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Changelog

2.3.0

  • New Blackmagic Device Support - Connect Blackmagic capture devices directly. If you have the Blackmagic device driver installed, a new source option will appear in your add menu.
  • New 10 New Cinematic Transitions - Atomize, Chroma Shift, Data Stream, Energy Wipe, Explosion, Hexgate, Neon Tunnel, Origami, Rewind, and Singularity. See all transitions →
  • New Auto-Restart Videos on Scene Switch - New toggle to automatically restart video elements when switching between scenes, keeping your transitions seamless.
  • Improved ML Processing Window - Redesigned the offline processing window with clearer status reporting, better progress states, and portrait orientation fixes.
  • Improved CoreML Pipeline Stability - Fixed several crashes related to the CoreML processing filter pipeline.
  • Improved Context Menu Access - Control-click now opens context menus in addition to right-click, improving accessibility across input methods.
  • Improved Reduced memory usage when the filters preview window is open.
  • Improved Better memory reclamation when switching scenes.

2.2.0

  • New Offline transparently render CoreML depth maps for use in motion graphics applications
  • New MCP Server - Let AI assistants like Claude control CameraGraph for you. Create scenes, add elements, apply filters, record, and more just by asking. Learn more →
  • New Visual and haptic feedback when adding filters, models, and transitions
  • Fix Crash fixes

2.1.0

  • Fix Fix dropped frames in transitions
  • Improved Updated all localizations

2.0.1

  • Fix Fix video looping to remove dropped frames
  • Fix Fix locked and hidden layers hit target interference
  • Improved Other performance fixes

2.0.0

  • Camera Graph is now completely free! No more Pro subscriptions - all features are available to everyone.
  • New Video Element - Drop any video file in. Loop it, change the speed, crop it down, another element in your arsenal.
  • New 80 One Shot Filters - All-new trigger-based effects that fire once and animate to completion. Trigger via UI, keyboard shortcut, or MIDI controller.
  • New CoreML Model Support - Load your own CoreML models or browse and download from Hugging Face right in the app. Preview results in real-time on your camera feed.
  • New MIDI Control - Connect any MIDI controller to trigger effects and switch scenes.
  • New CSS Editor for Browser Overlays - Custom CSS injection with live validation for browser overlay elements.
  • New iOS Device Capture - Use your iPhone or iPad as a camera source over USB.
  • New Marquee Text - Scrolling text element for tickers, alerts, and lower thirds.
  • New Transition Preview - Preview scene transitions before going live.
  • New 30+ New Filters - Fresh visual effects to enhance your camera feed.
  • New 10 New Transitions - Additional scene transition options for smoother switching.
  • Improved Render Pipeline - Major improvements with scaling for sharper, crisper visuals.
  • Improved RTMP Streaming - Better connection handling with automatic reconnection attempts.
  • Improved Segmentation - Better accuracy for AI background removal.
  • Improved Borders - Improved border rendering across all elements.
  • Improved RTMP Popover - Updated connection management UI for streaming.
  • Fix Audio/Video Sync - Resolved issue where audio and video could get out of sync when FPS drops.
  • New New App Icon - Updated icon for macOS Tahoe.
  • Improved Onboarding Video - Updated tutorial to help new users get started.
  • Improved Editor Experience - Substantially improved dragging, resizing, and selection handles for a smoother editing workflow.
  • New Crop and Mirror Video Feed - New cropping tools and ability to mirror the entire video feed.
  • Fix Transitions no longer auto-play on app start.
  • Improved Improved recording stability.

1.11.0

  • Improved Enhanced Resizing - Revamped resizing functionality to behave more like leading graphical editors.
  • Improved Major Performance Boost - Biggest performance improvements since launch, featuring a reduction in memory usage.
  • New Advanced Grid Alignments - New grid calculations that provide precise alignment and centering.
  • Fix macOS Sonoma optimizations and various bug fixes.

1.10.0

  • New Alignment guides to help you position elements with precision. Hold down the option key for measurement guides.
  • New Transform inspector allows for positioning and adjusting size with more options.
  • New Option to change background camera blur amount.
  • New Option to easily mirror images.

1.9.0

  • New Chroma Effect - Remove your camera background with a green screen effect or apply a chroma filter to any element.
    chroma effect
  • Thank you Discord user @maik for the feedback!
  • New Global Shortcuts for switching scenes and more added to settings.
    global shortcuts
  • Thank you Discord user @penguuin for the feedback!
  • New Send us feedback directly from the app in the help menu or from the menu bar.
    feedback menu
  • New All new onboarding with shortcuts and feature previews. Reopen onboarding from the help menu.

1.8.1

  • Fix Audio interfaces crackling and popping with more than 2 channels.
  • Improved Performance for streaming and recording at the same time.
  • New New audio menu to select number of channels and sample rate.
    audio menu

1.8.0

  • New Double-click to magnify your screen shares, images, and cameras, bringing every detail into focus.
  • Improved Ditched the first-time permissions - jump straight into the action.
  • Improved Resizing and scaling are easier than ever. Cursor now has a larger area to resize around the edges.
  • Fix Outlines now look smoother on non-retina screens.
  • New Open-source acknowledgements added in the Help section.

1.7.2

  • Fix Crash fix for Captions.

1.7.1

  • New New Filters: Snow, Water, Fire, Sea, Storm, Glitch
  • New Global setting for Screen Share FPS, allowing for further performance optimizations.
    fps global setting for screen shares
  • Improved Updated resizing capabilities for Screen Share, Camera and Images. Unlock aspect ratio and resize in all directions.
    sizing inspector updates
  • New Ability to stop streaming/recording from menubar view.
  • Fix Streaming no longer starts regardless of connection status.

1.7.0 - 4/3/24

Play

Closed Captions (beta)

  • Use the power of machine learning on device to convert audio into text in near real-time, seamlessly integrating captions into your camera feed. Enjoy the same level of customization as the Text object, allowing you to fine-tune the appearance to your liking.

Other new features

  • New Transitions: Book Flip, Burn, Butterfly wave, Dreamy, Film Burn, Glitch Displace, Heart, Over Exposure, Roll

  • New Languages Supported: Korean, Spanish

  • Updated all other languages/translations to have 100% coverage
  • Accessibility improvements
  • Updated background removal to remove outer edges more precisely

  • Added new option for vertical text alignment, giving you greater control over the positioning and layout of your text elements.

  • Optimized inspector view loading

Bug fixes
  • Copy/duplicating elements with filters fixed

  • Restoring scene order now preserved correctly without saving to a file

  • Resolve issue with app being resized incorrectly

  • Resolve issue with recording bookmark directory not being recalled correctly

  • Other reported crash fixes

1.6.1 - 3/1/24

  • Pro Feature: Customize video resolutions for precise control of video sizes in video settings.

  • New inspector options: Adjust sizes while keeping aspect ratio intact for Camera, Image and Screen Shares.

1.6.0

Play

All new scene transitions

  • 20 different scene transitions with timing customization options

  • Bar Swipe, Bounce, Copy Machine, Cube, Directional, Doorway, Fade, Flash, Glitch Memories, Grid Flip, Mod, Morph, Mosaic, Pixelize, Simple Zoom, Squeeze, StereoViewer, Swap, Swipe, Swirl, TVStatic

All new camera effects

  • 14 camera filters with dynamic properties

  • Bloom, Box Blur, Comic, CRT, Edge, Monochrome, Pixellate, Pointilize, Posterize, Sepia, Thermal, Tile, Toon, Trixel

  • Stack and reorder effects to create interesting views

New languages supported

  • Russian
  • Chinese
  • Italian
  • Hindi
  • German
  • French
  • Japanese

Other:

  • Added new fill or stroke options for shapes
  • Recording prompts for directory if none is selected
  • Streaming prompts for microphone if no audio is selected
  • New overlay for the editor being disabled
  • Memory leak when opening and closing multi view

  • Fixed an issue where the stream connection would not reconnect without restarting

1.5.0

Enhanced Broadcasting and Streaming Capabilities

  • RTMP Streaming for platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, Restream, and more.

performance bar with monitoring preview

Introducing the Performance Bar

  • Stay informed and in control with real-time metrics on FPS, CPU, memory usage, and a timer for your streaming and recording sessions.

Other New Toolbar Controls

  • Hide the video preview editor to increase performance while still streaming, recording or broadcasting.

  • Select the microphone to be used by recording or streaming.
  • Menubar preview displays when recording and broadcasting.
Menu bar view update preview

Added text input fields to sliders for opacity and scale to set with higher accuracy.

text input fields preview

Crash Fixes:

  • Camera Background removal issues causing with blurring backgrounds or stroke effects.

  • Addressed audio crashes, especially when using external interfaces.
  • Improved app responsiveness when coming back from idle.

Bug Fixes:

  • Resolved an issue with the FPS counter causing CPU spikes.

  • Ensured the cursor display restores perfectly when hidden in screen share elements.

  • Stream not restarting properly with Play/Stop button.

1.4.0

Introducing Scenes Multiview (Pro):

  • Elevate your production with a bird’s-eye view of up to 12 scenes.

  • Instantly switch with a click, all from a dedicated window that puts you in the director’s chair.

multiview scene display

New Background Green Screen Silhouette:

  • Add a splash of color with inner and outer stroke options, bringing a cinematic depth to your visuals.

  • Outline your subject in style with solid outer stroke options, giving a crisp edge to your silhouette.

1.3.0

New Pro Feature: Recording (beta)

  • Record audio and video in multiple formats

    camera graph record settings

  • New video settings toggle for displaying FPS

    camera graph fps display settings

Performance updates:

  • Optimized and enhanced browser rendering for smoother overlays

  • Screen share window frame now resizes with window size changes on your desktop for a more responsive experience

  • Improved frame rate accuracy in recordings for clearer videos

  • Editor UI improvements for resolution changes for a smoother editing experience

  • Fixed sidebar animation hitch for smoother navigation
  • Fixed issue causing app to open slower than normal

  • Improved performance for Camera background removal for a more seamless camera experience

  • New FPS slider for camera background - best used in low-motion settings

    camera graph background frame settings

1.2.1

  • Bugfix: Dock icon not appearing. Should now default to true. For users that have already updated to 1.2.0, click the menubar icon and select “Dock Icon”.

1.2.0

  • Renderer rewritten to be Metal/GPU first
  • Many crash fixes and performance improvements
  • Run 4k streaming with ease when using menubar only
  • New inspector icons
  • Updated resizing, cropping, rotate and scale functions
  • Shortcuts moved to settings
  • Updated Menubar design
  • Menubar preview now runs at 24 FPS

1.1.3

  • New feature: Toggle dock icon to run as menu bar app
  • New feature: Color + Light settings for cameras
  • Gradient inspector halved in size
  • Performance updates
  • Exit crop via right click

1.1.2

  • New feature: Sonoma camera reactions in the camera inspector
  • Update images to show filename and improve drag and drop experience
  • Bugfix: Screen sharing matches FPS selector, previously capped at 60

1.1.1

  • Right click elements in editor to duplicate, delete, crop, expand to fill or snap to positions. More to come.

  • Bugfix: Closing main window causes renderer to stop drawing.
  • Bugfix: Scene not saving on quit after editing in new window.
  • Bugfix: Duplicate element adds to top of stack.

1.1

  • New Pro feature: Edit inactive scenes in separate windows. Right click > edit in new window.

  • New icons: Mirror camera and snap to center changed to be more reflective of actions.

  • Selection outlines updated to be retina compatible and look sharper.
  • Quit and restart app on install restarts on its own now in Ventura.
  • Delete shortcut changed to cmd+delete from cmd+shift+delete.
  • Rotation angle UI decreased in size.
  • All buttons help text updated/added.
  • All layers now centered on add.
  • Fix for screen share loading improperly.
  • Undo stack no longer applies when adding new elements.
  • Display text changed to “Display Layer” for all elements
  • Changed default shape to be square and black.

  • On image drop, image resized to be slightly under the resolution for resize handles.

  • Help menu button links to website for documentation

  • New modifiable text shape. Previously you could not adjust the size of the text rectangle.

  • Reverse stack of how items are layered
  • Remove Background as an element, use Shapes or other to replace.