User guide

RELEASE NOTES FOR MARI 2.0v1
Mari 2.0v1
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The Foundry
New Features
New Features
Layers
• Mari now has a more robust layer system that integrates with channels
and shaders. Either from the Layers menu or from within the Layers
palette, you can create:
• layer stacks,
• layer masks,
• adjustment layers,
• procedural layers, and
• layer groups.
• Additional layer functionality allows you to:
• cut, copy, and paste layers from one layer stack to another,
• duplicate and merge layers,
• cache large layer stacks or layer groups, and
• use blend modes on specific layers.
•The Layer Properties menu option has been added to the context menu
when right-clicking on a layer in the Layers palette.
This option opens a new window displaying all the pertinent information
about the layer’s paint, including the file and color space formats, chan
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nel type, and any notes made about the layer.
• Mari now has advanced blending options for layers. This feature provides
curves for adjusting the degree of blending using the intensity or
individual color components of layers. These can be accessed from the
right-arrow button to the left of the blend amount slider in the Layers
palette.
• Color tags in the Layers palette allow you to assign tags to specific
layers and filter the layer stack by tag color.
• Share Layer has been added to the context menu for the Layers palette.
This can be accessed by right-clicking on a layer and navigating to
Sharing > Share Layer.
For more information on using layers, please refer to the Layers chapter on
page 223 in the Mari
User Guide .
For information on the different procedural and adjustment types, please
refer to the
Layers Palette chapter on page 82 in the Mari Reference Guide
or the section on
Layer Types and Examples on page 244 of the User Guide .