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

[RenderDog581E_MacOSX.sit] updates applications of [RenderDog Version 5.5.0E~5.6.1E] into [RenderDog Version 5.8.1E].

1. Quit all applications.

2. Extract a downloaded file, then [RenderDog581E_MacOSX] will be created.

3. Replace [RenderDog5.8.1(CB)] in [RenderDog581E_MacOSX] folder to RenderDog which is currently used. (Important: Erase the old version of RenderDog.) 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 an enhancement that an x-sheet of [CoreRETAS 4.1] can be loaded by maintaining relationship.
Note: The relationship of parent layer and child layer in the 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 ver1.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 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 [Stage] 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 cannot be exported into FAT32 Disc has fixed (Mac OS Only).