helo patcherpeople,

it is our pleassure to announce the latest and greatest: vvvv45beta32

this was in the making for a while and its changelog is quite overwhelming, so let me lay this out for you:

for the patcher

• we finally managed to get rid of crack.exe -> setup.exe
• vvvv is now dpiAware and defaults to /dx9ex see: updates-regarding-windows-8.1
• there are a number of subtle ui-improvements-for-beta32
• keyboard/mouse have been reworked and touch is new, see keyboard-mouse-and-touch-news
• we provide many more well documented demos: vvvv-easy-to-learn-with-girlpower
• there are range of fixes for boygrouping (for details see changelog)
• there is huge list (>25) of new nodes (see changelog)
• Binsized modules are now much easier to patch using the new NormalizeBinSize (T) modules

for the developer

• we now provide nuget-development-packages
• and a generic-nodes-project
• we have infos on plugins-targeting-.net-4.5
• packs can now have their own diffff which makes it easier to update them independent of the vvvv core release, see patch-conversions-pack-versioning

so basically citius, altius, fortius just as you'd expect.
and remember if you're a non-commercial user of vvvv and still want to support us click this:

/downloads|vvvv?

have a good patch,
yours devvvvs.

helohelo,

this is just a little one, mainly a maintainance release fixing problems. Probably most notable the initialisation problems with the Oculus Rift should be gone and patching in x64 builds does not stop at around 2gb..

Still we're spending it a major version number since with this release we're also introducing the long awaited copyprotection option for vvvv, see protektor-dongle-protection-for-your-vvvv-projects.

Also there are new patches in:

 \girlpower\The Next Generation\Networking

in our ongoing effort to get more quality documentation on different topics out.

Ah, and the Leap (Devices) now does gestures!

this is vvvv45beta30
what a release...

the changelog has it all really, but here are some highlights:

at the latest with vuxens drop of his dx11 implementation it became obvious that one addonpack won't suffice all. while this comes with some additional clicks for the typical user it is more convenient to handle by developers and is a first step towards a kind of package managing system. so beta30 introduces the idea of packs. packs are placed inside the

 \packs

directory in the \vvvv_45betaXY directory like for example

 \vvvv_45betaXY\packs\DX11

and thats it. no further configuration necessary. like this packs can be maintained by the developer and added/updated/removed by the user individually. note that at this point we're still waiting for a suitable DX11 pack for beta30 by vux.

next. with the dx11 pack comes a load of new nodes. while all dx11 nodes work alongside their dx9 peers peacefully you may want to hide either category from the nodebrowser depending on what you're working on. in its new filter panel the nodebrowser allows you to do exactly that.

besides that a lot of fixes and your favorite new features:

• ctrl+^ to jump to the active patchs parent (and even get its node selected).
• ctrl+middleclick after you started a link: to create a suitable S/R node.

happy new vvvv.
yours,
devvvvs.

exactly 10 years ago today vvvv33beta1 descended to earth. and it brought great joy amongst us all. in order to celebrate this occasion we want to re-release it today: vvvv33beta1

and it took us 10 years to release roughly 40 versions (honestly we lost track a bit over the years. you have to understand that vvvv was started before version control was en vogue that is at times when some of you still believed in santaclaus!). for the sake of numerology lets say today sees the release of number 42. and we call it vvvv45beta29.

here is whats to expect from beta29:

• vvvv is now fully unicode from tip to toe: unicorn-in-alpha-builds
• from now on there will be 32 bit as well as 64bit builds: vvvv-64bit
• there is a series of new nodes that simplifies handling of XML: xml-nodes-added-to-alpha-builds
• there is a new datatype for byte-handling: new-datatype-raw
• there is a new html-texture node based on chromium that opens up a whole new universe (comes with the addonpack): htmltexture-(ex9.texture)
• there is a new alternative to playing back video files: player-(ex9.texture)

and quite some more fixes as you'll see in the changelog.

• also a behind-the-scenes rework of the boygrouping code was necessary. the only thing you should notice there is that things are potentially faster now.

note that the necessary changes for unicode and 64bit affected quite large portions of vvvvs codebase. we did our best to make sure everything works at least as good as before. you'll be the judge of that. and many thanks to our regular alpha-testers who found some nice buggers.

now with vuxens announcement of his full DirectX 11 implementation for vvvv and node13 just around the corner it already seems that 2013 will see a nice takeoff..

all the best to everyone and worldpeace.
your devvvs.

ps.: here is a promise (to ourselves): this is the last release on the 24th of a december. who came up with this date in the first place? cheesus!