v5.11pre14 - December 19 2015
+ GIF: improve timing of high-framerate GIFs
+ Mixer: fix crash when clicking hardware output and MIDI output enabled [p=1609656]
+ VLC: use video start timestamp as stream start (matching ffmpeg behavior)
+ Video: fix video flush when using ffmpeg/libav encoding
+ Video: support FFmpeg 2.8.x (v56), remove support for ancient v52
# Grid: support the same set of grid division actions in arrange view and midi editor, named consistently
# Media Explorer: edit tags when double clicking on the 'Custom tag' column (overrides default command)
# ReaProxy are now simply referred to as subproject

 

Видео, видео - снова я вижу мерцающий свет.
Видео, видео - стоит включить - и меня с вами нет.
Видео, видео - это не сказка, это не сон.
Видео, видео - стану такой, как она и как он.
(A song of Russian retro-disco band "Мираж - Видео")

v5.11pre15 - December 20 2015
+ Video: add image overlay preset
+ Video: fix various multichannel file issues with mono/force stereo playback
+ Video: video processors can override colorspace, can use alpha channel in RGBA mode

 

rc

v5.11rc1 - December 21 2015
+ ReWire: fix looping related issues in master mode
# Subproject: fixed potential crash when moving tracks with routing to subproject [thx gwok]

 

v5.11rc4 - December 24 2015
# OSX: another el capitan display behavior tweak

v5.11rc3 - December 23 2015
+ Grid: Fix snap to grid following a linear tempo change that does not fall on a grid division
+ OSX: improve El Capitan display update during mouse drag

v5.11rc2 - December 22 2015
+ ReaScript: add OnOSCMessage API
+ Video: LCF render support
+ Video: default sinks to project dimensions
+ Video: fix potential crash when using video processors and resizing video sources to preferred video size [t=170182]
+ Video: improve LCF decode timing/seek accuracy
# FX browser: make enter key function when docked

 

v5.11rc5 - December 24 2015
+ ReaScript: extend OscLocalMessageToHost() to support actions/fxparm bindings
+ ReaScript: extend OscLocalMessageToHost() to support simple state (current track, etc)
# OSX: yet another attempt at el capitan refresh woes
# ReaScript: remove OnOSCMessage()

There are installers for MacOS as well: v5.11rc5b

 

Last edited: Dec 25, 2015

changes for this thread:
- all beta-versions (pre, rc) now have this text color and bold type of font
- all official/final/stable versions now have this text color and bold type of font
NOTE: These changes go to REAPER releases only, not for extensions. Extensions releases are marked as usual.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS, guys! Here is 5.11

v5.11 - December 25 2015
+ API: make TrackFX_SetPresetByIndex support factory and default user presets
+ API: extend OscLocalMessageToHost to support actions/fxparm bindings, simple state (current track, etc)
+ Audio Units: fix Cocoa UI display issues
+ Audio Units: improve generic UI scroll-resize behavior
+ Audio Units: do not show scrollbars for non-generic UIs on OSX
+ Batch converter: fix support for Audio Units
+ Batch converter: fix support for MIDI in FX chains
+ Batch converter: support MIDI-to-audio conversion in FX chains
+ FX browser: add option to clear folder view on close
+ FX browser: faster initial load after reboot
+ FX browser: fixed video processor/ReWire default preset issues
+ FX browser: scroll selected tree item into view when restoring view state or resizing
+ FX browser: improve keyboard behavior in search field, add select all key
+ FX browser: properly restore view state when viewing VST folders
+ FX: put effects in a temporary offline mode when loading projects in recovery mode, do not require manual online of all plug-ins before saving
+ FX: allow controlling/modulating FX parameters with track MIDI events/monitoring via parameter modulation
+ FX: improve support for Waves plug-ins on OSX
+ FX: improve handling of frozen take FX on save-as with copy and trim
+ General: increase default track panel width on new installs
+ General: fix crash when clicking last mixer hardware output and MIDI output enabled [p=1609656]
+ General: use time selection when inserting SMPTE/click sources
+ General: better handling of non-looped take start offsets when reversing takes
+ General: improve display update during mouse drag/move/scroll wheel on OSX 10.11
+ General: improve various display issues on Japanese editions of Windows
+ General: support up to 64 worker threads (up from 32)
+ Glue: better support take FX on multichannel tracks
+ Glue: generate audio when a MIDI item has take FX that can produce audio
+ MIDI editor: add CC/mousewheel action to adjust swing grid strength
+ MIDI editor: add actions to set grid division preserving grid type [p=1603546]
+ MIDI editor: add actions to set grid type (straight, dotted, triplet, swing)
+ MIDI editor: fix previews when stopped and 'run FX when stopped' is disabled [p=1607366]
+ Media explorer: add context menu item to remove selected files from database
+ Media explorer: add custom/editable database tag
+ Media explorer: apply tempo match and pitch settings when dragging mutltiple files to the project bay, arrange view
+ Media explorer: allow drag and drop of files and directories to database shortcuts
+ Media explorer: obey the option 'Enable looping when inserting selected portion of media' on drag and drop to project bay, arrange view
+ Media explorer: obey preserve pitch settings on drag and drop (render) to the arrange view
+ Media explorer: adjust minimum docked width based on customized left pane size
+ Playback: improve output accuracy when stopping playback at end of loop selection
+ Playback: fix stop playback at end of region when playing regions in region manager
+ Playback: only send MIDI clock for active project
+ Playback: fix ReWire looping related issues in master mode
+ Subprojects: support embedding projects within projects
+ Subprojects: add action to move tracks to subproject
+ Subprojects: add action to move items to subproject, effectively non-destructive glue
+ ReaPlugs: fix ReaControlMIDI slider feedback for incoming channel pressure messages [t=168996]
+ ReaPlugs: improve ReaSynth tuning at high octaves, make old style tuning optional, off by default, on in legacy presets
+ Recording: disable default fades when gaplessly switching recorded files
+ Recording: enable auto-new file switching for background recording projects
+ Recording: fix filename format not always being used when recording [p=1599369]
+ Recording: obey synchronized tab playback option when starting recording
+ Render item as new take: added new 'Render items to new take' action which improves handling of MIDI and channel counts with take FX
+ Render item as new take: renamed previous 'Render items to new take' to 'Render items to new take (preserve source type)'
+ Render: fix $user and $computer wilcards with non-ASCII characters on Windows
+ Render: allow control of full-project render area with markers named =START and =END
+ Render: allow encode of literal =START/=END cues into files using \=START and \=END
+ Render: optionally embed tempo for rendered items that have constant tempo, even if the project contains tempo changes [p=1598553]
+ Render: options to include tails when rendering
+ Render: transform rendered cues by project playrate
+ Render: use stereo/multichannel stem rendering when encountering take FX on mono items
+ Stretch markers: fix peak display inaccuracies
+ Stretch markers: improve behavior of 'Loop section of audio item source' with stretch markers
+ Stretch markers: improve behavior of linear transitions when reversing takes
+ Stretch markers: stretch markers affect item media cue/regions
+ Tempo map: fix behavior when cropping during a linear tempo change
+ Tempo map: fix snap to grid following a linear tempo change that does not fall on a grid division
+ VST: improve VST3 resize behavior
+ VST: improve VST3 channel count negotiation
+ VST: improve VST3 preset support
+ VST: improve OSX Cocoa UI resizing behavior
+ VST: improve generic UI scroll-resize behavior
+ VST: improve plug-in UI drawing behavior on Windows
+ VST: improve bridged/embedded UI drawing behavior on Windows
+ VST: support VST3 preset files in FX preset API
+ VST: do not show scrollbars for non-generic UIs on OSX
+ Video: add image overlay preset
+ Video: default sinks to project dimensions
+ Video: fix crash when encoding .gif from RGB sources
+ Video: fix potential crash when using video processors and resizing video sources to preferred video size [t=170182]
+ Video: fix various multichannel file issues with mono/force stereo playback [issueid=2443]
+ Video: fix end-of-video flush when using ffmpeg/libav encoding
+ Video: support FFmpeg 2.8.x (v56), remove support for outdated v52
+ Video: improve LCF accuracy, add LCF render support
+ Video: improve video processors to allow colorspace override, alpha channel use in RGBA
+ Video: improve support for start timestamps as stream start when using VLC
+ Video: improve timing accuracy when writing high-framerate GIFs

 

Always impressed when looking Reapers changelogs

 

Hotfix for 5.11

v5.11 - December 28 2015
--- update win32 installer to NSIS 2.5.0, resolves security issues
(please test by reinstalling if you can, thank you)

 

v5.12pre1 - January 1 2016
+ Consolidate/export tracks: allow configurable channel count rather than simply mono/stereo
+ JS: fix gfxanalyzer frequency labels, phase display [t=169701]
+ Managers: remember last view sort settings
+ Marker/region manager: allow sort by color
+ ReaControlMIDI: re-send bank/program/CCs in response to samplerate/block size changes
+ ReaPlugs: improve analysis accuracy in ReaXcomp, ReaEQ
+ VST: improve behavior with SoundToys plug-ins on OSX
+ Video: fix multiple instances of audio-only video sources

 

v5.12pre2 - January 2 2016
+ API: add Audio_Init(), Audio_Quit()
+ API: add GetAllProjectPlayStates()
+ File copy: do not show status window for very short renders (also affects apply FX, many other actions)
+ Glue: restored 5.1 channel count glue behavior, added new actions to glue with increasing channel counts
+ JSFX: fix gfx_blit rotation behavior to match that of 4.75 and earlier
+ ReaScript: improve gfx_blit/gfx.blit rotation behavior to match JSFX

 

v5.12pre3 - January 4 2016
+ FLAC: add support for writing arbitrary bit depths between 16 and 24 bits (encoded as 24-bit)
+ Super8: improve performance with low latencies and long loops
+ VST3: always keep first input bus connected
+ VST3: improve UI feedback for preset/program selection
+ VST3: improve bus-disconnected notifications on stop/reset/channel count change
+ WavPack: add support for writing arbitrary bit depths between 16 and 24 bits (encoded as 24-bit)

 

v5.12rc1 - January 5 2016
+ API: updated GetSet_ArrangeView2() to be slightly more useful
+ ReaScript: allow executing other ReaScripts via actions
+ Video: add YUV multiplier/desaturation preset
+ Video: add cheap brightness/contrast preset
+ Video: add gfx_procrect channel-processor
+ Video: allow gfx_mode 0x80000 for treating gfx_r/gfx_g/gfx_b as YUV values in non-RGB mode

 

5.12pre4 published after 5.12rc1
Seems to be it is too early for Release Candidate...

v5.12pre4 - January 6 2016
+ Docker: better handle focus on startup [t=169047]
+ Project bay: fix FX parameter sort order with FX that share names
+ Project bay: optimize handling of FX parameters for collapsed FX
+ Sends: fix MIDI mute envelope bugs [t=159486]
+ Sends: fix audio mute envelope bugs

 

v5.12pre5 - January 7 2016
+ VST3: more detailed splash updates during shell plug-in scanning
+ VST: fix default VST scan paths for case-sensitive filesystems on OSX
+ VST: obey VST unload preference on OSX exit
+ VST: obey VST unload preference when initially scanning
# Project bay: more optimizations

 

Update rate of Reaper is just insane ; about 2 in a week ; are Devs actually know the word "Sleep" ?
Reaper rocks BIGTIME !!

 

v5.12pre6 - January 7 2016
+ Mouse modifiers: fix shift+drag mappings for arrange view
+ VST: obey VST unload preference when initially scanning on OSX

 

7up

v5.12pre7 - January 8 2016
+ Project bay: add FX offline support (menu item, or shift+click bypass button)
+ Project bay: fix muting of items from item group view
+ ReWire: improve behavior when using both bridged and unbridged devices
+ Render: improve channel count detection when using render selected items/render regions
+ Take FX: do not increase effective channel count when using non-audio FX

 

v5.12pre8 - January 9 2016
+ FX: remember preset name for offline FX
+ Mixer: fix for potential crash when shift+clicking [p=1619536]
+ Project bay: use unique keys for bypassed/offline FX
# ReWire: force RWMSetAudioInfo() when opening new ReWire devices


SWS/S&M Extension has been updated to 2.8.3 (8-jan-2016)

 

v5.12pre9 - January 10 2016
+ Project Bay: fix offline display of FX with aliased names
# ReWire: fix an issue in idle processing