It's just a total guess.... But monitoring the success of the X3D patch takes time, and so does testing  building another (demo) build.
Unless they decided just to go for it anyway (which is a perfectly reasonable strategy as well depending on the methodology).
 
And everytime I play predict cake I'm generally wrong... So ignore me.

demo should be representative of the current version?

ps, did you update your sig yet? ;-)
 

Not sure of your point, the current version is X3D and currently there is no demo but one has recently been promised.
Cheers..

Just exported a Video from the Sonar X3d timeline. Its a project I have been working on for a while.
 
The video was originally H264 1920x1080 and usually I would have to export the audio and re-marry in Premiere and re-export and then send back to the Director.
 
So.......
 
Exported the video straight from X3d in H264...checked the codec in VLC and it reads the same BUT the playback is blocky, staggered (i.e losing frames left right and centre) and utterly useless for me. 

The good news is at least it exports from Sonar with the new Video Engine but for me professionally this new video feature has added zilch to my workflow.
 
Very let down by this long time coming video feature.
 
Better luck next time Bakers!

lawp
ps, did you update your sig yet? ;-)

Well after 45 mins of running this I guess I should - Done!

It would be nice if they had an automated process that also creates a demo build at the same time. That way since it is a paid upgrade, those that want to verify fixes first can do so right away.
 
An alternative approach is to create one build that can serve as both a demo and full version. To unlock the full version you'd need to enter a new license key once you pay for the upgrade.

The Playlist bugs I reported 2 updates ago have still not been addressed. It's basically unusable in a live situation. I still have to use X2.

markyzno
Just exported a Video from the Sonar X3d timeline. Its a project I have been working on for a while.
 
The video was originally H264 1920x1080 and usually I would have to export the audio and re-marry in Premiere and re-export and then send back to the Director.
 
So.......
 
Exported the video straight from X3d in H264...checked the codec in VLC and it reads the same BUT the playback is blocky, staggered (i.e losing frames left right and centre) and utterly useless for me. 

The good news is at least it exports from Sonar with the new Video Engine but for me professionally this new video feature has added zilch to my workflow.
 
Very let down by this long time coming video feature.
 
Better luck next time Bakers!

Did you check this?
 
Media Foundation Video Support
As of SONAR X3d, SONAR’s video engine defaults to using Microsoft’s Media Foundation framework, instead of DirectShow. This fundamentally improves the way video files are loaded, played, edited and exported in SONAR. Media Foundation generally supports most older formats supported by DirectShow as well as many newer formats such as H264 video. If you experience compatibility issues with video files that worked well with previous versions of SONAR, you can globally revert to the DirectShow video engine by adding a configuration entry to AUD.INI:
To do this:
- click the "Edit Config File" button in Preferences | Configuration File 
- Add the following lines at the top of the file
[Video]
VideoEngine=0
- Save the file from Notepad
- Click "Reload Config Settings"
 
Now subsequently loaded projects will use the new DirectShow engine setting. Removing the above lines, or setting VideoEngine=1, will allow SONAR to globally use the new Media Foundation engine.

The playlist is still broken.  It won't play if it is set for always on top.  That's all I upgrade for.  $149 wasted.