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Changelog

All notable changes to PixelMaestro Studio will be documented in this file.

The format is loosely based on Keep a Changelog.

[v0.60] - 2020-03-05

Added

  • Added support for connecting network devices. Enter the IP address and port number in the format : in place of a serial device URI. Leaving the port number blank defaults to port 8077.
  • Added wrap toggle to Section tab.
  • Added icons to palette, animation, and orientation comboboxes.

Changed

  • GUI changes:
    • Broke out Section and Layer controls to the top of the screen.
    • Converted Section and Layer combo boxes into list boxes.
    • Sections are now displayed in a grid. You can change the width of the grid in the Preferences.
    • Reorganized the Canvas and Show tabs.
    • Added highlights to play/pause buttons when clicked.
  • Fixed crash when closing PixelMaestro Studio when both Maestro views are closed.
  • Added Cue size to code output in the Cue Interpreter dialog.

[v0.51] - 2019-11-26

Added

  • Added window icons.

Changed

  • Changed time widgets to display time spans instead of milliseconds.

[v0.50.2] - 2019-07-26

Added

  • Added checkbox for toggling "Code" column in Cue Preview dialog.
  • Add ability to set an Animation's center.

Changed

  • Fixed cursor positioning in SectionDrawingArea.
  • Migrated docs to Sphinx.

[v0.50.1] - 2019-06-30

Added

  • Added support for generating "comet-style" palettes.

Changed

  • Device tab: readded flag when uploading Cues to EEPROM.

[v0.50] - 2019-06-19

Important Changes

Cue Changes

Due to changes in how Cues are formatted, Cuefiles created in earlier versions can no longer be opened in this version.

Added

  • Added option to mirror Sections across the x and/or y axes.
  • Added notification icon for when a background action (e.g. a Show) modifies the Maestro.
  • Added notification icon for when a device is connected.
  • Added the ability to drag and drop Events in the Show tab's Event Queue.
  • Added a dialog for editing Events. Double-click an Event in the Event Queue to change its settings.
  • Added option to allow Show Events to trigger live device updates. This allows you to trigger commands on a connected device without having to run the Show on the device.
  • Added a play/pause button and cycle selector for Animations.

Changed

  • Enabling Maestro outputs has been moved from the Preferences dialog to the Window menu item.
  • Redesigned Device Tab.
  • Fixed MaestroController::save_section_to_datastream() not saving the Canvas frame count.
  • Fixed Device Section Map not updating the correct Cue.
  • Fixed Canvases not drawing frames larger than 255x255 pixels.
  • Fixed Delay getting disabled when fading is enabled.
  • Fixed Canvas actions performed on a SectionDrawingArea not updating the cursor before performing the action.
  • Reverted broken duplicate Palette name check.
  • Increased minimum window width.
  • Bumped Qt version to 5.12.3.

Removed

  • Wave animation mirror option.

[v0.40.1] - 2018-12-06

Changed

  • Fixed issue with populating Grid Size when switching Sections/Layers.

[v0.40] - 2018-12-03

Added

  • Main Window
    • Added File > Open and Merge..., which loads a Cuefile on top of the current Maestro instead of replacing it.
    • Added File > Open to Event History..., which loads a Cuefile into the Event History without affecting the running Maestro.
    • Added ability to resize sections of the interface.
    • Added shortcut keys for Save, New, Open, etc.
    • Added confirmation prompt when there are unsaved changes.
  • Animation Editor
    • Added cursor when using the Canvas brush tool.
    • Added duplicate name check to Palette Editor.
    • Added lock icon to tabs when Lock Maestro is checked in the Show tab.
    • Added check to prevent segfaults when editing certain animations while Lock Maestro is enabled in the Show tab.
    • Added buttons to clear the Event History and Event Queue in the Show tab.
    • Added ability to click on a Section to make it the Active Section.
    • Added "replace" tool for Canvases, which replaces a single color with another color.
    • Added ability to re-select a Palette from the Palette drop-down. This lets you reapply a Palette after making changes.
    • Added refresh button to Device tab, which scans for connected devices.
    • Added ability to map Sections between the PC and a device to "translate" live updates to different Sections.
    • Added Section brightness slider (brightness moved from Maestro-level to Section-level).
  • Preferences
    • Added ability to customize the max number of events stored in the Event History.

Changed

  • Main Window
    • Added tooltips to several menu options.
    • Renamed several file menu options to be more clear about their actions.
    • Removed unnecessary Cues being saved to new Cuefiles.
    • Viewport now reflects changes to Maestro brightness.
  • Animation Editor
    • Moved Maestro play/pause and lock controls from Show tab to the main window.
    • Split MaestroControlWidget into subwidgets.
    • Show timer now runs continuously instead of only when the Show is running.
    • Renamed Cue Interpreter dialog to Cue Preview.
    • Fixed memory leak when loading images into a Canvas.
    • Fixed issue where Cues executed twice while loading.
    • Fixed custom Palettes saving and loading even with session saving disabled.
    • Fixed Palette colors regenerating when changing a Palette's name.
    • Enable Show now initializes and deletes the Show instead of just pausing it.
    • Increased Event History to 200 events.
    • Fixed issue where cancelling the Palette Editor dialog regenerated the color scheme anyway.
    • Saved devices will now try to auto-connect even if they weren't auto-detected.
  • Other
    • Updated Qt version to 5.11.2.
    • Created static build for Linux. Linux users do not need to preinstall Qt.

Removed

  • Removed donation link.
  • Removed Pixel Size option from Preferences dialog.

[v0.30] - 2018-04-18

WARNING: This update breaks backwards compatability with v0.20.1 and earlier Cuefiles.

Added

  • Animation Editor
    • Added Device tab for controlling USB devices. This replaces the Serial section of the Preferences dialog.
    • Added ability to upload an entire Maestro configuration (a Cuefile) to a USB device.
    • Added ability to toggle live updating of USB devices.
    • Added ability to unset Animations.
    • Added ability to edit Palettes.
    • Palettes are now saved between sessions.
    • Added dialog window for previewing Cuefiles.
  • Preferences
    • Added setting to toggle session auto save/load when closing/opening the application. This is enabled by default.

Changed

  • Animation Editor
    • Fixed MaestroController not properly saving Section scroll settings.
    • Palette list is now automatically saved and reopened when closing/opening PixelMaestro Studio.
    • Consolidated all three Canvas types into the base Canvas class. This new class works like a PaletteCanvas with support for transparency.
    • Replaced the "Canvas Type" drop-down with a check box.
  • Preferences
    • Moved USB device settings to Animation Editor.
  • File selector dialog now remembers the last directory used.
  • Lowered minimum Qt version to 5.9.1 for compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04 repository Qt version.
  • Code cleanup.

[v0.20.1] - 2018-03-20

Changed

  • Fixed an issue where an extra non-existent Section was listed in the Animation Editor dropdown.
  • Fixed active Section identification and highlighting.
  • Fixed mirror checkbox not being checked when switching to a Section with a mirrored Wave animation.

[v0.20] - 2018-03-17

WARNING: This update breaks backwards compatability with v0.12 and earlier Cuefiles.

Added

  • Added ability to set the Canvas cursor by clicking on a pixel.
  • Added Canvas drawing tool that lets you draw directly onto a Section.
  • Added playback buttons to the Canvas and Show tabs.
  • Added fire animation.
  • Added skew and mirror parameters to Wave animation.
  • Added ability to reorder Show Events.
  • Added a border to Sections. The active Section/Layer has a lighter border, while all other Sections have a dark border.

Changed

  • Many UI changes and bugfixes.
  • Fixed Maestro-level properties not updating when loading a Maestro from a Cuefile.
  • Enabled changing the grid size while a Layer is active.
  • Enabled changing per-axis offset values while scrolling is disabled on that axis.
  • Merged Lightning animation's two separate drift controls into a single control.
  • Changed Preferences dialog layout.

Removed

  • Removed the Merge animation. Use WaveAnimation::set_mirror(true) to recreate the merge effect.
  • Removed standalone demos. To see a demo, open one of the example Cuefiles from the examples folder.

[v0.12] - 2018-01-22

Changed

  • Animation Editor:
    • Loading an image into a PaletteCanvas now adds the palette to the palette drop-down.
  • MaestroController: Changed default refresh rate to 50ms.
  • SimpleDrawingAreaDialog: Added fullscreen toggle.
  • Renamed Settings to Preferences.

[v0.11] - 2017-12-23

Added

  • Moved Maestro timing to the MaestroController. This should reduce resource usage and keep screen outputs from falling out of sync with each other.
  • Animation Editor
    • Added support for PaletteCanvases.
    • Added a pause/resume button to the Show tab. This lets you stop and start the Maestro at any time.
    • Added a relative time box to the Show tab. This shows the time elapsed since the last event that was ran.
  • Demos
    • Added sample Cue files for each demo. You can load these files in the Animation Editor.
  • Settings
    • Added the ability to pause the Maestro when the Animation Editor first opens.

Changed

  • Moved Cuefile processing and Maestro initialization into MaestroController.
  • Animation Editor
    • Show tab: Renamed "Current Time" to "Absolute Time".

Changed

  • Animation Editor: Removed alert when a saved USB device is no longer connected. The device now appears greyed out on the Settings page.

[v0.10] - 2017-12-05

Added

  • Added donate link to Help menu.
  • Added ability to configure multiple output devices in settings.
  • Animation Editor
    • Added checkbox to enable repeated Canvas scrolling.
    • Added checkbox for looping Show Events.
    • Added empty space between Sections.

Changed

  • Moved project into Beta state.
  • Modified Show Event management UI
    • Added ability to remove Events from Show Event list.
    • Added timing method combo box.
    • Simplified Event History selection.
    • Events that have already run will now appear grayed out.

Removed

  • Removed device simulator.
  • Removed Animated Canvas demo.

[v0.9] - 2017-11-28

Added

  • Added frame controls to Canvas editing tools.
  • Added Canvas Edit mode, which stops the Canvas from animating so you can draw on individual frames.
  • Added Show Edit mode, which lets you generate Events without changing the Maestro itself.

Changed

  • Redesigned Animation Editor UI. Controls are now grouped into tabs for each component: Section, Animation, Canvas, and Show.
  • Show controls are now fully functional.