CrowFX v2.0.0
v2.0.0 — Professional Effects & Look Library
Major update transforming CrowFX into a professional image-effects toolkit with calibrated analog simulation, modern stylization workflows, and cross-pipeline support.
Changes
- Effects: added dedicated CRT, VHS/tape, composite signal, lens and sensor, film, motion/datamosh, digital-video, LCD, temporal, and detail stages
- CRT & VHS: added calibrated display profiles, visible scanlines, phosphor masks, RF behavior, tape standards and speeds, copy generations, AGC, head switching, and more authentic dropouts
- Look Library: added 88 curated looks across 11 categories with search, live preview, favorites, persistent browsing state, recipe summaries, and safer full-stack application
- Presets: added data-driven CrowFXPresetAsset support with metadata, thumbnails, dependencies, strength controls, GPU tiers, and custom preset authoring
- Image quality: improved RGB bleed, channel jitter, ghosting, unsharp masking, dithering, palette mapping, edge detection, masks, HDR handling, and temporal history cadence
- Preset balance: reduced crushed contrast and excessive ghosting, preserved intentional color, and made cinematic, print, terminal, music-video, and experimental looks more distinct
- Pipelines: added Built-in Render Pipeline support plus URP 14+ Renderer Feature and HDRP 14+ Custom Post Process integrations
- Editor: rebuilt the inspector with ordered active stages, themed controls, compact preset browsing, confirmation for full-stack changes, quality estimates, and calibration tooling
- Fixes: corrected fisheye and lens edge sampling, colored-grain artifacts, low-motion datamosh visibility, unchanged-area ghost brightening, and monochrome leakage into colored looks
- Public release: added installation and build validation, editor tests, complete package metadata, a public README, and a structured changelog