SpriteIlluminator Releases

Features:

• Updated look for macOS 27 and Windows 11

Fixes:

• Pinch to zoom gesture on macOS
• Crash when switching between light and dark mode
• Rare crash in the editor view
• Tooltip colors on Windows and Linux
• Problems with the in-app updater
• Crash and incomplete painting with brushes after selecting another sprite
• Crash when importing a normal map after closing another window
• Crash when using a drawing tablet after closing a window
• Crash when exporting large animations
• Crash when running out of memory with large projects, a warning is shown instead

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Fixes:

• Updater problem on macOS 26

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Fixes:

• Minor issues with macOS Tahoe

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Features:

• Flag to configure 7 vs 8 bit z-axis normalization

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• Crash on startup

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Fixes:

• In-app update on macOS

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• Rare problems with "Enter license" screen
• Windows installer

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• Problem with comboboxes in tool configuration

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Features:

• Copy/Paste tool
• Added some space around the sprite in the scroll area for easier editing
• Sort sprite list
• Added tooltips with sprite file path; CMD-Backspace shortcut

Fixes:

• Display default mouse cursor when mouse hovers over scroll bar
• Crash when closing main window while filter dialog visible
• Don't allow file drops if filter is active

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• Fixed minor UI issues on macOS 13
• Crash on windows when closing main window

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• Improved "dark mode" user interface

Fixes:

• Several smaller fixes in UI, update check

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• Support for Windows 11
• Support for Apple M1 hardware

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• Support for macOS Big Sur (11.0)

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• Support for macOS Catalina (10.15)

Fixes:

• Occasional crash when closing the main window

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Fixes:

• OpenSSL problem on Ubuntu 18
• Installer now keeps desktop and taskbar icons on Windows

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Features:

• Support for MacOS Mojave (10.14)
• Ended support for MacOS Yosemite (10.10)
• Darkmode in Mojave

Fixes:

• Tablet support on MacOS
• Font rendering on Mojave

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Fixes:

• Ubuntu 18 / OpenSSL incompatibility

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Features:

• GDPR compliance (EU's General Data Protection Regulation)
• Updated license agreement

Fixes:

• Network issues on Wifi while SpriteIlluminator is running

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Fixes:

• Pan problem with middle mouse button on Windows

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Features:

• Export normal map with flipped y axis
• Angle picker with fine/coarse discrete steps
• Background grid with configurable colors (Preferences dialog)
• Extended zoom range up to 5000%

Fixes:

• Zoom mode "Fit"
• File path problem on case-sensitive HFS+
• Pan mode when focus is outside main canvas
• Icon size, scaling
• Initial pressure value when painting with Wacom tablet
• flickering when resizing window

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Features:

• Option to export normal maps with transparent background

Fixes:

• Crash when closing SpriteIlluminator

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Features:

• Rectangular & elliptical marquee tool
• Tablet support (pen + eraser, pressure sensitive)
• Write animated gif files
• Crashreporter (Windows)
• Remember last settings (Bevel, Emboss)
• Import Photoshop (PSD), TIFF and many other image formats

Fixes:

• Crashes on Dell/Alienware computers with backup software installed
• Crash in Undo

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Features:

• updated license key dialog
• better support for HiDPI displays (4K)

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• Function to export lit sprite

Fixes:

• Use opacity value for "erase all"
• Problem when renaming .sip file

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• Structure tool with various patterns
• Import normal maps
• Brush size preview
• Better layout for smaller screens
• Reload changed sprites from disk
• Sprite overlay in normal map display mode
• Bevel filter direction: up / down
• Angle brush fill

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Fixes:

• OpenGL visualization problem on old MacOS versions
• Memory leak

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Features:

• Apply bevel+emboss effects on multi-selection
• Linux version
• Finer undo-steps in selection tools
• Update file paths when sprite files have been moved

Fixes:

• Border artifacts

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Features:

• Official Release Version
• Improved file format
• Open "publish as" dialog on first "publish"
• Use scroll wheel to zoom (Windows)

Fixes:

• Shift-click problem with height brush
• Performance issues on MacBookPro with Trackpad

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Features:

• Blur brush tool
• Display sprite outlines in normal map display mode
• Update angle picker when angle is selected in texture
• Bevel tool: better quality on semi-transparent sprites
• Better icons in sprite list
• Angle picker mouse cursor
• Improved light cursor
• Demo sprite on start screen

Fixes:

• Brush shift-click with selection
• OpenGL rendering artifacts
• Ctrl/Alt/Shift handling in paint tools
• "reset" button in AnglePicker
• Visualization of selection when zoomed in
• Scaling of Zoom slider
• Pan mode problem on Windows
• Selection of first item in sprite list

Features:

• Display keyboard shortcuts
• Bevel, emboss using dialog
• Default brush sizes adjusted
• Better visualisation of pixel selection
• Improved angle brush settings
• Added redo/undo icons
• Updated icons for view modes
• Display sprite outline in normal map display mode
• Automatically switch to lighted texture when using tools

Fixes:

• Working with multiple windows
• Crash when closing main window

Features:

• Initial beta release