v0.13.0 - Improve Playback Performance

This update improves playback performance. Please note that this will be the last release of Boats Animator to support Windows 7 and 8.1. This is due to future versions of Electron dropping support for these platforms.

What's Changed

• Improve playback performance
• Add short play shortcut
• Remove placeholder "Open Project" option
• Combine guides and capture sidebar tabs
• Improve download and installation docs

Full Changelog: v0.12.0...v0.13.0

v0.12.0

This release brings a tidied up user interface and some quality of life updates.

What's Changed

• Add auto-capture feature by @tomchm in #293
• Add ability to capture multiple frames at once by @AndreasDemenagas in #302
• UI tidy up and sidebar enhancements by @charlielee in #295
• Rename confirm take to conform take by @charlielee in #297
• Improve camera removal and error handling by @charlielee in #299
• Fixes #292 ensure only one app instance is open by @charlielee in #298

New Contributors

• @tomchm made their first contribution in #293

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Full Changelog: v0.11.1...v0.12.0

v0.11.1 - Export Video (HOTFIX)

This release primarily fixes a bug with Export Video. There are also a few bug fixes specific to macOS. Users are strongly advised to update to this version immediately.

v0.11.0 - The Big Boring Update

This important update moves Boats Animator from using NW.js to Electron. This will make the application more reliable and it will be easier to add new features in the future. Most of the changes are behind the scenes but some you may notice are:

• Easier to install on macOS and Linux - you can now download .dmg and .deb packages
• A more "native" feel - Boats Animator now looks and feels more like the other programs on your computer
• New documentation - check out the revamped user guide for Boats Animator
• Better security - all web links are now HTTPS and the app integrates better with macOS and Windows' camera access settings

v0.10.1

This minor release fixes video export not working if the folder path contains spaces #277.

v0.10.0 - Export To Video

The first new version of Boats Animator for 2020. Hooray! The main new features are export to video, short play and you don't need to change directory every time you start the app anymore.

Improvements

• Adds export to video option
• Adds short play option
• Captured frames now have a unique id in their file names that is generated on start up. So you don't need to change directory every time the app is loaded. This removes the risk of overwriting data and removes the need for the The current save directory already contains captured frames!warning message.
• Fix bugs with confirm take
• Updated about window
• Upgrade to nwjs-packager 1.x (brings better macOS compatibility amongst other things)

Full change-log between 0.9.2 and 0.10.0

v0.9.2 - delete any frame (HOTFIX)

This release primarily fixes a major bug with v0.9.1. Users are strongly advised to update to this version immediately.

Improvements:

• Refactor "confirm take" #250
• Fix frames being overwritten after using "delete any frame"

v0.9.1 - Delete Any Frame!

Improvements:

• You can now delete frames other than the last one captured! Simply select the frame in the frame reel and then select the trash/bin icon that appears. #175
• macOS: Fixes issues opening the application on macOS #248
• Windows: Fixes wrong icon showing in start menu #221
• Switches build tool to https://github.com/charlielee/nwjs-packager

Full change-log between 0.9.0 and 0.9.1

v0.9.0 - Preview Overlays!

Improvements:

• Adds configurable grid overlays to capture mode #61
• Adds configurable aspect ratio masks to the preview area #60
• Improves capture mode performance
• Adds "confirm take" feature #37 (although it currently has little purpose without delete/duplicate any frame being implemented)
• Internal: major code refactor into modules

Known issues:

• Windows: Incorrect program icon is displayed in the Windows start menu
• Note for macOS 10.14 users: the program seems to currently fail to launch on macOS 10.14. This issue is being tracked on GitHub and hopefully can be fixed soon. #248

Full change-log between 0.8.2 and 0.9.0

v0.8.2

Improvements:

• Move to NW.js version 0.35.4
• Display overwrite warning if the current save directory already has frames in it

Known issues:

• Windows: Incorrect program icon is displayed in the Windows start menu

Full change-log between 0.8.1 and 0.8.2