Lightworks release date

Brian Drysdale · October 18th, 2013, 07:30 AM

There has been a delay on the release version of 11.1.1 due to "several regressions that needed addressing before release" There is a new beta with fixes,

New Lightworks Version 11.1.1.Q Now Available as Public Beta

They believe that should be the last beta before a release version next week.

Brian Drysdale · October 25th, 2013, 11:34 AM

The release 11.1.1 version has been delayed again. The latest 11.1.1.r beta adds Windows 8.1 support and fixes an 30p issue.

New Lightworks Version 11.1.1.R Now Available as Public Beta

Brian Drysdale · October 30th, 2013, 05:02 AM

There are 4 new Shark Byte tutorials on using the keyboard short cuts to speed up editing

Shark Bytes

Brian Drysdale · October 31st, 2013, 11:30 AM

The release version of 11.1.1 has delayed to fix pixelation and image breakup on XDCAM HD MXF samples when scrubbing or playing backwards and pxelation and image breakup on Canon XF MXF sample. These fixes are in the latest beta. http://www.lwks.com/index.php?option...5628&Itemid=81

Brian Drysdale · November 4th, 2013, 10:43 AM

Online instruction on using Lightworks is now available for individuals and groups of five. Web based Training There is also the free introductory webinar for people new to Lightworks.

Brian Drysdale · November 6th, 2013, 10:25 AM

Due to an issue with black images in the last beta, which has now been resolved, what is hoped to be the final beta has been announced. The release 11.1.1. should come out next week.

New Lightworks Version 11.1.1.T Now Available as Public Beta

Brian Drysdale · November 8th, 2013, 11:25 AM

For people thinking of using the Lightworks console with the Mac, it has been confirmed that it works.

No news yet of the Mac beta version, but this may be related to the delay in the 11.5 version (was 11.2) being generally beta tested. A few last minute issues came up with the beta 11.1.1, which has delayed its release version by about a month

Brian Drysdale · November 13th, 2013, 10:08 AM

Lightworks version 11.1.1 is now available as a release. This is what they term a maintenance release for 11.1 and includes "Windows 8.1 support, improvements to H.264/MP4 handling (faster imports and creation of the .lvix files) and offline activations for the ELS licensing" plus "some longer standing issues, including XDCAM HD handling".

New Lightworks Release 11.1.1 Now Available To Download

They're hoping to have the 11.5 public beta available this week for both Windows and Linux. This is their next major release and is a half way between the 11 version and the 12 version, which is due early next year.

Brian Drysdale · November 15th, 2013, 01:04 PM

The public beta of what was 11.2 and is now 11.5 has been released by Lightworks, It's available in Windows and Linux versions, this now consists of two builds:.deb and .rpm (previously .deb only). A number of the new features are only available on the Pro version.

Lightworks say that 11.5 is considerably different from 11.1.1 and testers experience issues that they did not have in the current release build.

New Lightworks Version 11.5.a Now Available as Public Beta

This is a half way version to version 12, which is due out next year.

Brian Drysdale · November 15th, 2013, 01:11 PM

The public beta of what was 11.2 and is now 11.5 has been released by Lightworks, There are Windows and Linux versions

The latter version now consists of two builds: .deb and .rpm (previously .deb only) The tested distros can be seen below: (Other distros may work, but have not been tested)
Debian Distros:
Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu 13.10
Mint 15

RPM Distros:
Fedora 19
OpenSUSE 12.3

Lightworks warn that 11.5 is considerably different from 11.1.1 and testers experience issues that they did not have in the current release build.

New Lightworks Version 11.5.a Now Available as Public Beta

This is a half way version to version 12, which is due out next year. Note that a number of the new features only work on the Pro version,

They say that this Beta build by no means represents the final product. There are several of the new features not working correctly and these issues are all covered in the Limitations and Known Issues list. This is part of Editshare doing long public betas with Lightworks.

Roy Sallows · November 16th, 2013, 01:22 PM

Short and to the point - would Lightworks be a preferred choice for processing BMCC footage? What hardware would be suggested? Thanks in advance.

Brian Drysdale · November 16th, 2013, 03:32 PM

I'm only a user of lightworks, I haven't done the workflow for BMCC. I'm assuming you want to shoot RAW and I believe in that case you'd want to use Resolve. My understanding is that you cut it in Lightworks, export an AAF, import that into Resolve and grade it. For a detailed answer I suggest asking on the Lightworks forum, where you should get an answer from some one who has used the BMCC with Lightworks.

Lightworks isn't that demanding in hardware, especially if you want to use proxies. If it's the right NLE for you may depend on the the type of films you make. Lightworks is traditionally a narrative centred NLE and if that's the type of films you make, it might be worth considering. NLE are personal things and what works for one person might not for another.

You can find the systems specs here: Tech Specs

I gather one of the upcoming Shark Byte video tutorials is about using AAF with Resolve and Lightworks.

Brian Drysdale · November 17th, 2013, 02:06 PM

As a point of interest, the Lightworks developers are across the early feedback on the 11.5 beta, even on a Sunday. There has been quite a few thoughts put in and reactions to changes, if anyone wants to beta test, these early stages can enable you to have input to a NLE.

Roy Sallows · November 18th, 2013, 09:54 AM

Thank you, Brian. I'll check out the sites this morning.

Brian Drysdale · November 21st, 2013, 12:23 PM

Following nearly a week of feedback, where almost a 100 topics were brought up by testers, the second public beta 11.5 has been released: New Lightworks Version 11.5.b Now Available as Public Beta

Amongst the fixes and changed, they have modified the default appearance of Lightworks slightly and removed the restriction so Free users can also change the appearance.

October 18th, 2013, 07:30 AM	#136
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available There has been a delay on the release version of 11.1.1 due to "several regressions that needed addressing before release" There is a new beta with fixes, New Lightworks Version 11.1.1.Q Now Available as Public Beta They believe that should be the last beta before a release version next week.

October 25th, 2013, 11:34 AM	#137
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available The release 11.1.1 version has been delayed again. The latest 11.1.1.r beta adds Windows 8.1 support and fixes an 30p issue. New Lightworks Version 11.1.1.R Now Available as Public Beta

October 30th, 2013, 05:02 AM	#138
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available There are 4 new Shark Byte tutorials on using the keyboard short cuts to speed up editing Shark Bytes

October 31st, 2013, 11:30 AM	#139
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available The release version of 11.1.1 has delayed to fix pixelation and image breakup on XDCAM HD MXF samples when scrubbing or playing backwards and pxelation and image breakup on Canon XF MXF sample. These fixes are in the latest beta. http://www.lwks.com/index.php?option...5628&Itemid=81

November 4th, 2013, 10:43 AM	#140
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Web based training for Lightworks NLE Online instruction on using Lightworks is now available for individuals and groups of five. Web based Training There is also the free introductory webinar for people new to Lightworks. Last edited by Brian Drysdale; November 4th, 2013 at 03:45 PM.

November 6th, 2013, 10:25 AM	#141
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available Due to an issue with black images in the last beta, which has now been resolved, what is hoped to be the final beta has been announced. The release 11.1.1. should come out next week. New Lightworks Version 11.1.1.T Now Available as Public Beta

November 8th, 2013, 11:25 AM	#142
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE for Mac For people thinking of using the Lightworks console with the Mac, it has been confirmed that it works. No news yet of the Mac beta version, but this may be related to the delay in the 11.5 version (was 11.2) being generally beta tested. A few last minute issues came up with the beta 11.1.1, which has delayed its release version by about a month

November 13th, 2013, 10:08 AM	#143
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available Lightworks version 11.1.1 is now available as a release. This is what they term a maintenance release for 11.1 and includes "Windows 8.1 support, improvements to H.264/MP4 handling (faster imports and creation of the .lvix files) and offline activations for the ELS licensing" plus "some longer standing issues, including XDCAM HD handling". New Lightworks Release 11.1.1 Now Available To Download They're hoping to have the 11.5 public beta available this week for both Windows and Linux. This is their next major release and is a half way between the 11 version and the 12 version, which is due early next year. Last edited by Brian Drysdale; November 14th, 2013 at 03:04 AM.

November 15th, 2013, 01:04 PM	#144
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks revealing 11.2 at IBC The public beta of what was 11.2 and is now 11.5 has been released by Lightworks, It's available in Windows and Linux versions, this now consists of two builds:.deb and .rpm (previously .deb only). A number of the new features are only available on the Pro version. Lightworks say that 11.5 is considerably different from 11.1.1 and testers experience issues that they did not have in the current release build. New Lightworks Version 11.5.a Now Available as Public Beta This is a half way version to version 12, which is due out next year.

November 15th, 2013, 01:11 PM	#145
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available The public beta of what was 11.2 and is now 11.5 has been released by Lightworks, There are Windows and Linux versions The latter version now consists of two builds: .deb and .rpm (previously .deb only) The tested distros can be seen below: (Other distros may work, but have not been tested) Debian Distros: Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu 13.10 Mint 15 RPM Distros: Fedora 19 OpenSUSE 12.3 Lightworks warn that 11.5 is considerably different from 11.1.1 and testers experience issues that they did not have in the current release build. New Lightworks Version 11.5.a Now Available as Public Beta This is a half way version to version 12, which is due out next year. Note that a number of the new features only work on the Pro version, They say that this Beta build by no means represents the final product. There are several of the new features not working correctly and these issues are all covered in the Limitations and Known Issues list. This is part of Editshare doing long public betas with Lightworks.

November 16th, 2013, 01:22 PM	#146
Roy Sallows Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 57	Lightworks NLE meets BMCC Short and to the point - would Lightworks be a preferred choice for processing BMCC footage? What hardware would be suggested? Thanks in advance.

November 16th, 2013, 03:32 PM	#147
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available I'm only a user of lightworks, I haven't done the workflow for BMCC. I'm assuming you want to shoot RAW and I believe in that case you'd want to use Resolve. My understanding is that you cut it in Lightworks, export an AAF, import that into Resolve and grade it. For a detailed answer I suggest asking on the Lightworks forum, where you should get an answer from some one who has used the BMCC with Lightworks. Lightworks isn't that demanding in hardware, especially if you want to use proxies. If it's the right NLE for you may depend on the the type of films you make. Lightworks is traditionally a narrative centred NLE and if that's the type of films you make, it might be worth considering. NLE are personal things and what works for one person might not for another. You can find the systems specs here: Tech Specs I gather one of the upcoming Shark Byte video tutorials is about using AAF with Resolve and Lightworks. Last edited by Brian Drysdale; November 16th, 2013 at 06:50 PM.

November 17th, 2013, 02:06 PM	#148
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available As a point of interest, the Lightworks developers are across the early feedback on the 11.5 beta, even on a Sunday. There has been quite a few thoughts put in and reactions to changes, if anyone wants to beta test, these early stages can enable you to have input to a NLE.

November 18th, 2013, 09:54 AM	#149
Roy Sallows Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 57	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available Thank you, Brian. I'll check out the sites this morning.

November 21st, 2013, 12:23 PM	#150
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Lightworks NLE version 11.1 for Win. available Following nearly a week of feedback, where almost a 100 topics were brought up by testers, the second public beta 11.5 has been released: New Lightworks Version 11.5.b Now Available as Public Beta Amongst the fixes and changed, they have modified the default appearance of Lightworks slightly and removed the restriction so Free users can also change the appearance.