Release Notes for P4GT
the Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools
Release 2014.1
Introduction
P4GT, the Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools, integrates Perforce with
Photoshop, Maya, 3ds Max and SoftImage XSI.
These notes include release-specific information about the Perforce
Plug-in for Graphical Tools. For details about using P4GT, refer to
the online help file by choosing Perforce>Help from within the graphical
tool being used.
Installing P4GT
To install P4GT, download the P4GT installer from the Perforce website
and run it. The P4GT English installer is only compatible with English
versions of Photoshop, Maya, 3ds Max, and Softimage.
P4GT is compatible with:
* Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC
* Maya 6, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
* 3ds Max versions 6, 7, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
* Softimage 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.11, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
64-bit plug-ins available for these 64-bit graphical tools:
* Maya 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
* 3ds Max 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
* Softimage 7.0, 7.5, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
* Photoshop CS4 CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC
P4GT is available on Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8, 2003, 2008 Intel (x86, x86_64)
You can use P4GT with any 2004.2 or later Perforce server.
Loading the Perforce menu in Maya
After installing P4GT, you must configure Maya to load the Perforce
menu as follows:
1. In Maya, choose Windows>Settings/Preferences>Plug-in Manager.
2. In the Plug-in Manager dialog, scroll down to P4GT-Maya[-nnn].mll
and check "Loaded", then select "Auto-Load."
3. Save your settings and restart Maya.
Loading the Perforce dialog in Photoshop CS5, CS 5.5, CS6, and CC
After installing P4GT, you must initialize the Perforce dialog as
follows:
1. In Photoshop, choose File>Automate>P4Photoshop.
2. Click on Perforce to display the menu.
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New functionality in 2014.1
#762597 (Bug #69575) *
Added support for Photoshop CC.
#762424 (Bug #70492) *
Added support for 3ds max 2014.
#762421 (Bug #68237) *
Added support for Maya 2014.
#740568 (Bug #60148) *
Added support for 3ds max 2013.
#568641 (Bug #58735) *
Added support for Photoshop CS6.
#564904 (Bug #62134) *
Added support for Softimage 2013.
Bugs fixed in 2014.1
#802751 (Bug #47476)
Now after syncing to latest or prior revisions of a file in
3ds Max 2013/2014 and Maya 2013/2014 the correct version of
file is opened. Prior to this the file was not opened.
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New functionality since 2011.1/389946
#562414 (Bug #60147) *
Added support for Maya 2013.
New functionality in 2011.1
#322716
Enable stream support for all plug-ins.
#318402, 319179, 319203, 319215, 320108, 320142, 320181, 320675, 320683,
321560, 321581, 321745, 321748, 321755, 322382
Added support for Photoshop CS5.5, Softimage/3ds Max/Maya 2012.
Bugs fixed in 2011.1
#385159 (Bug #49324) *
On Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008, a client running as
Administrator would fail to properly process file names in
non-ASCII character sets (such as Shift-JIS).
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New functionality in 2010.1
#254766,254769,254786,254792,254809,254814(Bug #38743,38744,38745,38746)
Added support for Photoshop CS5, Softimage/3ds Max/Maya 2011.
Bugs fixed in 2010.1
#271643 (Bug #41600)
The P4GT installer can now properly detect Photoshop CS5
installations.
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New functionality in 2009.3
#231391,231394,231395,231396,231400,231813 (Bug #35383,35384)
Added support for Softimage 2010 and Maya 2010.
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New functionality in 2009.2
Bugs fixed in 2009.2
#228744,228745,228746,228748,228749,228750 (Bug #37192)
Allow sync to non-head revisions in 3ds Max.
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New functionality in 2009.1
#202897,203161,203162,203188 (Bug #33475)
Added support for 3ds Max 2010.
#200040,200175,200371,203923,204211,204212 (Bug #30728)
Added support for Photoshop CS4.
Bugs fixed in 2009.1
#204098,204099 (Bug #34384)
When uninstalling the 3ds Max plugin after using it once on a fresh
install, the Perforce menu could be left behind. This is fixed.
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New functionality in 2008.2
#167380 **
Added support for Maya 2009. (Sir #30836)
#164863 **
Added drop-down selection to Submit dialog to support all the
submit options. Requires server version 2006.2 or
later. (Sir #30290)
#164302 **
Added "select/unselect all files" checkbox to Submit dialog.
(Sir #28996)
Bugs fixed since 2008.2/179173 (first release)
#191703 **
Added support for Autodesk Softimage 7.5. (Sir #32719)
#184670 **
Fix sync button resize issue in History dialog. (Bug #32164)
#182922 **
Fixed crash when clicking on Have Revision column header under
Get Latest Revision from Perforce. (Bug #32104)
Bugs fixed in 2008.2
#177468 **
File name no longer truncated in the Get Latest Revision/Checkout
dialog.
(Bug #31756)
#172039 **
Changed "Document" to "File". (Sir #30825)
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Support added since 2008.1/159864 (first release)
#162796 **
Added support for 64-bit version of SoftImage XSI 7.0. (Sir #30451)
#162766 **
Added support for 64-bit version of 3ds Max 2009. (Sir #30450)
#162658 **
Added support for 64-bit version of Maya 2008. (Sir #30288)
New functionality in 2008.1
#158038 **
New option added to enable files to be reverted upon close. Check-in
option takes precedence. (Sir #18988)
#155592 **
More file info displayed in depot browser. (Sir #15263)
#152636 **
Default submit option changed to show all opened files. (Sir #29013)
#152633 **
Added new checkbox to Submit dialog for leaving unchanged files in
default changelist. Requires server 2006.2 or later. (Sir #21404)
#150979 **
Support for 3ds Max 2009 (Sir #28827)
Bugs fixed since 2008.1/159864 (first release)
#182911 **
Fixed crash when clicking on Have Revision column header under
Get Latest Revision from Perforce. (Bug #32104)
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New functionality in 2007.3
#137323 **
Support for 3ds Max 2008 (Sir #26423)
#135034 **
Support for Softimage XSI 6.5 (Sir #26007)
#134348 **
Support for Maya 8.5 and 2008 (Sir #24774 & Sir #26233)
#133987 **
Support for Photoshop CS3 (Sir #23477)
Bugs fixed since 2007.3/140673 (first release)
#155943 **
Prevent Photoshop CS3 from mysteriously crashing.
(Bug #28285)
Bugs fixed in 2007.3
#133987 **
Prevent Photoshop CS3 from crashing when opening a new file.
(Bug #26079)
#133617 **
Fixed a problem where the Perforce menu was not showing up on
the menu bar of Photoshop CS3 right away. (Bug #26081)
#133442 **
Fixed a problem where Photoshop CS3 was crashing during shutdown.
(Bug #24960)
New functionality in 2007.2
#118901 **
Support for Softimage XSI versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.11 and 6.0
(Sir #18763 & Sir #23441)
#117485 **
Support for Maya 8.0 (Sir #22405)
#117313 **
Support for 3ds Max 9.0 (Sir #23927)
Bugs fixed in 2007.2
#123764 **
Fixed a problem where 3ds Max crashed when loading a file that
had external references when P4GT was installed. (Bug #20078)
#116888
Improved handling when a depot named "depot" doesn't exist.
(Bug #17420)
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New functionality in 2005.1
#87101 **
Support for SoftImage XSI 4.2 (Sir #15285)
#86109 **
Support for Maya 7.0 (Sir #19816)
#87101 **
Support for Unicode enabled servers. (Sir #15522)
#87101 **
Added a "sync to" option in the document history dialog.
(Sir #15509)
Bugs fixed since the first release of 2005.1
#104327 **
Fixed the uninstall for 3DStudio Max so the Perforce menu is
properly removed. (Bug #21659)
#103504 **
Fixed the install for SoftImage XSI so the plug-in is put into
the proper directory. (Bug #20336)
Bugs fixed in 2005.1
#89538 **
Fix a problem when a file outside of the workspace view was added
into Perforce. (Bug #19475)
#87101 **
When showing the results of the last command, the locking
operation is no longer shown. (Sir #18373)
#87101 **
Filenames are now included with the prompting dialogs. (Sir #16023)
#87101 **
Fixed a problem if the server did not have a depot called "depot"
when using the "Open From Perforce" functionality. (Bug #17420)
#87101 **
When using the "Open From Perforce" option, the default view is now
"details". (Sir #15729)
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New functionality in 2004.2
Support for Maya 6.5, Photoshop CS2 and 3ds Max 7
Ability to access Perforce depots from within the graphical tools,
including filtering on filetypes.
3DStudio Max now syncs external references when files only have
XRef objects.
Working offline using the "Disconnect/Connect To Server" menu option.
Bugs fixed in 2004.2
There is no longer a warning message when opening a file
that is not under the client root.(Sir #16738)
Fixed a problem with the Perforce menu disappearing seconds
after loading in Photoshop CS.(Bug #17549)
Installer now allows for multiple installs and gives you
a choice of what programs to install for.(Sir #15826)
Installer now fails gracefully if it is installed on a
system without one of the tools previously installed.(Bug #16008)
Fixed a problem with the Open From Perforce browser where
the icons stop responding. (Bug #16027)
Fixed a problem with the Open From Perforce browser when
the user didn't have permission to view the top level of the depot.
(Bug #16119)
Known issues
If you check out multiple Photoshop files from different workspaces,
the plug-in might use the incorrect server/workspace settings when
you view file revisions from the Document History dialog, regardless
of whether you have configured perforce settings using environment
variables or a config file. To restore the correct settings, dismiss
the Document History dialog and return focus to the open image file.
When opening a file in 3DStudio Max that has externally-referenced
files, P4GT can sync the externally-referenced files only if you
already have copies in your client workspace (even at an earlier
revision). If these externally-referenced files are not in your
workspace, P4GT cannot sync these files.