<s>
OpenFX	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
free	B-Application
modeling	O
and	O
animation	O
studio	O
,	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Stuart	O
Ferguson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
,	O
formerly	O
named	O
SoftF/X	O
,	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
OpenFX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenFX	B-Application
featureset	O
includes	O
a	O
full	O
renderer	O
and	O
raytracing	O
engine	O
,	O
NURBS	O
support	O
,	O
kinematics-based	O
animation	O
,	O
morphing	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extensive	O
plugin	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenFX	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
Win32	O
platform	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
7	B-Device
and	O
8	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
run	O
under	O
Unix-based	O
platforms	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Wine	B-Application
compatibility	I-Application
layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VersionRelease	O
DateChangesBetaJanuary	O
15	O
,	O
2001First	O
Public	O
Beta1.0February	O
9	O
,	O
2001Initial	O
Release1.1July	O
22	O
,	O
2004Stereo	O
hardware	O
supportStand	O
Alone	O
Model	O
Viewer	O
(	O
OFXVIEW.exe	O
)	O
A	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Movie	O
Viewer	O
(	O
GGPLAY.exe	O
)	O
A	O
fullscreen	O
flc	O
and	O
avi	O
player	O
(	O
DDPLAY.EXE	O
)	O
1.5September	O
22	O
,	O
2005Better	O
Wave	O
Simulation	O
PluginCubic	O
Environment	O
SupportRemoved	O
vertex	O
capBug	O
fixes1.7November	O
3	O
,	O
2006Fixed	O
anti-aliasing	O
problems2.0September	O
15	O
,	O
2007Hardware	O
rendering	O
support2.1October	O
4	O
,	O
2010New	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
designer	O
module	O
and	O
a	O
revised	O
more	O
efficient	O
ray-tracer	O
module	O
2.2June	O
4	O
,	O
2012New	O
Bones	O
and	O
Weights	O
systems	O
for	O
character	O
animation	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
mapping	O
coordinate	O
painting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
additional	O
imaging	O
effects.2.3October	O
12	O
,	O
2012OpenF/X	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
82.4October	O
24	O
,	O
2013The	O
main	O
change	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
render	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
and	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renderer	O
control	O
dialog	O
contains	O
a	O
new	O
tick	O
box	O
to	O
render	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
ouptut	O
to	O
either	O
JPS	O
or	O
Left	O
over	O
Right	O
AVI	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
bug	O
fix	O
in	O
the	O
animator	O
to	O
the	O
Robot	O
Editor	O
windows	B-Application
that	O
caused	O
a	O
crash	O
if	O
the	O
tool	O
was	O
started	O
twice	O
by	O
an	O
accelerator	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
