Summary
This update brings an improved color picker, a solid background option for text layers, and various usability and stability improvements.
Enhancements
- Exporting now shows a list of all watermarked features that are present in the export.
- Text can now include a solid color background behind it.
- An improved color picker has been implemented.
- You can now triple-click on text to select an entire line.
- Locking a layer no longer disables the upgrade buttons present on that layer.
- Systems which do not meet the minimum specs no longer submit crash reports.
- Any crashes that occur during export or pre-render are now being reported along with the application crash reports.
Fixes
- Disabled hardware decoding for AMD drivers where the feature is broken (AMD Adrenalin 22.8.1 to 22.11.2)
- Creating multiple masks with the Layer Panel displayed no longer causes stability issues.
- MOV files using the Apple Lossless audio codec no longer cause stability issues.
- Moving interface containers between displays with different scaling levels no longer causes stability issues.
- Moving a modal window of the interface between mixed resolution displays no longer causes stability issues.
- Using the Trimmer to overwrite an entire asset instance no longer crashes.
- Eliminated a crash involving automatic timeline caching.
- Eliminated a crash involving deleting a comp which is currently open in a floated panel.
- Several other crashes reported by users through the crash report tool.
- Adding a drop shadow effect several times to a masked layer no longer changes the layer position.
- Improved rendering of the Connection preset for the Vector Stroke effect when applied to text.
- Rendering of the Vector Stroke effect has been improved.
- Improved scaling for the Primitive end shape in the vector stroke effect.
- Improved compatibility of Vector Stroke presets between path and text layers.
- End shapes on a Vector Stroke now scale more consistently when the stroke is tapered.
- Improved the X rotation alignment of text within the Rotate Geometry effect.
- Masks using Feather and Roundness settings no longer flicker when you adjust the Scale.
- Changing a property value for a text selection now updates correctly, regardless of what is selected.
- Improved font support in text-based effects.
- .FBX camera data created in 3DS Max displays a dialog on import, if there were no cameras to import in the .FBX file.
- The notification system for new updates now factors in time zones.
- Updated the order in which controls are selected within the New Project menu when you tab through them.
- Prevented the Learn panel to be opened from the Welcome screen.
- Export queue is loaded/restored on old/new project(s).
- Styling of the Override Materials icon has been updated to clarify whether it is enabled or not.
Minimum requirements
Requirements haven’t changed from the previous version except:
- Added support for macOS 13 Ventura
- Removed support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
Minimum requirements
Windows: Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Mac: macOS 13 Ventura, macOS 12 Monterey, macOS 11 Big Sur
Internet connection: Required for activation and accessing online functionality
Processor: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 (2015), AMD Ryzen 5 (2017), Apple Silicon (2020)*
RAM: 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
Graphics card: Must have active support from driver vendor
Minimum
- 2 GB of video memory (4GB or more and NVIDIA, AMD or Apple Silicon required for 8K UHD)
- NVIDIA GeForce 10 series (2016)
- AMD Radeon RX 400 series (2016)
- Intel HD Graphics 620 (2016)
- Apple Silicon (2020)
Recommended
- 8 GB of dedicated video memory
- NVIDIA GeForce 20 series (2018)
- AMD Radeon RX 5000 series (2019)
- Supported through Rosetta 2
