Changelog

Every update, documented. Onset Engine is actively maintained and continuously improved.

v1.0.3 — GPU Bypass & Compatibility

  • NVIDIA RTX 50XX Compatibility: Resolved an ingest issue affecting newer NVIDIA GPUs (RTX 50XX series) caused by the PyTorch version mismatch. The engine now gracefully bypasses GPU execution and utilizes the CPU for these cards to ensure stable ingesting while we work on updating the underlying technology.

v1.0.2 — Render Performance

  • 28x VFX Speedup: Fused additive glows, vectorized tinting, optimized HSV processing, and eliminated redundant allocations across the entire render pipeline.

v1.0.1 — Performance & Quality-of-Life

  • Faster Ingest: GPU pipeline optimizations — DLPack zero-copy decode, pre-allocated tensors, cached normalization, decode↔CLIP overlap. Up to 55% faster on 4K footage.
  • Help Button: New ? button in the header bar opens the documentation support hub in your browser.
  • Hardware Compatibility Docs: System requirements page now includes a full matrix covering NVIDIA, AMD Radeon, Intel CPU, and Apple Silicon support.

v1.0.0 — Initial Release

  • Autopilot Mode: One-click pipeline — ingest, select, and render with live Glass Engine timeline visualization.
  • DJ Mode: Real-time beat-synced playback with gapless clip switching via hardware-decoded MPV.
  • Studio Mode: Full GUI with library browser, timeline, inspector, and console — light and dark themes.
  • Vision AI: OpenCLIP (ViT-L/14) analysis with 768-dim embeddings and mood classification.
  • Audio Engine: Beat detection, energy mapping, drop detection, and onset-aware cut snapping via librosa.
  • 9 Presets: Standard, Aggressive, Sensual, Raw, Prestige, Trailer, AMV, Hypnosis, VHS.
  • Render Pipeline: Chunked, memory-safe EDL rendering with multithreaded MoviePy (3–4× speedup).
  • Triptych Mode: 3-panel side-by-side vertical layout for TikTok/Reels via FFmpeg hstack.
  • OTIO Export: OpenTimelineIO export for DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro hand-off.
  • Driver System v3: JSON semantic drivers with tier descriptions, subjects, moods, and scene types.
  • Pointer-Only Ingest: Index massive libraries without duplicating files.
  • Vision Matrix: Live 3×3 thumbnail grid during ingest showing AI analysis in real-time.
  • Crate Digger: Star-rating minigame during renders to curate your library while the CPU works.
  • Welcome Launcher: First-run experience with Quick Start guide and getting-started wizard.