Flame Family 2019.2.2 Update Release Notes

Welcome to the 2019.2.2 Update release of the following Flame Family products (May 16, 2019):

This release updates features described below, and fixes bugs reported by our users. These fixed bugs are listed here. Bugs known to affect 2019.2.2 are listed here.

New DKU for Linux Workstations

The new DKU (version 13.2.2) must be installed before installing 2019.2.2 Update.

It provides the following improvements:

Note: If you have a NVIDIA Quadro 6000 installed on you workstation, the DKU installs NVIDIA driver v390.87. This driver does not support the NVIDIA Quadro RTX-series. If you update your graphics card, you'll need to install this DKU again.

AVIO Update

Flame Family 2019.2.2 Update supports the new AJA 15 driver.

Note: Flame Family 2019.2.2 Update does not support the AJA KONA 5 card.

Lustre Dolby Vision Improvements

The Dolby Vision HDR workflow has been updated to Dolby Vision Algorithm version 2.9. For additional information, see Lustre What's New.

Essential Links

Flame Family Link Hub https://area.autodesk.com/flame-central/
Flame Learning Channel Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/FlameHowTos
What's New in Flame Family 2019.2 Update What's New in 2019.2 Update
System Requirements for Flame Family (includes DKU download link) http://www.autodesk.com/flame-sysreqs
Licenses and Release Download links https://manage.autodesk.com/
Note: Open the Updates and Add-ons tab for Update release versions.
Managing Users & Permissions: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/account-management/subscription-management/users-permissions
Download Backburner & Open Clip Creator Utility https://apps.autodesk.com (Search for Backburner or Open Clip Creator)
Contact Flame Family Support https://www.autodesk.com/flame-support
Note: You should also take a look at the 2019.2 Update release notes (released October 31, 2018). They contain information that remains relevant to this update, including:

Flame Family 2019.2.2 Update Fixed Bugs List

Component Issue key Summary
Action General SMOK-50248 The Action and GMask Tracer's background resolution is incorrect when using anamorphic media.
Archive SMOK-50656 Archiving large projects with a lot of files might show "Argument list too long" error messages in the console.
AVIO SMOK-47353 Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 4K / 4K Extreme cards are not correctly detected when launching Flame Family products on macOS.
AVIO SMOK-50425 The application crashes at startup if the Audio Device setting is set to None in Flame Setup.
Burn / Background Reactor SMOK-50734 In a multi-users environment, Background Reactor tasks are not correctly completed if another user starts the same project with different credentials.
Burn / Background Reactor SMOK-50978 Head and Tail media is not correctly rendered when using Burn or Background Reactor with the Include Handles option enabled.
Colour Management SMOK-50571 Toggling the Colour Management Tag Only option in the MediaHub might return a wrong Colour Space value.
Conform SMOK-51022 Wrong position data when conforming an AAF from Avid Media Composer with single keyframe Resize FX.
Connected Colour Workflow / Lustre Interopability SMOK-50943 No media shown in Lustre when importing a sequence from Flame made of OpenEXR clips imported with Pattern Browsing option.
Data Management SMOK-39420 In a workgroup environment, Timeline FX data might be lost if a workstation accessing a remote Workspace does not have its clock set at the same time as the remote workstation.
Data Management SMOK-50433 It is not possible to use Background Reactor when starting a newer version of Flame while a previous version of Background Reactor is running.
Data Management SMOK-50523 In random scenarios the playback of a clip will freeze the system graphics.
Data Management SMOK-50765 Publishing a sequence with Timewarps does not show the right result on the re-imported sequence.
LUSTRE: Import SMOK-50317 Little endian DPX files imported in Lustre might show corruption.
MediaHub Import/Export SMOK-49792 In Conform View, setting Search Location while the Pattern Browsing option is enabled shows duplicated matches for Multi-Versions content.
MediaHub Import/Export SMOK-50129 The application might crash if you try to import an invalid EDL file through MediaHub.
MediaHub Import/Export SMOK-51137 Non beauty channels from Multi-Channel OpenEXR files generated with the Write File node are not seen in The Foundry's Nuke even if it is part of the media file.
Player SMOK-48772 The Broadcast Delay setting in the Preferences' Audio tab randomly shifts by 1 frame.
Timeline SMOK-50891 The application becomes unstable when deleting an Action Timeline FX.
Timeline SMOK-51112 Setups and Timeline segments colours might be lost when your OS is not set to English and you open the Neat Video editor.

Flame Family 2019.2.2 Update Known Bugs List

Component Issue key Summary Workaround
Action Selective SMOK-49135 In a Surface Selective Matchbox FX in Batch, the Animation Expressions stop after clip duration ends. Use one of the following workarounds.
  • Bake the expression into a curve and than the results on screen start behaving as expected.
  • Supply enough footage on the clip for the duration of the composite and you can keep the live expression and it updates in the result view.
Action Textures SMOK-49229 The Multi Material texture on 3D objects does not work with PBS Map.
Batch Groups SMOK-51121 The application crashes when Batch's Smart Replace is used on a Batch Group that originated from a Matte Container.
Conform SMOK-51171 Media cannot be linked when a Timeline segment has infinite handles due to a Timewarp Timeline FX. Do a Consolidate Handles on the unlinkable segments with a value of 0:
  1. Select the segments in the timeline.
  2. Context menu > Commit > Consolidate Handles.
Hardware SMOK-47029 The HP Z8 doesn't support the default CentOS iso partitions format, when Z8 BIOS is set to Boot Legacy Mode. Burn the CentOS 7.4 ISO on a DVD and install the OS from a DVD drive.

Or you can change the partition type of the CentOS 7.4 first partition, with the following command: sudo sfdisk --id /dev/sdX 1 0xe where sdX is the root device of the USBkey (ex.: /dev/sdb).

Hardware SMOK-48115 XR_Configuration script doesn't work properly on CentOS 7.4 and can corrupt XR storage.
Installation and Packaging SMOK-49786 PHP is not enabled by default on macOS 10.14.x, making the localhost access forbidden on Safari. Manually enable php in the file /etc/apache2/httpd and restart httpd.
Installation and Packaging SMOK-49801 NFS service does not start if /etc/fstab refers to an invalid source for mount point /mnt/StorageMedia. Do one of the following:
  • When installing the DKU, use the parameter: --nofstab_storagemedia
  • Comment out the related line in /etc/fstab, similar to:

    #/dev/vg00/lvol1 /mnt/StorageMedia xfs rw,noatime,inode64,nofail

    and then reboot.

LUSTRE: AVIO SMOK-51065 The Lustre TrueView mode (CTRL+F7) does not work in Lustre 2019 and updates when AJA 15 (included in DKU 14 part of Flame Family 2020) is installed on the workstation. Revert to DKU 13.2.0 (which downgrades AJA SDK to v14) if you need to use Lustre 2019 or one of its updates.
LUSTRE: HDR Workflow SMOK-51085 Reloading a Dolby Vision HDR grade does not enable the External Content Mapping Unit (eCMU). Enable the eCMU manually.
Matchbox/Lightbox SMOK-48730 The Matchbox module accessed from the Tools tab has its duration badly initialized at 1 frame independently of the inputed clip duration. Leave matchbox and re-enter to see the correct duration .
MediaHub Import/Export SMOK-48532 It is not possible to create Multi-Version clips using Open Clips or Pattern Browsing on movie files with audio tracks.
MediaHub Import/Export SMOK-51172 Wrong alpha channel generated when exporting a pre-rendered BFXa clip as RGBA format. Flush render for BFXa content prior to exporting content.
MediaHub Import/Export SMOK-51359 Shot Info is missing when exporting content to Shotgun while the Create Open Clip option is disabled.
Open Clips SMOK-51422 Wrong Tape Name when using Tape Name from Directory import option with Pattern browsing.
OS and Software Configuration SMOK-45536 Restarting Flame immediately after it was closed may hang the startup process. killall launchservicesd

killall Dock

Paint Tools SMOK-47129 The Batch Paint Stroke List is not displayed in a dual monitor configuration using a SDI Output.
UI SMOK-49534 The swipe bars no longer work when you switch back form another application to Flame by clicking in the Flame user interface. Switch back to Flame using the Command-Tab shortcut.
UI SMOK-50143 The positioner stops when you scrub the Timeline and come across a segment that has an uninitialized Timeline FX.