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FireAlpaca Changelog

What's new in FireAlpaca 2.11.20

May 2, 2024
  • The synthesis result of addition/emission blending has been returned to the past calculation.
  • Fixed a problem with histogram display when executing a level correction filter on a layer folder.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.19 (Apr 22, 2024)

  • Fixed an issue where the app would crash when trying to add or duplicate more than a certain number of brushes.
  • Fixed a small bug when adding layers.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.18 (Apr 6, 2024)

  • Brush presets have been completely revised.
  • The maximum font size for text layers is now 5000 pixels.
  • Added "lock movement and rotation" to mesh transformation.
  • Corrected the calculation of additive blending of layers (improved to highly versatile expression).

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.17 (Feb 21, 2024)

  • Fixed a bug where soft edges of watercolor brushes were always enabled at startup.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.16 (Feb 20, 2024)

  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when changing brush opacity from the brush control.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.15 (Feb 19, 2024)

  • Now save temporary resizing state of brush size.
  • "dominant hand" can now be changed in the environment settings (the direction of the brush cursor will change).
  • The horizontally flipped display of the canvas is no longer reflected in time-lapse recording.
  • Improved the timing of ending time-lapse recording.
  • Opacity can now be changed in the brush editing dialog.
  • Added “Linear Burn” to layer blend mode.
  • Added "random coordinate shift for each stroke" option to brush texture.
  • Improved snap processing to 0 degrees during multi-touch rotation.
  • You can now turn off snapping to 0 degrees during multi-touch rotation from the preferences.
  • Improved Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Korean translations.
  • Improved slider display in dark UI.
  • Added default color palette.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.14 (Nov 28, 2023)

  • Avoided displaying the clipboard selection dialog as much as possible.
  • Fixed a bug when creating a new file from your own clipboard.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.13 (Nov 27, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue where the pen pressure correction properties were not updated when switching brushes.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.12 (Nov 21, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue where some data could be corrupted when saving an MDP file in some environments.
  • You can now edit the canvas while the brush editing dialog is displayed (Windows)
  • Fixed an issue with the color history check status in the window menu.
  • Supports clipboard copying of multiple layers (new creation and pasting from the clipboard now support multiple layers)
  • Fixed an issue where the navigator display would sometimes collapse during time-lapse recording.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.11 (Nov 1, 2023)

  • Manga manuscript template supports pixel/inch specification
  • General correction of manga manuscript template
  • Smooth lasso selection and lasso painting with curve complementation
  • Corners can now be rounded when selecting polygons and filling polygons

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.10 (Oct 18, 2023)

  • Added color history function (displayed from window menu)
  • Added "close gap" to the "closed area" option of the lasso fill tool

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.9 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • When using a material brush, you can now draw with anti-aliasing completely turned off.
  • Implemented brush snap to grid.
  • Added L version and 2L version (Japanese photo size) to newly created templates.
  • It is now possible to display a "dark checkered pattern" when using a transparent background (View menu).
  • Added mm to grid settings.
  • B5 has been added to the manga manuscript template.
  • Added gradient preset (can be initialized with "Initialize Settings -> Restore Gradients..." from the Help menu).

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.8 (Aug 29, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that the canvas display was not updated after 3D perspective editing.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.7 (Aug 21, 2023)

  • Optimized brush drawing when zooming in on the canvas.
  • The usability of the Japanese pattern filter has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.6 (Aug 15, 2023)

  • Added posterization filter.
  • Fixed a bug where the brush addition position was incorrect when adding a brush in a brush group.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented brush stippling (immediate drawing with a click).
  • Fixed a bug where anti-aliasing was not applied to layer and brush character drawings on high dpi displays.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.5 (Aug 10, 2023)

  • Added time-lapse recording feature (start and end from file menu or alpaca button).
  • At the end of time-lapse recording, you can convert to animated GIF.
  • When opening an APNG file, you can now select "Convert to animated GIF" or "Import as canvas".

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.4 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • Added Brightness/Contrast filter.
  • Fixed a display bug in the brush list window.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.2 (Jul 7, 2023)

  • Fixed a bug that the pen pressure API settings were not saved when setting the brush environment.
  • When the canvas is inverted, the documents in the reference window are also inverted.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.1 (Jun 30, 2023)

  • Added the ability to show only the active layer to the Layers panel and View menu.
  • Fixed a bug when pasting the color code of the color window.
  • Fixed a bug that the horizontal scroll bar of the canvas disappeared when transforming the layer.

New in FireAlpaca 2.11.0 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • The canvas display mechanism has been significantly changed and speeded up.
  • The layout of the brush edit window has been changed.
  • Changed the destination and file format of brushes (brush list).
  • Symmetry options added for layer deformation and mesh deformation.
  • Reorganized the order and wording of the File menu's Export menu.
  • Changed the crosshair cursor (because it is invisible on the gray).
  • Canvas display does not shift upward when transforming layers.
  • The eyedropper tool now has an option to eyedropper transparent colors.
  • Fixed a bug with the random material option for brushes.
  • A dialog to select the pen pressure API is now displayed at first startup (Windows)

New in FireAlpaca 2.10.2 (Apr 28, 2023)

  • Fixed a fatal bug where changing canvas resolution, overwrite, Undo, overwrite and save would save the canvas before Undo.

New in FireAlpaca 2.10.1 (Mar 27, 2023)

  • When a layer is partially moved, the partial movement is confirmed by releasing the selected area.
  • Faster loading of MDP files.

New in FireAlpaca 2.10.0 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • The brush drawing experience has been greatly improved (Windows).
  • When reading/writing PSD files, layer masks in PSD files and mask layers in MDP files are now converted to each other.
  • Added a display magnification slider to the navigator.
  • Fixed a bug that caused files to always be exported at 72 dpi.
  • Disabled shape symmetry setting for lasso fill.
  • Fixed a bug in the Add Brush menu.
  • Fixed a problem with roller brushes when drawing straight lines.
  • Shortcut keys can now be set for gradient maps, background transparency colors, and flipping layers left/right and up/down.

New in FireAlpaca 2.9.1 (Dec 16, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when using the lasso selection tool.

New in FireAlpaca 2.9.0 (Dec 16, 2022)

  • Added an option (delete all layers) to the eraser.
  • Added symmetry option to shape fill tool.
  • Fixed bug with italic text.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.11 (Nov 7, 2022)

  • Added option to color menu to restore foreground and background colors on startup.
  • You can now double the border of the text layer (in response to requests from VTubers).
  • Added noise filter.
  • Added presets to channel operation filters.
  • Fixed a problem with symmetrical brush rendering when a layer is hidden in the upper left corner.
  • "Draft" has been added to "Properties" in the Layer menu.
  • Added "Merge Layers" menu to the layer list popup.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.10 (Sep 7, 2022)

  • The lasso painting (closed area) tool has been speeded up.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash during transform operations when selecting multiple layers.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.9 (Sep 5, 2022)

  • Added lasso fill tool (with option to paint only closed areas).
  • Improved the shape quality of the lasso selection tool.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.7 (Aug 10, 2022)

  • Negative-positive inversion filter added.
  • Monochrome filter added.
  • Added histogram display to level correction filter.
  • Fixed a bug that slowed down the rendering of frame material.
  • Changed the color of the mask display outside the selected area.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.6 (Jul 27, 2022)

  • When using Wintab, when opening the new creation dialog or environment setting dialog from the menu using the stylus, the pen pressure sensing problem after that (it disappears once the stylus is released) has been fixed.
  • I'm sorry for the bug in version 2.8.5, which claims to have "fixed a stylus-related bug".

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.5 (Jul 25, 2022)

  • Fixed a problem when using a stylus.
  • Improved quality of eraser processing when using soft edges.
  • When transforming a layer, the angle is now displayed.
  • Improved brush drawing with layer transparency protected.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.4 (Jul 13, 2022)

  • A "Bucket Erase" option has been added to the Bucket tool to erase areas.
  • Added "Composite by Opacity" mode to onion skin display mode.
  • When using TabletPC, a bug that sometimes caused the canvas display to rotate during pen operation may have been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.3 (Jun 27, 2022)

  • Brush post-processing function has been enhanced.
  • ACO color palette files can now be read (RGB, grayscale only).
  • Fixed a display problem with icons in the 3D Perspective window.
  • Drag zoom can now be disabled.
  • Text layers can now be merged into a 32 bpp layer.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.2 (Jun 6, 2022)

  • Improved quality of spreading brush around 1px wide degraded.
  • Improved the drawing feel of the scatter brush.
  • Animated GIF export quality has been improved.
  • Added "Material Random" option to bitmap brush.
  • Fixed a bug that caused all windows to be displayed at startup (2.8.1).
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when moving a halftone 8bpp layer by parts.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.1 (Jun 1, 2022)

  • Fixed a problem when drawing shapes with the dot brush.
  • Fixed a bug where window positions were not being saved properly.
  • Brush spacing accuracy has been improved.
  • Added "Select Foreground Color Range" to the Selection menu.

New in FireAlpaca 2.8.0 (May 24, 2022)

  • Tool icon design changed.
  • Font shapes can now be listed when editing text.
  • Rectangles and ellipses in the Shape Brush can now have their aspect ratios fixed with the Shift key.
  • Added square and circle to the shape brush
  • Brush store display icon has been added to the brush window
  • Fixed a problem with scatter brushes (ss-soft pencils, etc.)
  • Fixed a bug when rotating the canvas 90 degrees (sometimes preventing brush painting).

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.8 (May 11, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that slowed down brush drawing when zoomed in.
  • Improved layer deformation behavior.

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.7 (Mar 29, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that crashes when moving the frame back and forth during transformation operation in animation mode.
  • Improved the behavior of scatter brushes and roller brushes.
  • Improved the dialog display when exporting an ICO file.
  • Improved bucket and autoselect expansion values from -3 to +3.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for layer menus.

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.6 (Feb 28, 2022)

  • The maximum value of brush stabilization has been changed from 40 to 100.
  • Fixed a bug in the divide grid display.
  • Improved behavior when entering numerical values.
  • Added bs_setmode( 2 ) to the brush script. (This mode does not take into account the blending of the brush, but paints directly on the layer.)

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.5 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • JPE extensions are now supported.
  • Added layer-related keyboard shortcuts.
  • Save warning bug after editing layer properties has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.4 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • It is now possible to set antialiasing for individual brushes.
  • Improved the deviation of the coordinate display when using the brush tool.
  • Other minor corrections.

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.3 (Jan 24, 2022)

  • Added "Division" to grid settings.
  • Improved transformation anchor display in high dpi desktop environment.
  • Fixed a bug when specifying a layer color.
  • Fixed a bug when using a dropper containing semi-transparent pixels.
  • Allow canvas cropping to be canceled.

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.2 (Jan 17, 2022)

  • Fixed a fatal bug that caused a crash after deleting the bottom brush, after which the application could not be launched.

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.1 (Jan 11, 2022)

  • Added Tile Symmetry Brush "Half Drop".
  • Improved tile symmetry brush.
  • Onion skin display color can now be specified.
  • Adjusted the width of the scroll bar at high dpi (Windows)

New in FireAlpaca 2.7.0 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • Added custom gradient feature.
  • Add a gradient map filter.
  • Multiple layers can now be copied while they are selected.
  • Integrated images can now be copied (Edit menu).
  • Export in ICO file format.
  • Added the ability to add brushes from canvas images (integrated canvas, multiple materials per layer).
  • Fixed a bug when specifying watercolor edge.
  • BigSur, Monterey support launch ads and brush store display (macOS).

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.7 (Nov 4, 2021)

  • Improved layer opacity adjustment UI.
  • Layer opacity can now be changed by clicking on the layer opacity label.
  • Opacity is now displayed in the layer list.
  • Improved the brush preview display of brush script.
  • Improved the behavior of circle snap and curve snap.
  • Added support for dragging to fill the bucket tool continuously.
  • Brushes can now be imported and exported as files from the Brushes menu.

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.6 (Sep 24, 2021)

  • A bug that caused the canvas to rotate unexpectedly when using a TabletPC stylus may now be fixed (Windows).
  • Faster saving of MDP files.
  • Speed up the blur brush.
  • Speeded up the Gaussian Blur filter.

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.5 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • Fixed a problem where the 1px button on a layer could be pressed while transforming the layer, causing the layer in the transformed area to disappear.
  • Improved the position of the scroll bar when switching between the brush tool and eraser tool.
  • Layer colors can now be specified using RGB values.

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.4 (Aug 30, 2021)

  • The brush processing was drastically changed in 2.6.0, but due to many bug reports, the processing has been reverted to the way it was in 2.5.9.
  • Added "Open the Auto Backup Folder" function to the File menu.
  • Fixed a bug in brush script processing.
  • After adding a 3D perspective, the tool is automatically switched so that it can be operated immediately.
  • The "Add Koma Material" button is added to the tool options of the Divide Tool.

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.3 (Aug 26, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug in text operation with the stylus when using TabletPC (Windows).

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.2 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug that brush accuracy and followability were reduced in 2.6.0 and 2.6.1.
  • Fixed a bug in the tone curve filter.
  • The base point of the brush script can now be reset (Brush menu).
  • The brush store can be displayed from the brush menu.

New in FireAlpaca 2.6.0 (Aug 16, 2021)

  • The brush processing has been drastically changed so that the coordinates of brush strokes will not be missed.
  • In animation mode, non-displayed frames are no longer merged.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.9 (Jul 30, 2021)

  • Added support for layer transformation and partial movement when multiple layers are selected.
  • Supports filtering by selecting multiple layers (some are not supported).
  • Supports layer type (bpp) conversion by selecting multiple layers.
  • Added support for foreground layer color application when multiple layers are selected.
  • Speeded up the process of grouping multiple layers into folders.
  • Changed to keep the original file name when saving with date.
  • Fixed a bug where animation autoplay was slow.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.8 (Jul 16, 2021)

  • Fixed a crash when trying to open and close the properties of a layer in the animation folder in animation mode.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.7 (Jul 12, 2021)

  • Added the Animation menu and moved the animation functions there.
  • It is now possible to specify the display time of each frame during auto-playback (set in Layer Properties).
  • APNG and GIF output now reflects the display time of the frame.
  • Fixed a bug in which the background color was not applied during autoplay.
  • Improved processing when scaling images.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.6 (Jul 5, 2021)

  • Fixed a problem with layer transformation when flipping left and right.
  • When transforming a layer, Ctrl+T can be used to confirm.
  • Improved cursor size for high dpi displays.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.5 (Jun 14, 2021)

  • Guide lines are now displayed when using symmetrical brushes (Brush tool option).
  • Fixed a bug when saving overwrites

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.4 (Jun 7, 2021)

  • Added symmetrical brush function (some brush types are not supported).
  • Speed up bitmap brush and scatter brush.
  • Backup limit for autosave changed to 30 files.
  • Loop count can now be specified for APNG output.
  • Fixed the pressure failure in brush script.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.3 (May 28, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug in which overwriting and saving MDP files sometimes failed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.2 (May 27, 2021)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented brush textures from being applied to scatter brushes, etc.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.1 (May 25, 2021)

  • Added a new brush type, the Scatter Mix Brush.
  • Fixed a problem where layers in a folder were not updated when overwriting after transforming the folder.
  • Fixed a bug in the canvas display.

New in FireAlpaca 2.5.0 (May 11, 2021)

  • Added support for UI display in high dpi environments (Windows)
  • Improved response to multi-touch operations (Windows)
  • Fixed a bug in saving and loading window positions (conventional window settings will be reset once).
  • Dramatically accelerated overwriting and saving of MDP files.
  • Added a setting to prevent infinite loop when outputting animated GIFs and APNGs.

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.6 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • Textures can now be applied to bitmaps and scatter brushes.
  • Improved the interpolation shape of brush strokes.
  • Fixed a bug when swapping multiple layers.
  • Fixed a bug when changing canvas resolution.

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.5 (Mar 15, 2021)

  • Improved the brush processing bug.
  • Improved processing when changing canvas resolution.
  • When cropping or changing the resolution of the canvas, the brush snap coordinates are now also linked.

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.4 (Feb 4, 2021)

  • Optimized brush processing.
  • Improved the behavior when using the selection pen tool.
  • Fixed a bug in calling the last () function in brush scripts.
  • Fixed a bug in the animation function.

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.3 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug when using a brush script.
  • Added debug output function to brush script editor.
  • The bs_debug_log() function can now output a string to the brush script editor (see Sample 5).

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.2 (Dec 10, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the last() function from working in some cases in brush scripts.
  • Fixed a bug in the brush script editor.

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.1 (Dec 8, 2020)

  • Added the Clear Through function.
  • When confirming polygons and curves, it is now confirmed not only by double-clicking but also by long-pressing.
  • You can now dropper the color from the active layer as well.
  • Added the setting of the eyedropper tool.
  • Fixed a problem with missing layers when snapping with a smudge or color mixing brush.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in FireAlpaca 2.4.0 (Nov 19, 2020)

  • Now you can download brush materials and easily add high quality brushes.
  • Texture is now applied to the brushes to create a richly textured look.
  • Added preset brushes.
  • Improved the behavior of the dot tool.
  • Fixed a bug in the selection pen.
  • Improved quality when drawing shapes.
  • The bug of transparency protection of Japanese pattern filter has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.18 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • A function to save workspace images has been added to the alpaca button.
  • Fixed an issue with keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fixed a bug that the canvas that loaded APNG was in an unstable state.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.17 (Oct 12, 2020)

  • Animation can now be exported as animated GIFs
  • You can now open files from recently used folders
  • Added Transform / Free Transform / Mesh Transform buttons to the options bar
  • Added support for showing/hiding layer shortcut keys
  • You may have been able to fix a bug where COM Surrogate locks a file and prevents it from being overwritten (Windows)

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.16 (Oct 6, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in the Shift key snapping when using the move tool

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.15 (Oct 2, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in the text tool that occurred when fixing 2.3.14

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.14 (Sep 30, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in multi-touch processing when using the move tool (Windows)
  • Improved blending mode when grouping multiple layers into folders

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.13 (Sep 24, 2020)

  • Import and export of APNG format PNG files is now possible
  • Improved layer folder transformation when a hidden layer is included

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.12 (Sep 10, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that the speed of script type brush was slow.
  • Improved the layer display when moving from the menu to the previous/next frame with the animation function.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.11 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Animation tab has been added to the new dialog.
  • Improved the color management display in the new dialog.
  • Changed "Onion skin mode" in the display menu to "Animation mode".
  • Fixed a bug that the animation auto play dialog goes behind the main window (macOS version).
  • Improved the behavior of the launch advertisement dialog.
  • Improved the behavior of layer insert operation.
  • Bitmap brush quality improved.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.10 (Aug 31, 2020)

  • You can now work while leaving the auto play window of the onion skin function open.
  • Improved accuracy of the frame rate during auto-playback.
  • Fixed a problem where the screen would flicker immediately after drawing a brush.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.9 (Aug 24, 2020)

  • Improved drawing quality of bitmap brushes.
  • When adding a brush script, get the brush name from the default_name function (if it doesn't exist, it will be the file name).

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.8 (Aug 3, 2020)

  • Fixed text rotation slider bug
  • Rotate text layer from menu
  • Support for the shortcut keys F13 to F24

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.7 (Jul 27, 2020)

  • Rotation support for text layers
  • Enabled to add preset brushes individually from the add brush button
  • Eraser list added
  • Color palettes can now be saved and loaded to a file
  • Fixed a bug after selecting a group in the color palette
  • Enabled the wheel operation when using the shape brush tool

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.6 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Added random rotation option per stroke (random rotation 2) (bitmap, bitmap watercolor)
  • Added an option to zero the pen pressure on both ends of the brush stroke
  • Supports multiple groups of color palettes
  • Added the ability to delete all palettes in a group
  • Large palette display
  • Corresponds to the wheel operation during drag operation in the selection/fill tool
  • Improved the behavior of the file save dialog
  • Fixed a bug in the reference window
  • Improved behavior when using Windows Tablet

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.5 (Jul 13, 2020)

  • Changed the blend when adding a layer folder to "normal" (because there are many reports that clipping cannot be done). You can also change from the environment setting to "through".
  • You can now import the contents of the clipboard into the document window
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes occurs when brush drawing directly on the canvas while another window is active

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.4 (Jul 6, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue with the eye-dropper tool on Windows Tablet
  • Modifier key status is now displayed on the status bar
  • Some other small improvements

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.3 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Fixed a problem that occurred after double-clicking a canvas.
  • Move tool bug fixed.
  • Wait cursor blinking problem fixed.
  • Added message display when saving PSD files.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.2 (Jun 29, 2020)

  • Fixed a problem with the SaveAs dialog
  • Improved the rasterization options dialog
  • Fixed behavior when selecting a tool
  • Fixed the behavior when executing the menu

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.1 (Jun 26, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug in the installer (problem with a DLL for thumbnails)
  • Blends can now be specified when composing a brush
  • Fixed an issue with brush size display.

New in FireAlpaca 2.3.0 (Jun 23, 2020)

  • Improved multi-touch processing (Windows)
  • Fixed the problem of not being able to draw with a finger on touch screen (Windows)
  • Improved brush drawing performance
  • Improved move tool
  • Improvement of selection display

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.10 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • "Save As (Specify Date)" was added to the file menu.

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.9 (Jan 28, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug of text edge color setting
  • Fixed a bug in the eraser processing of the surface pen
  • Added a brush setting that may be improved if the start of brush drawing is delayed when using a specific pen tablet (Check "Start brushing at the moment pressure is detected" in brush environment settings) (Windows)

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.8 (Jan 9, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that the default font of text was not saved
  • Panel no longer squeezes windows when layer deforms
  • Speed up layer transformation
  • Fixed a bug where the eraser button on Surface Pen was not available (Windows)

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.7 (Nov 25, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug in layer merge
  • Fixed a bug where brush drawing was done outside the selected range (macOS)

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.6 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • Improved behavior when adding layers
  • Changed the minimum width of the brush control window
  • Improved application termination processing
  • Fixed the display error of the gear icon in the layer window
  • Improved the opacity setting bug of the layer window

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.5 (Nov 12, 2019)

  • Fixed a problem with the eraser process using the buttons on the pen tablet

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.4 (Nov 11, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug when merging layer folders with draft attributes
  • Fixed a bug of shortcut setting
  • Added an environment setting that does not Undo/Redo layer display/hide operations
  • Fixed a bug that could not select multiple files when importing images as layers
  • Several other minor improvements

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.3 (Nov 5, 2019)

  • You can now color the edges of text.
  • Malfunction of gradient tool has been fixed.
  • Maximum brush size changed to 2000 pixels.
  • Fixed bug in file association. (macOS)

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.2 (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented OpenType fonts from being used.
  • Fixed a bug when size was specified below the decimal point when editing a text layer.
  • Fixed a bug where the "Open As a New Layer" feature was disabled.
  • "Open As a New Layer" function now supports MDP files.

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.1 (Oct 31, 2019)

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when executing a new view on the canvas.

New in FireAlpaca 2.2.0 (Oct 30, 2019)

  • 8 bit layer can be displayed halftone.
  • Added support for rotation display during multi-touch (Can be disabled from Environment Settings).
  • Units can now be specified in the canvas resolution dialog.
  • You can now specify opacity with the dot brush tool.
  • Improved display of Eyedropper information.
  • You can now select the Pen Preessure API to use. (Windows)
  • Added "Edge Pen 2" (Edge Pen that specifies the edge width in pixels)
  • Added "Subtract" and "Exclude" to layer blend mode.
  • Thumbnails are now displayed when hovering over layer folder icons.
  • The preview image (the contents of the folder) is displayed in the property display dialog of the layer folder.
  • It is now possible to set "Pressure Correction”and“Stabilization”for each brush.
  • "Alpaca button" can be hidden (from Environment Settings).
  • Added the function to post to "pixiv Sketch".

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.21 (Jul 22, 2019)

  • Color management function has been improved.
  • Brush script editor has been added (Help menu).
  • Malfunction of brush processing has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.19 (May 20, 2019)

  • Malfunction of watercolor edge has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.18 (Apr 22, 2019)

  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.17 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Figure snap function to grids has been implemented.
  • Grids spacing setting is implemented.
  • Angle snapping by Shift key when drawing a straight line with brush is implemented.
  • 100% and 200% magnifications have been added to the display menu.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.16 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.15 (Jan 28, 2019)

  • It might have been possible to reduce the lag when using the pen tablet.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.14 (Jan 15, 2019)

  • Malfunction of roller brush has been fixed.
  • Flip folder horizontally/vertically has been implemented.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.13 (Dec 25, 2018)

  • Malfunction of Tonecurve filter has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.12 (Dec 17, 2018)

  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.11 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Lens blur filter has been added.
  • Multi touch function (TabletPC) has been implemented. (Windows)
  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.10 (Oct 9, 2018)

  • Lens blur filter has been added.
  • Multi touch function (TabletPC) has been implemented. (Windows)
  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.9 (Sep 10, 2018)

  • Bug fixed.
  • Brush processing has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.7 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • Malfunction of layer blend ("Color" blend) has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.6 (Jul 17, 2018)

  • Bucket tool has been improved ("Tolerance" option has been added).
  • Unsharp mask filter has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.5 (Jun 18, 2018)

  • Motion blur filter has been added.
  • Concentrated Line filter has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.4 (May 21, 2018)

  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.3 (May 14, 2018)

  • Brush size selection window has been added.
  • Size can be changed by right click.
  • The smallest brush size is now 0.1 px.
  • Preserving a brush setting at saving and reading-in a file is available.
  • You can set up by right click on the brush list.
  • The preset brush list has been improved.
  • Clipping processing error has been fixed.
  • A gap between a brush cursor and an actual drawing at rotation has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.1 (Apr 16, 2018)

  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.1.0 (Apr 9, 2018)

  • Color Management function has been added.
  • Roller (Ribbon) Brush has been added.
  • Bucket tool has been improved.
  • Bug fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 2.0.1 (Feb 26, 2018)

  • Please uninstall 2.0.0 prior to installing 2.0.1. (Windows)
  • A file required for the computer environment that cannot start FireAlpaca has been added. (Windows)
  • A bug caused the default brush naming error has been fixed. (Windows)
  • MDP file saving process has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 2.0.0 (Feb 20, 2018)

  • 64bit version is available for Windows.
  • Hue filter error has been fixed.
  • Prior and post frames with Onion Skin Mode can be turned off.
  • Saving and reading-in of a MDP file has been improved its stability.
  • Selecting multiple layers is available:
  • Select multiple layers by holding down the Shift key and clicking layers.
  • Invert the selection by holding down the Control key and clicking a layer.
  • Layer folder function to organize multiple layers has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.9.1 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Onion skin function has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.11 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • Malfunction of Hue filter has been fixed.
  • Mask/Stencil function has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.10 (Nov 20, 2017)

  • "Divide" blend has been added.
  • Malfunction of "Duplicate layer folder" has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.9 (Oct 16, 2017)

  • Malfunction of Navigator has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.8 (Oct 11, 2017)

  • Brush performance has been improved.
  • Small fix.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.7 (Sep 26, 2017)

  • Malfunction of Navigator has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.5 (Sep 19, 2017)

  • Performance improved.
  • Small fixes

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.4 (Sep 5, 2017)

  • Tone Curve, Channel Operation, Chromatic Aberration Filter has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.3 (Aug 21, 2017)

  • Mask Layer function has been added.
  • Stencil Layer function has been added.
  • Small fix.

New in FireAlpaca 1.8.0 (Jul 27, 2017)

  • Memory consumption has decreased.
  • Gradient Tool has been improved.
  • Text Tool has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.6 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • Layer Property Icon (Gear Icon) has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.5 (Jun 16, 2017)

  • Supported stylus input from TabletPC API (Surface, raytrektab, etc)
  • Dilation/Erosion Selection has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.4 (May 15, 2017)

  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.3 (Apr 26, 2017)

  • Brush Correction (Stabilizer) has been improved.
  • Malfunction of Brush Script has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.2 (Apr 19, 2017)

  • Malfunction of Navigator has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.1 (Apr 19, 2017)

  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.7.0 (Feb 13, 2017)

  • Auto seve function has been added.
  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.6.4 (Jan 10, 2017)

  • The "Mesh Transform" performance has been improved.
  • The display quality of "Transform" and "Mesh Transform" has been improved.
  • The support for the HUION tablets error is available from "Preferences".
  • The preset brush has been updated.

New in FireAlpaca 1.6.3 (Jan 10, 2017)

  • Mesh transform has been added.
  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.21 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • Brush option has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.14 (May 16, 2016)

  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.13 (May 10, 2016)

  • Watercolor Edge has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.12 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Newfunction has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.11 (Apr 14, 2016)

  • New function has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.8 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.7 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Error at reading-in the PSD file has been fixed.
  • Stability has been improved.
  • The image quality designation method at Layer Transform (Ctrl+T) has been changed:
  • Nearest Neighbor (It will create jaggy)
  • Bilinear (It transforms smoothly)
  • Bicubic (It maintains the sharpness after the multiple transform but increases the load)

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.6 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.5 (Jan 29, 2016)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.4 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • Malfunction has been fixed.
  • Preset brush added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.2 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.1 (Nov 17, 2015)

  • You are able to open the AlpacaDouga website when outputting layers in a sequential order.
  • The performance of the layer selection menu with the Onion Skin mode has been modified.

New in FireAlpaca 1.5.0 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • The stability has been improved.
  • An installer error in the WindowsXP environment has been fixed.
  • The thumbnail display with the MDP format in the WindowsXP environment is not supported.

New in FireAlpaca 1.4.1 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • The stability has been improved.
  • An installer error in the WindowsXP environment has been fixed.
  • The thumbnail display with the MDP format in the WindowsXP environment is not supported.

New in FireAlpaca 1.4.0 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Shortcut key edit function has been added.
  • "Option (individual) +Key" is not available for the Mac version.
  • The Navigation error after applying rotation has been fixed.
  • Translation status other than Japanese and English has been improved.
  • An error of straight line with Brush Script has been fixed.
  • A file thumbnail will be available in explorer (for Windows only).

New in FireAlpaca 1.3.0 (May 12, 2015)

  • Background color setting is available per an image.
  • Background color can be specified.
  • Image size history at creating a new document will be saved.
  • Process of saving a file in a JPEG format has been improved.
  • "Select from Center" and "Constrain Proportions" options has been added to Select and Fill tools.
  • Templates for comic at creating a new document have been added.
  • A comic frame material can be added.
  • Frame Split tool has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.2.1 (Apr 7, 2015)

  • More functions have been added to Brush Group.
  • Navigator Rotation Angle Bar can be displayed all the time. (setup under "Preferences")
  • Automatic scroll of Brush List is available.
  • Fingertip tool bug has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.2.0 (Mar 26, 2015)

  • It is now compatible to brush script (script control brush).
  • Preset brush for brush script has been added.
  • Marker, Symmetry, Analog-Pen, etc..
  • Brush script is quite flexible so please use wisely.
  • The max. size of brush is extended to 1000 px.
  • Brush Control displays the option menu now.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.17 (Mar 6, 2015)

  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.16 (Mar 3, 2015)

  • Layer display and brush list display have been improved.
  • Layer can be flipped vertically/horizontally with any select tool other than rectangular.
  • Key board processing issue has been improved. (for Windows)
  • Display error while transforming a shape has been fixed.
  • Rotation Angle Bar has been added.
  • Grid per pixel can be turned off as an option.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.15 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • A brush can be switched by left-drag.
  • A palette can be switched by left-drag.
  • The brush control has been improved.
  • Numerical entry of brush size is enabled.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.14 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • 5 more types of layer blending mode have been added.
  • Text layer can be converted to color layer now.
  • Lasso tool is available to select in tool bar separately.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.13 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • Canvas display at modifying layer has been improved.
  • Fine-adjustment of text size is available with a button.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.12 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Postcard size template has been added.
  • Output error to PSD format (1-bit layer could not be saved) has been fixed.
  • An image file can be moved by drag&drop to layer list.
  • Anti-aliasing option at adding texts has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.11 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • Eyedropper tool is available with the right button (you can revert to the default setting as well)

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.10 (Sep 26, 2014)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.9 (Sep 19, 2014)

  • Clipping processing error has been fixed.
  • Dpi format will be used while reading/saving the bmp/png files.
  • Performance with "Save as" function has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.8 (Sep 8, 2014)

  • Fingertip brush has been added.
  • The critical bug in Text tool has been fixed.
  • Curvilinear Snap has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.7 (Aug 25, 2014)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.6 (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Line-work extract filter has been improved.
  • Error when using the partial move tool has been fixed.
  • Error when getting a printer has been fixed.
  • Development Environment is back to Qt4.7.4.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.5 (Aug 13, 2014)

  • Malfunction has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.4 (Aug 12, 2014)

  • Line-work extract filter has been added.
  • Options are available at rasterizing an image.
  • Picking a layer by clicking an image with the move tool is available.

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.3 (Aug 6, 2014)

  • Malfunction has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.1.2 (Aug 4, 2014)

  • The development environment has been updated. (Qt4.7.4 -> Qt5.3.0)
  • The alert will be issued when you try to save a file with layers in a format that cannot maintain the layer information.
  • At saving a PNG format, you can select the transparent PNG or 24bit PNG. (used to determine by the background mode)
  • Snap setting can be saved/reloaded.
  • It will be saved in a MDP file.
  • Crisscross Snap cannot be saved.
  • Numerical entry for the brush size setup is available in the Edit Brush dialogue.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.52 (Jun 15, 2014)

  • Specifying a canvas size at creating a new canvas is available now:
  • You can choose from A2 to A6 and B2 to B6.
  • Transparent mode has been added to the brush mode:
  • Foreground and transparent brush can be switched in color window.
  • You can delete drawings with the selected brush shape like using an eraser tool.
  • You can temporarily switch to the transparent brush mode by pressing down "Z" like it used to be.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.51 (May 19, 2014)

  • Malfunction of the original brush cannot be used after deleted the duplicated brush has been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.50 (May 9, 2014)

  • The Curve / ellipse / concentric circles snap function has been added

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.49 (Apr 28, 2014)

  • The layerfolder function has been improved

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.48 (Apr 27, 2014)

  • The layerfolder function has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.47 (Mar 18, 2014)

  • Quality of Blur brush is improved
  • FireAlpaca file can be open by click on it in the Windows environment

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.46 (Jan 29, 2014)

  • The Watercolor scatter brush function has been added

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.45 (Dec 11, 2013)

  • Centimeter and inch are available when setting width and height at creating a new document.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.44 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Apply Free Transform by moving a vertex while holding down the Ctrl key.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.43 (Oct 7, 2013)

  • The scatter brush function has been added.
  • Malfunctions of Text layer has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.42 (Aug 6, 2013)

  • The text input function has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.41 (May 28, 2013)

  • The pop-up menu will not appear by pressing the Space key while holding down the [Windows] Alt key

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.40 (May 17, 2013)

  • Malfunctions of Bucket and MagicWand tools have been fixed

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.39 (May 10, 2013)

  • Soft Edge and Eraser have been added

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.38 (May 6, 2013)

  • Miscellaneous malfunctions have been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.37 (May 6, 2013)

  • Malfunction of the Undo/Redo has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.36 (May 6, 2013)

  • Bitmap brush has been added.
  • Select the PNG image for your brush from the second icon from left in the brush window.
  • You can also add the PNG image by dropping it onto the brush window.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.35 (Apr 18, 2013)

  • Quality of Air brush and Watercolor has been improved.
  • Miscellaneous malfunctions has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.34 (Mar 10, 2013)

  • A soft edge has been changed to ver[1.0.30].

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.33 (Mar 8, 2013)

  • Malfunction of the Color Palette scroll bar has been fixed.
  • Malfunction of switching language in the Operating System with the English mode has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.32 (Mar 8, 2013)

  • Malfunction occurred in the version 1.0.31 has been fixed.
  • The improper layer window display of the 8bit layer has been fixed.
  • Malfunction of the status bar update has been fixed.
  • Malfunction of the eyedropper tool with the hue circle mode has been fixed.
  • Malfunction of the layer name display at input-from/output-to PSD format.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.31 (Feb 28, 2013)

  • Hue circle is available when you pick a color.
  • A brush stroke after adjusting Sharpen Level has been improved.
  • A soft edge created with Watercolor brush can be trimmed now.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.30 (Jun 7, 2012)

  • After closing the program with minimized windows, malfunctioning windows at the next start up has been fixed.
  • Stability might have been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.29 (Apr 4, 2012)

  • Malfunction of updating the navigator after changing the layer opacity has been fixed.
  • Malfunction of navigator display has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.28 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • More watercolor brushes haven been added.
  • The brush size can be displayed now.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.27 (Mar 19, 2012)

  • Printing malfunction with an unobtainable printer has been fixed.
  • Usability of Layer Window has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.25 (Mar 12, 2012)

  • Mouse Coordinate is now available in Brush, Coordinate.
  • Printing, functions has been improved.
  • The Dialog the display and its usability have been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.24 (Mar 5, 2012)

  • Printing functions have been added.
  • It is available to disable OpenMP. (from the environment setting)
  • Disabling OpenMP makes processing speed slower. (such as, refreshing a screen, applying gaussian blur, etc.)
  • If you get the forced termination frequently, disabling OpenMP may help to solve a problem.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.23 (Feb 29, 2012)

  • Blur Brush has been added

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.22 (Feb 16, 2012)

  • Stability might have been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.21 (Feb 10, 2012)

  • Layer Blend, the mode has been added. (Overlay / Screen)

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.20 (Feb 6, 2012)

  • It is now available to read-in a GIF, image.
  • Malfunctioning of 8bit layer rotation has been corrected.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.19 (Feb 3, 2012)

  • Professional mode has been added. (Switching from the environment setting)
  • The 8bit layer can be added in the professional the mode.
  • The 8bit layer handles opacity only, so that it is light and suitable to line drawings.
  • The Color layer and 8bit layer can be in switched.
  • Status bar can be hidden.
  • Malfunctioning Clipboard has been corrected.
  • Layer window can be scrolled up-and-down by a scroll wheel of mouse.
  • Brush window can be scrolled up-and-down by a scroll wheel of mouse.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.18 (Jan 27, 2012)

  • Stability has been improved

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.17 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • Malfunction of shortcut has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.16 (Jan 20, 2012)

  • Stability has been improved

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.15 (Jan 20, 2012)

  • The program is now available in 9 languages.
  • Malfunction of rounded rectangle selection has been corrected.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.14 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • Malfunction of read-in image has been corrected.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.13 (Jan 5, 2012)

  • Stability has been improved.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.12 (Dec 29, 2011)

  • The crash report function has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.11 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Malfunction of PSD Format has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.10 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Malfunction of shortcut has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.9 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • "ShiftJIS format layer name" is available in PSD format.
  • An option is added to Smooth Drag function. (Environment Setting)

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.8 (Dec 8, 2011)

  • Color palette function has been added.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.6 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Malfunction of jpeg file has been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.5 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • We added a warning message that will appear when you fail to save an image.
  • Several malfunctions have been fixed.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.4 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • We corrected the mistake in menu.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.3 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Malfunction of resolution dialogue box has been fixed.
  • Switching the language option ( to Japanese ) became available.

New in FireAlpaca 1.0.2 (Nov 23, 2011)

  • Expansion/contraction tools to selected area became available.
  • Several malfunctions have been fixed.