Hello, everyone!
The time has come - we have released the first release candidate of Synfig
1.0 -
http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/synfig-studio-10-release-candidate-1/
I am preparing the NEWS files, which will be shipped with the final release
tarballs. Here is its current list:
== synfig-core ==
* Introduce new file format (SFG) which can store embed data.
* Group Layer now supports all basic transformations: Translate, Rotate,
Scale, Stretch, Skew.
* Improved Spline Tangents: Now it is possible to split angle or radius
independently.
* New ValueNode: Dynamic.
* New ValueNode: Average.
* New ValueNode: Weighted Average.
* New Layer: Skeleton Distortion.
* Sound: Integrate MLT framework for sound Playback.
* New layer: Sound Layer.
* Z-Range feature for Groups: Hides all child layers with Z-Depth values
outside of specified range.
* Reworked software rendering engine.
== synfig-studio ==
* Single-Window UI.
* UI migrated from Gtk2 to Gtk3.
* Reworked Toolbox and Tool Options Panel.
* Allow to select interface language via preferences.
* New transformation widget for Group Layer.
* "Link to Bone" action: Allows to link Group Layers to Bones.
* "Link to Skeleton" action: Allows automatically to link Spline vertices
to the Skeleton (based on the bone Widths).
* New Layer: Skeleton Distortion.
* Z-Range feature for Group Layer: Hides all child layers with Z-Depth
values outside of specified range.
* New file format (SFG) which can store embed data.
* All linked images are packed into single file when saving as SFG.
* Allow to embed/extract images.
* New Switch Group layer.
* Brush Tool: Allows to paint on bitmaps with MyPaint brushes.
* "Add New Frame" action.
* Sound: Timeline can be synchronized with global JACK transport.
* Sound: Integrate MLT framework for sound Playback.
* New layer: Sound Layer.
* Allow to modify animated parameters when Animation Mode is off (shift
operation applied).
* Improved Spline Tangents: Now it is possible to split angle or radius
independently.
* Now it is possible to insert new vertex into spline without distorting
its shape.
* Keyframe widget improvements: tooltips, context menus, selection
synchronized with Keyframes Panel.
* MetaData Panel improvements: Allow to change Guides and Grid colors.
* HSV color wheel in the color selection dialog.
* Improved spritesheet export.
Please correct me if I have missed anything.
Also, at the moment the items are unorganized, it would be nice to
group/re-organize them for better understanding.
Regards,
K.
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