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# Changelog

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# 1.1.5

Released: 2023-02-15

# Fixed

  • Update license authentication system for better stability
  • Ps → Ae live text SHIFT modifier was reversed

# 1.1.4

Released: 2022-12-26

# Changed

  • Migrate off Gumroad license authentication (hotfix required for any keys purchased from gumroad.com)

# 1.1.3

Released: 2022-09-02

# Fixed

  • Unable to transfer with Ae 22.6+

# Changed

  • Removed comp rendering from Ae to Ps/An because it's a lot better in Anubis

# 1.1.2

Released: 2021-05-23

# Fixed

  • Ps: Left of undefined error when saving to external drives on OS X
  • Ps: better stability with live text layers

# Changed

  • Ae: Added note about open source used

# 1.1.1

Released: 2021-03-15

# Fixed

  • Periods in Ps/An file names
  • Blank layers from Ps if nested in groups

# 1.1.0

Released: 2021-03-05

# Added

  • Ps: Trim transparent pixels from static PSDs
  • Ps: Live text on static PSDs
    • SHIFT click exports text layers as PNG
  • PS: Static PSD mask support
  • An/PS: New Frame + SHIFT adds a new frame with a duration of 2 frame

# Changed

  • Rendering from An/Ps now includes the file name to reduce overwriting renders from other source files with the same layer names
  • Updated timestamp format
  • Ps: Static PSD with an artboard will have the background set to transparent so each PNG will have transparency

# Fixed

  • Ae: exported mp4s of comps names with periods
  • Ps: Error layerName.includes is undefined on static PSDs
  • Ae: asking where to save files if no comp open
  • Windows open folder path
  • Ps: static layer names are set to unique to avoid overwriting
  • An: Error Too much recursion
  • Ps: Re-render path error

# 1.0.5

Released: 2020-12-16

# Added

  • Debug logging to better diagnose compression errors

# Fixed

  • Ps: Error layerName.includes is undefined
  • Ps: Error on line 813 when user cancels sequence export

# 1.0.4

Released: 2020-12-14

# Added

  • An: frame names sent to Ae as markers
  • Ps/An: rename layers to be unique before exporting to avoid accidental render overwriting
  • Ae: loading indicator when compressing

# Changed

  • Improvements to FFMPEG's color compression
  • Ae: Alert when trying to render and compress a non-video format
  • Icon updates for cleaner display in OSX Big Sur

# Fixed

  • Ae: conflict between Lazy 2 (opens new window)
  • Ps: layer names with slashes are replaced with dashes but won't error
  • Ae: error on line 545 when exporting reference MP4 - canceled items
  • An: importing MP4 removes alert about the layer length

# 1.0.3

Released: 2020-11-16

# Fixed

  • Failing to export a reference MP4 from Ae. System error: macOS cannot verify the developer of "ffmpeg". Switching to a more universal build of FFMPEG. If flagged by your system, follow these steps to allow FFMPEG.

# 1.0.2

Released: 2020-11-12

# Added

  • PSD import into Ae may now be Layer Size

# Changed

  • Ps: When importing an MP4, PSDs without a timeline will be converted in order to playback video

# 1.0.1

Released: 2020-11-09

# Fixed

  • An: error - runScript: Argument number 1 is invalid
  • Ae: enabling/disabling UI buttons failed to update until refreshing the panel

# 1.0.0 - Public release

Released: 2020-11-06

# 0.8.9

Released: 2020-10-25

# Changed

  • Render Ae comp to Ps/An places the new mp4 at the correct time
  • An render to Ae supports single frame layers
  • Don't shift timeline on Ps duplicate frame

# Fixed

  • Ps: img sequence check for masks was breaking import
  • Ps: static layer better logic for grouped layers
  • Ps: new Ae comp button works with static PSDs (default values are a 24fps, 5 second long comp)
  • An: New Ae Comp measures the duration of the first layer to define the comp length
  • An: reselect layers when exporting
  • An: render timeline re-selecting frames
  • Rename and increment layer names on export to avoid overwriting
  • Only scale Ps renders if adding to Ae –skip if already in comp

# 0.8.8

Released: 2020-09-25

# Fixed

  • Compression from Ae looks a lot cleaner
  • Simplified the host calls
  • Removed An render all as a default
  • Open render folder instead of switching to Ae if using a defined path render
  • Ps: Skip the /SEQ subfolder when rendering to a defined path
  • Ps: Message if no layers selected to render
  • Settings switch from Default to All

# Changes

  • Simplified strings
  • Localized strings
    • Spanish
    • Portuguese
    • French
    • Italian
    • Russian
    • Japanese

# 0.8.7

Released: 2020-08-14

# Fixed

  • Ps default buttons excluded Render Layer

# 0.8.6

Released: 2020-08-14

# Added

  • Duplicate frame button

# Fixed

  • Ps Render Layer button not responding to settings

# 0.8.5

Released: 2020-07-29

# Added

  • Settings options to add timestamp to rendered filenames to work around Adobe caching issues

# Fixed

  • An imported mp4 added at frame zero
  • Ps render cancel if no layers selected
  • An frame clear for multiple selected frames

# 0.8.4

Released: 2020-07-024

# Added

  • An Render Timeline button for generating a single SWF instead of layers

# Fixed

  • An Settings button not a function
  • Icon sizes for Ps/An
  • An export layers: skip hidden layers

# Changes

  • Initial panel size increased to 250x166 for more visibility during onboarding
  • Adjust the padding between toolbar button tooltips
  • Adjust the vertical threshold for tooltips displaying to the right

# 0.8.3

Released: 2020-07-21

# Fixed

  • Ps/An toolbar removes scrolling when below 60px tall
  • Settings export button
  • Ps New Timeline undo back to the creation of doc

# Changes

  • Context (right-click) Configure renamed Settings
  • Context menu moves Show Tooltips to Settings menu

# 0.8.2

Released: 2020-07-15

# Fixed

  • An masks: reapplying masking to layers
  • An masks: correct track matte layer in Ae
  • Better logic if imported rendered layer is in the comp (Ps/An)
  • Imported .mov into An sets layer to guide layer
  • Selected An guide layers are skipped when exporting

# Added

  • Render selected An symbol layers

# 0.8.1

Released: 2020-07-12

# Added

  • An support for masks - its super rough

# Fixed

# 0.8.0

Released: 2020-07-09

# Fixed

  • An export multiple layers exports separately
  • An layer import order
  • An 20.5 removed BridgeTalk support so reintroducing Amulets newFla() when An is open

# Changed

  • ZXP icon to eyeball

# 0.7.9

Released: 2020-06-28

# Changed

  • Ps reference mp4 imports as a video layer for better playback - still need to close and reopen the PSD to reload video

# Fixed

  • Defined Comp export cancel removes comp render queue
  • Ae comp render shouldn't require the AEP to be saved if using defined export path
  • Dim path selector when unchecking Render to Ae proj path
  • An removed error when processing empty frames like when box selecting

# 0.7.8

Released: 2020-06-18

# Added

  • Toolbar customize modal

# Changed

  • Removed keyboard modifier buttons - one button per func
  • Ps ⇒ An import now opens imported footage or adds to the current comp

# Fixed

  • Ps/An render order more accurate by checking prefs first
  • ffmpeg not verified error
  • Ps dup blank only for frame timeline layers
  • An dup blank skip video layers

# 0.7.7

Released: 2020-06-08

# Added

  • Ps layer coloring

# 0.7.6

Released: 2020-05-22

# Added

  • Ps shift click New Layer to create a video layer
  • Tooltip visibility preference from context menu

# Changed

  • Removed the "wait just a second" progress bar
  • Moved Duplicate Blank Layer to Shift click of Clear Frame

# 0.7.5

Released: 2020-05-21

# Added

  • New PSD/FLA can now open Ps/An if closed (bridgeTalk)
  • Listener starts automatically in Ae and Ps so renders may be sent without the panel being open
  • Support for Ps video layer rendering
  • Support for Ps static layer rendering in timeline

# Fixed

  • An locked layer now prevents modifying layer
  • An clear frame preserves frame durations instead of joining with previous frame
  • Additional Ps progress dialog closing
  • Ae comp rendering notice if output module unavailable
  • Removed "Getting comp data" message

# 0.7.4

Released: 2020-04-21

# Added

  • Shift click NEW LAYER to duplicate selected layer with blank frames
  • Blank dup layers named with the suffix "_Timing"
  • New PSD button shows a set of presets if Ae is not open or doesn't have an open comp to sample from
  • License key entry

# Fixed

  • PS new layer: Playhead pushed one extra frame
  • PS new layer: background length one extra frame
  • Removed inaccurate "Cannot connect to Ps" message
  • Ps export now filters selected layers to only unique parent groups. Exports quicker and allows for Shift selection of frames
  • Skipping selected background layers on timeline PSDs

# 0.7.3

Released: 2020-03-19

# Fixed

  • Now checks the ruler units to avoid creating a Ps file 72x larger than necessary
  • Ps export, catch if parent group is selected rather than a frame
  • New PSD, add a single frame to the total length. Became evident in very short comps.
  • Ps now listed in ZXP Installer

# Changes

  • New icon design
  • New Ps timeline work areas are set to 2 seconds maximum to decrease the likelihood of accidental long renders
  • Moved tool tips down to more clearly view icon
  • Ps New Frame moves the playhead forward one frame

# 0.7.2

Released: 2020-03-04

# Initial beta release

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