v6.53+dev0407 - April 7 2022

[sockmonkey72]

v6.53+dev0407 - April 7 2022

• * Includes feature branch: video decoding/encoding via Windows Media Foundation
• * Includes feature branch: internal pin management overhaul for future extension
• * Includes feature branch: display options for recent projects list
• * Includes feature branch: update ARA to version 2.1
• * Includes feature branch: insert new track when importing media via mouse drag-drop
• * Includes feature branch: render loudness graphing
• * Includes feature branch: media explorer user-defined tags
• * Includes feature branch: FX chain oversampling
• * Includes feature branch: media item fixed lanes
• + MIDI editor: fix editing left edge of notes beyond first loop boundary [t=264881]
• + MIDI editor: fix inserting new CC events past the loop boundary of looped items
• + MIDI editor: fix note velocity sweep-editing when moving the mouse quickly [t=264954]
• + MIDI editor: reload custom .ReaScale function when opening a new project
• + Media explorer: add a hidden accessible text field for pitch detection output
• + Preferences: include more information/help in video decoder details window
• + RF64: fix duplicate marker display [t=265078]
• + Razor edits: fix behavior when stretching right edge of razor edit with ripple edit enabled and automation items later on the track [p=2543398]
• + ReaControlMIDI: increase length of sysex dump displayed in log from 1k to 8k
  + Video list Windows Media Foundation details in available video decoder information window
• + Windows: support displaying shell metadata in .wma/.wmv media
• + Windows: support native decoding of .wma, .wmv, and mpeg-4 audio video via Windows Media Foundation
• + Windows: support native rendering of .wma, .wmv, and mpeg-4 audio and video via Windows Media Foundation
• # Color theme: more subtle default overlay for locked media items
• # macOS: improve appearance of TCP/MCP text in dark mode
  

This thread is for pre-release features discussion. Use the Feature Requests forum for other requests.

Changelog - Pre-Releases

Generated by X-Raym's REAPER ChangeLog to BBCode

[thommazk]

Originally Posted by sockmonkey72

+ MIDI editor: fix editing left edge of notes beyond first loop boundary [t=264881]

Thanks! The length editing is working now.
There's a related bug that's going on this thread with the 3rd gif:

The second gif is also happening but in a different way:

Originally Posted by sockmonkey72

+ MIDI editor: fix note velocity sweep-editing when moving the mouse quickly [t=264954]

Would you also check this related bug regarding moving the mouse quickly not erases midi notes? https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=263855

Thanks!

[schwa]

Originally Posted by thommazk

related bug

Fixing, thanks. The fast-moving-mouse-customized-right-click-erase-notes bug is more complicated, unfortunately.

[musicbynumbers]

Thanks for the new video support!

[gapalil001]

some thoughts about media item lanes

would be interested to try:

- make "media item lanes" button a part of TCP via WALTER

- Make an option that if a line is selected, the rest can be collapsed so that the selected lane is shown as the only and main one. Make the expand / collapse button of inactive lanes a part of WALTER (visible only if lane selected)



- make possible to allow script "SWS/BR: Toggle play from mouse cursor position and solo item and track under mouse for the duration" (and tons of similar) to play individual lanes or items even if they are not selected

- (more subjective one) do not allow "item_bg.png" to cross out of it's lane to avoid overlapping of item backgrounds that use yellow markers

[strachupl]

Originally Posted by gapalil001

- (more subjective one) do not allow "item_bg.png" to cross out of it's lane to avoid overlapping of item backgrounds that use yellow markers

This is also related to Midi Editor's Media Items Lane (MEMIL ). Maybe some option to display additional title bar area above items intead of yellow pixel* trick

[schwa]

Originally Posted by musicbynumbers

Thanks for the new video support!

Kind of excited about this tbh, in initial testing it's quite a bit faster to render video on windows natively vs using ffmpeg.

[BenK-msx]

Originally Posted by schwa

Kind of excited about this tbh, in initial testing it's quite a bit faster to render video on windows natively vs using ffmpeg.

Wild punt but would this development make recording video into reaper more achievable?
Cheers anyways of course.

[airon]

Originally Posted by schwa

Kind of excited about this tbh, in initial testing it's quite a bit faster to render video on windows natively vs using ffmpeg.

Thanks for putting in the effort here.

It seems to do at least as well on the first test I did with some ProRes video. I verified that the WMF was being used. Any performance uplift in this department is very welcome.

I track the seeking speed with the View: Move edit cursor to mouse cursor (no snapping) command. My repeat rate for the keyboard is as high as it can go and the delay until repeat happens is as low as it can go too. Makes for a great way to scrub video with a mouse. It's what I use all day.

Thank you.

[musicbynumbers]

Originally Posted by schwa

Kind of excited about this tbh, in initial testing it's quite a bit faster to render video on windows natively vs using ffmpeg.

Will give it a proper test when back Monday

One very sad thing for me though is that I noticed on first glance that it doesn't allow for pcm wav rendering for the audio part of the wrapper unlike ffmpeg does.

When I'm sending demo videos to clients for games. I tend to render using 16bit wav so the sound is uncompressed as I found there was always artefacts with at least the ffmpeg audio compression.

I'll give this one a go compressed and listen out for the classic "waterfall bubbles" in the high end. Be great if there was a wav option though

[paaltio]

Originally Posted by schwa

Kind of excited about this tbh, in initial testing it's quite a bit faster to render video on windows natively vs using ffmpeg.

This is very cool, thanks! This makes me think: on macOS does REAPER utilize the hardware decode/encode support on Apple Silicon?

[Phazma]

Originally Posted by schwa

Fixing, thanks. The fast-moving-mouse-customized-right-click-erase-notes bug is more complicated, unfortunately.

I hope someday you will find some time to fix it, it is bothering me too. I also hope it won’t be too difficult to add the same behavior as mouse modifier option to the arrange view (for deleting items), after fixing it in the midi editor.

[Vagelis]

Originally Posted by Phazma

I hope someday you will find some time to fix it, it is bothering me too. I also hope it won’t be too difficult to add the same behavior as mouse modifier option to the arrange view (for deleting items), after fixing it in the midi editor.

+1

[Embass]

[thommazk]

Originally Posted by schwa

Fixing, thanks. The fast-moving-mouse-customized-right-click-erase-notes bug is more complicated, unfortunately.

Thanks a lot! I hope you'll find the time to fix it at some point.
Is this moving-fast bug related to also not being able to delete really small MIDI notes when right-clicking and moving the mouse?

[PitchSlap]

+ Media explorer: add a hidden accessible text field for pitch detection output

Sorry for the can of worms, but how about sending it as MIDI if the ME output track contains a VSTi?
I don't think anyone will expect Melodyne but it could be useful.

FYI, maybe this thread from 11 years ago could be helpful for chords?

The 'secret' of polyphonic pitch detection revealed!
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=74104