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Blender 4.4: Sequencer

User Interface

  • Text strips can be now edited directly in preview area (enter edit mode with Tab key). (PR#127239)
  • Text strips with word-wrapped or multi-line text can now properly do left/center/right alignment within each line. (PR#126660)
  • Text strip background fill ("Box") got an option to have rounded corners. (PR#129665)
  • Text strip style UI uses collapsible panels for outline/shadow/box. (PR#130449)
  • Snapping now works with retiming keys. Strips can also be snapped to retiming keys. (PR#129709)
  • Strip images can be duplicated in preview area. (PR#131529)
  • Add effect menu has been organized, with improved polling. Effects may now be added to connected strips without erroring if sound strips are present in the selection. (PR#132672)

Performance

  • Building proxies for image sequences is faster now. (PR#128752)
  • Preview playback performance of float/HDR content is faster now. (PR#128829)
  • Text strip background fill ("Box") is several times faster for large fill areas. (PR#130403)
  • Curves, Hue Correct, White Balance modifiers are 1.5x-2x faster now. (PR#131736)

Video

  • Videos can now be rendered using H.265/HEVC codec. (PR#129119)
  • 10 and 12 bit/channel videos are supported now (PR#129298):
    • When reading 10/12 bit videos, they are read into a floating point image,
    • When rendering, there's an option for 10 or 12 bit color depth for supported codecs (10 bit for H.264, H.265, AV1; 12 bit for H.265, AV1).
  • Videos rendered from Blender are in BT.709 color-space now (was unspecified color-space before, which led to differences in how various players display them). (PR#130021)
  • Video playback YUV->RGB conversion is more accurate now, fixing color shifts and banding in dark regions. (PR#130383)
  • Video file display rotation metadata is respected now. If you had worked around it previously, you'll need to undo the additional transform rotation now. (PR#130455)

Other

  • Proxies for EXR (or other float/HDR format) image strips now work properly, without losing range/precision. Float image proxies are internally saved as EXR files with DWAA compression and 16-bit float data type. (PR#128835)
  • Copying strips or creating metastrips now automatically includes effect chains instead of erroring with a message asking the user to select all related strips. (PR#132930)