Synergy Editor Release Notes

Modified on Wed, 18 Dec at 3:22 PM

Release Date: December 17, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: 12.5.1 PC | 12.5.1 Mac

In this release...

Huge improvement in loading speeds

Loading speeds have been significantly improved, especially on older devices.

Known issues...

External apps cannot process edits with multiple video qualities

Some third-party apps have trouble with unwanted zooming of clips when they are part of edits of varying video quality. When this happens, switch the app's Playback Quality from High to Standard, reopen the edit, and try exporting again:

Cannot send from Team Site to Editor 11

Following a security update, clips may no longer be sent from Team Site to versions 11 and older of the Editor. Clips that have already been sent may still be accessed.

Time removed from the end of long captures

When a long capture, such as for a full-length practice, is terminated, up to 30 seconds of footage at the end of the file is not processed. Captures should be run an extra 30 seconds to be safe.

Cannot directly update old PC builds from desktop

Due to a bug in the installer, an error appears on PC upon trying to update from a desktop shortcut of an older build, not opened in several months. The message says something along the lines of "Unable to start the application. Contact the application vendor for assistance."

From here, users may uninstall+reinstall, using Add or Remove Programs:

Or users can create a shortcut from the actual app inside its folder by:

1. typing %appdata% into the search bar

2. clicking back on appdata to get out of the Roaming folder, then navigating to Apps → 2.0 → two sets of number/letter combinations:

3. Finding the most recent folder entitled "syne..app"

4. Finding the Application inside:

5. Right-clicking to create a new shortcut

Release Date: December 11, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: 12.5.0 PC | 12.5.0 Mac

In this release...

Shot Chart tagging

A shot chart can be placed on Tagging Templates for adding plot points to practice clips. The completed chart can be pulled out from Timeline, Playlist, or Sequencer view. Plot points appear in red for made field goals, blue for missed, or gray when not attached to shots.

Segment filters

Timelines may be filtered by segment, allowing box score printing from individual drills.

Play Call column

Play Calls have their own column in Playlist view for independent sorting and filtering.

Exclusive Synergy Camera practice tab

Synergy Camera practices display within an exclusive tab, separate from Synergy games.

Release Date: November 13, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: 12.4.1 PC | 12.4.1 Mac

In this release...

Grid text editing restored

Text edit changes within grids, such as changes to Custom Edit names, were submitted automatically rather than waiting for the user to manually submit. Changes to Video names did not sustain.

Export workflow reverted

Streamlining of the structure and naming conventions for CSV export files were reverted because an external application could not accommodate the changes.

Release Date: November 7, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: 12.4.0 PC | 12.4.0 Mac

In this release...

Optimized Live Capture performance

Live Capturing from hard-wired input is better:

The size of output files has shrunk to previous levels
Memory usage has been reduced
Clip synchronization has been improved
Response to skipped preview frames is improved. Previously when captures were launched under heavy device usage it sometimes caused the Editor to add 30 seconds to the start of the video player preview, making synchronized live tagging impossible, forcing the user to retry the Capture launch.

As part of this fix:

Though not officially supported, clip playback is again available on macOS 10.15 Big Sur
Combined-clip export MP4 files were ignoring slide duration and including all slides as single frames. This has been fixed.

Add clips from the video player

Add clips to any F-key tagged edit from the Video Player, or simply use the menu for hotkey reference when in full screen.

Synergy Site bookmark

Quickly access the Synergy Team Site from a bookmark button at the top right.

Practice Date Range

The Team Site Practice tab features Date Range selections, allowing the ability to see cumulative stats for just the current season, for example, without having to unpublish Edits.

Download received edits

By default, Edits sent from other users will automatically download/cache for quick playback after the Editor refreshes. Any Edit may be cached without being opened from the control+click menu.

Automatic caching may be turned off from the Options menu.

Movable tabs

Edit and Template tabs may be dragged to dock, undock, or change panels.

Team Color tags

The first color option on the tagging template is your team's color.

Also

When an edit is cued for playback, the first clip is selected, meaning that hotkeys (Add Flag, Add Clip to Edit, etc.) will work without additional manual selection.
When a clip is playing and an Auto Clip or Manual Clip button is pressed, a new clip will be created rather than a Label added to the playing clip.
Filters display items alphabetically.

Release Date: October 25, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: version 12.3.3 PC

In this release...

Capture file sizes reduced

Output files from Live Captures were exponentially larger starting in 12.2. A patch has been installed to restore these to the same size they were in 12.1 and earlier.

Release Date: October 11, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: version 12.3.2 PC

In this release...

Optimized offline sync

A patch has been applied to improve the syncing of Notes submitted to clips while offline.

Release Date: October 1, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: version 12.3.1

In this release...

Revised Export file names

Export file names have been reverted to only display clip numbers, to accommodate external applications that cannot properly sort clips using other formats.

Baseball/Softball edits send on first attempt

When a Baseball or Softball edit was sent from a client app, it did not appear if the Editor was closed at the time of the send.

More accessible Title, Notes, and Text Overlay editing

A clip's Title, Notes, and Text Overlay may be adjusted from the same popup, available from right-clicking the clip or pressing the A hotkey.

Release Date: September 19, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: version 12.3

In this release...

Open Edits to new windows

Give yourself extra working space by undocking your Custom Edit, Timeline, or Tagging Template to a new window outside the app.

Download from the Edits panel

Right-click on any edit listing to download clips from the cloud in advance.

Close all tabs at once

A setting on the panel menus allows closing all the panel's open tabs with a single move.

Linking arrows available for Shell buttons

Shells may be set up as Labels, and they can Activate and deactivate other Tagging Template buttons or other shells.

Single Frame Navigation

Enjoy enhanced frame-by-frame navigation using jump buttons in the video player controls.

Automatic cache removal

Cache file removal has been automated, removing old files when your device is low on space.

Release Date: September 13, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: version 12.2.2 (Mac only)

In this release...

Capturing restored

A memory leak on the Mac Editor has been patched. Updating to 12.2.2 is critical to restore expected Editor functionality during long practice captures.

Release Date: August 13, 2024
Editor/Editor Max Releases: version 12.2

In this release...

Play game clips without repetition

When Autoplay is turned on, play back full games from Team Site (Full Game Video or All Clips Edits) without having to watch repeat footage from overlapping clips.

Theater Mode

Activate Theater Mode from the Video Player to maximize screen space and still maintain a working dashboard.

Type text on the screen

Draw a Text box and type in text directly onto the Video Player screen.

Pause Text Overlay on frame

Text Overlay settings default to pausing on your selected frame. Drawings disappear when you restart playback.

Matrix CSV export

Export your current Matrix view to a CSV file to keep with your own data.

Cut clips from Video Player

The NEW+ button cuts untagged clips to Timeline directly from the Video Player.

Play Type column

In Playlist view, a new column specifically devoted to Play Types is available.

Unseen Edits indicators

A blue dot displays in front of edits from other team members that have not been opened.

Edits may be manually marked as unseen as well.

Text Overlay added to Snapshots

Include Text Overlay in your snapshot, then paste it in as an Image Slide or save it to your device.

Clear cache immediately

Free up disk space right away with the Clear Cache Now button from the Options menu.

Also

Used cache files from uploaded Imports and Captures will automatically be transferred for removal along with traditional cache files.
Auto and Manual clip buttons create new buttons exclusively and no longer add labels, so you can create a new clip even when you have another clip selected.