What is CRI Atom Craft V2?
V2(Version 2) only works in Windows.
Custom plugins are restricted to builds.
What is CRI Atom Craft V3?
Unlike in the V2 version, V3(Version 3) has a common UI for Mac and Windows.
You can edit custom plug-ins.

Functional comparison of V2 and V3 (A = Available, NA = Not Available)

Item	V2	V3
Tool for Mac	NA	A Tool operating environment
Tool for Windows	A	A
Waveform region editing in the timeline	NA	A
Video sync playback	A	A (Some codecs do not allow seek playback)
Model-specific codec	A	A (Build and preview are Windows only) Settings for Multi-Platform Development
6ch ADX codec	A	NA
Drag editing in a list	A	A (Multiple editing by up and down dragging is not supported) Edit Object
Update alert when opening project file	A (Dialog)	A (Log) About Compatibility of Project File
Material player view	A	A (Information display only, playback not supported) Materials Tree

Compatibility

CRI Atom Craft project file
The basic behavior of a project file is to open an older version of the file.
However, project files made with the new version cannot be opened with the V2 tool.
Refer to About Compatibility of Project File
Compatibility support for transition of CRI Atom Craft project files
Normally, due to the above reasons, you cannot go back and forth between V2 and V3.
Compatibility rules between V2 and V3 are as follows.
Note that it applies only to CRI ADX Tools Ver.2.34.00 and CRI ADX Tools Ver.3.34.00.

Project files are compatible with V2.34.xx and V3.34.yy.
You can switch projects between each other and output the same binaries.

Attention: Note: V3.35 or above is not compatible with V2.

Changes from Ver.2 to Ver.3

## Layout

Item	V2	V3
UI switching by selection in Tree edit	The UI will follow the selected item with a single click.	Single click only updates the displayed content. The UI follows by double clicking.
Tab function in List Edit	Customizable tab feature.	Fixed combination as a column button.
Layout enhancements	Only some views can be windowed and arranged	Supports arrangement and windowing of almost all views. You can switch layouts with shortcut keys. Supports having and customizing multiple layouts. Refer to Layout menu
Inspector	In the V2 version it was called property or detail.	It has been integrated into the Inspector List.
Log	-	The message display has been changed to make it easier to understand.

Preview

Item	V2	V3
3D positioning playback in Session Window	NA	A
Cooperation with Profiler (measurement of playback information)	NA	Display the corresponding cue in the timeline. Refer to Timeline Viewer
Custom Effect Plugin	Can build, but can not preview or edit.	Can preview and edit.

Tools

Item	V2	V3
Place objects with the same name in the same hierarchy	Only the items related to the build are limited.	Existing data can be read, but new placement is not possible. Although it is possible to create data of the same name by partial replication processing etc., the operation is not guaranteed by CSV input / output etc.
Material batch conversion process	SoundForge Batch call is possible.	NA
Version Control Support	Subversion, Perforce provided as separate plug-in for download	Includes Subversion and Perforce plugins.

Build

Item	V2	V3
Operation at the command line (terminal)	Launched by another application (CraftC).	Mac: Execute command arguments for "/CriAtomCraft.app/Contents/MacOS/CriAtomCraft" Windows: Execute command arguments for CriAtomCraft.exe Refer to Building Projects with the CRI Atom Craft command line version .

Import/Export

Item	V2	V3
Import CSV	Overwrite.	The basic behavior in GUI has been changed from "replacement" to "merge process". CSV Format
Handling of multiple CueSheets CSV	Information of multiple CueSheets is written out to one CSV.	The CSV files are divided and output for each CueSheet.
CSV GUID Value	The "-delete_existed_cue option" for deleting a cue has been removed.	The internal CueSheet GUID value is retained even if it is replaced during import.

About the format difference of the CueSheet CSV of V2 / V3

In the CSV format for V3, the tool generates additional structure management items (which are not displayed on the GUI). This means that there is no problem with specifying blanks (If left blank, they will be generated automatically upon import).
Items that require attention are the OoUniqId items of the CueSheet (UniqID of the CueSheet object).
Since the OoUniqId field of the CueSheet is embedded in the ACB data as an individual identifier, ACB data with different contents will be generated at each import if blank specification is made.
For this reason, when you need ACB data perfect match for each import, it is necessary to set an explicit value to the OoUniqId field of the CueSheet.

Item	V2	V3
Character code	Shift-Jis	UTF-8
Second line format	Path,Name,Type...	Path,Type...
Link path	Omitted path (The common part is omitted for each leading CueSheet)	Full path
Type name	Short name (Cue SubSynth LinkCue, short for CueSynth that starts with CueSynth)	Complete type name (type name starting with AcOo used for storage)
AISAC Construction	There was an abbreviable structure called AisacPointList	This was changed to match the structure used for storage
Block	DestinationBlock Omission of path	DestinationBlock Full path
ObjectColor	Color information is expressed like HTML	Change the notation to use color information for storage
Category	The name was divided by space and set. (It changes to the link of each object of Category 0 ~ 15)	Designated as Category0~15
CueSheet	Omitted path	Full path
Selector, switch variable, LinkWaveform, LinkAisac	The path to the search target was omitted	Full path
Name	Type Name	Type OrcaName

For details, refer to CSV Format .