mrv2 v1.5.0 - OpenGL (mrv2) and Vulkan (vmrv2)

[ggarra13]

v1.5.0

mrv2 and vmrv2 are open source professional players and review tools for VFX, animation and computer graphics for Windows, Linux and macOS. You can choose to compile from source or get binaries.

If you don't know what binary to download, refer to this page:
https://mrv2.sourceforge.io/downloads/mrv2-download-page.html

mrv2 ships now in two compiled versions:

• mrv2 with OpenGL backend (free and donationware)
• vmrv2 with Vulkan backend (free and donationware)

It also ships for many more architectures, so be careful to download the correct one. If unsure, download the amd64 versions. This is the first version of the Vulkan backend tested on M1+ machines (M3 recommended for performance, thou).

It has NOT been tested on Windows aarch64 nor Linux aarch64 (beta testers wanted).

Prices for binaries

Donationware prices of binary licenses through PayPal:

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• u$ 25 for a Solo node-locked license for one year.
• u$ 50 for a Standard node-locked standard license for one year.
• u$ 75 for a Edit node-locked license with annotations and editing tools for one year.
• u$ 150 for a Pro node-locked license to own.
• u$ 300 for a Pro+ node-locked license to own (monthly).

License works for both mrv2 and vmrv2 (you can have both installed).
You need to have an internet connection for the license system.

The donationware version when running without a donation, does not have:

- Saving (available from Solo and later)
- Annotations (available from Solo and later)
- Python (available in Standard and later)
- Editing (available in Edit and later)
- Voice Annotations (available in Pro)
- Move license to a new machine (available in Pro monthly)

They do have, however:

- Tone-mapping (OpenGL) and HDR (Vulkan)
- OpenEXR layer switching
- A Window for donations and unlocking of features at the start

Prices might change (go up or down) depending on competition and new features.

ChangeLog

• Improved Vulkan's Text Editor.

• Besides test.0001.exr, added support for sequences as test.%04d.exr and test.####.exr.

• Improved Vulkan performance on macOS Intel and macOS M1+.

• Improved Vulkan performance on Linux and Windows.

• Removed the time parameter from Python's getVoiceAnnotations as it was not used.

• Fixed Pro's Voice Over preferences not getting saved.

• Added Python's getVoiceOverAnnotationsJSON to get voice over data and mouse moves as a simple JSON file.

• Improved performance of OTIO timeline, getting refreshed unneedlessly.

• Fixed OTIO saving from the UI which had gotten broken. Python saving was fine.

• Added adding of transitions to the Edit edition of mrv2/vmrv2.

• Fixed macOS' vmrv2 (Vullkan) macOS Intel and M1 installers not working.

• Fixed license_helper's buttons sometimes requiring two presses.

• For installation on each platform, please refer to:

  https://github.com/ggarra13/mrv2?tab=readme-ov-file#notes-on-installation

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