(I'm hoping those translations are correct...)

We're happy to announce a new update, which add the following features and fixes:

• NEW: Language-pack (please read below)
  
• NEW: Stabilizer mode for smoothing input
  
• NEW: Multilayer selection
  
• NEW: Edit selection mask
  
• NEW: Support 8-bit and 16-bit heightmaps (as .r8 and .r16)
  
• NEW: New launch option for sketch-mode "--sketch"
  
• NEW: HDR Painting with the LUT Docker
  
• FIX: Memory leak in colour transformation
  
• FIX: to colour smudge brush engine
  
• FIX: lens-blur filter artifacts when used as an Adjustment Layer
  
• FIX: Conversion of clone layers into paint layers and selection masks
  
• Plus various other minor fixes!

We felt a few users would benefit from the language packs, and we were hard at work getting an early version of these in Krita Gemini, though there is still room for improvement. We've identified that there is still a little problem, but in general:

• Krita Gemini defaults to English (US)
  
• Currently only the Desktop mode allows setting the language (though we're working on translations of the sketch mode)
  
• If you open the "Select Application Language" dialog under the Help menu and change it to anything other than English (US), then it will ignore that setting, and display in the language which matches your "Formatting" setting in Windows Control Panel (Region and Language) - we're investigating why it doesn't correctly allow the setting of other languages.

If we're missing a language, please free to let us know - we'll add a discussion topic with language instructions you can comment in.

Have fun / Viel Spass! :D

(I'm hoping those translations are correct...)

We're happy to announce a new update, which add the following features and fixes:

• NEW: Language-pack (please read below)
  
• NEW: Stabilizer mode for smoothing input
  
• NEW: Multilayer selection
  
• NEW: Edit selection mask
  
• NEW: Support 8-bit and 16-bit heightmaps (as .r8 and .r16)
  
• NEW: New launch option for sketch-mode "--sketch"
  
• NEW: HDR Painting with the LUT Docker
  
• FIX: Memory leak in colour transformation
  
• FIX: to colour smudge brush engine
  
• FIX: lens-blur filter artifacts when used as an Adjustment Layer
  
• FIX: Conversion of clone layers into paint layers and selection masks
  
• Plus various other minor fixes!

We felt a few users would benefit from the language packs, and we were hard at work getting an early version of these in Krita Gemini, though there is still room for improvement. We've identified that there is still a little problem, but in general:

• Krita Gemini defaults to English (US)
  
• Currently only the Desktop mode allows setting the language (though we're working on translations of the sketch mode)
  
• If you open the "Select Application Language" dialog under the Help menu and change it to anything other than English (US), then it will ignore that setting, and display in the language which matches your "Formatting" setting in Windows Control Panel (Region and Language) - we're investigating why it doesn't correctly allow the setting of other languages.

If we're missing a language, please free to let us know - we'll add a discussion topic with language instructions you can comment in.

Have fun / Viel Spass! :D

Some of you may have already seen yesterday's announcement on Krita.org, and the video by Timotée Giet demonstrating HDR painting in Krita.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esSzKzXVWQE
It's still being developed, and one of the Windows dev machines ran into trouble using the new LUT docker, so we're not pushing this out to everyone just yet, but you can enable the Beta branch to try it yourself.

Here's how to try out HDR painting:
First, switch to the "Beta" branch. You can do this by:

1. Right-click on Krita Gemini in your Steam Library, select "Properties".
   
2. Select the "Betas" tab.
   
3. Select the "beta" branch (not a strict beta, more "unstable")

Now Steam should update Krita Gemini to this branch, and you will see "Krita Gemini [beta]" in your Library. You can follow the same procedure to return to the (default) branch.

To play with the HDR painting, using the new LUT docker:

1. Create an OpenColorIO config, or download one from OpenColorIO
   
2. Create a new custom image, you'll want to use RGB, 32-bit Float, scRGB (linear) Color.
   
3. Open the Dockers menu under "Settings" and enable the LUT docker
   
4. Enable OpenColorIO and select the .ocio profile that you previously downloaded
   
5. You can adjust the gamma and exposure using the docker, or you can assign your own canvas-input shortcut.

To assign shortcuts to exposure:

1. Select "Configure Krita" from the Settings menu
   
2. Choose the category "Canvas Input Settings"
   
3. Expand the "Exposure and Gamma" setting at the bottom and you can assign a shortcut for Exposure mode. We're going to set it so that holding Y and dragging the mouse up and down with adjust exposure (this may already exist)
   
4. Select "Add shortcut..." and as type, choose "Mouse Button".
   
5. Double-click on the center column entry "None". Click the entry for Mouse-Button and when it asks you for mouse-input, click the left-mouse button.
   
6. Click the button for "Modifiers" and press Y on the keyboard.
   
7. If the far-right column says anything other than "Exposure Mode", then click that entry and select Exposure Mode from the popup-list.
   
8. Close the dialog and try it out :D

For more information, check out the http://krita.org/item/239-new-in-krita-painting-with-exposure-and-gamma

Some of you may have already seen yesterday's announcement on Krita.org, and the video by Timotée Giet demonstrating HDR painting in Krita.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esSzKzXVWQE
It's still being developed, and one of the Windows dev machines ran into trouble using the new LUT docker, so we're not pushing this out to everyone just yet, but you can enable the Beta branch to try it yourself.

Here's how to try out HDR painting:
First, switch to the "Beta" branch. You can do this by:

1. Right-click on Krita Gemini in your Steam Library, select "Properties".
   
2. Select the "Betas" tab.
   
3. Select the "beta" branch (not a strict beta, more "unstable")

Now Steam should update Krita Gemini to this branch, and you will see "Krita Gemini [beta]" in your Library. You can follow the same procedure to return to the (default) branch.

To play with the HDR painting, using the new LUT docker:

1. Create an OpenColorIO config, or download one from OpenColorIO
   
2. Create a new custom image, you'll want to use RGB, 32-bit Float, scRGB (linear) Color.
   
3. Open the Dockers menu under "Settings" and enable the LUT docker
   
4. Enable OpenColorIO and select the .ocio profile that you previously downloaded
   
5. You can adjust the gamma and exposure using the docker, or you can assign your own canvas-input shortcut.

To assign shortcuts to exposure:

1. Select "Configure Krita" from the Settings menu
   
2. Choose the category "Canvas Input Settings"
   
3. Expand the "Exposure and Gamma" setting at the bottom and you can assign a shortcut for Exposure mode. We're going to set it so that holding Y and dragging the mouse up and down with adjust exposure (this may already exist)
   
4. Select "Add shortcut..." and as type, choose "Mouse Button".
   
5. Double-click on the center column entry "None". Click the entry for Mouse-Button and when it asks you for mouse-input, click the left-mouse button.
   
6. Click the button for "Modifiers" and press Y on the keyboard.
   
7. If the far-right column says anything other than "Exposure Mode", then click that entry and select Exposure Mode from the popup-list.
   
8. Close the dialog and try it out :D

For more information, check out the http://krita.org/item/239-new-in-krita-painting-with-exposure-and-gamma

We might have released an update yesterday, but there's a fun new feature, some improvements and an important bug-fix in today's update:

• NEW: Scalable Distance option for weighted smoothing of brush strokes - this makes weighted smoothing zoom/resolution independent, for a more natural feel
  
• Transform tool now has easier to use handles with a larger "grab" area
  
• Fix default saving as PSD format if no extension given
  
• Improved layout of floating messages
  
• Fixed some potential crash conditions

We might have released an update yesterday, but there's a fun new feature, some improvements and an important bug-fix in today's update:

• NEW: Scalable Distance option for weighted smoothing of brush strokes - this makes weighted smoothing zoom/resolution independent, for a more natural feel
  
• Transform tool now has easier to use handles with a larger "grab" area
  
• Fix default saving as PSD format if no extension given
  
• Improved layout of floating messages
  
• Fixed some potential crash conditions

Just a quick shout-out to let folks know what's in the latest update!

• Display a regular open-file-dialog from the Welcome screen
  
• Show export dialogs when saving in desktop mode
  
• Improvements to layer handling in Sketch-mode
  
• Improvements to the mirror axes display
  
• Canvas-only mode can now be exited by pressing Esc as well
  
• Updates to the clone tool
  
• Various bug fixes

Just a quick shout-out to let folks know what's in the latest update!

• Display a regular open-file-dialog from the Welcome screen
  
• Show export dialogs when saving in desktop mode
  
• Improvements to layer handling in Sketch-mode
  
• Improvements to the mirror axes display
  
• Canvas-only mode can now be exited by pressing Esc as well
  
• Updates to the clone tool
  
• Various bug fixes

In our enthusiasm last week when we announced "72h left!" we hadn't accounted on the public holiday in parts of Europe today - so that gives everyone an extra day to pick up the lifetime upgrades version of Krita Gemini at a considerable discount!

Meanwhile, we're preparing another update. You'll continue to see We'll continue to be working to bring some additional features once we leave early access.

In our enthusiasm last week when we announced "72h left!" we hadn't accounted on the public holiday in parts of Europe today - so that gives everyone an extra day to pick up the lifetime upgrades version of Krita Gemini at a considerable discount!

Meanwhile, we're preparing another update. You'll continue to see We'll continue to be working to bring some additional features once we leave early access.