2020.26630

Script TOP - New TOP that can get its data from Python using copyNumpyArray().

Engine COMP - Major improvements and bug fixes

Audio File In CHOP - Added parameter to disable auto-fading when starting and stopping a file.

Table DAT - 'Sync to File' for Table DAT, works the same as Text DAT. Options for post processing such as table size, removing blank lines etc will be disabled.

Table DAT / Text DAT - When 'File' parameter changes the contents will now reload right away without needing to pulse the 'Load' button, similar to how other file-reading nodes work. 'Load on Start' still needed to update on startup and 'File Sync' needed to monitor file changes.

SysInfo Class new members MIDIInputs and MIDIOutputs - Returns a list of all MIDI input/output device names.

Palette:stitcher - Fixed incorrect parsing of fisheye files. Also added version info and Help button.

NDI - Upgrade to NDI 4.5.3.

Luma Blur TOP - Fixed giving incorrect results on macOS.

Movie File Out TOP - Fixed some cases where H264/H265 would fail to record.

Movie File Out TOP - Give better error when output resolution is too high for the codec/GPU.

Notch TOP - Fixed memory leak with exposed string parameters.

Notch TOP - Added logging capabilities through TOUCH_NOTCH_LOGGING environment variable.

Nvidia Flex TOP - Allow for Nvidia Flex Solver COMP reference to retrieve diffuse particle data.

Point File In TOP - Improved reporting of PLY parsing errors.

Text TOP - Better word wrapping for non-english fonts on macOS, when multiple spaces are at the start/end of the line.

Text TOP / Field COMP - Fixed cases where extra newlines would appear in non-english language output on macOS.

Touch In TOP - Rework playback algorithm for smoother playback. Added receive_fps for Touch In TOP in Info CHOP channels.

Touch Out TOP - Reworked behavior to improve smoothness and performance. Avoid cases where frames were sent twice. Added send_fps for Touch Out TOP in Info CHOP channels.

Video Device Out TOP - Fix hang that occurs when turning off 'Active' parameter using Bluefish444 cards.

Video Device Out TOP - Added extra channels late_frames and video_hw_buffer_length to Info CHOP for Blackmagic Design devices.

Video Device In TOP - Upgrade to Ximea SDK 4.20.0.5 for Ximea cameras.

Video Device In TOP - Fixed some Ximea model cameras not functioning properly.

Video Device In TOP - Fix for crashes with some older devices under DirectShow, improve performance for some hardware under DirectShow.

Video Stream In TOP - Fixed memory leak that was occuring.

Audio NDI CHOP - Fixed this operator incorrectly using only Commercial/Pro licenses.

Bind CHOP - Fixed bug where setting bound values from script sometimes ignored.

Bind CHOP - Fixed evaluation of channel when source of change is a parameter.

Delete CHOP - Fixed a crash that could happen when there are 0 channels.

MIDI Out CHOP - Simplified Output mode now includes channel prefix for both pitch and program channels. Backward compatibility - Example "pitch" -> "ch1pitch"

Actor COMP - Fixed Flex feedbacking for Fluid Emitters.

Actor COMP - Allow use of all transform parameters (except Translate) when used as a Fluid Emitter.

FBX COMP - Fixed importing of curves.

Geometry COMP - Renamed 'Rotate To Order' menu entries for clarity.

Nvidia Flex Solver COMP - Added num_active_diffuse_particles to Info CHOP.

Parameter COMP - Fixed issue where pressing + expansion button caused bad overlapping layout.

Replicator COMP - Fixed crash of cloned replicator comps with missing 'Master Operator'.

Select COMP - Improved parameter disabling when using 'Match Size'.

USD COMP - Fixed crash when loading USD OP Snippet or certain USD files.

Window COMP - Fixed Perform Mode using wrong resolution for TOPs in some cases.

Alembic SOP - Fixed crash that could occur with certain files and fixed importing of Bezier Curves.

CPlusPlus SOP - Added volume/intersect functions.

Group SOP - Fixed an issue where the highlighted points wouldn't update when changing the selection.

Group SOP - Bounding Object calculation time halved in typical case.

MIDI In DAT / MIDI Event DAT - Include channel in pitch events.

Panel Execute DAT - Fixed dependencies not being added to Panel Execute DATs if multiple toggles are expressions, reported as strange behavior in Palette:arcBallCamera.

Render Pick DAT / Render Pick CHOP - Fixed some cases where picking would always be deemed as a pick, even on empty space. Fixed some picking issues on AMD and Intel GPUs.

SocketIO DAT - Fixed bug where the DAT would not reconnect after the server has restarted.

SocketIO DAT - Added 'Reconnect Delay' parameter.

WebSocket DAT - Fixed lost messages in Websocket binary receiving.

Custom Operators - Fixed custom parameters not being created on Custom OPs that had minInputs > 0 and no inputs connected yet.

Added 'Insert Parameter' menu entry for sequential parameters.

Tweaks to grouplist menu to match keyboard shortcuts and adjusted name colours to be visible when selected.

When copying or cloning protected nodes, include contents as well (Note: they are still protected).

Fixed issue in OP Snippets where things would still cook after closing the OP Snippets window.

Fixed crash when using 'Tag' button in Customize Component editor.

Adding/removing tags using Parameter Dialog now undoable.

Fixed an issue with MIDI Mapper Dialog showing incorrect MIDI device names when operatoring system set to lauguage using unicode characters (ie. not english).

Fixed issue with re-connecting MIDI devices on macOS.

Fixed Custom Parameters crash when using newlines in labels.

Fixed importing of modules expecting stdout.isatty() function (eg import colorful).

Fixed Par.enableExpr not initializing properly.

Par.section used in expressions now refreshes properly.

Connector Class.connect() - Fixed a crash when connecting to invalid target.

TouchEngine - Fixed issue which could leave TouchEngine processes running beyond their useful lifetime.

TouchEngine - Changes to improve the behavior of processing operating system and other events, sometimes these were blocked previously.

TouchEngine - Fixed errors if a change in power state caused an expression to be evaluated.

TouchEngine - Added support for Header parameter type.