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PixelOver 0.14.2 Palette and gradient interpolation

Hello, this update allows you to animate any resource in the timeline. Some resource also supports interpolation (palette, gradient).

[h3]Roadmap and news[/h3]
[h3]Documentation and tutorials[/h3]

[h3]New features[/h3]

Animate any resource in the timeline. Some resources also support interpolation (palette, gradient).

Example project available in the download files.

[h3]Changes[/h3]

Allow reordering object tracks in the animation tree.

Center the view on the selected object (F key by default).

Added ability to copy paste input data (available for collapse and input, right click to open the menu).

Added a warning message when setting multiple shortcuts with the same value.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

Bug

Ref

Fixed crash when opening default shader.

Link

Fixed external resources dependencies (for .fbx and .dae).

Link

Fixed input focus when using the Tab key.

Link

Fixed shortcut issue when using ctrl+shift combination and also fixed wrong shortcut name.

Link

Fixed the water effect for Mac users.

Link

Fixed crash when changing hue of palette color.

Link

[h2]Roadmap for 2023[/h2]

Animation

Edit 3D bones animation.

Ability to save and load animation.

Tools and objects

ːsteamthumbsupː

Particle systems.

Fluids.

2D and 3D text objects.

2D lights with support of normal and depth maps.

Pixelation and effects

ːsteamthumbsupː

Material editing, especially with custom palette indexation.

More available effects with a tool to place them easily.

More pixel-art oriented resampler.

Importation & Export

ːsteamthumbsupː

Import FBX and DAE 3D formats.

Import Aseprite and PSD 2D formats.

Application

Better favorite system with preview for shader, palette, dithering, ...

Lighter project type. To batch pixelates files without any transformation.

ːsteamthumbsupː Available features but could be improved.

ːsteamthisː New available features added with this version.

If you see bugs or want to propose features, you can do it at the community, thank you !

PixelOver 0.14.1 FBX and DAE 3D imports

Hello, here's a small update adding new supported formats for 3D scenes import (.fbx, .dae).

[h3]Roadmap and news[/h3]
[h3]Documentation and tutorials[/h3]

[h3]Changes[/h3]

New supported formats for 3D scene import (.fbx, .dae).

Please note that these formats are proprietary, so for a complex scene using gltf/glb is still more recommended.

Resource system updated, please use save as old version if you want to open a 0.14.1 file on an older version, otherwise resources may not load up.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

Bug

Ref

Fixed resource external synchronization. Resources were always reloaded even if it was not necessary.

Reported by dm

Fixed materials consistency when using undo/redo.

Reported by dm

Improved importation of .mtl to editable materials (now using multiple times the same material is supported).

Not reported

Saving formats are now well updated in resources input save as dialog.

Not reported

[h2]Roadmap for 2023[/h2]

Animation

Edit 3D bones animation.

Ability to save and load animation.

Tools and objects

ːsteamthumbsupː

Particle systems.

Fluids.

2D and 3D text object.

2D lights with support of normal and depth map.

Pixelation and effects

ːsteamthumbsupː

Materials edition especially with custom palette indexation.

More available effects with a tool to place them easily.

More pixel-art oriented resampler.

Importation & Export

ːsteamthisː

Import FBX and DAE 3D formats.

Import Aseprite and PSD 2D formats.

Application

Better favorite system with preview for shader, palette, dithering, ...

Lighter project type. To batch pixelates files without any transformation.

PixelOver 0.14 Material shader edition

Hello, here's the main update which mainly adds the possibility to edit the 3D materials with similar parameters as the layer shader.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[h3]Roadmap and news[/h3]
[h3]Documentation and tutorials[/h3]

[h3]New features[/h3]

3D material edition. With shader parameters (allowing, for example, to add an indexation palette per material)

Each material property can be animated !

One material can be used on multiple objects. A button indicates the number of references. You can click on it to make the current material unique.

Added copy/paste for resources.

[h3]Changes[/h3]

Selected object now has separated tabs (object, materials and particles).

As the palette input can be used in multiple places, the palette color picker tool has been moved from the main tools to the input palette tools.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

Bug

Ref

Only current animation tracks where copied when duplicating an object with multiple animations.

Link

In animation, selecting multiple keys with the mouse selection could be blocked due to a track refresh issue.

Link

Some wrong resources could be loaded when opening a project.

Reported by dm

[h2]Roadmap for 2023[/h2]

Animation

Edit 3D bones animation.

Ability to save and load animation.

Tools and objects

ːsteamthumbsupː

Particle systems.

Fluids.

2D and 3D text object.

2D lights with support of normal and depth map.

Pixelation and effects

ːsteamthisː

Materials edition especially with custom palette indexation.

More available effects with a tool to place them easily.

More pixel-art oriented resampler.

Importation & Export

Import 3D FBX format.

Import 2D formats Aseprite, PSD.

Application

Better favorite system with preview for shader, palette, dithering, ...

Lighter project type. To batch pixelates files without any transformation.

PixelOver 0.13.1 3D Image

Hello, this update adds 3D image and animated image support.

[h3]Roadmap and news[/h3]
[h3]Documentation and tutorials[/h3]

[h3]New features[/h3]

Added 3D image and animated image with shaded/unshaded and billboard option.

Added a menu to convert object to another type.

[h3]Changes[/h3]

Added an alert when setting high canvas maximum size. And refresh the canvas size when releasing the grabber to prevent any huge freeze.

Current view selection isn't saved anymore to prevent confusion. So it is reset to preview view when reopening a project.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

Bug

Ref

Fixed a crash when deleting bones from deformation menu.

Link

Fixed wrong bones color order between bones and grabber weight menu when bones were moved.

Link

Fixed a crash when particle lifetime was set to 0.

Not reported

Fixed an issue with Aseprite tags and wrong first frame with 3D auto rotation.

Discord DM

[h2]Roadmap for 2023[/h2]

Animation

Edit 3D bones animation.

Ability to save and load animation.

Tools and objects

ːsteamthumbsupː

Particle systems.

Fluids.

2D and 3D text object.

2D lights with support of normal and depth map.

Pixelation and effects

Materials edition especially with custom palette indexation.

More available effects with a tool to place them easily.

More pixel-art oriented resampler.

Importation & Export

Import 3D FBX format.

Import 2D formats Aseprite, PSD.

Application

Better favorite system with preview for shader, palette, dithering, ...

Lighter project type. To batch pixelates files without any transformation.

PixelOver 0.13 Particle systems

Hello, here a new main feature, the particle systems, available for images, shapes and 3D models.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

A step-by-step tutorial is available here for this new feature.

[h3]Roadmap and news[/h3]
[h3]Documentation and tutorials[/h3]

[h3]New features[/h3]

Particle systems for images, shapes and 3D models. Include variety of properties concerning particles emission, velocity, acceleration, ...

Here a step-by-step tutorial to begin with and some examples are also available by downloading PixelOver under the /examples folder.

[h3]Changes[/h3]

Area rect can now be chosen in the export. (Canvas area, selected objects area or full page)

Added shortcuts for camera presets.

Added ctrl+ and ctrl- as default shortcuts for zoom in and out.

Optimized gradient input.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

Bug

Ref

Prevent app crash when loading .vox file.

Link

Fixed mesh and materials versioning (undo/redo was not always consistent).

Not reported

Fixed palette color popup hue shift when changing the color.

Link

[h2]Roadmap for 2023[/h2]

Animation

Edit 3D bones animation.

Ability to save and load animation.

Tools and objects

ːsteamthisː

Particle systems.

Fluids.

2D and 3D text object.

2D lights with support of normal and depth map.

Pixelation and effects

Materials edition especially with custom palette indexation.

More available effects with a tool to place them easily.

More pixel-art oriented resampler.

Importation & Export

Import 3D FBX format.

Import 2D formats Aseprite, PSD.

Application

Better favorite system with preview for shader, palette, dithering, ...

Lighter project type. To batch pixelates files without any transformation.