Version 2026.x

2026.0.0.GM.1440- INITIAL PUBLIC RELEASE

• Channels can now be configured to run in “Auto” mode instead of selecting a specific input format. In this case, the channel detects the format of the input and configures itself, including all capture presets automatically to the incoming format. If you are updating from a previous version, all channels will initially use the previous fixed format, but they can be changed to use the new “Auto” detection mode

• The Capture Presets tab in the configuration panel has been redesigned. The “TV Norm” and “Codec” selections have been replaced with two “Encoding” selections to select the “family” and “flavour” of the codec to use and “Format” and “Frame-rate” selections. Both of these also support “Auto” (depending on the codec selection, not all codecs support multiple formats and/or frame-rates). Capture presets that have “Auto” selected in combination with a channel with “Auto” selected for the format result in a setup that adapts fully to the input’s format, allowing you to record in multiple formats and/or frame-rates without needing multiple capture presets for each format and/or frame-rate.

• Updated to NDI 6.3.2.0 for improved performance and stability when using NDI sources.

• In previous versions, if the incoming format didn’t match the channel’s format (assuming the channel is configured for a single specific format), the viewer was black with “NO SIGNAL” displayed. Now, the preview shows the input (video, audio and timecode) with “WRONG FORMAT” displayed, and the channel cannot record. In addition, the channels “Messages” group in the inspector shows “Wrong format”. If you move the mouse over this message, you will see an additional tooltip detailing the detected and expected format. For channels with “Auto” format selected, you will never see “WRONG FORMAT” as the channel will accept any format, but the “Messages” inspector group will show a “Format changed” message each time the input format changes. Again, the message’s tooltip will detail the previous and new format.

• When the input format changes, all capture presets are automatically adapted for the new format. As capture presets can have fixed or “auto” format and/or frame-rate selected, capture presets may or may not be available given the current input format. If the capture preset(s) currently selected for a given channel are available for the new format, they will remain selected. However, if one or more capture presets were selected that are not available for the detected format, they will be automatically deselected, and the channel will show “CONFIGURATION” in the viewer and will not be able to record until other capture preset(s) are selected that are compatible with the current format.

• The “Audio Monitor” inspector group has been renamed “Preview Monitor” and now has an additional checkbox to enable monitoring of closed captioning. When enabled, if the incoming signal includes CEA608 or 708 VANC captioning, the live preview will overlay the captions. Note that this does not affect the recording, it is purely for previewing.

• The local NTP and LTC over audio clocks are now synchronised once every minute when not recording to prevent drifting over time when a source is delivering frames slightly slower or faster than the specified timebase.

• If the multi-viewer has empty viewers (not connected to any channel), selecting a viewer now displays configuration options in the inspector. These options include showing a clock with the current time, an image or various timers (countdown, stopwatch, time until a certain time in the future). In addition, you can select a currently disconnected channel to show it in the empty viewer.

• When assigning an image to an “empty” viewer in the multi-viewer, the image is now “clipped” to the viewer’s size depending on the scaling selected. For example, “Resize Aspect Fill” will ensure that the aspect is preserved while filling the available viewer area, but now without exceeding the bounds of the viewer. When selecting an empty viewer in the multi-viewer, there is a new “Channel Preview” option that allows you to display a channel’s preview in the viewer, either capture or playout channels.

• When clicking the “C” (Capture Preset) button at the top left of the channel viewer, the pop-up window now displays “Auto” for the resolution of any capture presets configured to automatically adapt to the input’s format & resolution.

• The audio sample bit's selection has been replaced with a configuration button that differs depending on whether “Linear PCM” or “AAC” has been selected as the audio encoder. If “Linear PCM” is selected, the configuration button shows a window with a selection of audio sample sizes. If “AAC” is selected, the configuration button shows a window where you can enter the AAC encoding bitrate in kbit/s. AAC audio now supports 44.1 kHz in addition to 48 kHz sampling.

• Linear PCM now supports recording 32-bit audio in addition to 24 and 16-bit.

• Updated macOS 26 Tahoe related UI functions.

• Improved online licensing information and handling.