MovieSlate® 8

• Fixed crash bugs. • Settings > MovieSlate Cloud: + Backups & Share Data - more granular control over included files. + Streamlined user interface. • External Clapper Sticks: + Greatly improved Sound Detection. + Fixed "Shot in Progress" screen reappearing. + Settings > Behavior > Shot Triggers - added Sound Recognition options. • Chat - added remote typing indicator. • Script Dept: + Avoids out-of-memory crashes on older iPads with only 3GB of RAM. + Layers can now all be unlocked/locked (except SnapLines). + Fixes Layers button display issues on OS 26+ (Liquid Glass). + Typing text annotations works again (bug in previous beta). + Disabled "Missing File" alert for MSCloud backups/restores. • Script Dept Breakdowns: + Auto deleting Scene Number & Line Number annotations when adding new ones. + Ruler Lines can now appear at start or end of scene.

• Now requires iOS/iPadOS 17 or newer. • Version now begins with the OS version it's optimized for (26); Build uses date/time format "YYYY.MMDD.HHMM". • Fixed many obscure crashes and bugs. • After a crash, you can now email us the crash report for diagnosis (please do!). • History - new "Undo Delete" for Projects, Days, and Shots (via the Undo button, Edit > trashcan, or Settings > Shot Log History). • Reports - new AI-friendly JSON and Markdown formats to feed data into AI models. • Textfields - new gear button to choose Keyboard Editing Styles. • Chat > Start new Thread - new "Choose Recipients" screen. • Settings > Data Sync & Remote Control - new Presets, new "See Other MovieSlates" screen, and network improvements. • Settings > Snippets > Abbreviations - fixed insert/expand bug. • In-App Purchases - added age verification for new legislation. • MovieSlate Cloud > Restore - UI improvements. • Translations - Script, Sound, Camera and HTML reports are now properly formatted and translated; fixed lots of stray English text. • Tentacle sync - updated SDK & UI. • Timecode WiFi Sync: + Major improvements for WiFi mesh networks and OS 26. + Now supports more than one timecode master on the network. + New Device Chooser for timecode, chat, data sync, remote control. + New IP address Connect & Copy buttons if auto-detect fails. • Script Dept - new SnapLines feature: + Mark camera coverage with clean, professional lines instead of hand-drawn scribbles. + Arm the tool, tap a paragraph (drag to extend); a coverage editor opens automatically. + Choose Straight, Squiggle, or None per camera, aligned down the text column, with an auto scene/take header and camera legend. + Tap any SnapLine to edit its style or title, or remove it. SnapLines stay locked in their own layer, safe from the eraser. • Script Dept - new Annotation Layers (replaces Public/Private): + Every annotation now lives on a Layer - tap the Layers tool to manage them. + Visibility and opacity are remembered separately for "Log + Mark" vs "Breakdown", and each layer has its own opacity slider. + Coverage lines, rulers, scene/dialogue numbers, highlights, and imported images each auto-file into their own layer, and you can create and name your own. + Exporting a Script PDF adds an "Included Layers" step - pick which layers appear, with per-layer opacity and one-tap presets (No/All Layers, Log + Mark, Breakdown, or department sets). + Existing "Private" annotations move into a "Personal" layer. • Script Dept: + New "Sides" report with watermarking. + Annotation Toolbar now splits into two sections when space is tight. + Swiping SCENE/TAKE buttons now increment SETUP/TAKE fields. + Fixed Performance Laps > Notes layout for OS 26. + Fixed annotation save and "wrong PDF" issues in Breakdowns & Logging. + Fixed portrait layout of PDF Scanning UI; PDF AI scanning tweaks. + Settings - Coverage Lines reorganized; added Squiggle Style options. + Updated PDF Editor (fixes many memory issues and three crashes).

• Added translations for many languages; choose from Settings tab > Globe button. • Settings > Text Fields - added Translate button for additional, optional English to Spanish translations. • Added Onboarding screen to approve access to system features in an organized way. • When tabbar is hidden, there’s now a "TABS" button (in lower left corner) to show tabbar. • Settings > Tabs - added option to show/hide badges on tabbar buttons. • Settings > Text Snippets - fixed issue with adding new Snippets and Groups. • Settings > Appearance: + Slate Options - added "Show Auto-Increment" Icons on/off switch. + Theme - added share buttons to export MovieSlate Theme (".mst") files. • Settings > Timecode + Sync > Calibrate Timecode Lag - now works for Tentacles. • MovieSlate Theme (".mst") files can now be imported into MovieSlate. • MovieSlate Backup (".msh") files were sometimes not imported. • Added a QuickLook extension to preview MovieSlate files from the Files app. • iPadOS 26 - added "Show All Shortcuts" to Help menu (or hold down command key for a few seconds). • iPadOS 26 - added "Save Annotations" to File menu (for Script Dept), and Open to File menu for importing msh and mst files (and pdfs in Script Dept). • Many, many improvements and bug fixes (particularly for Liquid Glass). • Userbits - are now properly restored after force-quitting the app. • Music Sync - many user interface fixes and improvements. • Sound Dept > Edit Tracks - wider slider, new track count menu & adjustment stepper. • Script Dept: + Logging - added auto-increment to Script Camera fields (tap a field’s label to enable). + Logging - "More Scenes" behavior/layout changes and new pref in Settings > Script Dept. + Logging - fixes for choosing multiple days when inserting Facing Pages. + Logging & Breakdowns - fixed appearance of many navigation bar buttons (OS 26). + Breakdowns > PDF Scan - added "AI Scanning" to populate descriptions, props, costumes, and other elements (OS 26). + Breakdowns > PDF Scan > Characters - now include voiceover and offscreen suffixes (if any). + Breakdowns - added element count badges. + Breakdowns > SYNOPSIS > Add Rulerlines can now optionally add Scene Numbers too. + Breakdowns > Element lists > Edit > 3 dots button - added "Move To" and "Uppercase". + Breakdown Reports - added option to build/preview/send as CSV files. + Progress Report - some scene notes were appearing when they shouldn’t have. + Facing Pages & Editors Log Reports - added "Camera Data Prefixes" footer. + History - Script Camera field labels now match those on the Logging screen. + Settings > Script Dept > Data Logging - added "Adjust Notes Text Size". + PDF Editor - updated to new version.