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Version 3.11.0 Release

We're pleased to announce the release of DP Animation Maker 3.11.0, which includes new features, improvements and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes:

  • New Saturation brush has been added.
  • New Saturation wave brush has been added.
  • New Color shift brush has been added.
  • New Pointing Arrow animation has been added to the Standard Library and the Animation Constructor’s template list.
  • New Shooting Stars animation has been added to the Standard Library and the Animation Constructor’s template list.
  • New Searchlight animation has been added to the Standard Library and the Animation Constructor’s template list.
  • The Magic Rain template has been reworked, renamed to Meteor Shower and relocated to the Animation Constructor template list.
  • Scrolling effect and template have been added to Imported animations
  • A “Change image” button has been added to Imported objects
  • “Rays of light” animation has been renamed to “God Rays 1.”
  • “God Rays 2” animation has been added to the Standard Animation Library.
  • Magic Star animation has been renamed to Sparkler 01 and moved to the Animation Constructor template list.
    • Animation Constructor changes
      • New Line particle has been added to Animation Constructor.
      • Fractal Line has been added to the particle list of Animation Constructor.
      • New Size Gradient Mod has been added to the Animation Constructor.
      • New Translucency Gradient Mod has been added to the Animation Constructor.
      • Fixed Spots motion has been added to Animation Constructor.
      • A new Deformation mod group has been added to Animation Constructor.
      • Deformation mod has been renamed to Oscillation.
      • New Length/Width Variation mods have been introduced to Animation Constructor.
      • New Length/Width Dynamic mods have been added to Animation Constructor.
      • Angle > Align to Source Edges mod has been added to Animation Constructor.
      • Lasers template has been included in the Animation Constructor template list.
      • Sparkler 02 template has been added to Animation Constructor.
      • Shadow style has been added to the Animation Constructor
      • New delay option has been added to Animation Constructor emission settings.
      • Orientation parameter has been added to properties of particle animations.
      • A new Gradient profile has been included in the Graph Edit plot.
      • Pin button has been added to Graph Edit plot.
      • Graph preview control has been improved.
      • Texture atlas/Sprite sheet support has been added to the Animation Constructor
      • Explosion particle has been added to the Animation Constructor
      • Asteroid particle has been added to the Animation Constructor
      • Shard set particle has been added to the Animation Constructor
    • Bug fixes
      • Bug with the Spin effect in import has been fixed.
      • Bug with multiple warping brushes on imported layers has been fixed.
      • The bug caused by the 0 value of Spot lifetime has been resolved.
      • Names of some animation properties have been fixed.
      • The rotation direction of Angle mod in Animation Constructor has been fixed.
      • A bug with saving/loading some Animated particle templates has been fixed.
      • “Through Space 01/02” templates have been corrected.
      • A bug with the “Restore before export” option has been fixed.
      • The crash that occurred when entering a zero value into the emission period control has been fixed.
      • The bug affecting saving templates in Animation Constructor has been resolved.
      • The bug that affected Lattice motion timings has been fixed.
      • Bug with rotation control has been fixed for Imported objects
      • Force mods have been fixed in Animation Constructor
      • Black border issue has been fixed for Warping brushes


    Version 3.10.0 Release

    We're pleased to announce the release of DP Animation Maker 3.9.0, which includes new features, improvements and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes:

    • New dissolution animation has been added. It can be found in the Line branch.
    • Through Space animations has been reworked and moved to the Animation Constructor template list
    • Magic Halo animation has been reworked and moved to Animation Constructor template list
    • Magic Vortex animation has been reworked, renamed to Tunnel and moved to Animation Constructor template list
    • Magic Spiral animation has been has been reworked and moved to the Animation Constructor templates section
    • New Falling Stars and Spiral templates have been moved to Animation Constructor
    • Animation Constructor changes
      • New Orient in motion mod has been added
      • New Spiral Flow motion has been added
      • New Blank particle has been added
      • New Spiral Arms source has been added
      • Tunnel Flow has been added to the motion selection list
      • Hyperspace template has been added
      • Trace width now depends on particle size
      • New Normal Flow motion has been added
      • New Wide Curve source has been added
      • New Wide Line source has been added
      • Center option has been added to Radial, Circular and Spiral motions
      • New Vortex template has been added
      • New glowing particles have been added
      • Tangent Flow motion has been added
      • New Background Texture mod has been added
      • Lattice motion has been added to to the motion selection list
      • Default parameters of Trace style have been improved
      • Source shape now visible on each step of creating Animation
      • Option to reset animation before export has been added
    • Import
      • New Perspective path template has been added
      • Exploding Object template has been added
      • Timing options have been added to the Path templates
      • New Spin effect has been added
    • Bug fixes
      • Bug with the preview mode has been fixed in DP Animation Maker
      • Shine and Light brushes bug in exe and preview mode has been fixed
      • Bug on loading animation with Circle source has been fixed
      • Issue with Sum blending has been fixed in Animation Constructor
      • Bug with loading some projects has been fixed.

    Version 3.9.0 Release

    We're pleased to announce the release of DP Animation Maker 3.9.0, which includes new features, improvements and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes:

    • Animation Constructor changes
      • Pivot point edit has been added for particle image
      • New Angle Variation mod has been added
      • New Angle Dynamic mod Has been added
      • New Gravitation mod has been added
      • New Air Resistance mod has been added
      • New Outer Glow style has been added
      • New Trace style has been added
      • Sphere source has been added
      • New Paint Spot image has been added to the Particle list
      • Emission option has been added
      • Blending mode option has been added
      • New animations now have a default name
      • Bug with particle count on start has been fixed
      • Particle density has been fixed in Circle, Ring and Sector sources
      • New Template/Samples dialog have been added
    • The following animations have been reworked and moved to Animation Constructor template list: Magic Spots, Magic splash, Magic Burst, Magic fountain
    • Copy layer option has been added to Background copy brush
    • Apply to option has been added to the Light brush
    • Apply to option has been added to the Shine brush
    • Icons have been added to the Save Animation dialog
    • Bug fixes
      • Crash on cancel loading particle image has been fixed
      • Background copy brush now correctly works with No background effect
      • Bug with translucency in electric discharge animation has been fixed
      • Bug with color dialog has been fixed
      • Some memory leaks have been fixed










    Version 3.8.0 Release

    We're pleased to announce the release of DP Animation Maker 3.8.0, which includes new features, improvements and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes:

    • we reworked on the image import and the particle constructor. They have new interfaces and are ready for new exiting features that will be added very soon.
    • New Blur brush has been added.
    • Angle control has been added to Swarm and Path imported animations
    • Loop sound option has been added to MP4 export dialog
    • Spelling errors and main menu shortcuts have been fixed
    • Bug with manual timings has been fixed in Growing and Sliding line animations
    • Problem with canvas around imported images has been completely fixed
    • Issue with animations in glass ball effect has been fixed
    • Issues with Undo after color changing has been fixed
    • Bug with hide layer function has been fixed






    Version 3.7.10 Release

    We're pleased to announce the release of DP Animation Maker 3.7.10, which includes new features, improvements and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes:

    • New Shine brush has been added
    • New effect tab has been added for imported animations
    • Imported path animation has been reworked
      • Path edit toolset has been reworked
      • B-Spline curve type has been added
      • Choice for path type has been added
      • Choice for motion law has been added
      • “Orient image toward motion direction” behavior has been improved

    • Imported random motion animation has been reworked
      • Image orientation controls have been added
      • Reverse animation option has been added
      • View control has been updated
      • Vertical speed control has been added
    • Imported Flow motion animation has been reworked
      • Boundaries properties have been removed
      • Disorder properties have been removed
      • Speed and direction jitter properties have been added
      • Blending property has been removed
      • Animation speed property has been added
      • Angle control has been added
    • Issue with Undo/Redo while editing the B-Spline curve has been fixed
    • Error on exporting big MP4 files has been fixed
    • Problem with white border around some layers after export has been fixed