Release Notes for Flix 8.0.0

Release Date

23 October 2025

For a detailed guide on upgrading to Flix 8.0.0, refer to the Upgrading to Flix 8.0.0 section at the bottom of this page.

New Features

Storyboard Pro Extension

With Flix 8 comes a brand-new Storyboard Pro Extension, joining the existing Photoshop and Maya integrations. This extension introduces a true panel-by-panel workflow - send individual panels directly between Storyboard Pro and Flix, and replace or version-up panels in Flix seamlessly within Storyboard Pro Extension.

Note:  Read more at Storyboard Pro Extension Workflows.

Shots UI and Round-tripping

In Flix 8.0 we’ve introduced a new, intuitive Shots UI, providing more options for working with and managing shots. Create, modify and manage shots directly within Flix, using the customizable shot naming systems and the Shot Properties panel. Enhanced round-tripping keeps workflows fully synchronized between Flix, Editorial, and Storyboard Pro. Shots return to Flix from Editorial exactly as they were exported, preserving name and structure. In Storyboard Pro, Shots appear as native scenes with no extra conversion steps needed.

Note:  See Using Shots in Flix for more information.

Drag and Drop Workflows

Flix 8 introduces some major improvements to drag-and-drop workflows, designed to make panel handling faster, more intuitive, and better aligned with production needs. Drag and drop new panels anywhere in the Flix browser (without pre-selecting a destination) for a streamlined panel-creation workflow. You can also drag artwork directly onto an existing panel to automatically version it up with the new artwork, maintaining full panel history - all from within Flix.

Note:  Find out more at Importing Panels into Flix and Panel Versioning.

Flix Client Plugins

Building on the APIs and automation tools introduced in Flix 7, Flix 8 now adds Flix Client Plugins, giving teams direct control over UI customization and behavior through the Chrome plugin framework. You can now add custom buttons and modify UI behaviors.

Note:  See more at Managing Extensions & Plugins.

New Sequence Ingest UI

A new Editorial and Storyboard Pro import model gives insights during import. Access real-time visibility of progress during each stage, enabling you to keep working during the process. The top bar visually displays which step the import has reached, while a more detailed breakdown shows real-time progress for each sub-task, plus direct access to the import logs.

Note:  Find out more at Importing Storyboard Pro Projects into Flix, and Importing Your Sequence in Flix for Editorial.

Feature Enhancements

• ID 437757 - Storyboard Pro panel names are retained as meatadata when exporting to Editorial.

• ID 480696 - Added an example plugin to the Flix GitHub to show how a user can use Extensions to pre-fill the server hostname.

• ID 465907 - Added the ability to download logs after each import.

• ID 553606 - Added a button that allows the user to clear all markers from selected panels.

• ID 578916 - Added a button that allows the user to clear all markers from selected panels.

Bug Fixes

• ID 538572 - URL input is now trimmed of trailing whitespace.

• ID 544665 - Panels will now correctly version up during Storyboard Pro round trips if they originated from Photoshop.

• ID 567299 - AAFs could fail to import if they contained nested clips with filler.

• ID 568144 - Copying and pasting panels that originated from Storyboard Pro now copies all of the related "originSBP" metadata.

• ID 576106 - AAF imports will now handle the case of a transition which is immediately followed by a gap.

• ID 576307 - AAF imports will now handle the case of a transition which is immediately followed by a gap.

• ID 584612 - Dialog imported from Storyboard Pro 24 no longer contains excess style information. This information would have caused panels to not relink correctly.

• ID 595537 - Dialog imported from Storyboard Pro 24 no longer contains excess style information. This information would have caused panels to not relink correctly.

• ID 589725 - Added validation around Mark In and Mark Out settings, ensuring Mark Out is always larger than Mark In.

• ID 599143 - PNGs had incorrect colors when generated from a Storyboard Pro animated clip.

• ID 601575 - Camera move data is cleared from panels when they are versioned up with a still panel.

• ID 559348 - Client could crash if swapping Sketching Tool preference whilst having unsaved changes.

• ID 576061 - You could not open 3D source files if the Photoshop extension was not installed.

• ID 581887 - Modal dialogs are now closed on logout.

• ID 602250 - Entering invalid revision comments could cause the comment input to become inaccessible.

Known Issues

This section covers new known issues and gives workarounds for them, where appropriate.

• ID 608445 - If multiple contact sheets are assigned to a show, changing the template in the export menu causes the export to fail. Workaround is to limit to one Contact Sheet template.

• ID 608543 - Panels are not always displayed correctly in the Player after a relink. Save the revision to update the player.

• ID 609545 - Panels are not always displayed correctly in the Player after a relink. Save the revision to update the player.

• ID 607474 - Premiere Pro 2025.4 and above are not currently supported with Flix and cause relinking to fail. Please use 2025.3.

• ID 608362 - Storyboard Pro 25.0.0 introduced some issues with Flix roundtrip. Please use Storyboard Pro 25.0.1.

• ID 606293 - Storyboard Pro 25.0.0 introduced some issues with Flix roundtrip. Please use Storyboard Pro 25.0.1.

• ID 598011 - Auto-updating the Flix Client from 7 series to 8 will fail on Windows.

• ID 601577 - Importing revisions into the same show concurrently will cause potential hangs.

• ID 604909 - Sending Dialog from the Storyboard Pro Extension will not immediately update in the Flix dialog editor. Please swap the tab to refresh.

• ID 607165 - The Comment box of the Panel Browser will change its enable state when clicking in the panel browser.

• ID 607896 - Canceling a Storyboard Pro import displays an error.

• ID 608012 - Server displays an error when importing MOV files.

• ID 608577 - The undo stack is cleared after a revision save.

• ID 596447 - Storyboard Pro 20 does not bring in the scene names correctly.

• ID 600827 - Degradation in performance of imports from Premiere.

• ID 602369 - Store Source File does not respect the Enforce option at the show level.

• ID 605159 - Pressing New Shot with an existing Shot selected does not give reliable names.

• ID 605602 - Sending unsupported file types to the Storyboard Pro extension does not display a graceful error.

• ID 605892 - Maya plugin is not supported on versions other than 2024.

• ID 605940 - Shots are removed from Storyboard Pro import if transitions are present.

• ID 606448 - The Storyboard Pro extension does not handle transitions.

• ID 606850 - The Storyboard Pro extension can only be installed to one version at a time. Please uninstall and reinstall to swap versions.

• ID 585147 - In a locked show, the New Sequence button is not disabled.

• ID 588594 - Adding a preview image to a show does not immediately update. Please refresh the page by navigating into the show and back again to see the effect.

• ID 602335 - Audio icon does not immediately appear in the panel browser if the revision is saved before the audio has been imported.

• ID 602438 - If a Rotation is sent from Avid to Flix that starts and ends at the same position, it is not displayed in Flix.

• ID 605167 - Shift-clicking panels does not deselect panels if you return to the starting position.

• ID 607340 - The revisions page does not always automatically refresh after edits.

• ID 604549 - The revisions page does not always automatically refresh after edits.

• ID 605247 - The revisions page does not always automatically refresh after edits.

• ID 605874 - An archive and delete operation can leave the Show panel displaying "Deleting 100%".

• ID 606849 - If you save and exit a revision before an imported mov has fully generated, the trim in value can be set to an invalid value.

• ID 606996 - Swapping between panel revisions sent from Photoshop can lead to a Flix Client crash.

• ID 607163 - Publish Progress dialog keeps growing if an Archive is happening at the same time.

• ID 595365 - The tooltip for errored panels draws behind any adjacent panels.

• ID 608100 - The tooltip for panel comments are cut off behind adjacent panels.

• ID 608103 - You can deselect all panels if you keep the ctrl key pressed. Flix expects at least one panel to always be selected.

• ID 608308 - A slight animation is displayed when changing the brush size of the annotation tool.

• ID 608693 - Sending panels from Maya rapidly can result in them being placed before the selection.

System Requirements

Flix Server

Note:  Flix Server is built and tested exclusively on Intel processors. Running the Flix Server on AMD processors may lead to unexpected runtime errors.

Warning:  For security reasons, the date and time for the machine on which Flix Server is installed needs to be set correctly. This also applies to virtual machines. For more information, please refer to this Knowledge Base article.

Linux

Note:  The volume where the /tmp directory resides should have at least twice as much free space as the largest AAF imported into Flix. We recommend at least 16 GB, which is enough for most studios.

The recommended requirements are:

Item Requirements

Operating System

Rocky 9

RAM

At least 16 GB

CPU

A 64-bit Intel processor @ 3.2 GHz, or higher

8 cores, or more

The minimum requirements are:

Item Requirements

Operating System

Rocky 9

Note:  Flix Server is built and tested exclusively on Intel processors. Running the Flix Server on AMD processors may lead to unexpected runtime errors.

RAM

At least 8 GB

Note:  The volume where the /tmp directory resides should have at least twice as much free space as the largest AAF imported into Flix. We recommend at least 8 GB, which is the minimum storage requirement.

CPU

A 64-bit Intel processor @ 2 GHz, or higher

Flix Client

Note:  Flix Client is currently not available on Linux. Other operating systems may work with Flix Client, but have not been fully tested.

macOS

Article:  For more information on Foundry products and supported macOS versions, see Foundry Knowledge Base article Q100592.

Item Properties

Operating System

• Sequoia

RAM

4 GB

Processor

ARM-based Apple Silicon processor

2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2, or later

Windows

Item Properties

Operating System

• Windows 11

RAM

4 GB

Processor

A 64-bit processor @ 2 GHz, or higher

Third-Party Application Support

Note:  Photoshop support requires some extra set up before you install the plug-in, see Installing Plug-ins for Photoshop for more information.

Application

Supported Versions

Adobe Photoshop

CC 2024, 2025

Adobe Premiere

CC 2024, 2025

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

2024, 2025

Avid Media Composer

2023, 2024

Upgrading to Flix 8.0.0

This update requires end users to upgrade Flix Client to version 8.0.0.

If you're running a Mac with an ARM-based Apple Silicon processor and you want to switch to a version of Flix Client which uses Apple Silicon natively, you must download and install the Apple Silicon-specific Flix Client manually from:
https://www.foundry.com/products/flix/download

Note:  If you use the Flix Client auto-update feature in a version earlier than 6.5.0, the client will be updated to the latest Intel version using Rosetta emulation.

Additionally:

  • The new Transfer Utility port must be accessible on each server and all clients. The default port number is 9091, but the port can be changed by setting the client_transfer_port parameter in the config.yml file to a different port number. See Flix Server Options for more information.

From Flix 6.3.7, or Later