GraFx Studio goes multichannel!

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A major update for GraFx Studio, introducing PDF output, print production features, layout intents, and output settings.

Features

PDF output is now available in production
For each layout in a template, you can specify if the intent is print, digital static, or digital animated
You only see the panels and properties that are relevant for the selected intent (e.g., the animation panel is only shown when the intent is "digital animated")
You can set the unit to pixels, millimeters, or inches (this was already available in experimental mode)
You can set a bleed area when the intent is "print" (only visible on the canvas in normal view mode)
You can toggle between normal and preview mode with the 'W' shortcut
In the Studio UI, the play button and animation timeline are only shown when the intent of the selected layout is "digital animated"

You can push image metadata into the variables of your template via a new metadata section in the image variable settings

You can create output settings for PDF, JPG, PNG, MP4, and GIF output formats
There are type-specific settings to control scaling, quality, and frame rate
You can add a watermark to generate free-of-charge output
In the Template Designer workspace, you can select one of the output settings to export a template

You can select multiple frames and rotate them together
An image frame is automatically created when clicking an asset in the Media panel (when no image frame is selected)
The layout properties are shown when clicking the page background (previously, you had to click the layout name above the page)
Duplicating an image variable now also copies the media connector settings
The image variable settings are now spread over 3 tabs for a better structure
The folder setting for image variables can now also be linked to a list variable
An overwrite dialog is shown when you assign an image from the Media panel to a frame with an image variable
The top left menu is restructured, has more options, and shows the shortcuts
New shortcuts to open the left panels
New shortcuts to save and export a template

Fixed drag and drop issue on Windows devices with a touchscreen
Fixed output rendering issue when the animation ends with a slide outro
Fixed issue with media search in the Studio UI when "Include subfolders" is turned off
Fixed issue with the animation duration input field
Fixed issue when renaming a template with invalid input
Fixed tooltip issue on the zoom controls
Fixed issue with the shape list dialog not automatically closing after one is selected