Artoonix 1.11 Release 01 - Changelog

What's new in Artoonix 1.11 Release 01:

September 28th, 2010

· Adds import from other projects functions, new image actions and improved audio editing

What's new in Artoonix 1.10:

December 4th, 2009

· adds new image actions and multiframe operations

What's new in Artoonix 1.9.2:

October 8th, 2009

· minor fixes to the file import functionality

What's new in Artoonix 1.9:

August 28th, 2009

· Adds improvements to the editing tools, adds new image actions and drag-and-drop functionality for image import.

What's new in Artoonix 1.8.2:

December 12th, 2008

It adds a number of improvements to the previous versions:
· the drawing tools are now even more responsive to track fast mouse input
· additioanal to Direct Show filters avi files import is implemented to avoid issues when such fiters are not properly configured on the user's computer
· corrected the error when tweening from an empty object would not work
· corrected the behaviour that can result in failing pop-up window of sound options under Vista
· installation can now be done in Full, Compact (without demo projects), and Custom modes.

What's new in Artoonix 1.8:

August 22nd, 2008

· Adds significant improvements to audio editing capabilities

What's new in Artoonix 1.5:

December 11th, 2006

· import frames from any movie and collections of files
· export frames to collection of files
· audio panel can be hidden
· no limit to the size of the projects

What's new in Artoonix 1.4:

September 16th, 2006

· Version 1.4 adds additional import/export file formats: PNG, TIFF, TGA with full support of transparency (alpha-channel).

What's new in Artoonix 1.3:

July 24th, 2006

· Added object Distort and Warp transform functions. These are available from the "Deformation" command in the frame editor (can be simply accessed by pressing the button "D" or from both toolbar and contextual menu).
· Distortion works by pulling the corner markers of the objects, while one can deform the objects by simply clicking the canvas on the desired spot and tugging it around. The resulting deformation is visualized in the wireframe preview.
· We expect these functions will facilitate a number of improvements in making "fluid" movements in the animations.
· The internal file structure has been modified to significantly reduce the file size (up to order of improvement, depending on the animation) and improve the speed. Older versions generated files are fully supported by the version 1.3. Note however, that if you modify the older animations in the version 1.3 it will automatically convert the modified part to the new format render it unreadable for the older versions. Should you for any reason want to revert to the older Artoonix version, please back up your project files before modifying them in the 1.3 version (simply copy the file to another directory). If you are planning to use the 1.3 version (recommended) we advise to convert the files to the new file format by running "Make copy of the project" command.
· Significantly improved the quality of the transformed objects (rotation, scaling). This will be especially appreciated in animations where transformed objects have sharp edges .
· Improved quality of the draft video preview
· Transparent colours are now applied in a more "natural" way
· Added "Duplicate" frame button in the frame editor window (thanks, BigFish for the suggestion!)
· Updated help files