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1.1.0.0 : Catalogue image comparison

Gaffer 1.1.0.0 introduces the ability to compare two images from a Catalogue in the Image Viewer. Over, Under, Difference and Replace modes are supported, as well as the ability to

Giffer

Murray Stevenson, Image Engine's resident Gaffer expert, has been curating an internal "Gaffer by GIF" page, highlighting lesser-known Gaffer features in 60 seconds or less. We've liberated

0.59.5.0 : Light linking queries

Gaffer uses set expressions to define which lights illuminate which objects, so you can achieve non-physical effects like lights that affect only a character's eyes. If you're using Arnold,

Python 3 support

Starting with version 0.59.0.0, Python 3.7 is officially supported by Gaffer (whoop!). We've had to make a few changes here and there to support this, but every

Gaffer 0.59 : Reference export changes

Gaffer 0.59 includes some important changes to how Boxes are exported for use as References (.grf files). We no longer reset the default values to those currently set on the node. If