ChronoViz

A Tool for Visualization of Time-based Multimodal Data

ChronoViz Release Notes

1.8.1

  • Fixed a bug that would result in data loss when using the "Revert to Backup" command under the file menu.
  • Fixed a bug where time series data would not respond to alignment
  • Consolidated where support files are stored
  • Added ability to label timelines

1.8.0

  • Added automatic update capability (provided by Sparkle). This includes new preferences and menu items
  • Fixed bug where zoom level was not remembered from session to session
  • Fixed a bug where map type was not remembered from session to session
  • Fixed bug where changing the data source would show an unnecessary alert
  • Fixed a bug where the playhead would become locked to a previously selected annotation
  • Fixed a bug where data sets would be missing from the view menu
  • Added overview visualization of annotations to the overview timeline that appears when zooming
  • Added ability to select regions in on-screen digital notes, and see the corresponding time points for the notes
  • Added ability to add notes in realtime using an Anoto digital pen
  • Added an option to display "Detail" in the Annotations table. This will show the entire annotation and all categories

1.7.9

  • Reverted to less efficient but more compatible video playback mechanism
  • Replaced rarely-used "Caption" field in annotations with support for "Keywords"
  • Added ability to synchronize data sets that have associated annotations(e.g., transcripts and digital notes) by right- or control- clicking on the annotations
  • Annotation shortcuts are now saved
  • When using the zoom tool on videos, the video zooms in to the point that is clicked
  • Added menu items for increasing and decreasing movie zoom
  • Added ability to re-order categories by dragging them in the "Edit Categories" window

1.7.8

  • Fixed bug introduced in 1.7.7 that would prevent ChronoViz from opening on Mac OS X 10.5
  • Fixed a bug that would appear when re-opening geographic data
  • Added ability to export and import categories
  • Added ability to synchronize transcript data imported from InqScribe
  • Added the display of duration to the hover window for duration annotations
  • Improved stability when displaying audio waveforms (note, there are still some bugs in the audio waveform display code)

1.7.7

  • Now checks for an internet connection before trying to upload log files. (Note: this doesn’t yet catch the case where there is an internet connection but it doesn’t allow FTP connections.)
  • Added a “Cancel” button in log upload dialog.
  • Added Playback Rate slider to main window.
  • Changed preference for “Playback Rate” to “Max Playback Rate”. This corresponds to the fastest rate on the slider.
  • Added preference for the action when using category shortcuts. It can now be changed to open up the Annotation Quick Editor.
  • Added preference for the action when double-clicking an annotation in the Annotations Table. It can now be changed to open the Annotation Inspector.
  • Added the display of User ID under the preferences Logging tab.
  • Added an “Add Timeline” button to the toolbar.
  • Enabled ChronoViz to be an option for opening movies when using a contextual menu in the Finder.
  • Added the ability to change the time display from “relative time” to “absolute time” by clicking on the current time display under the play button.
  • Added a shortcut for the Annotation Inspector (Command-I).
  • Added a shortcut for the Annotations Table (Command-T).
  • The Annotation Inspector now stays open when you save or delete annotations.
  • Text on the timeline will now be black if it is over a brightly colored annotation.
  • Added the ability to show multiple time-series on a single timeline.
  • Added support for backgrounds for Ethnographer++ notes data.
  • Added provisional support for Image Sequences.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed bug where the “step size” preference wouldn’t update the actual step size properly.
    • Fixed a bug where fractional step sizes wouldn’t work properly.
    • Fixed a bug where changing the “start time” of a movie would cause annotations to disappear.
    • Fixed a bug where annotations wouldn’t disappear from the timeline when deleted.
    • Fixed a bug where the annotation detail pop-up window would get bogged down when hovering over many closely spaced annotations
    • Fixed a bug where showing keyframes would occasionally cause a crash.
    • Fixed a bug where aligned CSV-based time-series would not be saved properly.
    • Fixed a bug where annotations wouldn’t be properly imported from CSV files.

1.7.6

  • Check to make sure notes file exists before printing
  • Remove extra export item from context menu

1.7.5

  • Add support for updating Bluetooth pen client and printing notes
  • Add support for exporting secondary videos
  • Add support for exporting individual annotations as clips

1.7.4

  • Added command-enter shortcut for entering annotations using the full annotation window

1.7.3

  • Bug fixes related to timeline navigation

1.7.1

  • Fix annotation pop-up images
  • Show progress for data file loading
  • Improve handling of large data files

1.7.0

  • Change name to ChronoViz
  • Improve category selection interface

1.6.0

  • XML Logging
  • Plugin Debugging Support
  • Reload Plugins Command
  • Plugin Default Data Sets

1.5.10

  • Support for importing Annotations from CSV files
  • Support for HH:MM timecodes in CSV files
  • CSV export now properly handles annotations with punctuation

1.5.9

  • Improved performance when resizing timelines
  • Improved stability when working with image sequences

1.5.8

  • Multiple videos in the main video viewer