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New 'Image sequence' exporter; desktop exporters; better local font support & more
31 May, 2022 ()
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Notes
This release introduces a new Image sequence export option! We introduced this option based on your feedback from the launch of the beta. It works similarly to exporting a video, but instead each frame is saved as an individual PNG file - a lossless format with full support for transparency. These image sequences can be imported in to lots of other tools, including GIF makers, third-party video encoders, and even Construct 3 as well. Construct can also use the same image recompression that other exporters use to losslessly shrink the exported PNG files without impacting their quality at all, helping reduce the upload time if you want to send them somewhere else.
We're also adding in the Windows and macOS desktop export options in to Construct Animate. These can be useful for distributing interactive media, such as eLearning materials, without needing a web server.
There's also support for being able to list all locally available fonts in Chrome 103+, and a range of improvements to timelines, much of which is based on your feedback. We've got more improvements planned and we're keen to keep going after those too, so keep your feedback coming!
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Launch r297
New Features
New 'Image sequence' export option
Add Windows and macOS desktop export options
New Additions
Text: support for listing all available local fonts in Chrome 103+
Changes
Timeline bar: preview timeline when scrubbing the playhead (hold Ctrl/Cmd to prevent preview)
Timeline bar: do not change the playhead position when clicking on a keyframe
Add a new 'Animation' exporter category
Hierarchies: revert change introduced in r295 that changed the behaviour of the 'Transform angle' toggle
Bug Fixes
Layout View: rotating wrapped selections with shift held down not working correctly
Templates: 'TemplateName' expression was not returning the expected value for replicas created in the editor
Timeline bar: make it easier to select a keyframe when a time marker is on top of it
Timeline bar: allow dragging bezier curve anchor points which are overlapping the selection box of an instance
Timeline bar: dragging keyframes creating new keyframes with unexpected values (regression r296)
Timeline bar: undoing property keyframe changes producing unexpected results (regression r285.2)
Timeline bar: crash having a X or Y position property keyframe alone (regression r295)
Possible crash when hierarchy parent has zero size
Data editor: incorrect background color shown when resizing rows and columns in the default dark theme
Performance Improvements
Timeline bar: improve accuracy and performance of bezier curve drawing
SDK updates
Data editor: new CSS variable '--spreadsheetview-highlight-font-color' for highlighted cell text color
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