Toon Boom
Storyboard Pro 20
Release Notes

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

2

Storyboard Pro 20.1 Release Notes

3

Storyboard Pro 20.0.2 Release Notes

6

Fixed Issues

7

Storyboard Pro 20.0.1 Release Notes

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Storyboard Pro 20.1 Release Notes

IMPORTANT
If your studio uses a license server, you w ill need to upgrade your license server to Storyboard Pro
20.1 or Harmony 21.1.
Even though licenses from Storyboard Pro 20 can be used to run Storyboard Pro 20.1, the server
running the license server needs to be upgraded to Storyboard Pro 20.1 to support client
w orkstations running Storyboard Pro 20.1. License from servers using earlier versions of
Storyboard Pro cannot be used to run Storyboard Pro 20.1.

Here is the list of changes in Storyboard Pro 20.1. build 21.1.0.18395 (2022-05-04):

FeatureDescription

The macOS version of Storyboard Pro is now compiled as a Universal 2 binaryApple silicon support

that runs natively on either Intel processor and ARM64-based Apple silicon
Macs.

Retina and HiPDI screen
supportRetina and HiDPI screens are now fully supported. The content of the Stageand Camera view s are now displayed at each screen’s native resolution.

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

Generall

Storyboard Pro may crash on startup on specific W indow s 11 w orkstations. SB-4658

lClicking the scrollbar of a panel in the Thumbnail view does not fully select the panel. SB-4072

lPlayback performance degrades on macOS w hen using an advanced colour profile such as Color LCD.
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Drawing ToolslFonts installed at the user level are not available in the Text tool on W indow s. SB-4423

lStoryboard Pro may hang w hen using the Perspective tool on colour texture applied using the Auto Fillmode of the Pencil tool. SB-4434

Timelinel

The w rong panel is selected in the Timeline w hen stopping playback. SB-4024

lPerformance issue w hen changing the duration of panels from the Timeline w hen video track sync
mode is active. SB-4564

lUsing the New Scene Before command corrupts the timeline if the selected scene starts w ith atransition. SB-4541

ConformationlMissing camera keyframe at the end of panels that are created w hile importing an XML or AAF forconformation. SB-4583

Cached PlaybacklClicking the Clear Current Project button in the Playback tab of the preferences does not completely
delete the cache. SB-4104

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Storyboard Pro may crash w hen trying to clear the playback cache of the current project. SB-4101

ScriptinglProject.SetMetadata creates metadata at the panel level instead of the project level. SB-4465

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

lcurrentVersionName is missing from the project class. SB-4159

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 . HAR-8186

lExporting to H.264 format is not available using the OpenH264 library on Apple silicon Macs. HAR8188

l

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 be removed
using the follow ing command in the Terminal:4

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sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
20.1"

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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 6lFixed Issues on page 7lGeneral on page 7l

PDF Export on page 7lConformation on page 7lScripting on page 7

ScriptingFeatureDescription
The follow ing methods w ere 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 projectw hen inserting the loaded project.
setUseProjectNameAsSequencePrefix(): Use the loaded project nameas a prefix for inserted sequences.
setUseProjectNameAsScenePrefix(): Use the loaded project name as aprefix for inserted scenes.

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

GenerallRandom crash w hen performing various drag and drop operations under the latest W indow s 10 using
an NVIDIA Quadro GPU. SB-4324

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

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

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

PDF Exportl

The dialog to add revision notes appears tw ice w hen exporting to PDF. SB-4353

lPage Duration is alw ays 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 w rong font set for captions by default. SB-4133

Conformationl

Camera positions are lost w hen importing an XML or AFF in w hich clips w ere trimmed in the editing
softw are. SB-4383

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SB_PANEL_TRACKING_DATE and SB_CAPTIONS metadata are missing w hen 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 w hen 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 8lFixes on page 8lDraw ing on page 8lTimeline on page 9lVideo Tracks and Video Track Layers on page 9lAudio and Effects Stack on page 10lCached Playback on page 10l

PDF Export on page 10lScripting on page 10lOpen GL on page 11l

UI and Miscellaneous on page 11

Changes and Improvementsl

A new option is now available in the Generate Auto-Matte dialog to choose w hether or not the new ly
generated layer is selected upon creation. The new Select New ly Created Layer option is only available
w hen Create Matte on New Layer is selected.

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

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

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

DrawinglRandom crashes w hen draw ing straight lines w ith the Pencil tool by pressing SHIFT. SB-3980

lPaint fills on some bitmap layers are red w hen Apply to Visible Draw ing Layers is enabled. SB-3962

lDelay draw ing w ith the Brush tool w hen using a mouse or a draw ing tablet that has a high polling rateon macOS. SB-4018

lRandom crashes w hile draw ing using a textured brush on some systems. SB-4048

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TimelinelDraw ing 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 w hen Auto Tracking Mode isenabled. SB-3325

lPasting a draw ing object does not w ork w hen 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 w hen using the Split Panel at Current Frame command. SB-3815

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

lTemplates created from imported PDF files create single frame panels w hen dropped in the Timeline.
SB-3981lCreating animation keyframes from the Timeline w hile 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 w hen dragging a camera keyframe in the Timeline. SB-4027

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

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

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

l

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

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

The previous clip is added to the selection w hen 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 w hen dragging and dropping layers into a video track. SB-3957

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

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

l

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

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

Audio and Effects Stackl

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

l

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

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

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

Cached PlaybacklGenerating frames for the playback cache is slow er w hen the Timeline is visible on macOS. SB-3885l

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

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

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

PDF ExportlCustom page format is not applied properly w hen 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 w hen attempting to export a PDF Profile. SB-4059

Scriptingl

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

lScripted export doesn't w ork w hen using setUseSelectedPanels. SB-3958

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Crash w hen using exportToNLE in batch mode. SB-4006l

Crash w hen calling exportToHarmony in batch mode. SB-4007

l

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

l

TB_ChangePanelDuration script does not w ork. SB-4038

Open GLlStage and Camera view s don't refresh w hen FSAA is off on macOS using Iris Pro Graphics 6200. SB3967

l

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

UI and Miscellaneousl

Storyboard Pro crashes on systems that have CPUs w ith 128 logical cores or more. SB-4009lDetached view s that are not on the main monitor alw ays go back to the main monitor w hen reloading.
SB-3872lPoor performance w hen clicking caption boxes in the Panel view w hen 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 w hen using the light UI mode on macOS. SB-3255

lExpand and collapse arrow s in the Library, 3D Graph and Effect stack blend w ith the background w hen
using 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 w hen 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 12lDraw ing Tools on page 12lDraw ing Layers on page 14lModel View on page 15lStage and Camera View s on page 15lPlayback on page 16l

Audio Effects on page 17lTimeline on page 18

lConformation on page 19lExporting and Pipeline Integration on page 20l

PDF Export on page 22lFunction Editor on page 22lScripting on page 22lOther Enhancements on page 23lFixed Issues on page 23

New Features
Drawing Tools
FeatureDescription

A new Stencil Brush

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

tool in the Tools toolbar.

This tool has tw o modes, Overlay Brush Modeand Repaint Brush Mode
. The tw o modes are available in the Stencil Brush Tool Properties, underthe brush presets.
Stencil Brush Tooll

Repaint Brush Mode: In this mode, the existing artw ork is replaced andrepainted, ignoring empty zones. The Stencil Brush alw ays behaves as
a Repaint Brush on bitmap layers.

lOverlay Brush Mode: In this mode, the existing artw ork is not modified.
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FeatureDescription

strokes on top of the existing artw ork. You can perform a multi-layer
selection and use the union of the artw ork in all of the selected layers
as the mask. Although all the selected layers participate in generating
the mask, only the current active layer is modified w ith the new brushstrokes. The Overlay Brush mode is available for vector layers only.

Pencil lines can now be draw n w ith textures. A pencil line texture is appliedw ith regard to the w idth and direction of the pencil lines. For example, if you
draw a spiral w ith a dash texture, the dashes w ill follow the curves of the
spiral, and if you draw a thicker line w ith the same texture, the dashes w ill 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 ow n textures. Select the pencil line and in the Tool
Properties assign a new texture.

The Cutter

tool now has tw o 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:: Allow s for the draw ing of a curved line by moving

the mouse after draw ing a straight line. Click or press Enter to commit
the curved line.

Options for draw ing curves
w ith the Line Tooll

S- Curve Line Mode

: Allow s for the draw ing of an S-shaped curved

line. Moving the mouse after creating a straight line w ill curve the linefrom both ends until the mouse is clicked. The tail end of the line w illthen curve until the mouse is clicked again or Enter is pressed.

New Auto Fill
Auto Fill w ith Brush

option in the Brush tool properties. W hen active, draw ing aclosed shape w ith the Brush

tool w ill automatically fill the closed shapew ith the currently assigned paint colour.

lSelect tool improvements

The Selecttool pivot now preserves its position w hen using theUndo and Redo commands.

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FeatureDescriptionl

The Selecttool pivot now follow s the selection w hen scaling,rotating and skew ing.

Improvements have been added for editing brush strokes w ith the Centerline
Editorl

Points can now be deleted from the centerline curve on brush strokes
by selecting them and pressing the Delete key.

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New Centerline Smoothness option to control the fitting of the centerline is now available in the Tool Properties.

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The centerline selection is now maintained w hen using the Undo andRedo commands.

Centerline Editor tool
improvements

Preserve selection w hen
undoing or redoing

Adjusting eraser size

tool:

The Contour Editor, Perspectiveand Envelop

tools now preserve

the selection w hen using the Undo and Redo commands.

It’s now possible to adjust the eraser size holding o, or by using the [ and ]shortcuts w hen using the eraser end of the W acom 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 dow n thelist of layers.

You can now toggle the different states (visibility, lock, Background Mode) ofmultiple layers by holding the Alt key w hen clicking on the Show/HideLock/Unlock
Toggling layer statesor Background Mode,

icons.

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

Dropping layers in groups

Layers can now be dropped into collapsed groups. Once dropped, the layer
w ill 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 w ill 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 w ithout having to convert them beforehand. Vector
layers w ill be converted automatically w hen the effect is applied.
A visual cue is now displayed in the Stage and Camera view s 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
draw ings. Draw ings can be displayed in this view by dragging and dropping
draw ing layers into the Model view ’s w indow .

Stage and Camera Views
FeatureDescription

The follow ing options are now available for better Onion Skin

display in

the Camera tab of the Preferences:

Onion Skin OptionslLightness as Alpha: In this mode, w hen displaying draw ings before
and after the current frame, dark areas remain opaque w hile light areas
become transparent.

lOnion Skin Render Style has replaced the Enable Shade option andhas the follow ing options:lOriginal Colours: Gradually fades the colours in the draw ings.

lColoured: Uses the colours set in the Preferences > Colours tab.

lColoured Outline: Displays the draw ings as outline using the15

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FeatureDescription

colours set in Preferences > Colours tab.
lOnion Skin Position: Allow s you to select w hether 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

view s. This grid follow s the camera and can be used to help compose yourdraw ings or your camera shots. The number of horizontal and vertical divisions
Proportion Gridfor this grid can be customized from the Camera tab of the Preferences. By
default, the grid is divided into 3 vertical and 3 horizontal sections to create theclassic rule of thirds composition grid. A new button in the status bar of theStage and Camera view s 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 Draw ing Grid Button

button and can be used to

select w hich grid is displayed. Quickly clicking the 12 Field Gridbuttonshow s and hides the grid. Clicking and holding the 12 Field Gridbuttonopens a small menu w here all the grid sizes are displayed for selection.

16x12 Field Grid

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

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, w ithout pausing or skipping.
A cached playback can be view ed 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:
Cached PlaybacklDisabled: W hen this option is selected, cached playback is disabled.
This is the default state.

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Playback View: W hen this option is selected, the Playback view
becomes available to add to the Storyboard Pro w orkspace. Relaunch is
required.

l[Blackmagic Design playback device]: If a Blackmagic Design
playback device is installed or connected to your computer, the device

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FeatureDescription

w ill be appear and be available for selection in the Playback Mode
options drop-dow n.

Support for Blackmagic Design
playback devices

Storyboard Pro now supports the use of Blackmagic Design playback devices
w hen using cached playback. If a Blackmagic Design playback device isconnected to your computer, it w ill be available in the Preferences > Playbacktab > Playback Mode options drop-dow n.

Audio Output Device

Storyboard Pro now supports the use of Blackmagic Design devices for audio
output. If a Blackmagic Design device is connected to your computer, it w ill beavailable in the Preferences > Playback tab > Audio Output Device options
drop-dow n.

You can now define the playback range from the top menu, by selecting Play >Playback Range and one of the follow ing:l

Storyboard Trackl

Track Storyboard and Audio Tracksl

W orking Range

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

A w ay 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 follow ing: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.

Audio Effects
FeatureDescription

Effects Stack View

It is now possible to add audio effects to audio clips using the new Effect Stackview (W indow s > Effect Stack). The follow ing effects can be added and17

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FeatureDescription

managed in this view :lBalance

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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 thebottom 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
follow ing options are available:l

Speed: Sets the speed of the audio clip using a percentage. This
automatically changes the duration.

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Duration: Sets the duration of the audio clip. This automaticallychanges the speed.

lOriginal Duration: Displays the duration of the clip at 100% speed.

lRipple- Edit: Shifts all the audio clips that come after the selected audio
clip.

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Preserve Audio Pitch: Use this option to preserve the current audio
pitch w hen changing the speed or duration.

Audio Speed/Duration

Timeline
FeatureCreating empty clips on video
tracksDescription

It is now possible to create clips on video tracks that contain multiple draw ing
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.
Select the new ly 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 artw ork onthese layers.

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FeatureCreating a clip from a draw ing
panel

Image and Movie clip colours

Description

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 w orks as long as the clip does notcontain a movie file.

Image clips and Movie clips on video tracks now have their ow n 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 w hen editing
panels. This option can be turned on or off from the Storyboard > Markers
menu and in the contextual menu that appears w hen right-clicking on theTimeline view 's ruler.
Ripple Markers

W hen enabled, operations that cause the overall project duration to change
w ill 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 w ill
stay at their current timecode.

Timeline Marker Enhancements

To help keep the colour of markers consistent, a list of predefined colours is
now available w hen 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 allow s you to link audio and video
clips to a specific panel. W hen linked to a panel, a clip w ill follow its linked
panel instead of follow ing the panel that is located at the clip's first frame,
allow ing to sync audio w ith any panel.

Conformation
FeatureDescription

Conformation of Video Tracks

Video track information can now be exported in an XML or AAF file w hen
exporting via the File > Conformation > Export Project command, by checking
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FeatureDescription

dialog box.
W hen enabled, content of video tracks w ill be included in the generated XML
or AAF file and the first frame of each clip on these tracks w ill be rendered as aflat image.

Panels can now be exported in an XML or AAF file w hen exporting via the File
> Conformation > Export Project command, by checking the new Export
Exporting panels as movie files

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 w hen exporting QuickTime
movies. The list of codecs available depends on the version of macOS being
used. The follow ing 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 w ith 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 w ith Custom
Resolution

New options have been added to the resolution list in the Export to Bitmap
dialog that allow s exporting at tw ice the project resolution or using a custom
resolution, w ithout having to change the project resolution.

Movies w ith Transparent
BackgroundA Transparent Background option is now available w hen exporting movies
using a codec w hich supports alpha channel. On macOS, this option is greyedout if the selected QuickTime codec does not support an alpha channel. On
W indow s, the options cannot be greyed out automatically. A codec supportingan alpha channel w ith the depth set to Millions of Colors+ must be selected.

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This option is available in both Movie and EDL/AAF/XML exports.

Bitmap Export w ith
Transparent Background

The Transparent Background option now w orks for TGA and PNG image
formats w hen using the Export > Bitmap command. In previous versions, thisoption w as only available w hen exporting to PSD files.

Storyboard Pro now includes the OpenColorIO library for managing andconverting colours to ensure consistent colours throughout your pipeline.
l

The w orking colour space for a project can be set w hen creating a
project or from the project properties. This colour space is used forinternal processing w hen rendering. All images imported into a project
should use the same colour space as images are not converted on
import.

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The colour space used w hen exporting images and movies can be set
from their respective export dialogs. If the colour space selected atexport differs from the w orking colour space, the colours w ill be
converted during the export process.

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Exported images and videos in the follow ing formats w ill be tagged
w ith the colour space information. Other formats w ill only have thecolour values converted and w ill not be tagged:

Colour Space Managementl

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 follow ing options:
Importing Audio Tracks from an
AAF or FCP XMLl

Import to New Audio Tracks: This option w ill create new audio tracks
and import the audio to these tracks.

lReplace all Audio Tracks: This option w ill remove all audio tracks
from the project and replace them w ith new audio tracks on w hich thelinked audio clips w ill be imported.

Importing media through MediaFoundation

Importing audio and movie files on W indow s is now done through Microsoft
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/w indow s/w in32/medfound/supported-media-formats-in-media-foundation.

Harmony Export

Content of video tracks can now be exported as layers in Harmony w hen

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FeatureDescription

exporting to Harmony using the Original Scene export type.

PDF Export
FeatureDescription

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

Align Left Most Camera Frame

W hen a storyboard panel contains a camera motion, selecting this option w illalign the left most camera keyframe w ith the panel frames in the exported
PDF. The artw ork and camera movement w ill spread over the caption columns
and to the other row s depending on the range of camera movement.
This new alignment option w orks best w hen using the options in one of thethree Japanese PDF profiles.

PDF Export now uses Qt to better support languages w ith special characters.
All fonts installed on the system can now be used to export captions.
Unicode font support
Note that passw ord protection is not available w ith the Qt library. An external
tool w ill need to be used if the PDF needs to be passw ord 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.

ScriptingFeatureDescription

Method to list the name of

Added the new view.viewList() function w hich returns all of the current

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FeatureDescription

view s in Storyboard. It can alternatively be called w ith a parameter, a type ofview , to only return the view s of that type.
Sample scripts:
var list = view.viewList();MessageLog.trace(list);for (var i in list){ MessageLog.trace(view.type(list[i])); }view sorvar 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. W hen enabled, you canmove the selection by clicking anyw here inside its bounding box. W hen Easy Drag is disabled you mustclick directly on the selected artw ork to be able to move it.
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The Snap and Align and Snap to Alignment Guides

options can now be used w ith Bitmap layers

and the draw ing tools.
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The font list that appears in the Text

tool's Tool Properties view w ill now filter as you type the nameof the font you’re looking for.
l

Shortcuts assigned to commands and tools are now displayed in the tooltips that appear w hen themouse hovers over a button.

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

The Movie Format alw ays resets to the top option in the drop-dow n 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 view s. SB-3224l

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

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

lScripting: SelectionManager::setLayerSelection is not updated w hen changing panels. SB2094

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Storyboard Pro 20 Release NoteslSoundtrack 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 w hen 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 W indow s. SB-3542

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

The mouse cursor sticks to the marquee selection and fills it w ith 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 w hen there is large text. SB-3780lNew project from Final Draft freezes w hen including transitions if the Preserve project length when
adding transition option is not enabled. SB-3352

lSuggested name w hen using the Save As command w hen w orking 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 w hen low ering 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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