BluffTitler 8.3.1

Version 8.3

Released: Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

Full audio support!!!
BluffTitler now exports the audio streams of your video textures and audio layers. This way you no longer have to add audio tracks in your NLE and your audio and video is perfectly synchronized!
Possibility to set the resolution of your webcam
New text layer effects: XY-Slices, Z-Slices, Straight Slices, Round Slices, Vertically Revolved, Tubular Square, Light Discs, Light Bulbs, Extended Outlines and Ornaments
New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
New particle layer effects: 3D Cubes and 3D Blocks
New model layer property: Submodel
Z-Bias properties in the text, EPS, picture and model layers to solve sorting problems.
Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
Select a layer by double clicking on it
Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
Super fast shader antialiasing
Motion blur export option


Version 8.2.0.2

Released: Friday, May 27th, 2011

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian, Korean, Galego and Chinese
Shader antialiasing
Select a layer by double clicking on it
Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
New text layer effects: XY-Slices, Z-Slices, Straight Slices, Round Slices, Vertically Revolved, Tubular Square, Light Discs, Light Bulbs, Extended Outlines and Ornaments
New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
New particle layer effects: 3D Cubes and 3D Blocks
Z-Bias properties in the text, EPS, picture and model layers to solve sorting problems.
Optimized and improved particle rendering
New model layer property: Submodel
Motion blur
Possibility to set the resolution of your webcam
Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.2.0.1

Released: Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian, Korean, Galego and Chinese
Shader antialiasing
Select a layer by double clicking on it
Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
New text layer effects: XY-Slices, Z-Slices, Straight Slices, Round Slices, Vertically Revolved, Tubular Square, Light Discs, Light Bulbs, Extended Outlines and Ornaments
New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
New particle layer effects: 3D Cubes and 3D Blocks
Z-Bias properties in the text, EPS, picture and model layers to solve sorting problems.
Optimized and improved particle rendering
New model layer property: Submodel
Motion blur
Possibility to set the resolution of your webcam
Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed



Version 8.0.8

Released: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian and Korean
* Shader antialiasing
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* New text layer effects: XY-Slices, Z-Slices, Straight Slices, Round Slices, Vertically Revolved, Tubular Square, Light Discs and Light Bulbs
* New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
* New particle layer effects: 3D Cubes and 3D Blocks
* Optimized and improved particle rendering
* New model layer property: Submodel
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Motion blur
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
* Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
* Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.0.7

Released: Monday, May 17th, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian and Korean
* Shader antialiasing
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* New text layer effects: XY-Slices, Z-Slices, Straight Slices, Round Slices, Vertically Revolved, Tubular Square, Light Discs and Light Bulbs
* New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
* New particle layer effects: 3D Cubes and 3D Blocks
* Optimized and improved particle rendering
* New model layer property: Submodel
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Motion blur
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
* Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
* Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.0.6

Released: Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian and Korean
* Shader antialiasing
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* New text layer effects: Slices, Z-Slices, Straight Slices and Round Slices
* New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
* New particle layer effects: 3D Cubes and 3D Blocks
* Optimized and improved particle rendering
* New model layer property: Submodel
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Motion blur
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
* Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
* Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.0.5

Released: Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian and Korean
* Shader antialiasing
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* New text layer effects: Slices, Straight Slices and Round Slices
* New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
* New model layer property: Submodel
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Motion blur
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
* Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
* Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.0.4

Released: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Norwegian and Korean
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* New text layer effects: Slices, Straight Slices and Round Slices
* New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
* New model layer property: Submodel
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Motion blur
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
* Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
* Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.0.3

Released: Thursday, Februari 18th, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0 or higher. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu, Ewe and Bahasa
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* New text layer effects: Slices, Straight Slices and Round Slices
* New text layer properties: Slices Position and Slices Rotation
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects
* Bugfix: memory leak fixed when using flashes of lightning with branching
* Bugfix: ghost shadow on far clipping plane removed


Version 8.0.2

Released: Monday, Februari 8th, 2010

Free upgrade from version 8.0. Consult the release notes for version 8.0 for the upgrade details from versions older than 8.0

Changes since 8.0:

* Updated translations: Russian, Spanish, Polish, Farsi, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Urdu and Ewe
* Select a layer by double clicking on it
* Moving a layer by dragging it is now relative to the camera orientation
* Possibility to attach a light layer to a camera layer
* Minimum resolution has been reduced to 16 x 16 pixels
* Option to include fonts in the template file
* Bugfix: model layer now uses the normals as stored in the .x file
* Bugfix: dropdown menu is no longer rendered in disabled style after displaying a dialog
* Bugfix: FX properties are now visible in picture layers using the Fullscreen and Skybox effects


Version 8.0

Released: Thursday, Januari 14th, 2010

Version 8 introduces 3 versions:
EASY € 29.95 Free upgrade for registered users!
PRO € 49.95 Upgrade for registered users: € 19.95
iTV € 249.95 Upgrade for registered users: € 219.95

* EASY, PRO and iTV versions. Choose Settings > Switch to EASY/PRO Version to switch.
* New layer: Container layer
* New layer: Lightning layer
* New layer: Lense Flare layer
* New layer: Voxel layer
* Playlists. Choose Settings > Playlist Window to display the playlist window
* Shell window. Choose Settings > Shell Window to display the shell window
* New menu item: File > Export as Template...
* Blackmagic DeckLink output (only in iTV version)
* Support for multi-monitor systems
* Advanced time tags in the text layer
* Options dialog: choose Settings > General Options...
* Vertical align composition effects in the text layer
* New light layer properties: Shadow Softness, Beam Colour, Flare Size and Flare Colour
* Shadows and lightbeams are now generated by text, EPS, picture, model and sketch layers
* New text layer effect: Single Sided
* New text layer property: Encrypt
* New picture layer effects: Single Sided, Skybox and 2D in Foreground
* New particle layer effects: Pointing Upwards and Pointing towards Flight Direction
* New particle layer properties: Chameleon, Effect Size, Launch Colour, Launch Colour Tolerance, Grid and Target Layer
* New sketch layer effects: Attached Layers point Upwards and Attached Layers follow Sketch
* New scroller layer property: Transparency
* New plasma layer effects: Horizontal, Vertical and Radial Gradient
* New sketch layer effect: Square
* New model layer property: Colour
* New passe-partout layer effects: Vertical Bars and Horizontal Bars
* All demo shows that come with the installer now have the widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio
* When editing, the active layer is rendered with a local coordinate system. This can be turned on/off by pressing <F2> or by choosing Settings > Show safe Area + Arrows
* Optimized rendering for realtime applications
* Advanced IPC commands and command line options for system integration
* Option to export as compressed AVI with transparency info (compressed 32 bits RGBA)
* Bitmap fonts: press the new Select Bitmap Font button in the <F6> font dialog. Use Alphabix to create bitmap fonts
* Video layer can play animated GIF files
* Video layer is updated when timeslider is moved
* Attach borders to picture, video and video capture layers
* Volume property in audio and video layers
* Maximum number of particles increased from 1.000 to 10.000
* Maximum number of characters in the text layer increased from 500 to 1000
* Maximum show duration increased from 3 to 60 minutes
* Use IE proxy settings option in the internet options dialog
* Premultiplied alpha channel in SDI output and video export
* Support for UNC paths
* Intuitive camera position mouse control
* Proper Would you like to overwrite? messagebox when saving show with all media files



Version 7.6.1

Released: Monday, March 23th, 2009
Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

Changes since version 7.6:

* New menu item: Layer > Attach Layer > Attach active Layer to a Container...
* New menu item: Layer > Detach active Layer from Container
* bugfix: text layers attached to a container layer can now display dynamic content
* bugfix: property textboxes now correctly update when focused
* bugfix: model layer lighting problem fixed

Changed and removed features:

* When using the Inverted text effect, all characters now have the same height


Version 7.6

Released: Monday, March 16th, 2009
Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

* New layer type: the container layer
* When editing, the active layer is rendered with a local coordinate system. This can be turned on/off by pressing <F2> or by choosing Settings > Show safe Area + Arrows
* The possibility to attach picture, text, EPS and model layers to a sketch layer by choosing submenus of the Layer > Attach Layer menu item
* 2 new sketch layer effects: Attached Layers point Upwards and Attached Layers follow Sketch
* BluffTitler now remembers the view as set in the File > Set Show Resolution... dialog
* New text layer flexibility effects: if the third slider of the Flexibility property is set to -1, the text is animated word based, instead of character based. If the third slider is set to a value lower than -1, the order of the words is random
* Space Width properties in the text and scroller layer
* Transparency property in the scroller layer
* Tab support in the text layer in the Left composition mode
* Standardized order of the properties: all layers use the following order (if available): position, rotation, size, colour, transparency, specularity and end with: explosion, bounds
* All demo shows that come with the installer now have the widescreen (16/9) aspect ratio
* Optimized rendering for realtime applications
* Advanced IPC commands for system integration


Version 7.5.2

Released: Monday, Januari 5th, 2009
Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

Changes since version 7.5:

* 2 new passe-partout layer effects: Vertical Bars and Horizontal Bars
* New menu item: Settings > Auto mark All Keys Checkbox
* New menu item: Settings > Limit Texture Res to Show Res
* New menu item: Settings > Reset all Settings
* The Size property of the sketch layer is now 3D
* bugfix: demo mode (menu item Help > Demo) now correctly handles empty Media/Shows subfolders


Version 7.5

Released: Monday, December 1st, 2008
Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

* Bitmap fonts!!! Bitmap fonts can be loaded by pressing the new Select Bitmap Font button in the <F6> font dialog. Bitmap fonts can be created with Alphabix
* Video layer can play animated GIF files
* New tweening effect: Overhauser Spline
* Encrypt property in the text layer
* Layers dropdown listbox is better organized
* Move all property sliders at the same time by holding down the <Control> key
* Control mouse sensitivity by holding down the <Control> and <Shift> keys
* The <F2> information dialog displays more information
* bugfix: transparent pixels in text layer no longer emit particles
* bugfix: attached plasma layer + phong shader problem fixed
* removed feature: SWF


Version 7.25

Changes since 7.0:

Vertical align dropdown listbox in text layer
3 new plasma layer effects: vertical, horizontal en radial gradient
Menu items Layer > Bring active Layer Backward and Forward
Hyperlinks and attached particles take transparent pixels of picture layer into account
Antialiasing Quality dropdown listbox in the File > Export as Movie... dialog
Support for multi-monitor systems
Possibility to link to HTML files
Links to PHP files are loaded as BT or HTML files depending on their content
Clean URLs ending on / are accepted
JPG, PNG and BMP files without file extensions are recognized
Reading Order dropdown listbox in font dialog
Video layer can render Flash videos (SWF)
Maximum number of characters in the text layer increased from 500 to 1000
Maximum show duration increased from 3 minutes to 60 minutes
bugfix: text layers using quotes are now correctly saved and loaded
bugfix: XML attributes between single and double quotation marks are now correctly parsed
bugfix: looping show with dynamic content problem fixed
bugfix: correct soft returns for RTL languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi)
bugfix: flickering mouse cursor fixed


Version 7

Released: Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

This update is required if you want to use the new online gallery browser.

Changes since 7.0:

* Antialiasing Quality dropdown listbox in the File > Export as Movie... dialog
* Support for multi-monitor systems
* Possibility to link to HTML files
* Links to PHP files are loaded as BT or HTML files depending on their content
* Clean URLs ending on / are accepted
* Reading Order dropdown listbox in font dialog
* bugfix: encryption problem fixed
* bugfix: pixel shader model 3 problem on Radeon cards fixed
* bugfix: video and video capture layer problem on Radeon cards fixed
* bugfix: alpha channel ReflectionMap_Lightened.fx fixed
* bugfix: text layers using quotes are now correctly saved and loaded
* bugfix: XML attributes between single and double quotation marks are now correctly parsed


Version 7.0

Released: Monday, July 23th, 2007
Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

* Software Antialiasing
With software antialiasing your exported video and picture files always look super sharp, no matter what graphics card, video driver and hardware antialiasing settings you're using. A nice side effect is that you no longer have to keep the render window visible when exporting.
* Create videos with resolutions bigger than your desktop
For example you will be able to create the highest HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 on a 1024 x 768 desktop. Resolutions good enough for printing are also possible, like creating a 3000 x 3000 picture for use on a party flyer. In the File > Set Show Resolution... dialog you can select a view of 50%, 25% or 12.5% to indicate that the exported resolution should be 2, 4 or 8 times bigger than the render window.
* Post-Processing
In version 7 you can select an effect file in the camera layer. This effect will be applied to the whole render window as a post-processing effect. All filter effects including blur, median and charcoal can be used.
* Support for shader model 3.0
Advanced effects like median filters, morphing effects and fractals are possible with shader model 3.0. Of course these effects will only work if your graphics card also supports shader model 3 (Geforce 6, ATI X1800 or better)
* Effect properties
Effect files used to abuse existing properties to make them controllable by the GUI. In version 7 effect files can add properties to layers. For example it's possible to create a Mandelbrot fractal effect that adds the properties Max Iterations and Colour Cycling Speed to the picture layer. Another example is plane-to-donut morph effect that adds a Morp Stage property to the picture layer!
* Subtle material effects
Combine lighting, texture mapping and reflection mapping in any ratio: fine-tune your materials from dull to 100% reflective.
* New file formats
Stills and numbered frames can now be exported in the following file formats: .BMP(including 32 bits), .TGA(including 32 bits), .JPG, .GIF, .TIF and .PNG(including 32 bits).

New system requirements:

* Version 7 requires Windows XP or Vista.
* Version 7 requires DirectX 9 version June 2007 or later. If the program complains about not being able to find D3DX9_34.dll you will have to install the latest version of DirectX.

Changed and removed features:

* The command line options /E and /KEY have been removed.


Version 6.14

Released: Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

* bugfix: command line options problems fixed


Version 6.13

Released: Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

* Windows Vista export as picture and movie problems fixed
* Nice big Vista application icon


Version 6.12

Released: Friday, April 27th, 2007

* Windows Vista export as picture and movie problems fixed


Version 6.11

Released: Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

* Font dialog (F6) has a dropdown listbox that allows you to choose between Computed Kerning and Read Kerning from Font. The latter option solves all problems with Hindi fonts
* Improved texturing of the sketch layer
* Constant Radius en Rounded Radius options in the sketch layer
* Smart algorithm repairs invalid font data (for example the Amit-normal font)
* bugfix: folder names with dots (.) are now supported
* bugfix: menu option Control / Play Fullscreen - wait for Key can now be used in combination with successive shows


Version 6.1

Released: Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

* Flat and Round shapes in Sketch layer
* New menu item: Layer / Attach Picture to current Layer...
* UTF-8 support
* XML attributes support
* HTML entities support
* Display specific XML nodes
* Add offsets to your XML node indices
* Correct rendering of Hebrew, Farsi, Arabic, Thai and Khmer


Version 6.05

Released: Monday, Februari 26th, 2007 Price: € 39.95, free upgrade for registered users!

* UTF-8 support
* XML attributes support
* HTML entities support
* Display specific XML nodes
* Add offsets to your XML node indices
* Changed behaviour: XML node names are now case sensitive
* Correct rendering of Thai and Khmer signs and punctuations
* Bugfix: launching 2 or more instances of BT at the same time no longer resets all settings, including your license info


Version 6.04

Released: Wednesday, Januari 31th, 2007

* Vista flickering problem fixed


Version 6.03

Released: Friday, Januari 26th, 2007

* bugfix: dropdown menus no longer switch to built-in English when adding/removing the tool window
* bugfix: shows can now link to themselves


Version 6.02
Released: Tuesday, Januari 23th, 2007
* Hebrew, Farsi and Arabic problems fixed


Version 6.01
Released: Friday, Januari 19th, 2007
* Minor problem with tool window size fixed


Version 6.0
Released: Thursday, Januari 18th, 2007
* Browser panel with Back, Forward, Refresh, Stop Loading and Home buttons, URL combo box and status bar
* Redesign GUI buttons
* All media files including textures, videos, model, FX and .BT show files can now be downloaded from the internet by using paths starting with http:
* Hyperlinks: add links to layers with the new menu item: Layer / Layer Properties
* Successive shows: automatically open and start a new show when the current show ends with the menu item File / Show Properties
* Sketch layer: animate EPS files created with Bixelangelo
* Video and audio files can be streamed from the internet. Select Settings / Internet Options to turn streaming on/off
* Turn the browser panel on/off with the menu item Settings / Browser mode
* Turn the tool window on/off with the menu item Settings / Tool Window
* New menu item: File / Save Show + All Media files that is handy when copying shows to another computer, a web server or for gallery uploads
* New menu items: Favorites / Add to Favorites and Favorites / Organize Favorites
* New menu item: Settings / Internet Options
* Video layer can handle WMV, WMA and MOV files
* 7 new shapes added to the picture layer
* Textures, Meshes, Models and Pools are shared between layers and successive shows: shows load faster and use less memory
* Undo and Redo performs a lot faster
* Three new command line options: /O=R, /O=A and /C=2. Type BlufffTitler /? from the command prompt for more info
* Full unicode support: select the unicode character set in the Media / Change Font dialog
* Using filenames with unicode characters is now possible

Changed and removed features:

* Menu item Settings / Auto Select Layer removed: clicking on a layer now activates the hyperlink
* Menu item Settings / Extra Smooth removed: shows now always play as smooth as possible
* Morph Stage property removed in picture layer: use FX files to create morph effects
* Cube shape in the picture layer is always a cube: use the Size property to create a block.
* Alpha channels stored in separate _alpha files are no longer loaded: use 32 bits PNG or TGA files instead
* Menu item Effects / Change Effect moved to Media / Change Effect
* BluffTitler can no longer be used as a screensaver


Version 5.08
Released: 2006-11-14
* Support for multiple webcams
* Bugfix: attached particles are now correctly launched in 3D


Version 5.07
Released: 2006-10-6
* Bugfix: exported TGA frames are now correctly numbered


Version 5.06
Released: 2006-9-25
* Convenience: BluffTitler Show files (with the extension .bt) are now associated with the BluffTitler executable. This makes it possible to start the player by double clicking on a .bt show file. This association is turned on the first time your run the executable.
* Convenience: the player always tries to make the render window completely visible.
* Bugfix: the player no longer jumps to minimized state after playing fullscreen.


Version 5.05
Released: 2006-9-15
The most spectacular new features have all been implemented as effect files and published in the online user's gallery. The new effects include:

Antilight, blur, bouncer, camouflage, cartoon physics, digital hellfire, disney dust, film grain, fur, halftone, jumper, line art, lost pixels, madness, metallic glow, ministeck, mirror, particle spiral, phong shader, pointillism, rainbow, reflectionmapped decorations, rippling reflective water, rotating reflection map, seasick, sketch mapping, soft border, solar system, spheres, swoosh, volumetric shader, waving flag, white border, white noice and wireframe.

As you can see from the length of this list, the effect files have proven to be a VERY powerful and flexible plugin system! Visit the online user's gallery to download all the new effects!

Of course not everything can be implemented as an effect file. Features that required a new executable include:

* BluffTitler can now create AVI files bigger than 2GB! (OpenDML Extensions)
* Improved blur quality (post-processing)
* Specularity property in the model layer


Version 5.04
Released: 2006-6-16
changes since 5.0:
* Incompatibility problems with pre-pixel shader 2.0 video cards fixed and workarounds implemented for bugs in old ATI Radeon drivers. Please update your video driver! * Plasma layer now happily accepts effect files! * Resolution dialog now remembers the selected preset * 2 new shader variables: MyTextureResolution0 and MyTextureResolution1 * Pressing the Undo/Redo button no longer changes the current time and selected layer * New menu item: Control/Play Fullscreen - wait for Key. In this mode the program switches to fullscreen, but doesn't start playing until you press a key. It also doesn't return to windowed mode before you press the <Escape> key.


Version 5.0 Released: 2006-5-1
* Support for DirectX effect files!!
* Bump Mapping (normal maps)
* Cube Mapping (with .DDS files)
* Muli-Texturing effects (combining different effects)
* Tonal Art Mapping (realtime hatching)
* Realtime filter effects in video and video capture layers
* Text morphing effects
* Z-Bias in particle layer
* Revolved font type
* Time text box editable
* Particle layer optimized, maximum number of particles increased!
* Scroller Layer optimized
* Lighting optimized


Version 4.1 Released: 2006-3-1
* Scroller layer
* New menu item: Settings/Extra Smooth. Animations are played extra smooth when this menu item is flagged
* Filmstrip support in the picture layer. Use the new properties: Number of Frames and Frames per Second
* Transparency property in Model Layer
* Full transparent PNG support
* Sphere effect of the Picture Layer optimized for use as globe
* New menu item: Settings/Auto Select Layer
* New particle layer property: Rotation (the old Rotation property has been renamed to Rotation Speed)
* Changed behaviour of 3D particle models: they now always point towards their flight direction
* XML parser now supports HTML predefined character entities like € and €
* Minor discomfort fixed: numbers like 0.25 can now be entered as .25
* Optimization: kerning cache
* Bugfix: exporting as looping now works as it should
* Bugfix: exporting a videolayer with a FPS higher than the original now works ok
* Bugfix: when moving the dropdown menu the selected translation is now preserved
* Bugfix: the checkbox of the File/Set Background Colour dialog now behaves correctly
* Bugfix: menu item Media/Change Audio... now immediately changes the audio file


Version 4.03 Released: 2006-2-1
* Full transparent PNG support
* New particle layer property: Rotation. The old Rotation property has been renamed to Rotation Speed
* Changed behaviour of 3D particle models: they now always point towards their flight direction
* Minor discomfort fixed: numbers like 0.25 can now be entered as .25
* Bugfix: exporting as looping now works as it should
* Bugfix: exporting a videolayer with a FPS higher than the original now works ok
* Bugfix: when moving the dropdown menu the selected translation is preserved


Version 4.014 Released: 2005-12-29
* Settings / Auto Select Layer menu option that can be turned off for those of you who don't like the new mouse functionality
* XML parser now supports HTML predefined character entities like € and €
* The Maximum Size property bounding box of the text and picture layers is now rendered as a transparent rectangle
* The checkbox of the File / Set Background Colour dialog now behaves correctly
* Some other minor bugs fixed


Version 4.0 Released: 2005-12-19
* 3D model layer
* Realtime shadows
* Lightbeams
* Cloth simulation in picture and video layers
* Dynamic content: use BluffTitler to read RSS news feeds or as a photo browser
* Character Size property in text layer
* Maximum Size property in text and picture layers
* Selecting layers by left clicking on them
* Pop-up menu with most important functions when right clicking on layers
* Open Type fonts support
* Two new bling bling font effects: Sequinned and Diamonds (pimp your titles)
* Decoration Density property in text layer
* Better Plasma Layer quality when exporting as AVI
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Possibility to move the drop-down menu to the toolwindow and back
* Bezier spline problem fixed


Version 3.07
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Model Repeat property in Picture Layer reintroduced
* Two new bling bling font effects: Sequinned and Diamonds (pimp your titles)
* Wedding ring example animation (popular request)
* Embarrassing video layer bug fixed: the whole video is now exported (and not only the first 10%...)
* Exporting as AVI with transparency bug fixed: alpha channel is now correctly exported when using transparency property in combination with 32 bits textures with alpha
* Videolayer now accepts and correctly renders AVI files with transparency
* Texture bug fixed in EPS and Video layers
* The font dialog is now displayed instantly without delay
* Decoration Density property in Text layer
* Better Plasma Layer quality when exporting as AVI


Version 3.06 Released: 2005-8-3
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Model Repeat property in Picture Layer reintroduced
* Two new bling bling font effects: Sequinned and Diamonds
* Wedding ring example animation (popular request)
* Embarrassing video layer bug fixed: the whole video is now exported (and not only the first 10%...)
* Exporting as AVI with transparency bug fixed: alpha channel is now correctly exported when using transparency property in combination with 32 bits textures with alpha
* Videolayer now accepts and correctly renders AVI files with transparency
* Texture bug fixed in EPS and Video layers
* The font dialog is now displayed instantly without delay


Version 3.05 Released: 2005-8-1
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Model Repeat property in Picture Layer reintroduced
* Two new font effects: Sequinned and Diamonds
* Wedding ring example animation (popular request)
* Embarrassing video layer bug fixed: the whole video is now exported (and not only the first 10%...)
* Exporting as AVI with transparency bug fixed: alpha channel correctly exported when using transparency property
* Videolayer now accepts and correctly renders AVI files with transparency
* Texture bug fixed in EPS and Video layers


Version 3.04 Released: 2005-7-18
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Model Repeat property in Picture Layer reintroduced
* 2 new font effects: Sequinned and Diamonds
* Wedding ring example animation (popular request)
* Embarrassing video layer bug fixed: the whole video is now exported (and not only the first 10%...)
* Exporting as AVI with transparency bug fixed: alpha channel correctly exported when using transparency property


Version 3.03 Released: 2005-7-12
* Model Repeat property in Picture Layer reintroduced
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Sequinned font effect
* Diamonds font effect
* Wedding ring example animation


Version 3.02 Released: 2005-7-11
* Model Repeat property in Picture Layer reintroduced
* Maximum number of characters increased to 500
* Sequinned font effect
* Diamonds font effect
* Wedding ring example animation


Version 3.0 Released: 2005-7-1
* Optimized code resulting in ultra smooth realtime performance
* 6 new pixel font effects: Pixels, Cornered Pixels, Rounded Pixels and Floating Cubes, Spheres and Cylinders
* 3 new particle efects: Blob (meta-balls), Spheres and Pipes
* 5 new text compositions: Spiral, Roll, String, Left and Right
* 2 new layers: UFO and Passe-Partout
* 2 new texture modes: Masking and Additive Reflection Mapped
* 3 new Text Layer Properties: Transparency, Hair Length and Font Size
* 5 new plasma effects: Line Segments, Circles, Triangles, Rectangles and Rays
* Alpha transparency in Picture and Particle Layer
* Attachable plasma effects
* Hebrew language support
* Field rendering


Version 2.04, free update, released 29/10/2004
Blur and bilinear filtering options in export as Movie and export as Picture dialogs to fight jaggies
"Mirrored textures on Cube" bug fixed
Removed javascript code to prevent false security warnings in Windows XP SP2
"Keep asking for D: drive" bug fixed
"invisible text layers" bug in latest version of ATI Radeon drivers fixed
"Bix the VJ" bug fixed


Version 2.0, free update, released 1/9/2004
Cool new skinnable GUI
EPS layer (limited support)
Computed kerning
Draggable keyframes
VCR buttons
Particle trail density and rotation
Font fantasy
Fontsize listbox in font dialog
Flat outline mode
Camera arm length
Transparent mode in particle layer
Set transparent colour menu item
Adjustable MIDI channel
Reverse current layer menu item
Crosshair


Version 1.8, free update, released 27/5/2004
Realtime video capture layer
Toolbar
Undo/redo functionality
Particle rotation
MIDI pitchwheel and continuous controllers support


Version 1.7, free update, released 3/5/2004
Transparency effect
AVI with alpha export (RGBA)
Serial TARGA with alpha export
Correct NTSC framerate of 29.97
Multi-byte character set support


Version 1.6, free update, released 1/3/2004
Serial TARGA output
Character set support
Symbol character set support
Font cache


Version 1.5, free update, released 6/2/2004
Aspect ratios support with presets
Safe Area settings menu


Version 1.4, free update, released 2/1/2004
Attach border menu item
Attach particles menu item
Audio layer
3 render qualities
New text animation modes: character delay, writer
New font effect: comb
Presets
Startup shows


Version 1.3, free update, released 21/11/2003
Plasma layer
Particle layer
Cartoon shading
Jumble effect


Version 1.2, free update, released 3/10/2003
Flat and sphered font effects
Lighting mode in video and picture layer
Render in foreground and render in 3D space effects in video layer
Possibility to turn video layers into picture layers
Heart, circle and star morph targets
VJ MIDI support


Version 1.1, free update, released 5/9/2003
Tube, wireframe, spikes and hairy font effects
Wave 1,2 and 3 text compositions
Command line options
Explosion effect
Video textures
Numeric input boxes next to the 3 sliders
Always fullscreen mode in picture and video layer
Morph to cube effect in picture and video layer
Set show size menu option
More sensitive mouse control


Version 1.0, released 5/8/2003
First PC release