FFStudio v0.2.8 Release Notes

New Features

• System Tray - minimize to tray with context menu (play/pause, stop all, quit)
• Watch Folder - monitor directories for new files and auto-process with a workflow
• Import Button - drag-and-drop or pick .ffgraph files for import
• Context Features - tag relationships and context-aware workflow operations
• Empty States - descriptive empty-state UI for Queue, Logs, Timeline, Stream, Compare panels
• Default Logs Limit - configurable log entry cap (default 2000)
• System File Picker - native file dialog for selecting files

Linux & Packaging

• AppImage overhaul - script-based format, no FUSE or appimagetool required
• GStreamer - plugins and shared libs bundled from Ubuntu 22.04 for ABI compat
• GLib fix - GIO_MODULE_DIR=/nonexistent prevents libgvfsdbus crash
• GStreamer codecs - gst-plugins-bad + gst-libav bundled for H.264/MP4 playback
• Debian package - proper metainfo, license, and GStreamer dependencies declared
• CI - manual trigger (workflow_dispatch), produces .deb + .AppImage + checksums

Bug Fixes

• Video shaking - fixed timeline preview instability
• Keyboard shortcuts - work with non-US keyboard layouts
• Path quoting - files with spaces handled correctly in workflow commands
• Unclear FFmpeg errors - improved error messages for wrong FFmpeg paths
• UI race condition - fixed flickering on workflow switch
• Black screen on Linux - WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER set by default for WebKitGTK
• Glyph rendering - fixed icon display issues
• Tray rebuild - removed unnecessary tray rebuild on every interaction
• CSS fixes - workflow settings styling corrected

Infrastructure

• Local assets - video.js v8.23.4 and FontAwesome 6.4.0 bundled locally (no CDN)
• Dynamic server port - internal HTTP server probes ports 9200-9299