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# Release Notes for Flix 8.1.1

# Release Date

11 June 2026

For a detailed guide on upgrading to Flix 8.1.1, refer to the Upgrading to Flix 8.1.1 section at the bottom of this page.

# New Features

There are no New Features in this release.

# Feature Enhancements

There are no Feature Enhancements in this release.

# Bug Fixes

• ID 603824 - Panels with missing assets will no longer return an error in the Library tab.

• ID 606849 - The Trim In value of mov file imports could be set to NaN if the thumnbail hadn't been fully loaded.

# Known Issues

This section covers new known issues and gives workarounds for them, where appropriate.

• ID 601577 - Importing multiple sequences to the same show will cause lock errors.

• ID 604909 - Dialogue editor does not immediately update when sending dialogue with the Client API.

• ID 605159 - Pressing new shot over an existing shot will give unexpected names.

• ID 605602 - Unintuitive error is displayed when sending unsupported images to SBP.

• ID 605892 - Unable to install Maya plugin on Maya2025.

• ID 605940 - Storyboard Pro import fails to create separate shots when transitions are present.

• ID 606293 - Issues with panels when using Storyboard Pro 25.0.0. Please update to Storyboard Pro 25.0.1.

• ID 606448 - Sending transitions from Storyboard pro can send the wrong panel.

• ID 606850 - Cannot install SBP Extension to multiple versions.

• ID 607474 - Panels fail to relink after roundtrip via Premiere 25.4 and above.

• ID 618090 - Entering 100 into the Text Box height field of contact sheet templates can cause incorrect results.

• ID 618703 - You can create multiple sequences if clicking create multiple times whilst the new sequence dialogue is still processing the request.

# System Requirements

## Flix Server

Note: Flix Server is built and tested exclusively on Intel processors. Running the Flix Server on AMD processors may lead to unexpected runtime errors.

Warning: For security reasons, the date and time for the machine on which Flix Server is installed needs to be set correctly. This also applies to virtual machines. For more information, please refer to this Knowledge Base article.

### Linux

Note: The volume where the /tmp directory resides should have at least twice as much free space as the largest AAF imported into Flix. We recommend at least 16 GB, which is enough for most studios.

The recommended requirements are:

Item | Requirements
--- | ---
Operating System | Rocky 9
RAM | At least 16 GB
CPU | A 64-bit Intel processor @ 3.2 GHz, or higher 8 cores, or more

The minimum requirements are:

Item | Requirements
--- | ---
Operating System | Rocky 9 Note: Flix Server is built and tested exclusively on Intel processors. Running the Flix Server on AMD processors may lead to unexpected runtime errors.
RAM | At least 8 GB Note: The volume where the /tmp directory resides should have at least twice as much free space as the largest AAF imported into Flix. We recommend at least 8 GB, which is the minimum storage requirement.
CPU | A 64-bit Intel processor @ 2 GHz, or higher

## Flix Client

Note: Flix Client is currently not available on Linux. Other operating systems may work with Flix Client, but have not been fully tested.

### macOS

Article: For more information on Foundry products and supported macOS versions, see Foundry Knowledge Base article Q100592.

Item | Properties
--- | ---
Operating System | • Sequoia • Tahoe
RAM | 4 GB
Processor | ARM-based Apple Silicon processor 2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2, or later

### Windows

Item | Properties
--- | ---
Operating System | • Windows 11
RAM | 4 GB
Processor | A 64-bit processor @ 2 GHz, or higher

## Third-Party Application Support

Note: Photoshop support requires some extra set up before you install the plug-in, see Installing Plug-ins for Photoshop for more information.

Application | Supported Versions
--- | ---
Adobe Photoshop | CC 2025, 2026
Adobe Premiere | CC 2024, 2025.3
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro | 2024, 2025.0.1, 2025.2
Avid Media Composer | 2024, 2025

# Upgrading to Flix 8.1.1

This update requires end users to upgrade Flix Client to version 8.1.1.

If you're running a Mac with an ARM-based Apple Silicon processor and you want to switch to a version of Flix Client which uses Apple Silicon natively, you must download and install the Apple Silicon-specific Flix Client manually from:
https://www.foundry.com/products/flix/download

Note: If you use the Flix Client auto-update feature in a version earlier than 6.5.0, the client will be updated to the latest Intel version using Rosetta emulation.

Additionally:

- The new Transfer Utility port must be accessible on each server and all clients. The default port number is 9091, but the port can be changed by setting the client_transfer_port parameter in the config.yml file to a different port number. See Flix Server Options for more information.

## From Flix 6.3.7, or Later

- DB upgrade (v29 -> v58) - see Upgrading Flix for more information.
- Photoshop Plugin update - see Manually Installing the Photoshop Plug-in for End Users for more information.