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✏️ Storyboarder makes it easy to visualize a story as fast you can draw stick figures.

v3.0.0

3 years ago

What’s New?

Localization Built-in support for American English, Russian, and Chinese (Simplified). Use the Language Editor to add your own! Share language files with friends! Invent a new language! Translate Storyboarder into your own secret twin language!

Emotions Slap some personality on those faces with custom emotions you draw yourself! (And we really mean it, you have to draw them yourself. We ran out of time to add more examples).

Hair Are your Characters due for a new 'do? Hoist luscious locks upon their heads using custom hair attachments, now in a fancy new tab! Please make and share further hair!

Runs on Apple Silicon (for your fancy new Mac you lucky duck)
It's still an Intel app, but it should run without issue now with Rosetta 2.

Better UI Scaling Options

Insert Images via Drag & Drop or Paste in Shot Generator

Introducing stbr.link Storyboarder used to run a VR server on your local computer, but it didn't use secure HTTPS, and that stopped working in all the VR-capable browsers. So, now Shot Generator VR routes connections through stbr.link, a server operated by Wonder Unit. You can share the link with friends, and they can browse your scenes in VR, hosted by your computer, in multi-user mode. stbr.link does not store or have access to any of your data other than the basics it needs to setup connections between computers -- once you've connected to peers, your Shot Generator scenes, models, and images are transferred peer-to-peer. But keep in mind that anyone with the correct link can download Shot Generator files from your computer while VR is running.

Added

  • Shot Generator: Insert Image via Drag/Drop or Paste #2143
  • Storyboarder: Localization #2099
  • Storyboarder: zh-CN Localization #2125
  • Shot Generator: Remember Window Size #2112
  • Shot Generator: Scale UI Automatically on Window Resize #2115
  • IK support for custom characters that have the same set of bones as built-in characters. #2044
  • Shot Generator: Character Rotation Gizmo, Add Rotation Podium #2098
  • VR now uses https://stbr.link where multiple users can connect #2129

Fixed

  • Scale UI Save/Restore #2113
  • Scale UI Min/Max Based on Screen Resolution #2114
  • Shot Generator never-ending camera movement bug #2150
  • Better lock to prevent overwrite in multi-user VR #2152
  • VR Pose Capture bug fix #2172
  • Storyboarder: Video Export #2107

v2.1.0

3 years ago

New Features

​- Shot Generator: Add Shading Modes #1991

  • Outline, Wireframe, Flat, or Depth
  • Cycle from the Storyboarder application menu, or via keyboard (Ctrl + K or Command + K)
  • Add "Show Log File…" to Help menu. Quick access to logs for troubleshooting. #2062 ​

Changed

  • Storyboarder: Image Import/Replace from PSD now uses composite image (layers are ignored) #2063
    • “File > Replace Reference Layer Image…” and Import via Mobile
      • PSD composite becomes the current board’s reference layer
    • “File > Import Images to New Boards…”
      • PSD composite becomes the reference layer for a new board
    • “Edit in Photoshop” feature is unchanged, and still uses PSD layers
  • Improved user-adjustable UI Scale up/down via View menu. Replaces the Zoom feature. #2054
  • Shot Generator: Reduced minimum window size to allow for smaller screens #2105
  • Upgraded to Electron 8.x. #1994 ​

Fixed

  • Storyboarder: Fix a bug where PSDs from Autodesk Sketchbook could not be used #2100
  • Storyboarder: Fixed a bug where tasks that copy the project will fail if any files are missing #1155
  • Storyboarder: Fix a bug where camera-plot.png was not saved #2052 #2055
  • Shot Generator: Revised gLTF export to properly export character pose, attachables, and cameras #1984
  • Shot Generator: Rotational gizmo now uses local rotation #2045

Coming Soon

  • Localization (Russian, Chinese, Spanish)
  • Grid View
  • Character Hair
  • IK Working for custom characters
  • Painting inside of Shot Generator
  • Character Posture

v2.0.1-beta

3 years ago

Only download if you'd like to test this beta. Please let us know if anything doesn't work right. We want to release the new featured build asap. Thanks!!!

v2.0.1

3 years ago

Patch Fix for Small Resolutions

This fixes an issue for small resolutions in Shot Generator where you couldn't see the properties. You can also scale the UI up and down in the menu.

Previously New Features

Shot Generator:

  • Complete Shot Generator Refactor - should result in faster performance and but otherwise should behave the same
  • Shot Explorer - A very cool new window that shows you tons of camera opportunities based on the scene
  • Attachables refactored - Attachables will bind more correctly between SG and VR
  • New UI in shot generator
    • Camera Controls in UI - Easier for beginners to control the camera without key commands
    • Tooltips - Easy to learn the key commands for camera movements
    • Tabs in the inspector - We reorganized the inspector to make it easier to make changes on objects
  • Orbit around objects - Select an object, hold control and drag the mouse to orbit camera around object
  • Change Shot Type - Select drop down to change camera framing and angle
  • Refactor of IK System and display of IK pole targets - You can now move elbows and knees like in VR
  • Gizmos to rotate objects in shot generator

VR:

  • Multiuser - Multiple headsets can enter the same Shot Generator scene and see each other
  • Fix for HTTPS VR - Note, this will give you a scary warning. Click advanced details and proceed.
  • Fixed a bug where custom environment would not load in VR

Storyboarder:

  • Integration with Shot Core

Coming Very Soon

  • Shot Generator AR - View and manipulate your scene through your phone. Like VR, but easier!
  • Multiuser in Different Places! - Share a link and invite people to join your VR scene to edit
  • Control Center View - Get an overview of your scene
  • Import PSD Files
  • Emotions - I'm not crying, you're crying

Coming Soonish

  • Bring back type-in scene creator
  • Drawing engine rewrite
  • Custom PDF Exports

v2.0.0

3 years ago

New Features

Shot Generator:

  • Complete Shot Generator Refactor - should result in faster performance and but otherwise should behave the same
  • Shot Explorer - A very cool new window that shows you tons of camera opportunities based on the scene
  • Attachables refactored - Attachables will bind more correctly between SG and VR
  • New UI in shot generator
    • Camera Controls in UI - Easier for beginners to control the camera without key commands
    • Tooltips - Easy to learn the key commands for camera movements
    • Tabs in the inspector - We reorganized the inspector to make it easier to make changes on objects
  • Orbit around objects - Select an object, hold control and drag the mouse to orbit camera around object
  • Change Shot Type - Select drop down to change camera framing and angle
  • Refactor of IK System and display of IK pole targets - You can now move elbows and knees like in VR
  • Gizmos to rotate objects in shot generator

VR:

  • Multiuser - Multiple headsets can enter the same Shot Generator scene and see each other
  • Fix for HTTPS VR - Note, this will give you a scary warning. Click advanced details and proceed.
  • Fixed a bug where custom environment would not load in VR

Storyboarder:

  • Integration with Shot Core

Coming Very Soon

  • Shot Generator AR - View and manipulate your scene through your phone. Like VR, but easier!
  • Multiuser in Different Places! - Share a link and invite people to join your VR scene to edit
  • Control Center View - Get an overview of your scene
  • Import PSD Files
  • Emotions - I'm not crying, you're crying

Coming Soonish

  • Bring back type-in scene creator
  • Drawing engine rewrite
  • Custom PDF Exports

v1.18.0

4 years ago

Features

  • Refactored Shot Generator a bit to make the 3D view MUCH FASTER
  • Added Hand Pose Presets in Shot Generator and in VR!
  • Ability to Group scene objects together
  • Added a HUD in VR to show live cameras, and ability to switch between boards
  • BETA FEATURE: Attachables - Attach objects to a bone on a character like a mustache or a backpack. This feature is still under heavy development so it may not work exactly correct yet. But try it out!

Fixes

  • Fixed minor bugs between shot generator and VR

Coming soon

  • Complete refactor of Shot Generator
  • Multiuser: Multiple headsets can interact with the same scene
  • AR Shot Generator - Manipulate SG using specific Android phones
  • Shot Explorer
  • Ability to import PSD files
  • Custom PDF Exports
  • Drawing engine rewrite

v1.17.0

4 years ago

Features

  • Ability to change camera shot types: Medium, Close Up, Low Angle, etc..
  • Ability to lock objects in a Shot Generator scene
  • New cleaner design for Shot Generator

Fixes

  • Fixed a nasty bug where the 2nd camera wouldn't allow you to pose characters
  • Various fixes

Coming soon

  • Shot Generator and VR: Character Hand Pose Presets
  • Shot Generator: Ability to Group Objects together
  • Shot Generator: Ability to attach objects to Character (Mustache, glasses, hair)
  • Multiuser: Multiple headsets can interact with the same scene.
  • VR: HUD that shows the active cameras and boards in a scene. Change boards, save, insert and set the active camera

v1.16.0

4 years ago

Features

  • Export Shot Generator scene as GLB from menu (Characters will not have poses)
  • Ability to Tint Objects and Characters
  • Ability to Elevate in VR by pressing in the left and right analogue stick buttons

Fixes

  • Switching to metric measurements
  • Fixed minor offset of virtual camera in VR to match Shot Generator exactly

Coming soon

  • HUD in VR for board management

  • Multiple users can be in one scene in VR

  • Add images in Shot Generator. You can make it so the image doesn't render to the camera for reference images too!

v1.15.0

4 years ago

We fixed the release for MacOS Catalina.

Features

  • IK Hip Rotation in VR built for Dan Milligan https://www.danmilligan.com/
  • Add images in Shot Generator. You can make it so the image doesn't render to the camera for reference images too!

v1.14.0

4 years ago

Wow! It’s been a while! But the totally re-written Shot Generator VR is worth the wait!

Shot Generator VR is now very, very fast, even on standalone VR devices like the Oculus Quest. We’ve added a bunch of new features you can learn about in the VR Help.

One breaking change: Shot Generator and VR now use GLTF everywhere, and we’re dropping support for OBJ format.

Added

  • Shot Generator: New objects are helpfully placed somewhat relative to the camera and the room #1729
  • Shot Generator and VR: Artist can control Fog parameters for the scene #1806
  • Shot Generator and VR: Added a Baby and a Child to our growing family of models
  • Shot Generator VR: IK Posing
  • Shot Generator VR: “Drop object to Floor” using X button on VR controller
  • Shot Generator VR: “Active Camera” can be set from the VR UI
  • Shot Generator VR: The Help screen talks to you!

Fixed