Update History

[0.19.0] 02-13-2025

Additional functions

• Default export settings for GIF animation have been updated, and dithering settings have been changed to higher quality with less flickering.
• Dithering settings can now be changed manually in the GIF animation export settings.

Improvement items

• When the “Assets” button on the sidebar is pressed, the display has been modified to keep the previous hierarchy when the Asset Library Palette is not open.
• The button for sliding the scene selection tab bar on the canvas has been changed so that it is not displayed when not needed.
• In the Export dialog box, keyframe settings are now hidden for GIF animation and PNG export.

Other

• The official website has been partially updated.
  • Added “Pattern layers” and “Transitions” to the manual.

[0.18.0] 02-05-2025

Key info

• Larger size WebP animations are now supported for output.

Additional functions

• Added the ability to specify font size and line spacing units for text layers.
• Added pull-down presets to select the font size and line spacing setting values for text layers.
• When a key is added near a Bezier curve in the Curve Editor, it is now added on the Bezier curve and retains the shape of the curve with the new function.
• When adding a key using ctrl + left click on the Graph Editor, a preview showing the position to add is now displayed with the new function.

Improvement items

• Larger size WebP animations are now supported for output.
• The display order of asset categories and genres has been changed.
• Fixed a bug that disrupted the scroll position when deleting or dragging and dropping a layer.
• Fixed a problem with drag and drop on the Timeline where the item being dragged was not displayed.
• Fixed a bug that prevented transition to the history page displayed on tabbed pages in the asset library.
• Fixed a problem in the asset library where returning from the Shapes History List page would return you to the top.
• The minimum particle size for shutter effects has been changed from 1 to 0.
• Fixed a bug that caused the UI to become inoperable when setting transitions.
• Added support for scrolling without the shift key on the tab bar for scene selection on the main canvas.
• Updated the color picker UIs.
• Increased the speed of drawing in the Curve Editor.
• Updated the display of the time scale in the Curve Editor.
• Fixed a problem in which keyframe movement intervals were sometimes incorrect.
• Made a change so that keyframes are deselected as selection properties are changed.
• Fixed a bug that caused graphs to go out of range when moving keyframes.
• For certain login errors, the error messages have been changed to ones that are easier to understand.
• Language switching on the login page is now supported.
• Other minor UI fixes were made.

[0.17.0] 01-23-2025

Key info

• “Clipping in the lower layer” has been implemented. This enables a variety of mask expressions similar to “Clipping Mask” commonly used in drawing tools.
• “Group rendering mode” can now be selected in the group layer settings. This provides a wider range of expression when editing child layers.

Additional functions

• “Clipping in the lower layer” has been implemented.
  • This enables a variety of mask expressions similar to “Clipping Mask” commonly used in drawing tools.
  • Opaque areas of any layer, such as text, Live2D models, videos, and scene layers, can be used as masks.
  • Multiple masked layers can be layered, similar to the drawing tool.
  • Groups can also be used as masks and be masked. However, the “Group rendering mode” must be set to “Normal (Drawing together).”

• “Group rendering mode” can now be selected in the group layer settings.
  •  “High speed” is suitable for grouping child layers by role, etc. This is the same expression as in the previous version. This is the default setting.
  •  Use “Normal (Drawing together)” if you want to make a group translucent, apply effects to a group, use a group as a clipping mask, clipping-mask a group, or apply the blend mode to a group.
  •  Use “Transparent (Drawing together)” when you want to make a group semi-transparent while applying the blend mode to the group’s child layers.
    
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• A drag handle has been added to the center of the bounding box used when selecting a layer.
  • When a layer behind another layer is selected, you can move the back layer by dragging the movement handles.

Improvement items

• Resolved a problem that prevented adjustment of animation effects on the Layer Settings Palette side.
• A problem has been solved where scene references by scene layers would freeze if they were in a circular relationship (A to A, A to B to C to A, etc.).
  Note: Although we have checks to prevent a circular relationship during editing, there is a bug that causes circulation in some operations. The checking mechanism will be improved in the future.
• The freezing problem when video and still image files, etc. cannot be successfully retrieved has been resolved.
• Improved English translation.

Other changes

• With the implementation of “Clipping in the lower layer,” the existing “Clipping Mask” was renamed to “Clipping by shapes.”
• Transition expressions between layers belonging to different groups have been changed.
  Note: Some existing data (special cases) may be expressed differently.
  • Previously, transitions could be applied to any layer, but there have been cases where transitions between layers belonging to different groups could not be applied correctly (when the groups have coordinate transformations, semi-transparency, etc.).
  • Starting with this version, transitions between layers belonging to different groups can be applied only when the group has no effect on the expression; otherwise, the transition line is displayed with a red line and the transition effect is disabled.
  • Cases when the group has no effect on the expression meet all of the following conditions.
    • The group has the following settings: The group rendering mode is “High speed,” the opacity is 100%, no effects, no coordinate transformations, no animation effects, no application as a clipping mask, no clipping mask application, and the blend mode is normal.

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[0.16.0] 01-16-2025

Additional functions

• Added the ability to reorder scenes on the project palette.
• A button has been added to the sidebar to allow users to move to the support page.

Improvement items

• The countdown at the start of the motion recording function by the nizima LIVE add-on has been changed to be performed on the main canvas.
• Other minor UI adjustments were made.

[0.15.0] 01-09-2025

Additional functions

• An alignment function has been added that allows the user to adjust the alignment of the selected layer relative to the entire canvas using “Align” in the upper left corner of the canvas.

Improvement items

• Fixed a problem where a font name different from the set font was sometimes displayed.
• Fixed a problem in which the currently selected font notation remained even after the hover was removed during preview of a rich text font.
• Fixed a problem where layers in different groups would not be in the correct place when aligned.
• Fixed a problem with nizima LIVE recording data not being applied to the correct time.
• When the recording countdown is aborted with “Connect to nizimaLIVE” on, “Connect to nizimaLIVE” is no longer automatically turned off.
• Fixed a bug that could corrupt nizima LIVE recording data, and modified the project storage to properly store the recording data.
• Improved UIs for English environment.
• Other UI adjustments were made.

[0.14.1] 12-27-2024

Improvement items

• Resolved an issue where users uploading files for the first time would sometimes fail to upload files.
• Corrected wording on the UIs.
• Translation quality was improved.

Other

• “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” has been added to the official website.

[0.14.0] 12-24-2024

Additional functions

• Added the ability to preview the blend mode on mouse hover when setting the blend mode.

Improvement items

• Fixed a problem in which the length of a scene could not be changed when the Timeline was in Curve Editor mode.
• The function name “Animation” was changed to “Animation effects.”
• Fixed to give priority to adsorption to the center of the screen when the layer size is close to the screen size.
• Some translations have been improved.
• Other minor UI adjustments were made.

Other

• The “Manual” page of the official website has been updated.
  • The manuals that were previously available have been moved to the “Tutorials” page.
• Added “How to use Live2D action frames” and “How to make Live2D action frames” to the tutorial page.

[0.13.0] 12-10-2024

Key info

• The waiting list is no longer in operation and nizima ACTION!! is now available to all nizima account holders.
• nizima LIVE recording results can now be exported as .motion3.json.

Additional functions

• nizima ACTION!! is now available for your nizima account.
• nizima LIVE recording results can now be exported as .motion3.json.
  • After recording, expand the Live2D layer from the layer list to create a property group called “nizima LIVE motion.” Right-click and select “Output as motion3.json” to download the file as motion_“date”.motion3.json.
• English has been added as a supported language for the UIs.

Improvement items

• Solved a problem in which the start time did not have the correct value when a scene layer was divided.
• Solved a rare problem where audio could not be exported when dividing audio and video layers.
• Fixed a problem with nizima LIVE recording not recording at the correct pitch.
• Solved a problem in the nizima LIVE linkage function where the pop-up message “Cannot change while recording” would remain.
• Solved a problem in which switching the linked Live2D layers during nizima LIVE recording would not result in proper recording.
• The name of the property group for nizima LIVE recording results was changed from “Live2D motion” to “nizima LIVE motion.”
• Solved a problem where the Palette width would shift from the pinched position when changing the Palette width.
• Solved the problem of two layers being added from the history list of the asset library.
• Solved a problem where shape images could not be added from the history list of the asset library.
• The UI for displaying the hierarchy of Live2D layer parts in the layer list has been adjusted.
• Solved a problem where the Timeline selection state would not change when selecting a layer.
• Other UI adjustments were made.

Deleted items

• Login by e-mail and password method has been abolished. Users from the closed alpha version will need to transfer their accounts.

[0.12.0] 12-05-2024 

Key info

• A search function has been added to the asset library.
• Added a nizima account linking function.

Additional functions 

• A search function has been added to the asset library.
  • You can now search for specific words from the asset library.
• Added a nizima account linking function.
  • In transitioning to the open alpha version, we have added the ability for users of the closed alpha version to link their nizima accounts.

Improvement items

• Data writing during nizima LIVE tracking has been greatly decreased.
  • Due to the large volume of pre-processed data during tracking, the data is now cached only in the local environment. “Readjustment of selection properties” is possible only if the cache is still available in the same browser.
• Solved a problem in which operations to add or update keys from the main canvas were not immediately reflected on the Timeline.
• Solved a problem where key add/delete operations on the Timeline were not immediately reflected in the layer list.
• Fixed a problem with some layers not displaying cut lines when using the cut tool on the Timeline.
• Solved a problem where the cut tool could be used on layers with “Match the range to the parent” enabled.
• Solved a problem where recording from nizima LIVE could be started even when the Live2D model was hidden.
• Solved a problem where recording from nizima LIVE would not reflect motion in the correct position.
• Fixed a problem in which a small font size was not drawn correctly when writing vertically on a text layer.
• Other UI adjustments were made.

[0.11.1] 12-02-2024

Key info

• A problem that occurred when importing Live2D has been corrected.

Improvement items

• A problem that occurred when importing Live2D has been corrected.
  • Improved the problem of adding a large number of Live2D layers, which did not draw properly.
  • Improved a problem that could fail to import Live2D models with large MOC3 file sizes.
  • A setting item to specify the memory size used for importing Live2D models has been added to the user settable “Advanced settings” section.
    • If a Live2D model is not drawn properly when importing a very large number of Live2D models or a Live2D model with a very large MOC3 file, increasing this setting to 64 MB or 128 MB will allow the model to be drawn properly. In environments with low memory, increasing the memory size may result in unstable operation.

[0.11.0] 11-27-2024 

Key info

• Opacity of Live2D model parts is now supported.
• Hierarchical display of Live2D parameters is now supported.

Additional functions

• Opacity of Live2D model parts is now supported.
  • Opacity changes in parts included in Live2D motion (motion3.json) are now supported.
  • Added “Live2D parts” property group for setting the opacity of parts on the Timeline. (only if you created a new Live2D layer)
• Hierarchical display of Live2D parameters is now supported.
• Made a change so that all selected layers can be cut at once.

Improvement items

• The property group name for setting Live2D parameter values has been changed from “Live2D” to “Live2D parameters.” (This only applies to newly created Live2D layers, so existing Live2D layers are not affected.)
• Added the ability to specify the length (the numbers of secs and frames and frame rate) and the background color when creating a new project from the home page.
• Added the ability to specify the length (the numbers of secs and frames and frame rate) and the background color when creating a new scene from within a project.
• Added an icon to the header to show the save status.
• “Live2D Template” was renamed “Live2D Action Frames.”
• Fixed a problem in which clicking on a license URL in the asset menu did not take the user to the hyperlink destination.
• Made a change so that when renaming a layer by double-clicking it on the Timeline, all text is selected by default.
• Solved an issue where tracking was not reflected when editing a Live2D layer while connected to nizima LIVE.
• The quality of Bezier curves in nizima LIVE tracking has been improved.
• Solved an issue that could cause file import to fail immediately after file upload.
• Solved a problem in which making changes to a layer while downloading a video layer asset would cause the layer to revert to its pre-modified state upon completion of the download.
• Fixed a problem so that when a transition setting toggle is disabled, the transition is toggled on and off rather than deleted.
• Made a change so that the transition is not applied when the transition target layer is invisible.
• Solved a problem in which the display of transitions was corrupted when transitions were not selected (only layers were connected to each other).
• The ability to change the value of a property by dragging horizontally has been changed so that the value can be changed by dragging again immediately after releasing the mouse.
• Solved a problem with the ability to slide Live2D parameters together that prevented it from working properly.
• In the pattern layer settings, the section labeled “Row height settings” has been changed to “Scene scale.”
• Fixed a problem in which the cut line of a layer in a group layer whose start frame is later than 0s was misaligned.
• Solved a problem where the font would be written in English when a font containing Japanese characters was selected in the Font Select box.
• Solved a problem where the “Align” and “Arrange” icons in the option bar would not display properly.
• Solved a problem where the number of frames in a group layer was not displayed correctly.
• Solved a problem that failed to import Live2D models larger than approximately 15 MB.
• Solved a problem that caused instability in Live2D-related functions when a large number of Live2D models were imported.
• Solved a problem in which edits could not be saved due to a transition-related glitch.
• Solved the problem of motion remaining in the original layer when switching “Live2D layers that work together” in the nizima LIVE Palette.
• Load reduction of some processes has been carried out.
• Other UI adjustments were made.

[0.10.0] 11-13-2024 

Key info

• Support for applying facial expressions (.exp3.json) to Live2D models has been added.

Additional functions

• Support for applying facial expressions (.exp3.json) to Live2D models has been added.
  • The settings can be made from the “Live2D expression” palette displayed when selecting a Live2D layer.
• The progress bar has been changed so that the playback status of Live2D motion being applied can be checked on the progress bar.
  • The playback status can be checked from the “Live2D motion” palette displayed when a Live2D layer is selected.
• Playback and export of sounds from scenes referenced in scene layers are now supported.
• Transitions can now be applied to scene layers.

Improvement items

• Improved layer and key selection operations on the Timeline.
• Preview playback of transitions has been implemented in the Transition Palette.
• Addressed an issue that could prevent files larger than 5 MB from being uploaded successfully.
• The Alt key can now be used to change the scaling action while dragging the selected layer to zoom out/zoom in with the mouse.
• Fixed a bug that caused the playback velocity of Live2D motion and the length of influence sequences to be out of sync in non-30fps scenes.
• Fixed an issue where items in the decoration list would not re-align when the tab width was changed.
• Fixed a bug in which the outline decoration thickness was different from the set value.
• Solved a problem where the master gain in the Volume Palette would disappear when switching scenes.
• Solved a problem in which a video layer included in a scene layer’s reference scene might not result in the correct image.
• Steps and inverse steps set in the Live2D motion (motion3.json) were not reflected properly.
• The name of “Live2D Template” was changed to “Live2D Action Frames.”
• Other minor UI adjustments were made.

[0.9.0] 10-30-2024 

Key info

• Preview generation-related problems have been solved, and drawing velocity, response, and memory usage during editing and playback, etc. have been dramatically improved.
• Enhanced functionality for easy transitions often used for scene changes and other productions.

Additional functions

• Extended scene layer specifications.
  • The scene layer (the ability to place another scene on the Timeline as a layer) has been expanded to allow the start time of playback to be changed. By dragging the left edge of the scene layer to the right on the Timeline, you can adjust the scene playback start time in the scene layer.
  • When a scene layer is divided in two, the second half of the divided scene layer is extended so that playback begins at the position from which the division was made.
    (Layers can be divided by right-clicking on a layer in the Timeline and selecting “Divide layer,” by pressing the “S” key, or by clicking with the scissors tool.)
• Enhanced functionality for easy transitions often used for scene changes and other productions.
  • A Transition Settings Palette has been implemented to allow various settings to be changed.
  • The transition interval has been extended to allow selection of length (in secs) and placement from “Center of layer A and B,” “End of layer A,” and “Beginning of layer B.” (Changes in the transition interval settings method may result in slight changes in the time distribution of transitions applied in the past.)

Note: Overview and usage of transitions

Improvement items

• Preview generation-related problems have been solved, and drawing velocity, response, and memory usage during editing and playback, etc. have been dramatically improved.
• Solved a problem where unnecessary error logs were displayed when operating the nizima LIVE linking function.
• Revised the wording of the password reset page and other pages.
• Added an indication that all of the top, bottom, and center (left, right, and center) are matched if the layer heights (or widths) are identical when the layers are adsorbed.
• Solved a problem where the UI would not display properly during preview playback of Live2D motions.
• Improved file upload velocity.
• Solved a problem that could cause file uploads to fail under certain conditions.
• Solved a problem in which layer sizes for rich text in vertical format were not reflected correctly. Fonts that do not support vertical writing may continue to display incorrectly.
• When a Live2D layer is created from the asset library or a file, the created layer is modified to become selected.
• Fixed unexpected behavior of wipe transitions.
• The UI is now updated correctly when a layer is selected during layer creation for Live2D, still images, and audio.
• The Asset Palette is no longer closed when creating layers for still images, audio, and shapes.

[0.8.1] 10-24-2024

Improvement items

• Solved a problem with mosaic-like noise on videos exported with WebP animation.

[0.8.0] 10-22-2024

• The closed alpha version of nizima ACTION!! has been released.