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Hello everyone! It's been a while since the last dev update, and I'm sure you have questions about the update and what's taking so long, so let's start with answering that. What's taking so long? In the previous dev update, I mentioned that I was working on "Inventory", the new UI for Mine-imator. This ended up taking a while to finish and pushing back when I planned to start on optimizations for rendering. I've since finished optimizations and now wrapping up any final graphical features for the update. A change of plans As many of you know, the "Caves & Cliffs" update for Minecraft has been split into two parts. This delay in the second half of the update will give me more time to further refine the update and improve areas where the program lacks, like animation. This of course will result in a delay of the update into next year, Mine-imator's 10th anniversary. The Anniversary Update With this new delay for the update going into Spring 2022, I've decided to rebrand the next major update from "Mine-imator 1.3" to "Mine-imator 2.0: The Anniversary Update". With overhauls to graphics, UI, and eventually animation (?), both david and I believe this update is deserving of the 2.0 title. I can't say for sure what new features will be coming in the next coming months for the update, but I'm sure the update will be worth the wait. W.I.P. feature gallery It would be pretty cruel to end the update with nothing to show, especially with how long its been since the last dev update. So here's some early previews of what's in store. Do note that things are still subject to change in development and the following may/may not be final. ? That about wraps this dev update up, I doubt anyone was hoping for a delay on the update, but I hope these exciting announcements offer plenty of hype for what's still to come!

Greetings! With the 10 year anniversary of Mine-imator coming up, I’ve decided to temporarily rejoin the developer team and add some long requested features you will soon be able to download in an upcoming version 2.0 pre-release arriving late May/early June! @Nimi has done some phenomenal work on new features (many not even announced yet!), however the graphics engine used (GameMaker) has been a big obstacle towards optimizing the software and ensuring good framerates and memory usage with all the new additions. Therefore I have jumped in to lend a hand and I've finally been able to successfully migrate Mine-imator to a new graphics engine using the C++ programming language for added performance, optimized memory (x64) and multi-platform support. For all the technical details see the bottom of the post. In order to facilitate the development we have greatly appreciated your support throughout the years, creating and sharing content, giving suggestions, reporting bugs and especially with donations! Mine-imator has for the past decade been completely free and will remain so, but your donations have helped keep it alive with webserver costs and directly funded the development of version 2.0 (for instance, I had to get a MacBook for this update ). If you have not donated yet to the development team or wish to continue supporting, see the link below: Donate to Mine-imator development ($5+ one-time or recurring) With all that aside, let’s get to the new features found in the first 2.0 pre-release, later followed by additional releases with Nimi’s UI changes, animation improvements and rendering features (See Dev Update #21)! Let’s get HYPED! Starting off small yet useful, an actually working Cancel option when clicking the program’s X! Next up something for the multi-monitor animators: No more crammed workspaces, simply detach your timeline or camera view into a second window and drag it to another screen! Scenery/.schematic file loading has been multi-threaded and optimized to be around 10 times faster as well as taking up less memory, allowing much bigger regions than before! In addition, the scenery is cached and instantly loaded upon re-opening your project (with no loading bar). Mine-imator will soon be able to handle much more complex projects with a speedup between 3-5 times compared to earlier versions when rendering many objects. This is made possible with CPU optimizations and combining objects into batches before sending them to the GPU for rendering (Mine-imator will not be allocating more CPU resources compared to current versions, just using them more efficiently). Linux users have been left out of using Mine-imator for 10 years, but no more! Version 2.0 will run smoothly on Debian/Ubuntu operating systems with all the same features! (P.S. If you have another favorite Linux distribution let us know) Same goes for Mac OS users after countless requests! Finally, the “Import from World” option has been completely reworked to have a 3D interface for more easily selecting a section of your world to animate. Despite being 3D and having more options, it will also load worlds much more quickly compared to the current version and in general be more stable. It will also be integrated into the software rather than opening a pop-up window, and accessed with a shortcut in the toolbar. Behind the scenes of the 2.0 C++ port: (Things will get technical and nerdy, you have been warned!!) Be sure to keep an eye out for the upcoming pre-releases, following our Twitter page or joining our Discord chat might be a good idea. Once again thank you for all the support through the years and keep on animating our favorite block game! /David

Good news! The legendary 2.0 Anniversary Update is here for testing on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms! This update is in fact so grand that it has been split into two phases that will be revealed over the next few months as pre-releases: Phase 1 (May 30th): Multi-platform support, performance improvements, new world importer and multi-monitor support by @david Phase 2 (November): New user interface, logo, rendering and animation capabilities by @Nimi, also includes all features in Phase 1 and Minecraft 1.19 support Since these builds will contain many features and be built on an entirely new C++ engine, expect bugs to appear! As usual, please report them in the Issues and Bugs subforum with as much information as possible included in your topic and project files if possible. Note: Back up your projects before installing, or install in a separate location! Now, without further delays... Get for Windows Get for Windows (.zip) Get for Mac Get for Ubuntu/Debian Get for Linux (.tar) Get for Windows 32-bit Get for Windows 32-bit (.zip) 2.0 Pre-release 4 (2022-07-29), changes: Changes Crushed some bugs Interface scale setting is no longer visible when the only option is 100% to avoid confusion 2.0 Pre-release 3 (2022-07-11), changes: Features Added support for 32-bit Windows systems Added tarball (.tar) download for various Linux distributions (Arch Linux, Fedora etc.) Changes Rendering now uses DirectX 11 for Windows, will give better framerates for users with AMD GPUs or integrated CPU graphics Objects completely out of view are no longer sent to the GPU for rendering, will give a speedup in certain situations Yet more bugs squashed Changed interface scale setting to use fixed values (100%, 200% or 300%) Canceling movie export no longer deletes the file Modelbench popup only shows up on Windows 2.0 Pre-release 2 (2022-06-13), changes: Features Interface scale setting for high DPI monitors in Settings>Interface (Automatic or custom scale) Render distance slider in Settings>Graphics Changes Squashed a lotta bugs Added a more accurate FPS counter Adjusted size of custom fonts in the UI Removed option to add block timelines when >500 timeline are available (will return as an option in the Resources tab in later pre-releases) 2.0 Pre-release 1 (2022-05-30), changes since 1.2.9: Features Mac OS support Linux support (Debian/Ubuntu) Drag-n-drop mode when adding objects from the workbench after clicking “Create” Objects are locked to the mouse and snaps to the world until released Hold Shift while clicking “Create” to spawn at 0,0,0 Hold Shift while dragging to toggle position grid (modify size in keyframes, default is 16) New world importer 3D interface integrated into software Left click: Rotate/Create selection Middle click: Pan Right click: Fly (+WASDQE) Mouse wheel: Zoom towards/away from cursor Shift: Ignore selection Increased performance and stability improvements Shortcut button in toolbar After importing from a world, clicking the “Reload” option under “Resources” will update the block changes from the world (if still present on the disk) Multi-monitor support Drag the timeline or secondary view out of the window to detach as a new window Alternatively, click the new “Pop out”/”Reset” buttons Monitor setup is saved when re-opening Mine-imator “Cancel” option when exiting the software via “X” Assets and files can be dropped into the software from the system file explorer Improvements Overall software performance improved by x3-5 Particle performance improved by roughly x10 Audio loading is now instant Scenery/.schematic importing up to x10 times faster, depending on CPU cores Optimized memory usage for 3D meshes, meaning bigger scenery can be imported Generated scenery 3D models are cached in the project folder, allowing instant loading (will generate in the background, may take a minute to appear) Project/resource loading stability improvements Program now runs in x64 mode using C++ Changes “Sunlight Strength” is now 100% by default (this setting may be removed in the future) Removed “Spawn near work camera” option (replaced by the drag-n-drop mode which achieves the same thing) New error message popup with direct links to log file and Mine-imator forums Log file moved to application folder Installation: Windows: Run the installer executable or extract the .zip archive before running. Mac: Open the disk file (.dmg) and drag the Mine-imator icon to your Applications. Ubuntu/Debian: Either double click the .deb file to run the Software Installer or run the following command in the folder: sudo apt install ./Mine-imator\ 2.0\ Pre-release\ 2.deb Mine-imator can then be found in your Applications menu. Fedora/Arch Linux/Other distributions: Download the tar.gz archive and extract all the files, then run the Mine-imator executable. We hope you enjoy the 2.0 update, also please consider donating to help the project if you can! Donate to Mine-imator development ($5+ one-time or recurring) Cheers, David

Hello everyone! Today marks the 10th anniversary of Mine-imator, and with the second phase of 2.0 just around the corner in September with Pre-release 5, I've revealed 7 of the biggest features coming on our Twitter page. But just in case you haven't seen them, I'll show them below. These features have been in development since 1.2.6 was released and were originally going to be in Pre-release 1 but we decided to release the new engine and importer by itself first to get it stable in the first pre-releases. Now without further ado, the true potential of 2.0... A full view of 2.0's new interface system, Inventory Custom render settings in projects Bezier curves/custom transitions Paths (cool rollercoaster video) Anti-aliasing improvements Materials and reflections (+ PBR resource pack support) (video) Inverse Kinematics As you can see, with 2.0 being the last major update David and I have involvement in, I wanted to go out with a bang and cover as many bases as possible. We're still grinding out the last serious bugs before Pre-release 5 comes out (...with more bugs ), so I hope you're looking forward it, there's a lot to mess around with! However (since not many people are aware), volumetric fog/light rays will not be coming to Mine-imator, you can read more about that here. Now despite that, before I go, I want to say thank you for the support I've received recently and to everyone else that's donated to @david and I, we couldn't have made this update as legendary as it is without everyone's support. /Nimi

Windows Installer Windows (.zip) Windows Installer 32-bit Windows 32-bit (.zip) Ubuntu/Debian Linux (.tar) Mac OS Notes: Development of new features has ended and only critical bugfixes will be done going forward. Future updates are not guaranteed and will be infrequent. Most AMD cards and integrated graphics cards are prone to have poor performance, artifacts, and crashes relating to high-quality rendering. If you encounter any of these issues, we recommend staying with Mine-imator 1.2.9 for your projects. This being free software, please consider supporting the development team and website server costs with a small donation, thank you! Donate to Mine-imator developers ($5+ one-time or recurring) Version 2.0.2 (Nov 12th, 2023): Changes Adjusted Minecraft font. Added a button to close the notification for a new update. Bugfixes Fixed Ambient Occlusion not behaving correctly with Opacity and Emissive values. Fixed crash when using a skin texture for Armor special blocks/body parts. (The texture is now ignored, as only resource packs are supported.) Fixed blurry textures in the Shaded mode on Mac/Linux. Known issue: This fix causes the enchantment glint to not be blurred for these platforms. Version 2.0.1 (Oct 28th, 2023): Version 2.0.0 - Anniversary Update (Mar 1st, 2023), changes since 1.2.9:

Hello everyone, this will be my final dev update as we near 2.0's release. Mine-imator 2.0's development has been one of many challenges since its first pre-release last May, but it's finally coming to a close. On March 1st, the full release for Mine-imator 2.0 alongside Modelbench 1.1.5 will be released here on the Mine-imator Forums. We've decided to do a limited release of the update due to unforeseen issues with specific hardware and the new rendering/ C++ engine, and won't be promoting the update on the website. With the release of the much awaited 2.0 update, David and I will be leaving development of Mine-imator/Modelbench due to limited availability and wanting to pursue other projects. While active development will be over, patches may still come out if any critical/project-breaking bugs comes up but anything hardware or graphics related likely won't be fixed. The source code for Mine-imator and Modelbench will be updated accordingly on March 1st for any developers who want to mod the program and add their own features. David and I would like to thank everyone who's used the program and donated to us over the years, and we hope you enjoy using the program as much as we've enjoyed making it. We've both learned a lot these past 10 years working on this project, and it's amazing to see how the users have pushed the program with their creations. I don't know what project I'll be doing next, but I'll probably take a break from programming and focus on other life things. It's been a stressful, but fun ride y'all. From the Mine-imator Community Build, to Modelbench, to Mine-imator 2.0. / Nimi

Hello everyone! The second phase for Mine-imator 2.0's pre-releases is now available for testing, this phase includes overhauls to the interface, rendering, and animation, and plenty of quality-of-life additions. As always, please report them in the Issues and Bugs subforum with as much information as possible included in your topic and project files if possible. Note: Back up your projects before installing, or install in a separate location! Get for Windows Get for Windows (.zip) Get for Mac Get for Ubuntu/Debian Get for Linux (.tar) Get for Windows 32-bit Get for Windows 32-bit (.zip) 2.0 Pre-release 7 (2023-02-19), changes: Changes Time/Sky rotation wheels turn to draggers when compact. Bugfixes Fixed bodyparts not updated to new models in Minecraft assets. Fixed 'unlimited values' not affecting all wheel components. Fixed compacted panels affecting components in popups. Fixed rendering multiple cameras in the scene. Fixed cameras not rendering when invisible. (Affects shapes using it as a texture.) Fixed softlock when creating empty scenery with "Reduced motion" interface setting enabled. Fixed softlock when clicking textboxes with very low FPS. Fixed block UVs not rotating properly. Fixed some rendering effects being clipped in floating camera window. Fixed bench images not fading properly. Fixed crash when viewing material map settings for specific scenery imported in Pre-release 5. Fixed NaN appearing when using "0" for scale. Fixed duplicates of markers saving in projects, causing lag when re-opened. 2.0 Pre-release 6 (2023-02-10), changes: Rendering Rendering is now done in HDR, allowing for brighter lighting scenarios. (Note: Only the scene is affected. Fog, sky, etc. are not.) Added tone mapping, exposure, and gamma render settings. (Also available in camera timelines.) Added LabPBR 1.3 support for material textures. (No 'ambient occlusion' and 'porosity' mapping support.) Depth of Field blur is now "sample-based", giving smoother results in Rendered mode. Added a highlight effect for subsurface scattering. Reduced default samples to 24. Optimized Ambient Occlusion, Reflections, Indirect Lighting, and Subsurface Scattering. Other features Added "Compact panels" setting, always on if window is too small. Added "Reduced motion" interface setting. (Disables most UI animations.) Added "Fade view controls" interface setting. Re-added custom objects fog color setting. Re-added custom watermark settings: Watermark is now previewed in viewports if settings are open. New "Padding" setting to offset the watermark from the edge of the render. Reworked watermark scale. Changes Updated Minecraft assets to 1.19.3. "Render settings" tab is now always visible, includes a "Preset" dropdown. Changed UI components for "Samples" and "Render distance". Separated XYZ scale can be accessed in "Simple mode". Improved textbox skipping. ("Tab" / "Tab + Shift") Image exporting now shows a "exporting" screen with loading bar. Exported renders/movies now renders 1 sample per program frame, making the program more responsive. Tweaked sunset/sunrise. "Yes/No" settings for blocks/models are now checkboxes. Re-added "Select all keyframes" button in timeline list. Changed default keybinds for viewport tools. Keybinds now work with toggleable tools. Renamed "Duplicate instance" -> "Duplicate timeline" "Delete instance" -> "Delete timeline" "Hide instance" -> "Hide timeline" "View instance" -> "View timeline" "Gizmos always face camera" -> "View controls always face camera" Removed Ambient Occlusion "Blur passes" render setting. "Depth of Field quality" render setting. "Gamma correction" render setting, replace with "Gamma". "Uses glossiness" setting for resources. Notification to restart program when enabling "Unlimited values" setting. Bend mesh caching (Wasn't efficient in most scenarios, behaving similar to a memory leak at times.) Twitter profile links for: Nimi, Voxy, Marvin. Bugfixes Fixed infinite loop with parented paths. Fixed icons for text alignment. Fixed "alignment" icons in timeline text editor. Fixed shadow rendering for the sun. Fixed ambient lighting being incorrectly gamma corrected. Fixed sunlight still rendering when sun isn't out. Fixed shortcuts being able to execute on home screen. Fixed workbench preview not updating when deleting a resource. Fixed timeline not jumping to path points when selected in viewport. Fixed "Unlimited values" not working. Fixed crash when deleting certain resources. Fixed typo for "Chiseled Polished Blackstone". Fixed film grain not syncing to the timeline. Fixed audio not stopping before set end time. Fixed keyframe values resetting when moving timeline marker. Fixed "Ambient occlusion" setting on timelines not working. Fixed project name/description/author containing certain " corrupting recent.midata file. Fixed crash when opening the "Surface properties" tab with object maps on for some objects. Fixed crash when pressing the left arrow button in block filtering popup. Fixed project corrupt when enabling seamless loop. Fixed crash when pressing "Alt + Enter". Fixed crash when importing player skulls. Fixed Linux file dialogs defaulting to root. Fixed crash when deleting model resource with IK. Fixed particles created from workbench not loading properly. Fixed toolbar menus needing to be double-clicked to open after closing a popup. Fixed custom water colors not saving without environment timeline. Fixed custom rotation point not draggable if object is parented to camera and has no position set. Fixed Cascading Shadow Maps not rendering correctly. Fixed date/time functionality. (Fixes "Last opened last week" bug. Projects from Pre-release 5 may say they're from the future.) Fixed holding 'escape' not working when exporting slow renders. Fixed crash when saying 'no' to saving mesh cache. 2.0 Pre-release 5 (2022-11-18), changes: Interface Updated interface to use the Inventory, an interface design by Voxy. Updated Mine-imator logo and program icon. Timeline changes Added icons to timelines. Added icons to preview the contents of folders. “Loop” options have been combined into a single button, clicking will cycle the modes. Changed timeline zooming to require the 'Control' button to be held. (Shift for horizontal scrolling, no button for vertical scrolling.) Selected frames/time is displayed next to the time. Startup changes Added splashes when loading assets. Added project pinning. Projects can now be sorted by name and date last opened. Changed project thumbnail size. Added new program modes: Simple: Recommended for beginners, complex settings are hidden. Advanced: For users familiar with the software, access to all settings. (Requires upgrade.) Viewport changes Added "Flat", "Shaded", and "Render" quality modes. Grid overlay settings are per-project. Added "Render pass" setting to preview data in "Rendered" mode. Added math support to textboxes. Added filter settings to sortable lists. (ex. Library has settings to filter each instance type.) Added support for manual input in sun/moon time and rotation wheels. Added “About Mine-imator” popup with credits and links. Added themes (Light, Dark, and Darker) and customizable accent colors. Added preview images in the workbench. Reorganized the Workbench. (ex. Lights and Shapes are in one menu.) Replaced the toolbar with “File”, “Edit”, “Render”, “View”, and “Help” dropdowns. Audio can now be previewed at different points in the resources tab. Holding “Shift” now allows precision when dragging components. Shortened panel tabs now show a tooltip of the full name when hovered. XYZ scaling is proportional. Rendering Added alpha modes to change transparency is rendered: Blended: Transparency behaves as it has previously. Has clipping issues but can be tweaked with “Render depth”. Hashed: Noisy, but fixes most rendering issues with transparency. Added PBR support: Introduced metallic and roughness properties. Supports material and normal maps, using the SEUS PBR format. (Red = Glossiness, Green = Metallic, Blue = Emissive) Added “Subsurface scattering”. (Replaces “Bleed light” settings.) Added “Indirect lighting” render settings. Added “Reflections” render settings, and specular highlights from lights. Added “Gamma correction” render setting. Added “Transparent shadows” render setting. Added "Size" setting for light sources, determines shadow softness. Rendering now uses multiple samples from the scene to produce better results for some effects. Improved Anti-aliasing. Improved sun shadows, now directional and visible from anywhere in the scene. Improved ambient lighting. Improved blurring effects. (Glow, bloom, etc.) Improved anamorphic bloom streaks. Timeline features Added new playback buttons: Skip between keyframes in select objects. Move forward/back by 1 frame. Play from the start of the selected region. Added timeline markers. Added "Color tagging" to help highlight and filter timelines based on selected color. Added "Ghost" toggle for timelines to hide them from the list. Added custom settings for timing markers. Added scrollbar for timeline name list. Keyframes can be selected by clicking them once. Paths Added "Path" and "Path point" timelines, paths are constructed by parenting points to "Path" timelines. Added "Follow path" setting in the constraints tab. Particles can use paths as a spawn region/bounding box. If a path is a particle attractor, two settings are available: Directional force: Adds force along the direction of the path. Vortex force: Adds a spinning force around the path. (Like a tornado.) Controls Added interface setting to split controls into specific tools: Select tool (No gizmos.) Move tool (Position arrows and planes.) Rotation tool (Rotation wheels.) Scale tool (Scale handles and XYZ editing.) Bend tool (Bend wheels.) Transform tool (Move, rotation and scale tools combined.) Added support for common textbox shortcuts: Home/End key support to jump between the start/end of lines. Word skipping. (Ctrl + Left/Right) Added "Save as" shortcut. Added camera panning. (Shift + Drag left mouse button) Added "View instance" shortcut to jump to a selected object. Holding "Control" while group-selecting keyframes will now deselect them. Holding “Shift” now allows better precision when moving objects. Environment Added new color settings for leaf blocks for 'custom' biome setting. Added directional wind settings. Added "Twilight" toggle for environment changes during sunset/setrise. Updated default clouds settings to better resemble Minecraft clouds. Default clouds texture is no longer cropped to 32x32 pixels. Biomes are combined in one list and can now be animated. Particles Added rotation support for particle timelines, now rotates the “Launch angle” of particles. Added new particles; “Electric spark”, “Potion effect”, and “Teleport”. Updated default particles. Default particles now use the language file. Improved bouncing when hitting their bounding box. Minecraft support / Assets Added structure block file support. (.nbt) Integrity can be changed to randomly filter out blocks. If available, palettes can be chosen. Added support for custom player heads in scenery. Added support for shields in the new “Pattern editor”. Added "Trees4.schematic". Updated Minecraft assets to 1.19. Inverse kinematics Added “Inverse kinematics” settings to limbs: Target: a setting for choosing another object in the animation to rotate/bend towards. Angle target: another object in the scene to use for rotating towards. Angle offset: A rotation value to offset the twisting from the angle target. Blend: How much IK should rotate/bend the limb. Limbs that meet this criteria will support inverse kinematics: The body part must have bending. Can only bend on the X axis. Defines the "End offset" setting. (Ex. Distance from elbow to hand, knee to foot, etc.) Animation Block texture animations, wind, clouds, and particles are synced with the animation. Particles will be cleared if the marker goes backwards. Added "Bézier" transition. Added “Wind influence” slider for objects. Organized the transitions list. Camera Added “Zoom amount” setting for the distort effect. Added “Rotational” mode for camera shake. Cameras can be closer to objects without clipping through them. Changes Renamed settings: “SSAO” -> “Ambient occlusion” “AA” -> “Anti-aliasing” “Alpha” -> “Opacity” “Brightness” -> “Emissive” “Graphics” (Timeline panel) -> “Appearance” “Background” -> “Environment” "Show seconds" -> “Show intervals” Added mesh caching to speed up bending limbs. To prevent excessive memory use, bend angles are snapped by 0.05° internally and only update every quarter frame. “Render” and “Graphics” settings are combined and are per-project. Renamed "schematic" resources to "scenery" in the interface. Updated cloud name settings. Optimized noise texture generation. Loading popup will now show overall progress when loading multiple assets. (Ex. When loading a project.) Resetting camera position/rotation now always defaults to 0. Updated text when canceling movie exporting to "Are you sure you want to stop rendering?". Sunrise and sunset no longer affects fog size. Timelines no longer use a random color for keyframes. Moved Moved playback time and buttons into a new timeline header. Moved the "Select all keyframes" button into a right-click menu. Moved “Blades” and “Blade Angle” settings into a new “Aperture settings” group. Moved “Grid snapping” to the viewport. Moved “View Grid Size” to the viewport. "Add folder", "Duplicate/Delete/Export objects", "Walk cycle", "Run cycle", & "Copy/Cut/Paste/Delete/Export keyframes" buttons are in a right-click menu. Position, rotation, scale, and bend tabs are combined in a new "Transform" tab. Color and texture tabs are combined in a new "Material" tab. The workbench button has been moved into the viewport. Removed Warnings when attempting to create a project: Empty project names will use a default name. Duplicate project names will be given a numerical suffix. Rotation loops setting. Custom interface color settings. Custom interface font setting. "Shadow blur size" and "Shadow quality" settings. "Follow camera" and "Sunlight range" environment settings. “Gigantic (8192x8192)” option for Point light buffer size. FPS interface setting. (Custom FPS can still be set in the settings file.) Custom watermark settings. "Desaturate night" environment setting. "Noisy grass/water" graphics setting “Block glowing” / “Block glow threshold” graphics settings. "Custom object fog color" environment setting. "Foliage tint" appearance setting. "Bleed light" / "Foliage light bleeding”. “Advanced Color Effects” button. Bugfixes Fixed texture filtering artifacts. Fixed frame outlines leaving particle sheet preview. Fixed "redo" creating particle creator new particle type in particle creator. Fixed "undoing" creating particle creator not working. "Redo" creating a new particle creator. Fixed crash when "redoing" duplicating particle type. (If "redoing" from before particle creator was created.) Fixed "redoing" deleting particle type not working. "Undo" crashes after redoing. (If "Redoing" from before particle creator was created.) Fixed crash when deleting huge hierarchies. Fixed sunlight in low-quality rendering. Fixed timeline selecting being offset depending on scrollbar. Fixed crash if an asset's file extension wasn't fully lowercase. Fixed timelines and keyframes disappearing on edges of the timeline. Fixed slow viewport navigation during lag. Installation: Windows: Run the installer executable or extract the .zip archive before running. Mac: Open the disk file (.dmg) and drag the Mine-imator icon to your Applications. Ubuntu/Debian: Either double click the .deb file to run the Software Installer or run the following command in the folder: sudo apt install ./Mine-imator\ 2.0\ Pre-release\ 2.deb Mine-imator can then be found in your Applications menu. Fedora/Arch Linux/Other distributions: Download the tar.gz archive and extract all the files, then run the Mine-imator executable. We hope you enjoy the 2.0 update, also please consider donating to help the project if you can! Donate to Mine-imator development ($5+ one-time or recurring)

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Version 1.1.0: Fix bug: diffuse reflection can't reflect colorful light Fix bug: import from world do not support the grass path we also fix other bugs in different parts, but I forgot their details. Version 1.0.6: Now Violet can select the correct language file automatically Fix bug: Sometimes mouth-animator can't convert audio file into texture mouth model and curve mouth model Fixed the problem of camera contrast Version 1.0.5: Base on Mineimator 1.2.9.2 Version 1.0.4: Base on Mineimator 1.2.9.1 (support minecraft 1.18) Add diffuse reflection to the piont light and spot light Completely fix the bug of bezier curve(graph editor) Increased the upper and lower limits of volume fog Mouth animator supports exporting animation to blockbench Welcome to Mineimator Violet! I am Excai, an amateur animator and programmer Thanks to my friends, we have completed an exciting mineimator modding Now let me introduce you to violet！ Post progressing update: You can moderate the color temperature of your renders now. This new property can be found in ‘Camera-Color correction’. We also improved the brightness algorithm in the "color correction" of camera settings. Fog update: We added two types of fog in Mine-imator Violet, height fog and volume fog. Both of them give your animations/pictures an entirely new look. More importantly, they do not require expensive hardware or devices to use. Enjoy Mine-imating with them! Height fog: Volume fog: Control FOV by camera length: To handle some camera effects like Dolly Zoom correctly, we add a checkbox under the Field of View in the Camera tab. When activated, "Field of view" will turn into "Camera length". Now you can control your lens width smoothly! Bezier ease curve： We introduce the Bezier curve to you in Mine-imator Violet! Using the Bezier curve could make our animation more controllable and fluent. You can find it in ‘frame editor - Keyframe’, where you chose ease curve before. Mouth animator: Confused about making mouth animation? Our mouth animator will handle this hard-nut for you! By using this mouth animator, you can get a correct mouth animation that varies in the mouth model. Whatever your mouthes are, the mouth animator could generate animation based on the sound provided by you. You can find it on the toolbar, which looks like a lip plus. Model importer: We always dreamed of importing some excellent models from Minecraft mods easily. Now the dream come true! You can import models from particular Resource packs and Minecraft mods into Mine-imator now, only in the Violet version. Night theme: Used to be a night owl? We provide an auto-changing night theme. Take care of your precious eyes. :-) Startup acceleration: Violet version has reduced the software startup time by 50%. Multiple resources import： Violet supports importing multiple texture files at once Contact us: If you have any questions, please contact us in the forum or youtube Fourm ID:Excitablecell,Stanwade,ttrtty5,ChennyWang0311 YOUTUBE Authors: @Excitablecell @Catrina @Stanwade @ttrtty5 @ChennyWang0311 @raw_chicken

At least the first third of it.

#DearNimi A huge thank you to every creator who put their time and effort over the past 3 weeks to accomplish this arduous task. I used "fame" to reach out to as many people as I could about a collaboration between all kinds of artists. Including musicians, animators, and others alike. All to help band together to create one large collaborative video dedicated to the one and only, @Nimi. We kept this a secret, all 158 of us. Doing everything in our power as a collective group to keep it from reaching Nimi's ears until we were ready. Unfortunately, that meant that many people wouldn't be able to hear about this Collab and contribute. Which is why I encourage anyone who wishes to contribute, make a video anyways and simply put #DearNimi in it to be apart of this trend.Anyone is welcome, we all just want to show our appreciation to a great and genuine person. Thank you, Nimi.

NOTICE: This mod is currently deprecated. All important features have made their way into vanilla Mine-imator 2.0.1, use this instead for now. Hey guys, I'm here to surprise everybody with the first ever mod for Mine-imator 2.0.0, which I call the... Continuation Build What this mod mostly does is fix a few issues that me and the other beta testers never caught during Mine-imator 2.0's development cycle. But do be on the lookout for a couple of kewl little features I slipped in ;). Please enjoy it! Download (Windows x64 .zip): https://www.mediafire.com/file/5y9b1tg5z05vuri/Mine-imator_2.0.0_Continuation_Build_1.0.1.zip/file Please note that this mod has not been compiled or tested outside of Windows 64. The source code is available here in case any real modders wanna compile this for other systems (or build their own mods on top of this ). https://github.com/mbandersmc/Mine-imator-2.0.0-Continuation-Build Version 1.0.1 (Apr 20th, 2023), changes since 1.0.0: Features Added 'backfaces' tag for .mimodel parts, allowing them to have "Show backfaces" enabled by default. Added custom frame rate export option. Readded Author field to New project and Save as popups. Changes Blocky bending is now supported for Y-axis only limbs. Bugfixes Fixed crash when using custom JSON models as particles. Fixed clouds being affected by fog even when fog is disabled (when ground is disabled). Fixed inverse kinematics option appearing for some incompatible parts. Older changelogs:

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EXTRA model, EXTRA particles, NEW animation (car model by ghatos for scale) outdoor themed assets such as plastic foldable table and grill a little bit more items to decroate your rooms (In interior assets -> common home items and food) and an entire elevator model! (interior only) Aside from Models, the pack also includes a new Animation library containing 30 animation presets, which I find to be very helpful for big scenes like this one below. (gun not included) to use these presets, select your character + body part, and import the animation Also, there is 4 new particles in the pack, because alot of people said the previous particle was helpful! here you can see metal sparks, continous sparks, small explosion and eletricity. the city bacground was also popular so here is 3 more city background texture, which are slightly higher quaility than the original 2, as you can see in this render at the right hand side. Lastly as I see alot of people using my mouth rig, I have decided to give it an upgrade this this new item sheet! (also included in the pack) now with 26 extra mouths + position readjustments. owo (its furry themed so you'll have to do some editing to make it into human teeths lol) Now, this pack uses the same folder structure as the first FC5 Pack, so its best you just replace the old pack with this new one! https://www.mediafire.com/file/kltjejp1suvebur/FC5_MI_pack_2.zip/file <-- download link [ 403 total downloads as of 2023-11-30 ]

saul goodman wtf?!?

!!INFO!! This is a new project im working on, it will release in packs of five or so weapons, consisting of diverse types of weapons, or themes if people would like that! My goal for this project is to give a choice of artillery that fit the style of a minecraft character, similar to my previous Double Barrel Shotgun and Tommy Gun. I look forward to creating weapons for the community to use! IF YOU WANT TO REQUEST GUN MODELS, ASK IN THE REPLIES!!! IM WELCOME TO ADD MORE FICTIONAL, REAL, OR MENTALLY INSANE GUNS!!! This is only just the beginning, future packs will be out when i get to them sooner or later. but for now... PACK 1 DOWNLOAD HERE INCLUDES: -Spas-12 Rise and shine old yeller. -Musket Just like the founding fathers intended. -M4A1 Bomb has been planted, lets get outta here! -Glock 17 Feel the inner Bond! -MP7 Small but deadly. (PACK ONE SHOWCASE IN SPOILER) TO DO LIST

All models are made by myself.

Shoutout to @Voxy for putting up with my constant requests for vague close-up shots of all the new UIs we've worked on through the years. ? Mine-imator Community Edition 1.1.0 (Cancelled, revealed in 2016) Modelbench Beta (2018) Modelbench 1.0.0 (2020) Mine-imator 2.0.0 (2022) Really happy to see this 6-year long journey of a new UI coming to Mine-imator come full-circle in 2.0. I had my doubts when I first became a developer in 2017, but I'm glad we were persistent.

Some Sick Mine-imator Anime Effects By RandyElevenX Effects Included (Some are not in the project file) : - Sword Slashes - Dash Effects - Explosions - Sparks - Some Electric Zaps Youtube Showcase Download : https://drive.google.com/file/d/16YgPfz9Ct0QkGzzPa0jEw_W8eRiTZ98s/view?usp=sharing

Yo gangstas, what it do i reinstalled GameMaker yesterday 2 help my homeboy @Nimi (this playa been doin some sick codes lately) with MI v2 n added some fly features for yall (fo' shizzle) 1st i booted Mine-imator n the fps was wayy wack so i upped by like x10-100 ez, then memory was real tight so i ported all the codes to x64, then x128, x256 and so on n now U can animate an entire M.C. world instantly but it no vibe on my 8 monitor setup so next i did a multi-monitor feature real quick and now the UIs fire (v1 cant touch this swag yo) + Mac and Ubuntu support cus gotta help out them Apple/Linux dawgs cruisin da hood, amirite? check out this preview vid of all the new dope stuff (fo' rizzlefizshizzle) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kppx4bzfAaE wait nvm thats the wrong link try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW-BU6keEUw no where that link at aight i let U know when i find it PEACE -The OG Thug "D"

Remember almost 3 years ago when I uploaded a really crappy bendy and the ink machine model? Time to fix that Download the model here Here's some other pose/renders of the model: Courtesy of @JDButter Animations

Hey there! Probably about time I posted something, huh. This was long overdue, but I've finally got round to making this... and just in time for the Creeper's 12th birthday, too! How fitting. Here you will find links to all of the Cursed Creepers I have made so far. Click one of the buttons below to go to the respective thread! This list will be updated as more are created. Also introducing... All your favourite Cursed Creepers, now in the style of Mojang's promo art! Direct download links for each Pack below! Just like above, this list will also be updated as more Packs are created. PACK 1 PACK 2 PACK 3 PACK 4 PACK 5 PACK 6 PACK 7 If used, credit is appreciated! Enjoy!

Nothing much to see here, just Steve and Alex crafting some golden Apples.

oh wow hihi i just joined the forums ive been using mi for years

This assets will add all future in Minecraft 1.20 to Mine Imator How to import Extract file to Mine-imator/Data/Minecraft Open mine imator. Go setting and change Minecraft Version to "1.20 Unofficial)". After that Close the Program and Reopen Mine imator *** (You can replace file in %appdata%\Mine-imator\Minecraft_unzip) *** Changes Version 2 Version 1 If you find some bugs. Please Report Download Here : Download Assets 1.21 Beta Version 2 (23w51b) 1.20 Update 3 For Older Mine-Imator Version Download Assets 1.20 Beta Update 3 (vex fixed 22w45a Update)

Lovely banner by OzFalcon Latest update: January 28, 2022 - Update 34 NO LONGER TAKING REQUESTS The Modelbench Armory is a collection of weapon models made for Mine-Imator users to use in animations, still renders, or anything else you can think of. Feel free to use them for whatever you please, no need to give credit although it is appreciated. Sounds are included with all gun models, although I recommend you use your own for more consistency. The Modelbench Armory is conceptually based on Überkiller's now-defunct Mine-Imator Armory. Thanks to @MYSELF3200, @CodyBI, @Slime, @Hozq, @OzFalcon, and @Duychung for their help with the Armory. Frequently asked questions: Terms of use: Some very basic tips/advice: WEAPONS Assault rifles & carbines: Battle rifles & DMRs: Single-action rifles: Anti-materiel rifles: Machine guns: Submachine guns: Handguns: Shotguns: Explosives & launchers: Melee weapons: Misc: ATTACHMENTS Every attachment has an attachment type in parentheses, and should (atleast within realistic bounds, you can do whatever you want really) only be attached to weapons with that attachment type. These are pretty much only meant for firearms, not melee weapons or anything else like that. You can find what attachment type(s) a weapon has in its info .txt file, if applicable. The "Custom" attachment type means it doesn't use any standard mounts and is generally attached to a gun permanently. Muzzle devices instead have what round they're meant for in parentheses, and should generally only be used on guns with a matching or comparable cartridge if you want to keep things realistic. Also please note that magnified sights do not include any zoom/magnification setups, and you'll have to set those up however you want to get a zoom effect. Grips & bipods: Muzzle devices: Close-range sights: Medium-long range sights: Underbarrel weapons & bayonets: Other attachments: Thanks for taking the time to look at this, I hope it's helpful.

MINE-IMATOR DYNAMIC SWORD SWIPE EFFECT PACK by RandyElevenX made using item sheets has 3 miHoYo-styled swipes and 4 anime-styled swipes Youtube showcase : Download : https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/731865356544508008/831415282064424960/swipefx.zip

This is underwhelming. Enjoy my one render in two-months time. Speed art:

So im making genshin impact wallpaper for the first time here ya go Credits: @GammaKlee Rig @Hozq3D Upgraded blocks

Hey, animators! This pack contains all the sound effects and songs from Minecraft, extracted by yours truly for you to use in your own creations. All the sounds are provided as is, in their original Ogg Vorbis format, sorted in the same folder structure that the game uses. Enjoy!

Sure many have realized that @CanIIA and I have very close birthdays, to be exact, just by one day! And even though I am late to post this, I wanted to (as usually) make something to represent us and our love in one way or another. And maybe some have as well noticed that we both have a anti version of our OC's, again, in one way or another, and not only does this bring interesting scenarios to our relationship, but also helps out with stressful situations, because I can't remember one serious fight or anything like that, that we had in our relationship, due to these guys on the right! They are a interesting way of making a problem, into a funnier bigger problem, but thats how we manage and I am glad to have this! Thanks dear!

When you become a fan of someone, often times you try to be just like him. However, despite the effort, sometimes the world just isn't by your side. Could Boney Man save the town for one last time with one of his beloved fans? This is the last episode for our bonebrained hero... for now. I used up all my creativity making this series, and the well is currently empty. Regardless, thanks for watching.

Time for my yearly resource submission. This time it's another metal thing with wheels: the bycicle bisicle bycycle bicycle. Images: Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/xke9w559hn55wqb/Bicycle_Model.zip/file Includes features like: Moveable wheels.(the front fork also goes side to side). Adjustable seat and handlebar. Chain gear with no chain (how does this thing work then?). Compatible with Mine-imator 1.2.6 and over. You don't have to give credit, but it would be appreciated.

Some of my render cuz why not LOL g Another

SAFR V5, now a non alpha rig! - Now a Non-Alpha face rig! - New eyelash design - Lips that replace the bevel mouth on SAFR V4

Here is the tricks Sorry for my bad English Here is the whole pic for keeps

For the Community, by the Community. *2.0 PRE-3 AND ABOVE ONLY! (CLICK HERE FOR THE OPTIONAL 1.2.9 BACKPORT, VERY UNSTABLE!) "What is LapisFR?" LapisFR is a Community Project hosted by @Jossamations where any user is free and welcome to Suggest Features/Changes for, Contribute to, or make forks of the model. The Face Rig aims to be a perfect middle ground for everything including Style, Ease of Use, FPS*, Customization, and Animatability. You can find more info like our Github, Public Discord, or other things at the bottom of this topic. "Enough talking, Show me some Pictures!" Release 2.0.0 Changelog: Credits: • Project Operated by @Jossamations • Developers • TBA • Graphic Design Help • @OfficialCUYT • Music Help • @/Fushimion on Twitter. Other: WEBSITE GITHUB JOSSAMATIONS uwu

I wanted to remake my rigs for a long time so I here are the remakes. As a parting gift I've released these. Renders: Features Include: Male and Female Verions Base Rig (Arms/Legs) Wrist/Ankle Toe Control Latest and updated version of SAFR Smooth and Gapped Teeth Singalized Texturing Pupil Control Nose and Ear presets (optional) Scale Friendly Animation Folders IK Mimic Thumb Fill Advanced Waist Control Optimization If there are any bugs please report to them via discord ShotUGaming#4662 Release video coming soon. If enough people request a alpha face rig version, another version will be made.

Thank You for Developing Mine-Imator till 2.0, And yet Nimi Leaves the MI Development after 2.0, And Hopes he still good out there. .|Making this render with Completed Assets|.

It was just a normal day in the village.. Until Villager n°14.. Showed his complete distaste for our laws.

every copy of mario 64 is personalized