Canvas Software - Animate

February 10, 2023

- Added the ability to move keyframes back and forth throughout a frame collection - Onion skin now appears directly beneath each layer rather than being shown behind everything - Fixed issue where exported animation had reversed colors - Fixed issue where hidden layers in scenes that are not currently selected would still show during export - Fixed issue where scrolling through the timeline sometimes separated the frames from their layers - Ellipse select - Add and remove selections - Improved smudge tool - Adjustment Layers - Mask Layers - New image filters - Rotation handle when transforming - Skew transform - Shape and Image layers - Clipping masks and alpha lock - Perspective Grids - Quick Menu

December 7, 2020

- Changes to file format to make projects load faster. - Fixed issue where export would sometimes stall. - Smudge tool. - New brush engine that allows you to edit brush dynamics and create custom brushes. - Project folders on iPad. - Selection context menu. - Fixed issues with symbol library that would sometimes cause symbols to be deleted. - New, faster color picker that stores recently used colors. - New alert window for creating projects. - Added an edit button to layers.

August 28, 2020

- Fixed issue where people would sometimes experience a black screen or the screen would keep flashing

August 27, 2020

- Fixed issue where copying and pasting frames wasn't working

August 25, 2020

- You can now add audio to your animations and scrub through them using the timeline! To add an audio clip, tap on the current keyframe and click "Import Audio" - Update to file format, but no changes required on your part - New playhead to show the current frame - Small improvements to drawing engine

July 21, 2020

BREAKING CHANGE: Rewrote the rendering pipeline to be more color accurate. Be sure to export your projects before updating otherwise the colors will be off.

July 17, 2020

- More intuitive way to delete projects

July 12, 2020

Breaking Changes: - New future-proof file format that works across devices. Old format projects are likely to be corrupted with this new format. - You can now drag the timeline to different heights to show more or less of the canvas. - Keyframes can now have durations so they stay on the screen for longer without having to add more frames. - There is now have a local and global symbol library. - More options for interacting with layers. - Improved onion skin. - Fixed issue where exporting video would sometimes stall. - Fixed issues where undo/redo wouldn't perform the correct actions sometimes. - Improved memory usage. - Open Animate files from outside the app. - Improved brush textures. - Fixed issue where copying and pasting would sometimes flip the image.

April 26, 2020

Brand new interface for the 2020 version of Animate! - Much more intuitive UI for accessing tools, scenes, frames, etc - Redesigned timeline to be more reliable and less intrusive - New exporting options - Improved Canvas for a better drawing experience - Symbol library for accessing repetitive drawings!

August 20, 2018

- New design for the entire app - The duration of individual frames can be extended to different lengths - Tab system for accessing different features of the app