Clip Studio Paint EX 5.0.0

What's new in this version:

Smart Shape allows you to intuitively and quickly draw straight lines, curves, and shapes without switching tools:
- Smart Shape has been added. You can now draw clean straight lines, curves, and figures with a pen or brush by long-pressing with the pen on the spot without switching to a Figure tool. You can toggle Smart Shape settings from Smart Shape in the Preferences dialog > Tool.

High-quality 3D hand models allow you to adjust the hand appearance to suit your character design:
- Hand model has been added to 3D in the Material palette. It includes high-quality 3D hand models with a range of customizable hand shapes that you can use as a reference for drawing hands. You can also pose them using hand pose materials or the Hand Scanner.

More types of 3D objects can now be drawn or painted on:
- You can now draw on more 3D objects using drawing tools.
- Batch export textures has been added to the Tool Settings palette and Advanced Tool Settings palette when a 3D layer is selected with the Object tool. You can export all textures of your own custom material or 3D model at once. (EX)

Height-based fog:
- You can now select Height from Fog type in the Tool Settings palette when a 3D layer is selected with the Object tool. Fog can be set according to the height of the 3D space, and you can set the direction to start from above or from below.

Tonal Correction for multiple layers:
- Commands in the Edit menu > Tonal Correction can now be applied to multiple layers. Color corrections can be applied to each layer.

Improved processing speed for transformations:
- We have improved the speed of transformations made from the Edit menu > Transform on raster layers.

Improved usability of the Material palette:
- A Recently used materials folder has been added to the Material palette. You can select materials from those you have previously used.
- Frequency has been added to Sorting in the Material palette menu. Materials can be displayed in order of usage frequency.
- The position of the icon in the upper right corner of the thumbnail of materials downloaded from ASSETS in the Material palette has been moved to the upper right corner of the thumbnail in the material details. The icon design has also been changed to that of Clip Studio. Tap it to open the material information in Clip Studio Assets as before.
- The save location of a selected material is now shown in the material details of the Material palette. Tap the location information to select the folder where the material is registered.

Improved workspace and palettes:
- (Windows / macOS / iPad / Android) Pop-up related palettes for each tool has been added to the Tool palette menu. Turn this on to pop up the Tool Group palette and Tool Settings palette when you tap the icon for the selected tool group on the Tool palette. You can also tap the color icons to pop up the Color Wheel palette and Color Set palette for color selection. (This excludes smartphone devices.)
- The name "Sub Tool" has been changed to "Tool". The interface names and dialogs have been updated accordingly.
- The Sub Tool palette has been renamed to the Tool Group palette.
- The Tool Group menu > Tool Settings dialog has been renamed to Tool Properties.
- The Tool Property palette has been renamed to the Tool Settings palette.
- The Sub Tool Detail palette has been renamed to the Advanced Tool Settings palette.

Sequential saving of canvas editing operations:
- Save recovery data for every operation has been added to the Preferences dialog > File. When turned on, the changes after each action on the canvas can be recorded. If Clip Studio Paint closes unexpectedly, the canvas will be restored to its last edited state based on the recorded information upon restart.

Batch toggle draft layers (EX / PRO):
- Hide all visible draft layers has been added to the Layer menu. Tap once to hides all visible draft layers. Tap again to restore the previous display state.

All Grades:
- Smart Shape has been added. You can now draw clean straight lines, curves, and figures with a pen or brush by long-pressing with the pen on the spot without switching to a Figure tool. You can toggle Smart Shape settings from Smart Shape in the Preferences dialog > Tool.
- Hand model has been added to 3D in the Material palette. It includes high-quality 3D hand models with a range of customizable hand shapes that you can use as a reference for drawing hands. You can also pose them using hand pose materials or the Hand Scanner.
- You can now draw on more 3D objects using drawing tools.
- You can now select Height from Fog type in the Tool Settings palette when a 3D layer is selected with the Object tool. Fog can be set according to the height of the 3D space, and you can set the direction to start from above or from below.
- Commands in the Edit menu > Tonal Correction can now be applied to multiple layers. Color corrections can be applied to each layer.
- We have improved the speed of transformations made from the Edit menu > Transform on raster layers.
- A Recently used materials folder has been added to the Material palette. You can select materials from those you have previously used.
- Frequency has been added to Sorting in the Material palette menu. Materials can be displayed in order of usage frequency.
- The position of the icon in the upper right corner of the thumbnail of materials downloaded from ASSETS in the Material palette has been moved to the upper right corner of the thumbnail in the material details. The icon design has also been changed to that of Clip Studio. Tap it to open the material information in Clip Studio Assets as before.
- The save location of a selected material is now shown in the material details of the Material palette. Tap the location information to select the folder where the material is registered.
- Windows / macOS / iPad / Android) Pop-up related palettes for each tool has been added to the Tool palette menu. Turn this on to pop up the Tool Group palette and Tool Settings palette when you tap the icon for the selected tool group on the Tool palette. You can also tap the color icons to pop up the Color Wheel palette and Color Set palette for color selection. (This excludes smartphone devices.)
- The name "Sub Tool" has been changed to "Tool". The interface names and dialogs have been updated accordingly.
- The Sub Tool palette has been renamed to the Tool Group palette.
- The Tool Group menu > Tool Settings dialog has been renamed to Tool Properties.
- The Tool Property palette has been renamed to the Tool Settings palette.
- The Sub Tool Detail palette has been renamed to the Advanced Tool Settings palette.
- Save recovery data for every operation has been added to the Preferences dialog > File. When turned on, the changes after each action on the canvas can be recorded. If Clip Studio Paint closes unexpectedly, the canvas will be restored to its last edited state based on the recorded information upon restart.
- Files larger than 5 GB can now be uploaded to the Clip Studio cloud.
- VRM files can now be imported in a photorealistic rendering format. When importing a VRM file, select Realistic (Recommended) in the Import 3D file dialog and turn on Apply light source in Light source in the Advanced Tool Settings palette to display it with a photorealistic texture.
- Windows / macOS / iPad / iPhone) Import from clipboard has been added to the Sub View palette menu. Images copied to the clipboard can be loaded into the Sub View palette. You can do the same on iPad / iPhone from the Sub View palette menu in Simple Mode.
- iPad / iPhone / Android) In Simple Mode, materials used in Studio Mode are now also shown in the History tab of the Material palette.
- iPad / Android) On tablets, new items have been added to the Simple Mode tooltips.
- iPad / Android) On tablets, the required time for each tutorial is now displayed in Learning in the Simple Mode tooltips.
- Android) The Import from in-app clipboard option has been added to the Sub View palette menu. Images copied from the canvas can be loaded into the Sub View palette. You can do the same with Sub View palette menu in Simple Mode.
- The application icon and the splash screen displayed at startup have been updated.
- The default layout of the application has been changed. You can update to the new layout by selecting Window menu > Workspace > Reset to default.
- Ver. 4.2 layout has been added to the Window menu > Workspace. Use this to return to the default layout as of Ver. 4.2.
- The default layout of the Command Bar has been changed.
- The default setting for the Window menu > Always Show Tab in Canvas has been changed. Tabs are no longer displayed when there is only one canvas.
- The design of the Command Bar Settings icon displayed on the Command Bar and Quick Access palette has been changed.
- The design of the color icons in the Tool palette and Color Wheel palette has been changed.
- The layout of the Command Bar, Quick Access palette, and Selection Launcher is now recorded at the first startup and initialized startup.
- macOS / iPad / iPhone) The library for importing FBX files has been updated.
- Windows / macOS) Enable canvas recovery and Save interval for recovery info in the Preferences dialog > File have been integrated into Save recovery data every (x) minutes.
- iPad / Android) On tablets, Save at regular intervals and Save interval in the Preferences dialog > File have been integrated into Save interval.
- The Rendering Method setting is now maintained when saving and reopening a canvas containing a 3D layer set to Ver.1.12.3 or earlier in the Rendering settings dialog.
- Facial expressions for Ver. 1.5 compatible 3D character materials can now be selected correctly.
- When overwriting a canvas while a recovery canvas is saved, the creation date of the saved file is no longer updated.
- The Position in frame setting in the Tool Settings or Advanced Tool Settings palette for the Text tool is now maintained after you restart Clip Studio Paint.
- For some 3D characters imported from VRM files, the behavior when dragging the legs is now the same as for 3D drawing figures.
- It is now faster to save and open canvases containing 3D characters with skirt settings, and the display of 3D characters no longer distorts.
- Skirts with enabled skirt settings now display correctly even when manipulating 3D characters with Object scale set.
- More 3D character materials can now be imported correctly onto the canvas.
- After saving a canvas and updating Recent files, the file is now correctly displayed in File menu > Recent files even after restarting Clip Studio Paint.
- Text linked to a balloon no longer moves when you use Undo after editing the balloon with the Redraw vector line tool.
- When running an Auto Action that applies Edit menu > Tonal Correction > Brightness/Contrast to a layer mask, the behavior is now the same as when it was recorded.
- When Watercolor edge is selected from Border effect in the Layer Properties palette and Blurring width is set, the blurred part of the watercolor edge is now drawn without being cut off.
- Block-like patterns are no longer drawn when Watercolor edge is selected from Border effect in the Layer Properties palette and items such as Area and Blurring width are set to specific values.
- When using the page management window more than once to open a canvas with a 3D layer selected, the crop marks and guide lines now appear correctly.
- Positions no longer shift significantly when operating objects without thickness, such as planes and polygon primitives, with the root manipulator while snapping is enabled.
- In a timeline-enabled canvas, when a 3D layer set to an animation cel is selected and Lock current animation cel as editing target is turned on in the Animation Cels palette, the 3D layer is now rendered correctly even when switching frames in the Timeline palette.
- You can now revert a light table layer to its pre-transformation state even if you turn off Enable light table and use Undo after transforming the light table layer.
- The behavior of 3D drawing figures and 3D character materials with Partial rotation set to specific values has been improved when Joint angle limit is turned on.
- When selecting a 3D background material with the Object tool, the movement manipulator now appears as it did before Ver. 4.0.
- Files with set color profiles now take less time to load, even when repeatedly opened.
- When a specific item is selected with the movement manipulator of a 3D layer, starting a drag over the Snap to 3D models icon no longer executes the operation currently selected with the movement manipulator.
- Windows / macOS / iPad / Android) Fixed an issue where Clip Studio Paint would sometimes crash when closing a canvas after running an Auto Action containing Save and Copy and Paste operations for 3D layers while Save in background is turned on in the Preferences dialog.
- iPad / iPhone / Android) Materials now appear correctly in the Downloads list of the Material palette in Simple Mode, even if only materials not supported in Simple Mode have been downloaded.
- iPad / Android) Fixed an issue where the notification mark on the Clip Studio icon would sometimes not disappear on tablets. This has also been fixed for Simple Mode.
- Windows) Fixed an issue where docking a palette to the Palette dock would cause the app to force close.
- macOS) When Direction of pen or Pen tilt is selected in Angle Dynamics in the Tool Settings or Advanced Tool Settings palette, the shape of the stroke ending drawn on the canvas is now displayed correctly.
- iPhone) The header color is now displayed correctly when the Getting Started or New Feature/Release Notes screens are displayed from the Help menu.
- Android) Fixed an issue where only the menus would appear without any palettes or canvas when launching Clip Studio Paint after installing specific fonts.
- Android) Fixed an issue where color flickering and reduced saturation would occur throughout the application on some devices.
- EX / PRO
- Hide all visible draft layers has been added to the Layer menu. Tap once to hides all visible draft layers. Tap again to restore the previous display state.
- The conditions for the camera of a newly created 3D layer to align with the perspective ruler when dragging and dropping 3D materials onto the canvas have been changed. 3D materials will be placed along the perspective ruler when there is only one perspective ruler on the canvas and the 3D layer's camera can be aligned with the perspective.
- The correct layer is now selected when performing Redo for the following operations:
- Convert Layer
- Divide frame border equally
- Combine frames
- Dividing a frame folder using the Divide frame folder tool
- When Snap to special rulers is off and Snap to grid is on in the View menu > Snap, line adjustments caused by brush settings such as Post correction or Vector magnet will snap to the canvas grid even when a perspective ruler is displayed, as long as its grid is not displayed.
- Dragging a control point while holding down the Shift key with the Control point tool now moves it horizontally, vertically, or diagonally at 45 degrees, even if snap settings are disabled.
- When dragging a control point while holding down the Shift key with the Control point tool, releasing the Shift key and continuing to drag will now move the control point to the mouse cursor position.
- When selecting a ruler with the Object tool, the process of turning on Scale in the Tool Settings palette, setting it to Equal division, and setting a value for Number of divisions is now recorded as a single operation in the History palette, similar to other items.
- macOS / iPad / iPhone) Perspective ruler grid intervals no longer change when moving files to different environments. The grid interval may differ from perspective rulers created in previous versions.

EX:
- Batch export textures has been added to the Tool Settings palette and Advanced Tool Settings palette when a 3D layer is selected with the Object tool. You can export all textures of your own custom material or 3D model at once.
- Embed ICC profile has been added to the Export settings dialog when exporting in PDF format from the File menu > Export multiple pages menu command. You can embed color profiles in PDFs. Also, you can now select CMYK color from Expression color. You can also export PDFs with embedded CMYK color profiles.
- Changed the interface when selecting Only body pages in Page range of the Batch export dialog from the File menu > Export multiple pages > Batch export.
- Camera operations in the All sides view palette are no longer registered in the History palette, even immediately after opening a file.
- The display order of text in the Story Editor no longer changes from the last session when opening a canvas saved after performing certain operations.
- Image sequences can now be exported correctly even when executing File menu > Export animation > Image sequence for canvases containing a "%" in the timeline name.

What’s New in Clip Studio Ver. 5.0.0:
- Files larger than 5 GB can now be uploaded to the Clip Studio cloud
- A Recently used materials folder has been added to the Material palette. You can select materials from those you have previously used.
- (Windows) Progress in Data Transfers is now displayed correctly when downloading files larger than 4 GB from the Clip Studio cloud or Clip Studio Assets