Latest Releases

The latest release history in reverse chronological order.

2023-08-11: Update 0.8.50 - Import Function to Merge Layers

• Import Functionality: layers from other animations can now be imported.
• Bugfix: adding a frame to a hidden layer would show the frame in the editor.

2023-07-30: Update 0.7.49 - Bugfix for Clipboard

• Bugfix: Clipboard was broken and didn't work anymore (missing jmod for datatransfer added).

2023-07-28: Update 0.7.48 - Frame Tagging in Timeline

• Frame Tagging: frames in the timeline can now be tagged with a color.

2023-07-03: Update 0.6.47 - Copy to Clipboard for Layer Image

• Layer Image: right-mouse click with popup menu to copy layer image to clipboard.

2023-06-18: Update 0.6.46 - Flipping & FX Re-Ordering

• Mirroring: Option to flip an image (or slide) horizontally and vertically.
• UI: Fly-In/Out higher up the FX list and also defaulting to "Exponential".
• UI: larger file selector (spawning larger part of window height).

2023-05-26: Update 0.6.45 - Selection Animation

• Selection Animation: now visible outside the frame that is edited (clipping updated).

2023-03-26: Update 0.6.44 - Bitmap Font Generator

• Font Generator: bitmap font generator utility integrated into editor.
• Formatting: support for monospaced texts integrated (ASCII only). Code tags "{MONO}" which is new, and "{CODE}" which is now working.
• Formatting: support for color multiplication inside a text when using {TINT:...|M}.
• Cropping Selected Frames: can enable or disable cropping for a group of frames (button now enabled) even if not all have the same status.
• Release History: now shown within the game via settings screen under "History".
• Release/Latest: the latest release information is now shown if you are running a new version and there is versioning information available.
• Maintenance: improved compression for main font file (about 35% smaller).
• Bugfix Crashes: re-try starting the application with OpenGL ES 2.0 ANGLE ON or OFF (if the other method fails and the application crashes).

2022-12-16: Update 0.5.43 - Copy & Paste for Multiple Frames

• Copy & Paste: for multiple selected frames now possible (same layer).
• Font: missing glyphs added to bitmap font for misc. languages.
• UI: Info popup panels now span the whole window height.
• SSL: All websites now switched to secure http, i.e. "https://...".
• SSL: Redirect to secure site at https://... automatically (.htaccess).
• SSL: Error reporter, if chosen to be used, now also uses SSL when sending a report (mail.php).
• Bugfix Crashes: while saving unknown file extensions.

2022-10-17: Update 0.5.41 - Create Button

• History File: now included with the binary.
• New Button: now with pre-defined options including comic slide, movie in 720p etc.

2022-09-27: Update 0.5.40 - MP4 Movie Export

• MP4 Export: now able to export animations as MP4 movies.
• GIF Export: better support for transparent GIF images.
• Network Configuration: hidden if there is no server.
• Boot-Animation: now based on internal video clip format (more customizable). Static to be faster to startup!

2022-05-18: Update 0.4.39 - Start on First Thread Removed

• Mac OS X: -XstartOnFirstThread removed.
• Tag: {SKEW} added for italics.

2022-05-08: Update 0.4.38 - Bugfix for Mirrored Cropping

• Cropping: properly cropping mirrored graphics.

2022-05-03: Update 0.4.37 - Renamed to Noble 2DFX

• Renamed: "Noble 2DFX"
• Notice: requires re-install given the package has changed!

2022-04-23: Update 0.3.36 - Flying in Boxes from EAST

• Bugfix: sliding in balloons from EAST was broken.

2022-04-04: Update 0.3.35 - Unsaved Changes

• Check for unsaved changes when closing window.

2022-04-02: Update 0.3.34 - Input Field & Keyboard

• Input field is not handling CTRL+V if image.
• Input field focus removed when hidden.

2022-03-10: Update 0.3.33 - Animation Packer

• Improved animation packer evaluating different packing methods.
• Bugfix Crashes: for packer in certain situations.

2022-03-09: Update 0.3.32 - Ping-Pong Button

• Time Ping-Pong: time can now be ping-ponged (Tony's request).
• Timeline Compressed: more showing as boxes are less wide.
• Bugfix: touch-panel scroll bars, when selecting one bar did reset the other bar!
• Bugfix: zoom panel wasn't pixel-perfect for bad zoom factors.
• Bugfix: scroll bars still working when continuing dragging outside of scroll area.
• Bugfix: for touch viewport, we are not not forwarding mouse/touch events to child if in scrollbar area.
• Bugfix: adding new effect layer, will give step size as minimum time.
• Bugfix: horizontal animated line effect had wrong height making it uneven.
• Bugfix: animation stops when a new image is loaded.

2022-03-08: Update 0.3.31 - Mirrored Graphics Editing (Fixes)

• Correctly rendering selection Box when mirrored.
• Resizing of mirrored selection box working.
• Cursor for mirrored now corrected also!

2022-03-08: Update 0.3.30 - Texture Packing

• Animation Packing: better packing of animation frames into texture!

2022-03-06: Update 0.3.29 - Zooming & Clipboard

• UI: canvas can now be zoomed!
• UI: top/right corner show utilization of texture atlas for animations.
• UI: texture atlas can be show that is utilized for animations incl. artifacts (e.g. via TEX-link).
• CTRL+S: not showing overlay if nothing to save!
• CTRL+C: to copy current layer image now working also!
• CTRL+V: to paste from clipboard now working also!
• Clipboard: better support for transparent images in clipboard.
• Clipboard: transparent copy/paste now working for Photoshop! :-P
• Bugfix Crashes: removing the last last.
• Bugfix Crashes: for undo/redo as the current time position was taken, which could change!

2022-02-06: Update 0.3.28 - Undo Functionality

• Undo Stack: Reduced to 10 (from 100)
• Undo Popup: shown when UNDO is executed!

2022-02-06: Update 0.3.27 - Export Options & Timeline

• Bugfix for GIF Exports (Transparency).
• Export options updated incl. current frame PNG.
• Allow cropping and inserting time frames.

2021-12-11: Update 0.3.23 - Menu Bar Added

• Menu Bar added
• Adjustment Options: Brightness, Contrast etc.

2021-11-06: Update 0.2.22 - Bugfixes & Streamlining

• Misc. bugfixes and streamlining.

2021-10-29: Update 0.2.20 - Comic Balloon (no Tweening yet)

• Comic Balloons added.
• Texts & misc. streamlined.

2021-10-04: Update 0.1.19 - Bugfixes & Image Type

• Option for blending mode.
• Option for seemless tiling.
• Mouse position display.
• Arrow-keys to move frames.

2021-09-27: Update 0.1.18 - Bugfixes & Image Type

• Atlas building for movie bitmap fixed (no more duplicates).
• Image type can now be selected (e.g. SMOOTH/PIXELY).

2021-09-25: Update 0.1.17 - Undo & Layer Names

• Undo functionality added.
• Layer names added.
• Functionality to edit the saturation.

2021-09-16: Update 0.1.1 - Draft to Tony

• Draft to Tony Hager for evaluation.

2021-09-16: Update 0.1.0 - Project Start

• Initial project created.