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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

2

Storyboard Pro 20.0.2 Release Notes

3

Fixed Issues

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Storyboard Pro 20.0.1 Release Notes

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Storyboard Pro 20 Release Notes

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Storyboard Pro 20.0.2 Release Notes
Here is the list of changes in Storyboard Pro 20.0.2, build 20.10.2.17538 (2021-10-15):lScripting on page 3lFixed Issues on page 4lGeneral on page 4l

PDF Export on page 4lConformation on page 4lScripting on page 4

ScriptingFeatureDescription
The following methods were added to the PrjMgtManager class to allow
inserting projects in the currently opened project:
InsertProject(): Insert the source project before the specified scene.

Insert Project

setCreateNewAudioTrack(): Create new audio tracks in the current project
when inserting the loaded project.
setUseProjectNameAsSequencePrefix(): Use the loaded project name asa prefix for inserted sequences.
setUseProjectNameAsScenePrefix(): Use the loaded project name as aprefix for inserted scenes.

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Fixed Issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Storyboard Pro:

GenerallRandom crash when performing various drag and drop operations under the latest Windows 10 using
an NVIDIA Quadro GPU. SB-4324

lCustom shortcuts set for the Centerline Editor and Polyline tools are lost when the application isrestarted. SB-4292

lStoryboard Pro sometimes crashes when using the trackpad on a MacBook Pro. SB-4136

lChanging the duration of a panel takes about 5 times longer than in previous versions when working inlarge projects. SB-4124

PDF Exportl

The dialog to add revision notes appears twice when exporting to PDF. SB-4353

lPage Duration is always printed as 00:00 in the footer. SB-4157

lProject copyright is not printed in the page footer. SB-4127

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PDF Export Full Page profile has the wrong font set for captions by default. SB-4133

Conformationl

Camera positions are lost when importing an XML or AFF in which clips were trimmed in the editing
software. SB-4383

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SB_PANEL_TRACKING_DATE and SB_CAPTIONS metadata are missing when exporting an XML or an
AAF. SB-4120

ScriptinglMovies generated using the exportToMovie()function from the ExportManager class in batch mode don’t
have audio. SB-4359

lRendered images are randomly expanded to frame all the camera frames when using theexportToFCPXML function from the ExportManager class. SB-4328

lcurrentVersionName is missing from the project class. SB-4159

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Storyboard Pro 20.0.1 Release Notes
Here is the list of changes in Storyboard Pro 20.0.1, build 20.10.1. 16823 (2021-03-09):l

Changes and Improvements on page 5lFixes on page 5lDrawing on page 5lTimeline on page 6lVideo Tracks and Video Track Layers on page 6lAudio and Effects Stack on page 7lCached Playback on page 7l

PDF Export on page 7lScripting on page 7lOpen GL on page 8l

UI and Miscellaneous on page 8

Changes and Improvementsl

A new option is now available in the Generate Auto-Matte dialog to choose whether or not the newly
generated layer is selected upon creation. The new Select Newly Created Layer option is only available
when Create Matte on New Layer is selected.

lChanging the duration of a panel from its start is no longer possible when Animatic Editing Mode isdisabled. Editing the duration of a panel from the start using the mouse is still possible when Animatic
Editing Mode is enabled or when holding down the CTRL (command on macOS) modifier to switch fromripple edit (yellow pointer) to non-ripple edit (red pointer) mode.

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The waveform for both audio channels are now displayed in the Timeline for stereo files.

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

DrawinglRandom crashes when drawing straight lines with the Pencil tool by pressing SHIFT. SB-3980

lPaint fills on some bitmap layers are red when Apply to Visible Drawing Layers is enabled. SB-3962

lDelay drawing with the Brush tool when using a mouse or a drawing tablet that has a high polling rateon macOS. SB-4018

lRandom crashes while drawing using a textured brush on some systems. SB-4048

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TimelinelDrawing is forbidden in the selected panel after clicking in an audio track. SB-3803lDuplicating a panel marks all panels in a scene to be marked as modified when Auto Tracking Mode isenabled. SB-3325

lPasting a drawing object does not work when the focus is in the Timeline view. SB-3999

lMoving camera keyframes in the Timeline causes the ease in and ease out values to change. SB-4015

lOpacity animation is duplicated when using the Split Panel at Current Frame command. SB-3815

lChanging the duration of a transition from the Panel view causes markers with a duration of 1 frame or
longer to disappear. SB-3934

lTemplates created from imported PDF files create single frame panels when dropped in the Timeline.
SB-3981lCreating animation keyframes from the Timeline while multiple layers are selected only creates
keyframes on the first selected layer. SB-3969

lImporting an image fails if the playhead over empty frames in the Timeline. SB-3978

lFrame offset value is not displayed when dragging a camera keyframe in the Timeline. SB-4027

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Crash when selecting a layer if the focus is on a video or audio track and that the track does not containa clip at the current frame. SB-4060l

Crash when pasting a panel a second time after undoing if there is top or side view in the workspace
while the Transform tool is selected. SB-3975lCannot reduce a panel’s duration freely when one of its layers has in and out ease values on its
animation keyframes. SB-4073

lStoryboard Pro hangs when dropping a template or a clip at the end of the storyboard track if there is atransition between the first and second scene. SB-3977

lMarker duration changes when panel duration is changed and that Ripple Markers is enabled. SB-3951lSome operations cause markers to ripple even when Ripple Markers is disabled. SB-4051

Video Tracks and Video Track LayerslDropping a 3D model in a video clip does not prompt to use as a 3D Model or to Render to 2D. SB-3983

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3D models in clips cannot be manipulated with the Transform tool. SB-3877

lOpacity keyframes don’t move when changing the duration of a clip. SB-3902l

The previous clip is added to the selection when shift + click the first frame of a clip. SB-3901l

The Merge Layer command should ignore movie layers instead of removing them. SB-3926

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Dropping grouped layers in a video track creates an empty clip. SB-3959

lLayer animation is lost when dragging and dropping layers into a video track. SB-3957

lOpacity animation is lost when using the Split Clip at Current Frame command. SB-3816l

The Create Layer on Surface tool doesn't work on 3D models in video clips. SB-4017

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Crash when selecting a movie layer after renaming a video track. SB-4045

lAnimated transformations are lost when splitting a video clip. SB-4049

Audio and Effects Stackl

Using the Split Clip at Current Frame command enables all the effects in the newly created clip. SB3940

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Some volume keys are lost when splitting an audio file. SB-3854

lMulti-selection using Shift in the Effect Stack is not working properly. SB-3961

lEditing the values of audio effects by clicking and dragging in the Effect Stack does not work properly
on macOS. SB-4043

Cached PlaybacklGenerating frames for the playback cache is slower when the Timeline is visible on macOS. SB-3885l

If a project does not have any audio clips, scrubbing in the timeline will make the software crash when
Playback Mode is set to use a Blackmagic Design device and that Audio Scrubbing is enabled. SB-3979

lAudio is doubled when using a Playback View and that audio is set to output on Blackmagic Design
device. SB-3868

lThere is a big delay when starting a playback if the project Info overlay is enabled in cached playback.
SB-4093

PDF ExportlCustom page format is not applied properly when exporting to PDF. SB-4001l

The camera mask is not printed in scenes that have a static camera. SB-4041

lExport to PDF dialog becomes unresponsive after changing the colour of the camera mask on macOS.
SB-4042l

Storyboard Pro crashes when attempting to export a PDF Profile. SB-4059

Scriptingl

ExportManager::exportToAAF/XML does not support captions overlay. SB-3324

lScripted export doesn't work when using setUseSelectedPanels. SB-3958

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Crash when using exportToNLE in batch mode. SB-4006l

Crash when calling exportToHarmony in batch mode. SB-4007

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Crash setting the current tool preset using a script if there's a hidden layer. SB-4034

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TB_ChangePanelDuration script does not work. SB-4038

Open GLlStage and Camera views don't refresh when FSAA is off on macOS using Iris Pro Graphics 6200. SB3967

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Memory leak when overlays are displayed in the Stage view or Camera view. SB-3993

UI and Miscellaneousl

Storyboard Pro crashes on systems that have CPUs with 128 logical cores or more. SB-4009lDetached views that are not on the main monitor always go back to the main monitor when reloading.
SB-3872lPoor performance when clicking caption boxes in the Panel view when there is a large script in the
Storyboard view. SB-3881

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The Text tool and the Burn-In preferences are missing some fonts on macOS since Catalina. SB-3833,
SB-3840lDifficult to see the active state of buttons when using the light UI mode on macOS. SB-3255

lExpand and collapse arrows in the Library, 3D Graph and Effect stack blend with the background whenusing the dark UI mode on macOS Big Sur. SB-3888

lSome shortcuts stop responding after clicking the Cancel button in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. SB3350l

The content of the Stage and Camera view shift when a panel contains too many layers for the space
available in the layer list and that the scrollbar appears. SB-4071

lDropping a template in an existing panel clears the layers’ metadatas and causes grouped layers todisappear. SB-4039

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Storyboard Pro 20 Release Notes
Here is the list of changes in Storyboard Pro 20, build 20.10.0. 16510 (2020-11-22):l

New Features on page 9lDrawing Tools on page 9lDrawing Layers on page 11lModel View on page 12lStage and Camera Views on page 12lPlayback on page 13

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Audio Effects on page 15lTimeline on page 15

lConformation on page 17lExporting and Pipeline Integration on page 17l

PDF Export on page 19lFunction Editor on page 19lScripting on page 20

lOther Enhancements on page 20lFixed Issues on page 20

New Features
Drawing Tools
FeatureDescription

A new Stencil Brush

tool is now available in Storyboard Pro. This tool islocated in a drop-down menu under the Brush

tool in the Tools toolbar.

This tool has two modes, Overlay Brush Modeand Repaint Brush Mode
. The two modes are available in the Stencil Brush Tool Properties, underStencil Brush Tool

the brush presets.
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Repaint Brush Mode: In this mode, the existing artwork is replaced andrepainted, ignoring empty zones. The Stencil Brush always behaves as
a Repaint Brush on bitmap layers.
Overlay Brush Mode: In this mode, the existing artwork is not
modified. Instead, the existing artwork is used as a mask to clip new

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FeatureDescription

brush strokes on top of the existing artwork. You can perform a multilayer selection and use the union of the artwork in all of the selected
layers as the mask. Although all the selected layers participate ingenerating the mask, only the current active layer is modified with the
new brush strokes. The Overlay Brush mode is available for vector
layers only.
Pencil lines can now be drawn with textures. A pencil line texture is appliedwith regard to the width and direction of the pencil lines. For example, if you
draw a spiral with a dash texture, the dashes will follow the curves of the
spiral, and if you draw a thicker line with the same texture, the dashes will beboth longer and thicker.
Pencil Textures

Pencil textures can also be applied to the Lineand Polyline
Pencil, Rectangle, Ellipse

tools. Default textures are found under the Texture tab in thetool extended properties.

You can also import your own textures. Select the pencil line and in the Tool
Properties assign a new texture.

The Cutter

tool now has two gesture cutting modes available in the Tool

Properties view:
Single Line and Multiple Lines
Cutting ModeslSingle Line Cutting Gesture: This mode trims the first line

segment cut by a single straight gesture.
lMultiple Lines Cutting Gesture: This new mode trims multiple line

segments cut by the same gesture.

New options in the LinelCurve Line Mode

tool properties to curve the line on mouse up:: Allows for the drawing of a curved line bymoving the mouse after drawing a straight line. Click or press Enter tocommit the curved line.

Options for drawing curves
with the Line Tooll

S-Curve Line Mode

: Allows for the drawing of an S-shaped

curved line. Moving the mouse after creating a straight line will curve
the line from both ends until the mouse is clicked. The tail end of theline will then curve until the mouse is clicked again or Enter is pressed.

New Auto Fill
Auto Fill with Brush

option in the Brush tool properties. When active, drawing aclosed shape with the Brush

tool will automatically fill the closed shapewith the currently assigned paint colour.

Select tool improvementsl

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FeatureDescription

Undo and Redo commands.
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The Selecttool pivot now follows the selection when scaling,rotating and skewing.
Improvements have been added for editing brush strokes with the Centerline
EditorlCenterline Editor tool
improvementsllPreserve selection when
undoing or redoing

Adjusting eraser size

tool:
Points can now be deleted from the centerline curve on brush strokes
by selecting them and pressing the Delete key.
New Centerline Smoothness option to control the fitting of the centerline is now available in the Tool Properties.
The centerline selection is now maintained when using the Undo andRedo commands.

The Contour Editor, Perspectiveand Envelop

tools now preserve

the selection when using the Undo and Redo commands.
It’s now possible to adjust the eraser size holding o, or by using the [ and ]shortcuts when using the eraser end of the Wacom pen.

Drawing Layers
FeatureDescription

Scroll bar in the layer list

The layer list that appears in the Stage view, Camera view and in the panels in
the Thumbnail view, now has a scrollbar to quickly move and scroll down thelist of layers.
You can now toggle the different states (visibility, lock, Background Mode) ofmultiple layers by holding the Alt key when clicking on the Show/HideLock/Unlock

Toggling layer statesor Background Mode,

icons.

Alt-clicking the Show/Hide icon on a layer will hide all other layers in thepanel and only show the layer on which you clicked.
If the layer that is being clicked is the only layer that is visible, Alt-clicking will
enable all the layers in the panel.

Dropping layers in groups

Layers can now be dropped into collapsed groups. Once dropped, the layer
will be placed at the top of the group.

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FeatureDescription

The opacity value of layers can now be animated over time. To animate theopacity of a layer, in the Stage or Camera view, select the layer in the layer
Animated Layer Opacity

panel and click the

button next to the Opacity value at the top of the layer

list. This will create an opacity keyframe at the current frame. In the Timelineview, move the red playhead to select another frame and repeat these steps tohave the opacity change over time.
It is now possible to preview Blur effects before applying them by using the
new Preview button in the Blur dialogs.

Blurring Layers

All the Blur effects (Blur, Radial Zoom Blur and Directional Blur) can now beapplied to vector layers without having to convert them beforehand. Vector
layers will be converted automatically when the effect is applied.
A visual cue is now displayed in the Stage and Camera views to show theposition of the focus point used for the Radial Zoom Blur.

Model View
FeatureDescription

Model View

The Model view is now available in Storyboard Pro to display reference
drawings. Drawings can be displayed in this view by dragging and dropping
drawing layers into the Model view’s window.

Stage and Camera Views
FeatureDescription

The following options are now available for better Onion Skin

display in

the Camera tab of the Preferences:l

Onion Skin OptionslLightness as Alpha: In this mode, when displaying drawings before
and after the current frame, dark areas remain opaque while light areas
become transparent.
Onion Skin Render Style has replaced the Enable Shade option andhas the following options:ll

Original Colours: Gradually fades the colours in the drawings.
Coloured: Uses the colours set in the Preferences > Colours
tab.

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FeatureDescriptionllColoured Outline: Displays the drawings as outline using thecolours set in Preferences > Colours tab.

Onion Skin Position: Allows you to select whether the onion skins are
displayed under or over the current panel.

A new Proportion Grid

can now be displayed in the Stage and the Camera

views. This grid follows the camera and can be used to help compose your
Proportion Griddrawings or your camera shots. The number of horizontal and verticaldivisions for this grid can be customized from the Camera tab of thePreferences. By default, the grid is divided into 3 vertical and 3 horizontal
sections to create the classic rule of thirds composition grid. A new button in
the status bar of the Stage and Camera views is available to turn the grid on or
off.

The Show/Hide Gridbutton in the Stage and Camera view’s status bars

has now been replaced by the 12 Field Grid
Show Drawing Grid Button

button and can be used to

select which grid is displayed. Quickly clicking the 12 Field Gridbuttonshows and hides the grid. Clicking and holding the 12 Field Gridbuttonopens a small menu where all the grid sizes are displayed for selection.

16x12 Field Grid

A new 16x12 Field Gridhas been added to the list of available drawing

grids.

Playback
FeatureDescription

Storyboard Pro can now pre-render frames using OpenGL and save them in acache. This cached playback can be used to reliably playback at the project’s
frame rate, without pausing or skipping.

Cached Playback

A cached playback can be viewed from the Playback view in Storyboard Pro or
on a reference monitor through a Blackmagic Design playback device. The
cached playback can be enabled in the Preferences > Playback tab, under the
Playback Mode options:llDisabled: When this option is selected, cached playback is disabled.
This is the default state.
Playback View: When this option is selected, the Playback view
becomes available to add to the Storyboard Pro workspace. Relaunch
is required.

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FeatureDescriptionlSupport for Blackmagic Design
playback devices

Audio Output Device[Blackmagic Design playback device]: If a Blackmagic Design
playback device is installed or connected to your computer, the device
will be appear and be available for selection in the Playback Mode
options drop-down.

Storyboard Pro now supports the use of Blackmagic Design playback devices
when using cached playback. If a Blackmagic Design playback device isconnected to your computer, it will be available in the Preferences > Playbacktab > Playback Mode options drop-down.
Storyboard Pro now supports the use of Blackmagic Design devices for audio
output. If a Blackmagic Design device is connected to your computer, it will beavailable in the Preferences > Playback tab > Audio Output Device options
drop-down.
You can now define the playback range from the top menu, by selecting Play >Playback Range and one of the following:l

Storyboard Trackl

Track Storyboard and Audio TrackslWorking Range

When the Working Range option is selected, the Start and Stop Frames of theworking range are displayed as adjustable black triangles in the Timelineview's ruler and the range selection is indicated in dark grey.
Playback Range

A way to quickly redefine the range is to move the red playhead in the Timelineview and set the Start and Stop Frames, or to select a range of panels and set
them as the range. This can be done from the top menu, by selecting Play >Playback Range and one of the following:l

Set Start Framel

Set Stop Framel

Set Range from Selection

All of the Playback Range options are also available by right-clicking on theTimeline view's ruler.

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Audio Effects
FeatureDescription

It is now possible to add audio effects to audio clips using the new Effect
Stack view (Windows > Effect Stack). The following effects can be added andmanaged in this view:

Effects Stack ViewlBalance

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Delay

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High Pass Filterl

Low Pass FilterlPitch Shifterl

ReverblVolumeTo add an effect to an audio clip, select the clip in the Timeline view, then at
the bottom right of the Effect Stack view, click on the Add Effectbutton.

You can now change the speed and duration of audio clips using the new
Speed/Duration dialog (accessed by right-clicking on an audio clip). The
following options are available:ll

Audio Speed/Durationlll

Speed: Sets the speed of the audio clip using a percentage. This
automatically changes the duration.
Duration: Sets the duration of the audio clip. This automaticallychanges the speed.
Original Duration: Displays the duration of the clip at 100% speed.
Ripple-Edit: Shifts all the audio clips that come after the selectedaudio clip.
Preserve Audio Pitch: Use this option to preserve the current audio
pitch when changing the speed or duration.

Timeline
FeatureDescription

Creating empty clips on video
tracks

It is now possible to create clips on video tracks that contain multiple drawing
layers. To do this, position the red playhead to the desired location in theTimeline view, then right-click on the desired video track and from the menu
select New Empty Clip.

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FeatureDescription

Select the newly created clip to display its layers in the Stage or Camera view.
You can add more layers to the clip's layer stack or draw and create artwork onthese layers.

Creating a clip from a drawing
panel

Image and Movie clip colours

A clip can now be created by dragging a panel from the Storyboard track to avideo track. This creates an independent copy of all the layers in that panel,
now housed in a clip.
The reverse is also possible, a clip can be dragged from a video track to the
Storyboard track to create a panel. This works as long as the clip does notcontain a movie file.
Image clips and Movie clips on video tracks now have their own distinctive
colours in the Timeline view. The default colours can be changed in the
Preferences > Colours tab.
There is a new option to Ripple Markers in the Timeline view when editing
panels. This option can be turned on or off from the Storyboard > Markers
menu and in the contextual menu that appears when right-clicking on theTimeline view's ruler.

Ripple Markers

When enabled, operations that cause the overall project duration to change
will shift and ripple the markers to follow the panels.
Deleting a panel ripples markers up the Timeline from the point of the deleted
panel. Markers placed before or in the timecode range of the deleted panel will
stay at their current timecode.

Timeline Marker Enhancements

To help keep the colour of markers consistent, a list of predefined colours is
now available when editing the properties of a timeline marker. It is still
possible to assign a custom colour using the Custom option at the bottom of
the colour list.
Additionally, markers now have a Name field in addition to the Note field.

Link Clips to PanelA new command in the Timeline view now allows you to link audio and video
clips to a specific panel. When linked to a panel, a clip will follow its linked
panel instead of following the panel that is located at the clip's first frame,
allowing to sync audio with any panel.

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Conformation
FeatureDescription

Conformation of Video Tracks

Video track information can now be exported in an XML or AAF file whenexporting via the File > Conformation > Export Project command, by
checking the new Export video tracks option in the Options tab of the Export
Project dialog box.
When enabled, content of video tracks will be included in the generated XML
or AAF file and the first frame of each clip on these tracks will be rendered as aflat image.

Exporting panels as movie files

Panels can now be exported in an XML or AAF file when exporting via the File
> Conformation > Export Project command, by checking the new Export
panels as movies on additional track option in the Options tab of the Export
Project dialog box.
All the panels in a project can be rendered as movies or only panels that havecamera or layer motion by additionally selecting the Only panels with motion
option.

Exporting and Pipeline Integration
FeatureDescription

On macOS additional codecs are now available when exporting QuickTime
movies. The list of codecs available depends on the version of macOS being
used. The following are now available on Catalina:
Support for additional
QuickTime codecs on macOSlApple ProRes 422 HQlApple ProRes 422 LT

lApple ProRes 422 Proxyl

H.265 (Alpha channel support is available with Catalina)

QuickTime movies in full colour
depth

Rendering to QuickTime on macOS now supports the codecs’ full bit depth.
ProRes 4444 supports up to 12-bit for the RGB channels and ProRes 422
supports 10-bit per channel.

Export Bitmaps with Custom
Resolution

New options have been added to the resolution list in the Export to Bitmap
dialog that allows exporting at twice the project resolution or using a custom
resolution, without having to change the project resolution.

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FeatureMovies with Transparent
Background

Description

A Transparent Background option is now available when exporting movies
using a codec which supports alpha channel. On macOS, this option is greyedout if the selected QuickTime codec does not support an alpha channel. On
Windows, the options cannot be greyed out automatically. A codec
supporting an alpha channel with the depth set to Millions of Colors+ must be
selected.
This option is available in both Movie and EDL/AAF/XML exports.

Bitmap Export with Transparent
Background

The Transparent Background option now works for TGA and PNG image
formats when using the Export > Bitmap command. In previous versions, thisoption was only available when exporting to PSD files.
Storyboard Pro now includes the OpenColorIO library for managing andconverting colours to ensure consistent colours throughout your pipeline.
llColour Space Management

The working colour space for a project can be set when creating a
project or from the project properties. This colour space is used forinternal processing when rendering. All images imported into a project
should use the same colour space as images are not converted on
import.
The colour space used when exporting images and movies can be set
from their respective export dialogs. If the colour space selected atexport differs from the working colour space, the colours will be
converted during the export process.

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Exported images and videos in the following formats will be taggedwith the colour space information. Other formats will only have thecolour values converted and will not be tagged:l

PSD and PNG imageslQuickTime Movie export on macOSA new dialog to import audio tracks from an XML or AAF file is now available
in Storyboard Pro. The dialog can be opened using File > Import > Audio
Tracks command and has the following options:
Importing Audio Tracks from an
AAF or FCP XMLll

Importing media through Media

Import to New Audio Tracks: This option will create new audio tracks
and import the audio to these tracks.
Replace all Audio Tracks: This option will remove all audio tracks
from the project and replace them with new audio tracks on which thelinked audio clips will be imported.

Importing audio and movie files on Windows is now done through Microsoft

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FeatureDescription

Foundation

Media Foundation. Only audio and video files that are in a format supported byMicrosoft Media Foundation can be imported in Storyboard Pro. See the list of
supported formats here: https://docs.microsoft.com/enus/windows/win32/medfound/supported-media-formats-in-media-foundation.

Harmony Export

Content of video tracks can now be exported as layers in Harmony whenexporting to Harmony using the Original Scene export type.

PDF Export
FeatureDescription

The Align Left Most Camera Frame option is now available on the Panels
tab of the PDF Profile dialog.

Align Left Most Camera Frame

When a storyboard panel contains a camera motion, selecting this option willalign the left most camera keyframe with the panel frames in the exported PDF.
The artwork and camera movement will spread over the caption columns andto the other rows depending on the range of camera movement.
This new alignment option works best when using the options in one of thethree Japanese PDF profiles.

Unicode font support

PDF Export now uses Qt to better support languages with special characters.
All fonts installed on the system can now be used to export captions.
Note that password protection is not available with the Qt library. An external
tool will need to be used if the PDF needs to be password protected.

Function Editor
FeatureDescription

Editing Bezier Curves

The velocity functions for the camera and layer motion are now Bezier curves.
These provide better editability in the Function Editor than the previous Ease
curves.

Independent ease adjustment

The camera Rotation and Focal Length function curves are no longer
velobased. These now use Bezier curves that can be edited independently fromthe velocity function to fine tune ease in and out.

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ScriptingFeatureDescription

Added the new view.viewList() function which returns all of the current
views in Storyboard. It can alternatively be called with a parameter, a type ofview, to only return the views of that type.
Sample scripts:
Method to list the name ofviews

var list = view.viewList();MessageLog.trace(list);for (var i in list){ MessageLog.trace(view.type(list[i])); }or
var list = view.viewList("Camera View");
MessageLog.trace(list);for (var i in list){ MessageLog.trace(list[i]); }Other Enhancementsl

The Easy Drag

option is now available in the Transform Tool properties. When enabled, you canmove the selection by clicking anywhere inside its bounding box. When Easy Drag is disabled you mustclick directly on the selected artwork to be able to move it.
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The Snap and Align and Snap to Alignment Guides

options can now be used with Bitmap layers

and the drawing tools.
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The font list that appears in the Text

tool's Tool Properties view will now filter as you type the nameof the font you’re looking for.
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Shortcuts assigned to commands and tools are now displayed in the tooltips that appear when themouse hovers over a button.

Fixed Issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Storyboard Pro:l

The Movie Format always resets to the top option in the drop-down list after reopening the Export to
EDL/AAF/XML dialog. SB-3301

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Layer transparency does not render properly in the Stage and Camera views. SB-3224

lWhen exporting a project for Conformation, if the Always nest layers option is unchecked, the exported
images are blank. SB-3082

lAudio clips disappear from the Timeline view after splitting, prior to a Copy and Paste command
followed by an Undo command. SB-2583

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Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 20.0.2 Release Notesl

Scripting: SelectionManager::setLayerSelection is not updated when changing panels. SB2094

lSoundtrack name is different each time a project is exported to Toon Boom. SB-1537

lCaptions > Format Captions > Clear Formatting does not clear all text formatting. SB-3234

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The codec previously selected in the Movie Options is not persisted after choosing another Movie
Format for export. SB-3300l

Audio clips disappear from synched audio tracks when using the Split Panel at Current Frame
command before a gap. SB-3349

lRendering a 3D model to 2D does not give the same result as displaying the model in a 3D scene using
the same focal length. SB-3558

lChanging the codec in QuickTime Video Config for Export > EDL AAF XML doesn't create a movie in theselected codec on Windows. SB-3542

lExportManager.setSplitTimeCountMode and setSplitTimeCountSplit have theirparameters inverted. SB-3592l

The mouse cursor sticks to the marquee selection and fills it with black after a right-clicking on thecontextual video or audio track menu. SB-3360

lTyping is slow in the caption fields of the Storyboard view when there is large text. SB-3780lNew project from Final Draft freezes when including transitions if the Preserve project length when
adding transition option is not enabled. SB-3352

lSuggested name when using the Save As command when working on a project in SBPZ format is theinternal folder name instead of the name of the SBP file. SB-3556

lOverlapping vertical strokes are not displayed properly when lowering the opacity of a layer. SB-3224

lSnapshots created on the last frame of panels can't be edited, deleted and moved. SB-3537

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