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 ====== What's New ====== ====== What's New ======
  
-exrTrader has been thoroughly tested in production by us and our trusty beta testers. The main features of exrTrader are: +LightWave 2018 includes major changes in functionality that directly affect exrTrader:
-  * standard LightWave Loader supporting RGBA, does not require a license. +
-  * standard LightWave Savers, supporting all save-able image types except for palletized images, does not require a license. +
-  * a scene type master plugin for setting the image saver options, which are saved in the scene file. +
-  * a dummy saver to enable network render managers to find saved files for success checks. +
-  * an image filter plugin that allows to save arbitrary buffers to a single OpenEXR file that: +
-      * either uses a custom output file, or the RGB output file defined in the render globals. +
-      * supports all compression schemes defined by OpenEXR including lossy schemes. +
-      * supports all output buffers generated by LightWave and exposed through the SDK. +
-      * supports buffers that may consist of one (i.e. Depth), two (i.e. Motion), three (i.e. RGB) or more channels. +
-      * offers separate naming options for channels and buffers in the OpenEXR file, this will translate to buffer.channel as defined in the OpenEXR specs. Either may be blank. +
-      * supports different pixel types per channel. +
-      * offers the processing of buffers (invert, min, max, scale, offset). +
-      * supports OpenEXR metadata, including aspect ratio, comments, previews. +
-      * data window support (for limited region renders). +
-      * optional un-multiplication by the image alpha +
-      * advanced preset system with “default” presets and custom preset directories +
-  * network rendering support. +
-  * plugins consist of one file per platform. +
-  * “Q Approved!” and SWELL. +
-  * Support for LightWave 3D metadata. +
-  * Options to customize the export to match a variety of compositing workflows. +
-  * Additionally save single buffers using any image format supported by LightWave 3D +
-  * File and buffer names may contain variables that are replaced with the current values when saving. +
-  * Support for naming the files created by stereoscopic rendering. +
-  * Automatic creation of a data window within the exr files to speed up loading and filters in compositing applications that support a DoD. This is transparent to most other applications. +
-  * A custom image viewer to inspect individual buffers +
-  * free point upgrades, free support, free beer (( O.k., we're still joking about the beer... )).+
  
-<-features|^|^installation|->+===== New Buffer System ===== 
 + 
 +The [[exrtrader2018:buffers|new buffers]] in LightWave allows for user created buffers, buffers created on the fly (i.e. by shaders) as well as light groups. 
 +All of these are supported by exrTrader 2018. 
 + 
 +We've added the concept of buffer groups to exrTrader to make it easier to work with the increased amount of buffers available now. 
 + 
 +===== Removal of VIPER ===== 
 + 
 +Since VIPER has been removed, exrTrader now includes a [[exrtrader2018:viewer|custom image viewer]] to inspect buffers. 
 + 
 +===== Miscellaneous ===== 
 + 
 +exrTrader 2018 is based on the latest version of EXR, including the support for new compression modes. 
 + 
 + 
 +<-features|^|^releases|->
  
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