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This section describes the changes in each release of the Plainly tool. The backward-compatibility is ensured between the releases, however, make sure to read the release notes for each version to understand the changes, deprecated items and new features.

Version 0.19

Starting from this version, Plainly supports only After Effects projects in the version 2023 and above, as the support for After Effects 2022 is deprecated. Any new project uploaded in the version lower than the supported one will be automatically upgraded during the analysis. The existing projects in the 2022 version will continue to render on After Effects 2022 until 10th March 2025. After that date, the projects that are not updated will be rendered on the latest supported version. We highly recommend using our automatic upgrade feature to avoid any issues in your projects.

In addition, the Plainly API does not anymore support the deprecated old render format specification as announced in the version 0.14. Please refer to Output formats section for migration details.

This release brings a new feature to the Layer management script, allowing dynamic changes of a composition resolution. This feature is especially useful when you need to adjust the resolution of your composition during the rendering process if your After Effect project contains embedded scripting.

Release notes

v0.19.11

New feature

  • Added Upload to signed URL integration.

Improvement

  • Show warning when project has text layers that have ‘All Caps’ enabled, as it can cause issues with rendering.
  • Added retry option on Render batch page.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue where removed layers wouldn’t show up in the Parametrized layers tab.
  • Fixed an issue where long template and composition names would cause the UI to break.

v0.19.10

Improvement

  • Increased maximum project ZIP upload size to 1 GB.
  • Increased maximum uncompressed project size to 4 GB.
  • Increased the number of files in project ZIP to 2,000.
  • Added support for longer video retention in enterprise plans.

Bug fix

  • Fixed handling of mixed-case email addresses in team member invitations.
  • Fixed a bug with installing a font from a URL that does not have an extension set.
  • Fixed a bug where an invalid design color parameter value caused server errors.
  • Fixed a bug with hidden macOS files in a project ZIP.

v0.19.9

New feature

  • Added support for font collection .ttc files.

Improvement

  • Layer filters now also work on Parametrized layers tab.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug where some fonts provided via URL would cause rendering to fail.
  • Fixed an issue with uploading a project ZIP that has the maximum compression enabled.

v0.19.8

Improvement

  • Improved concurrent modification handling of resources.

Bug fix

  • Fixed handling of dynamic opacity updates when using keyframes.
  • Fixed an issue where rendering integration details would incorrectly show success in case of errors.

v0.19.7

New feature

  • Integration render info is now available on the Render details page.
  • Added the possibility to encode a rendered video using the MXF output format.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue where the Batch download page was failing to load the files.

v0.19.6

New feature

  • VideoGenius Preview videos are rendered now with a DRAFT settings template to reduce rendering time.

Bug fix

  • Fixed sporadic font install failures introduced in the version 0.19.5.

v0.19.5

New feature

  • Added support to use a font provided via URL in a render.
  • Added support for Checkbox Control effect.
  • Added support for Point Control effect.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue where Copy actions would not work on Safari.

v0.19.4

New feature

  • Added support for variable fonts.
  • Added support for HEIC/HEIF images provided as render parameters.
  • Added a delete render endpoint in the API.
  • Added Render from writable integration.

Improvement

  • Allow slider control effect to accept any numeric value, removing the current [0, 100] limit.

Bug fix

  • Fixed VideoGenius social media rendering when the main image is not provided.
  • Fixed issues with invalid project state when a project edit fails due to storage limits being reached.
  • Fixed the batch download in Chrome when video file names contains restricted or reserved characters.
  • Fixed an issue with excessive expression updates when the text layer name is changed.

v0.19.3

New feature

  • Added option to export thumbnails in JPG format. The PNG format remains default.
  • Added the applyExclusionsToCompositions option, when auto-parametrization is used.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue with nested parameters that would cause Render again to send wrong parameters.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause users to enter login loop.
  • Fixed an issue where zero API key limits would not show on edit.
  • Fixed an issue where Help buttons did not work inside of Default render options.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause Render button to be disabled when using option Try with random data.
  • Fixed an issue where some designs would send optionTextOff as true when not checked.
  • Fixed an issue where expressions were not updated when the text layer name is changed.

v0.19.2

Improvement

  • Auto-link CSV columns supports layer management parameters.
  • Include layer management parameters in the CSV example generation.

v0.19.1

New feature

  • Added an option to generate an example CSV for template batch rendering.
  • Added an option to exclude shy layers from auto-parametrization.

Improvement

  • Reverted the fix for excessive thumbnail generation from version 0.19.0. Use fromEncodedVideo option if output frequency does not match the targeted rate.

v0.19.0

New feature

  • Added new Set composition size script.
  • The Layer management script now supports dynamic changes of a composition resolution.
  • Added the option to render multiple templates of the same project in a single render trigger integration.
  • Added Mailchimp integration.
  • Added scroll to bottom/top functionality on the render form.

Improvement

  • Improved render speeds by using a better font set algorithm.
  • Numerous small UI fixes.

Deprecation:

  • Deprecated After Effects 2022.
  • Removed the deprecated old render format specification in the Render API.
  • Removed the deprecated webhookResponseCode field in the Render API.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue with excessive thumbnail generation when atFrequencySeconds option is used.
  • Fixed an issue with thumbnails atSeconds not working when used with integrations.
  • Fixed an issue in integrations that ignored default template options on a new render.

Version 0.18

We’re excited to announce our latest update, bringing full support for Adobe After Effects 2025! This update ensures users can seamlessly work with the latest version of After Effects, released in October 2024. This means that support for After Effects 2022 is set to be deprecated soon, thus we recommend upgrading existing projects using that version.

Additionally, we’ve introduced an automatic project upgrade on upload, allowing any project created in an unsupported After Effects version to be effortlessly updated to a version compatible with Plainly (currently After Effects 2025). This means even older projects can be now easily uploaded and if unsupported version is detected, the automatic upgrade process will kick in.

Alongside these improvements, we’re also thrilled to add Frame.io and a set of Microsoft integrations, that you can use now to automatically store rendered videos on both platforms.

Release notes

v0.18.10

New features:

  • Added a new integration that triggers a render on Jotform submission.
  • Added a new integration that triggers a render on Typeform submission.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug where some buttons would cause UI to shift.
  • Fixed a bug causing inability to view the usage details.
  • Fixed a bug where fonts ending with uppercase extensions would cause analysis to fail.

v0.18.9

Bug fix

  • Fixed a render failure when the rendering composition name contains non-standard characters.
  • Fixed a bug in scripts that fails to locate a shift, trim, or stretch target when the target is a composition with different composition and layer names.
  • Fixed media auto-scale issues when the layer contains additional expressions.

v0.18.8

Improvement

  • Support updating and deleting API keys.
  • Add option to have zero usage limits for a resource in API keys.
  • Increase media upload size to 100MB.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug when auto-scale media script is enabled without any options, causing a render to fail.
  • Fixed an issue where some designs were failing to render.

v0.18.7

Improvement

  • Render video integration action now supports specification of the project download render property.
  • Video Genius upgraded to use gpt-4o-mini AI model.
  • Burst API limit decreased to 600 requests per minute.
  • Improve API validations to disallow null values as a JSON list item.
  • Major version update of the embedded platform for integrations.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug where a script could not find a layer due to multiple layers (compositions) with the same name.
  • Fix a usage rounding bug for videos shorter than 1 sec in order to comply with minimum counted usage of 1 sec.

v0.18.6

Bug fix

  • Fixed issues with lowercase text in videos when allCaps is enabled on a text layer.

v0.18.5

Bug fix

  • Fixed the issue with the strict font check when rendering designs.

v0.18.4

New feature

  • Added support for Layer management script on the UI, with the setup available on both single and batch render forms.
  • Added HeyGen integration.

v0.18.3

New feature

v0.18.2

New feature

  • Added an option to specify from which video source thumbnails should be taken.
  • Added new integrations for Microsoft products - Excel, Mail and Teams.

Improvement

  • Allowed upper-case extensions in packed project and font files.
  • Updated the project download action to include only the latest project version files.
  • Improved the rendering composition finished check, leading to faster renders and fewer retries.

Bug fix

  • Prevented nested paths in dynamic script parameter names.
  • Resolved several issues that could cause errors during project files synchronization on rendering nodes.
  • Fixed UI not rendering API key limits correctly.
  • Fixed UI sidebar dropdown on mobile devices.

v0.18.1

New feature

  • Added support for the H.264 - Match Render Settings - 15 Mbps After Effects output module, for enhanced video quality.

Improvement

  • Improved error reporting for font issues.
  • Prevented blank values for font in the Layer Management script.
  • Video Genius article text must now be at least 250 characters long to improve AI model-generated summaries.
  • Improved error reporting when AI model fails to summarize a text in Video Genius.
  • Thumbnails are now generated before video encoding.
  • Stricter font validation, rendering will fail if fonts are invalid.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a UI bug that occurred when a number was passed to the color parameter field instead of a string.
  • Fixed handling of non-existing data in Social media Video Genius videos.
  • Fixed a bug where Copy cURL didn’t work for outputModule and attachment fields.

v0.18.0

New feature

  • Added support for Adobe After Effects 2025.
  • Added integration with Frame.io.
  • Added integration with Microsoft OneDrive.

Improvement

  • Automatically upgrade projects that are not in the After Effects version supported by Plainly.
  • Removed the requirement for After Effects version input during project upload and edit, enabling auto-detection.
  • Improved display of project upgrade errors on the UI.
  • Changed rendering minutes usage display from seconds to minutes on the UI.
  • Updated batch render UI to consider and display default render options of the selected template.
  • Improved handling of mandatory render fields in render forms.

Version 0.17

With this release, Plainly now allows you to easily upgrade older After Effects projects to the latest version supported by the app (currently After Effects 2024). We always support the latest three versions of After Effects, ensuring you can maintain your projects even as older versions are deprecated.

Upgrading to the latest version ensures you’re working with the most stable and reliable software, reducing the risk of errors and crashes. Plus, you’ll benefit from any new features and improvements in the latest versions.

Once a project is successfully upgraded, it cannot be reverted to its previous version. We recommend thoroughly testing your upgraded project before committing, as the upgrade is permanent. If an upgrade fails, your original project will remain unchanged, giving you the option to troubleshoot or manually upgrade.

We recommend performing upgrades during periods of low system usage. While the upgrade process is quick, rendering is unavailable during the upgrade.

Release notes

v0.17.0

New Features:

  • Ability to automatically upgrade projects to the latest After Effects version supported by Plainly.

Improvement

  • Improved details about the subscription plan and resource limits on the UI.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a UI issue where dropdown buttons would cause errors when positioned off-screen.

Version 0.16

The main focus of this release was the introduction of the teams feature. This feature allows you to control team members within your organization, assign roles, manage invites, and have multiple organization memberships as well. Currently, Plainly has two roles inside an organization - Owner and Member. In order to support teams, multiple UI changes were made in order to accommodate the new feature. Read more in the Team management section.

Another notable feature is the dedicated support for captions. You can now easily add subtitles to your videos by referring to a .srt file and choosing a style and a position. Read more in the Captions section.

Layer management script continues to evolve with the addition of the option to change a layer font type and size. Read more in the Layer management section.

Release notes

v0.16.11

New feature

  • Ability to edit project, template, organization and user names by clicking on the name field in the UI.

Improvement

  • Reference parameters in options now support a combination of static values and parameters.
  • Reference parameters in options now support multiple parameters.
  • Render video integration action now supports specification of the post-encoding type , output module, settings template and thumbnails at seconds render properties.
  • New video integration action now supports thumbnail URLs and extension fields.

Bug fix

  • Fixed the issue where the text auto-scale performed on an empty point text layer caused failed renders.
  • The batch render wizard now retains setup parameters when navigating between the steps.

v0.16.10

Improvement

  • Improved the Webhook and Integration setup options in the batch render form.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue with media auto-scale script, where media with specific dimensions (e.g., original: 1000x900, new: 1000x800) did not auto-scale correctly.
  • Resolved a bug where the At seconds field in the render form failed to validate negative values properly.

v0.16.9

Improvement

  • Allow the team feature during the free trial period.
  • Increased maximum file size in the upload UI widget to 50MB.

v0.16.8

Improvement

  • Improved validation for dynamic scripts. The parameterName in dynamic scripts and the layer parameterization value cannot be the same.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug with hex color code validation on the UI.

v0.16.7

New feature

  • Ability to scale the resolution of the video with the new scale post encoding type.

Improvement

  • Added new THROTTLED render state to explicitly mark renders throttled due to the concurrent rendering limit.
  • Moved to the complete fonts isolation per render.
  • Added validation of a post encoding data submitted via API.
  • Added option to re-link parametrized layers when changing a template composition.

Bug fix

  • Fixed Try with random data with media parameters being invalid.
  • Fixed a bug where a project would show parametrization warning on the UI, even tho there were no issues.
  • Fixed re-fetching of project details if project does not exist.

v0.16.6

New feature

  • Ability to change the default organization.

Improvement

  • Improved the Vimeo integration by respecting the Vimeo API rate limits.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug with wrong error messages displayed on the UI in render form.
  • Fixed a bug where Copy cURL result was invalid in case when render parameters had text with single quotes.

v0.16.5

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug with disabled render file name field when using batch CSV renders.
  • Fixed a bug where batch downloads were missing file extensions when specifying a download file name.

v0.16.4

Improvement

  • Enhanced validation of zipped asset files during project upload.
  • Improved API reference by adding missing error codes for all endpoints.
  • Added plan limit details for paid users on the UI.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug with invalid template metadata check on the UI.

v0.16.3

New feature

  • Added option to download project in the original form.
  • Added support for reordering parametrized layers using drag and drop.
  • Added support for reordering scripts using drag and drop.
  • Showing Created by info in the resources to better support team-based usage.

Improvement

  • Added additional caption styles.

Bug fix

  • Disabled parametrization of unknown layer types.

v0.16.2

New feature

  • Added the option to change a layer font type and size in the layer management script.
  • Added webhookPassthrough and integrationPassthrough as available parameter references in the default render option.

Improvement

  • Added subtitle options to the render video integration action.
  • Added support for captions and project properties in the default render options.

Bug fix

  • Fixed the auto-parametrization issue when a layer name has no alphanumeric characters.

v0.16.1

Improvement

  • Added the render preconditions check before marking a render as invalid.

Bug fix

  • Fixed the UI bug with dropdown buttons.
  • Fixed resolving the organization initials on the UI.
  • Fixed curl commands when a captions option is defined.
  • Fixed the render again action when a captions option is defined.

v0.16.0

New feature

  • Added teams feature, including team roles and management, invites, multiple organization membership, etc.
  • Added full support for captions from a .srt file.
  • Added support for projects exported from non-English After Effects instances.

Improvement

  • Added small notification on the UI for new releases.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug on the frontend when editing a parametrized layer that no longer exists in a project.
  • Fixed a bug with deeply nested After Effects project files in ZIP packages.
  • Support for projects where the AEP file name contained invalid characters.

Version 0.15

This release introduces the capability for dynamic parametrization of layer control effects. Now, you can select a layer effect, parameterize it, and then apply different values to the selected effect during rendering. This feature helps you better organize and manage effect controls in your After Effects projects. To learn more about this feature, read the Effects section.

Furthermore, exporting the complete AfterEffects project after rendering is now supported. This feature allows you to download all project files with all the changes made during the rendering process. You can use this feature to review the changes, make additional modifications, or share the project with others. Read more in the Project files section.

In addition, the release includes the ability to download a complete render batch from the UI. Thus, after executing a batch CSV render, you can download all the rendered videos to your computer. Read more in the Download batch section.

Release notes

v0.15.4

New feature

  • Added support for captions using a new post-encoding type.
  • Added support for audio enabled/disabled in the layer management script.
  • Added a custom error code for failing to import assets during rendering.
  • Added search functionality and improved filtering for project lists.

Improvement

  • Improved layer selection in scripts by primarily using the layer ID.
  • Refactored UI to handle multiple organizations.
  • Restricted payment and billing handling to organization owners only.

Bug fix

  • Fixed bug with inconsistent webhook expirationDate data.
  • Fixed login expiration issues on the UI.
  • Fixed a set of minor vulnerabilities on the UI.

v0.15.3

Improvement

  • Set the organization render queue limit to 25,000 renders.
  • Improved the Cancel All Renders endpoint to process cancels in async mode.
  • Used attachment file name, if available, when creating the video file name in integrations.

Bug fix

  • Fixed UI crash when initialization of the integration SDK fails.

v0.15.2

New feature

  • Added the ability to download a batch of renders from the UI.
  • Added the option to export After Effects project after rendering.
  • Added the option to exclude disabled, guide, and adjustment layers from auto-parametrization.
  • Extended the layer management to support enabling or disabling a layer.
  • Added filters for projects on the project list page.

Improvement

  • Improved the render form to use template default render options.
  • Improved parameter names and labels in auto-parametrization.
  • Improved inputs for static parameters.
  • Project analysis font check extended to include disabled layers.
  • Added render error codes for invalid errors and infrastructure failure.

Bug fix

  • Fixed issues when using Google Translate on the frontend.
  • Extended script to set extended layer duration correctly.
  • Fixed the auto-parametrization to handle non-supported layer names.
  • Fixed a bug that created duplicate templates in auto-parametrization.
  • Fixed video download on the UI when the attachment option is not enabled.
  • Fixed multiple security vulnerabilities in libraries used by the frontend.

v0.15.1

Improvement

  • Added the ability to choose target composition in auto-parametrization.

Bug fix

  • Resolved an issue with layer property keyframes. Currently, a single value is used for all keyframes. (Full keyframe support is planned for a future release.)
  • Fixed the functionality of the copy and download buttons on the rendering details page.
  • Fixed the template creation with a deeply nested rendering composition.

v0.15.0

New feature

  • Added support for layer control effect.

Improvement

  • Added batch render ID and sequence number to render attributes when doing a CSV render (batch download support coming in future versions).

Bug fix

  • Support for nested parameter specification in the render form.
  • Fixed spread layers script to support textual layers.
  • Fixed the text auto-scale script to support optional parameters.

Version 0.14

This release focused on render video files format. A refactoring was performed in order to introduce native After Effects options like output module and rendering settings template. Those can better define the output of the After Effects rendering process. You can also tweak what happens after the video is rendered, and choose if you want a compressed file, a raw file from After Effects, or even define custom compression parameters. Read more in the Output formats section.

Along with that we added support for draft rendering, thus if you want to quickly render a low-res video you can now do it with the Draft render option.

The support for media and text auto-scaling scripts were added directly in Plainly, thus you don’t have to deal with scaling anymore when you design your After Effects project.

Another notable feature is the support for auto-parametrization of your After Effects projects. Once your project is uploaded you can click on the Auto-generate option in the Templates section of the Project Details page. The feature will generate templates for your project providing different options for selecting the parametrized layers and compositions. Read more in the Auto generate templates section.

Output format deprecations

The outputFormat model of a render has been refactored to include new render settings and a new post-encoding approach. Two fields have been deprecated and marked for removal:

  • outputFormat.format - use the output module and/or render settings template instead to control the output of the After Effects rendering process, and optionally post encoding.
  • outputFormat.encodingParams - use custom post encoding settings where you can define custom encoding parameters.

Read more in the Output formats section and API Reference .

Release notes

v0.14.6

New feature

  • Added text auto-scale script.
  • Added option to export videos using H.265 codec.
  • Added a post-encoding type optimized for the smallest file.
  • Added the option for renders to contain attributes.

Improvement

  • Added the output format details card to the render details page.
  • Improved the render details page usability on smaller screens.

Bug fix

  • Fixed issue with resolving missing file name during project analysis.
  • Fixed the attachment file name input to allow parameter references.
  • Fixed the render form to handle parameters with nested objects.
  • Fixed styling in the API documentation.

Reverts:

  • Reverted skipping disabled, guide, and adjustment layers in auto-parametrization from version 0.14.5.

v0.14.5

New feature

  • Added color control and slider control layer effects to a project metadata.

Improvement

  • Skipping disabled, guide, and adjustment layers in auto-parametrization. (reverted in 0.14.6)
  • Improved UI forms that require URL entry.

Bug fix

  • Fixed auto-parametrization bug for text layers that caused failed renders.

v0.14.4

New feature

  • Added clone template through endpoint and UI.

Improvement

  • Improved auto-parametrization to group the same layer in different compositions into a single parameter.
  • Enhanced the media auto-scale script when there is a layer scaling.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug with auto-parametrization when there is an unknown media layer.

v0.14.3

New feature

  • Default render options can contain parameter references.
  • Added support for auto-parametrization on the UI.

Bug fix

  • Correctly distinguish between different layers with the same name in the same composition.
  • Reject the new render invocation when rendering parameter keys include dots (would result in failure in previous versions).
  • Fixed a bug related to the design preview playback.

v0.14.2

New feature

  • Added support for auto-parametrization in the API (UI support coming in the next release).

Improvement

  • Improved the media auto-scale, which now no longer requires a wrapping composition.
  • Improved project analysis, extra fonts and duplicated fonts errors are deprecated.
  • Improved project analysis to auto-detect missing files when they are not linked correctly.
  • Denied the use of different dynamic scripts with the same parameter name to prevent conflicts.

Bug fix

  • Fixed an issue with thumbnail generation on different frame rates.

v0.14.1

New feature

  • Added After Effects output module support.
  • Introduced a UI for output module, draft rendering and post encoding options.

Improvement

  • Improved UI for analysis and rendering errors.
  • Changed composition sorting when creating a template to sort by most children first, then by duration.
  • Increased the maximum asset upload size on UI to 25MB.
  • Optimized asset checks on the backend, including range header, compression, and body release.
  • Added dedicated errors for specific integration issues.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a rendering bug when time-units in an After Effects project are configured as frames instead of seconds.
  • Fixed the thumbnail generation when there is no frame at requested second.

v0.14.0

New feature

  • Introduced media auto-scale for automatic scaling of images.
  • Added support for draft render settings (without UI, will be included in the next version).

Improvement

  • Refactored the outputFormat model to now include render settings and a new post-encoding approach.
  • Structured error messages for the errors in analysis and rendering process.

Bug fix

  • Fixed retry mechanism for failed downloads on the rendering node.
  • Fixed an issue with the render table where the details button was not visible.
  • Fixed various script UI issues, including icons, descriptions, and visibility of options.

Version 0.13

Main highlight of this version is Plainly’s new AI-powered product called VideoGenius. It’s a text-to-video tool built on top of Plainly API and specifically for digital publishers. It takes text input, summarizes it, splits it into scenes, creates AI voiceover, on-screen text, finds relevant assets, and compiles all of that into an amazing template you built. Watch our YouTube introduction video  and check the VideoGenius for more details.

Other interesting features include:

Release notes

v0.13.7

Improvement

  • Improved frontend security by improving CSP, PP, and RP headers, and adding scripts integrity.
  • Improved error message for bad project zip files, making it easier for users to identify issues with project uploads.
  • Increased webhook timeouts to 30 seconds.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug in scripting when the composition name does not match the layer name.

v0.13.6

New feature

  • Added layer management script.

Improvement

  • Accepting render assets with a bad content type, but a correct extension to be processed.

Bug fix

  • Fixed API rate limiting, now set to documented limit.
  • Fixed a possible infinity in the spread script.
  • Fixed a logging issue on the render node that cloud caused process crashes.
  • Fixed a debounce update error possibility on the render node.

v0.13.5

New feature

  • Added signed URLs for asset previews in a project metadata.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a rendering issue when the image has a wrong extension.
  • Fixed a bug where layer name changes due to the source text being changed.
  • Fixed various small UI bugs, including video preview buttons and encoding parameters displayed in default rendering options.

v0.13.4

New feature

  • Implemented an optional template-based response in template endpoints.

Improvement

  • Added reporting of start and end times of layers in a project metadata.
  • Added icons for disabled and guide layers in the available layers list.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug related to paddle payment data transfer object.
  • Improved error notification on file stack upload failures.

v0.13.3

New feature

  • Allowed updates of the default render options in templates.

Improvement

  • Improved file retrieval from storage for previews and metadata.
  • Enhanced the render options form.

Bug fix

  • Fixed rendering list and grid for invalid renders.

v0.13.2

New feature

  • Added instant download option for a generated video in the browser.

Improvement

  • Fixed the inability to create a brand without a URI scheme.
  • Improved upload and download on the rendering node.
  • Implemented default rendering options when a project is created (API only), with rendering options merging.
  • Mark all required fields in VideGenius forms.

Bug fix

  • Fixed default values issue for CSV render.
  • Skipped render retries when the issue is unfixable.

v0.13.1

New feature

  • Added a “get-one” template API endpoint.
  • Auto-linked columns with parameter names in CSV.

Improvement

  • Added support for JPEG files in analysis on the worker.
  • Fixed VideoGenius social media errors in cases of missing OG (Open Graph) image, title, etc.
  • Updated UI for compositions to display both layer and composition names.

Bug fix

  • Fixed thumbnails generation for After Effects 2024 projects.
  • Fixed template check meta bug to prevent false positives for compositions.

v0.13.0

New feature

  • Launched VideoGenius.

Improvement

  • Added help buttons for improved user assistance.

Bug fix

  • Fixed a resource usage bug.

Version 0.12

In this version the main focus was on developing an improved system for managing fonts that are in your After Effects project. The purpose of this new feature is to make sure that the correct fonts will always be displayed in your output videos. Read details in the Font management section.

Besides that, an option to cancel pending and queued renders was added, which can be useful if you realize that you made a mistake and want to stop the rendering process.

Does the new font system affect existing projects?

This new font system will not affect any of the existing projects on our platform if the fonts were already packaged correctly when the project was created.

In case an existing project has insufficient or wrong fonts, you should expect renders with a system default font. In that case, you’ll need to edit and update your project with the correct fonts. In order to help you do that, we added a Reanalyze project action on the Project details page. Submit reanalysis and Plainly will report which fonts are missing and will help you package the .zip properly. Then simply edit your project and after a successful analysis you are ready to go.


Of course, all new projects uploaded after the release will be affected by our new system immediately.

Release notes

v0.12.1

New feature

  • Added ETag and LastModified headers in API responses.

Improvement

  • Enabled project edit for old project versions.
  • Skipped retry for all font validation errors.

Bug fix

  • Fixed nested fonts download, related to issue.

v0.12.0

New feature

  • Added an option to cancel pending renders.
  • Implemented font updates:
  • Analysis now fails in case of missing fonts (hidden and guide layers excluded).
  • Analysis now fails in case of too many or duplicate fonts.
  • Added an option for users to re-analyze projects.

Improvement

  • Included image sequence layers in a project metadata and made them parametrizable.
  • Disabled project deletion while in the pending analysis state.

Bug fix

  • Fixed various small UI issues.
  • Improved escape functionality on a slide-over.
  • Fixed slide-over transition.
  • Enhanced integration details card in render details.
  • Support for rate limited responses.
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