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GIF Brewery Changelog

What's new in GIF Brewery 3.9.5

Jan 16, 2019
  • Screen recording now will now not be quite as forgetful of your previously used settings.
  • Fix bugs.

New in GIF Brewery 3.9.4 (Dec 3, 2018)

  • Bug fixes

New in GIF Brewery 3.9.3 (Nov 20, 2018)

  • Fix stretched display bug for Mojave users.
  • Gfycat share links updated.

New in GIF Brewery 3.9.2 (Oct 28, 2018)

  • Fix issue with "Import URL..."
  • Fix issue with "Reduced Transparency" accessibility option and dark mode.

New in GIF Brewery 3.9.1 (Sep 11, 2018)

  • Disabled shadow on recording window while recording. This should prevent potentially visible shadows in recordings.
  • Fix issue with saving GIFs to external HDD.

New in GIF Brewery 3.9 (Aug 21, 2018)

  • Image overlays can now be animated GIFs or PNGs.
  • An updated screen recording UI.
  • Stickers now provided by Gfycat.
  • GIF file size estimation now available in the video information popover by clicking the video's current time. (Note: This is a rough estimate.)
  • Bug fixes.

New in GIF Brewery 3.8.2 (Jun 17, 2018)

  • Switched most filters to use modal sheets instead of popovers.
  • Bug fixes related to filters & the main thread.

New in GIF Brewery 3.8.1 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Introducing "Media Stitching." You can now combine images, GIFs, and supported video files together to create a single video which can then be edited it in GIF Brewery. Note: at this current time, transparency in images/GIFs and audio in videos are not transferred to the output.
  • Fixed issue with preferences being reset.
  • Fixed issue with simple welcome screen.

New in GIF Brewery 3.8 (Mar 1, 2018)

  • Introducing "Media Stitching." You can now combine images, GIFs, and supported video files together to create a single video which can then be edited it in GIF Brewery.
  • Note: at this current time, transparency in images/GIFs and audio in videos are not transferred to the output.

New in GIF Brewery 3.7 (Nov 15, 2017)

  • Have you ever wanted to add a little bit of space to your GIF just for text? Or just wanted a bit of padding around the video? Well, we've added "Canvas Size", which can do just that!
  • Right click your nearest caption for more options! Using the new "Canvas Size" feature, you can automatically turn a caption into a title text.
  • Minor changes to GIF dithering to improve quality.
  • Added anonymous analytics to help us improve GIF Brewery. You may opt-out in GIF Brewery's Preferences.

New in GIF Brewery 3.6 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • You may now select the area where the video will animate in .gifs! Choose the area with “GIF > Add .gif Mask...“ by clicking the area you wish to use, save it with "GIF > Save .gif Mask", and watch as the created .gif only animates in your selection!
  • Added “Movie > Playback Options” for more control over the video playback.
  • Added additional preferences for MP4 creation & initial clip length.
  • Updated opening .gif files to use the frame count/delay from the .gif file.
  • Updated “Clear” button in Gfycat Uploads window to now only clear completed.
  • Changed “Add Stickers” shortcut and added shortcuts for “Add Caption” and “Add Image”.
  • Updated Gfycat uploading to help with mass uploads.
  • Updated URL importing.
  • Fixed some bugs.

New in GIF Brewery 3.5 (Mar 9, 2017)

  • If you're logged into Gfycat, GIF Brewery will let you upload 60 second loops!
  • The start screen has been spruced up.
  • Upload your created .gifs to Gfycat with a single click now. (If you're logged in, it'll save them to your account!)
  • New screen recording options and GIF Brewery preferences.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Caption creation has been slightly modified:
  • Font selection is no longer in its own window.
  • Stroke, background, and shadow options have been moved to the new cog wheel popover.
  • The "Set as Default" button has been made much more obvious.

New in GIF Brewery 3.4.1 (Feb 20, 2017)

  • The brewers who work at the GIF Brewery have been busy:
  • They revisited their Linear Algebra textbooks and now let you scale and rotate overlays.
  • They stumbled upon some sticker packs and are eager to distribute them.
  • They spruced up the Gfycat library. Luckily GIFs are silent, so noise levels in the library are still acceptable.
  • They bought a stop watch. You can now set timers and intervals for screen recordings.
  • Other things the brewers wrote down:
  • To make scaling & rotating easy, overlays are now positioned relative to their center. Old *.gifcask files with overlays will see the effects of this and will need to have their overlays re-adjusted.
  • The Preferences window has been rearranged.
  • You can now use arrow keys to position the cropping rectangle & selected overlays.
  • Overlays now snap to the center, show a guide when snapping, no longer reposition themselves after editing.
  • Captions can now have a background color set.
  • Dithering algorithms improved.
  • Assorted other bug fixes.

New in GIF Brewery 3.3.1 (Jan 28, 2017)

  • GIF quality has been improved through bug fixes and fine tuning.
  • The "ordered" algorithm has been improved and is now considered the best option for most GIFs.
  • Other minor changes, new setting, and bug fixes.

New in GIF Brewery 3.3 (Jan 21, 2017)

  • "Clips Bar" - Create loops easily from multiple parts of a video. (No longer constrained to just one part of a video for your GIF!)
  • "Gfycat Uploads" - No more waiting for the uploading to finish! GIF Brewery will do the work in the background.
  • Also support for mass uploading folders of videos & .gifs directly to Gfycat.
  • "Start Screen" - Quicker access to many of GIF Brewery's creation tools.

New in GIF Brewery 3.2.1 (Dec 10, 2016)

  • Fix issues with cropping and gif preview with some users.

New in GIF Brewery 3.2 (Dec 5, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • GIF Brewery can now download videos from Gfycat and other social video sites.
  • Sign in to your Gfycat account with your Facebook account.
  • Sign up to Gfycat within GIF Brewery.
  • Full screen recording has returned and is available from the menu bar icon.
  • Changes:
  • Auto-looping can now be turned off. (See the "Movie > Toggle Auto Looping" option.)
  • "Upload to Gfycat" & .mp4 creation now support the "Loop Type" in .gif settings.
  • Scrubber now supports pinch & scroll gestures for helping focus in on a clip.

New in GIF Brewery 3.1.1 (Nov 7, 2016)

  • Fixed issues with PNG creation and anamorphic format.

New in GIF Brewery 3.1 (Nov 3, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Share loops & created .gifs directly to Gfycat.
  • Log in to your Gfycat account to see your library or upload directly to your account.
  • Record windows without worrying about other windows getting in the way.
  • Support for zooming in/out of the video without changing the video size.
  • Status menu icon added for quick access to GIF Brewery 3.
  • Changes:
  • Record screen now lets you select the area before recording.
  • Videos now appear crisper on Retina screens.
  • The video now loops between the start/end points automatically.
  • To much rejoicing, .gifs can now be opened again in GIF Brewery 3. (They are converted to a temporary .mp4.)
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Occasional blank or green screens should be fixed.
  • The .gif preview should no longer be sluggish on macOS 10.12 Sierra.
  • Assorted tidying of the brewery's shop floor.

New in GIF Brewery 3.0.2 (Sep 12, 2016)

  • Emojis in captions are now okay.
  • Bug fixes for macOS Sierra.

New in GIF Brewery 2.3.5 (Feb 28, 2015)

  • Fix issue with captions.
  • Tumblr size restrictions adjusted.
  • May now add multiple image overlays at once.

New in GIF Brewery 2.3.4 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Should fix issues with caption outlines not properly drawing.

New in GIF Brewery 2.3.2 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Overlays now have different blend modes, such as Multiply, Screen, etc...
  • Introducing "Clip Focus", which allows the timeline to "zoom in" and just show the area around your selected clip.
  • Redesigned the timeline start/end time indicators.
  • Moving a start/end time indicator now also changes the current time so you can see exactly what the start / end times are.
  • GIF Brewery now remembers your last font choice when creating new captions.
  • If GIF Brewery can no longer find or access a recipe's movie file, it will ask you to select a new one for that recipe.
  • Correctly display clip start time, end time, and duration.
  • Improve usability when user has "Full Keyboard Access" turned on.
  • GIFs can now be overwritten.

New in GIF Brewery 2.3 (Sep 7, 2013)

  • May now set a fade-in and fade-out time for overlays.
  • Added user preference to allow captions/overlays to snap to horizontal center.
  • May now import settings from one .gifbrew file to another via "GIF > Import Settings..." in menu bar.
  • Bug fixes.

New in GIF Brewery 2.2 (Apr 2, 2013)

  • Now supports multiple overlays (captions & images).
  • Overlays themselves may now have start/end times.
  • Caption rendering improved.
  • Caption creation has been improved.
  • Added optional grid to display to help with aligning text.
  • Added ability to have the final frame have a custom delay.
  • Added high-quality resize. This resize also allows you to scale the height/width independently. May be slow on older Macs.
  • Added a Tumblr icon in preview pane if it meets Tumblr’s requirements.
  • Updated ordered dithering option.
  • Updated & added multiple menu items.
  • Updated GIF Properties panel.
  • Changed minimum window size to 500px, in order to match common Tumblr GIF size.
  • Assorted bug fixes.

New in GIF Brewery 2.1 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • NEW:
  • Added ability to reduce the number of colors used in the GIF via Adaptive color palettes. (Generally reduces file size, but will increase GIF creation time)
  • Added support for using dithering when using custom color palette. (Generally improves image quality, but may increase file size)
  • Added a progress bar for GIF creation.
  • Opened movies now added to Open Recent menu.
  • CHANGES:
  • Drag & drop the overlay/caption without needing to access "Move Overlay".
  • Altered the video timeline / scrubber.
  • Changed frame extraction process. GIF Brewery should now include the frame at end of selected clip range.
  • Should now display anamorphic widescreen videos properly.

New in GIF Brewery 2.0 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • GENERAL:
  • Brand new UI, no more second floating side window.
  • Check out the menu bar & toolbar for most actions. There are also a plethora of keyboard shortcuts.
  • New icon.
  • Now sandboxed.
  • GIF Brewery 1.0 save files are not compatible with GIF Brewery 2.0.
  • PLAYBACK:
  • Can now goto a specific time by Movie > Go to time... or double-clicking the current time.
  • Can now skip forward/backward five seconds.
  • FILTERS:
  • Filters now behave like other image editors.
  • Can now remove all filters at once.
  • CANVAS:
  • Cropping has been implemented.
  • Can now reset canvas, which removes all preview crops & resizes.
  • OVERLAY:
  • Ability to add an overlay to your GIF has been implemented.
  • GIF PROPERTIES:
  • Added ability to simply set the FPS for GIFs. This option will automatically calculate the frame count & delay for you based on your clip.
  • Added ability to set the default FPS for new GIFs. (GIF Brewery > Preferences...)
  • EXPORT:
  • You may now export the frames as PNGs instead of GIF. (Create > Export as Frames...)
  • Removed "Preview in Safari..." option due to Apple's App Sandbox restrictions.

New in GIF Brewery 1.4 (Jan 12, 2012)

  • [NEW] Users can now set the GIF loop count. The default is 0, which is the same as infinite looping.
  • [NOTE] GIF Brewery's loop count is targeted for Safari and Chrome's loop counting. Sadly, this causes the in-app GIF preview to loop an incorrect amount of times. This is the result of differences between Apple's NSImageView and WebKit/Safari.
  • [NEW] Users may now quickly preview GIFs in Safari. Please use this to verify loop counts and playback speed.
  • [NEW] The save/discard buttons on the GIF creation panel now have shortcuts. You can press Enter to bring up the Save... dialog or press Delete to discard the created GIF.
  • [NEWS] This is the end for 1.X updates. I will be beginning on GIF Brewery 2.0 in the coming weeks. If you have suggestions and comments, feel free to contact me via e-mail or twitter.
  • [REMINDER] ** If you experience "hash mismatch" errors or are unable to run the app after updating, close App Store, delete the old CineGIF from your Applications folder, and empty the trash. Then return to App Store and re-install GIFBrewery from your Purchased list! Sorry for the inconvenience; it is due to the name change and MAS not updating app bundle fully. **

New in GIF Brewery 1.3 (Oct 8, 2011)

  • [NEW] Name change! Now called GIFBrewery, due to trademark reasons. Hate the name? Feel free to suggest a better one!
  • [NEW] The end arrows for the clip range in the time slider will now snap to the current time if you move the arrows close enough to the current time marker.
  • [CHANGE] When you try to set the start time to be greater than the end time, now both times are moved to the new time. The same applies for the opposite situation with end time less than the start time.
  • [NEW] GIFs are now given a default name based on your current time.
  • [UPDATE] If you are using Lion, GIFBrewery will display a warning if it detects the 3ivx QuickTime Component. This component has known issues with Lion, which are independent of GIFBrewery. You'll need to uninstall it until 3ivx is update for Lion.
  • [FIX] If you cancel saving a GIF, GIFBrewery should no longer keep around the temporary GIF. OS X would have deleted it eventually, but just helping speed up the process.

New in GIF Brewery 1.2.2 (Sep 15, 2011)

  • [UPDATE] CineGIF will now report an error if you try opening a movie with a file format or video codec that is not supported by QuickTime.
  • [CHANGE] CineGIF will now pause when you attempt to resize a video while it is playing with the scale slider. This is to avoid potential crashes with certain file formats. I'm looking into the root cause of this, and hopefully this will only be a temporary change.

New in GIF Brewery 1.2 (Aug 30, 2011)

  • [CHANGE] Can now open movie files straight from File > Open... . Thus, the Set Movie... button isn't really necessary, but keeping it for at least a few versions.
  • [CHANGE] By popular demand, I've brought back the Set Start/End time buttons (the bookmark icons). Note, you can use the hotkeys present under the Project menu also.

New in GIF Brewery 1.1.1 (Jul 14, 2011)

  • [FIX] Videos no longer clamped to 720 x 480. (iPhone users rejoice!)

New in GIF Brewery 1.1 (Jul 6, 2011)

  • [NEW] Improved selection of clip from video. No more set buttons! Just set the range on the slider by moving the arrows to choose what part to make into a GIF.
  • [NOTE] Use the hot keys (⇧⌘1 and ⇧⌘2) to quickly set the start or end of the range to your current position.
  • [CHANGE] Due to above change, I've altered the save format. Thus old saves might not have their range properly set. You'll need to readjust this yourself. Sorry for the inconvenience.
  • [FIX] Initial window resizing when opening a movie should work properly.
  • [CHANGE] Moved GIF settings to separate panel that follows the main window. If you adjust the settings panel, it will no longer follow. Plans are for those features to eventually make their way back into the main window.

New in GIF Brewery 1.0.6 (Jun 24, 2011)

  • [NEW] GIF "mode" added. Allows you to choose if clip should be normal, reversed, or palindrome (forward, then reversed.) NOTE: Palindrome mode will nearly double the number of frames of the GIF. The frame count is the number of frames for the forward direction; The reversed playback will be all but the first and last frames.
  • [NEW] The dimensions of the GIF are now shown above the scale. You can now set either the height or width manually. The other dimension will scale automatically.

New in GIF Brewery 1.0.3 (May 30, 2011)

  • Left/Right Arrow Keys can now seek through the clip.
  • Space will now play/pause the clip.
  • Quickly load movie files into a document by dragging the file from Finder into the movie view.