Blender is planning a long term release ( LTS ). v 2.83 which will be available in May 2020 will be an LTS with 2 years support. Blender will come up with one LTS per year.
LTS versions also will help to ensure that a project that started with an LTS version can be completed with the same version in a reasonable amount of time. Nice for studios with large projects, but also for add-on maintenance.
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Now that they have revamped the interface in 2.8, LTS is a good move to support ecosystem and addon makers. Hardware support will also be there ( I suppose ).
Blender 2.82a is now available.
Production ready, includes over 20 fixes to make the latest release rock stable
From G'MIC
Despite the pitfalls, we managed to release v.2.9.0 of G'MIC, our open-source image processing fwrk. https://gmic.eu/download.shtml That's a "major" version for us. Not going to save the world, but we try to participate where we're most competent! Take care
Despite the pitfalls, we managed to release v.2.9.0 of G'MIC, our open-source image processing fwrk.
https://gmic.eu/download.shtml
That's a "major" version for us. Not going to save the world, but we try to participate where we're most competent! Take care
From GREYC Image
We have a new release (2.9) of the CImg Library, an open-source C++ Template Library for Image Processing, that we develop since 1999! http://cimg.eu
We have a new release (2.9) of the CImg Library, an open-source C++ Template Library for Image Processing, that we develop since 1999!
http://cimg.eu
GIMP says
New in development: support for exporting 16-bit PSDs. Patch by Ell, to be available in v2.10.20 within a few months (hopefully)
Inkscape stable has a bug fix update v 0.92.5 and the much awaited v 1.0 is now available as rc1 ( release candidate )
You can get them here
1.0 RC 1 : https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0rc1/
0.92.5 : https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-0.92.5/
Happy bug hunting..
Eagerly waiting for Inkscape 1.0 . It will be available soon since it is RC 1 is already out.
GIMP gets better support for PSD files
New in development: GIMP now exports/loads PSD files with correct channel order and stores channel colors when exporting as PSD. Patch by Ell. To be available in v2.10.20 soon
GIMP 2.10.20 is now available for download. This release comes with new filters, better support for PSD files, tool group menu improvements and bug fixes.
Release highlights: Tool-group menus can now expand on hover Non-destructive cropping now available by cropping the canvas rather than actual pixels Better PSD support: exporting of 16-bit files now available, reading/writing channels in the right order On-canvas controls for the Vignette filter New filters: Bloom, Focus Blur, Lens Blur, Variable Blur Blending options now built into filter dialogs Over 30 bugfixes
Release highlights:
Tool-group menus can now expand on hover Non-destructive cropping now available by cropping the canvas rather than actual pixels Better PSD support: exporting of 16-bit files now available, reading/writing channels in the right order On-canvas controls for the Vignette filter New filters: Bloom, Focus Blur, Lens Blur, Variable Blur Blending options now built into filter dialogs Over 30 bugfixes
Source
I see that G'MIC also got a new release. Version 2.9.1, a minor release is now available for download.
G'MIC might soon be available as a Flatpak app.
A professional brush set for GIMP 2.10.20 and above. That is what SLOS-GIMPainter calls itself
SLOS-GIMPainter is a brush package for GIMP 2.10.20 or Later. Total: 95 = 87 Brushes + 8 Tools
If you want to give yourself treat, head here
Abhi Need help installing SLOS-GIMPainter ? There is a very helpful video ready for you
https://youtu.be/GKsuUl4i4AU
Want to work for Blender ? Here is your chance
https://code.blender.org/2020/07/2020-21-recruitment/
The latest version of GIMP rebrand Glimpse is now available. It is based on GIMP 2.10.12
https://glimpse-editor.github.io/
Glimpse team also promise Glimpse NX
a completely new permissively-licensed image editing program that is being written from the ground up with the D programming language and a bespoke cross-platform UI toolkit.
Microsoft makes use of Blender to generate synthetic 3D models and images of humans that can be used to train AI models
Microsoft joins Blender Foundation's Development Fund as a Corporate Gold Member as of 1 st July 2020
