Magpie Pro Version History

05/07/2008 - Version 2.2.2

Bug fixed: timeline repaint issues with very long audio files
Bug fixed: crash when loading certain lwo objects that have unsupported texture formats
Bug fixed: crash when replacing audio files of different lengths

04/15/2007 - Version 2.2.1

Added native support for Intel based Macs
Frame rate changes are more accurate than before
Bug fixed: crash when running on a non-privileged user account
Bug fixed: occasional audio playback problems
Bug fixed: occasional crashes when using Undo

09/05/2005 - Version 2.2.0

Added support for 24 bit audio files
Insert frames now allows to type in a number
Added new export option to generate image sequence with alpha channel
New print options to enable or disable printing of waveform, comments and selections
Automatic check for updated versions
Bug fixed: pose sliders don't update when using left and right keys to move frame by frame
Bug fixed: texture coordinates of some 3ds objects were not being loaded correctly
Bug fixed: playback of 24fps video in video pane was skipping frames
Bug fixed: frame offset was being reset back to 0 each time a project was reloaded
Bug fixed: entering quotes in recognition dialogue cause project to corrupt
Bug fixed: bad rendered quicktime movies at small sizes
Bug fixed: Softimage/XSI script minor bug fixes

03/20/2005 - Version 2.1.2

Text export now allows to export extra comment tracks
Bug fixed: playback speed on some systems was one or two frames less than the expected rate
Bug fixed: German speech recognition issues with words that begin with 'J'
Bug fixed: crash when importing certain objects with texture maps

01/09/2005 - Version 2.1.1

Projects generated with Magpie Pro 1.x can now be imported
Bug fixed: Custom Export and Recognizer scripts with only boolean parameters had display problems.

12/04/2004 - Version 2.1.0

Two new languages are now supported by the speech recognition engine: German and Latin (thanks to Dieter Lange for contributing these two!)
Two scrub modes are now available, the old frame based and a new "Continuous" mode
New "Zoom to Selection" command
Import actors based on 3DS, OBJ and image files in one step similar to the import for LWO and PSD
Up to four independent comment tracks can be used
Export selection as a quicktime audio file
Stereo files are not converted to mono anymore
Playback slider is now enabled during playback
Comments in the timeline can be optionally edited with single click instead of double click
Marks for each second or foot appear in the waveform display in the timeline
Bug fixed: Comments weren't displayed correctly when timeline was set to vertical mode
Bug fixed: In previous versions it was required to press Enter to accept a comment, this is not required anymore
Bug fixed: 3ds objects used on poses now do not require materials
Bug fixed: comments that were only spaces could crash the program while loading
Bug fixed: In text export empty keyframes were being omitted from the export
Bug fixed: speech recognition engine now better detects pauses in speech
Bug fixed: changing frame rates sometimes crashed the application
Bug fixed: using a later for the default image of a 2D actor wasn't supported
Bug fixed: default pose in a 2D actor wasn't always displayed when no keyframes were present

06/18/2004 - Version 2.0.7

Bug fixed: alpha channel transparency in photoshop images wasn't working
Bug fixed: insert/delete frames did not work correctly on the keyframes in the curve track

06/03/2004 - Version 2.0.6

Added support for Ligthwave 8's new MorphMixer file format

05/11/2004 - Version 2.0.5

Bug fixed: feet/frames units were not calculated correctly
Bug fixed: playback on very long files (10 minutes or more) stopped before the end
Bug fixed: crash when loading some very long audio files

05/03/2004 - Version 2.0.4

Bug fixed: crash while importing some 3ds object files
Bug fixed: keyframe times in Lightwave MorphMixer exported files were not accurate

03/21/2004 - Version 2.0.3

Bug fixed: problems when opening some 24 bit Photoshop files
Bug fixed: garbage pose error message tooltips on Windows version
Bug fixed: resize to fit did not work in Video pane
Bug fixed: errors in Hash Animation Master export script
Added link to External Plugins folder in Start Menu (Windows version)

02/20/2004 - Version 2.0.2

Bug fixed: crash when loading a project that has no current actor set
Bug fixed: Keyboard Setup dialog box shows garbage

02/01/2004 - Version 2.0.1

Bug fixed: boolean arguments were not handled correctly in export and recognizer lua scripts called from batch processing scripts.
Bug fixed: settings were not being stored in projects generated through batch processing.

01/02/2003 - Version 2.0.0 - official release!

Added full support for head models generated by FaceGen Modeler.
Added Portuguese language support in the Phonetic Alignment recognizer (thanks go to Pedro Freire Costa for this contribution)
Added progress bar when loading pose 3d models and images.
Added pose error message to alert of missing base 3d object in actor.
Bug fixed: Lightwave objects with multiple UV maps are now displayed correctly.
Bug fixed: more improvements in zbuffer handling in the 3d preview.
Bug fixed: noise when rendering a quicktime movie from a project that has extra frames inserted at the end.
Bug fixed: crash when rendering a quicktime movie with no audio.
Bug fixed: commas in pose names were causing problems in export and recognizer scripts.
Bug fixed: 3d preview loses texture maps when docking or undocking pane.
Bug fixed: some texture maps could not be loaded because of an incorrect handling of their pathnames.
Bug fixed: png and jpg images and textures failed to load.
Bug fixed: support for accented characters in Phonetic Alignment recognizer when using non-english languages.
Bug fixed: several minor fixes to Spanish pronunciation in Phonetic Alignment recognizer.
Bug fixed: crash when reading some psd files made out of scanned photographs.

12/08/2003 - Version 2.0.RC2

Added documentation pages on image and 3d object formats supported and their limitations.
Added APIs to the scripting interface to access Photoshop image layer names and Lightwave endomorph names.
Added preferences options to select the range of the Y axis in the curve editor.
Added warning message before printing or exporting about trial version limitation of first 16 frames used.
Bug fixed: materials in 3ds object files were mixed up in many cases.
Bug fixed: Phonetic Alignment recognizer returned confusing error message when dialogue transcript was empty.
Bug fixed: automatic recognition on part of the project erased all keyframes before the recognized section.
Bug fixed: the Stop command should not select the last frame played (only Pause should do that).

11/03/2003 - Version 2.0.RC1

Softimage XSI support.
New 3D Studio Max import script that does not require any plugins installed.
Added "External Plugins" directory, which includes plug-ins and scripts to import Magpie Pro data into third party applications.
Bug fixed: cannot read .png and .jpg images.
Bug fixed: OpenGL depth buffer artifacts displayed for some objects.
Bug fixed: After Effects export generates the wrong poses.
Bug fixed: boolean values were not handled correctly in export and recognize scripts.
Bug fixed: macro and chain poses were included in the export to 3D applications.

10/26/2003 - Version 2.0.beta5

Batch processing of files added.
Keyboard shortcut customization added.
Select last frame played when pause (Magpie Pro 1.25 does this and it was omitted in 2.0).
Added minimum and maximum arguments to Amplitude recognizer for increased flexibility.
Hourglass cursor is now used while loading large 3d objects.
Added documentation on scripting interface for custom exports, recognizer and batch processing scripts.
Added a new tutorial about batch processing.
Bug fixed: crash when loading certain Photoshop files where the size of a layer is bigger than the canvas.
Bug fixed: crash when loading certain Lightwave model files that have UV maps.
Bug fixed: some Lightwave endomorphs deformed incorrectly.
Bug fixed: 3ds and obj extensions where only recognized as objects when they were in lowercase.
Bug fixed: Phonetic Alignment recognizer sometimes issued a "Phonetic Mismatch" error when used with French dialogue.
Bug fixed: Moho export issued an error when exporting empty frames.
Bug fixed: Lighting setup did not work for very small 3d objects.
Bug fixed: Front clipping plane in 3d preview was set incorrectly.

09/28/2003 - Version 2.0.beta4

Recognize feature added with two recognizers: "Amplitude" and "Phonetic Labeling".
Moho export added.
Added two new tutorials about automatic recognition.
Bug fixed: work area and stored selections weren't affected by a frame rate change.
Bug fixed: end work area frame after a double click was one less than it should.
Bug fixed: chain poses weren't working.
Bug fixed: crash when opening a project and then opening a second one that was shorter.
Bug fixed: crash when printing a project with one or more empty frames.
Bug fixed: crash when printing a project that has groups set to be invisible in Actors pane.
Bug fixed: end of selected range was displayed incorrectly in status bar.

08/24/2003 - Version 2.0.beta3

Stored Selections feature added (replaces the Selections view from v1.25)
Edit Actors now has a button in the toolbar.
Bug fixed: tabs in Actors pane show garbage text after opening a dialog box.
Bug fixed: moving a bezier handle changes selected frame.
Bug fixed: audio playback speed is wrong after replacing audio file in existing project.
Bug fixed: Set Group Keyframe ignores the slider position and always sets keyframe at 1.0
Bug fixed: PDF generated from the Print command is bad until the page size is changed.
Bug fixed: actor groups that are hidden in Actors Pane should also be hidden in Timeline pane.
Bug fixed: default name for new poses was New_Morph_Pose, it is now New_Pose.
Bug fixed: changed Time Ruler #1 and #2 units defaults to frames and timecode respectively to match tutorial.
Bug fixed: redo of a discontinuous selection does not work

08/03/2003 - Version 2.0.beta2

Render command added (located in File menu and toolbar) to output a Quicktime movie or numbered image sequence of the current project.
Selection start and end frames are now shown in the status bar.
Bug fixed: problems reading Lightwave objects. Multi-layer LWO objects are now fully supported.
Bug fixed: export settings used for a project file are not recalled next time that project is opened.
Bug fixed: new projects are assigned a frame rate of 29.97 frames per second regardless of the "New project frame rate" setting in the preferences dialog box.

07/26/2003 - Version 2.0.beta1b

Fixed MacOS user license problems

07/25/2003 - Version 2.0.beta1

Initial release

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