1.0.2 Release Notes

Released 20th October 2020

Summary

This release is primarily intended to improve stability and to fix user reported bugs. It also includes quite a large number of improvements and enhancements.

New Elements/Features

Release

• Render Tokens - add tokens to automatically generate your File Name.

• A single Render Queue Item can now be used to render multiple Compositions.

• New Centre Pivot (Centroid) option in the Shape menu.

• Rulers & Guides - turn these on in the new View menu.

Beta

Beta features can be turned on in the Preferences Window.

• Noise Shader - a new SkSL Shader.

General Enhancements/ Important fixes

• Updates to Skia have resulted in changes to how some of the SkSL Shaders are written. More details here.

• SkSL Shaders are now supported in Cavalry Player.

• The Change Text Case Manipulator has been updated to include an Exclusion List and now includes Proper Case.

• Having the UI update during playback now carries a much smaller performance hit. This preference has moved from the Preferences Window to the Viewport.

Note that the UI update during playback optimisations are not compatible with macOS 10.13.

• Align Window improvements. You can now align to a Composition via the alt hotkey.

• Rig Control improvements relating to Path Animation.

• There’s a new calculation result field on JS Math.

• JS Math’s Expression field now highlights the array variables (n0, n1, n2 etc.).

• The Math Distribution now has syntax and array variable highlighting.

• Pasting text into Cavalry will now create a Text Shape and set it to the contents of the clipboard.

• Pathfinder now has a new Rotation output in the Value tab.

• z + double click on a shape will zoom to fit the screen. The shape doesn’t need to be selected.

• Zooming with a Wacom pen (for when you don’t have scroll assigned to a button) can be done by holding z, then click-dragging in the Viewport/ Graph Editor, or Time Editor.

• Magic Easing is now previewed in the Graph Editor.

• Magic Easing can now also be assigned in the Time Editor by right clicking on the keybar between two keyframes and choosing a Magic Easing option from the menu. This is in addition to right clicking on a keyframe.

• Using / to denote folders/directories is now allowed in the Render Item File Name field.

• You can now render to .webm with support for VP8 and VP9 codecs.

• Project Settings have been improved.

• The shortcut for the Render Manager is now cmd/ctrl + b (because Show/Hide Rulers has highjacked cmd/ctrl = r)

• macOS trackpad users can now use pinch zoom and smart zoom (double tap with two fingers). Smart zoom will ‘fit everything in view’. This works in the Viewport, Graph Editor and the Graph Attribute.

• The Home/End keys now take you to the Playback Start/ End. Holding cmd/ctrl + Home/End will do the same for the Composition Start/End.

The Home/End keys may appear as diagonal arrows on some macOS keyboards. You can also use fn + left/right arrow on laptop keyboards.

• The Sub-Mesh now generates a Length Context, this means that you can, for example, colour all the lines on an imported SVG according to their length.

• Improvements to how copied or duplicated Elements are named.

• Color swatches now indicate Alpha.

We have temporarily removed Metal from the Viewport backend options. This is due to compatibility issues with macOS 10.13.

We will need to discontinue support for macOS 10.13 in a future release as a result of this issue.

Resolved Issues

Public

https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/202 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/170 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/213 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/208 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/210 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/203 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/209 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/201 https://gitlab.com/mfn-public/cavalry/-/issues/196 + various from Discord

Internal

Issue ID	Title	Closed At (UTC)
4045	Test safety check on createPolygon	19/10/2020
4029	Per Column Row Count for Spreadsheet	19/10/2020
4040	Noise Octaves	19/10/2020
4050	Noise Shader defaults	19/10/2020
4062	No undo for delete path animation key	19/10/2020
4044	Interacting with Solvers in playback	19/10/2020
4060	Negative values in Octaves	19/10/2020
3756	Bake Animation - linear 'curves'	16/10/2020
2923	New "Ignore Time Offset" Advanced attribute	16/10/2020
4048	Persistent pop ups do not stay in front of main window	16/10/2020
4035	Compound Graph Popup Persistency	16/10/2020
4028	Update version number to 1.0.2	16/10/2020
4032	Hit testing in attributes	16/10/2020
4020	Frame Render Token and video formats	16/10/2020
4034	Right click on shape with noise shader in viewport == Crash	16/10/2020
3625	Copy naming Server improvements	15/10/2020
3983	Copying multiple selections creates identical names	15/10/2020
3602	Cap Style setting for Line Tool	15/10/2020
4041	SkSL switch statement not supported on macOS 10.13	15/10/2020
4039	Add Alpha to Noise Shader	15/10/2020
4033	Change OpenGL string to GPU in All places	15/10/2020
3959	R&D Displacement Shader	15/10/2020
3903	Add Bake Keyframe Animation to the Animation Utilities with options	14/10/2020
3992	Pathfinder - Reverse Input Path not working	14/10/2020
3968	Updated Project Description name in Project Settings doesn't update 'live'	13/10/2020
3792	Tooltips for TE	13/10/2020
4036	Disable SkSL interpreter	13/10/2020
4005	Circle Distribution not using incoming index	13/10/2020
3741	Bake Keyframe Animation - incorrect curve?	13/10/2020
3997	Reset Workspace not working on Windows	13/10/2020
4000	Graph attr empty	13/10/2020
4002	Non retina support for h/v split	13/10/2020
3976	alt + r = Radeon overlay on my Boot Camp Windows	12/10/2020
4001	AtEd glitch on loading UIs	12/10/2020
3998	Sentence Case seems to require a full stop.	12/10/2020
3982	Fill Filter to default to 'Src In' Blend Mode	12/10/2020
3981	Connect Shape - Skips Points/Offset dimmed but have an affect	12/10/2020
3971	Project Settings - rework UX/UI	12/10/2020
4026	Can't select Nulls/Falloffs in VP	12/10/2020
4015	Update Sub String/ Sub Mesh to Sub-String/ Sub-Mesh	12/10/2020
3974	No webm or mp4 output on Windows	12/10/2020
3892	Adding <Frame> token to e.g. MOV	12/10/2020
3994	Divider in Render Manager right click menu	12/10/2020
3989	Typo - Multipy on Math Atom	12/10/2020
3035	UTF-8 issue?	12/10/2020
3985	Tab header for Assets Window is the wrong colour.	12/10/2020
4004	UI scale different between 1.0.1 and 1.0.2	12/10/2020
4018	SubUI keyframes do not move with Vis bar	10/10/2020
3967	Sub String - ranges don't seem consistent	10/10/2020
4016	Turning rulers on and off during playback	10/10/2020
4014	VP slow down moving cursor during playback	10/10/2020
3612	SnapResolver needs to support non uniform viewport scales	08/10/2020
3864	ShaderProvider class for supplying built-in shaders	08/10/2020
3793	Message Bar - use by date	07/10/2020
3673	Color wheel, hue and cursor position	07/10/2020
3557	WebM export	07/10/2020
2825	Update import filters (video)	07/10/2020
3965	Creating guides when Show Guides is off.	07/10/2020
1935	Jsmath - colour index in expression	07/10/2020
3738	Pinch to be Enabled by default	07/10/2020
3956	Ruler - beyond bounds to delete ruler	07/10/2020
2955	Group imported scenes	07/10/2020
3996	Can't reimport deleted assets.	07/10/2020
3984	Cursor flicker on vertical ruler	07/10/2020
3979	Aligning twice	07/10/2020
3991	Rename General tab on Pathfinder to Behaviour	07/10/2020
3987	Delimiter is empty	07/10/2020
3993	First creation of a guide doesn't show delete cursor	07/10/2020
3966	Shuffle Text not working	07/10/2020
3486	Unicode and uppercase string manip	07/10/2020
3954	Substring string manipulator displays invalid unicode characters	07/10/2020
2754	Retina app icon	06/10/2020
3353	Nightlies support in CLaPS	06/10/2020
3479	Document remote install on Windows	06/10/2020
3888	Tokens to change colour only when valid	06/10/2020
1565	Pathfinder - rotations	06/10/2020
3844	Text Generator (Random Date) - Defaults	05/10/2020
3867	Render Token custom date/time	05/10/2020
3925	Gradients - UI atttribute order	05/10/2020
3937	Hierarchy change within Duplicated Group not updated	05/10/2020
3952	Resolution Scale prefix to %	05/10/2020
3923	Align error/warning	05/10/2020
3856	Morph - Typo	05/10/2020
3852	Basic Line tag typo	05/10/2020
3943	Label spacing in AtEd	05/10/2020
3816	Hide circle from basic shapes drop down	05/10/2020
3746	Animation > Comp Constraint	05/10/2020
3947	Add hotkey to Add Element Window tooltip	05/10/2020
3682	Collapse Group on creation	05/10/2020
3955	Cursor to indicate a guide is about to be deleted	05/10/2020
3748	Motion Blur is labelled MotionBlur (no space) in Comp Settings	05/10/2020
3938	Can't Edit > Copy shape from Viewport selection	05/10/2020
3917	Default Resolution enum for Comp	05/10/2020
3747	Keyframe Layer called Animation Layer in Comp Settings	05/10/2020
2091	Rounded Rectangle - rename Divisions	05/10/2020
3975	<Frame> render token not working	05/10/2020
2351	Automate Notarization	05/10/2020
3964	Deploy script - check git status right before building	05/10/2020
3870	Dynamic Render - do not add folders for gif, apng, mov	05/10/2020
3849	alt + double click freezes cursor	05/10/2020
3942	Noise Shader icon	05/10/2020
3977	Windows - Can't create a guide	04/10/2020
3972	AtEd UI spacing wonky	02/10/2020
3970	Project Settings - appending a new directory to an existing one.	02/10/2020
3963	Math Distribution and color coded index	02/10/2020
3969	Fresh Workspace gone wonky	02/10/2020
3671	Path in Render Manager when sharing scenes	02/10/2020
3795	Export SVG - include composition shapes	02/10/2020
3779	Export/Import Composition appears as hierarchy.	02/10/2020
3904	Analytics to default to on	02/10/2020
3933	Missing overwrite check for rendering Dynamic Comps	01/10/2020
3909	Dynamic Index and multi comp.	01/10/2020
3939	Keyframe Layer Editor UI broken	01/10/2020
3889	String Manip and Chinese characters	01/10/2020
3946	Noise Shader - Lacunarity and Gain to be dimmed when Octaves <= 1	01/10/2020
3927	Noise Shader - Blend Mode first	01/10/2020
3926	View menu	01/10/2020
2170	Rulers	01/10/2020
3918	Ruler Shortcut	01/10/2020
3860	Ruler UI	01/10/2020
3941	Token support for CLI	30/09/2020
3832	Rubber hose transform issue	29/09/2020
2668	Render Tokens	29/09/2020
3896	Drag/drop not working.	29/09/2020
3901	Multi-target RQI	29/09/2020
3560	Cavalry to remember email address in Sign in dialog	29/09/2020
3891	Fractal Mode has no effect on Cellular Noise (dim the option?)	29/09/2020
3887	Dynamic Index token	29/09/2020
3822	Rotated Gradient and Duplicator	29/09/2020
3838	Turn off VP annotations when <4 screen pixels.	29/09/2020
3931	Boolean not working	29/09/2020
3922	Zooming in the viewport when rulers are turned on is broken	29/09/2020
3930	Falloff boolean options UI broken	29/09/2020
3929	Masking options not working	29/09/2020
3920	Rulers should snap to guides	29/09/2020
3806	Shapes below 0.4 jump to centre.	29/09/2020
3907	Lost 'overwrite render' check	29/09/2020
3921	Rename Guide Snapping	29/09/2020
3919	Turning on rulers hides the timecode and frame counter	29/09/2020
3804	Poly overlay draw for Ellipse and Circle when zooming	28/09/2020
3890	Cellular Noise shader Offset bug	28/09/2020
3871	Distributing a single Shape	28/09/2020
3772	Viewport scaling on a pivot point	28/09/2020
3908	Assets missing	28/09/2020
3905	Tokens after closing Render Manager	28/09/2020
3877	Time offset in Comp UI issue	28/09/2020
3739	Circle preview when drawing Cogwheel	28/09/2020
3802	Use Frameworks for Qt on macOS	28/09/2020
3913	Turbulent Noise support	28/09/2020
3902	Center Pivot (Centroid)	25/09/2020
3855	Bake animation when first keyframe isn't on frame 0	25/09/2020
3879	Alignment and pivot	24/09/2020
3878	Alignment and Text	24/09/2020
3895	Project Nodes are not being read from file correctly.	23/09/2020
3862	Moving Comp in Time Editor only affects visibility	22/09/2020
3731	Small shapes (under 1px) created at defaults	22/09/2020
3828	Crash on File > Open	22/09/2020
3859	Perlin Noise not saved with scene (kinda)	22/09/2020
3861	Switching monitors on Windows	22/09/2020
3863	Do not exit or create new scene after cancelling save.	22/09/2020
3868	Distance - moving Target has no effect.	22/09/2020
3881	Switching monitor on macOS - crash	22/09/2020
3853	Project Settings (Name) + String Gen	22/09/2020
3885	Prevent ui update pref from updating during playback?	22/09/2020
3883	Centre pivot bug with editable path	22/09/2020
3782	Arc Shape attribute conditions	20/09/2020
3769	Is Restore Autosaves working?	20/09/2020
3830	A couple of Noise Shader notes	20/09/2020
3858	Rig Control + Path Anim	20/09/2020
3698	Incorrect warning for Alignment	20/09/2020
2383	String Manipulator - Sentence case	20/09/2020
3820	Shapes reappear on border of VP	15/09/2020
3837	Player support for Noise Shader	15/09/2020
3821	Select tool UI and (de)selection via SW	14/09/2020
3846	Text Gen (Random Number) - delimiter	14/09/2020
3823	Library Palette preview does not update until restart	11/09/2020
3847	Connect from rigControl.x (or y) without creating default keys on Control Layer	11/09/2020
3843	Message Bar to be cleared on File > New/Open	11/09/2020
3707	Undo change of [X,Y] attr	11/09/2020
3805	Player - background is red	11/09/2020
3827	GE/ Graph Attr - handles a bit glitchy	11/09/2020
3825	Missing connection icon for String Generator	11/09/2020
3839	VP pref for 'ui updates in playback'	11/09/2020
3204	SkSL support for Cavalry Player	09/09/2020
3791	SkSL	09/09/2020
3807	Random crash	09/09/2020
3819	Dragging Asset into VP crash	09/09/2020
3803	Undo-ing deleted hierarchy adds inverse transform to child	09/09/2020
3818	Scale inverted on Group	09/09/2020
3813	Crash adding swatch to Scene Palette	08/09/2020
3770	Smudge tool in Tool menu	08/09/2020
3817	Message Bar not logging all messages	08/09/2020
3764	Remove Deselect Points command from Edit Shape Tool settings	08/09/2020
3714	Website passwords don't work in app	08/09/2020
3809	Can't delete via VP	07/09/2020
3808	Lost cursors	07/09/2020
3771	Version to 1.0.2	07/09/2020
3814	Eye dropper not working in VP	07/09/2020
3815	Right click not working in GE	07/09/2020
3736	Arc - beziers	07/09/2020
3778	UI Hover states getting stuck	04/09/2020
3780	Scene that plays back realtime in app but not in Player.	04/09/2020
3783	Lost connection icons in control	04/09/2020
3784	Playhead detached from 'line' in GE	04/09/2020
3712	A couple of bugs that require steps/ investigation	04/09/2020
1190	Optimisations (Skia)	04/09/2020
1105	Pick Colour from Asset	03/09/2020
3011	Convert point to bezier - one handle appears.	03/09/2020
3135	Undo fix for dragging unselected clips in the Time Editor	03/09/2020
1235	Rubber Hose - weighting	03/09/2020
1805	String Manipulator - Join Text - Connection to Array (disallowed?)	03/09/2020
1876	Create Editable Ellipse - beziers types	03/09/2020
2105	Chevroned Elements draw past in point in Time Editor	03/09/2020
2106	Change In/Out point when zoomed in Time Editor	03/09/2020
1874	Shapes > Separate and undo	03/09/2020
1418	Dragging key bar with keyframe layers	03/09/2020
1863	Type, alignment and pivot point.	03/09/2020
2110	Keyframe UI	03/09/2020
1784	Graph Widget - tricky interaction	03/09/2020
1969	Copy/Paste keys to new shape.	03/09/2020
1827	Dimensions feedback on prim creation	03/09/2020
1828	VP dimensions feedback	03/09/2020
1150	Name user shapes based on the type.	03/09/2020
1527	UI enhancements.	03/09/2020
851	Number to colour/palette drag and drop	03/09/2020
1970	Dynamic Render + Poly Sides	03/09/2020
3348	Graph attr - first/last handles after edit.	03/09/2020
3340	Atoms don't support 'show names' in Time Editor	03/09/2020
3329	Atom UI tidy	03/09/2020
3048	Insert Point preview	03/09/2020
2953	Top AtEd UI - color widget opens in 'detached' state	03/09/2020
2888	GE Selection	03/09/2020
2949	Mouse wheel to pan?	03/09/2020
2932	Rig Control - connection feedforward on connection to path anim	03/09/2020
2875	Graph Editor - axis snapping for zoom	03/09/2020
2938	Panning in Graph Editor can cause timeline to 'detach'	03/09/2020
1289	Array labels	03/09/2020
1756	Convert to Bezier - handles based on normals.	03/09/2020
2279	Sound Behaviour broken?	01/09/2020
2420	Sound crash	01/09/2020
2918	Sound ineffective after comp length change	01/09/2020
3716	Rotating shapes in VP to follow user intention.	31/08/2020
3776	Deleting a connected Scene Palette swatch crashes	31/08/2020
3775	Attempting to switch comps during playback causes crash	31/08/2020
3723	Drawing a small super ellipse and snapping	27/08/2020
3722	Drawing a small ellipse and snapping	27/08/2020