After a year and a half of development, presented the release of the project Synfig 1.5.4, developing a vector 2D animation editor used in the production of animation projects “Morevna” (Morevna). The package is designed specifically for animation and allows you to create cinematic-quality work without the routine intermediate rendering of each frame. The project code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Synfig builds generated for Linux (AppImage), Windows and macOS.
Synfig is notable for the presence of layer-based compositing tools – geometric shapes, gradients, filters, distortions, transformations, fractals, etc. can be used as layers. The editor also supports contour gradients, allowing you to add soft shading to your animation without having to draw it on every frame. It is possible to draw using tablets, among other things, changing the thickness of the line depending on the intensity of pressure.
Smooth animation is achieved through automatic interpolation of image changes between key frames. To ensure correct color rendering and a wide range of brightness, HDRI (High Dynamic-Range Imaging) technology and floating point calculations are used. It supports working with imported raster images and vector objects, allowing you to create works that do not depend on screen resolutions.
Key innovations Synfig 1.5.4:
- Added angle converter that supports integer numbers.
- Implemented keyboard shortcuts for locking and unlocking past and next keyframes.
- Introduced a new “Alpha Intersection” mode for blending layers with transparency.
- Improved functionality for transferring palette values via the clipboard.
- Added initial support for SVG elements with text in and layers Lottie with text.
- Bevel, Noise, HalfTone2 and HalfTone3 layers have been switched to use the faster Cobra rendering engine.
- Import of image sequences has been optimized.
- Parameter passing by reference has been improved.
- Rendering artifacts have been eliminated outlines.
- Fixed undefined behavior of Undo/Redo operations after value conversion.
- Fixed crashes when importing incorrect PNG images.
- Improved import of SVG images.
- Fixed problems with font rendering.
