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June 3, 2022: Creator 5.4.2

Fixed - Orbiter calibration

May 24, 2022: Creator 5.4.1

Added - New Premiere Pro functions (Playback speed buttons, Set to Frame Size, Keyframe, New Text Layer, Step, etc...)
Improved - Creator software update banner
Improved - Install and Update UI Improvements
Improved - More consistent function assignment behaviour to modules when loading and/or saving profiles
Fixed - Premiere Pro Render Functions
Fixed - Premiere Pro Adaptive Noise Reduction audio effect
Fixed - Macro UI overlapping

April 5, 2022: Creator 5.3.2

- Fixed auto update issue
- Fixed some Broken links in app
- Fixed incorrect configurations for some applications
- Added in-app help for some applications
- Premiere Pro: Added Track Height Presets
- Premiere Pro: Fixed Hide Video Track not working
- Lightroom: Fixed Cycle User Presets

March 9, 2022: Creator 5.3.1

- Improved performance of app for certain computers
- Fixed custom number field sometimes showing incorrect value
- Fixed Lightroom Blending Custom Range
- Horizontal Scroll Preset added for Orbiter
- Fixed Monogram Service crashing on some macOS systems
- Added quick start profile for music and media controls
- Added built-in keyboard shortcuts for Safari (Mac Only)
- Added auto-switch to Transform functions in Lightroom

January 26, 2022: Creator 5.2.1

Added - Support for Premiere Pro and Audition on Apple Silicon (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max CPUs)
Added - Ability to assign Horizontal and Vertical scroll in Customize view
Added - Premiere Pro Editing Keys (Trim Edit, Mark In/Out, etc...)
Improved - Premiere Pro list of functions in module settings re-organised
Improved - Premiere Pro Volume Levels Behaviour on Dials
Improved - Better sizing of macOS Menu Bar icon
Fixed - Premiere Pro plugin sometimes fails to install
Fixed - Premiere Pro Opacity functionality
Fixed - Premiere Pro Jog Wheel not working in Quickstart profile
Fixed - Profile switching Next/Previous profiles did not work for certain applications
Fixed - App connection state (plug icon) showing incorrect information
Fixed - Layout not displaying when app starts or after wake from sleep

December 8, 2021: Creator 5.1.1

Added - Capture One 22 Support
Added - Lightroom Classic 11 Masking 2.0 Support
Added - Lightroom Classic 11 Masking tools toggle
Fixed - Lightroom Classic 11 Bugs
Changed - Premiere Pro function list reorganized
Changed - macOS Sierra and High Sierra are no longer compatible with this version of Monogram Creator

November 3, 2021: Creator 5.0.1

Note: Palette Core is no longer supported in this version. Palette Buttons, Dials, and Sliders will continue to be supported. Please see this article for full details.

New & Added

Photoshop UXP Plugin
- Compatibility with Apple Silicon-native Photoshop.
- Improved performance.
- New plugin panel displays live value updates for key brush and color parameters.
- Note: the previous Photoshop integration is available as "Photoshop (Legacy)".
Firmware 2.0.18
- Fixes sleep/wake not working on certain systems.
Added info text for some Lightroom Classic functions

Bug Fixes

Fixed updater; now defaults to "update" mode rather than "add or remove".
Fixed Premiere Pro ripple delete feature; now works regardless of selected sequence.
Fixed Quick Start Profile drawer; no longer opens unintentionally upon app start up.
Fixed profile switching behavior to switch between profiles for different applications if auto-switching is disabled.
Fixed launch behavior for macOS; now launches minimized when the corresponding preference is selected.
Fixed default window size—changed to 1200x800.
Fixed uninstaller to remove entire program folder.
Fixed hue for yellow LED halo color to remove green cast.

SDK & Platform

Profile switching now works between multiple integrations for one app.
Scroll actions can now have a modifier key added (note: requires "virtual": true).
Free assignment of LED colors via Hex code is now supported.
Better handling of LED color commands to Monogram Core.

August 3, 2021: Creator 4.1.12

New Features

Significant front-end performance improvements, most noticeable when using large consoles and/or many profiles.
Support for Monogram + Dragonframe integration (requires Dragonframe 5).
Adds preference allowing automatic profile switching to be disabled.
Firmware version 2.0.15 available upon update:
- Adds turn velocity support for Joystick Mode.
Remember last-used folders for saving and loading profiles.

Bug Fixes

Updates and fixes for the Firmware Update process.
OS-specific functions should now properly display according to platform.
Fixed reset values for a number of Adobe Audition functions.
Fixed Zoom in Lightroom Classic.

June 1, 2021: Creator 4.1.11

New Features

Support for Monogram + Final Cut Pro, powered by CommandPost.io.

March 19, 2021: Creator 4.1.9

Bug Fixes

Fixes an issue that caused modules to become intermittently unresponsive.

March 16, 2021: Creator 4.1.8

Bug Fixes

Fixes an issue that prevented Monogram Service from running on a small percentage of Windows systems.

March 16, 2021: Creator 4.1.7

New Features

Unreal Engine Integration
- Added in-app link to Monogram plugin, available through the Unreal Engine marketplace
- Windows UE plugin available immediately
- macOS UE plugin in final development and available in Q2 2021, also available immediately upon request (please contact us)
Lightroom Classic local Dehaze function added
Joystick Mode sensitivity added
Firmware version 2.0.14 available upon update
- Dial sensitivity added for MIDI assignments
- Console screen backlight and LEDs will now dim when Creator is closed
- Windows Radial Controller support
- Bug fix: LED colors and MIDI/HID actions no longer fail to update when switching profiles quickly
- Enhancement to OS actions: fixed screen brightness and volume incompatibility with certain system configurations

Bug Fixes

Orbiter no longer fails to respond following rapid profile switches
Better stability when quickly opening and searching module settings windows
Windows updater fix
- Please note: the updater is broken in earlier Creator 4.1.x versions on Windows
- If affected, please delete the Monogram Creator folder from Program Files (x86) and re-install Creator from the downloads page. After re-install, the updater bug will be fixed.

February 1, 2021: Creator 4.1.1

New Features

Capture One 21 support added (macOS only)
Lightroom Classic color grading panel support added (requires LrC 10.0 or later)
Firmware version 2.0.11 available upon update

November 3, 2020: Creator 4.0.036

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Fig. 1: Monogram Creator app grid, showing the new search bar and refined UI

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Fig. 2: A Lightroom Classic profile in Monogram Creator

New Features

New module settings UI (Fig. 3, below) introduces new Customize view:
- Discrete turn, press, and press+turn assignment for dials.
- Sensitivity and step values for dials.
- Range minimum and maximum for sliders.
- Macro assignment for buttons and dials.

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Fig. 3: Orbiter Settings window in Customize view, showing discrete Turn, Tilt X, and Tilt Y assignments

New Universal profile type for default, system-wide controls:
- Supports OS, Keyboard, MIDI, Joystick, and Profile mode assignments.
- Works with automatic profile switching.
Comprehensive Orbiter support
- Native integrations offer hundreds of Orbiter functions in both the Presets and Customize views of the Orbiter Settings window.
- Orbiter has extensive MIDI and Joystick Mode support for both the disc and ring.
- Orbiter offers Keyboard Mode support for the ring.
- Orbiter offers limited OS Mode support for both the disc and ring.
New Quick Start profiles and UI (Fig. 4, below):
- Profiles can be filtered by console size, tags, and notes.
- Press Cmd+F/Ctrl+F to search, Esc to cancel.
- Native integrations include redesigned Quick Start profiles for Traveler, Studio, and Master consoles.

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Fig. 4: Quick Start profiles for Lightroom Classic, showing 4 profiles made for Studio Consoles

Improved in-app navigation:
- Removed app grid categories view; added app grid search bar.
- Improved search functionality in module settings.
- Revised keyboard shortcuts for close profile, close window, and search.
  - Close profile: Cmd+Opt+W/Ctrl+Alt+W
  - Close window: Cmd+W/Ctrl+W
  - Search: Cmd+F/Ctrl+F to open, Esc to exit

Extended MIDI functionality:
- Keys and Buttons add support for CC Momentary, CC Toggle, and Program Change messages. Note assignment is carried over from PaletteApp.
- Dials add support for CC Relative and Channel Pressure messages. CC Absolute assignment is carried over from PaletteApp.
- Sliders add support for Channel Pressure messages. CC assignment is carried over from PaletteApp.
- Orbiters have brand new support for CC, Channel Pressure, and Pitch Bend messages.
- Note: a Monogram Core and firmware v2.0.10+ is required for all MIDI functionality not carried over from PaletteApp.
- Palette dials, buttons, and sliders will inherit the new MIDI functionality when connected to a Monogram core.

Platform Changes

macOS Version Support:
- macOS 10.12 Sierra - 10.15 Catalina officially supported
- Provisional support for macOS 11.0 Big Sur on Intel Macs (see Known Issues for any Big Sur-specific bugs)
Windows Version Support:
- Windows 8.1 and onwards officially supported
Monogram Service allows for Creator to spawn and run in the background with no dock/taskbar icon.
- macOS: Select Creator > Preferences > Close to Menu Bar to enable
- Windows: Select File > Preferences > Close to System tray to enable

New app and focus detection:
- - Fixes an issue where running apps (including Adobe XD, Resolve 15/16) were not detected by PaletteApp.
  - Dramatically increases responsiveness of automatic profile switching.

Creator Beta

This is the Beta release channel of Creator; made to capture feedback and bug reports before the forthcoming stable release. Download available here.

We recommend you use this for testing only, and rely on the stable release of Creator for work in a production environment.

2021-12-14 Creator 5.2.1 Beta 1

Added - Support for Premiere Pro and Audition on Apple Silicon (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max CPUs)
Improved - Organisation of Premiere Pro functions in module settings
Fixed - Premiere Pro plugin sometimes fails to install
Fixed - Premiere Pro Opacity functionality
Improved - Premiere Pro Volume Levels Behaviour on Dials
Fixed - App connection state (plug icon) showing wrong states
Fixed - Layout not displaying when app starts or after wake from sleep

2021-12-03 Creator 5.1.1 Beta 1

New Masking support for Lightroom Classic 11

Added - Lightroom Classic 11 Masking 2.0 Compatibility
Added - Lightroom Classic 11 Masking tools toggle
Fixed - Lightroom Classic 11 Bugs

Capture One 22 support

October 27, 2021: Creator 5.0.102-Beta

Note: Palette Core is no longer supported in this version. Palette Buttons, Dials, and Sliders will continue to be supported. Please see this article for full details.