R1 2023
v1.5.8476.19774 — released 2023-03-17.
R1 2023 brought HEVC playback, the RgbStraight blend mode for premultiplied RGBA compositing, scene-layer duplication, and a substantial platform refresh — CUDA 11.7, FFmpeg 5.1 (now in a standalone installer), and .NET Core 6.0.
Highlights:
- HEVC (H.265) video playback support.
- RgbStraight blend mode for premultiplied RGBA compositing.
- Scene-layer duplication including operators.
- Platform refresh — CUDA 11.7, FFmpeg 5.1, .NET 6.0.
Decklink Capture v3fallback when the primary card is unavailable.
Inputs
- HEVC (H.265) video playback support on
Video File Input. Blackmagic Decklink Capture v3— fallback to a secondary card when the primary is unavailable.
Operators
Face Detect— eye-aspect-ratio configuration.- New blend mode: RgbStraight for premultiplied-RGBA compositing.
UI / Desktop
- Scene-layer duplication including all operators.
- Mouse-position labels in the preview window.
- Additional preview zoom levels: 125 %, 150 %, 175 %, 300 %, 600 %, 800 %.
- Improved application startup performance.
- Enhanced file-dialog directory persistence.
- Open Recent projects feature.
Scripting / Runtime
- Project loading via
-pparameter. - Console error-only logging via
--consoleonlyerrors. - Runtime licence requirement enforcement via
--licenserequired. - Automated-test (autotest) support across all platforms.
Other
- CUDA minimum upgraded to 11.7.
- FFmpeg upgraded to 5.1; moved to a standalone installer.
- Linux FFmpeg path configuration.
- FFmpeg logging integrated into the Composer log system.
- .NET Core upgraded to 6.0.
- Software prefix "Vindral" removed from branding.
- NDI source AutoReconnect error reporting.
Bug fixes
RTMP connection stability under heavy load; alarm clearing functionality restored; licence-file discovery via PowerShell / scripting tools; Face Detect crash prevention during scene resize.
Platform note for Windows 11 users: performance degradation when running backgrounded or locked. Mitigation — disable Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling (Settings → System → Display → Graphics → Default graphics settings).