
What's New in LiveEdit 11
Standalone recording
- Connect to a BlackMagic Design HyperDeck recorder
- Record rehearsals
- Automatically transfer the recorded files from the HyperDeck to your timeline
Introducing Orbit: Seamless Showtime Integration
Orbit is a powerful built-in server within LiveEdit, designed to streamline the connection between Showtime, our tablet companion application, and the LiveEdit app.
- No Hardware Dependencies
- Works exactly the same as connected to a Producer hardware
Reviews
Add a collaborative comments and feedback section.
- Post time-coded comments
- Get real-time updates
- Check comments to mark them as done
- Mention your team using their @usernames
- Create custom #tags to sort comments even faster
- Reply in threads
- Keep a separate review for each rehearsal
- Use the Private channel for comments shared with your team and the Public channel for sharing with stakeholders
- Print your comments
Users Access
New fine-grained permissions.
- Define a role among View only, Reviewer, Editor, Supervisor and Admin
- More precise permissions, by track type, for each user
- Create groups of users with common permissions
- You can now choose the picture for your user
Interface
The interface has been revised to provide more space for the Viewer and optimize movements with the mouse.
Inspector
The Inspector now merges the Info section, the Index, the Reviews and the Browser. It is located to the left of the interface freeing up space for the Viewer.
Index
The dynamic Index displays the cues present in a track.
- Switcher Track: Choose to view all shots or just one source at a time
- Fire Button: test and trigger a specific cue
Viewer
The viewer has been enlarged for more comfort:
- Single/Multiview: display up to four media at the same time in one click
- Full-Page view: switch to full screen in one click
- Quickly switch between medias in the topbar of the Viewer
Timeline
The timeline has been enhanced with new features:
- New “Stop Record” marker
- Replace the source of a clip with the keyboard shortcut Option+[0-9] and Option+Shift+[0-9]
- A banner alerts View only users that “Changes are not saved”
- Added a bracket to define the actual duration of the scene by dragging the marker
- Step playback mode: new scene playback mode allowing you to stop before each shot in the case of a show without time code
- Up & Down arrows in live mode: navigate between plans even in Live mode
Light & Contents preview software
Connect LiveEdit to your favorite light preview software using its dedicated protocol or generate a virtual tally using the Art-Net protocol.