TotalCode Studio 5.2 Release Notes

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New Features in TotalCode Studio 5.2:

• New ready-to-use presets for AS-11 UK DPP SD (MPEG-2) and HD (AVC/H.264), including metadata processing and optional XML sidecar generation.
  
• Ingest of Sony XAVC V2.0 (XAVC HS) streams.
  
• Encoding to HEVC/H.265 4:2:2 Chroma Sampling for broadcast workflows (Broadcast Pack).
  
• Update to latest libraries from Codec SDK 11.3.
  
• Update to latest libraries from HEVC SDK 12.1.
  
• Update to latest libraries from Decoder SDK for Apple ProRes 2.0.
  
• Select file extension for encodings into MPEG-2 Transport Stream, e.g. *.ts, *.mpg or *.m2ts.
  
• Updated CodeMeter to version 7.10.
  

Resolved issues in TotalCode Studio 5.2:

• [TCS-1383/TSDK-1233] To create Blu-ray UHD compliant streams, support for chroma sample location adjustment fields in VUI have been added to the HEVC encoder.
  
• [TCS-1391] TotalCode Studio by default only offers those GPU modes that are supported by the selected Nvidia board.
  
• [TCS-1398/TSDK-1276] For some professional camcorder presets such as Sony XAVC- Intra HD CBG Class 100 or Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra 50, you are now able to set all resolutions that are supported by the official specifications.
  
• [TCS-1409] DTS encoding works again after an issue prevented it functioning from January 3, 2021.
  
• [TSDK-1113] The correct picture size limit is now used when using Intel Quick Sync Video for AVC/H.264.
  
• [TSDK-1168] Average bitrate error tolerance is not exceeded anymore when encoding to Apple HLS AVC using Intel Quick Sync Video.
  
• [TSDK-1183] The H264_MAIN preset initializes the correct height for PAL and NTSC again.
  
• [TSDK-1196] Fixed an issue so that all video variants and renditions now have segment boundaries at the same point in time to pass Apple’s HLS validation tests.
  
• [TSDK-1241] No “level_id” errors from the AVC/H.264 encoder anymore when using high framerates for Sony XAVC and Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra presets.
  
• [TSDK-1258] You can now set the AVC/H.264 Encoder to Level 5.0 for HLS AVC, which allows the creation of 4x3 (1920x1440) content.
  
• [TSDK-1263/MCC-10752] Preset "#125: Sony XAVC-S Long GOP HD (XAVC_S_LONGGOP_HD_M4)" does not freeze anymore when transcoding to MP4 files without audio.
  
• [TSDK-1265] The XDCAM and XAVC preset names are now displayed with “Sony” in front of them so they can directly be identified by manufacturer, similar to the other professional camcorder presets.
  
• [TSDK-1277] The names of several Sony XAVC Intra presets have been changed to correspond to the official Sony specifications.
  
• [TSDK-1278] The Sony XAVC Intra HD Class 200 preset has been removed because there is no Sony product available supporting this.
  
• [TSDK-1279/MCC-10904] Fixed SAR values so that Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra 50 streams play back properly on a Panasonic P2 PD500 deck.