Hi All,

Today we are releasing the next great version of Lightworks 2020.1 (previously named 14.6) on Windows, Linux and Mac!

This latest version adds support for importing and decoding HEVC/H.265 media natively including being able to create proxy files to work with until switching back to the Hi-Res to render/export the sequence.

Some of the other exciting new features in version 2020.1 can be seen below:

• Added decode support for HEVC/H.265 files
• Added ability to lasso segments on the sequence timeline
• Added support for the latest versions of Ubuntu
• Added ability to detect rotated phone footage and rotate it to the correct orientation automatically
• Added "Libraries" heading to the Content Manager
  • Moved Local files import option under this heading
  • Moved Audio Network import option under this heading
  • Moved Pond5 import option under this heading
• Added improvements to Audio Network integration
  • Media can now be imported into a project
  • Media can now be used in a sequence
  • Export is prevented if the sequence contains non purchased media
• Added ability to handle still images correctly
  • Added new "Images" filter
  • Images now import at the correct scale ratio rather than being scaled to the output format
  • Added ability to drag an image into the sequence viewer or timeline
  • Removed pagination on search results
• Added improvements to varispeed in Flexible layout
  • Added segment right-click 'Speed' menu item
  • Added 'Show segments speeds' option on the timeline appearance panel (to restore per-track speed widgets)
  • Removed per-track speed button by default
• Added HD overlay to the vectorscope
• Added support for browsing "Amazing Music Tracks" from within "Libraries"
• Added new enhancements for Tile view bins (text now appears outside of the tile rather than overlaying the image) Fixed layout only
• Added ability to generate .lvix seek files locally (previously stored next to linked media)
• Added Blackmagic BRAW decode panel to the Video tab of the project card
• Added UHD Media to the Media->Transcoding tab to allow for transcoding to UHD on import
• Added better Keyboard shortcut handling of using standard keyboard shortcuts ie, pressing delete deletes clips
• Added ability to select segments on the sequence timeline
• Added ability to right click a clip containing ranged cue markers and select Make->Sequence from Cue Markers
• Added better categories for Keyboard Assignments list
• Added German translation wordings into the installers
• Added ability to move an effect along the timeline without changing it's routing
• Added ability to select multiple items then edit the text for one of the fields which now causes all rows to be updated
• Added ability to apply effects to selected timeline segments
• Added ability to change the size of the project thumbnail images by holding down CTRL and scrolling with the mouse wheel
• Improved timeline sync-loss representation
• Updated to the latest MainConcept SDK's
• And much more!

The full list of fixes and other improvements in version 2020.1 can be found in the 2020.1 Release Notes document on the Downloads page

Lightworks Pro Outright

If you own a Lightworks Pro Outright 14.x license, we are pleased to say this latest version (although renamed) will continue to work with your Outright 14.x license, you will not require a license upgrade.

Third Party Agreements

We continue to honour the agreements in place with our partners, Audio Network and Pond5 and have added Amazing Music Tracks to the mix.

The Boris FX agreement is slowly being phased out. The Lightworks Pro Year license now only comes with Boris Graffiti included, there is no longer any ability to select the Boris FX package. Over the coming months we will be slowly ending the promotion altogether, which means Lightworks Pro licenses will no longer include the Boris packages. This is due to the older FX architecture that requires an overhaul. We hope to include OpenFX in a future version allowing for much better partnerships with FX companies.

Windows 32bit Installer

This will be the last version of Lightworks that will include the Windows 32bit installer. We will no longer be developing the Windows 32bit build and as such, all future Windows versions will be 64bit only.

Thank You

To all those of you who have been reporting feedback during the Beta Cycle, you have our deepest thanks for everything you have done in helping to improve Lightworks! We appreciate all your hard work and patience recently while we tried to get Lightworks 2020.1 over the finish line. We have some exciting new features already lined up for the next version and hope to shout about these very soon.

Matt