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What's new in Moho 5?

• New, improved user interface.
• Scripting - all tools in Moho are written as scripts, and users can enhance Moho by writing their own scripts if they choose to.

Tool Improvements

• auto-welding
• Magnet tool
• Hide Edges tool
• Bone strength tool

Improved SWF Export

• better line quality, smaller files, optimizations to reduce filesize
• image layers can be exported, as long as they're PNG or JPEG, and don't have "complex" movements
• gradient fill effect can be exported
• variable-width lines can be exported
• soundtrack can be exported if it's in MP3 format

New Layer Types

• note layers ("sticky notes")
• 3D layers
  • import OBJ files, or use scripts to create new 3D objects
  • toon-rendered edges
  • texture maps are supported
  • can be warped using bone layers

Actions

• create some animation for a character, and re-use it as much as you want
• walk cycles, facial expressions, spoken dialog, etc.

Styles

• create styles that can be applied to multiple shapes
• just change the style to change the color/line width/brush/etc. of all the affected shapes

Bone Improvements

• adjustable bone influence
• bone dynamics - automatic rubbery bone movement
• switch layers are now a sub-type of bone layers
• new techniques for bone binding

Rendering Improvements

• brush effects for shape outlines
• improved layer masking
• layer blending modes
• improved AVI import and export (Windows)
• NTSC color-safe rendering option
• red/blue stereo rendering option
• maximum blur radius has been increased (this affects blur, shadows, shading, soft edge effect, etc.)

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