Toon Boom
Storyboard Pro 22

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Publication Date09-27-2022
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Storyboard 22 Release Notes
Here is the list of changes in Storyboard Pro 22, build 22.0.0.18839 (2022-09-26):l

New FeatureslDraw ing Toolsl

Reference Viewl

CameralTimelinel

AudiolConformationl

Renderingl

Libraryl

FixeslKnow n Issues

New Features
Drawing Tools
FeatureMirror View

Description

You can now temporarily flip the contents of the Camera and Stage view shorizontally by enabling Mirror View mode. This helps artists have a different
perspective on their artw ork. It makes it easier to view the balance andcomposition of a draw ing and helps to spot mistakes.
To enable Mirror View , click on theMirror View button in the Camera orStage view toolbar, or select View > Mirror View from the top menu.
For more information, see About Mirror View .

Live Preview W hen Draw ing
w ith a Textured Pencil

Artists can now see the texture on pencil lines as the line is being draw n,providing a live accurate preview of the final line. In the past, the pencil line
w ould be solid w hile draw ing and the texture w ould appear once the line isdraw n.

New Brush Tool Properties

To give you more control over the look and feel of the brush tool, new options
are available to dynamically control the size, flow , opacity and brush tip angle
w hen using a draw ing tablet.

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FeatureDescription

Size, Flow and Opacity
Pen tilt and draw ing speed can now be used as inputs to change the Size, Flowand Opacity properties of brushes, making it possible to control the size andthe opacity of brushes independently w hile draw ing. You are not limited tousing the pressure for both.
Fading and tapering parameters can also be used to increase or decrease thevalue of these properties based on the length of strokes.
The additional properties are available in a new w indow found by clicking thearrow next to those properties. A combination of multiple inputs from the pen
can be used to control a single property.

Brush Tip Orientation
The orientation of the brush tip can now be dynamically controlled using morethan just the W acom Art pen tw ist. A new drop-dow n list, in w hich you canselect betw een Constant, Heading, Azimuth and Tw ist, is now available next
to the Angle Function property.
For more information, see Brush Tool Properties.

Scale Pencil Line Thickness

A new option named Scale Pencil Line Thickness has been added to the SelectTool Properties.

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FeatureDescription

W hen enabled, the thickness of lines created w ith the Pencil tool or any of the
shape tools w ill scale w hen using the Select tool to transform them.

Deselecting Multiple Strokes

It is now possible to deselect multiple strokes from the selection w hen using
the Select tool by holding dow n the Shift+Alt keys (Shift+Option on macOS).
This allow s you to quickly remove multiple strokes from a selection w ithout
having to click each of them individually.

Reference View
FeatureDescription

The Reference view (formerly know n as the Model view ) can now be used toimport and display bitmap images that can be used as inspiration or as
references w hile draw ing.

Updated Model view , nowrenamed Reference View
Imported images are automatically saved in the project’s models folder. These
reference images can then be loaded on demand in subsequent sessions using
the Load Default References command.
The new Delete Current command has been added to the view to allow
deleting images from the project's models folder, w ithout having to manually
delete using the file brow ser.
You can now import images and draw ings into the Reference View using dragand-drop from a file brow ser or by pasting images from the clipboard.

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CameraFeatureDescriptionReframe Static Camera

Some artists use a static camera to adjust the frame of a scene after they havedraw n the artw ork. This does not impact the storyboard pipeline too much but
can cause problems further dow n the production pipeline w hen exporting toHarmony. It also causes issues w hen flipping betw een scenes and looking atthem in the Stage View .
A new command in the Camera menu called Reframe Static Camera allow s
users to reset the position of the static camera in a scene w hile repositioning
the draw ings to preserve the composition.

Timeline
FeatureDescription

W hile dragging a clip from a video track to the Storyboard track there is now agreen bar indicating w here the video clip w ill be dropped.
New Drop Position Feedbackin Storyboard Track

Audio
FeatureDescription

Audio Levels View

The new Audio Levels view provides a graphical indicator of the average
decibel (dB) level as output in the final mix. The left and right audio channels
are represented as bar graphs that update in real time during playback orscrubbing.
The bar graphs w ill automatically orient horizontally or vertically depending on
the aspect ratio of the Audio Levels view .

Preference to select Audio
Output Device

The Audio Output Device option that is located in the Playback tab of thePreferences has been improved and now lists all available devices on thesystem. This allow s Storyboard Pro to use a different audio device than the one
set as the default in the operating system.

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Conformation
FeatureNest scenes containing camera
motionDescription

The new Nest scenes containing camera motion option, available in the ExportProject dialog, nests panels from scenes that have camera movements andplaces the camera keyframes, converted to a motion effect, on the nest. Thisreplicates the scene level camera that is in Storyboard Pro and does not breakthe camera movement on individual clips like in previous versions. This allow schanging the duration of clips w ithin a scene w ithout breaking the camera
movement w hen it spans across multiple panels.

3D scene conformation

Use the Scene Reference track
to conform scenes

Basic conformation of scenes w ith 3D camera movement is now possible w ith
Storyboard Pro 22. As NLE softw are do not support 3d camera motion, w hen a
3D scene is exported as part of a conformation export, the first frame of eachpanel w ill be rendered as seen through the camera and used for each clip inthe exported timeline. This allow s the position and duration of clips to bechanged in the NLE softw are and have those changes conformed back in
Storyboard Pro 22.

A new option named Use the Scene Reference track to conform scenes isavailable in the Import Project dialog. This option allow s better tracking ofscene names and positions w hen conforming changes back from editing
softw are using the scene reference track.

Timeline Markers

Markers in the project’s timeline are now included w hen exporting a project forconformation. A new option named Process Markers is now available to importthose markers back into Storyboard Pro w hen importing an animatic project

Clip Handle Duration

A new option to set the duration of clip handles w hen exporting forconformation is available in the Export Project dialog.

Create Layers from PSD files

A new option named Create Layers from PSD files is now available in theImport Project dialog. W hen enabled, Storyboard Pro w ill create individuallayers w hen a new panel is created from a PSD file that is not from an existing
panel in the current project. Previously, PSD files w ould be imported as flatimages w hen imported through the conformation process.

3DW arp effect in AAF exports

3DW arp effects are now only added to scenes that have camera motion w hen
exporting an AAF.

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RenderingFeature

Apple ProRes Codec Support
For W indow sDescription

Apple ProRes codecs are now packaged in Storyboard Pro 22, allow ing theuse of the same high quality codec on W indow s and macOS platforms.
The new QuickTime ProRes Movie format is available in the Export to Movieand Export to EDL/AAF/XML dialogs.

LibraryFeature

Description

Library View Thumbnails

The Library view Thumbnail display mode has been improved w ith the additionof a slider, placed on the bottom right of the view , that can be used to change
the thumbnail sizes.
Filenames are now w ritten below the thumbnails to allow them to align in agrid fashion.

Fixes
The follow ing issues have been fixed in this release of Storyboard Pro:

Generall

Crash w hen rendering a scene w ith a specific 3D model. SB-4830

lRandom crashes w hen using the Create Layer on Surface tool. SB-4817

lRandom crash w hen making multiple strokes w ith thumbnails visible. SB-4814

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Layers that are beyond 12 F on the Z axis disappear from the camera view w hen the camera is rotatedin 3D. SB-4811

lLayers do not follow the camera w hen Layer Alignment is set to Pin To Camera. SB-4810

lShortcuts are not listed in view s and contextual menus on macOS. SB-4798

lPerformance drops w hen resizing the panel in the Timeline if video track synchronisation is enabled.
SB-4564l

Antialiasing is missing in the Camera and Stage view Overlays. SB-4417l

A Crash occurs w hen stopping playback and the Black Magic device is set in preference but notconnected. SB-4135lPreferences from previous versions are not migrated. SB-4808

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Drawingl

Shape tools are not antialiased w hile draw ing. SB-4730

lTransform controls do not sw itch immediately to the selected and visible layer. SB-4705lLines are not draw n at full precision w hen using a W acom tablet and changing applications using
ALT+TAB on W indow s. SB-4613

Timelinel

Animatic Editing Mode is ignored w hen dropping a video clip betw een panels or at the end of theStoryboard track. SB-4155

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On W indow s, the first playback randomly stops and loops audio w hile audio files are being
decompressed. SB-3933

lMulti-Track: Set Colour is missing in the right-click contextual menu for video tracks. SB-1811

Import / Exportl

SBP may consume huge amounts of memory w hen exporting movies. SB-4799

lUsing the %f variable in the file pattern doesn't w ork w hen using Export to Movie.SB-4837

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The Display Vectorize Option Dialog preference does not w ork w hen importing a bitmap to a video
track. SB-4835

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An extra frame is created w hen importing a specific MP4. SB-4829

lLarge JPEG images do not import. SB-4788

Markersl

Markers don’t ripple w hen a Scene or Sequence is dragged.SB-3563

lMarkers don’t ripple w hen changing transition duration. SB-3483

ConformationlImport Animatic Project removes free space at the beginning of the timeline. SB-3230lImport Animatic Project fails if there are unsupported media files (m4a) linked in the XML.SB-2747

lCannot overw rite AAF file w hen exporting a project for conformation. SB-4863

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Macs w ith Apple Silicon don’t support AFF conformation. SB-4802

Scriptingl

The default colour is not used w hen using SBU_LayerScriptInterface.generateMatte() from scripting.
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Known IssueslW hen there’s not enough room for all the buttons in a toolbar, the extension that can be opened toaccess the buttons is hidden w hen it opens over an OpenGL view . SB-4530

lTouch Gestures to zoom, pan and rotate don't w ork on W indow s. HAR-8739

lSB-4428 On macOS Mojave, GateKeeper prevents launching the Storyboard Pro unless the quarantine
extended attribute is removed from the application bundle. The quarantine extended attribute can beremoved using the follow ing command in the Terminal:$ sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Toon Boom Storyboard
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