2026.06 Released

2026.06 Released

2026.06 April 16, 2026

-enh (dkulp) Media-compatibility warning on sequence load now offers “Convert Videos Now” —

transcodes flagged files to .mov next to the originals (rawvideo/rgb24 if

the source is uncompressed, hevc_videotoolbox otherwise) and rewrites the

matching video-effect filenames in the sequence.

-enh (AGFazio) Add ‘Yes to All’ / ‘No to All’ options when merging base show directory changes

-enh (derwin12) Add alternate audio tracks support incl waveform, VU Meter and value curve access. (#3820)

-enh (derwin12) Allow selecting audio from a sequence package (zip/piz/xsqz) in Sequence Settings (#5630)

-enh (derwin12) Add sequencer prop filter to quickly jump to a prop by name (#5066)

-enh (derwin12) Add “Small” option to Model Handle Size preference (#3583)

-enh (derwin12) Add Render Styles to Select Effects Window (#4848)

-enh (dkulp) Add “Lossless RGB Video, *.mov” model export format — uncompressed RGB24

in a mov container, bit-exact and decoded natively by AVFoundation,

replaces the deprecated uncompressed AVI export for pixel-perfect

video capture. Compatibility warning now points users at this as

the lossless replacement for uncompressed AVI.

-enh (dkulp) Warn the user when picking the deprecated “Uncompressed Video, *.avi”

format from the model export dialog, suggesting the new lossless

RGB MOV instead.

-enh (dkulp) Add “Don’t show again for this version” checkbox to the AVFoundation

media compatibility warning shown on sequence load

-enh (dkulp) Format GitHub release notes as markdown (sectioned headings, bullet

list per author) instead of dumping the raw README text

-enh (dkulp) Wave effect “Number of Waves” slider is now a proper float cycles slider (0.5 .. 10.0)

instead of a confusing integer degrees slider (180 .. 3600). Existing sequences

are migrated automatically on first load.

-bug (dkulp) Fix HinksPix Pro V1/V2 sometimes reporting start channel 1 after auto-size,

causing model overlaps. SetChannelSize now preserves the controller’s base

start channel across its internal output rebuild.

-bug (dkulp) Suppress startup “Setting show directory to X” info dialog when the -s argument

matches the already-saved show directory.

-bug (dkulp) Help → Key Bindings now opens a resizable, scrollable dialog instead of a

wxMessageBox so the bottom of the list is reachable on short displays (#5855).

-bug (dkulp) Fix several pre-existing effect default mismatches exposed during the JSON

migration: Fan/Galaxy/Shockwave Blend_Edges now honor their JSON “true” default

for newly-created effects, Shape StartSize matches JSON (1 instead of 5),

Faces FaceDefinition fallback is now consistently “Default” across CheckEffectSettings

and Render, Metal Spirals now matches CPU Spirals default for Rotation/Thickness.

-bug (dkulp) Fix Apple Intelligence service disappearing entirely on macOS prior to 26:

weak-link FoundationModels and ImagePlayground frameworks so the binary

loads on older macOS, gate Color Palette to macOS 26+ (FoundationModels)

and Image Generation to macOS 15.4+ (ImagePlayground.ImageCreator)

-bug (derwin12) Model preview reset after changing model (#5758)

-bug (derwin12) Fix Twinkle Steps value curve capped at 100 instead of 400 (#4347)

-bug (AGFazio) Fix submodels in a group showing at wrong indent level in sequencer element list

-bug (derwin12) Fix downloaded/imported models always getting start channel 1 (#6075)

-bug (derwin12) Fix false “newer version” warning when importing effects from same version (#6113)

-bug (derwin12) Fix Solid/Blended Circle pixel style appearing wrong size in model and effect panels (#4031, #4654, #4087)

-bug (derwin12) Fix unintended setting of ShadowModelFor (#5634)

-bug (dkulp) Fix macOS 11/12 launch crash “Symbol not found…” due to using

some stuff (like std::format) from newer C++ that is not

available before macOS 13.3. This is likely temporary

and expect minimal version to bump to at least 13.3

at some point in the near future. (#6080)

-bug (derwin12) Fix Wave effect speed from a value curve (#3346)

-bug (derwin12) Improve Shape effect emoji rendering on Windows and Direction (#5636)

-bug (derwin12) Fix 3D Spiral gradient flip when Rotation value curve crosses zero (#4807)

-bug (AGFazio) Fix Square and Smooth Circle model appearances not scaling with zoom in the layout view (#5849)

-bug (dkulp) Fix Pinwheel Rotation default mismatch between renderer and panel

-bug (derwin12) Fix crash after using Join in the SubModels dialog. (#6064)

-bug (dkulp) Fix Guitar BaseWaveFactor/StringWaveFactor losing user values after JSON panel migration.

Old E_SLIDER_*WaveFactor int values are migrated forward to E_TEXTCTRL_*WaveFactor floats.

-bug (dkulp) Fix Circles effect Collide checkbox removal causing silent behavior change in old sequences.

Sequences with Collide=1 are now migrated to Bounce=1 to preserve their non-wrapping render.

-bug (dkulp) Fix Shockwave effect rendering as invisible on macOS for new effects (Metal backend was

using stale defaults of 0 for Start/End Radius/Width).

-bug (dkulp) Fix Pinwheel Rotation default mismatch between renderer and panel

-change (scott) Replace wxConfig with a custom JSON settings manager (AppData/xLights/settings.json).

Settings are automatically migrated from the legacy system on first run.

-change (dkulp) Pinwheel effect now defaults to the New Render Method; existing sequences

are migrated to preserve the Old Render Method so their look is unchanged.

-change (dkulp/derwin12) Twinkle effect now defaults to the New Render Method; existing sequences

are migrated to preserve the Old Render Method so their look is unchanged.

-change (dkulp) Effect panels are now built from JSON metadata files in resources/effectmetadata/

instead of wxSmith-generated C++ code. All 54 “standard” effect panels

migrated (Moving Head’s 2345-line visual designer remains wxSmith-based).

-change (dkulp) Effect default / min / max / divisor values are now read from the JSON metadata at

startup instead of from #define constants in each effect. The JSON is the

source of truth — adjusting a slider’s default or range in resources/effectmetadata/

now actually changes the effect’s render behavior. ~45 effects migrated.