What's New in Version 2.0

Here is a list of the new features in combustion 2.0.

• Particles operator—2D particle system
• Schematic view—Flowchart-style view of the process tree
• Footage Library view in viewport
• Variable bit depth—8, 10, 12 or 16 bits per channel, or floating point throughout combustion (except the Particles operator, which is 8 bits per channel)
• LUTs—Bit Depth image tools
• View LUTs—Calibrate your monitor
• Add Grain and Remove Grain operators
• Redesigned text tools (in Paint and a separate Text operator)
• backburner network rendering system on Windows systems
• OpenGL support—Used in viewport for composites, and in the Particles operator
• OpenGL rendering mode
• 2D composites for faster rendering
• Operators panel (and floating Favorites palette) for quick access to operators, especially for Schematic view
• Commit to Disk feature for pre-rendering
• Switcher operator for switching between two or more image flows quickly
• Speed channel for Paint, Composite, Mask, Selection, and Particles operators
• Masks, Selection, and Paint objects have edge gradients (masks are now like "GMasks" in Discreet SGI-based systems)
• FTP after rendering—Automatically post image files to an FTP site
• Support for QuickTime Streaming format
• Interlace, Deinterlace, Broadcast Safe Colors, and Reverse Dominance operators for video work
• Quick Capture—a QuickTime capture utility
• Asynchronous File Input/Output—Frees computer resources as file are imported and rendered
• Macintosh OS X native support
• New draw/transfer modes added to Paint and Composite operators

For a list of changes, see What's Changed in Version 2.0.