v1.8.2

mrv2 and vmrv2 are open source professional players and review tools for VFX, animation and computer graphics for Windows, Linux and macOS. You can build them from source or download prebuilt binaries.

Binaries are available for multiple operating systems and CPU architectures. Be sure to download the correct one for your system, and check all release assets—GitHub often hides part of the list.

If you're unsure which download you need, use:

Guided Downloads

Two versions are available:

mrv2 with OpenGL backend (free and donationware) vmrv2 with Vulkan backend (free and donationware)

It has NOT been tested on Windows aarch64 (beta testers wanted).

Unlocking Features

To unlock donationware features, open:

Help->Unlock Features.

The same license works for both mrv2 and vmrv2, so you can have both installed. An internet connection is required for license activation.

Without a donation license, the following features are unavailable:

Full Annotations and Color Area Selection (Solo+)
Python (Standard+)
Editing (Edit+)
Voice and Link Annotations (Pro)
Unlimited WebRTC Remote Reviews (Pro)

The free version still includes:

Tone-mapping (OpenGL) and HDR (Vulkan)
OpenEXR layer switching
Saving Images and Movies with Audio
Limited WebRTC Remote Reviews (2 artists for 30 minutes)

Change Log

• UI: URL Movies are now added to the File->Recent Files list.
• UI: Notes in the Note Panel now show the time in the selected units (Frames, Seconds or Timecode).
• UI: Notes in the Note Panel are now edited by clicking on its title or double clicking on the text box.
• UI: Text drawing annotations' font size can now be changed by using + or - in the Vulkan backend.
• UI: File requesters now show the correct filters for writing and reading.
• UI: Thumbnails, Waveforms and Effects in the Timeline Viewport can be toggled independently.

• UI: Effects are shown below the clip's name in Timeline Viewport.

• UI/Core: Saving of movies now automatically tries to detect the color space to use (ie. SDR vs HDR), without having to manually set the override.

• UI/Core: Saving of movies for most codecs defaults to "TV (Legal Range)" instead of "PC (Full Range)", unless you use Advanced Settings Override.

• Core: Added exporting of animated .webp. They can be played in Chrome.

• Core: Added exporting of animated .gif.
• Core: Improvements in playback performance.

Fixes

• UI: Fixed Save Movie's Advanced Settings, Presets' tooltip.
• UI: Fixed default values of Save Movie's Advance Settings.
• UI: Fixed Timeline Viewport (Editing) getting activated when closing the Preference Window.
• UI: Fixed Timeline Viewport's thumbnails on first starting the players.
• UI/Core: Fixed refresh_media_cb starting playback due to Preferences->Playback->Auto Playback.
• UI: Added missing tooltips in the status bar for Panels and Windows.

• UI: Added missing toggle element in Panels.

• Core: Fixed saving of audio on movie files.

• Core: Fixed audio saving only.

Libraries

- libwebp v1.5.0
- FLTK v2.4.4 with new Clipboard Selection protocol.