- Completely new method for managing Pictures for pictures effect - Images can now be embedded in the xsq - New "Images" tab is Sequence Settings to manage images the sequence uses - SUP imports now embed the 100's of images it creates - Picture Effect panel now shows the image - AI Generate button on Picture Effect Panel - Images are loaded at sequence load and cached for rendering - Several new patterns for Kaleidoscope effect - Allow naming the metronome timing tracks - Add support for WEBP Animated images - Add filter to Layout tab to filter model list by regex - Use shift key to retain aspect ratio on layout resizing - Allow user to resize and crop the AI generated image - Upload 3D object resource to FPP10 for 3D VirtualDisplay - Prevent Save As from allowing saving sequences outside show directory - Preserve camera selection on per Preview - Use Numeric Smart Remote IDs for Hinkspix - Dont perform backup if opening an xsqz file. - Fix display of images that have pixels with transparency set at less than 50% - Fix ability to delete last point of a polyline model - Fix some very minor visual glitches/lines on the tabs of the Layout tab - Fix some layout issues in the "New Sequence" wizard pages - Mask the Gemini and ChatGPT keys - Provide more randomness to Fire Effect - More error handling for falcon v4 upload - Retain Center offset when using Base Folder - Update the sequence if media is found elsewhere - Fix "TransparentBlackLevel" on pictures effect that never actually worked

* Update to latest wxWidgets (fixes some issues with File selection on OSX, some Windows dark mode fixes, etc...) * Allow chosing a larger size for the color selection buttons on the Color panel * Highlight perfectly vertical single lines similar to how horizontal is shown * Allow using AppleIntelligence/ImagePlayground on M# Macs to generate images * Allow using Gemini to generate images * If both ChatGPT and AppleIntelligence are enabled, allow selecting which one to use for Color Pallete generation * Add check sequence warning for reveresed single lines * Optional ring bell if error during batch render * Disable sequence duration change if media is selected * Updates for new pixel protocols for Minleon controllers * WLED Add Full xLights Control that uses xLights GPIO pins to allow Port Skipping and sets brightness factor from default brightness * Provide new source for QM Vamp for Windows * RGB Image models in layout may be be invisible * Fix or workaround several potential crashes * Fix potential crash in text effect if using external file for text * Fix FSEQ info being dumped on slight channel mismatch * Add warning to clear render cache if FPS is modified * MH Effect: If all commands have the same position reselect the fixtures from the commands * Update so new MH head effects are always have no commands. New MH's select all fixtures. Reselecting existing MH effect unchecks fixtures

* Switch HinksPix Enable Column to Check Box, add Error Checking if all schedules are disabled * Reduce model loading at startup from 3 times to 2 * Added WEC to Minleon * Show channel count on fpp connect dialog * Add action to move nodes for a single submodel * Support for using the forced source port for ArtNet when uploading to FPP 9.5+ * Only show Cascade Remotes for multi-string models * Add Right Click option to Batch Render to Check Sequences from a FPP Device's Playlist * Support Italics and Slant fonts for text effect * Fix HinksPix Export model start channels in non Universe Per String mode * Change Hinkpix Export to Foreign naming * Sketch Effect missing buttons on Mac UI * Face Dialog Nodes Incorrectly Sorted and Displayed * Face with node range generates file not found error * Crash on bad color pallete in rgbeffects file * Handle json exception when invalid unicode char is used * Key Bindings dialog now fits within screen bounds * Fix buttons on ColorManagerSettingsPanel only appearing on Windows * Improve red text readability in dark mode * Fix MH Reset to Defaults....clear settings last so its really clear * Reset FSEQ Channel count when Layout Changes * Use float for meteor effectState to make sure it scales properly with fps

* Prevent accidental resize of effects when clicking on them * Add json printing to fseq utility * Add K8-Max/Pro, organize all K8-* into a group * Add confirmation for Viewpoint Deletion * Add keyboard shortcuts for dividing timings by predefined intervals * Add subdivided timing track generation feature * Fix crash in Twinkly output if twinkly device is offline * Fix a few potential but rare crashes, null pointer exceptions * Fix some crashes in ESPixelStick uploads * Hopefully fix some symbol resolution issues on MacOS11 * Fix some hostname -> IP issues when resolving on background threads * FPP Connect -> Fix some issues if FPP is reachable by both direct IP address as well as via a proxy * Fix a bunch of issues on Linux related to the File Dialog not returning the proper path * Mostly fix Aspect Ratio scaling of Video effect * Filter Label on VU Meter doesn't handle lists * Update from Base folder not handling multicast controllers * Remove WLED 510 check, add DDP and RGBW check * LUA Render Script reported wrong time on various OS's * For various exceptions, make sure xLights actually crashes and generates a crash report instead of silently closing * Fix crash at startup if you take too long to select a show folder. * FPP Connect - Only upload "Active" models to FPP model map * FPP Connect - Fix some ipv6 issues * Make sure mp4 extension is added when exporting videos, don't crash if extension isn't there * FIx FPPConnect always uploading media

* Make State choice bulk editable * Add more scheduling options for HinksPix export * Various UI tweaks to the Restore dialog * LUA Script to time batch rendered sequences * Shorter batch render status line * Faster RenderCache cleanup, closing of sequences by optimizing string -> int * FPP Connect - for massive custom models, just map to horizontal string to prevent overly large memory usage on FPP * Show dates of newer autosave rgb file * Update ILT controller config upload * FPP Connect - fseq upload to FPP 9.3+ include embedded sequence details * Several updates to ESPixelStick v4 upload * Fix crash with HinksPix in non Full xLights Control mode * Fix HinksPix Export not loading saved values * Fix scaling/blurring of singing faces on matrices * Fix sequence version check with three digits * Fix Prepare Audio on Mac to properly create m4a files * Fix some crashes in ESPixelStick, add more error handling * Fix some crashes in RenderCache/macOS if mmap fails * Fix twinkly output not working * Fix Drag/Drop of imported effect in left list causing colums to get messed up * Fix crash in duplicate effect * Fix Face delete dialog was not cancellable * Fix Check Sequence CSS file not loadable on Mac * Fix States being imported multiple times

- Very minory open sequence optimization when searching for data layers - Don't display warning for full disk access if SIP is disabled - Add controller sort options - Add 1200 pixel per prot for WLED ESP32 - Fix DDP channel for DMX outputs on Falcon upload - Fix memory leaks when clicking on "Re-discovery" in FPP Connect dialog - Fix long standing crash in visualizer when dropping models - Add more visible space for colors in Face dialog - Fix issues with verticle text being off buffer

* Change Windows update check and download URL to github release location * Fix Falcon e1.31 upload * Fix version check that was causing the wrong BBB driver type * Fix WLED crash when skipping ports * Fix FPP Connect upload for virtual matrices and some other outputs that may optional json parameters * Update Minleon upload to handle float values in json better

* Show xml error and location if rgbeffects file has an error * Fix crash in FPP discovery if WLED controllers are present * Fix upload to Falcon controllers * Fix upload to ESPixelStick * Fix crash with "Duplicate" effect when duplicating effects with backgrounds (Single Strand, etc..)

* Support ChatGBT for AI Color Palette creation * Warn if "Full Disk Access" is enabled * Support newer Hinkspix Firmware * Use orientation metadata tag for jpg images * Services Test button should depend on enabled services * Remove macOS metadata files from Batch render pick list * Several Hinkspix configuration issues * Update playlist duration and count during FPP Connect * Support old "master" setting for FPP * Fix issue with Experience controllers and Dummy Smart Receiver strings * Fix crash with scroll wheel navigation on Wavefrom on macOS Tahoe * Fix a crash on macOS if an animation sequence is opened after a music sequence and then the audio device is changed

* New "Generate Palette" dialog to use AI to generate a color palette * Add "Apple Intelligence" service provider (palette generation only at this point) * Allow Ollama to generate color palettes * Bunch of updates/enhancements for HinksPix uploads * Add Baldrick Input8 Controller * iCloud - make sure xsqz files are download from iCloud before trying to open them * Handle crash with Moving Heads when no path is defined * Don't allow submodels/faces to be copied to Image types * Check Sequence improperly flagging FPP Player as inactive * Bunch of minor fixes/adjustments for appearance issues on MacOS Tahoe * Fix tab key navigation/completion for various property grids * Remove macOS metadata files from Batch render pick list * FPP Connect - make sure uploaded playlists have the "random" value included in the json

* Allow preview edits in 3D mode * Store/restore the last directory used for imports * Add right click option to remove "-shimmer" * Add serial upload for Sandevice v5 controllers * Add Baldrick17 controller * Add YPS VIVID8 controller * Add K16/K16-Pro KulpLights controllers * FPP9 - Support up to 5 matrices * Distinguish between unsupported and unavailable for FPP connect status * Support creation of submodels from states and faces * Speed up FPP Connect discovery and initial dialog setup * Disallow invalid characters (ex :) for controller names * Fix proxy support for ESPixelStick uploads * Fix crash importing some models that have numbers in the middle of submodel names * ImageEffect - images with alpha channel may display wrong * Fix HinksPix universe packing issues in some setups * Fix some issues with "Match Size" not actually matching the size for some models * Fix check for xbkp files and properly prompt to restore * Fix some issues moving effects up/down in the grid * Fix removing of temp files after opening xsqz files * Fix infrequent crash caused by bg ping threads when changing show dir or closing xLights

- Handle cursor up/down the sequencer panel consistently - Split multiple effects via right click - Adding models to group now allows regex filter - Wiring view shows start of strings - Import selected effects now handles submodels - Add default Gamma settings for Falcon controller - Store/restore the display layout size and position - Node layout of start model - Handle Hinkspix updates and visualiser errors - Restore the horizontal sash position on layout tab - Fix average layer blending render style - Handle crash when outputs are misconfigured - Import Model will now match groups via alias if exists - Added breakdown selected phrases - Fix crash with chatgpt services - Add label and tweak Services preference - Add clear all and clear selected to import effects - Fix faces effect where state as an outline was not working - Use Github as source for face downloads - Bug with Fan and Shockwave setting scale to buffer setting for older sequences

* Add editor Right click options to state dialog * Add ollama AI api service * Add abitlity to import color palettes and ui change * Add right click find/replace in timing tracks * Skill multi string shadow models in check sequence * Add option to add an empty group during an effect import * Add redo to menu and shortcut key * Optionally use color palette in candle effect * Retain spacing when copying states * Converting controller to a variant * Add Bong69 controller * Have linked Controller/Layout always done * Add blink length to face effect * hinkspix upload support * Fix up EFL vendor model upload links * Add text labels as a timing track creation options * Add right click reset zoom level * Add Solo2Go Controller * Add warning on ESEQ not used 50ms fps * Add check sequence for mh group not defined correctly * Preference for bell on render * Include dimension in model export * Use dimensions provided in downloaded models * Centering of multiline xlfont text effect * Handle printing 3d mesh (house) object * Correctly show the default face placement in layout * Handle submodel window size being too large * Wave bug with low number of waves having no movement * Dont mark universe per string controllers dirty on startup * Crash when discovering Falcon v4/v5 * Correct effect movement with drag selection box * Ensure state item render order * Crash on dropdown selection in Windows * Poly line not rendering flat in model preview * Chromakey fix * Add pixel size to FPP virtual display map

* Add optional status led for each controller on Controllers tab (enabled in settings) * Add popup menu option to close gaps between effects * Add "Alternate Nodes" option to Sphere model * Adjust Save and Save As tool tips to reflect if Render on Save is enabled * Allow Seconds + Millisecond for timeline instead of m:s:ms * Sub Model Dialog - add ability to pad the front/rear of rows to make them uniform * Colorize X/Y/Z coordinates for BoxScreenLocation based models * Render Progress dialog can save position/size * Handle IPV6 proxy addresses if hostname resolves only to IPV6 * Point Mac VAMP users to new 2.0 plugin pack * Show stated of effect render status in popup menu * Add number of effects to left side of Import Mapping * Add Export Faces & States to other Models * Add leftright text effect option * Mark sm16804 as a supported pixel type * Only enable media adjustment buttons if media is actually found * Fix problems rendering some multi-path SVG's * Tweak preference panes for smaller screens * Fix populating properly list when searching for model * Fix some problems with fade in/out of audio with the prepare audio functions * Fix settings not properly reflected after bulk edit * Fix some issues with ESPixelStick uploads * Fix some crashes with the Video effect * Fix a crash with Pinwheel effect * Fix F48v3 discovery * Account for alt nodes when display node layout * Hopefully fix crash on Mac when using keys to navigate/select choice options on property grids * Abort render if effects moved to prevent crashes * Fix crash with effects on empty groups, don't add render jobs for models/groups with no nodes * Make sure only "active" models are used to compute nodes of groups with named cameras * Catch Crashing Emoji Effect on single line buffer styles

* And SubModel name to SubModelDialog title * Rename OK button to "Close" for effect preset dialog * Support for zipping sequences for upload to latest ESPixelStick * Several updates/fixes for AI Mapping * Disable effect icon backgrounds and effect indicators during batch render * Add FPP Connect key binding * Add Node Count to Submodel Dialog Window * Add search support for Layout Group/Model & SubModels * Flag Keep Channel Number for Wled/EsPixelStick * Add option to Import Effects to convert to 'Per Model' * Default Galaxy, Shockwave, and Fan to Scale to Buffer * Allow entering state names in mixed case * Don't allow sequence media adjustment options if sequence is an Animation * Fix buffer overflow crash in video effect * Rounding error causing crash and skewed image in Video Effect * Fix the overflow/underflow of Brightness setting * Fix Overflow/Undeflow of Subtractive Function * Fix Wipe, Blend, From Mid Transitions * Fix Up arrow button on Aliases dialog * Wave Effect: Allow wave to reach the Y limit * Don't allow Visualization of Inactive/Unassigned Preview items * Fix Import of Cube Model * Fix apply preset from folders using key bindings * Fix visualize/upload of DMXSkull if eye/color channels become disabled * Fix Model list sorting after list rebuild on Layout tab * Cleanup FPP Connect to remove support for deprecated FPP API's

* Start adding infrastructure for API/AI driven features * Experimental support for using AI to map importaed sequences * Enhanced HTML "Check Sequence" report * Allow for more than 48 strings for custom models * Use ispc to handle video frame to render buffer transfers * Add ability to trim audio in sequence settings * Use case insensitive compared when handling import mappings * Fix rendering of brightness and 2 is unmask with ispc rendering * Fix Shadow 1 on 2, Shadow 2 on 1 blending with ispc * Updates for building Shader UI when effect is changed * Fix rendering of Canvas mode effects if layers are not explicitely selected

* Enable replay button without needing to first hit play * Add ability to remove model(s) from existing groups from popup menus * Add popup menu option to add timing track to all views * Sort and restore controler tab column order * Increase maximum size of group buffers * Add status message/indicator during Cleanup File Locations * FPP Connect - show FPP instances that are configured, but could not be found * Discovery - better job of finding duplicates, matching existing controller, etc... * Pinwheel Effect - "spacial colors" now supported by ispc rendering * Much faster populating of Model List on Layout tab (Mac/Linux) * Add libsecret to Linux builds so wxSecretStore should work (passwords for FPP Connect) * Add setting to disable the effect indicator for deep groups * Set discovered FPP instances to xLights Only by default * Limit the splitter on the submodel dialog from collapsing all the way * Fix "newSequence" Lua call * Don't report if Sketch effect background is missing * Map meshobjects to proper resources directory during filename fixups * Fix background display issues/fragments when using Single Strand Chase effect * Aliases may not have been properly removed from SubModels * Fix sparkle/brightness/contrast rendering with ispc * Fix problems opening HTML check sequence report in some cases * Don't pollute the recent sequences list during batch render * Fix some crashes with canvas mode effects with ispc rendering

- Start using ISPC to use SIMD/SSE/AVX/NEON for certain effect renderings - Butterfly effect ported to ISPC - Plasma effect ported to ISPC - Non-spacial color Pinwheel effect ported to ISPC - Layer Blending ported to ISPC - Butterfly Effect - add styles >5 to Metal rendering - FPP Connect - split ip and hostname to separate columns, clickable links for each - FPP Connect - add selection options for subnet, add select all/deselect all for cape - FPP Connect - more sequence selection options, select based on last batch render - FPP Connect - add re-discover button to re-run discovery - FPP Connect - allow option to keep dialog open after uploads complete - FPP Connect - de-duplicate FPP isntanced based on UUID - Import Mapping Dialog - remove useless timer - On Effect - show gradient in background - Servo Effect - servo background is clearer and more distinquishable - ESPixelStick v4 - bunch of updates to make upload to ESPixelSticks more reliable - DMX Remap Dialog - Add Copy/Check/Uncheck to Invert Setting - Effect Settings - filename controls set background to yellow if invalid characters are used - Controller Properties - provide better warnings/indicators if multiple controllers are configured with same IP - Check Sequence - move to simple HTML to make report easier to navigate - Layout Tab - add preference to hide/size the Group Crosshair - Layout Tab - Remove invalid controller properies/settings if controller is changed - Layout Tab - add ability to export/import native icicles model - Model Properties - add ability to re-order the aliases - Model Properties - add ability (and Lua script) to delete all aliases - Batch Render - don't list sequences in backup directories - Fix preview/model import crash if click select sibling on a preview - Fix a crash at startup if controllers in base directories are using hostnames - Fix a crash with single strand effect used in a group with "Per Model" render styles - Fix a potential crash if a controller hostname cannot be resolved - Fix incompatability with Ubuntu 22.04 and Debian 12 - Fix getFseqDir Lua command to match conventions, update docs - Experience Controllers - retain/support Remote/Standalone modes - Butteryfly Effect - clamp HSV->RGB routines to 0..1 for Hue

- Performance - if effect backgrounds are turned off, don't waste time/memory calculating them during render- - - Scripting - add command to get fseq dir from preferences - Controllers - Add V5 Receiver types to K16 controllers - Add "Degrees" tag to Moving Head model attributes - Add ability to disable monitorying by default for certain controllers - New tool to process log files to find recently used show folders - Sort Backups folder list - Use buffering when writing xml/xsq files to hopefully speed up saving to slow storage (NAS) - Bars effect - performance improvement by not recalculating spatial for every pixel - Model Face dialog - don't search for face file if the grid attribute is empty (performance) - FPP Connect - fix some issues if FPP has a UI password set - HinksPix - Make sure Input Mode is set on every upload - Fix some divide by 0 issues in PlasmaEffect, particularly with single line buffers - Various operations on DMX/MovingHeads can result in Value Curves being deleted - bug (derwin12) HinksPix - exit upload if SD card selection is cancelled

* Re-attempt to resolve host names on CTRL-click or Test if not resolveable when xLights started * If a sequence cannot be saved, report the error to the user * Use better coloring in Dark mode for Import dialog and TwoPoint/PolyPoint model X/Y/Z coords * Add Skip option to Discovery for controllers that match existing * Add ability to highlight to/from models in Import dialog to only map that subset * Sort controllers in Import from controller (Twinkly) dialog * Fix how Custom Model grid is created to create all rows/cols in one call. Much faster. * Fix performance of AutoMap on Import Dialog * Fix some crashes if ip resolves are still outstanding when switching show directories or similar * Fix some issues trying to determine if a directory is writable * Make sure we can access/write to show directories when selected from Recents menu * Fix crash with Ethernet based controllers that don't have outputs (FPP Player Only for example) * Fix hang on MacOS when using a lot of Image models * Fix crash on MacOS with "Blur" when using large models in "Single Line" render styles

Add ability to "Level" the brightness of color components Remove some optimizations that were helpful in the old 32bit builds, not for SSE/Neon (should help Galaxy, plasma, butterfly, etc... Add align to closest timing mark for effects Add group count support for Genius controllers Ability to "invert" channels in DMX mapping Add last render date to Batch Render dialog Optionally disable key acceleration when nudging models on layout panel Import layer names from original sequences Add sequence number progress indicator to FPP Connect Allow models to be "visualized" in either base or show folder Add rondomization functionality to metronome timing track generation Add submodel support to auto mapping Fix a potential crash when using host names instead of ip addresses from a base folder Windows Upgrade Available notification not working Don't trigger a save when clicking on a locked model Add some internal checks to prevent overlapping and zero length effects FPP Connect would not delete some tmp files Also delete the bookmarks file when -w passed to reset permissions Make sure we have access to the base directory, ask for permission if required Fix crash with negative values in audio editor Fix Single Strand Fade type "Head and Tail" for all blending types Fix color order inheritance issue on ILightThat controllers Fix problems with property grid now being updated when protocol switches to Twinkly

* Resolve hostnames in parallel at startup, much faster startup and FPP Connect * Add key bindings for Jukebox * Add key bindings for increase/descrease speed, prev/next tags * Optionally reverse submodels when reversing models * Add support for default gamma with Experience controllers * FSEQ save - allow using more compression blocks for larger channel count sequences * Add validation of in/out fade times * More updates for small waveform time/selection display * Add support for Wasatch controllers * Fix display of timeline tags, fixes flood of error messages in logs * Fix crash when updating aliases on Strand mappings * Fix import of "old" moving head models * Fix HinksPix audio exporting * Fix DMX moving head advanced export missing parameters * Fix bug flagging versions when importing sequences from the same version * Fix crash on MacOS if monitor with a running preview is disconnected * Fix looping replay of selection not working with audio * Fix crashes on layout panel if protocol not set * Fix "Open Base Show Directory" not working

Just fixes some crashes introduced in 2024.16

Add copy model including submodels right click option Disable prompting for alias saving of newly generated models by default Node Layout: changing the background colors for dark mode Make sure we have access to media directories, re-prompt if required Optimize the init/cleanup of CandleEffect, particularly when applied to large groups If submodel buffer is vertial, use left/col/right labels Add RGB support to Image Model Various updates to Time Display if Small Waveform is used Save Small Waveform preference Make various abandon messages consistent Add F-Prop as a dummy controller Visualizer - change export from csv to xlsx and add coloring/formatting Visualizer - add gamma IImport Dialog - verify imported sequence framerate and xLights version SubModels Dialog: add import of submodels from another layout Faces Dialog: add clear selected rows States Dialog: add clear, fix validation on drag States Dialog: add import from Vendor Dialog downloads DDP: Controller config can mandate to not support "Keep Channel Numbers" State Effect: Add fading Allow setting serial port speed for Renard (Falcon controllers) Remember position of State Dialog Fix moving head effect to not reset effects when "None" selected Fix Fan Effect: Fan Scale to Buffer giving unexpected results in some cases Fix: blure/zoom on node level effects FPP Connect: fix the HDMI connector index for FPP8 Experience Controllers: fix gamma rounding Fix single channel matrix displaying in wrong location WLED: Fix WRGB upload Retain Warp settings when copying Disable Update button for Base Showfolder Hide Individual Start Channels for Cube Model Experience Controllers: fix single channel models Fix crash on old DMX model

Add ability to set the alias behavior for renaming models Add FPP Connect button to setup tab Allow overriding named color pallets Add face definition name to check sequence for missing pictures Add Set Palette Name Galaxy Effect - add scale to buffer Warp Effect - Add Flip option Single Strand Effect - add additional fade types Allow animations for the Model Viewer Add support for BaldrickDMX board Add support for new variant of RGB2Go-Duo2Go Skull Model - generate node names for color channels and eye servos Detect when Show Directory, FSEQ Directory, or Backup directory are unwritable and re-prompt Add pre/post silence to media Add summary to Check Sequence Fix ESPixelStickv4 DMX upload Fix inconsitent paste behavior with timing tracks selected Fix State Dialog buttons being too squished Don't allow saving invalid states in State Dialog Allow some larger buffers that were restricting some rendering Fix status bar height on HiDPI windows displays Make sure temp directory is properly cleaned after loading xsqz files More fixes for Mac xsqz icons Copy/Paste for AC effects was clearing wrong row Avoid single dot Ripple outlines Fix problems with uploading proxies to FPP Fix some issues with "rubber band" selection of effects and timings Fix loading some new xmodel formats Fix upload of virtualdisplaymap if 2d preview uses 0 for center Fix some crashes when creating aliases from mappings Fix labels in Matrix Dialog Fix Moving Head button hightlight color for light mode Fix FPP upload for single channel model types Fix DDP channel number for Genius Pro DMX output