0.0.1-beta.4

Viewline 0.0.1-beta.4 is now available!

I'm excited to announce the latest beta release of Viewline, an open review and playback tool built for animation, VFX, and USD-based production pipelines.

This release brings major improvements to both the 2D review workflow and the new 3D USD viewer.

What's new in v0.0.1-beta.4

Enhanced image sequence and video playback

• Smoother playback performance
• Improved timeline interaction
• Better playback stability

Expanded display controls

• GPU-accelerated GLSL image processing
• Real-time display adjustments
• Exposure, Gamma, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Gain, Offset, and Overlay controls

Image filtering

• Blur
• Sharpen
• Noise
• Denoise

Additional visual effects

• Sepia
• Negative
• Posterize
• Gradient
• Cartoon

Rendering improvements

• Improved OpenGL rendering
• Better image scaling and viewport interaction
• Enhanced zoom and navigation

New USD Viewer

• Review OpenUSD 3D scenes
• Support for USD, USDA, USDC, and USDZ
• Interactive viewport navigation
• Scene camera support
• Display modes, render complexity, and display purpose controls
• Foundation for future USD workflow features

This project is still in beta, and there is plenty more to come. Feedback, feature requests, and contributions are always welcome!

0.0.1-beta.3

This release includes improvements to the viewer and playback pipeline, including:

• Improved image-sequence and Video playback
• Expanded display controls and GLSL-based image processing
• Blur, sharpening, noise, and denoising filters
• Additional visual effects and display adjustments
• Improved OpenGL-based rendering and display scaling

0.0.1-beta.2

What's new in this release

✅ Annotation tools for review and feedback

✅ Improved playback caching for smoother performance

✅ Audio and video synchronization

✅ Snapshot capture with annotation support

✅ Production pipeline integration with published versions and review notes

0.0.1-beta.1

A professional Python-based review player framework for VFX, animation, and post-production workflows.