Frequently Asked Question Posted 06/29/2009

Movie★Slate 2.1 is here

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MovieSlate 2.1 Release Notes:

• [NEW] iOS4 support.

• [NEW] iPhone4 retina display support (higher resolution graphics).

• [NEW] Slate & History tabs: "Circle Take" buttons for marking good takes.

• [NEW] Slate tab: added title field to left of clapper sticks.

• [NEW] Slate tab: added focus chart button to far right of clapper sticks.

• [NEW] Settings: added ability to choose separate color, grayscale, focus charts.

• [NEW] Settings: added keyboard/keypad input styles for roll, scene, take, camera.

• [NEW] Settings: added “reset take” option when the scene number changes.

• [NEW] Settings: set the duration of the “leader roll” and “end roll” credits.

• [NEW] Settings: choose whether “clapper notes” stick to the last or next shot.

• [NEW] Settings: red checkmarks are now green-- to indicate an option is enabled.

• [FIX] LTC-IN: hours were sometimes different between sync and jam modes.

• [FIX] Crash when attempting to set INTERIOR / EXTERIOR.

• [FIX] Audio notes recording now works again on iPhone 3GS.

• [FIX] Image notes were not saved when production title contained certain punctuation.

• [FIX] History list - note counters are accurate again.

• [FIX] History Details on iPhone - no longer autoscrolls when first viewed.

• [FIX] Slate label font size was too large in iOS4.

MovieSlate 2.0 Release Notes:

• [NEW] HD-Optimized for iPad

• [NEW] Universal app; runs on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch

• [NEW] Timecode Sync from Camera LTC (optional in-app purchase)

• [NEW] 6 optional data fields on main slate (swipe the clappersticks or timecode display left or right)

• [NEW] Customizable field labels that also appear in shot logs

• [NEW] Create notes before starting a shot

• [NEW] ColorChart and GrayCard buttons

• [FIX] Many other enhancements and fixes

MovieSlate 1.6 Release Notes:

• [NEW] Settings - choose from various “Flash Graphics” including color bars.

• [NEW] Audio/Video ★ Ratings can now be set by directly touching the stars
  without opening a new screen.

• [NEW] Shot list & details - when emailing shot log data, you can now choose
  to send all shots, shots for a single project, or a single shot (where appropriate).

• [NEW] Shots list & details - tap a shot’s yellow badge to view its Notes,
  or create a new note (when there are no notes yet).

• [NEW] Shot details - added a “Compose new Note” button to the toolbar.

• [FIX] Music Video mode - the beep-beep-beep sound did not always play
  when the clapper sticks closed.

MovieSlate 1.5 Release Notes:

• [NEW] Keypad now contains lettered buttons when entering the Scene or Take.

• [NEW] Timecode sync is now supported on first generation iPhone run OS 3.1 or newer.

• [FIX] Music playback at IN point is now more accurate when clapper closes.

• [FIX] Deleting individual History list items no longer causes a crash.

MovieSlate 1.4 Release Notes:

• [NEW] Music Video mode - sync timecode to a song to playback on each take.

• [NEW] Settings - you can now choose from several clapper sounds and tones.

• [NEW] Settings, new Clapper Behavior: “Zero timecode on clap”.

• [NEW] Settings - new "Delay/Pre-Roll" slider replaces "3 second delay" Clapper Behavior.

• [NEW] When editing Scene number in the slate, Take now auto-resets to “1”.

• [NEW] History list now shows both IN/OUT points for each shot.

• [NEW] History list now shows per-project footage duration totals.

• [NEW] History details screen now shows timecode duration in header.

• [FIX] Fixed crash when tapping clapper while timecode display was paused.

• [FIX] On clap, timecode no longer occasionally rolls forward one frame.

• [FIX] Improved timecode display performance.

• [FIX] Slate view, “23.976” FPS was sometimes displayed as “23.98”.

• [FIX] Help tab icon is now a question mark instead of lowercase “i”.

MovieSlate 1.3 Release Notes:

• Fixed obscure issue where entire app could become unresponsive after starting a new take.

MovieSlate 1.2 Release Notes:

• Fixed crash when building XML reports for shots that had no timecode OUT
• Fixed out of memory errors when building very large reports
• Improved handling of headphones/speaker sound output

MovieSlate 1.1 Release Notes:

New Features which require iPhone OS 3:

• Sync timecode over bluetooth between multiple iPhones & iPod touches
• Record shot Voice Notes
• Take picture Image Notes
• New Shot Log export format: “Final Cut XML”
• Email is sent reliably without leaving the MovieSlate app
• Shot Logs, Voice Notes, Image Notes are attached to emails as files

New Features which work on iPhone OS 2 and 3:

• New “Snippets” tab for editing Note Snippet shortcuts
• New “DataSlate” tab for those who don’t need a Clapperboard or Shot Log
• Tabs can now be rearranged (tap the “More” tab, then the “Edit” button)
• Last tab used is now restored when app is launched
• Tap the clapper hinge to lock/unlock slate auto-rotation
• More fps choices
• More clapper stick and background designs
• New Clapper Behavior Settings: Flash a "Clap!" graphic, Increment Take number, Prevent Sleep
• New Settings: update GPS location when starting each shot
• Send support/feedback emails to us from the Help screen
• Help screen is now organized by topic

Many little fixes and improvements, including:

• Improved (GPS) Location support
• Timecode no longer advances 2 frames when using the “Freeze Timecode” option
• Jammed timecode no longer drifts when quitting then restarting the app
• Shot logs no longer contain any erroneous carriage returns
• On iPod touch 1G, sound effects now play through headphone jack or dock connector