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Version 12.0.3

What’s new in TVPaint Animation 12.0.3?​

Timeline​

  • CTG Layers: you can now use "Transform into Anim Layer" on multiple CTG layers at once (selected layers).
  • Added a "Fit to camera" option in the Timeline.
  • Clicking on the layer folder creation icon when a layer is selected should put this selected layer into the folder.
  • In Storyboard view, an option has been added to create a new project from each selected clips.
  • Camera Layer can now be deleted when it is the current layer.
  • When increasing exposures on an instance, if you have several instances selected, all instances will gain exposures.

George​

  • George commands to handle CTG layers:

    • Create a CTG Layer:
    tv_CTGLayerCreate name [source1] [source2] ... [sourceN]
    returns layerID
    • Load Structure from Sources;
    tv_CTGLoadStructure ctg_ID
    • Assign layers to a CTG:
    tv_CTGSource "add" ctg_ID source1_ID source2_ID ... sourceN_ID
    • Remove a source:
    tv_CTGSource "remove" ctg_ID source1_ID source2_ID ... sourceN_ID
    • Apply changes:
    tv_CTGApplyChanges ctg_ID "on/off"
    • Squiggles visible:
    tv_CTGSquigglesVisible ctg_ID "on/off"
    • Query layer sources:
    tv_CTGGetSources iCTGLayer
    returns layer1 layer2 ... layerN
    • Check if the current layer is a CTG source:
    tv_LayerIsCTGSource
    returns oCTGLayerID1 oCTGLayerID2 ... oCTGLayerIDN if yes
    returns -1 if no

  • New commands to manage scenes:

    • Create a scene with 2+ clips:
    tv_SceneCreate iClipId1 iClipId2 … iClipIdN
    returns oSceneId
    • Split a scene:
    v_SceneSplit iSceneId
    returns oClipId1 oClipId2 … oClipIdN

  • New George commands for Image Library:

    • Export:
    tv_LibraryImageExport iPath
    Return:
    0: success
    -1: error on iPath
    -2: other error
    • Import:
    tv_LibraryImageImport iPath
    Return:
    0: success
    -1: error on iPath (incorrect, not found)
    -2: error on reading (access rights for example)
    -3: other error
    • Create a folder from a Layer:
    tv_LayerCopyToLibrary iFolder iLayerID_1 iLayerID_2 ... iLayerID_N
    Return:
    0: success
    -1: error

  • New optional parameter for tv_LibraryImageAdd to add all images of the current custom brush:

    tv_LibraryImageAdd "type" "image" "name" iName "parent" iId "source" "currentlayerimage"|"display"|"custombrush"|"custombrushall"

  • Image Library George commands are now undoable

  • Add a parameter to tv_LayerMove to take into account a folder:

     tv_LayerMove iPosition [iFolderID]
     If iFolderID is not given, the layer will be moved in the "root" folder.

  • New command to get Camera Info at a given frame:

     tv_CameraInfoFrame iFrame
     returns oX oY oAngle oZoom oCameraWidth oCameraHeight

General​

  • In the Shape Settings panel, all sources can now be assigned with shortcuts, and you can cycle between sources with a shortcut.
  • Anti-Aliasing is now correctly applied to the Pespective Tool.
  • Added a "Lock Preview" option on Transformation Tools: preview only affects the currently locked frame(s).

What has been fixed and/or improved in TVPaint Animation 12.0.3?​

Drawing​

  • Horizontal lines should no longer appear out of nowhere when drawing.
  • [WACOM TABLETS] Hover click mode now works in Wintab + Subpixel mode

Camera​

  • Project > Render Camera in New Project no longer inverts layers' order.
  • Cropping a project no longer makes the "You cannot use this tool on a Camera layer" pop-up appear on the new project.
  • Camera spline speed curves no longer have strange angles.

Timeline​

  • Removed some empty spaces in the Timeline GUI to make it look closer to what it was in v11.
  • Timeline can once again be scrolled in Project View after pausing playback.
  • Fixed a refresh bug that could happen when transforming a CTG layer to an Anim layer (or vice versa).
  • Fixed a crash that could happen after transforming an Anim layer to a CTG layer.
  • Updated opacity tooltip for the Layer Folder.

Storyboard:​

  • Project view thumbnails are no longer refreshing when you select another Clip.
  • Clip Thumbnails preview is no longer distorted when the Camera's resolution differs from the project's size.
  • Hidden Clips are now correctly marked as hidden.
  • Camera no longer flickers when scrolling the Timeline in Project > Thumbnail view.

Rigging​

  • There should no longer be a gap between the bone's border and the bone itself.

George​

  • tv_LibraryImageInfo no longer returns an error when searching on objects.
  • tv_ProjectInfo no longer returns the fields parameter.
  • When using tv_LayerDuplicate on a layer in a Folder, the duplicated layer will now be in the Folder.
  • Fixed various issues with the tv_ShapeTransform command.

General​

  • Having a paper toggled on no longer causes the non-drying to behave like drying.
  • Fixed an issue with the Undo function when cutting and pasting images on the same Library.
  • DPI value is no longer reset when a project is cropped.
  • Playback button allows previewing FX stack once again.
  • Fixed some font issues in Chinese and Japanese localization.
  • Fixed French localization that was present in non-French languages.
  • Increased the size of many HUDs (Camera, FXs...).

SDK​

  • Fixed an issue causing custom plugins to either crash when loading or cause a TVPaint crash.
  • When opening a new PIFilterReq, it will no longer appear in the top left spot of the TVPaint window.
  • If you coded a plugin, we strongly recommend switching from using DWORDs to INTPTRs in your plugins for better 64-bits support.

macOS​

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the menu bar from stop working in the Standard Edition.
  • Cmd + A shortcuts are working once again.