Release Notes for Flix 7.0.1

Release Date

11th April 2024

For a detailed guide on upgrading to Flix 7.0.1, refer to the Upgrading to Flix 7.0.1 section at the bottom of this page.

New Features

There are no new features in this release.

Feature Enhancements

• 500265 - Home and End buttons, as well as associated shortcut keys, to go to the beginning or end of a sequence are now available in the Player when in fullscreen mode

Bug Fixes

• ID 440266 - Fullres and scaled images will be generated correctly on import from animated REFs from editorial

• ID 458608 - Contact sheet, publish email and AAF/FCP XMLs will no longer mark panels previously duplicated in Editorial as new on the next publish from Flix

• ID 544368 - Users logging in to the Flix Client without a group will be able to do so and will no longer see an incorrect error in the login screen

• ID 547143 - Flix will now offer the user a "Log Out" button when logging into the Client with insufficient privileges, rather than the "Reload" button previously offered

• ID 547147 - Resolved an issue that would cause tab key functionality to stop working in forms inside Flix.

• ID 554492 - Updated so that when exiting a sequence revision while it is in the process of saving it provides save in progress feedback, rather than prompting the user to save a second time.

• ID 556044 - Using the delete endpoint for sequences now requires the Edit Sequence permission

• ID 557304 - Updated the panel and StoryBoard Pro import processes to skip client-side image hash generation when panel reuse is disabled.

• ID 562047 - Updated the info elements next to disabled options in the export dialog to use a consistent color.

• ID 563218 - Dropdown menu items will now be clearly indicated to have focus when using tab to focus menu items

• ID 564263 - Users are now restored if deleted, then added again with the same name

• ID 564418 - Added missing links to the Flix developer documentation to the Extensions > Developers application menu.

• ID 565101 - Flix now disables the "Open 3D" button when the required apps are not installed. When disabled, it displays a tooltip hinting to the user that a plugin needs to be installed.

• ID 565278 - Background to the /download is no longer missing

• ID 565497 - Flix now displays thumbnails inline with the containing panel on the show browser page.

• ID 566053 - Updated the CORS configuration of the Flix Server to accept all methods and headers that will be sent by the Flix Client.

• ID 566252 - The latency status is now displayed correctly in one line when its in the warning state

• ID 567037 - Flix will no longer request groups as an SSO scope by default. Additional configuration file options added to allow additional scopes to be requested

• ID 567493 - Updated the publish process when publishing to Adobe Premiere to correctly respect custom directories specified in the publish dialog.

• ID 567754 - Improved efficiency of publishes back from editorial for panel artworks containing many layers, avoiding publish timeouts

• ID 568243 - Resolved an issue causing extension actions to fail after a failed Maya extension installation.

• ID 568246 - Improved reliability for publish completion messages being reported to the user during heavy server load

• ID 568343 - Flix SDK 2 docs should show Flix 7 or newer is required

• ID 568538 - Added extra permissions checks to the Local Extension Manager and the extension install process to prevent an error occurring when attempting to install an extension without permission to download media objects.

• ID 569295 - Flix will now accept StoryBoard Pro imports if a null byte character has been included in any user-editable fields within SBP

• ID 569300 - Users can now select a folder in preferences for publish/export paths instead of file when browsing with file finder.

• ID 569358 - Errors when publishing a sequence revision containing a panel with missing artwork will now propagate correctly to the user, instead of hanging indefinitely

• ID 569518 - Improved efficiency of server-to-server communication, particularly when servers are under load, avoiding the Flix Client missing update messages which resulted in perceived stalling

• ID 569653 - Fullres media objects will now be created when importing an animated panel

• ID 569658 - Flix Server will now correctly return a 404 error when handling an API request for a non-existent Task ID

• ID 569666 - Checkboxes and Toggles have the focus color from OS profile theme on Mac

Known Issues

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

• ID 541963 - Keyframes added in Avid to a non 1920x image will have incorrect keyframes when exported to Storyboard Pro

• ID 542921 - UI : Filter dialog for columns in the data table is wrapped incorrectly

• ID 542922 - UI: When comparing sequence revisions, the added and removed icons do not display correctly

• ID 542930 - UI: Disclaimer input on the branding page has inconsistent styling compared to the other text inputs

• ID 544723 - Avid: Removing camera move from panel causes it version up instead of relinking with original still panel

• ID 545825 - From Premiere: REF panels are not relinked in Flix

• ID 546134 - From Premiere: Could not import WMV file

• ID 547144 - No warning when setting the executable path for Photoshop to any other app

• ID 547745 - API: Episodes require full model to patch

• ID 547748 - API: Shows require full model to patch

• ID 548445 - Importing the same REF MOV from premiere twice will be displayed as an errored panel the second time

• ID 548454 - UX: the import panel revisions drop down menu stays visible after the import has completed

• ID 548463 - Keyframes persist when versioning up a panel that has camera moves to a static panel

• ID 548470 - Simultaneous imports into a fresh show can cause transaction timeouts when attempting to create a blank asset

• ID 548843 - The default resolution for PS thumbnail templates is in PPCM

• ID 549036 - From Editorial: Gap panels cause "could not extract origin details" warning in the server logs

• ID 549876 - Avid: Hidden tracks are shown in Flix

• ID 550599 - Export dialogue does not default to the correct format for the current editorial application

• ID 550604 - To Premiere: Dialogue exported to premiere gets dropped if a previous panel has dialogue that contains a single number on a line that is not the first line

• ID 550607 - To Premiere: Dialogue ends one frame early if there is no dialogue on any following panels

• ID 551203 - To Premiere: images which are taller than they are wide will have a different zoom level in Flix vs Premiere

• ID 552836 - From Avid: Import of AAF with audio and dissolves misaligns audio playback

• ID 554343 - From Premiere: All REF panels in a revision are versioned up if a panel has its duration changed in editorial

• ID 555685 - Unhelpful install errors in extension manager

• ID 556908 - Maya and PS plugin status does not leave "Ready to Send" if user is in a sequence revision and then logs out

• ID 557644 - macOS: Password prompt appears twice when updating an extension via the Local Extension Manager

• ID 558547 - Logging into a different server install then logging out will provide incorrect remembered hostname

• ID 559156 - Windows: Cant uninstall or upgrade the Maya extension while it is open

• ID 559180 - When dragging a source file into the sequence revision, receive an error

• ID 559193 - Unable to version up/update a source file

System Requirements

Flix Server

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.

Item Requirements

Operating System

• CentOS 7 64-bit (this will be deprecated in future releases)

• Rocky 9

RAM

At least 16 GB

CPU

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

8 cores, or more

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

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

• 13.x (Ventura)

• 14.x (Sonoma)

RAM

4 GB

Processor

ARM-based Apple Silicon processor or Intel processor with 64-bit support

2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2, or later

Windows

Item Properties

Operating System

• Windows 10

• Windows 11

RAM

4 GB

Processor

A 64-bit processor @ 2 GHz, or higher

Third-Party Application Support

Note:  Photoshop support requires installing the Flix extension for it, see Managing Extensions for more information.

Application

Supported Versions

Adobe Photoshop

CC 2022, 2023, 2024

Adobe Premiere

CC 2022, 2023, 2024

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Storyboard Pro 2020 (20.10.2, or later) and 2022

Avid Media Composer

2022, 2023

Upgrading to Flix 7.0.1

This update requires end users to upgrade Flix Client to version 7.0.1.

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