TotalCode Studio 5.3 is released!

**Frank Schoenberger** · 2022-01-21, 11:23 AM

Please note that we have released an update to TotalCode Studio some time ago, but the official announcement in the forum was missed. We apologize for this inconvenience.

The new version 5.3 contains the following improvements:

[TCS-1386] Video mode selection for PAL / NTSC is now enabled again for AVC/H.264 presets.
[TCS-1421] The names of several Sony XAVC HD Long GOP presets have been changed to correspond to the official Sony specifications.
[TCS-1422] Improved error messages in the log file when using wrong filenames for Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra and AVC-Ultra presets.
[TCS-1423] Automatic check for TotalCode Studio during startup updates works again. Fixed “Buy Now” links in the “Help > Activation Status” dialog.
[TCS-1424] Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra Class 100 preset now renders a valid file again.
[TSDK-1285] Sony XAVC-S HD preset now also works for 1280x720 resolution.
[TSDK-1295/MCC-10943] Fixed wrong validation for some Sony XAVC Long GOP presets that prevented the user from setting lower bitrates even though they are allowed by the official specifications.
[TSDK-1296] Now TotalCode Studio returns the correct range of framerates for the Panasonic P2 AVC LongG presets.
[TSDK-1297] Interlaced output is no longer incorrectly permitted for the Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra Class 200 preset when the output is 1280x720.
[TSDK-1298] Added 24 fps as a valid framerate for Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra 2K profile regardless of whether PAL or NTSC is used.
[TSDK-1308] It is now possible to encode to Sony XAVC-S HD with framerates beyond 200 fps as allowed by the official specifications.
[TSDK-1320] Fixed duration errors from XAVC validator when transcoding to XAVC-S HD with 239.8p frame rate.

You can download the new version here.