Lightworks release date

Brian Drysdale · February 3rd, 2021, 11:33 AM

The Lightworks V2021.1,1 beta is now available.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...4075&Itemid=81

This latest build is a maintenance release for 2021.1 that fixes some important issues that have been raised recently, along with a few fixes that were not ready in time for the 2021.1 release.

Added new keyboard shortcut commands

"Save current sequence frame" (which saves the frame from the current record sequence)
"Save current frame" (which saves the frame from the focus)
"Associates" (which opens the Associates tab for the current clip/sequence)

Added additional capabilities to the "Find-> Clip references' panel

Segments with/without "Effects" can now be searched for (can be narrowed down to just Video or Audio by deselecting the tracks)
Segments with/without "Media" can now be searched for
Segments with/without "Cue Markers" can now be searched for
Segments that are "Active" Yes/No can now be searched for
Restored the ability to 'Jump to next match' and 'Jump to previous match' options

Added ability to set the default frame rate for importable items which do not have a known frame-rate
Added 'Frame-rate' to the list of default table view Bin attributes
Added new hint when revealing the 'New project' panel for the first time in a Universal Project version of Lightworks

Brian Drysdale · February 12th, 2021, 02:01 PM

The 2nd V2021.1,1 beta is now available.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...4763&Itemid=81

This latest build fixes a few regressions that have crept in along with adding further improvements to audio handling with hardware I/O. Lightworks is still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks.

One new feature in V2021.1.1 is the graphic representation of missing media in transition overlaps. This is an area that causes difficulty for new users.

Brian Drysdale · February 26th, 2021, 10:39 AM

The third V2021.1.1 beta is now available

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#235849

This latest build fixes several regressions that have crept in along with various improvements. Lightworks are still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks.

Additions include:

Improvements to the export panel to be more intelligent about available/unavailable formats

Export formats are now allowed if they can't handle the exact sequence frame-rate
Export formats that cannot generate files with the same aspect-ratio as the sequence are shown with red suffixes
Export formats with a red suffix now show an explanatory message if such a format is selected

Option to the "Timeline->Settings" menu to configure whether or not tabbing stops at transition mid-points
The ability to rename Custom Formats on the project card and to generate 1080p proxies from larger file types (4K etc).

Brian Drysdale · March 3rd, 2021, 12:48 PM

The fourth V2021.1.1 beta is now available.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...6174&Itemid=81

This latest build resolves issues reported with memory handling and HEVC media, along with a few other improvements. Lightworks are keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks.

Brian Drysdale · March 18th, 2021, 10:37 AM

The new build of the v2021.1.1 beta has been renamed as V2021.2 beta and is available for download.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...7239&Itemid=81

This has a number of fixes and has updated to the latest AVID DNxHD codec SDK. Lightworks hope for this to be the final build prior to release

Brian Drysdale · March 24th, 2021, 10:28 AM

The next Lightworks 2021.2 Beta revision 127742 is now available to download

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...7569&Itemid=81

This latest build resolves issues with M1 hardware on Mac and resolves the issue with AAC audio decode playback.

Brian Drysdale · April 1st, 2021, 12:31 PM

The third Lightworks 2021.2 Beta revision 127893 is now available to download:

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#237935

This build resolves the issue with Boris plugins on Windows failing to display, along with some other fixes to do with audio hardware on Windows.

Brian Drysdale · April 14th, 2021, 12:30 PM

The fourth V2021.2 beta is now available to download.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...8613&Itemid=81

This latest build resolves a couple of important issues on Mac systems, to do with the Lightworks Console and media handling. There are also a number of other fixes.

Brian Drysdale · April 21st, 2021, 10:20 AM

What is hoped to be the final V2021.2 beta revision is now available for download.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...8985&Itemid=81

This latest build resolves a long standing issue with exports being incorrect with 0% audio speed within the sequence and hopefully addresses the Console connectivity issues on Mac and other fixes.

Lightworks are working on a new set of video tutorials and guides.

They are looking forward to sharing the latest features of 2021.3 due in Beta imminently.

Brian Drysdale · April 29th, 2021, 10:27 AM

Lightworks Version 2021.2 is now released for use on Windows Linux and Mac.

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...9387&Itemid=81

This the second major release under the new owners LWKS Software LTD and they are revealing the features in the 2021.3 Beta in the next couple of weeks.

Apart from many fixes. new features in V2021.2 include:

This release focuses on improvements in performance working with HEVC/H.265 media allowing you to create 1080p proxies from 4K media

Sequence Export Improvements
This latest release adds intelligence to the export panel allowing you to easily see what format option your sequence can be exported as, even allowing you to export if the exact sequence frame rate is not allowed/supported.

Transition Appearance Improvements
Lightworks now provides a clear indication that the incoming clip does not have enough media present to perform the transition (the red line and darker grey section) This indicates that playback will be incorrect over this section, giving you a clear warning that the effect needs adjustment.

Subtitle Workflow
Using a combination of ranged Cue Markers and BITC (Burnt in Timecode) functionality now performs a subtitle workflow

Find: Clip References Improvements
In Lightworks 2021.2 the ‘Jump to’ options have been restored and new search criteria has been added to make it even easier to find or create results based on these new options:

Set Default Frame Rate On Import
Lightworks 2021.2 allows you to set the default frame rate for any media that doesn’t have a frame rate (audio only files, EDLs, Image Sequences etc).

Improved the Batch Metadata panel
Flexibility has been extended even further to allow you to specify the name of another metadata field to copy text from (eg. ) within the ‘Value’ column. This is an extremely fast way of moving metadata between fields in huge chunks.

Brian Drysdale · May 27th, 2021, 04:51 AM

The first V2021.3 beta is now available for download

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...1078&Itemid=81

New features include:

Browse and Import Media from Cloud Storage Providers

Upload Exports Directly To Cloud Storage Providers (Lightworks Pro Only)

New Startup Wizard and Improved Hints

New Import Panel
The ‘Local files’ library has been given a much needed makeover to look and behave similar to Bins within the project. This allows you to choose how best to view your content prior to importing it, browse using the new treeview layout, filter content and see more metadata by choosing which column headers are visible within the library.

New keyboard shortcut functionality

Plus other features and fixes.

Brian Drysdale · June 3rd, 2021, 11:26 AM

The third Lightworks V2021.3 beta build is now available

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...1709&Itemid=81

This build resolves many of the recently reported issues, improves the cloud storage integration work and even includes improvements for longer standing issues (e,g, MKV and HEVC).

Brian Drysdale · June 9th, 2021, 12:02 PM

the 5th (there was a patch build in between) V2021.3 beta is now available

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#242142

This latest build improves the workflows for third party libraries and includes improvements for several issues reported. These include MKV.

Brian Drysdale · June 11th, 2021, 11:26 AM

They seem to be pumping out 2 beta builds a week at the moment, the 6th beta of V2021.3 is now available/

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...2316&Itemid=81

Added ability to multi-select Groups from the Content Manager list
Added a config to disable automatic marking of popped-out tiles (automarktiles 0)
Added keyboard shortcut commands ('Toggle FX1' and up to FX8) for toggling FX track selection
Added warning to alert users if starting a sequence archive but some high-resolution media is not available

Plus various fixes.

Brian Drysdale · June 16th, 2021, 11:31 AM

The 7th V2021.3 beta build is now available/

https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#242632

This will be one of the last prior to release. This new build fixes some longer standing issues, including a couple of recent regressions.

This adds the ability to read the config.dat from the the 'Preferences' folder before looking for it in the run directory. 'frame rate' information to the export task log and ignored 'Auto' frame rate sequences when dragging and dropping selections from bins to sequences.

February 3rd, 2021, 11:33 AM	#391
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Re: Lightworks release date The Lightworks V2021.1,1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...4075&Itemid=81 This latest build is a maintenance release for 2021.1 that fixes some important issues that have been raised recently, along with a few fixes that were not ready in time for the 2021.1 release. Added new keyboard shortcut commands "Save current sequence frame" (which saves the frame from the current record sequence) "Save current frame" (which saves the frame from the focus) "Associates" (which opens the Associates tab for the current clip/sequence) Added additional capabilities to the "Find-> Clip references' panel Segments with/without "Effects" can now be searched for (can be narrowed down to just Video or Audio by deselecting the tracks) Segments with/without "Media" can now be searched for Segments with/without "Cue Markers" can now be searched for Segments that are "Active" Yes/No can now be searched for Restored the ability to 'Jump to next match' and 'Jump to previous match' options Added ability to set the default frame rate for importable items which do not have a known frame-rate Added 'Frame-rate' to the list of default table view Bin attributes Added new hint when revealing the 'New project' panel for the first time in a Universal Project version of Lightworks

February 12th, 2021, 02:01 PM	#392
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta release The 2nd V2021.1,1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...4763&Itemid=81 This latest build fixes a few regressions that have crept in along with adding further improvements to audio handling with hardware I/O. Lightworks is still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks. One new feature in V2021.1.1 is the graphic representation of missing media in transition overlaps. This is an area that causes difficulty for new users.

February 26th, 2021, 10:39 AM	#393
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta release The third V2021.1.1 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#235849 This latest build fixes several regressions that have crept in along with various improvements. Lightworks are still keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks. Additions include: Improvements to the export panel to be more intelligent about available/unavailable formats Export formats are now allowed if they can't handle the exact sequence frame-rate Export formats that cannot generate files with the same aspect-ratio as the sequence are shown with red suffixes Export formats with a red suffix now show an explanatory message if such a format is selected Option to the "Timeline->Settings" menu to configure whether or not tabbing stops at transition mid-points The ability to rename Custom Formats on the project card and to generate 1080p proxies from larger file types (4K etc).

March 3rd, 2021, 12:48 PM	#394
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta release The fourth V2021.1.1 beta is now available. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...6174&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves issues reported with memory handling and HEVC media, along with a few other improvements. Lightworks are keeping changes to a minimum during this cycle and hope to be able to release within the next couple of weeks.

March 18th, 2021, 10:37 AM	#395
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta now renamed as V2021.2 The new build of the v2021.1.1 beta has been renamed as V2021.2 beta and is available for download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...7239&Itemid=81 This has a number of fixes and has updated to the latest AVID DNxHD codec SDK. Lightworks hope for this to be the final build prior to release

March 24th, 2021, 10:28 AM	#396
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta now renamed as V2021.2 The next Lightworks 2021.2 Beta revision 127742 is now available to download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...7569&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves issues with M1 hardware on Mac and resolves the issue with AAC audio decode playback.

April 1st, 2021, 12:31 PM	#397
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta now renamed as V2021.2 The third Lightworks 2021.2 Beta revision 127893 is now available to download: https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#237935 This build resolves the issue with Boris plugins on Windows failing to display, along with some other fixes to do with audio hardware on Windows.

April 14th, 2021, 12:30 PM	#398
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.1.1 beta now renamed as V2021.2 The fourth V2021.2 beta is now available to download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...8613&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves a couple of important issues on Mac systems, to do with the Lightworks Console and media handling. There are also a number of other fixes.

April 21st, 2021, 10:20 AM	#399
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Re: Lightworks release date What is hoped to be the final V2021.2 beta revision is now available for download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...8985&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves a long standing issue with exports being incorrect with 0% audio speed within the sequence and hopefully addresses the Console connectivity issues on Mac and other fixes. Lightworks are working on a new set of video tutorials and guides. They are looking forward to sharing the latest features of 2021.3 due in Beta imminently.

April 29th, 2021, 10:27 AM	#400
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks Version 2021.2 released Lightworks Version 2021.2 is now released for use on Windows Linux and Mac. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...9387&Itemid=81 This the second major release under the new owners LWKS Software LTD and they are revealing the features in the 2021.3 Beta in the next couple of weeks. Apart from many fixes. new features in V2021.2 include: This release focuses on improvements in performance working with HEVC/H.265 media allowing you to create 1080p proxies from 4K media Sequence Export Improvements This latest release adds intelligence to the export panel allowing you to easily see what format option your sequence can be exported as, even allowing you to export if the exact sequence frame rate is not allowed/supported. Transition Appearance Improvements Lightworks now provides a clear indication that the incoming clip does not have enough media present to perform the transition (the red line and darker grey section) This indicates that playback will be incorrect over this section, giving you a clear warning that the effect needs adjustment. Subtitle Workflow Using a combination of ranged Cue Markers and BITC (Burnt in Timecode) functionality now performs a subtitle workflow Find: Clip References Improvements In Lightworks 2021.2 the ‘Jump to’ options have been restored and new search criteria has been added to make it even easier to find or create results based on these new options: Set Default Frame Rate On Import Lightworks 2021.2 allows you to set the default frame rate for any media that doesn’t have a frame rate (audio only files, EDLs, Image Sequences etc). Improved the Batch Metadata panel Flexibility has been extended even further to allow you to specify the name of another metadata field to copy text from (eg. ) within the ‘Value’ column. This is an extremely fast way of moving metadata between fields in huge chunks.

May 27th, 2021, 04:51 AM	#401
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.3 beta relesed The first V2021.3 beta is now available for download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...1078&Itemid=81 New features include: Browse and Import Media from Cloud Storage Providers Upload Exports Directly To Cloud Storage Providers (Lightworks Pro Only) New Startup Wizard and Improved Hints New Import Panel The ‘Local files’ library has been given a much needed makeover to look and behave similar to Bins within the project. This allows you to choose how best to view your content prior to importing it, browse using the new treeview layout, filter content and see more metadata by choosing which column headers are visible within the library. New keyboard shortcut functionality Plus other features and fixes.

June 3rd, 2021, 11:26 AM	#402
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.3 beta relesed The third Lightworks V2021.3 beta build is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...1709&Itemid=81 This build resolves many of the recently reported issues, improves the cloud storage integration work and even includes improvements for longer standing issues (e,g, MKV and HEVC).

June 9th, 2021, 12:02 PM	#403
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Re: Lightworks release date the 5th (there was a patch build in between) V2021.3 beta is now available https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#242142 This latest build improves the workflows for third party libraries and includes improvements for several issues reported. These include MKV.

June 11th, 2021, 11:26 AM	#404
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.3 beta relesed They seem to be pumping out 2 beta builds a week at the moment, the 6th beta of V2021.3 is now available/ https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...2316&Itemid=81 Added ability to multi-select Groups from the Content Manager list Added a config to disable automatic marking of popped-out tiles (automarktiles 0) Added keyboard shortcut commands ('Toggle FX1' and up to FX8) for toggling FX track selection Added warning to alert users if starting a sequence archive but some high-resolution media is not available Plus various fixes.

June 16th, 2021, 11:31 AM	#405
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Lightworks V2021.3 beta relesed The 7th V2021.3 beta build is now available/ https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...emid=81#242632 This will be one of the last prior to release. This new build fixes some longer standing issues, including a couple of recent regressions. This adds the ability to read the config.dat from the the 'Preferences' folder before looking for it in the run directory. 'frame rate' information to the export task log and ignored 'Auto' frame rate sequences when dragging and dropping selections from bins to sequences.