDR display.
• Added a Waveform Settings menu to allow you to change the scale of the waveform monitor to use nits instead of percent when grading HDR clips.
• Added a Folder setting to the Add Remote Server dialog to allow you to set the initial folder when connecting to a device via FTP.
• Added support for uploading to Ci using a contributor code in the Username/Email box.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Browse 2017.1

• Added support for grading in the Rec.2020/S-Log3 (HDR) color space.
• Added support for connecting to FTP devices by fully qualified domain name.
• Added support for reading fragmented MP4 files created by the Sony PWS-100TD1.
• Added support for reading files using the .mpeg file extension.
• Improved time-remaining estimates when uploading multiple clips to Sony Ci using the Share pane.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Browse 2016.3

• Added a Use fast device-to-device copy check box to the copy pane, allowing you to copy clips directly between an XDCAM device and another device via FTP. When this check box is selected, clips are copied directly between the devices without copying to your computer.
  Copy progress is not displayed and copy operations cannot be canceled when using fast device-to-device copy.
• Added support for reading X-OCN clips.
• Added support for reading XAVC interlaced proxy clips.
• Added support for reading alpha transparency in ProRes clips.
• Added support for reading ProRes 4444 XQ clips (Windows only).
• Added support for automatically linking clips from a known folder structure (such as an XAVC or XDCAM volume) when importing an EDL.
• Improved performance when reading ProRes clips (macOS only).
• When importing an EDL, blank space between clips is now displayed in a contrasting color in the timeline.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Browse 2016.2

• Added support for reading ProRes clips when using Catalyst Browse on Windows. Please note that reading 4444 XQ clips is currently supported on Windows only.
• Added templates for rendering QFHD and 4K XAVC Intra Class 480 clips.
• Added search support to the Media Browser.
• Added support for synchronizing multicamera MXF clips.
• Added support for preserving timecode start values when transcoding to XAVC S format.
• Added Export and Share panes to the right side of the application for improved usability.
• Added support for transcoding and including color adjustments when using the Share pane to upload to Sony Ci.
• Added support for adding and editing mark in and out points on the Summary tab in the Inspector pane.
• Added support for displaying the time remaining when transcoding, copying, backing up, and uploading clips.
• Added support for creating subfolders by right-clicking (control-clicking on macOS) a folder in the Places pane and choosing New folder from the shortcut menu.
• Added support for copying clips to XDCAM Station via CIFS.
• Added support for displaying embedded timecode for MXF proxy-only clips. Please note that mark-in/out points cannot be edited for clips with embedded timecode.
• Improved performance when browsing or playing back clips from XDCAM Station via CIFS.
  When accessing media from XDCAM Station via CIFS, we recommend setting the Preview using proxy clips switch in Options to Off.
  
• Improved performance when playing back 4K or QFHD ProRes clips (macOS only).
• Added a Show thumbnails switch in the Application Options pane: enabling the switch will display thumbnail images in the Media Browser; turning off the switch can improve performance on some slower storage devices.
  
  To improve performance when browsing SxS media in an XDCAM Station via CIFS, turn off Show thumbnails before accessing the media.
• When sequentially previewing multiple selected clips, each clip's timecode is now displayed.
• When sequentially previewing multiple selected clips, a vertical line in the Video Preview timeline indicates where each selected clip begins.
• The Copy file to drop-down list now preserves the last-used location.
• Summary metadata is now preserved when transcoding to MXF format.
• Audio meters are no longer displayed when previewing video-only clips.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.

Catalyst Browse 2016.1

• Added BT.2020 support (REC709/S-Log->BT.2020, BT.2020->BT.2020)

• Added a Copy proxy only check box to the Copy pan
• Write back NRT(XML) to ProDisc, from PD-Proxy only, Hires only and Hires+PD-Proxy clip
• Write back SMI to ProDisc
• Indication for clip with PD-Proxy only

• Added support for browsing devices via FTP

• Added support for BT.2020 (SDI-OUT, PC Display)

• Added support for playing clips that span discs on an ODA volume
• Added support for copying only the portion of a clip between the mark in and mark out points from an ODA volume

• Timecode display according to the LTC Change table
• Added Full screen preview on secondary display
• Added support for Windows Remote Desktop
• Various enhancements and bug fixes. For a complete listing, see the release notes.