What's new in particleIllusion 3.0.3

(Changes from version 3.0.2)

Minor Changes

• Holding SHIFT key while scrolling the stage window accelerates the scroll by a factor of 5.
• Added "Use new method of loading AVIs" preference. When checked, will load AVIs using the new movie code. This option should be used when AVIs don't load correctly.
• Added Newtek SpeedHQ codecs to list of codecs that support alpha channel.
• When can't connect to server, will allow updates dialog to be opened still.
• When no updates available, still opens updates dialog instead of showing message.
• Added "Do not request accumulation buffer" option to OpenGL preferences. (Should take care of issues with cards being put into software mode.)
• Added "-noupchek" commandline param to disable update checks at startup (in case long timeouts at initial updatecheck cause user to force app to quit)
• Added "checking for updates..." status window when checking for updates.

Bug Fixes

• Would still put dropped emitters in wrong place when drag and dropping in library window (sometimes). Not 100% sure if this is fixed.
• After dragging a folder to relocate it, the emitters in that folder could not be relocated.
• After dragging a super emitter (in the library properties dialog) to relocate it, clicking the "particles" tab would show nothing (wouldn't select the first particle type of the emitter).
• When "Save As" library with a new name, the library button (below the preview window) would not show the new name)
• Would skip the first frame of some AVIs that were loaded.
• Sometimes when dragging emitters in library window (or when doing a very slight drag when selecting emitters) the emitter would move to the end of the last folder.
• When stage zoom was not 100% and saving output (answer "no" to automatically setting it to 100%), the output image size was still 100% size. For example, 640x480 stage, 50% zoom, output image size was 640x480.
• If Panasonic DV codec was installed, would crash when loading a DV AVI.
• Made changes to prevent crash with "bad" codecs (like Arcsoft Mpeg Writer)
• When saving image files with weird widths (631, 721, etc.) could crash or produce corrupted images.
• When saving output with fields and layer offset had a "break" in it, the frame at the "break" would render one field at a significantly wrong location.
• Would show "No Internet Connection" error message 4 times when check for updates couldn't find connection.
• Would show "no updates available" message when update check occurred at startup (now only shows that message when "check for updates" is done manually)

What's new in pIllusionRender 3.0.6

Minor Changes

• Added "Use new method of loading AVIs" preference. When checked, will load AVIs using the new movie code. This option should be used when AVIs don't load correctly.
• Added -reset commandline parameter for a way to "reset default settings"

Bug Fixes

• Would skip the first frame of some AVIs that were loaded.
• Codec selected in dialog would not match codec shown in main window.
• Made changes to prevent "bad" codecs from causing problems (like Arcsoft Mpeg Writer).
• If Panasonic DV codec was installed, would crash when loading a DV AVI.
• When saving image files with weird widths (631, 721, etc.) could crash or produce corrupted images.
• When saving output with fields and layer offset had a "break" in it, the frame at the "break" would render one field at a significantly wrong location.