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v6.40+dev1107 - November 7 2021
  • * Includes feature branch: media item lanes
  • + Master meter: fix rms/lufs drawing error with 0dB red threshold [p=2491792]
  • + Media item notes: multiple notes windows can be open at the same time
  • + Media item notes: notes window can remain open while focus is elsewhere
  • + Media items: support word wrap in media item notes
  • + Projects: word wrap enabled by default in new projects for project notes and item notes
  • # CAF: video decoder will try to load .caf/.caff files if the native wav decoder fails (e.g. AAC-compressed files)
  • # Media item lanes: fix item selection after splitting with overlapping razor edits
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Thanks for the note changes.
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Old 11-07-2021, 08:00 AM   #3
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Yes indeed. The improvements to notes might be a small thing, but it's a nice boost to usability for people who need to take many notes (maybe because they leave projects to sleep for months... )
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word wrap only works when text is in multi lines and streatched
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Old 11-07-2021, 10:34 AM   #9
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word wrap only works when text is in multi lines and streatched
Actually the word wrap checkbox is only meant to affect the display in the notes window itself.
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[*]# CAF: video decoder will try to load .caf/.caff files if the native wav decoder fails (e.g. AAC-compressed files)
Thanks, this seems to work for some files. However there are 2 issues:

1) Loading the caf files into Reaper adds a bit of silence in front of them (which doesn't happen in Logic for example)

2) Not all files do load, even if they are from the same library and should probably be encoded the same way. The problematic files can easily be spotted by the MX not filling the columns, it's about half of them (as can be seen in this screenshot: https://i.ibb.co/hHpqssX/Screen-Shot...t-18-38-27.png )

The weird thing is, that there is actually a way to open them that makes no sense to me:
- copy the file (eg. dragging it to the desktop)
- open the copied file in Logic
- afterwards the copied file that has been opened in Logic will load in Reaper too.
x It doesn't work by opening the original in Logic and then in Reaper without copying
x It doesn't work by just copying the file and loading it in Reaper without previously opening in Logic

I doubt there is any structural difference between the files that do open and those that don't.. but @devs let me know if you want me to send some of these offending files for inspection anyway.
Maybe one directly from the library, one copied without opening in Logic and one copied that has been opened in Logic?
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Old 11-07-2021, 10:58 AM   #11
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Embass, thanks as always! To save you some effort, all of your gifs so far are the same underlying (dumb) bug, so you might not want to bother to report any more bugs with this +dev version that occur only when there are overlapping razor edits on different lanes of the same track.
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Not all files do load
Can you post or send us one of the files that doesn't load at all?
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+ Media item notes: notes window can remain open while focus is elsewhere
Aw thanks so much guys! I only just posted the FR last week.
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Can you post or send us one of the files that doesn't load at all?
Sent an email.
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Thanks for sending the file. REAPER does open that one here, via ffmpeg on Windows (ffmpeg/libav DLL decoder v58.91.100).

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Thanks for sending the file. REAPER does open that one here, via ffmpeg on Windows (avcodec-58).
I've checked my Video preferences and actually the 'Video decoder priority' for whatever reason was set to only "vlc". I have clicked 'Reset to default' which gave me "vlc avfoundation ffmpeg qt" and now the files do open.

Still I find it weird why some files from the same library could be opened by vlc, while others (apparently) needed ffmpeg.
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Nice enhancement of notes windows !


maybe it worth taking a new look at its break lines issues ?


https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=175529


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Old 11-07-2021, 12:06 PM   #19
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CAF
The metadata that Reaper reads from caf files seems to include only a few like Channel count and rate, while excluding others like Bits, BPM, Key... is it technically possible to have Reaper detect all of those?
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REAPER should read all of the apple-defined metadata. If you have a file with metadata that doesn't show up, go ahead and send it! (or point us to one of the files you have already sent)

[edit] ah, we are going to have to do some work to have the defined audio metadata show up when the file can only be decoded by an outboard video decoder.
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Both files I sent you don't show metadata. But it seems you already figured out where the issue lies. Thanks for all the thorough work!
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Thanks for the text wrap in notes. A small improvement, but I really appreciate it.
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+ Media item notes: multiple notes windows can be open at the same time
[*]+ Media item notes: notes window can remain open while focus is elsewhere
[*]+ Media items: support word wrap in media item notes
[*]+ Projects: word wrap enabled by default in new projects for project notes and item notes
Really thanks Devs, a little improvement very much aprecciated here!!!
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Old 11-07-2021, 01:34 PM   #24
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These notes additions are great! I love being able to have multiple notes open at once as a "to do list" or for editorial reference. To make notes even more powerful on collaborative projects, it'd be great if there were a way you could see all item (or other track/project) notes all at once--like a "notes list" similar to the Region/Marker Manager.

Thanks also for the addition of CAF support and cool to find that CAF files also now work in Reaverb. (Could I request future support for ".SDIR" files?)
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Old 11-07-2021, 02:07 PM   #25
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Maybe it would be nice if the item notes windows had a "go to item" button? I.e. scroll the arrange view to show that item...
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Old 11-07-2021, 03:21 PM   #26
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[*]+ Projects: word wrap enabled by default in new projects for project notes and item notes

if there is any desire to work on project notes it would be good to see the old vegas style window updated... the smaller window which you cant resize with no formatting is limiting nowadays especially with larger track counts.. sws isn't much better with no formatting..

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=226303
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I think it would be nice if Item Notes were added to the default Item context menu. I mean, just look at it...



Just a small Ux tweak that I think would encourage usage of this feature.

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Z order issue.. Linux KDE



I've also noticed windows opening behind other windows when floating a plugin from reascript: reaper.TrackFX_Show(track, index, 3) It doesn't happen when floating plugins from the MCP or TCP buttons.
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If I select say two items and run action to show item notes, only the left most selected item note window is opened, shouldn't they both be open/shown?
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If I select say two items and run action to show item notes, only the left most selected item note window is opened, shouldn't they both be open/shown?
Imo yep

All associated scripts need to be updated to function with multiple items selected
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Imo yep

All associated scripts need to be updated to function with multiple items selected
Not sure whats the best behavior. For example, what should happen if you select two items, right click the right-most item, then from the context menu select, "Item Settings" > "Item Notes"? Should the notes window for the item you right clicked open, or note windows for both items?

EDIT: If it was me coding it, I'd only open the notes window for the item the user right clicked, because they could have 100's of items selected, or maybe have option to limit how many multiple note windows can be opened at the same time or something?

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Not sure whats the best behavior. For example, what should happen if you select two items, right click the right-most item, then from the context menu select, "Item Settings" > "Item Notes"? Should the notes window for the item you right clicked open, or note windows for both items?

EDIT: If it was me coding it, I'd only open the notes window for the item the user right clicked, because they could have 100's of items selected, or maybe have option to limit how many multiple note windows can be opened at the same time or something?
Personally I always expect all actions to apply to all selected elements. That’s what selections are for, aren’t they? The user first selects the items that he wants some action to be applied to and then runs the action. If the selection is ignored it leads to annoying behavior as in this case for example.

However I agree that opening 100 windows after accidentally running the action may not be ideal. I’d say the best solution would be that a popup warning comes up like when trying to open muliple source (or was item?) properties windows, which informs you that you have x items selected and asks if you want to open note windows for all of them or abort.
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Imo yep

All associated scripts need to be updated to function with multiple items selected
yes.. I have a script that was using notes window as a text editor workaround and now it is not working
I need to figure out another way because now the script continues running after the notes window is opened instead of waiting for the window to be closed and then get the new notes text.
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Perhaps simply a new action should be introduced "open all notes windows of selected items" and the old renamed to "open notes window of last clicked item" or something...
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Perhaps simply a new action should be introduced "open all notes windows of selected items" and the old renamed to "open notes window of last clicked item" or something...
Confirmed! I can't access some plugins that I usually use..

If I move the DLL file into the standard vst folders like "steinberg/vst plugins" for example, all work well.

Usual, My VST folder is not neither of the regular VST system folders..
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