Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Vue 7 Infinite and xStream 7.1 and 7.2 Beta

Vue 7 Infinite 7.1 (Build 37660) and Vue 7 xStream (Build 37681) are no longer listed on e-on software's web site as beta releases.

e-on have also have released beta version of the second update for Vue 7 Infinite and Vue 7 xStream for registered users. It includes the following changes for Vue 7 Infinite (Build 38524):

  • Fixed a possible freeze when playing a macro.
  • Fixed unexpected camera position shifts when using camera altitude lock along with animated vibrations.
  • Fixed fit-replacing of an object by a plane primitive leading to invisible plane at render.
  • Fixed brutal lighting transitions over self-shadowed infinitely thin translucent objects.
  • Fixed unexpectedly reset output file names if output directory doesn't exist.
  • Fixed non created spectral atmosphere keyframe when modifying it between two existing keyframes.
  • Fixed missing viewport refreshes in Wireframe display mode.
  • Fixed missing camera field of view hint lines in Wireframe display mode.
  • Fixed a crash when undoing a master object replacement.
  • Fixed behavior of "Create Metacloud" menus.
  • Edition of EcoSystem instances with Python is now reflected in display.
  • Fixed a crash in Terrain Editor, when switching from Standard to Procedural for a terrain using an EcoSystem.
  • Fixed potential crash when rendering to disk using glow effects.
  • Fixed possibly non collapsing materials after copy/paste.
  • Fixed wrong lighting over boolean operations involving metablobs.
  • Fixed wrong resume render handling when using hybrid 2.5D motion blur or depth of field effects.
  • Fixed artifacts in some dynamic ecosystems used with procedural terrains.
  • Fixed viewport blinking.
  • Fixed node display in function editor with blue interface
  • Fixed possible freeze when rendering large image with procedural terrain.
  • Fixed crash when Hypervue retrieve a rendercow pack from the license server
  • Fixed crash with Altitude Mapping conversion.
  • Fix update retrieving from License server.
  • Fixed potential crash when rendering a full-screen animation using internal renderer.
  • Fixed parametric terrain scale bug when loading terrain with different unit scale.
  • Fixed bug with value modification not taking into account in graph editor.
  • Fixed a crash which happened on the removal of a specimen.
  • Fixed possible crash when initializing render nodes.
  • Fixed crash in function editor when creating metanode with output.
  • Fixed possible crash when Vue can't get a license from the license server.
  • Fixed possibly black output renders when using the Standalone renderer or the RenderNode.
  • Fixed much slower render when using the Standalone renderer or RenderNodes.
  • Fixed Texture file path retrieve on mac for Poser object.
  • Remember last directory of Python scripts.
  • Fixed possibly invisible alpha planes in viewports when viewed from side.
  • Fixed badly oriented alpha planes in billboard mode.
  • Fixed hybrid motion blur crazy coordinates when some segment extremity is located behind the camera.

The following fixes for Vue 7 xStream (Build 38524):

  • Integration plug-ins:
    • Fixed group transformations in Maya (groups, booleans, clouds).
    • Fixed atmosphere preview render when saving atmosphere.
    • Fixed possible crash when initializating xStream Render Nodes.
    • Prevented xStream plug-ins from re-creating materials on EcoSpecimen after each user action (fixed a crash in 3ds Max with Direct3D, but will also improve reactivity of the plug-in when the scene contains EcoSystems).
    • Avoid a possible freeze when rendering with several cores.
    • Fixed a crash when using the Merge command.
    • Fixed a possible crash in LightWave at render time.
    • Removed annoying XSI warning message when creating EcoSystem.
    • Fixed a possible crash when loading scenes with tracked/linked/animated objects.
    • When launching a command-line render with C4D, Vue content was not rendered.
    • Avoid displaying dialogs or interface in the plug-in when the host application is launched as command-line.
    • Fixed a possible crash when initializing render nodes.
    • Avoid exiting the host application if plug-in can't launch the xStream core.
    • Fixed lens flare render when seen on top of Vue sky or native objects.
    • Fixed natural film response filter when applied on pixels seeing native objects.
    • Prevented native lights from being duplicated in Vue scene when rendering an animation in LightWave (resulting in more and more bright images throughout the animation).
  • Fixed a possible freeze when playing a macro.
  • Fixed unexpected camera position shifts when using camera altitude lock along with animated vibrations.
  • Fixed fit-replacing of an object by a plane primitive leading to invisible plane at render.
  • Fixed brutal lighting transitions over self-shadowed infinitely thin translucent objects.
  • Fixed unexpectedly reset output file names if output directory doesn't exist.
  • Fixed non created spectral atmosphere keyframe when modifying it between two existing keyframes.
  • Fixed missing viewport refreshes in Wireframe display mode.
  • Fixed missing camera field of view hint lines in Wireframe display mode.
  • Fixed a crash when undoing a master object replacement.
  • Fixed behavior of "Create Metacloud" menus (standalone and integration plug-ins).
  • Edition of EcoSystem instances with Python is now reflected in display.
  • Fixed a crash in Terrain Editor, when switching from Standard to Procedural for a terrain using an EcoSystem.
  • Fixed potential crash when rendering to disk using glow effects.
  • Fixed possibly non collapsing materials after copy/paste.
  • Fixed wrong lighting over boolean operations involving metablobs.
  • Fixed wrong resume render handling when using hybrid 2.5D motion blur or depth of field effects.
  • Fixed artifacts in some dynamic ecosystems used with procedural terrains.
  • Fixed viewport blinking.
  • Fixed node display in function editor with blue interface.
  • Fixed possible freeze when rendering large image with procedural terrain.
  • Fixed crash when Hypervue retrieve a RenderCow Pack from the license server.
  • Fixed a crash with Altitude Mapping conversion.
  • Fixed update retrieving from License server.
  • Fixed a potential crash when rendering a full-screen animation using internal renderer.
  • Fixed parametric terrain scale bug when loading terrain with different unit scale.
  • Fixed a bug with value modification not taken into account in graph editor.
  • Fixed a crash which happened on the removal of a specimen.
  • Fixed a possible crash when initializing render nodes.
  • Fixed a crash in function editor when creating a MetaNode with output.
  • Fixed a possible crash when Vue can't get a license from the license server.
  • Fixed possibly black output renders when using the Standalone renderer or the RenderNode.
  • Fixed much slower render when using the Standalone renderer or RenderNodes.
  • Fixed Texture file path retrieve on mac for Poser object.
  • Remember last directory of Python scripts.
  • Fixed possibly invisible alpha planes in viewports when viewed from side.
  • Fixed badly oriented alpha planes in billboard mode.
  • Fixed hybrid motion blur crazy coordinates when some segment extremity is located behind the camera.