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Timeline Tools Change List

Version 1.0.30 - 04/18/2012

• fixed bug that prevented Event Groups from being displayed in the Track Extras, Event Group associations tree, if the Events in the group had been created by splitting another Event.

• fixed bug that incorrectly moved events that were created by splitting an existing event.

• added new selection in Auto Save feature to make Auto Save settings Global for all projects.

• fixed bug that prevented Transition Effects from being deleted from the PlugIns Chain Tree in the Vegas PlugIns tab.

• added feature to remove a specific PlugIn from All or Selected Events.

Version 1.0.29 - 03/29/2012

• fixed bug related to intermittent positioning the grid selection to the first event in the grid.

• added support for project media tags that can be displayed or used for filtering the main display grid.

• added Media Type Filters for generic size expression and Media Tags.

• added menu option to display first selected Vegas event in main display grid.

• several minor bug fixes implemented.

Version 1.0.28 - 03/06/2012

• Fixed bug in Move Events code that could happen when the main Event Table was collapsed due to Filtering or Type selection being applied.

• Fixed bug that could cause the utility to save it's settings in the old project location if the user chose to relocated the project using the Vegas Save As, instead of Save.

• Changed the way Event Grid Media Type filtering is selected, and added several new filters and support for filter expressions.

• Fixed bug related to searching for duplicate media names or duplicate media files.

• Reduced the amount of Event Grid flicker that sometimes occurred when a new Event has been selected in the Timeline.

Version 1.0.27 - 02/23/2012

• Fixed bug in Track Tools Gap / Overlap search option.

• Events arranged on the Timeline using the Track Tools options for adjusting Gaps, Overlap, Size and Fade, now moves related Envelope Points if the "Lock Envelope Points to Events" option is enabled.

• Gap adjustment has been given its own entry field making it easier to layout Events applying both Gaps and Fade In/Out settings.

• The "Add Bus Track Options to Selected Events" menu selection in the Main Event Grid has been changed to "Add Points to Selected Events".   The menu name was changed because its functionality has been enhanced.  This option can now add Points to Envelopes on ALL Tracks.  Not just a Video or Audio Bus Track.

• Fixed bug that could sometimes cause the Project Notes editor toolbar to disappear.

• Fixed a bug that could have interfered with laying out the grid columns when displaying the results of an applied search filter.

• Added code to prevent the user from trying to launch an external media editor on missing media or Vegas generated content like text events.

Version 1.0.26 - 02/16/2012

• Added option to only Match Output Aspect Ratio of selected Events that contain Wide Media.   Landscape mode vs. Portrait mode images.

• Added program option to "Lock Envelope Points to Events".   This behaves similar to the Vegas "Lock Envelopes to Events" toolbar option when Timeline Tools moves Events.

Version 1.0.25 - 02/07/2012

• Added the new Project Notes feature to Timeline Tools.  See the Users Guide for details.

Version 1.0.24 - 02/02/2012

• Updated Timeline Tools Users Guide.  Updated guide to reflect current state of the program.  Removed obsolete sections.

Version 1.0.24 - 02/01/2012

• Fixed a bug that was introduced in a previous release.  This prevented the audio event of a grouped A/V clip from being moved along with the video event.

Version 1.0.23 - 02/01/2012

• Changed the keystroke that adds the highlighted events in the Event Table to the move list, from Shift-Tilde, to just the Tilde (~) key.

• Fixed popup context menu item that allowed deletion of selected PlugIn chain entry.

• Fixed bug that caused the event grid highlight to be set one row ahead of the row being double-clicked.

• Enhanced Random Transition feature for better control.

• Added feature to add points to an A/V Bus track that brackets each selected Event in the selected Track.

• Added option to make the Vegas cursor track the selected Point in the Track Extras Tab.

• Added ability to Delete selected Points in the selected Track and Envelope in the Track Extras Tab.

• Added ability to Select Events that exist on the timeline as selected points in the selected track envelope.

• Added ability to filter Points in the list based on a selectable value comparison.

Version 1.0.22 - 12/06/2011

• Added the ability to edit and shift Points in the Video and Audio Bus Tracks in the Track Extras Tab.

• Added button that refreshes the list of available Tracks in the Track Extras Tab.

Version 1.0.21 - 12/02/2011

• Added Track Column to Event display table.

• Added "All Video Tracks" and "All Audio Tracks" selections to the drop-down list of Tracks displayed in the Event Table.   These show up in the drop-down list if more than one Video or Audio Track is present.

• Fixed Gap Search bug that could result in searching for Gaps in the wrong track.

• Fixed Gap Search bug that failed to initiate search if Vegas Cursor position was already in a Gap.

• Fixed bug in "Shift Points to Cursor" feature when shifting Event Envelope Points, instead of Track Envelope Points.

• Event Table "Size" column will now display the Length of an Audio Event, if an Audio Track is selected.

• Added Track Tools option to ignore removal of a leading gap that may exist before the first Event on a Track

Version 1.0.20 - 11/11/2011

• Added the ability to edit Move-List entries.

• Added option to open the File Location of selected Event Media.

• Added automatic Project Save feature.

• Changed the default state of the startup option that checks for a newer version of the software, to OFF.  This lets the program load slightly faster.

• Fixed a few minor issues related to help text and spelling.

• Happy Veterans Day to all my fellow Veterans.   Gary James SSGT, U.S. Air Force 1969 - 1972.  U-Tapao AFB Thailand, 1970 - 1971.

Version 1.0.19 - 11/03/2011

• Added ability to transfer cursor positions in the Cursor Stack, to the Move-List as Events.

• Added the ability to Edit the Move-List.

• Fixed some minor bugs that caused the Event table horizontal scroll bar to disappear if focus was moved away from Vegas by clicking on another program, and then it was returned to Vegas.

• Fixed a bug that caused Events to be added to the Move-List in reverse order if they were added from the selection in the Event table context menu.

Version 1.0.18 - 10/28/2011

• Added feature that allows Track or Event envelope points to be shifted directly to the Vegas Cursor location on the timeline.   This allows accurate repositioning of envelope points with a mouse single click.

• Added button to the Cursor Stack control group to allow deletion of all entries in the Cursor Stack.

• Added a status message line to the bottom of the Timeline Tools window.

Version 1.0.17 - 10/20/2011

• I just received the latest release of Sony Vegas Pro v11.0.   Timeline Tools needed a few small modifications to maintain compatibility.  Version 11.0 added new groupings to items displayed in the Video FX and Transitions tabs.

• Fixed bug that could cause Timeline Tools to take an exceptionally long time to load if the open Vegas project contained many event groups, with hundreds of events in each group.

Version 1.0.16 - 10/18/2011

• Added ability to include Transitions to the PlugIn Chain configuration.

• Added feature to generate and apply Random Transitions to all, or selected Events.

• Fixed a few small bugs to make operation consistent and easier to use.

• Added feature that supports exporting the contents of the Event grid to a text file.

Version 1.0.15 - 10/07/2011

• Fixed bug related to editing and deleting External Audio / Video tools.

• Fixed bug that prevented Audio track Plug-Ins from displayed in the main Event grid.

• Added option to display Video Event media size in main Event grid.

• Added Support for adding Transitions to the PlugIn Chain configuration.

• Added feature to add Random Transitions to Events.

Version 1.0.14 - 10/02/2011

• Fixed bug that caused the utility to re-position the Vegas cursor after it was set by the user.  This only happened if a different track was selected in the utility than where the user click-on in the timeline.

Version 1.0.13 - 09/27/2011

• Changed the Timeline Tools state machine to recognize saving a new Project when starting from an empty Project.

• Added Track Selection Lock.   If enabled, all Track selection controls follow the setting on the Track Event Into Tab.

• Fixed bug that did not restore the selected track when the utility was opened.

• Fixed bug that might cause a lockup in Vegas if a new Track was added, then immediately deleted.

Version 1.0.12 - 09/16/2011

• Changed the way Events are moved using the Move List.  The change cleared up some confusion, and made the task easier.

Version 1.0.11 - 09/15/2011

• Fixed bugs in Event Move feature.  Move now supports moving Events that are both ahead and behind
  the target Event location.  Previously this had to be done in two passes.

• Fixed bugs in Markers & FX feature.  Exported Markers were not being directed to the project directory, and had the wrong name.

• The keyboard 'Insert" key can be used to add the currently highlighted Event table item to the Cursor Stack.

• The Move Events feature has been enhanced with the edition of a Move Event List.  This makes it much easier
  to move multiple Events that are widely scattered across a large Project containing hundreds or thousands of small Events.

Version 1.0.10 - 09/06/2011

• Fixed bugs in Event Move feature.  

• Added options to control interaction of Cursor Stack and selecting Events in the main grid.

• Normal view is now always restored on startup.  This could cause confusion if nothing is displayed.

Version 1.0.9 - 08/24/2011

• Added option to automatically check for updated version available when Timeline Tools is opened in Sony Vegas.

Version 1.0.8 - 08/24/2011

• Fixed bug in Event Table Move and Reverse event features.   Was picking up the wrong Track selection for operation to be performed on.

Version 1.0.7 - 08/17/2011

• Fixed bugs in Track Extras Tab Envelope Points List.  The "Shift by Seconds" option did not properly format the list of Points.

Version 1.0.6 - 08/16/2011

• Added column in Event Table - and associated display option switch - to show Event Locked state.

• Fixed bugs in Markers & FX Tab that applied changes to an Events Pan / Crop and FX settings.

• Added code that ignores Locked Events that are selected to be moved.

Version 1.0.5 - 08/15/2011

• Rebuilt the program following a hard disk crash.