RenderDog Version 5.8.1 Update Program

Please update this reading the following contents well in the acknowledgment of the description matter.

*This update program is for RenderDog Version 5.5.0 or later only. Do not use this for other products or/and versions.


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■Updating Method

[RenderDog56x_581E.updater] updates applications of [RenderDog Version 5.6.1E~5.6.2E] into [RenderDog Version 5.8.1E].

1. Quit all applications.

2. Extract a downloaded file, then [RenderDog56x_581E] will be created.

3. Double-click [RenderDog56x_581E] updater and launch it, then a dialogue appear and ask you a file to be updated.
Select [RenderDog] which you would like to update and click Update button. That is all of updating process. After finishing updating, the [RenderDog] moves to trash box. This file is still possible to re-distribute though, please distribute a file of before extraction.

Note:
Installing Plug-In
After updating RenderDog Version 5.7.1 or later, replace plug-ins of [QuickTime] and [Text] into the latest version.

[-QuickTime]
[-Text]

1. Check about that the [RenderDog] has not launched yet. If launched, terminate it.

2. Copy a [QuickTime] and a [Text] into a [Plug-In Folder]. Ordinary a [Plug-In Folder] is in the same folder of [RenderDog].

3. When an old version of plug-in is existed in the [Plug-In Folder], overwrite by new plug-in although alert dialogue appears. That is all of updating operations.



■Release Notes

RenderDog Version 5.8.1E has modified the all of following points.

New Features / Bug fixes for Version 5.8.1

■New Features

1. [Sheet Display] is added at X-sheet menu. [Normal Size] and [Small Size] are available. [Normal Size] is same as size of old version while at [Small Size], the width of x-sheets become more smaller so that can display many layers.

2. Composite modes are newly added. The added composite modes are [Overlay], [Soft Light], and [Hard Light].

3. A bold background can set an image. Background image can be set at [Preference->Rendering->X-sheet Info].

4. There is a modification that an x-sheet of [CoreRETAS 4.1] can be loaded by maintaining relationship.
Note: The relationship of parent layer and child layer in x-sheet of Ver.4.1 will be replaced by Layer function in x-sheet of Ver.5.x.

5. [+] and [-] can be used as affixing letters for Cel numbers.
When importing images into celbank, add letters into image file name (eg. [1+.tga]) and load it effecting [Cel Number Same To File Name], then it will be imported as cel number of [1+] into celbank.

6. [Reverse Field On 3:2 Pulldown Change] is added at Rendering Setup.

7. X-sheets created by [QuickChecker EX/Standard ver.2.0] can be loaded.
Note1: X-sheets created by [QuickChecker EX/Standard ver.1.x] cannot be loaded.
Note2: QuickChecker does not load x-sheets created by [CoreRETAS].

8. Cel numbers which are with affixing letters such as "1A" can be used (up to one character).
When importing images into celbank, add letters into image file name (eg. [1A.tga]) and loading effecting [Cel Number Same To File Name], then it will be imported as cel number [1A] into celbank.

9. [Text] filter function is added. To add [Text] filter, go to special [Effects->Add->Others-Text].

10. Font sizes of the Scene at X-sheet Info are modified.


■Bug Fixes

1. A problem that rendering settings specified at Batch Export is not reacted has fixed.

2. A problem that a portion of x-sheet created by [QuickChecker 2.0] had not loaded correctly has fixed.

3. A problem that cel numbers do not display correctly when giving letters to a image file and importing images to celbank effecting [File Number Same To File Name], has fixed.

4. A problem that a Composite Mode on Layer Setup Palette does not display correctly has fixed.

5. A trouble that the internal [Stage] windows are not rendered correctly when rendering cels of additional composite on the [Stage] window has fixed (Windows Only).

6. A trouble an x-sheet cannot be opened when link of imported movie files cut off has fixed.

7. A trouble that all cel numbers turn to be 0 when turning on a [File Number Same To File Name] and importing images into celbank, has fixed.

8. A trouble that cannot be exported into FAT32 Disc has fixed (Mac OS Only).