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Dragonframe 2025.09 Development

Release Notes

Dragonframe 2025.09.16250

2025.09.16250
* Fixed Blackmagic output name
* Added Aputure Storm 80c and 1000c light fixture definitions

2025.09.16245
* Reworked Blackmagic output to make multi-output devices easier to work with
* Added Linux ffmpeg hardware acceleration via VAAPI
* Improved Linux webcam performance

New In 2025.09

  • Linux webcam performance improvements
  • Linux reference layer hardware-accelerated decoding via VAAPI
  • Improved Blackmagic Design output device selection

Dragonframe 2025.05 Development

Release Notes

Dragonframe 2025.05.16235

2025.05.16235
* Fixed left-handed SCARA virtualization when vTrack goes positive

2025.05.16232
* Fixed potential crash on Windows with Dragonframe scene chooser
* Added DMX fixture definitions for DT neo color and ARRI Skypanel S60 Pro

2025.05.16208
* OSC Encoder input works from Arc workspace, in addition to animation workspace. If encoder is used in other workspace, it resets.
* Fixed Linux audio issues

2025.05.16200
* Ensure that keyboard focus remains in animation workspace after accessing floating tool palette
* Fixed Quasar light fixture color temperature range
* Restore default order of DMX exposure programs

2025.05.16182
* Fixed reference audio track showing as missing
* Fixed reference audio track being short a frame

2025.05.16140
* Updated user guide for 2025.05
* OSC encoder resets after changing axis configuration

2025.05.16130
* Arc: Ensure that rollback happens when starting to shoot
* Arc: Handle more rollback edge cases
* Check image sequence export dimensions to avoid memory exhaustion

2025.05.16123
* Arc: Ensure that backlash rollback happens if indexed axis are going in different directions, even if they are on the same spot
* Arc: Adjust the b-line dialog properly when showing warning

2025.05.16118
* Arc: Ensure that axis with no movement still gets rollback when needed
* Fixed ARRI capture progress indicator
* Pressing Enter/Return in the Open Take dialog opens the selected take
* Added 'Duplicate Drawing' option on drawing layer
* Fixed potential Windows webcam lockup

2025.05.16105
* Added preference to show on-screen message about next manual exposure to capture. (Preferences | General)
* The exposure circle in the header bar pulses when waiting on a manual exposure
* Arc: With multi-indexed axis, make sure that position line appears on graph even when first index is hidden

2025.05.16102
* Arc: New backlash rollback algorithms. Now you can choose Original, Aggressive, or Hyper-Aggressive. ‘Aggressive’ and ‘Hyper-Aggressive’ both perform rollback on indexed axes.
* Arc: Fixed dmc-lite not reconnecting properly after system sleep.
* DMX: Added many Nanlite FC fixtures

2025.05.16075
* Added support for Fujifilm X-M5
* Added option to use libUSB instead of ImageCapture when communicating with PTP digital cameras on macOS
* Arc: If user is in numpad mode and switches workspaces while jogging is active, ensure jogging stops
* Arc: Cancel out of Contour Shuttle actions when switching workspaces
* Arc: Fixed issue where program was selecting last axis prior to running a move test

2025.05.16045
* Ensure that clicking anywhere in floating tool palette activates animation workspace
* Ensure that floating tool palette forwards key events to active workspace
* DMX: Fixed glitch where LIGHT-ON/LIGHT-OFF/SOLO would activate on fixture children

2025.05.16040
* Ensure that pre-Z DMC+ and DMC-16 still can enter virtuals

2025.05.16034
* Ensure that popups close when clicking in view pane areas
* Fixed focus rectangle in Cinematography workspace that was drawn below the masking layer

2025.05.16030
* Fixed crash when deleting last axis

2025.05.16028
* Arc: Save/restore SCARA left/right handedness
* Arc: Ensure that group enable/disable button doesn't disable real motors when virtuals are engaged
* Arc: Ensure that AIM axis UI position is stored properly

2025.05.16024
* Improved reference layer 'windowed' icon in floating tool palette
* Auto scroll the x-sheet to newly captured frame

2025.05.16012
* Fixed failure to reach indexed axis position during capture

2025.05.16010
* Do not use scroll wheel to activate combo boxes
* DMX: Updated ARRI Orbiter
* DMX: Added Prolights EclProfile CT+
* DMX: Added Nanlite Forza 500C
* SCARA virtualization - fixed nodal offsets

2025.05.16004
* Arc & DMX: Change playback speed by percentage
* Arc: Added 'super solo'. Alt/option + click solo icon enables it
* Arc: Ensure that manual axes that are not marked 'integer' will show decimal places
* DMX: Double-click in keyframe area places key at existing value
* DMX: Added histogram to DMX
* DMX: Restored zebra tool functionality

2025.05.15990
* Ensure the reference movie player syncs to capture frame when capturing
* Fixed 'frame echo' onion skin mode while in portrait view
* Ensure that you cannot create moco keyframe before the start frame

2025.05.15983
* SCARA virtualization
* updates to OSC encoder functionality

New In 2025.05

  • macOS: Added option to use libUSB instead of ImageCapture for communication with digital cameras over PTP
  • Arc: New backlash rollback algorithms. Now you can choose Original, Aggressive, or Hyper-Aggressive. ‘Aggressive’ and ‘Hyper-Aggressive’ both perform rollback on indexed axes.
  • Arc: Added SCARA virtualization
  • OSC encoder improvements
  • Arc & DMX: Change playback speed by percentage
  • Arc: Added ‘super solo’. Alt/option + click solo icon enables it
  • Arc: Ensure that manual axes that are not marked ‘integer’ will show decimal places
  • DMX: Double-click in keyframe area places key at existing value
  • DMX: Added histogram to DMX

DMC-32/DMC-16/DMC+ Resources

DMC-32 Firmware

zDMC Firmware for DF4+

For DMC-16 or DMC+ with ‘z’ upgrade card. Scene|Connections status shows “zDMC-16” or “zDMC+”.