What's new in Action Pro 1.0.54
Feb 28, 2019
- Create only the tracks you need to reduce the complexity of your projects.
- The Master Track has been added to the sequence to allow you to apply modifiers to your final computed animation.
- Invert modifier added which can be applied to Items or Tracks.
- Multiply modifier added which can be applied to Items or Tracks.
- Hard clamp modifier added which can be applied to Items or Tracks.
- Smooth modifier added which can be applied to Items, Track or the Master Track.
- A messaging system has been added at the bottom of the Window to give more clarity about what Action is doing behind the scenes.
- You are now able to create recordings within the software for perfect shapes including Circle, Curve, and Archimedean Spiral.
- The sequence now has a slice tool for dividing Items.
- The sequence now has a stretch tool for elongating items.
- A network server has been added to the software which listens for the complimentary iOS app.
- Created Action Pencil - an iOS app which allows you to use your phone or tablet as an input device - coming to the App Store soon.
- The software can now import CSV files and convert them to animation data which, in turn, can be exported to HitFilm.
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- Enhancements
- General project complexity has been reduced.
- The Action Pro interface has been updated to the HitFilm 12 styling.
- Playback controls have been improved and brought into line with HitFilm 12.
- Sequence horizontal scrolling has been reimagined and is now much better.
- The layout of the interface has been modified to be more logical and cohesive with other FXhome products.
- The drawing canvas is now a dedicated area, rather than part of the viewer, to reduce accidental recordings.
- Recording are now exported to a more minimal format.
- Exporting to HitFilm has been improved and made faster.
- The software now creates caches at an Item, Track and Master Track level for improved performance.
- All recording types have been replaced with new versions which more logically map to real-world inputs.
- Right-click menus have been added to many areas of the software to aid accessibility.
- Reversing items is now accessible from a right-click menu.
- Item source dimensions are accessible from a right-click menu.
- Bug Fixes
- Deleting all types of object is now more logical.
- Selection all types of object is now more standard.
- Fixed interpolation issues with the HitFilm exporter.
- The software should no longer have issues if a document isn't open.
- The item cache should no longer go out of bounds.
- Snapping on the sequence has been improved.
- Multi-selecting, when the selection tool isn't active, has been improved.
- The undo system now applies to more actions and can handle multiple commands within the single event.
- Framerates are now global to the project.
New in Action Pro 0.5 Beta (Nov 22, 2018)
- Enhancements:
- Changes the the camera controls to make zooming more predictable.
- Improved the undo stack so it is no longer possible to create recordings with no data.
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issues with multi-selection within the asset browser.
- Fixed issues with multi-selection within the timeline.
- Fixed activation issues.
New in Action Pro 0.4 Beta (Oct 10, 2018)
- Enhancements:
- The 3D recording cursor in the viewer now directly maps to the mouse for a much more user-friendly input method.
- You can now import a background image to sketch over.
- Snapping has been improved on the timeline (no longer invalidates incorrectly).
- You can multi-select items on the timeline by CTRL-clicking.
- You can multi-select items in the media bin by CTRL-clicking.
- The recording 3D line rendering has been improved.
- Changes have been made to the backend for some UI elements to make them work more predictably.
- The state of the cursor on the viewer when recording is now more evident.
- Bug Fixes:
- Values on the viewer should be correct.
- HiDPI / Retina displays on the Mac should now work.
- Pressing ESC work recording to cancel should now work better.
- The software should no longer launch into a blocking fullscreen.
New in Action Pro 0.3 Beta (Feb 2, 2018)
- Data can be exported using a rig to separate X, Y and Z rotation to separate points, for greater control.
- Current values are now displayed in the Viewer.
- Users can now import and export their recordings, to create a catalogue of reusable data that can be shared between projects.
New in Action Pro 0.2 Beta (Nov 29, 2017)
- Added Timeline Snapping feature and various fixes