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LUXEA Pro Video Editor
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Legend
+ New feature
o Enhancement
!! Bug fix

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Version 8.5.0.3604 (March/25/2026)

+ Motion-Linked Filters – Link filters directly to a motion-tracked subject, so stylized effects, and visual enhancements move right along with the action, automatically, frame by frame.
+ Improved Clip Selection – Move faster on the timeline with two powerful new selection tools. Select All Forward grabs every clip from your click point to the end of the timeline; Select All Backward selects everything from your click point back to the beginning. Trim, shift, or rearrange large sections of your project in a single move.
+ Character & Line Spacing (Kerning & Leading) – Typography that’s truly yours. Fine-tune the horizontal spacing between characters (kerning) and vertical spacing between lines of text (leading) for text overlays that look as sleek and professional as the rest of your video.
+ Playback Loop Control – Preview and loop your project timeline the way you want. You decide whether or not the timeline returns to the beginning when playback restarts.
+ One-click Panning – Simply press the middle mouse button and drag to pan across your project. A quick and intuitive shortcut that keeps your creative flow uninterrupted.
+ Added 12 Filters and 10 Transitions – Add polish, energy, and style to every cut in your video. Whether you’re going for cinematic drama, vintage warmth, or a bold stylized look, there’s a new filter to match your vision. Keep your audience engaged from one scene to the next with new transitions.
+ New Sample Image – Added a green sample image, perfect as a high contrast background to reveal artifacts when adjusting keying and transparency in your videos.
+ Disappearing Ink – Annotate with intent. The Disappearing Ink tool gradually disappears after you draw, keeping your recordings clean and distraction-free without any extra steps.
+ Fading Recorder Bar – Keep the focus on your content, not your tools. The recorder bar fades out automatically while you record, giving your audience a clearer view.
+ Screenshot / Snapshot Anytime – Capture any moment without starting a recording. Take a still image of your applications on demand, or select an area of your screen — perfect for tutorials and documentation.
+ Upload to TikTok – Use built-in exporting to create perfectly optimized videos for TikTok. Spend less time on uploading and more time going viral.
+ WAV Audio Support – Need broadcast-ready audio? LUXEA Pro 8.5 supports exporting audio in WAV format, giving you a high-quality, uncompressed file that’s ready for any professional workflow.
o Set the Properties > Basic > Parameters section to be expanded by default for mosaics.
o Slightly increased the font size of assets in the Media panel and other asset panels.
o Improved the behavior of deleting items from Recorder’s recording list.
o Added keyboard shortcut tooltips to several tools in Recorder.
o Updated the name of the Export Timeline Selection command.
!! Fixed performance issues when saving projects with very large numbers of high-resolution videos.
!! Fixed performance issues with the Speed slider in short video clips.
!! Fixed 4-byte Unicode characters such as most emojis not displaying correctly when added as text.
!! Fixed low quality video output when exporting a high resolution video at a low project resolution.
!! Fixed an issue with changing audio output device while playing from the Timeline.
!! Fixed exporting to Vimeo not working correctly if the Vimeo account has too much free space.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue when playing a transition between two videos of different dimensions several times.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue in the preview for the Shrink To Point transition.
!! Fixed keyboard shortcut tooltips displaying a blank shortcut key if the shortcut was unbound.
!! Removed an incorrect prompt when unbinding a keyboard shortcut using the Backspace key.

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Version 8.0.2.3533 (February/18/2026)

!! Fixed an issue that caused the demo videos not to play correctly in the Pack Manager.
!! Fixed issues where certain characters used during initial sign in could be garbled.

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Version 8.0.1.3380 (August/27/2025)

o Added 10 items to Sample Audio.
o Added a tooltip to the Show/Hide Tracking box in Motion Tracking.
!! Fixed a crash that could occur after adding several specific filters to a single video.
!! Fixed a crash caused by significantly increasing the speed of a clip with multiple adjustments applied to it.
!! Fixed certain changes to the Color Picker not updating the Program panel in real time.
!! Fixed the Color Picker in Video Recorder Annotations incorrectly updating the color history after use.
!! Fixed masks appearing in the wrong position when media of several different dimensions is used in one project.
!! Fixed a case where using the Color Picker many times could cause cosmetic issues in the main window.
!! Fixed cosmetic issues in the previews for two Transitions.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue where the Keyboard Shortcuts window didn’t display X buttons consistently.
!! Center-aligned the text in AI Motion Tracking within the Properties panel.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue where some checkboxes could be slightly offset under certain conditions.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue with multiple panels’ scroll bars visible at certain scale factors.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue in Package Project visible at certain scale factors.
!! Fixed a text issue when relinking media that had been renamed.
!! Updated the icon in the Snapshot confirmation dialog.

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Version 8.0.0.3317 (June/11/2025)

+ AI Super Resolution – Upscale videos to 4K using AI Super-Resolution. Whether you’re restoring old footage, working with mixed-quality sources, or zooming in for that perfect shot, this intelligent upscaling technology enhances clarity without sacrificing quality. By analyzing your video and intelligently filling in details, the AI can give you sharper, cleaner, and more consistent footage. Effortlessly push the boundaries of your video and keep your story looking its best, no matter where it began.
+ AI Motion Tracking – Keep the focus where it matters with AI-powered Motion Tracking. Lock text, effects, and graphics onto moving subjects with precision, ensuring they stay in perfect sync with the action. No need to manually set keyframes, the AI does all the tracking for you. Whether you’re highlighting a key moment, adding dynamic callouts, or unleashing stellar effects, Motion Tracking makes it effortless.
+ Marker Panel – Easily keep markers organized in the new Marker Panel. Add specified color markers directly to the timeline, as well as apply new duration markers to help keep an even tighter eye on clip lengths.
+ Nest Sequences – Save multiple video clips or edits into one Nest Sequence, allowing you to re-use the entire sequence elsewhere in your project without manually editing each clip again. It’s like a mini-timeline inside your main timeline!
+ Nest Presets – Nest Sequences can be saved into Nest Presets, which are saved to a local directory allowing them to be used on any project, not just the one they were created in. Perfect for maintaining a consistent style or brand across video content.
+ Adjustment Layers – Efficiently apply effects and color corrections across multiple clips simultaneously using a single, transparent Adjustment Layer. The tracks beneath the Adjustment Layer are enhanced without altering any original footage.
+ Dynamic Preview – Get an instant feel for your edit with Dynamic Preview. Simply hover your mouse over the timeline and watch real-time previews spring to life—no clicks, no scrubbing, just effortless, frame-accurate feedback exactly where your cursor lands.
+ Quick Split Mode – Effortlessly separate clips on the timeline using Quick Split Mode. When enabled, left-click any clip on your timeline to split it exactly where you click.
+ Audio Auto Normalization – Balance your audio effortlessly with Audio Auto Normalization, ensuring consistent volume levels across your entire project without manual adjustments.
+ Mute and Solo Tracks – Intuitively mute a single track using Mute Track or automatically mute all tracks but one with Solo Track.
+ Flip Video – Easily flip clips in the Timeline horizontally and vertically with one click.
+ Auto-migration – On first launch, LUXEA Pro 8 automatically migrates your custom Text, Masks, Keyboard Shortcuts, Shared Media, and installed Content Packs from LUXEA Pro 7.
+ Multi-Audio Track Support – Added support for video files with multiple audio tracks/streams allows you to select which audio track is heard during playback.
+ Real-Time Annotations – Add annotations to your video while recording with pen and brush tools. The annotations are visible to your audience while recording and during video playback.
+ Flip Webcam – Mirror your webcam horizontally before recording so gestures and text appear natural to your viewers.
+ Custom Mouse Trail – Display a customizable mouse trail while recording video so your audience can follow along.
+ Video Recorder Snapshot – Take a screenshot of your current video frame while recording with the Snapshot button.
+ Improved File Format Support – Added support for importing MKV Video Format and VP9 Video Codec files ensures compatibility when importing media, and added support for importing and exporting VP8 and AV1 Video Codec (AV1) files to achieve better compression rates and seamless integration with next-gen platforms.
+ HDR to SDR Conversion – Transform HDR footage into beautiful SDR video with preserved color, contrast, and detail.
o Improved Hardware Acceleration – Improved support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs and Intel integrated GPUs. Smoother playback, especially of 4k videos and complex timelines. Significantly faster export times.
o Customizable Workspace Presets – Quickly select one of six preset layouts to customize your video editing workspace, letting you shift between common layouts and have the tools you need instantly at hand.
o Improved Color Picker – A modernized Color Picker lets you select colors in your media using the eye dropper tool, as well as select from recently picked colors.
o Batch Edit Text Properties – Select multiple text assets on your Timeline and modify their properties in a single edit.
o Animation Options – Efficiently add movement to your text using animations found under the Animation Tab of the Text Properties.
o Text Templates – Enhanced font support and eye-catching gradient colors give you incredible Text Template options for adding fun callouts, polished titles, or creative flair to your videos faster.
o Color Gradient Options – Set text gradient colors using RGB, HEX, and transparency options.
o Text Effects – Added a new Background effect, and improved the appearance of the Blur property in several other text effects.
o Improved Timeline – Take full control of your timeline with an exciting suite of new tools! Enable/disable clips directly on the timeline, swap out existing clips in a flash, dive into Quick Split mode for seamless editing, and experience a host of other game-changing quality-of-life improvements for super smooth editing.
o Improved Exporting – You can now select specific clips or a range in the Timeline to be exported, pause an export in progress, and disable the preview.
o Relink Media – Specify a folder to relink all media in that folder, instead of relinking each file one at a time.
o New Filters – 25 new creative filters have been added, including Binoculars, Chalk Edge, and Light Scan, to save you time and help tell your story.
o New Transitions – 14 new transitions have been added, including Blink Eyes, Shutters, and Teleport, to help you go from scene to scene with style.
o Improved the design of the Transitions display in the Properties panel.
!! Fixed cases where video playback in the Program panel could be slower than audio playback, causing desynchronization while previewing the project.

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Version 7.1.4.2527 (February/14/2024)

General usability:
!! Fixed an issue that could cause the parent folder of a custom install location to be deleted when LUXEA is uninstalled.
!! In non-English languages, fixed an issue that could cause application text to be in English when LUXEA is installed to certain custom install locations.

Video Editor:
!! Fixed an issue that could cause export templates to be missing when LUXEA is installed to certain custom install locations.
!! In non-English languages, fixed English text that could appear when searching for media.
!! In non-English languages, fixed English text in the Timeline context menu.
!! In Japanese language, fixed a text alignment issue in the Content Pack Manager.

Video Recorder:
!! Fixed a rare crash that could be caused by resizing the webcam preview window.
!! Fixed several workflows related to resizing the webcam preview window that could cause the preview to temporarily freeze.
!! In Japanese language, fixed a cosmetic issue at some display scales.

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Version 7.1.3.2421 (October/25/2023)

!! Fixed incorrectly-localized text in some languages.

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Version 7.1.2.2399 (October/4/2023)

+ Added Japanese language support.
!! Fixed an issue where the Uniform Scale setting in Video Properties was not retained after reloading project.

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Version 7.1.1.2365 (August/25/2023)

Video Recorder:
!! Fixed a performance issue where the Screen Recorder “Select Recording Area” tool could cause lag while active.
!! Fixed an issue where the Screen Recorder “Mouse Highlight” effect wouldn’t work if recording on a non-main display.

Video Editor:
o Added the ability to turn off “maintain audio pitch” when applying Speed Ramping.
o Added a graphic in the Source monitor when playing and pre-editing audio.
o Export Templates and Text Presets from Luxea 6 are now automatically imported when LUXEA Pro 7 is first run.
!! Fixed a performance issue where playback during editing could momentarily pause or “dip” when decoding certain video clips.
!! Fixed an issue where relinking media would fail if the project was created in a previous version of LUXEA.
!! Fixed an issue where the size and position of custom text was not being saved.
!! Fixed a crash that could occur in certain time zones only when the media library contained an orphan item and was grouped by modified time.
!! Fixed an issue where a freeze frame applied to a small video clip (320×320 or less) would show an empty frame.
!! Fixed an issue with the Freeze Frame tool where the wrong frame would be frozen if reverse speed was applied.
!! Fixed an issue where panoramic images were not initially centered when added to the video.
!! Fixed an issue where button tooltips failed to appear if on a secondary monitor of different size.

General usability:
+ Added German and French localization. Choose your language at install time. You can also download language packs via the in-app Pack Manager, and switch language at any time via Options > Language.

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Version 7.0.0.2293 (Jun/14/2023)

Video Recorder:
+ New GUI design
+ Added an auto stop function in the recorder
+ Added the ability to dynamically record and generate audio clips in sync with the timeline while playing video

Video Editor:
+ New GUI design
+ Added the ability to customize the workspace – panels can be docked and undocked, moved, and resized
+ Added the ability to save and manage multiple workspaces
+ Added the ability to sort, group, and search for assets in your library
+ Added the ability to share media files among all projects
+ Added more options for adding media to the timeline such as Append, Overwrite, and Add to New Track
+ Added a new Elements pane
+ Added the ability to mark assets as Favorites
+ Added the ability to relink media
+ Added the ability to edit properties using Keyframes
+ Added advanced Speed controls
+ Added the ability to hide parts of your media via masking
+ Added an audio meter
+ Added the ability to adjust left/right channel audio
+ Added an audio Equalizer
+ Added the ability to add captions with time codes and control the text’s Font, Size, Style, Color, Alignment and Positions
+ Added the ability to copy and paste specified properties from one media item to others
+ Added the ability to import captions from SRT files
+ Added the ability to pre-edit media before adding it to the timeline
o Added support for DNG and TiFF files
o Added the ability to add keyframes for all filter properties
o Updated Freeze Frames to support more properties
o Updated all Text properties to support keyframes
o Updated saved custom text to support keyframes
!! Fixed a crash that occurred if a second project was opened while the first one was still loading

General usability:
+ Added a Home Screen to organize and manage projects
+ Added a Content Pack Manager
+ Added a Keyboard Shortcuts Manager

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Version 6.1.1.2018 (January/18/2023)

!! Fixed an issue with the Purchase page not displaying correctly.

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Version 6.1.0.1859 (March/16/2022)

o Replaced the application’s embedded web browser with Microsoft Edge WebView2.
!! Fixed an issue where the option to share link on Twitter when uploading a video to YouTube or Vimeo did not prepare the Tweet properly.

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Version 6.0.1.1575 (May/20/2021)

Production Assistant:
+ New redesigned Production Assistant, including output templates
+ New rendering progress GUI with a preview and sound reminder when rendering completes
o Removed watermark for free users

Video Recorder:
+ Added the ability to record mouse-click effects, including click animations and sound
+ Added the ability to set recording duration
+ Added the ability to set recording quality (e.g., Normal, Better, and Best)
+ Added the ability to record from a single input: Webcam, Microphone, System Audio, and Screen
+ Added the ability to record a target window
+ Added the ability to not start Luxea Video Editor after a recording session
o Real-time MP4 video generation while capturing video and audio
!! Fixed mouse flickering in the output video
!! Fixed the recorder setting panel not being able to expand while recording

Video Editor:
+ Added markers in timeline (including the ability to set a title, description, and color for each marker)
+ Added an opacity slider for Color LUTs

General Usability:
o Improved usability for timeline operations (e.g., auto-select after a split)
!! Fixed Luxea crashes when removing a freeze frame after an undo operation, which resulted in deleting the adjusted clip speed value
!! Fixed a bug that allowed the Delete key to remove the entire media from Timeline when deleting audio points
!! Fixed a bug that occurred when freeze frames added to video clips did not update project duration next to the progress bar