New onboarding, workspace management, and video options
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Introduced a new onboarding experience for users.
Improved the invitation flow for workspace members, now indicating whether they already have an account or need to create a new one.
Added a link to the Video Prompting Guide in the Video Generation section.
Added portrait and square aspect ratios for Veo 2.
Fixes
Fixed an issue where assets were automatically created in the drive, preventing unnecessary clutter.
Users can still choose to save Canvas assets explicitly into the drive.
Fixed source of some crashes in Canvas tool.
Resolved an issue where LoRA was not being applied correctly for BRIA.
Fixed an issue with the Contact Form on the website.
Addressed an issue where the batch size was incorrectly resetting to 1.
Fixed a bug preventing users from proceeding in the style stepper under certain conditions.
Vectorization, Refine Tool, and auto-enhanced prompts
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Added an option to control opt-in into marketing emails in user settings.
Added improved rate-limiting to the application to ensure that bad actors cannot introduce regressions to the wider system.
Added refine tool that now supports vectorization, remove background, and upscaling for images.
Added ability to filter out suspended users on Members page and added new sorting options. The page also now shows the total number of users in the workspace.
Added ability to change the duration for video generations where applicable.
Added an alert banner that appears in the application when there is an active incident to notify users.
Added support for "auto-translate" and "auto-enhance" to the prompt form.
Improved performance on Canvas by moving the storage of temporary assets to not be part of the primary canvas object.
Fixes
Fixed an issue where filenames with spaces resulted in broken behavior due to URL encoding.
Fixed an issue when opening up the Plans page.
Fixed source of some crashes in Canvas tool.
Fixed an issue where if the user was suspended, they would get "locked" when returning back to the app.
Introduced a post mortem process and template that now gets associated with incidents on our public status page.
Realtime Canvas, low-poly 3D assets, and improvements
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Realtime Canvas: Transform your creative process with our new Realtime Canvas! Concepting images with Gen AI is now smoother and more intuitive than ever.
Enhanced Session View Header: Stay organized with a revamped session header that displays the session name and provides quick access to common actions.
Smarter Color Picker: Enjoy a new color picker for both the regular and Realtime Canvas, which remembers your previously selected colors for faster, consistent design choices.
Low-Poly Asset Optimization: Create low-poly assets with ease by enabling support for a smaller number of faces.
Fixes
Improved Loading Bar Visibility: Resolved an issue where the loading bar was partially hidden, ensuring a seamless user experience.
3D generation improvements and bug fixes
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Added auto rotation on axis to 3D generation
Added ability to set the number of faces for 3D generation
Added support for textureless previews for 3D generations
Fixes
Fixed an issue where billing admins were unable to load the application
Fixed an issue where users did not get informative error messages when forging with custom styles after their trial expired
Fixed an issue where no meaningful error was shown when user entered Canvas and their GPU acceleration was disabled
FLUX custom styles, Imagen 3, and Forge improvements
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LoRA Training Support with Flux: Enhanced flexibility with newly added support for LoRA trainings, integrated seamlessly with Flux.
Forge Visualization on Homepage: Redesigned homepage to offer a clearer, more intuitive visualization of your Forges.
Session File Downloads: Added the ability to download all files from a session in one easy click.
Workspace Members Update: Now showing last login information for each member on the Workspace members page.
Archiving Styles: Added options to archive and unarchive styles for improved organization.
Bug Fixes
Shortcut Conflict Resolved: Changed the Background shortcut from "B" to "G" to prevent overlap with the Brush tool.
Forge Content Stability: Resolved an issue causing content shifts when creating new Forges.
Multiple File Downloads Issue: Fixed an issue where downloading multiple files would result in an incomplete download.
Favorites Tab Persistence: Addressed an issue where Forges created while viewing Favorites did not automatically shift to "All," ensuring visibility of all new Forges.
Prompt History Privacy Fix: Corrected an oversight that made the prompt history page visible to all users.
Style Default Application: Fixed an issue where style defaults wouldn't apply correctly when navigating from the Styles page.
User Filter Display in Prompt History: Improved user filter on the Prompt History page to show email addresses when names are unavailable, eliminating empty rows.
Network Stability Enhancements: Various stability updates to reduce network-related errors.
Easy upgrade flow for outdated styles and Forge polish
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Introduced a new style highlight feature to flag out-of-date styles, encouraging upgrades for improved results.
Added the ability to archive and unarchive styles without deletion, enhancing workspace organization and style management.
Adjusted the default similarity threshold for Forge references from 80% to 50% for more accurate generation outcomes.
Implemented a notification to alert users when a new version of the application is available.
Added visibility of failed Canvas forges in the sidebar, preventing them from disappearing and reducing user confusion.
Fixes
Resolved an issue where reference images wouldn't display correctly in preview mode.
Fixed a bug that prevented images from loading when navigating results in Forge view using keyboard shortcuts.
The all-new Forge experience
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Introducing the All-New Forge Experience: We've revamped the image creation journey on Layer. The updated Forge offers a more streamlined and intuitive user experience, making it easier than ever to generate stunning images. Plus, you can now directly upscale your images right from the side navigation, giving you more control at your fingertips.
Enhanced Style Control with LoRA Style Weight: Now, you can fine-tune how much influence a specific style has on your generated images with our new Style Weight configuration for LoRAs. Create exactly the look you envision with precision style adjustments.
Unified Support Links in Side Navigation: We've reorganized all support resources into the side navigation, so help is always just a click away.
"My Workspaces" Link Added: Easily access all your workspaces! We've added the missing link to "My Workspaces," giving you a comprehensive view of every workspace you belong to.
Fixes
Close Preview Button Misplacement Fixed: Resolved an issue where the Close Preview button was appearing in the wrong location when viewing images in full screen mode.
Navigation Stability Improved: Fixed a bug that caused navigation issues when previewing workspace pages you weren't a part of, or non-workspace pages.
Layer Forges are now 2x faster
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Changed basic generations to use a faster inference pipeline and greatly increasing Forge speeds SD based styles both custom and exploration.
Fixes
Fixed an issue where UI state did not update accordingly when forges had completed in Canvas view, resulting in seemingly long forges.
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