This is an urgent patch release fixing the bug "Import / Load Dialogue not working" (#4877)

Release Notes

New Features

• Enabled pasting external clipboard images (#4681)
• Preproduction Board panel (#4611)
• Custom Panels
• Main Window See Through Mode (#4542)
• Added Haiku support (#4770)
• Export Camera Track (#4742)
• Export Open Cel Animation (OCA) format (#4483)
• Export Scene (#4707)
• Convert TZP to TLV in folder (#4570)
• New Fx: Floor Bump Fx Iwa (#4602)
• New Fxs: Flow Fx series (#4633)

Audio

• Added additional support for audio formats
• Audio in Fast Render to MP4 Extremely Boosted (#4779)

Tools

• Added Straight line mode on Brush tool (#4680)
• Added OpenToonz vector logo brush (#4601)
• Added Gimp (Mypaint) Brushes (#4600)
• Added Flip and rotate toolbar options to Animate tool (#4698)
• Added Pick + Freehand mode to Fill tool (#4590)
• Added Triangle Brush Cursors (#4709)
• Enabled to use MyPaint styles with Geometric tool (#4859)

Checks

• Improve Transparency Check suitable for Japanese animation industry (#4760 #4769)

Function Editor/Curve Editor

• Enabled to stretch function curve keys with Alt+drag (#4752)
• Bigger Handles & Improved Contrast (#4628)

Histogram

• Enhanced histogram popup (#4557)

Image formats/ffmpeg:

• Added support for MOV, APNG and other formats

Rendering

• Supported floating point & Linear color space rendering (#4700)
• Enhanced viewer preview (#4712)

Schematic

• Enabled to snap schematic node (#4567)

Xsheet/Timeline

• Timeline/Xsheet navigation tags (#4646)
• Customizable column color filters (#4756)
• Thicken Xsheet marker lines (#4545)
• Paste cells command behavior option (#4777)
• Delete cells command behavior (#4775)
• Selection aware command name (#4776)
• Modified the "Reframe with Empty Inbetweens" command behavior (#4774)

Cache

• Extended the coverage of the "Default TLV Caching Behavior" option to all raster levels on any loading (#4751)

.. And tons of bug fixes!

Please see V1.7 for the Release Notes.

Release Notes

Audio

• Improved Audio Recording

Cleanup

• Enabled to Cleanup Without Line Processing

Flipbook / Viewers

• (new) Zoom in/out and fit floating panel geometry commands
• Enhanced Flipbook playback
• (new) 30bit display feature

Xsheet / Timeline

• (new) "Implicit hold" move by Shift+dragging cells
• (new) Cell Mark feature
• Allowed changing parent of column from XSheet (Tahoma2D port)
• (new) Xsheet Minimum Layout
• (new) Xsheet zoom control
• Enhanced Note level column

Xsheet (Export)

• (new) Export Xsheet to PDF
• (new) TVPaint JSON export

Image Levels / Rendering / FFMPEG

• Enabled to set Raster level frame number format
• Enabled to use PNG for new Raster level
• (new) Multi-Thread FFMPEG option
• Enhanced FFMPEG GIF export
• (new) OpenEXR I/O

Palettes / Style Editor

• (new) Raster Lock Alpha tool setting
• (new) Hex editbox in Style Editor
• (new) Hex color names editor
• Enabled to paste style's color into a color field

File Browser

• Enabled To view palette files from the File Browser

Effects / Schematic

• (new) Conical Transform option for Fractal Noise Fx Iwa
• (new) "Image Size" option for the Input Size parameter for Tile Fx Iwa
• Allowed Renaming Pass Through Nodes (Tahoma2D port)
• (new) Shader Fx: HSL Blend GPU
• (new) Fx Global Controls parameter
• Redesigned Pass Through Fx Node
• (new) Bokeh Advanced Iwa Fx
• (new) Compass Gadget for Radial and Spin Blur Fxs
• (new) Linear color space option for all Layer Blending Ino fxs

File I/O

• (new) File Path Processing Using Regular Expression

Camera Capture / Stop Motion

• (new) Camera calibration for the Camera Capture feature
• Enabled inputting frame with suffix in Camera Capture
• Enhanced Stop motion feature

... with many additional bug fixes, typo corrections, enhancements and more!

See the change log and Opentoonz github pulse for more information.

Please see V1.6 for the Release Notes.

Please make sure to uninstall all the previous versions of OpenToonz before installing V1.5.

Release Notes

Animate Tool

• Ease Regulations for the Use of Animate Tool

Audio

• Fix - Crash on Recording Audio (Mac, Windows)

Build / Github

• Custom Qt with Wintab support
• New - Support for Github Actions
• New - CI builds for Windows, Mac and Linux (via Github Actions)
• Updated - Github Issue Templates

Brushes

• New - Aotz MyPaint brush set (Sketch, Ink, Fill, Clouds, Water, Grass, Leaves, Fur, Eraser, etc.)
• Fix vector custom styles

Color Model

• Fix color model pick mode

Color Separation

• New - Save/Reload Color Separation Colors Parameters

Control Point Editor Tool

• New - Add snap option to control point editor tool
• New - Freehand mode in control point editor tool

Conversion

• New - Convert To Vector : Align Boundary Strokes Direction Option

Cutter Tool

• New - Snap at intersection in cutter tool

Effects

• New - Bloom Iwa Fx
• New - Fractal Noise Iwa Fx
• New - Glare Iwa Fx
• New - Search bar in New Fx browser
• New - Linear color space option for Add Fx Ino
• New - Logarithmic option for Spiral fx
• New - Particle FX Preset: Flock fx

Eraser Tool

• New Segment Erase
• New Frame range for segment mode of eraser tool

Expressions

• New - (Optional/Experimental) Expression Reference Manager
• New - Expression Function: Periodic Random
• New - Copy expression object address directly from UI

Geometry Tool

• New - multi arc shape in geometric tool
• Fix - Geometric tool / Type tool first point offset

Image formats

• Enhance - Premultiply on Loading PNG images

Keyframing

• Fix - Fix copy/paste keyframe causing bad data

Level Strip

• New - Horizontal Level Strip option

Monitors / Screens

• Fix icon rendering for HDPI
• Fix for Duplicate Window Title (Mac)
• Fix for Full Screen on Multiple Monitors (WIndows)

Palette

• New - (Optional) Toolbar location
• New - Color Keys Global Palette

Plastic Tool

• Fix - OpenGL Line Smoothing

Plugins

• Updated Dwango plugins (separate download)

Rendering

• Fix Batch Rendering on Mac
• Updated Output Settings Dialogue

Scenes

• Fix incorrect xml in tnz file

Scene Cast

• Fix - Scene Cast Update on Pasting

Selector Tool

• Enhancement - Improved target area for Transform selection

Style Editor

• New - (Optional) Create New Style Command Button

Tape Tool

• Fix - Fix Vector Tape Tool on Joining Points at the Same Position

Translation

• Updated Languages ( )
• New - Initial support for Norwegian Bokmal
• New - Weblate widget
• New - Generation of translation projects now optional in cmake

UI / Preferences

• New - All New Icons (GUI Cleanup)
• New - Live update for 3DLuts via Preferences
• New - Additional UI Style Sheet customizations via Preferences
• New - Icons for all commands
• Update Default Room set

Operating Systems

• New - FreeBSD support

Xsheet

• New - Paste as Copy Command for XSheet
• Fix - Fix Crash When Drawing on Absent Level

Shortcuts

• New - More shapes for Adobe Animate keyboard shortcuts
• New - Shortcut keypress length option

Undo

• New - Undo: Reset Undo when Saving Levels Preference Option

... with many additional bug fixes, typo corrections, enhancements and more!

See the Opentoonz github pulse for more information: LINK

Please make sure to uninstall all the previous versions of OpenToonz before installing V1.5RC2.

Please see V1.5 for the Release Notes.

Please make sure to uninstall all the previous versions of OpenToonz before installing V1.5RC.

Please see V1.5 for the Release Notes.

Release Notes

Highlights

• New Guided Drawing/Autoinbetweening
• New XDTS File Support (Celsys and Toei Animation xsheet file format Import/Export)
• New Cache folder Replacement & Clear Cache Command
• New Camera Column in XSheet
• New Context Aware Toolbar
• New Create Blank Drawing command
• New Fx: Corridor Gradient Fx Iwa
• New Fx: Spin Gradient Fx Iwa
• New Geometry Tool Driven Motion Paths
• New (Initial) Korean Menu Translation
• New Level Settings Adjustment for Multiple Selections in XSheet/Timeline
• New Next/Previous Keyframe Shortcuts
• New Pencil Mode for Toonz Raster Eraser in Freehand and Polyline
• New Swap Colors Button for Gradient Fxs
• New Short Play Feature
• New Fill Tool for Raster Level
• Updated/Reorganized Menus
• New Canon DSLR Camera Capture support (Windows only)
• New Portable Test Builds via zip file download at Github (Windows Only)
• ...and much much more. (See listing below)

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Drawing

Guided Drawing/Autoinbetweening

• #2931 Add Vector Guided Drawing Auto-Inbetween option
• #2930 Switch Auto-Inbetween Easing logic
• #2935 Fix "Vector Guided Style" preference option
• #2686 Fix crash when pressing Ctrl+X while moving a line (#2148)
• #2957 Vector Guided Drawings Menu modification

Create Blank Frames

• #2907 Add Create Blank Drawing command
• #2936 Fix issues with Create Blank Frames
• #2739 Fix undo/redo issue when pasting to new frame (#1807)

Xsheet & Timeline

• #2938 XDTS File Support (Import/Export) - Celsys (Clip Studio) and Toei Animation file support
• #2975 Fix "Merge Levels" Command to Update Thumbnails
• #2897 Allow note frame creation on Animation Sheet
• #2884 Fix folded columns slipping
• #2911 Fix tool crashes on Palette and Zerary column
• #2475 Fix 'Merge TLV levels' applies wrong style after first frame
• #3026 Fix Dropdown Cycle Option
• #2624 Fix Saving Sub Xsheet Including $scenefolder Path

Keyframes

• #2872 Fix navigation keyframe shortcuts skipping
• #2734 Add next/prev keyframe shortcuts

Columns / Levels

• #2884 Fix folded columns slipping
• #2911 Fix tool crashes on Palette and Zerary column

Camera Column

• #2790 Remove selection requirement to toggle Camera Column
• #2819 Fix Column Rename Field Position
• #2811 Narrow Camera Column
• #2810 Fix Assertion Failure on Selecting Camera Column
• #2808 Fix deleted Camera1 returning due to Camera Column refresh
• #2574 Add Camera Column to Xsheet
• #2450 Prevent Camera Z from Being Zero

Note Levels

• #2897 Allow note frame creation on Animation Sheet
• #2915 Recommit Add Note Level context menu

Sound Levels

• #2476 Fix left extender handle position on sound levels
• #2472 Improve sound quality for playback and scrubbing on Linux #2244 (modified)

Drawing Levels

• #2934 Level Settings for Multiple Selection
• #2928 Add Shift Keys commands

Saving, Loading & Rendering

File formats

• #2924 Allow double-click in Load Scene dialog to open selected scene
• #2913 Block reserved file names
• #2829 Fix reading escaped double-quotes in quoted strings
• #2938 New XDTS File Support
• #2544 Fix Transparent MOV Output

FFMpeg support

• #2904 Mark PSD and ffmpeg loaded files as readonly in Level Strip
• #2903 Allow Selection Tool copy when level is not editable
• #2890 Warn on failing level save during Save All
• #2888 Fix file loss issues
• #2764 Fix crash on loading Blackmagic codecs
• #2880 Handle missing ffmpeg info
• #2876 Fix ffmpeg loaded levels

Backup

• #2514 Backup scene file

Clapperboard

• #2510 Fix Audio Sync with Clapperboard

UI & Panels

Toolbars

• #2839 Initialize Slider to Linear
• #2801 Fix Reset buttons on Tool Option bars

Viewer

• #3003 Fix Viewer to Unlock After Stopping Playback
• #2885 Fix playback skipping first frame
• #2883 Fix tool option on Command bar crash
• #2847 Fix Crash on Launch without Viewer
• #2723 Fix viewer pan disabled on toggling "Compare to Snapshot"
• #2567 Fix touch rotating flipped viewer
• #2564 Flip on viewer center

Flipbook

• #2766 Fix picking color of the snapshot image on Flipbook
• #2744 Fix Flipbook Histogram Problems
• #2696 Limit flipbook zoom to 100% on initial loading

Style Editor

• #2882 Scene/Level Editor changes
• #2855 Fix blank Style Editor panel
• #2892 Fix initial Style Editor palette
• #2814 Stop Width Change on Style Editor on Maximize

Function Editor

• #2755 Multi Channel Selection in Function Sheet Column Header
• #2754 Change Step and Interpolation Type of Selected Multiple Keyframes in Function Editor
• #2859 Add "Hide Selected" Command to the Function Editor Spreadsheet
• #2755 Multi Channel Selection in Function Sheet Column Header
• #2719 Option to hide inbetween values in the Function Editor spreadsheet
• #2717 Revert text align of function editor sheet
• #2655 Display Cycled Values in Function Editor Spread Sheet

Color Model / Palettes

• #2792 Save Specified Frame Numbers of Color Model in Palette
• #2787 Fix Color Field Undo Registration
• #2700 Fix Color Model fails to display if it is minimized on loading the image
• #3023 Fix Studio Palette Hang Up on Clicking Item in the Tree View

Level Strip

• #2789 Fix filmstrip disabled tools

Schematic

• #2802 Fix Crash When Loading MacroFx Containing CurveFx
• #2722 Fix crash on loading linked macro fx
• #2779 Fix Fx Settings Geometry Restoration
• #2479 Fx setting popup enhancements
• #2554 Fix Fx connection crash

Camera Capture

• #3018 Fix Camera Capture Onion Skin for OSX
• #2998 Fix Black Camera Capture View on MacOS
• #2698 Add "Always Overwrite" button to Camera Capture

Full Screen

• #2823 Fix Main Window Full Screen Mode

Startup Popup

• #2875 Enable to create folder in the Startup Popup

Lipsync

• #2821 Fix lipsync popup layout

Tools

Animate Tool

• #2858 Enable Animate tool to control precisely by pressing the Alt key
• #2780 Fix Animate Tool Availability

Selector Tool

• #2809 Improve vector stroke selection
• #2842 Fix pivot location on new/modified vector selections
• #2837 Selection pivot fix
• #2854 Fix bounding box computation in TXshSimpleLevel
• #2867 Revised vector selection pivot re-centering logic
• #2804 Improve selection box visibility
• #2671 Added "Select All" function for vector images (#1042)

Brush Tool

• #2824 Nonlinear Slider for the Brush Size Options
• #2770 Remember last brush preset used
• #2737 Fix crash on centering Toonz Raster brush
• #2695 Improve deactivate behaviour for brush (#2694)
• #2687 Put raster brush cursor at center of preview square/circle (#1212)

MyPaint Brushes

• #2769 libmypaint DLL update
• #2768 MyPaint libmypaint 1.4.0
• #2763 Support for MyPaint brush format version 2
• #2749 Fix Toonz Raster MyPaint brush center
• #2614 Fix "Convert to Vectors" command for TLV with MyPaint Styles

Eraser Tool

• #2838 Enable Pencil Mode for Toonz Raster Eraser in Freehand and Polyline types
• #2731 Enable shortcuts for Eraser Tool in Raster Levels (#2724)

Fill Tool

• #2646 New Fill Tool for Raster Level
• #2995 Fix Phantom Fill Check

Type Tool

• #2874 Fix Type Tool Cursor Jumping
• #2906 Ignore OT's paste shortcut in TypeTool box
• #2773 Fix pasting into Type Tool edit box

Pump Tool

• #2805 Fix for pump tool using Wacom tablet (#2180)

Control Point Editor Tool

• #2774 Make control points easier to click (#1722)

Pinch and Magnet Tools

• #2848 Modify Maximum Values for Pinch and Magnet Tools Size
• #2699 Fix for changing size of the magnet tool using hotkeys (#1436)

Geometric Tool

• #2830 Enable Geometric Tool for Motion Path

User profiles

Preferences

• #2543 Change Preference defaults
• #3024 Fix UI Font Colors
• #3014 Theme Fixes for v1.4
• #2988 Update Help menu options
• #2966 Add new Help Menu options
• #2947 Allow double-click in Load Level dialog to open selected level(s)
• #2894 Overhaul the Preferences
• #2921 Fix BG color buttons malfunction
• #2918 Quick fix setting undo memory size
• #2776 Cache folder replacement & Clear cache command
• #2866 Fix customize commands tree structure
• #2685 Modify saving and restoring panels / popups geometries
• #3012 Fix Doubled Toolbar Separator

Shortcut Keys

• #2771 Fix default shortcut assignments

FX

Gradient FX

• #2816 New Fx: Corridor Gradient Fx Iwa
• #2873 New Fx: Spin Gradient Fx Iwa
• #2786 Add Swap Colors Button to Gradient Fxs
• #2878 Linear Gradient Fx Revised
• #2742 Add "Type" option to gradient fxs
• #2891 Fix odd behavior of LinearGradientFx handles

Bokeh Ref Fx

• #2743 Fix semi-transparent gap appears with Bokeh Ref Iwa fx

Fx UI/Menus

• #3029 Fix Panel Rearrangement
• #2925 Add FX Editor to Windows menu
• #2711 Fix schematic spline option icon zooming
• #2625 debug ino_line_blur
• #2480 possible to lose the Curves node's handles
• #2767 Ensure dragged curve handles stay inside graph (#2480)
• #2799 Add ability to move curve points using arrow keys

Utilities

Command Line/Scripting

• #3011 Ability to execute Toonz scripts from commandline (modifies #2695)
• #2750 Enable system path arguments in tcomposer

Build environment

Github

• #2820 Update README.md

Enhanced portable Releases for testing builds

• #2781 Add stuff folder to AppVeyor build artifact
• #2756 Use QDir::home() instead of getenv("HOME") in file browser

MacOS

• #2916 Quick fix for build error
• #2900 Fix macOS brew installed glew issue
• #2835 Fix Travis macOS builds
• #2806 Update macOS Info.plist to include missing strings
• #2664 Image disappearing when moved (MacOs)

Linux

• #2735 Add Desktop and Documents location in file browser for Linux
• #2690 Update how_to_build_linux.md Build / Install Linux

Translations & Other fixes

Translations

• Language updates: Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Czech and German
• #3030 More Korean Translations for v1.4
• #3019 More Translation Updates for V1.4
• #3017 Revised English Fx Help files (resolves #3015 updates #2672
• #2986 Russian UI l10n update
• #2985 Korean Translations for v1.4
• #2983 Czech Translation Update by pafri
• #2976 Make Stop Motion Texts Translatable
• #2974 Update Chinese UI Translation to V1.4 (updates #2973)
• #2972 Spanish and Japanese Translation Update for V1.4
• #2825 Korean Translations
• #2761 Add English Fx Help files
• #2720 Translation fixes and Japanese translation update
• #2535 Czech Translation

Typos

• #2831 Fix source comment typos
• #2740 Fix misc. source comment and doxygen typos in ./toonz/sources/toonzlib

Crashes

• #2847 Fix Crash on Launch without Viewer
• #2459 Fix ParticlesFx Crash When Inputting Blank Vector Level To the Texture Port
• #2486 Fix toonz raster deactivate crash
• #2469 Fix vector replacement crash
• #2148 Crash: Control + Z while moving a line (Fix via #2912)
• #3013 Fix Crash on Applying "Adjust Current Level to This Palette" to Palette Level
• #2987 Fix Crash on Loading XDTS and Other Improvements
• #2994 Fix Crash on Reordering Nodes Containing Grouped Camera Node
• #2697 Fix crash with visualization commands

Misc

• #2918 Quick fix setting undo memory size
• #2916 Quick fix for build error
• #2688 remove tArrayCount macro
• #2714 Fix crash on activating cycle
• Other: #2515 #2516 #2517 #2470 #2473 #2477 #2498 #2573

Release Notes are moved to the V1.4.0 official version.

Release Notes

FEATURE

• Windows Ink Support. #2152 (Windows version)
• MyPaint brush for toonz raster levels. #2257
• New option for the output settings: adding Clapperboard. #2314
• New Fx: Text Fx Iwa for rendering text. #2393 #2444
• New command: Separate Colors. #2402 #2449
• Improved Shift and Trace feature. #2212 #2240
• Allowed to add Command Line Qualifiers for specifying system paths overriding the registry values. #2143 #2155 (Windows version)
• Enabled to convert Toonz 4.x level files (.tzp and .tzu) to TLV via Convert command. #2126
• Enabled to connect multiple nodes at once by Ctrl-dragging in the stage schematic. #2196
• Reverted Alt-dragging feature to the Fx schematic. #2191
• Allowed to use the Duplicate command in the Xsheet. #2342 #2447
• Enabled to specify Matte Color for saving transparent raster levels in non-alpha-enabled image format. #2418

BUGFIX

Common

• Fixed crash when using the vector brush + frame range with thickness 0. #2151
• Fixed crash when pasting a mesh column node in the Stage Schematic. #2174
• Fixed crash on undoing the Merge Levels command. #2183
• Fixed crash on merging 16bpc raster levels. #2186
• Fixed crash when typing function key on Type tool. #2222
• Fixed crash when typing letter after dot in an input field. #2223
• Fixed crash on launch if the preferred font is not a valid font for the system. #2227
• Fixed crash on undoing the Antialias command on toonz raster level. #2331
• Fixed crash on typing number in the style number field of toonz raster Tape tool. #2352
• Fixed crash on switching back to raster Brush tool from temporary usage of Hand Tool. #2362
• Fixed crash on switching back to Eraser tool from temporary usage of Hand Tool. #2389
• Fixed crash when switching toonz raster levels containing MyPaint style. #2381
• Fixed crash on pasting raster image selection. #2364
• Fixed crash on using raster Brush tool just after unhiding column. #2369
• Fixed crash when drag moving note cells. #2392
• Fixed crash when switching modes while using Eraser tool. #2396
• Fixed crash on trying to use the Palette Gizmo to empty palette. #2413
• Fixed crash on using the Replace Fx command to a node with no input. #2417
• Fixed crash on attempting to instance a certain Macro FX. #2425
• Fixed crash on applying Motion Blur Fx to level deformed by Plastic tool. #2446
• Fixed crash on attempting to use vector replacement commands to invalid levels. #2469
• Fixes crash on inputting blank vector level to the texture port of Particles Fx. #2459
• Fixed crash on selecting frame in 2nd level of a column. #2486
• Fixed crash on setting the camera Z value to 0. #2405
• Fixed the linked fxs not updating properly. #2061
• Fixed the viewer not updating properly when using Onion Skin. #2125
• Fixed the viewer not updating properly when using Animated Guided Drawing. #2264
• Fixed the viewer not refreshing when switching the scenes. #2288
• Fixed the vector Brush stroke display issues. #2133
• Fixed “OpenToonz” shortcut preset to match the default keys. #2100
• Fixed loading raster level to attach the Raster Drawing Palette. #2184
• Fixed the motion path stroke not displayed. #2188
• Fixed tcomposer to handle UNC paths properly. #2173
• Fixed the New Scene command to continue opening new scene after saving modified levels. #2225
• Fixed floating Viewer / Combo Viewer windows failing to restore geometry on launch. #2287
• Fixed studio palettes losing link-ability once they are loaded on the scene and overwritten. #2299
• Fixed files not being loaded properly. #2324
• Fixed the output settings preset not being loaded properly. #2316
• Fixed importing an image renames it incorrectly. #2325 #2326
• Fixed Color Model failing to properly pick up the style on high dpi monitor environment. #2330
• Fixed line termination problem with mouse on toonz raster. #2332
• Fixed the mesh visibility to be kept hidden when the current tool is changed. #2333
• Fixed antialiasing by using level settings applied on toonz raster levels. #2370
• Fixed playback slowness with opening Style Editor. #2367
• Fixed initial pen contact drawn as separate stroke when using Windows Ink. #2282
• Fixed pen behavior when using Windows Ink. #2382
• Fixed deterministic initialization bug in Particles Fx. #2273
• Fixed memory leak bug in Tracker tool. #2279
• Fixed renaming PSD cell available. #2416
• Fixed loading SVG file. #2345 #2358
• Fixed hiding a column with hotkeys not blocking the action of the tools. #2365
• Fixed vector stroke being saved with wrong line cap. #2374
• Fixed empty column property issues. #2395
• Fixed incorrect key frame cell pasting and redo. #2398
• Fixed the pressure sensitivity lost issue. #2431
• Fixed updating tool state on switching levels. #2428
• Fixed the schematic group node to be displayed properly when maximized. #2403
• Fixed reordering fx in the Fx Schematic causing nodes to move so far. #2407
• Fixed Style Picker and Type tools invalid status on non-toonz levels. #2483 #2489
• Fixed tool state improperly being disabled on secondary level frame. #2487

Linux

• Fixed antialiasing of vector strokes. #2289

ENHANCEMENT

Common

• Enhanced the Viewer playback with Plastic tool deformation. #2123
• Updated the font combo box to show actual fonts. #2080
• Enabled to save and load DPI information of JPEG format. #2322
• Improved JPEG quality. #2419
• Added checking folder access on overwriting level. #2334
• Modified the behavior of folder tree in the File Browser to search the special folders on moving folder location. #2312
• Enabled to open the fx settings from the context menu of the Xsheet. #2337
• Enabled inputting numbers in Xsheet cell to use the level in the following cells. #2199
• Allowed the Pump tool for precise tapering on small objects. #2340
• Removed mysettings.ini from user profiles. #2366
• Allowed to use Increase / Decrease Step commands even if cell selection is lost. #2343
• Enabled to reload PSD levels. #2415
• Added more default interpolation types and added ability to change interpolation type from Xsheet. #2344
• When loading a level file into the Xsheet/Timeline, the current frame will now switch to the first frame of the newly loaded level. #2375
• Removed version numbers from file names. #2410
• UI enhancement. #2034 #2134 #2192 #2241 #2268 #2378 #2476
• Source refactoring. #2165 #2194 #2195 #2197 #2246 #2247 #2271 #2277 #2278
• Build / CI scripts fixes & enhancements. #2208 #2245 #2313 #2394 #2414
• Typo fixes. #2162 #2379
• Docs / instructions updates. #2113 #2153 #2168
• Translation updates. #2448 #2453 #2464 #2465

Linux

• Improved sound quality for playback and scrubbing. #2244 #2472
• Added Linux desktop data. #2210

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NOTICE

• For OS X users: Please make sure to uninstall all the previous versions of OpenToonz before installing V1.3 for OS X.
• Adding the Clapperboard will lose compatibility of the scene file with the older versions of OpenToonz. Setting the duration to 0 will remove the Clapperboard data from the scene at all so that you can maintain the compatibility.

Special Thanks to:

Mr. Alvin Wong and the Krita Community for making the addition of Windows Ink possible.

Release notes is in progress. It will be published along with the release version.

Release notes is in progress. It will be published along with the release version.

Release Notes

FEATURE

• Color calibration feature using 3D LUT #1793 #1814 #1865
• New Fx: Barrel Distort Iwa Fx. #1810 #1881
• Introduced a new option “Merge Inks” for match lines feature. #1826
• Introduced interim temp save scene file which will prevent OT crash while saving the scene from corrupting the previous scene file. #1608
• Allowed export of individual frames for spritesheets format. #1742
• Introduced “Maximum Gap” parameter to the fill tool which allows fill-able gap size change in vector images. (* Please see the notice below.) #1317 #1848
• Introduced “Draw Order” option to the toonz raster brush which will make stacking order of the stroke to be the same as the order of the styles in the palette. #1849
• Reverted Toonz Harlequin's handle to animate tool. #1870 #1900
• Allowed to disable auto-stretch frame when autocreation option is set to “Use Xsheet as Animation Sheet”. #1707
• Added the audio toggle back to Flipbook for OSX. #1890
• New commands: “Insert & Paste Above/After”. #1958
• New command: “Fill in empty cells”. #1970
• Cursor preferences on drawing tools. #1960
• Introduced a new option for automatically generate palette from color chips when raster image is loaded as color model. #1907

BUGFIX

Common

• Fixed crash on launching the software with vector fill tool being selected. #1738
• Fixed crash when undoing vector brush operation in frame range mode. #1759
• Fixed crash with vector eraser tool with rectangle or freehand mode. #1760
• Fixed crash on undo of raster freehand eraser tool. #1823
• Fixed crash on adding batch rendering task from network drive. #1866
• Fixed crash on accessing symbolic links in File Browser. #1930
• Fixed crash when re-create the plastic skeleton. #2041
• Fixed crash on saving curve in Function Editor. #2044
• Fixed crash when switch to fill Tool after converting to vector in outline mode. #2057
• Fixed crash when changing frame while dragging with pinch tool.#2069
• Fixed crash with wheel zoom (too much) on Flipbook. #2103
• Fixed the line-shaped artifacts on semi-transparent Deformed Image with plastic tool. #1726
• Fixed plastic tool not to create the black contour. #1740
• Fixed shift-dragging key frame behavior on Timeline. #1687
• Fixed dragging from Level Strip to Timeline highlights a wrong cell. #1703
• Fixed the rooms template cannot be loaded properly if $TOONZPROFILES is not set to $TOONZROOT/profiles. #1766
• Fixed Palette title bar to be updated when loading color model. #1780
• Fixed jumping stroke behavior with brush tool when using tablet. #1811
• Fixed interrupted brush stroke when using tablet. #1753
• Fixed dragging object with vector selection tool jumps across its existing location. #1776
• Fixed render dialog no to be on top of all system windows. #1732
• Fixed blank Viewer / Combo Viewer. #1785
• Fixed PNG and spritesheet to be output as unpremultiplied. #1844
• Fixed dragging cell not to duplicate fxs with no Inputs. #1836
• Fixed double fields to update correctly when input values. #1843
• Fixed "Replace Level..." command failure on the first call. #1868
• Fixed undo of moving styles in the palette. #1917
• Fixed MotionBlurIwaFx fails on the first frame. #1952
• Fixed note icon drag area in timeline. #1961
• Fixed touch controls to be compatible with trackpad. #1914 #1963
• Fixed Viewer refreshing with raster brush. #1989
• Fixed toonz farm to work among different platforms. #1609
• Added missing xml & css templates for the “Print Xsheet” command. #1723
• Fixed actual pixel size and zoom factor reporting. #1645
• Fixed problem that group of key frame cannot be moved frame by frame. #2000
• Fixed vector brush using wrong initial thickness value. #2005
• Fixed tool shortcuts to take priority over frame skip on pressing shift+arrow key. #2047
• Fixed random pressure sensitivity loss with non-wacom tablet. #2051
• Fixed webm format output. #2065
• Fixed tracker tool points number not visible. #2077
• Fixed “Image DPI” field in convert popup to be updated upon opening. #2084
• Fixed Undo / Redo of dragging multiple columns. #2085
• Fixed Undo of pasting columns. #2088
• Fixed loading Toonz4.x level files (.tzp). #2091
• Fixed “No Antialiasing” option of selection tool to work properly and to update state in the tool options. #2102

Mac OSX

• Fixed crash on running batch rendering / cleanup. #1994
• Fixed subxsheet is not visible in animate mode of plastic tool. #1678
• Fixed Bokeh Fx not working. #1806
• Fixed the ”Exit Group” command is missing from the Edit menu and the “Quit” menu item doesn’t work. #1874
• Fixed preferences window to open on French interface. #1912 #2008
• Fixed tfarm binaries to be built into .app folder. #1141 #1993
• Fixed overflowing fill of vector region styles. #2105

Linux

• Fixed sound scrub playback. #1749

ENHANCEMENT

• Improved brush response. #1877 #1904 #1921 #1938 #1953 #1991 #2049 #2056 #2071 #2097
• Relaxed the restriction on filename for sequential images. Any image files with name in a format like [levelname]["_"or"."][any digits][alphabet(optional)].[extension] will be treated as sequential. #1833 #1955 #1997
• Use precise pen position and enhance the brush stroke quality drawn on the zoomed-out viewer. #1744
• Disabled tools for hidden columns. #1643
• Enabled vector selection right-click menus in all section modes. #1851
• Enabled to skip the version check. #1824
• Enabled to choose which panel (spreadsheet / graph) to be in a popup or toggle between them for Function Editor. #1649
• Enabled to snap the starting point of brush stroke. Holding alt key temporary inverts snapping option. #1906
• Introduced a confirmation dialog opening when moving palette on Studio Palette tree view. #1920
• Enabled to translate and show icons for combo box items in Tool Options. #1863 #1942 #2024
• Made touch control zoom more responsive. #1905
• Updated timeline zoom control. #1947
• Removed empty column creation when dragging columns/cells past first and last columns on timeline view. #1958
• Allowed for multilingual FX help. (English version of fx doc is to be introduced in the future.) #1861 #1931
• Changed default folder location to $scenefolder according to user preference. #1959
• Added script for updating/adding translation TS files. #1709
• Enabled to open sub-xsheet at selected sub-xsheet frame. #1980
• Added colon separator option for TimeCodeIwa fx. #1995
• UI enhancement. #1622 #1630 #1827 #1937 #1943 #1973 #1976 #1986 #1990 #2026 #2045
• Source refactoring. #1743 #1745 #1841 #1909
• Build / CI scripts fixes & enhancements. #1699 #1754 #1867 #1888 #1910 #2001 #2074 #2090
• Typo fixes. #1751 #1971
• Docs / instructions updates. #1801 #1856 #1972 #2027 #2068
• Translation updates. #2018 #2022 #2025 #2037 #2038 #2052 #2055 #2067 #2081

NOTICE

If you change the “Maximum Gap” from the default value, the level will lose compatibility and will not be opened with older versions of the software.

Release notes is in progress. It will be published along with the release version.

Release notes is in progress. It will be published along with the release version.

Release Notes

Please uninstall the previous version before installing V1.2.0.

FEATURE

• Horizontal timeline option in Xsheet. #1019 #1570 #1573 #1618 #1669
• MyPaint brushes for raster levels. #1124 #1525
• Snapping and frame range options for vector brush. #1319 #1429
• Guided drawing for vector brush. #1297
• Command Bar panel. #1425 #1448
• Lip Sync popup #1289 #1580 #1612
• New Fx : Timecode Iwa for displaying the current time code. #1263
• New Fx : Bokeh Ref Iwa for defocusing a single image by using a depth reference image. #1555
• New Fx : Pass Through, utility fx for unifying the input of macro / grouped fx. #1353
• New option : UI Font Family and Weight. #1386
• New option : Use Camera DPI for All Imported Images. #1300
• New option : New Levels Default to the Current Camera Size. #1256
• New option : Enable OpenToonz Commands' Shortcut Keys While Renaming Cell. #1451
• New option : Xsheet Column Header Layout. #1347
• New option : Dropdown Shortcuts ( behavior on tool option ). #1420
• New option : Show Current Time Indicator (Timeline Mode only). #1522
• New option : Path Alias Priority, which enables to specify level paths as the relative path from the scene's parent folder using “$scenefolder” alias. #1513
• New option : Sync Level Strip Drawing Number Changes with the Xsheet #1464
• New option : Down Arrow at End of Level Strip Creates a New Frame. #1028
• New command : Auto Input Cell Number. #1479
• New command : Reframe with Empty Inbetweens. #1485
• New command : Paste Numbers. #1530
• New commands : Vectors to Toonz Raster and Replace Vectors with Simplified Vectors. #1410
• New commands : Flip Viewer Horizontally / Vertically. #1356
• New command : Export Soundtrack. #744
• Enabled to use template settings for preferences and shortcut settings (*1). #1366 #1456 #1535
• Enabled to use template settings for user env file (*2). #1531
• Enabled to make all Windows builds to be portable (*3). #1381
• Enabled to edit values in all value fields with middle mouse drag (*4). #1362 #1596 #1651
• Added Russian translation. #1332 #1565
• Added Mojo brush set for MyPaint raster brush. #1539
• Added Note Level type. #1322 #1575 #1647
• Added touch screen control (*5). #1437 #1621

BUGFIX

• Fixed Type tool on OSX. #1294 #1428
• Fixed pen glitch on OSX. #1304 #1360 #1659
• Fixed the studio palette path on OSX. #1253
• Fixed crash when using camera capture on OSX. #1383
• Fixed crash when using Shader fxs. #1308 #1517
• Fixed crash when using HLSNoiseIno fx and other “Ino” fx series. #1427
• Fixed crash on using brush presets #1440 #1447
• Fixed crash on Tasks window with non-English environment. #1441
• Fixed crash when using Selection tool on raster levels. #1476
• Fixed crash when viewing audio levels in Scene Cast #1482
• Fixed crash when merge more than two toonz raster levels. #1480
• Fixed crash when renumbering raster or toonz raster level. #1498
• Fixed crash when setting negative frame number to the console. #1574
• Fixed crash on closing scene with floating selection remains. #1652
• Fixed string functions. #1118
• Fixed saving the custom layout file on quit. #1306
• Fixed to save the “column icon loading policy” preference option properly on non-English environment. #1323
• Fixed vertical padding on spritesheets output. #1259
• Fixed setting of new level name for vector level. #1261
• Fixed popup locations not to get moved off screen. #1287
• Fixed version mismatch in tfarm. #1140
• Fixed cleanup problem when the source image has no dpi. #1391
• Fixed preferences saving behavior for “theme” and “languages”. #1403
• Fixed panels grayed out when switching window maximization. #1288
• Fixed env file path setup. #1457
• Fixed for missing hook display on Hook tool. #1466
• Fixed for foreign characters and apostrophes used in the level name. #1468
• Fixed preview and camera toggle behavior for sound level. #1472
• Fixed cell selection released on right-click. #1501
• Fixed boolean (checkbox) tool option not changed via shortcut key if even number of tool option bars are opened. #1542 #1563
• Fixed duplicate Cell Drag preferences options. #1584
• Fixed fill behavior on Toonz Raster. #1540
• Fixed renumber command on Level Strip. #1598
• Fixed for fx parameter expression with hyphens. #1613
• Fixed "Replace Parent Directory" command fails on the first call. #1626
• Fixed Raster Selection tool fails to deform the image properly if the selection go beyond the canvas border. #1655
• Fixed various bugs in Xsheet. #1335 #1376 #1550 #1604
• Fixed various bugs in camera capture #1314 #1515

ENHANCEMENT

• Updated Qt version to 5.9 #1517 #1545 #1569 #1588 #1611
• Added audio scrubbing in Combo Viewer. #1260 #1302 #1343
• Added autosave option to startup popup. #1265
• Added Autopaint Lines option in Fill tool. #1564 #1605
• Added histogram-based level adjust feature in camera capture. #1390
• Added information label and previous level button in camera capture. #1407
• Enabled to save scene on creating the subfolder in camera capture. #1496
• Enabled enter key to end polyline. #1250
• Enabled shift key to draw a straight line. Zero thick lines become visible on vector drawing. #1307
• Enabled snapping for all shapes in the geometry tool. #1328
• Enabled drawing substitution on subxsheet and note levels. #1286
• Enabled column's color filter on vector levels and on rendering. #1461
• Enabled to show renamed names in MacroFx ports. #1355
• Enabled to adjust autoclose value via TEnv for maintenance purpose. #1467
• Enabled undo for editing styles with the auto apply and for toggling autopaint option. #1558
• Enabled to use tool-specific keys overriding the command shortcuts. #1568
• Refined right-click menu of the Xsheet cell area. #1516
• Changed the default values and shortcut keys. #1378.
• Changed tool name “Edit tool” to “Animate tool”. #1351
• Changed command name “Revert to Last Saved Version” to “Reload”. #1465
• Changed parameter name “zanzo” to “Afterimage” in motion blur fx. #1413
• Changed preferences option name “Style” to “Theme”.
• UI enhancement. #1313 #1380 #1397 #1400 #1405 #1426 #1442 #1453 #1474 #1483 #1487 #1497 #1514 #1541 #1597 #1624 #1625 #1644
• Source refactoring. #1336 #1524 #1623 #1668
• Build scripts fixes & enhancements. #1373 #1449 #1523 #1585 #1587
• Docs updates. #1301 #1325 #1409
• Translation updates. #1340 #1431 #1450 #1471 #1469 #1484 #1486 #1495 #1519 #1505 #1593 #1610 #1632 #1633 #1653 #1662 #1666

NOTES

• (*1) To use this feature, save the template preferences and shortcut settings in $TOONZPROFILES\layouts\settings\preferences.ini and $TOONZPROFILES\layouts\settings\shortcuts.ini respectively.
• (*2) To use this feature, save the template user env in $TOONZPROFILES\env\template.env
• (*3) To run OpenToonz in portable mode, place a "portablestuff" folder in the same directory as the main executable, including the same contents as the normal stuff folder.
• (*4) For the function editor, ctrl+drag to change value and alt+click to clear the key.
• (*5) One finger for pan. Two fingers for zoom or rotate. Double tap for fits to the viewer. Three finger drag for undo and redo.Note that this option is OFF by default.

Release Notes

FEATURE

• Introduced New Theme: Astral_048, 072, and 128. #1043, #1112, #1251 (please see the NOTICE below)
• Xsheet Toolbar. #989
• New Fx: SoapBubble Iwa. #950, #956, #1076, #1175, #1190
• New Fx: Bokeh Iwa. #1123
• Color filtering feature for columns in camstand view. #983
• New options for input cells in xsheet effectively. #999, #1015
• Set auto markers command. #982
• Subfolder popup for the camera capture feature. #1008
• Scrubbing the timeline options with shift + wheel. #994
• Sound playback in combo viewer. #995
• High dpi monitors support. #1132, #1206

BUGFIX

• Fixed crash on loading a sequence with a malformed frame number. #966
• Fixed crash on applying shortcut preset. #963
• Fixed crash on unfreezing preview. #991
• Fixed crash on unlinking the level while opening the history panel. #975
• Fixed crash on saving the scene containing a missing AIFF level. #971
• Fixed crash on pressing arrow keys in the level strip. #1027
• Fixed crash on running tconverter. #1106
• Fixed crash on expanding history. #1158
• Fixed crash on undo the paste into command with cell selection. #1211
• Fixed crash on setting the camera scale to 0. #1219
• Fixed crash on using the "skeleton mode" shortcut with the plastic tool. #1229
• Fixed crash on rendering long scene with FFmpeg. #1030
• Fixed crash on touching empty Flipbook. #1224
• Fixed crash on switching raster level tools. #1228
• Fixed crash on changing frames while dragging the vector eraser tool. #1221
• Fixed assertion failure on screen pick. #1225
• Fixed saving menu bar in non-English environment not to lose English titles. #898
• Fixed auto-save behavior for untitled scene. #990
• Fixed confliction warning with pixels only mode. #1023
• Fixed preview fx updating render result. #1073
• Fixed invalid scene path when import scene from sandbox to another project. #1064
• Fixed the flipbook’s console to be updated when the "Blank Frame" option is changed. #1071
• (Partially) fixed vector shapes unfillable. #1079
• Fixed the "Convert File" command available from main menu bar. #1086
• Fixed level placement behavior. #1139
• Fixed changing name on change level type in new level popup. #1011
• Fixed removing deleted scene from the “recent scene” items in the startup. #998
• Fixed stuck playback when using loop shortcut. #1025
• Fixed initial position of new zerary fx node. #1191
• Fixed the convert feature from NAA raster images to TLV. #1203
• Fixed the info popup and the flipbook opened from the file browser to be able to close. #1214, #1245
• Fixed FFmpeg types and spritesheet type render wrong frames. #1234
• Linux: Fixed non-printable null character appeared in xsheet. #968
• Linux: Fixed paths to fxs and library folders. #1090

ENHANCEMENT

• Moved non-project setting files from project to config folder. #701
• Changed the default values. #945, #1010
• Changed the brush size shortcuts. #685
• Changed the closest field value (unused parameter) to 999. #1162
• Added AJA Fr01 to the camera preset. #944
• Supported Spanish UI. #713, #1002
• Supported .aif (three-lettered AIFF) extension. #972
• Added the render button to the output settings. #875
• Added no trim option for the spritesheet output. #1022
• Made the file system monitoring optional in the file browser. #1060
• Extended ffmpeg timeout to 60 seconds. #1029
• Reverted the option to import files to the current project. #1037
• Removed “Are you sure?” popup on quit the software. #733
• Set premultiply option and added level name type option on loading PSD layer levels. #1184
• Set premultiply option on loading PNG file. #1217
• UI enhancement. #771, #876, #988, #1003, #1013, #1034, #1035, #1053, #1054, #1103, #1241, #1244, #1246
• Source refactoring. #927, #932, #973, #974, #1152, #1182, #1254
• Build scripts fixes & enhancements. #899, #961, #1021, #1041, #1062, #1148, #1149, #1150
• Typo fixes. #1012
• Docs updates. #1138

NOTICE

• The new themes are replacement of the original ones. You can still install & use the old themes from the old nightly builds for a while, but they will no longer be updated for the future releases.

Release Notes

FEATURE

• "Organize palette" and "Update colors by using picked position" features for the workflow using raster level as a color model. #764
• Linked styles enabled. #628 #817
• Introduced option for disabling onionskin during playback. #708
• Enabled switching the current style using numpad keys. #804 #934
• Reverted auto center options to Cleanup Settings panel. #806
• Enabled to set additional project root locations. #664
• Added a save all button to the close dialog. #474
• Added button for video capture filter control to Camera Capture (only for Windows) #845
• Add a load image for onion skin button to Camera Capture. #751
• Improved Convert command from non AA raster images to painted TLV. #853 #908
• Introduced shortcuts selection choice and new shortcuts presets. #691
• Introduced Locator sub-window for showing close-up image at mouse position. #862
• Introduced Startup popup on launch of the software. #793 #870
• Enabled sound playback in the viewer. #788
• Introduced “Fast Render to MP4” command. #725
• Introduced easy input feature for the Style Name Editor. #911
• Introduced Audio Recording Popup. #786
• Added 'spritesheet' for the output format options. #752

BUGFIX

• Fixed assert failing on project popup. #646
• Fixed Viewer to update markers. #778
• Fixed bugs in the Camera Capture popup. #782 #916
• Fixed mesh preview blackout on opening Create Mesh popup. #785
• Fixed save all issue setting wrong path on cancel save scene. #775
• Fixed for gif reader not getting all frames. #770
• Fixed clone levels not saving correctly. #847
• Fixed ffmpeg related bugs. #814 #826 #827 #828 #924
• Fixed Load Scene popup to initialize correctly. #868
• Fixed Save Default Settings command to save format properties to project settings. #879
• Fixed Studio Palette not to delete palette file unexpectedly. #888
• Fixed dangling stack pointer use when inserting a keyframe. #798
• Fixed crash on editing curve with control point tool. #922
• Fixed crash related to the Function Viewer. #896
• Typo fixes. #531 #758 #790

ENHANCEMENT

• Build common. #689 #694 #743 #745 #831 #836
• Build Windows. #796
• Build Linux. #799 #800 #850 #893
• Default value changes. #872
• Code refactoring. #723 #805 #844
• UI fixes. #677 #686 #687 #716 #719 #784 #789 #873 #874 #905 #912
• Added UHD, DCI 2K and 4K to camera size preset. #672
• Support “jpeg” extension for import. #656
• Support mp3 import.(Required ffmpeg.) #749
• Improved the direct inputting feature in Xsheet. #722
• Show level settings and info for sound levels. #928
• Show info for ffmpeg levels. #824
• Moved ffmpeg temp files to cache folder. #921
• Changed "Next / Prev Drawing" command to jump over empty cells. #929
• Standard dpi changes to 120, which is used in “pixel” unit environment (Please see the notice below). #739

NOTICE

• Due to the change of the standard dpi (#739), This version will lose compatibility in scenes created with older version with “pixel” unit environment. A warning popup will be shown.
• If you already installed the previous version, please make sure to remove (or rename for keeping backup) $TOONZCONFIG\loc and $TOONZCONFIG\qss before install this version in order to update the translation files and style files properly. They are not overwritten automatically by the installer, since they might be modified by users. $TOONZCONFIG is set to C:\OpenToonz 1.1 stuff\config by default in Windows.