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+# Pype changelog #
+Welcome to pype changelog
+
+## 2.1 ##
+
+A large cleanup release. Most of the change are under the hood.
+
+**new**:
+- _(pype)_ add customisable workflow for creating quicktimes from renders or playblasts
+- _(pype)_ Added configurable option to add burnins to any generated quicktimes
+- _(ftrack)_ Action that identifies what machines pype is running on.
+- _(system)_ unify subprocess calls
+- _(maya)_ add audio to review quicktimes
+- _(nuke)_ add crop before write node to prevent overscan problems in ffmpeg
+- Nuke Studio publishing and workfiles support
+- Muster render manager support
+- _(nuke)_ Framerange, FPS and Resolution are set automatically at startup
+- _(maya)_ Ability to load published sequences as image planes
+- _(system)_ Ftrack event that sets asset folder permissions based on task assignees in ftrack.
+- _(maya)_ Pyblish plugin that allow validation of maya attributes
+
+**changed**:
+- change multiple key attributes to unify their behaviour across the pipeline
+- (nuke) write nodes are now created inside group with only some attributes editable by the artist
+- rendered frames are now deleted from temporary location after their publishing is finished.
+- (ftrack) RV action can now be launched from any entity
+
+**fix**:
+- faster hierarchy retrieval from db
+- (nuke) A lot of stability enhancements
+- (nuke studio) A lot of stability enhancements
+- (nuke) now only renders a single write node on farm
+- (ftrack) pype would crash when launcher project level task
+
+**deprecated**:
+- following attributes are considered deprecated as of 2.1 release
+  -