[DCP-o-matic] DCP-o-matic 2.16.0 final testing - DCP-o-matic users

14 Nov 2021

Good evening from Berlin!
I am pleased to say that the release of DCP-o-matic 2.16.0 is soon
approaching.
2.16.0 brings some useful new features and improvements over the 2.14.x
series:
- Linux-formatted DCP drives can be written from macOS or Windows using
  the Disk Writer.
- Player performance is improved.
- DCPs can be combined using the Combiner.
- The DCP verifier built into the player is much improved.
- A number of new SMPTE DCP features are supported (CPL metadata,
  markers etc.)
- Full support for Apple Silicon (M1) processors.
- Subtitle export.
...and lots of other good stuff:
https://dcpomatic.com/release-notes.php?v=2.15.175
We are now in the final testing phase with version 2.15.175 (also
known as beta 8).  If no show-stopping bugs are found, I will release
2.16.0 within the next week or two.
If you have any time to help with the release, that would be great!
The important
work now is:
* TESTING - making DCPs, playing them back, writing DCP drives
using the disk writer - whatever you can, on whatever machines
(Windows, macOS, Linux) you have available.  Report any bugs,
errors or confusions you find in whichever way is most
convenient for you:
    - by email to carl(a)dcpomatic.com
    - on the bug tracker https://dcpomatic.com/mantis
    - on the forum https://dcpomatic.com/forum
    - twitter @dcpomatic
* TRANSLATION --- here https://dcpomatic.com/i18n you can see the
current state of the translations of DCP-o-matic from English to a variety of
other languages.  Are you a fluent speaker of a language that is coloured
yellow or red on that list?  If so, it would be great if you could help by
translating some or all of DCP-o-matic's untranslated strings.  If you need help
with that, or don't know where to start, do get in touch via carl(a)dcpomatic.com !
As always you can download the current test version from
https://dcpomatic.com/test-download
A huge thanks to everyone for your continued support.
All the best,
Carl