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What’s New:

• DATA MODULE INSTANT TEAM CREATION: It is now possible to instantly export teams and player names directly from the Opta soccer and NBA basketball data modules, to quickly create Team Line-Up Effects for any supported league (including World Cup Soccer).

• DYNAMIC FORMATION EFFECT CUSTOM IMAGES: Custom image fills are now available for all area effects including the Dynamic Formation and Arc Effects.

• SPEED CONTROL EFFECT: A new Speed Control Effect has been added for use in both File mode and with Video IO to allow more granular playback speed control.

• VERTICAL GRID EFFECT IN MORE SPORTS: The Vertical Grid Effect has been extended to work with a wider array of sports.

Improvements:

• AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL: Reintroduction of Mark & Kick and Goal Zone Effects for Aussie Rules Football.

• CALIBRATION:

* The ability to record backwards has been introduced.

* WNBA has been added to the available Basketball calibration models.

* Keybinds have been added for Basketball calibration.

• DATALINQ INTEGRATION:

* DataLinq tree feed property selection has been added to PIERO Effects.

* The Basketball Data Module now allows UI selection of DataLinq feeds.

* SDI AUDIO PASSTHROUGH: SDI audio passthrough has been updated to support all 16 audio channels.

• TEAM LINE-UP GRAPHIC: A Team Line-Up graphic has been added to the Soccer and Basketball Data Modules, allowing lineup data to be imported directly via PIERO Data Modules.

Bug Fixes:

• ASSET MANAGER: Arabic text is now correctly supported in the Asset Manager.

• AUDIO: Fixed an audio export issue when exporting H.264 files.

• BASEBALL: Fixed a bug causing misaligned Effect icons in baseball.

• CALIBRATION: Fixed an issue where saved selections were not retained in Key tab.

• CIRCLE EFFECT: Fixed a bug causing the Circle Effect to incorrectly clip when using the ‘Image’ area style.

• CALIBRATION: Fixed an issue where saved selections were not retained in Key tab.

• DATA MODULES: It is now possible to send complete data projects for use in PIERO Live.

• DISTANCE ARROW EFFECT: Fixed property-saving issues related to text size.

• DYNAMIC FORMATION: Fixed an exception when adding Live XY Dynamic Formation in Live mode.

• LASER EYE EFFECT: Missing properties fixed and animation transition improved.

• LAUNCHER: Fixed an issue causing the new version notification to not function consistently.

• MAGNIFIER EFFECT: Fixed an exception causing incorrect keyframe positioning in File I/O.

• NDI: NDI libraries updated on Windows 11 to improve stability.

• OFFSIDE LINE: Fixed issues affecting foreground keying when using the Offside Line.

• PRESETS: Fixed a bug affecting Effect In/Out transition presets.

• RUGBY DATA MODULE: Resolved various bugs affecting stability and functionality within the Rugby Data Module.

• TEXT EFFECT:

* Fixed a crash occurring in the Text Effect.

* Fixed a bug affecting ‘Lock Background Width’ option.

• TOUCH APP:

* Fixed a bug causing movie files to continue playing in background.

* Exceptions causing the Touch application to crash fixed.

* Inconsistent Undo behavior fixed.

* A bug causing panels to lock in standby mode fixed.

• UI: Fixed issue with long filenames causing folder icon to disappear.

• US FOOTBALL:

* Fixed issues affecting the image property for End Zone, Field Goal and Red Zone Effects.

* Crowned Area Fill for Down & Distance is now fixed.

• VIDEO EFFECT: Fixed a bug where keying failed after changing Environmental Luminance.

• VIRTUAL BALL:

* A bug causing PIERO to hang while using the Virtual Ball has been fixed.

* Fixed Ball Track preset compatibility errors with pre-19.6 versions.

* Fixed right-click functionality issues.

• VIRTUAL CAMERA: Fixed an issue where Virtual Camera views were misplaced in Baseball.

• VIRTUAL PRESENTER: Exceptions causing PIERO to crash when using the Virtual Presenter in 10bit mode have been fixed.

• WORKFLOW:

* Fixed memory consumption issues occurring during some copy/paste operations.

* Fixed exceptions causing PIERO to hang when copying or pasting some Effects.

* ZOOM EFFECT: Fixed a bug causing errors with mouse middle button functionality.

WHAT’S NEW:

• New Data Source Support

Leverage a variety of new local and global datasets to provide viewers with greater insight to weather impacts in your areas.

- US/Canada, Alaska, Hawaii Composite Radar – updated every 5-10 minutes, 1km resolution, with reflectivity and type.

- National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) – official forecast from the US National Weather Service.

- XWeather (a Vaisala Company) observations, forecast, maritime, and air quality data.

- High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) – hourly updated model known for its ability to provide detailed forecasts, particularly for short-term, high-impact weather events.

- Global Surface Analysis for current condition visuals anywhere in the world.

- Mercator Global Ocean for sea surface temperatures, anomalies, salinity, sea ice, currents, and tides.

- Global Forecast System (GFS) Wave for wave and swell data.

WHAT’S IMPROVED

• Voyager Raiden Plugin – Design Tools

Provided as simple drag-and-drop tools, Designers are able to build DataLinq-driven weather assets in Voyager without manual scripting or blueprints. This feature set enables Designers to quickly create and deploy virtual weather productions.

• Model Cycle Update Control

Control whether your Stories or Templates remain fixed on the user-selected model cycle, retaining your data choices and forecast edits, or if they automatically update each time you open a Story. Model cycles now display as available once they have successfully processed.