Development builds updated (Linux)
The new development builds of Synfig Studio for Linux are available for download! The list of changes: Selecting handle on the workarea now highlights the corresponding parameter in the Parameters…
Cobra engine in action
Morevna Project published a demonstration of usage of Cobra rendering engine in their production process. You can read more details in the original post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HKtfBjGye0
Optimization results of November
So, yesterday we have published an updated packages with improved rendering engine. It's time to take a look what's really inside of those builds and summarize the results of the work done…
New development builds (Linux)
It's been a while. Two weeks passed like a jet! Today we have a new Linux builds for you. They are faster than previous. I invite you to download them…
First testing builds with Cobra engine
In the previous report I have posted a demonstration of Cobra - the new Synfig rendering engine, Today we got first packages with Cobra engine available for testing! For now…
Optimization report #5
Dear friends, today I am happy to share a short video, demonstrating the optimization results for image layers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojnz6NVGYSs The next step is to deliver the testing binary packages, so…
Introducing Cobra
As part of our crowdfunding campaign on Synfig optimization, our hired developer Ivan Mahonin is developing a completely new rendering engine with a purpose to boost performance. Obviously, this new…
Synfig Studio 1.0.2 released
We are happy to announce that the new version of Synfig Studio is available for download! This update includes some results of optimizations for rendering engine, improvements for group layers…
Optimization report #4
So, the new month is here! This time we haven't managed to collect the required amount of $1000 to accommodate the full-time development for a month. That means our hired…
Optimization report #3
A quick update on current state of things. 1. The software rendering of vector data got even faster. Right now rendering of our test image with transparent layers (see below)…
Native OSX build is available for testing
The native build of Synfig Studio for OSX is available for testing! All our previous builds of 1.x version for OSX had requirement to install XQuartz package, which was uncomfortable…
Optimization report #2
It's time for a quick update! Last days Ivan Mahonin was working on porting vector rendering algorithms into the new render engine of Synfig. By this moment he got the…