Custom packages may need to be ported to Qt 5.12 and PySide2 in order to work with this release.” In the case of RV, the big change is support for Qt 5.12, the version of the GUI toolkit specified in VFX Reference Platform CY2019, plus Python binding PySide 2.Īccording to the release notes: “Every aspect of RV has been affected by this port. The platform, overseen by the Visual Effects Society, and updated annually, specifies which versions of key open-source libraries should be integrated in VFX software, in order to minimise conflicts between apps.īoth Foundry and SideFX adhere to the spec in their product releases, as does Autodesk’s other software. The 7.5 release, described as a “major update” on the Shotgun blog, doesn’t add any new features, but it does makes RV the latest application to adhere to the VFX Reference Platform. Originally developed by Tweak Software and acquired by Autodesk in 2015, RV is a high-performance image viewer and playback system designed for VFX and animation work.
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The update aligns RV with the VFX Reference Platform, introducing support for Qt 5, the current version of the GUI toolkit, plus PySide 2, its Python binding.Ī high-performance image viewer and playback system for VFX and animation production Scroll down for news of the 7.8 update.Īutodesk has released RV 7.5, the latest version of the image viewer and shot playback system provided with its Shotgun production tracking system.