Vuo 2.3.1

Vuo 2.3.1 is a free update that fixes several bugs. Highlights include:

• Fixed crashes when exporting compositions using custom nodes and subcompositions
• Fixed issue where Vuo would sometimes forget that the Vuo Pro license had been activated
• Improved Apple Silicon (M1/ARM64) compatibility
• Added preliminary macOS 12 compatibility

Read on for all the details.

Built-in Nodes, Types, and Input Editors

• Fixed crashes when sending and receiving OSC messages on Apple Silicon (M1/ARM64) (Thanks to @keithlang for reporting this!)
• Fixed issue where Make Audio Wave’s triangle waveform was incorrect on Apple Silicon (M1/ARM64) (Thanks to @jersmi for reporting this!)
• Fixed issue where Receive Mouse Clicks didn’t report clicks in fullscreen windows when the mouse was at the very top of the screen (Thanks to @pbourke for reporting this!)
• Fixed issue where exported compositions might crash if they held open many files or network connections (such as NDI) (Thanks to @MartinusMagneson for reporting this!)
• In Execute Shell Command, added support for accessing files in /opt (Thanks to @pbourke for requesting this!)
• Fixed issue where Make Wireframe Shader rendered black (instead of the specified color) on AMD GPUs (Thanks to @Edwin van Steenbergen for reporting this!)
• Fixed issue where some numbers in the color port popover wrapped to a second line
• Fixed a memory leak when showing a Scene Object port popover
• Fixed a memory leak when playing movies with sound
• Fixed a memory leak when stopping/switching movies when Optimization = Random (FFmpeg)
• Fixed issue where Sample Color from Image would output colors very-slightly-darker and very-slightly-more-transparent than the input image
• Improved streaming reliability in Send RTMP Video
• Updated to FFmpeg 4.4

Exporting Apps and Plugins

• Fixed intermittent failure to export some compositions containing a Send OSC Messages node (Thanks to @wmackwood for reporting this!)
• Fixed failure to export an app from a composition that is only compatible with x86_64 (Thanks to @cwilms-loyalist for reporting this!)
• Fixed crashes and errors when exporting a composition that contains subcompositions, shader nodes, or C nodes (Thanks to @kdm and @vjsatoshi and @wmackwood for reporting this!)
• Reduced sized of exported apps and plugins that use Play Movie by 12 MB

Vuo Editor

• Trimmed down the “Set Data Type” context menu to show just the most common types by default
• Fixed issue where pressing Escape didn’t discard changes for some input editor interactions
• Fixed issue where numeric input editors didn’t allow typing out-of-range values after unchecking “Auto”
• Added ability to exit fullscreen mode by pressing Escape
• Fixed issue where the published port sidebars didn’t display after activating a protocol
• Improved legibility of the shader issue list when in dark mode
• Fixed overlapping nodes in File > New Composition from Template > Window > Image/Layers/Scene
• Added workaround for issue on macOS 12 where, in Vuo CE, macOS would add a nonfunctional tab bar to the window
• Added workaround for issue on macOS 12 where, when toolbar labels are hidden, the window title wasn’t vertically centered
• Improved some français, español, and Deutsch translations and formatting
• Reduced editor app size by 18 MB

Documentation and Examples

• Fixed broken links to opensoundcontrol.org in documentation
• Made trigger port names more consistent between Receive Mouse Drags and Receive Mouse Drags on Layer, and fixed outdated names in documentation
• Added a workaround for a bug in MacHelp where it would sometimes open an older help book when multiple Vuo versions are installed
• Improved the layout of the PDF manual’s table of contents, contributor list, and other tables

Vuo Compiler and Runtime

• Fixed crash when launching Vuo while nodes with certain kinds of errors are installed (Thanks to @cwilms-loyalist and @mechanic for reporting this!)
• Fixed issue where Vuo would sometimes forget that the Vuo Pro license had been activated (Thanks to @ayrtbh and @blanccarbone and @danmillest and @heikopetersen and @keithlang and @Kewl and @mparry for reporting this!)
• Added a workaround for a CoreMediaIO-related hang when launching Vuo on macOS 12

SDK

• Added instructions to the SDK installer package