Releases
New features, improvements, and fixes in Rotato for Mac.
Fixes and improvements
Templates!
- You can now save any Rotato document as a template. This is great when you're doing many similar movies.
- Template Library: Rotato keeps the templates you open in its library. You can view the library in the welcome screen (Big Sur), and in the File Menu
- Template bundles can now be installed in one click (re-download if you already bought a pack)
- See more here: https://www.rotato.xyz/learn/templates
Improvements1
- Slightly cooler animation when you resize the welcome window while viewing the scene selector
Fixes1
- Fixed a bug that would crash Rotato if you opened a file with an audio file, and that audio file has since ben moved, and you then clicked cancel in the dialog that asked where it was
Fixes and improvements
- You can now choose rendering mode in the render dialog (movie, png seq., lottie)
Improvements2
- Rotato now opens a welcome screen on launch that lets you choose recent projects and quickly choose a scene for new projects
- Advanced settings in the render dialog are now visible by default
Fixes2
- In the web templates bundle, the .rotato project for "Elegant Lightness" was mistankenly switched with "Cinematic Darkness" in a recent update. Re-download from your confirmation email to get the right file.
- In some cases, Rotato was a little too good at remembering your last rendering settings, even when you asked for different ones in the Share menu
Fixes and improvements
Lots of goodies for keyboard lovers
- Added keyboard navigation to the top menu. This means you can easily see what the keyboard shortcuts are — and also make your own shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard
- You can now also rotate the camera's z angle with the keyboard
- You can now use the keys 1-9 to go quickly to preset positions
Improvements4
- Space now starts and stops your current animation
- To grab the scene, press and hold G while you move your mouse
- You no longer have to click the canvas area to use the arrow keys to move the camera
- You can now make a keyframe from anywhere with the K button
Fixes3
- Fixed an issue where some users couldn't deactive their license and use it on their new computer
- Fixed an issue where a few users would see the red tag after activating a license
- Fixed an issue where Rotato would tell you that a license was disabled when using Rotato under a specific networking condition
Fixes and improvements
Same changes as Rotato 116, released the same day.
Fixes and improvements
- Rotato now asks you to move to the Applications folder for better performance.
Fixes4
- Fixed a bug with artboard explosions on the XDR monitor and the Macbook 16 models
- Adjusted licensing UI and fixed minor issues
- Fixed a bug that would crash Rotato after entering a license for a small set of users
- Fixed a bug where dragged-in videos would stutter when rendering large videos
Fixes and improvements
- You can now use your own reflection environments. See the tutorial for more.
Fixes1
- Fixed a problem where Rotato would forget an entered license for some users
Fixes and improvements
- Export videos optimized for Youtube, Vimeo and other social media
- Export higher quality and smaller files with the HEVC format (H265)
- Export videos with transparent background
- Open or reveal rendered movies right from the rendering completed dialog
- Compatibility: Import 50+ image formats and 93+ audio/video formats
- Imported images are now embedded in saved Rotato files
- Big Sur design language: New toolbar. and new app icon
- You can now search for a scene or device
- Universal binary: Optimized for M1 and future Apple Silicon machines
- You can now import from the toolbar, in addition to dragging
Improvements9
- Rendering speed increased 10-15 times (on both M1 and Intel)
- That’s right, you just read that: ten to fifteen times faster rendering
- Colored backgrounds in renders now match the preview
- Memory-optimization so you use other apps while rendering
- You can now render movies of any length, at the new high speed
- Better motion blur
- Improved UI flow in the Device Recorder
- Switching to Clay mode now also removes screen reflections
- To export a PNG sequence or Lottie animation, use the toolbar Export button
Fixes7
- Fixed a bug where selecting two keyframes would duplicate one onto another
- Fixed a bug in Big Sur where certain letters in a label would not appear on the scene
- Fixed a bug that would not sometimes release memory when canceling a rendering
- Fixed a bug where dragging in a landscape image would crash Rotato on Apple M1
- Fixed a bug where the XDR monitor’s screen would be glitchy for some users using Intel GPUs
- Fixed a bug where opening a Rotato file would sometimes also open a blank document
- Fixed a bug where the iPad device would not rotate when dragging in a landscape image
Fixes and improvements
Getting device size information
- You can now click the small 'i' info icon next to the scene name and see the screen sizes for all devices in the scene
- The popup also contains a copy button that will copy the screen resolution to your clipboard
- The popup also contains an image button that will open a screen template image you can use in Sketch, Figma, XD, etc.
Controlling laptop lid opening
- You can now change laptop lid opening without creating a keyframe
- Changing laptop lid opening is now a simple slider
Other
- You can now export movies and images in super wide screen cinema format
Fixes2
- Fixed a bug that would crash Rotato when Rotato couldn't find the video upon opening a saved file, and clicking Cancel in the prompt to point out its new location
- Fixed a bug that would crash Rotato if a dragged in screen recording has a duration of 0
Fixes and improvements
Fixes1
- Fixed a bug that would crash Rotato upon opening an auto-saved document from an earlier version