Raylight MXFX 1.08 for Windows Released

This maintenance release adds a fix for timecodes on clips spanning multiple files.  The timecode was not being set properly

Current customers can request the update here.

The free demo version has also been updated.  Anyone can download it here.

Raylight For Windows Update 3.1.9 Released

This is a maintenance release that fixes a bug where AVIs created from HD source MXF files were not converted properly.  Only a single unique frame would be output.

Current customers can request the update here.

The free demo version has also been updatead to 3.1.9. Anyone can download it here.

Raylight MXFX 1.07 for Mac available

Raylight MXFX 1.07 for Mac update is now available.

This update fixes two major bugs.
The first bug relates to clips spanning multiple files. The timecode was not being set properly.
The second bug relates to adding pull-down. Audio was not being written correctly and ended before the end of the clip.

Other minor improvements are included.

Current customers can request the update here.

Raylight MXFX 1.05 for Windows released

This update fixes a problem where sound was not being output properly when adding pull down.

If you are an existing MXFX customer, you can request the 1.05 update here.

You can download the free demo here.

Encoder Pro 1.3 now available

Encoder Pro 1.3 is now available for download.

This is a minor update that fixes a problem playing back 1080/P30 files.
The installation has been updated to support 64-Bit Windows versions.
Includes other minor fixes.

Current customers can request the update here.

Raylight For Windows Update 301-8 Released

This maintenance release fixes the following bugs

1. The Raylight Vegas plugin was not setting the correct codec for dvcproPal MXF files resulting in distorted images when MXF files were viewed in Vegas.
2. RayMaker was not setting the correct codec in the output AVI file for dvcproPal. These AVIs when viewed in Vegas appeared distorted.

Current customers can request the update here.

Introducing Raylight MXFX 1.06 for Mac

Raylight MXFX for Mac has been released.

For details, visit the Raylight MXFX page.

There is a free demo you can download and try before buying.

Raylight MXFX is a general purpose Panasonic-MXF file converter.
Some of the things it can do:

1. Converts MXF files to MXF files, P2 Cards to P2 Cards, preserves metadata
2. Removes or adds pulldown of all kinds
3. Resizes between 720 and 1080-line formats
4. 25P to 23.976 (or NTSC) conversion
5. Rotate image from 35mm adaptors without recompression
6. Grain reduction: reduce grain by up to 50% in static areas of the screen

Raylight Windows 301-7 Update available

New DVFilm Maker

Raylight Mac 2.08

Raylight Mac version 2.08 has been released.
Get the update Here

What is new in 2.08

• The Scan Volumes option has been renamed Scan Removable Media.
• A delete button was added to allow you to remove items in the Other Scan Locations list. The delete key also works for deleting the selected item.
• A 64 GB option was added to the P2 Options for the Card Size.
• Bug Fix: When the Activation window displays and the serial number had been entered previously and saved in options.txt, the serial number appeared backwards.
• Bug Fix: The System ID may change on some computers and cause the activation screen to pop up.
• Bug Fix: In some cases, the default hard drive was being inadvertently scanned when "Scan Removable Media" was selected. This could cause a long delay and it would appear that Raylight was hung up.
• Bug Fix: Remove pulldown was not working if the default Target Frame Rate of 23.976 was used without ever having clicked on the choices for Target Frame Rate.
• Bug Fix: P2 card creation was not working on the PPC architecture.
• Bug Fix: P2 card creation was not handling write failures properly (locked destination folder).
• Other minor fixes.

Raylight Mac 2.07

This update primarily contains User Interface improvements and adds some options for controlling how scanning for files is done. Get it HERE

Here is a complete list of what is new:

• A new options drawer has been added to store and organize all options related to MXF conversion.
• An option has been added to allow you to bring back the display of the Quick Start Guide on startup.
• The option Store Links In Root Of Card Images has been added allowing links to be stored at the same level as the CONTENTS folder.
• More Scan Locations has been renamed Other Scan Locations and reimplemented as a list of folders.
• You can now add a folder to the Other Scan Locations using a standard folder select window.
• Scanning all mounted volumes is now an option and can be turned off.
• You may now exclude folder names or volume names of a certain name. These are not complete paths but a SINGLE folder name such as BACKUPS or ARCHIVE
• All configurable options are now being saved.
• All subfolders of mounted volumes and Other Scan Locations are scanned. With the addition of the new options not to scan mounted volumes, and the ability to exclude certain folders, users should have complete control of where they want to store their P2 images.
• The main Raylight window is now a drag target for folders to add to the Other Scan Locations, or for individual quicktime files to be converted to P2 card images. Folders can also be dragged to the MXF Options drawer.
• The output window is now a collapsible window which you can choose to display or not display.
• Messages to the output window now display immediately rather than after a scan is done.
• The output window now displays information text during background scanning. Previously only a manual scan would output information to the window.
• You can now select a quicktime for P2 conversion using a standard file open window.
• A progress icon has been added to the main window which animates whenever a scan is in progress.
• The Scan Now button is disabled when background scanning is enabled.
• A skip button has been added to the quicktime to P2 conversion options. Pressing it will skip the currently discovered file and allow the next file to be discovered (if background scanning is enabled). Skipping marks a file as being processed so that it does not get rediscovered.

Introducing Raylight MXFX 1.04 for Windows

We have released a new product, Raylight MXFX for Windows.
Raylight MXFX is a general purpose Panasonic-MXF file converter
Go here for more information