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Export MP4 videos & GIFs; AV1 codec; auto-keyframing; WebP images & more
19 July, 2022 ()
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We have a big Construct Animate update for you! This release introduces new support for exporting MP4 videos, using the H.264/AAC codecs. This format is ubiquitously supported and in some cases can be used where WebM is not supported. You can now also export videos using the modern AV1 video codec which will likely have better quality and compression than other formats, but may not be widely supported yet.
We've also added a new option to export to GIF! Given the age of the GIF format it has limitations, in particular being limited to 256 colors and no alpha channel (only color-keyed transparency). While videos are often a better and more modern option, sometimes for compatibility you still need a genuine old-fashioned GIF file, and now you can export them from Construct Animate too.
The Timeline Bar now also supports auto-keyframing, making it even quicker to set up animations. With auto-keyframing enabled, making changes to an object will automatically add or update keyframes in the timeline.
We've also added support for WebP images! This format supports both lossless and lossy compression that beats both PNG and JPEG, and is now widely supported. You can now export image sequences in WebP format as well as PNG, and other interactive export options also allow choosing WebP to reduce the download size.
As ever there's also a batch of bug fixes, as well as several other updates and improvements. Happy testing!
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New Features
Timeline bar: auto-keyframing
Support for exporting MP4 videos with H.264/AAC codecs
Support for exporting projects using WebP image format for a smaller file size
Support for exporting videos with AV1 codec in both MP4 and WebM format
New Additions
Remember standard export options dialog settings
Templates: context menu options to apply the hierarchy of a template to the replicas
Image sequence exporter: add WebP image format option
Audio: OutputLatency expression
Image sequence exporter: add tip about transparency
Option to share exported video
Changes
Change image export format dialog to list Lossless/Lossy formats rather than PNG/JPEG
Update help links to point to new Construct Animate manual
Bug Fixes
Timeline bar: graphical glitches when scrolling
Timeline bar: crash trying to use keyboard shortcuts after closing the bar and opening it again (regression r299)
Some strings not translatable in video/image sequence options dialog
Timelines: inconsistent runtime results when animating width/height of multiple instances in same hierarchy
Layers bar: UI not restored properly every time
Animations editor: large GIF files not imported properly
Event sheet view: insert mark shown in wrong place when dragging conditions to empty function
Event sheet view: could not drag & drop multiple functions with same parameter names
Event sheet view: properly support breakpoints on script actions
Parameters dialog: backspace deleting a dot did not always hide autocomplete
Improve robustness of runtime loading in environments that block blob: URLs
Tile movement: improve handling of being repositioned while moving (e.g. by Wrap behavior)
Gamepad: 'On any button pressed/released' could run only once if two buttons pressed exactly simultaneously
Avoid double permission prompts when writing to project folders in Chrome 105+
Android: incorrect input event positions while virtual keyboard showing
'On image loading complete' did not always trigger again if loading images in that trigger
Layout view: fix mouse wheel scrolling not working correctly in Safari
Possible rendering issue with Tilemap & Particles on 3D layers (regression r296)
Performance Improvements
Fix possible slow folder save after an autosave happened
Scripting updates
Add runtime "resize" event
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