From 86c792523665745f9b01d22d6fc2de94aae38988 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brandon Thomas Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 00:42:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] M0.11: README/ROADMAP reflect layer styles, time/audio effects, audio playback, web build Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++------- ROADMAP.md | 7 ++++--- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f40c884a..47d5e5af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@

A free, open-source compositor in the spirit of After Effects: compositions, layers, - keyframes, 241 effects, expressions, 3D cameras and lights, and a render queue, native on macOS, + keyframes, 259 effects, layer styles, expressions, 3D cameras and lights, and a render queue, native on macOS, Windows and Linux, and in the browser later on. Young, moving fast, and already usable.

@@ -108,12 +108,15 @@ Paragraph, Align, Info, Preview, Audio and the Render Queue, docked the way you ## Effects -241 effects across After Effects' categories, each with its parameter names, order and +259 effects across After Effects' categories, each with its parameter names, order and defaults: blur and sharpen, channel, color correction (Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation, Lumetri Color…), distort (Warp, Bulge, Turbulent Displace, CC Power Pin…), generate (Fractal Noise, Gradient Ramp, Stroke, Write-on, Audio Spectrum…), keying, matte, noise and grain, perspective, **simulation** (CC Particle World, CC Rainfall, Shatter, Card Dance, Caustics, Wave World…), -stylize (Glow, CC Glass…), text, transitions, utility and expression controls. +stylize (Glow, CC Glass…), **time** (Echo, Posterize Time, Timewarp, Time Displacement…), +**audio** (Reverb, Parametric EQ, Delay, Stereo Mixer…), text, transitions, utility and expression +controls. All nine **Layer Styles** (Drop Shadow, Inner/Outer Glow, Bevel and Emboss, Satin, +overlays, Stroke) with Global Light. Preview plays audio in sync, with meters and waveforms.

A CC Particle World burst with Glow, and the Effect Controls panel listing the particle system's parameters @@ -176,10 +179,10 @@ tests, layering, asset attribution and the WebAssembly build). See [CONTRIBUTING ## Where it stands EffectCraft is young. The core of After Effects is in place and gets deeper every week: what is -done and what comes next is in the [ROADMAP](ROADMAP.md). Not there yet: layer styles, time and -audio effects, audio playback, motion tracking, puppet and paint tools, and GPU compositing. The -web build runs the full app in the browser, single-threaded for now. Projects are saved as `.ecproj`, readable versioned JSON; After Effects `.aep` -files cannot be opened. +done and what comes next is in the [ROADMAP](ROADMAP.md). Not there yet: motion tracking, puppet, +paint and roto tools, Lottie, preferences and a shortcut editor, and GPU compositing. The web build +([docs/web.md](docs/web.md)) runs the full app in the browser, single-threaded for now. Projects +are saved as `.ecproj`, readable versioned JSON; After Effects `.aep` files cannot be opened. ## How it's made diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md index 06a99d59..5147c4b2 100644 --- a/ROADMAP.md +++ b/ROADMAP.md @@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ once. | M6 | Shapes, masks and footage: shape operators, masks and the pen tool, video and image import | Done | | M7 | 3D: 3D layers, cameras, lights, shadows, depth of field, 3D views and camera tools | In review | | M8 | Expressions with the After Effects object model | Done | -| M9 | Text and effects: text animators, 241 effects | In progress (layer styles, more selectors) | +| M9 | Text and effects: text animators, layer styles, 259 effects incl. time and audio effects | Mostly done (text animator depth in review) | | M10 | Export: render queue, H.264, ProRes, image sequences, GIF, audio | Done | -| M11 | Animation tools: presets, Motion Sketch, Wiggler, Lottie, audio playback | Next | +| M11 | Animation tools: audio playback, meters and waveforms (done); presets, Motion Sketch, Wiggler, Lottie | In progress | | M12 | Performance: layer cache and parallel compositing (done), GPU compositing, disk cache, motion tracking | In progress | -| M13+ | Time effects, puppet, paint, roto, preferences and shortcut editor, the web app, a plugin API | Planned | +| M13+ | Puppet, paint, roto, motion tracking, preferences and shortcut editor, a plugin API | Planned | +| M15 | The web app (WebAssembly, WebGPU) | Done, single-threaded | | M14 | Built for agents: MCP server, command-line tool, control channel | Done | Come tell us what matters most to you on [Discord](https://discord.gg/artcraft).