Gaffer 1.4.0.0b3

[johnhaddon]

Fixes

• Tractor : Fixed failure to import Tractor API [^1].
• Cycles :
  • Fixed hangs and crashes when using non-default session modes such as SVM shading.
  • Fixed failure to render background light in batch renders (Cycles is not rendering the background light in the batch render, but renders in the interactive render #5234).
  • Fixed failure to update when reverting a background shader to previous values.
• GafferUI :
  • Fixed Color space 'sRGB' could not be found errors when running with certain custom OCIO configs (sRGB-related crash in 1.4 beta #5695).
  • Fixed icon colours when running with an ACES OCIO config.
• DocumentationAlgo : Fixed generation of duplicate entries for aliased nodes in exportNodeReference() [^1].

Documentation

• Node Reference : Removed duplicate entries for nodes that have been aliased by compatibility configs [^1].

Breaking Changes

• CyclesOptions : Changed hairShape default value to "ribbon", to match Cycles' and Blender's own defaults.
• Pointer :
  • Removed Pointer( const ImagePrimitive * ) constructor.
  • Removed image() method.

API

• ImageGadget : Removed textureLoader() method.
• Pointer : Added fileName() method.

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This discussion was created from the release Gaffer 1.4.0.0b3.