This page constitutes a semi-official roadmap for Natron. It isn't official yet but that should soon change once the devs review it and approve it. However, it should represent a good step in the right direction, and a good place to refer any person if they ask "is Natron a dead project?" or "when will ___ feature be implemented" etc. A trello board will mirror this in the future. While looking far ahead can feel daunting, having this roadmap gives us a vision to follow through on and build upon.
Note: This document follows the Natron Markdown Code Style. Please keep the Markdown to that code style.
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QSvgrenderer
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or blender's lib management system which manages dependencies, streamlines version control and helps with compiling) - this should make compiling easier
nbs fetch
to get all dependencies, nbs update
to get the latest version of all dependencies, and nbs build [--release]
for compiling Natron without needing to install any additionall dependencies (other that git
, build-essential
tools and GNU coreutils)Natron 3.0 will be the first release to offer new major features. In particular, Natron's new redesigned GUI will be fully rolled out in 3.0.
master
to RB-3.0
PySide
to QtPy
which supports PyQt4/5 and Pyside1/2 out of the box and reduces the need to port pyplugs after a major Qt updateWe want to polish and update Natron's documentation, which is decent already, but could be much improved. Eventually, Natron's docs should consist of the following:
Natron's future 4.0 release will be when it achieves full feature parity with Nuke and Fusion. Among other things, it will release with 3D compositing and deep compositing features.
3D compositing and deep compositing are assured features for Natron 4.0, as per Natron's milestones roadmap. That means they are going to come, when they are ready. These are things that can't be rushed, so we ask for patience before screaming for these features to be finished.
Note: These are highly hypothetical projects, ones that will probably not appear until Natron 5.0 and likely 5-10 years into the future. They are just an indication of what Natron might be able to become one day.
above elements suggested by bonalex01