# Nodalin A creative node-based system for building real-time animated graphics; in the browser. ## Changelog - 1.9 - Microphone input leakage on recording fixed. - Layered network-error handling - Error reporting fixing session - 1.8 - Major refactor of instancing - 3d primitives can now be rotated with Field - 1.7 - * new * Remap node - 1.6 - Displace node now has a second optional "background" input - Fixed displace node alpha calculations - 1.5 - Add nodes in-between a connection - Various fixes - 1.4 - Direct manipulation of effects and procedural in the render view - 1.3 - preserve previous property value when switching via the connection menu - Updated Trail effect quality - InstanceIndex on Grid returns current instance origin - * new * Trail translate mode - Safari export fix - Audio service optimizations - 1.2 - * new * Previous node - 1.1.9 - Intergrade with Pexels API - 1.1.8 - UI font update - 1.1.7 - Switch to .app - 1.1.6 - Major code refactor of the context menu - Fixed Type node menu layout - 1.1.5 - "Show more" on Giphy search - Invert on Adjust node - Gate on Audio node - Type node serialization fix - Correct audio device reactivation to last selected - Type node fonts - 1.1.4 - new Type node - automatic addition of demo loop - icon for audio reactive projects - 1.1.3 - Presentation builder - ISF based nodes fixed when working with Fields - 1.1.2 - Blur and Bloom radius correction - 1.1.1 - Audio asset fixes and demo loop - 1.1.0 - new Adjustment node - 1.0.9 - Audio assets import - Audio Node v2.0 - Node sub-categories - 1.0.8 - Fixes and optimizations - 1.0.7 - Video Node & video imports - Image new property: assetIndex - Sanitised metadata while saving - 1.0.6 - Instanciated images can now used with Field - 1.0.5 - Introducing image assets imports - 1.0.4 - Number Operand secondary input - 1.0.3 - Similuation foundation - Lock Color Field - 1.0.2 - Sharing settings - 1.0.1 - Launch bug fixes - 1.0.0 - First public release - 0.7.3 - Stripe integration - 0.7.2 - Premium features overlays - Pricing cards - Testimonials - 0.7.1 - Custom and Native Resolution - MP4 muxin fixes - Optimising Recording settings - 0.7.0 - Bug fixes - Optimising saving sizes - 0.6.9 - Direct bundled imports for shaders - 0.6.8 - Presentation View mode and embeds - Sharing modal - Thumbnail migration - Recording settings - 0.6.7 - Extensive refactor and Controller extracting off the App shell - Prettier canonical URLs for projects - 0.6.6 - Error reporting review and cleanup pass - Signal & Noise rotation fix - Various optimizations and fixes - * new * Retro node - 0.6.5 - Startup dashboad - Reset settings & warnings - User account settings - 0.6.4 - * new * Polygon node - Maximum call stack fix - 0.6.3 - * new * Noise node - Signal node property Offset renamed to Level - Even mode zindex fixes "instance shape's z-index governs entirely." - 0.6.2 - Introducing global timing clock to retain modulation speeds at different target FPS - Updated Wave node duration to seconds - Updated Counter node to increment with timing - Optimised color sampling - Critical fixes on rotation - Various optimisations - 0.6.1 - Properties Menu deep refactoring - Layers reordering modal - 0.6.0 - Direct property selection upon connecting nodes - Smarter connection menu placement - 0.5.9 - Animated Gif boomerang - Icon view in Available Nodes modals - Smarter Properties menu placement - Project list view - Example project filtering by category - Text node info toggle as project description - Ordered beginner examples - 0.5.8 - * new * 3D Wireframe Nodes - Massive refactoring of Field and Instancing system - Various improvements across the board - 0.5.7 - Default aspect ratio in settings - Counter node limit - Fields - Color node sampling - 0.5.6 - Fixed Text nodes UI - Better keyboard shortcuts - Fixed inconsistency in verbiage - Correct URL when save - Group selection - 0.5.5 - Grid ripple and glow effects for UI - Better menu positioning - Scrollable value boxes on context menu - Shift modifier for fine-grained control - 0.5.4 - Spatial hash culling - Removes overlapping instances - LOD culling - Reduces density when instances are too dense - Fixed branching of instancing chains (again) - 0.5.3 - GPU instancing refactoring - Viewport culling - Cleaner codebase - 0.5.2 - UI polishing - Reset to Defaults - Reset to Initial state - Nodes Duplication with/without connections - Fixed copy/paste/delete and undo to work with states - Fixed branching of instancing chains - 0.5.1 - Refactored modal visibility code - Connection cancellation before node deletion - Fixed zindex accumulation between projects - Better Undo history (one history entry per interaction) - 0.5.0 - Comprehensive logging to help diagnose FF mp4 export errors - Keep context menu open while auditting text options - Project rename now prompts to save as new copy or rename current - Tracking unsaved changes - Clear extended render view on new project - Transparency on extended render view - Image node now features a preview - Context menu for Number and Text nodes - Various UI fixes - 0.4.9 - Viewport aware renderview sizing - MP4 export improvements - Reviewed zero value handling on node properties - Fixed angle related issues on ISF-based effects - Image node now accepts external image URL - Mouse node support on extended view - Extended render view toggle in Settings (peristance on reload) - Enhanced interactivity of the example projects - Trail now support emanation point input - 0.4.8 - Extended display mode - Sources and Effects branching is now allowed - MP4 encoder - 0.4.7 - * new * Displace node - Node icons update - Search and keyboard navigation in Available Nodes menu - 0.4.6 - Signal & image origin normalisation fix - * new * Kaleido(scope) node - Checks for common integrated GPU - Checks for WebGL and hardware acceleration - 0.4.5 - Pre-beta optimisations - 0.4.4 - Intergrading documentation - New keyboard shortcuts to zoom and bring up the Node Details view - Various improvements - Post node now features opacity and blend mode properties. - 0.4.3 - Signal node now accepts Color nodes to set the low and high hues. - Signal now features a radial mode. - 0.4.2 - * new * Signal node - * new * Audio in node - MIDI settings optimisations - 0.4.1 - Number extracts X/Y coordinates from Point, Shapes Nodes and Hue from Color nodes. - * New * Mouse node - Point node now features easing - Various fixes - 0.4.0 - Switching to 16:9 for fullscreen - Detachable Render view to support projectors and dual monitor setups. - Optimised standalone loading. - 0.3.9 - Trail node now renders back or front of input based on the "front" property. - Trail node now also supports shape or world center pivot. - !! Added 3D rotation node !! - 0.3.8 - Context menu better slider interaction - Significant video recorder quality improvements - Node name display on hover - 0.3.7 - ISF support! - Node list family filter - 0.3.6 - Connection menu to switch between properties! - Fixed forgot password - Improved and secured logging out - Fixed gif transparency glitches - Optimised loading of projects list and projects - Various UI improvements - 0.3.5 - Fixed mid-chain instancing effects. - Fixed line start & end coordinates when using point nodes. - Optimised Grid node data saving. - Several bug fixes and optimisations. - Better handling of browser extentions related errors - Better handling of network disconnection - 0.3.4 - Themes - Preliminary standalone export testing on Windows & MacOS - 0.3.3 - * New * Grid node, with true WebGL instancing support. - 0.3.2 - MIDI support and * new * MIDI CC node! - 0.3.1 - * new * Image node with Giphy search support! - 0.3.0 - WebGPU preliminary support - Persistent settings - Fixed transparent background - 0.2.9 preview - Context menus - 0.2.8 - * New * Post Node - Get the final or previous frame as a texture, supporting 3 configurations. - Additional blending modes to the blend node, including "difference" and good'ol "dissolve". - Enabled blend node to receive a texture as an input to create feedback loops! - UI improvement: The chain of renderable nodes is now highlighted in the graph. - Selected blending modes, wave types, etc now highlighted in node context menu. - 0.2.7 - Easy wave type change with right click - Fixing z-index ordering for instancing groups with effects - Blur node deep refactor - Major upgrade of the rendering quality. - Major refactor of the renderer - noticable performance improvements. - * new * Blend node! - Still under development. - 0.2.6 - Persistent error reporting system - (More) accurate Wave node display - Shader async loading - Feedback button - Alpha test preperations - Early testing fixes and improvements - Email registrarion transactional fix / avoid spam flags - Quick start project, instead of random example - 0.2.5: - Onboarding flow & invitation system - ** new ** Line node - 0.2.4: - * New * Bloom Effect node ! - Better random example loading - Initial Mobile support - * New * Select instance by index - * New * Wavetypes - Better Keyboard shortcuts - copy/cut/paste - 0.2.3: - Fixed node grid snapping - Larger zoom in/out - Blur node radius sets to 0 if u or v are connected - Contextual loading indicators - Text Node creation bug fixed - Text Node better text wrapping - Uncontrolled feedback avoidance mechanisms (e.g between shapes or effects) - Nodes documentation - App preloading - Bug fixes and optimisations - User projects list can directly be opened by the URL app.nodalin.app/u/username/ - Projects can be opened by the URL app.nodalin.app/p/project_id - New keyboard shortcut "H" to automatically center the graph and zoom to fit - Streamlined google one tap sign in - removed _shouldClearBeforeGroupEffect() method - 0.2.2: - Browsing Example projects - Shape instancing branching - Fixed visibility issue with multiple instancing groups - Ensured all instances from different groups render correctly - 0.2.1: - Shuffle example projects - Restricted usernames - Username and avatar display - Optimised project list loading - 0.2.0: - Added composite render to better support effects on instancing groups - 0.1.9: - Effects system overhaul: group effects like blur and trail now respect individual shape modules and preserve input fidelity. - Improved framebuffer handling: smarter clearing logic prevents unintentional smearing or alpha artifacts. - Fixed: shapes outside effect groups no longer get blurred or affected incorrectly. - Cleaned up internal render logic for better separation between individual and group module application. - Miscellaneous optimizations and debugging improvements. - 0.1.8: - Added outline support - Trail effect now supports scaling! - Chromatic aberration effect now renders correctly - Fixed source shape visibility issue for instances - 0.1.7: - Code base refactoring - 0.1.6: - URL handler basic infrastructure & URL parsing (not yet active) - *New* Text Node. - Number node can now do basic math operations. - 0.1.5: - Saving & Loading project per user - Aspect Ratio saving and restoring - Metadata for remix initial code - Preparing for Alpha Testing - Added Shuffle, Randomize, and Export buttons - 0.1.4: - Better error handling and reporting - Reviewing and cleaning up the code - Settings view - 0.1.3: - User registration and login. - 0.1.2: - Introducing Triangle node - Isolated trail effect instances - Optimised renderer to work with transparency - Temporarily disabled transparency setting & transparent video exports (needs so more care) - 0.1.1: - Global error handling and error reporting - Transparency setting - while ON the videos will be recorded with transparent background. - Added trasparency checkers pattern - Overhauled Video Recordering. - Aspect Ratio options - Fullscreen render support - Exposed current dimensions to nodes; - will be useful to create responsive nodes. So far used in Bounce node. - 0.1.0: - Introducing Wave node - User email registration and google one-tap sign up - API auth endpoints - Several UI enhancements including: - Node shapes to distinguishing node families - Animated connection lines indicating data streaming - Nodelist display available properties per node, with description and default values - Information modal toggler for each node, showing its family, outputs, and description. - Visibility toggle for Shape and Effect nodes. - 0.0.9: - New node location indicator - Fixed trail node antialiasing - Onboarding flow improvements - Automatic FPS calibration system - Movie export - WebM for Chromium browsers - Resizable Render Window - 0.0.8: - Navigation Toolbar - FPS monitoring - Renderer deep optimisation - made this file public at app.nodalin.app/changelog.md - Disabling visibility for instancing group's parent nodes - Bounce node now supports instancing - Cyclic values for Saturation and Luminosity in Color node - Project name generator - 0.0.7: - Chromatic aberration Node (use it with blur node) - Trail Node (apply it on moving shapes) - Splash Screen & visual enhancements - 0.0.6: - WebGL modules System is now fully modular and can be used to create custom modules - Instructions on how to create new module nodes can be found in /docs/Module Nodes Guide.md - Image node (Beta) - Introducing z-index system - 0.0.5: - Blur node now implements directional blur (u,v,radius) - Switched from box to Gaussian blur kernel - Added Texture Manager and refactor module system - 0.0.4c: - Optimising the webGL renderer - GL modules now work on instances too - Bug fixes - 0.0.4b: - WebGL Shader Manager & WebGL modules System - GL modules would now work per shape and also if chained - Introducing Blur Node - 0.0.4: - Transition from 2D canvas to webGL - 0.0.3b: - Refactoring colors & bugs fixes - UI scaling compensation of zoom in/out - Zooming for trackpad and by CTRL/CMD + mouse click & drag (Wacom tablet) - 0.0.3: - Automatically avoid overlapping nodes - Zoom in and out ( with mouse wheel / to-do: track pad) - 0.0.2: - Canvas drag easing - Node grid snapping (key 'G' to toggle) - Error catch on connecting Point node to an instance shape node - 0.0.1: - Initial release - Basic nodes and graph processing - Renderer (2D canvas) - Saving and Loading .nod files