05. Changelog

Chameleon updates are not backward compatible. Package updates are developed and intended to be used with the latest stable unreal engine version available on the release time of that package. If you want to get the latest features that Chameleon offers, please use the latest engine version.

Date format: MM-DD-YYYY

11-25-2024 – Chameleon V15.0 – Compatible with UE 5.5+

New Effect: Screen Indicator
New recipe: CR_CustomDepthActorFeature
Lens effect has been renamed as Lens Distortion.
Now you can change the blendable location of any effect between six different moments of frame rendering.
New AEF field for all effects: Override Blendable Location.
New AEF field for all effects: Blendable Location Override.
Mojo Mask Deformation field has been added to Mojo effect.
2D Transform Rotate default value changed to 1.0 (was 0.0).
Hue Panner Animated default value changed to true (was false).
All recipes have been updated to reflect the new changes.
Fix: Fixed an error in the Kuwahara effect, causing it to produce unwanted white tinting to the final image.
Fix: Fixed an error in the Dither effect, preventing it from being compiled in some platforms.

07-21-2023 – Chameleon V14.0 – Compatible with UE 5.2+

New effect: Actor Fire
All effects are now standalone by default. This means you can use the effect materials without the need to use of Chameleon blueprint. Simply select the effect material via the Post Process Material inside the native Post Process Volume.
Pulse Animated field has been added to Pulse effect.
Pulse Transition Amount field has been added to Pulse effect.
Wired Override Scene Color field has been added to Wired effect.
Fix: Fixed the error preventing M_DiscoBall material to compile.
Removed the unnecessary-at-the-time nodes from the Chameleon blueprint. Resulting in the Chameleon blueprint compile and run times being slightly faster.

09-02-2021 – Chameleon V13.0 – Compatible with UE 4.27+

Scratches Noising default value changed to 13.0 (was 1.0).
Scratches Distortion Amount default value changed to 4.0 (was 0.5).
Blending option of the Tiles effect is now working as expected.
Blending option of the Pixel Dissolve effect is now working as expected.
Advanced options for Sonar effect are now working as expected.
Chameleon Showroom has been updated with missing effects.
Stat fps command has been set to be activated on Chameleon Showroom‘s play mode.
Digitize effect now supports HDR values for Digitize Cell Color via Digitize Cell Color Multiplier.
Digitize Distance Sharpness default value changed to 0.0 (was 14.0).
Mosaic Mask Intensity field has been added to the Mosaic effect.
Mosaic Mask Texture field has been added to the Mosaic effect.
Mosaic Tiling X field has been added to the Mosaic effect.
Mosaic Tiling Y field has been added to the Mosaic effect.
Mosaic Scale field has been removed from the Mosaic effect.
Letterboxing effect is now before tonemapping.
Glitch Grid Distortion Size default value changed to 1000.0 (was 10.0).
Glitch Blocking default value changed to 5.0 (was 0.05).
Glitch Lines default value changed to 0.0 (was 20.0).
Comic Pre Add field has been added to the Comic effect.
Comic Pre Multiplier default value changed to 1.0 (was 10.0).
Colorize Pre Add field has been added to the Colorize effect.
Zone Inverted field has been added to the Zone effect.
Hue Panner effect has a new algorithm now.
Hue Panner Animated field has been added to the Hue Panner effect.
Hue Panner Phase field has been added to the Hue Panner effect.
Pixel Dissolve effect has a new algorithm now.
Pixel Dissolve Jitter field has been added to the Pixel Dissolve effect.
Pixel Dissolve Scale field has been added to the Pixel Dissolve effect.
Sonar effect has been improved with visual polish and new fields.
Sonar Hit Texture field has been added to the Sonar effect.
Sonar Hit Texture Scale field has been added to the Sonar effect.
Sonar Animated field has been added to the Sonar effect.
Sonar Animation Speed field has been added to the Sonar effect.
Sonar Color default value changed to (R=0.000000,G=0.850980,B=1.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=0.000000,G=0.332433,B=1.000000,A=1.000000)).
Sonar Color Intensity won’t multiply distortion anymore.
Sonar Color Intensity default value changed to 3.0 (was 1.0).
LOOK! Intensity field has been added to the LOOK! Color Grading effect.
Sketch World Space field has been added to the Sketch effect.
Sketch effect has been visually polished.
Now, every variable except custom structs was exposed to cinematics. Still can’t expose custom structs because of engine restrictions.

10-28-2019 – Chameleon V12.0 – Compatible with UE 4.23+

New effect: Gradient Fog
New effect: Speed Lines
New effect: Cyber Scan
New effect: Dither
Kaleidescope effect was misspelled, so it’s renamed as Kaleidoscope.
Kaleidoscope effect is completely rewritten.
Neon Noise Speed field has been added to the Neon effect.
Neon Background Color field has been added to the Neon effect.
Neon Color default value changed to (R=0.000000,G=240.000000,B=500.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=0.000000,G=1.000000,B=0.000000,A=1.000000)).
Distance Fog Far Color default value was changed.
Distance Fog Distance default value was changed.

01-31-2019 – Chameleon V11.0 – Compatible with UE 4.21+

New effect: Zone
New effect: Pyramid
New effect: Mojo
The new demo hall.
Grid Cell Animated field has been added to Grid Cell effect.
Grid Cell Animation Speed field has been added to Grid Cell effect.
Circles Ratio field has been added to Circles effect.
Tiles Centered field has been added to Tiles effect.
Camera Shake Power field has been removed from the Camera Shake effect.
Camera Shake Power (X) field has been added to Camera Shake effect.
Camera Shake Power (Y) field has been added to Camera Shake effect.
World Glitch Animated field has been added to World Glitch effect.
World Glitch Animation Speed field has been added to World Glitch effect.
Scratches Distortion Map field has been added to Scratches effect.
Scratches Distortion Amount field has been added to Scratches effect.
Scratches effect is completely rewritten in a blueprint.
Screen Damage effect is mostly rewritten with performance and workflow updates.
Sketch effect is mostly rewritten with workflow updates.
Sketch effect is now before tonemapping.
Screen Damage Intensity default value changed to 10.0 (was 3.0).
Screen Damage Distortion default value changed to 0.15 (was 0.03).
Screen Damage Edge Size default value changed to 0.8 (was 0.11).
Screen Damage Fading default value changed to 0.3 (was 0.1).
Sketch Power default value changed to 0.3 (was 4.0).
Sketch Pattern Speed default value changed to 1.5 (was 0.0).
Performance improvements on both editor and cooked builds.
Effects are now displayed in alphabetical order by inside the Chameleon’s details window.
Chameleon’s actor icon now has world space sizing to prevent out of bounds editor camera when focusing on its actor.
Package size is now 320 MB (was 150 MB).

05-31-2018 – Chameleon V10.0 – Compatible with UE 4.19+

New effect: Lens
New effect: Cell Grid
Anamorphic Lens Flares is out of preview now.
ASCII effect has been re-coded mostly on the blueprint.
Monitor Effects has been re-coded fully on the blueprint.
The Monochrome effect has been re-coded mostly on the blueprint.
Blur HLSL code is now inside its dedicated Material Function.
HSV Limiter HLSL code is now inside its dedicated Material Function.
A new algorithm for Camera Shake.
Haunted Texture field has been added to Haunted effect.
Monitor Effects Tiled field has been added to Monitor Effects effect.
Camera Shake Frequency field has been added to Camera Shake effect.
Disco Ball WS Center field has been added to Disco Ball effect.
Glitch Grid Distortion Power field has been added to Glitch effect.
Glitch Grid Distortion Size field has been added to Glitch effect.
Glitch Grid Distortion Speed field has been added to Glitch effect.
4 new mask texture.
New Chameleon actor gizmo.
New Chameleon blueprint icon.
New Chameleon bounding box color.
Blur Amount default value changed to 2.0 (was 0.2).
Blur Samples default value changed to 3 (was 24).
Comic Pattern Line Count default value changed to 2 (was 6).
Sketch Power default value changed to 15 (was 4).
Camera Shake Power default value changed to 0.08 (was 0.01).
Edge Detect Threshold default value changed to 0,4 (was 0,037).
ASCII Color Multiplier default value changed to (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=0.000000)).
Comic Blend Color default default value changed to (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=0.000000)).
MonochromaColor default value changed to (R=0.000000,G=0.491777,B=1.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=0.000000,G=0.491777,B=1.000000,A=0.000000)).
Scratches Color default value changed to (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=0.000000)).
Drawing Blending Color default value changed to (R=0.239583,G=0.201165,B=0.192166,A=1.000000) (was (R=0.095000,G=0.069215,B=0.063175,A=1.000000)).
Disco Ball Color 1 default value changed to (R=0.000000,G=82.978966,B=500.000000,A=1.000000) (was (R=0.000000,G=0.829791,B=5.000000,A=1.000000)).
Disco Ball Block Scale default value changed to (X=0.060000,Y=0.060000,Z=0.060000) (was (X=1.000000,Y=1.000000,Z=1.000000)).
Distance Fog Far Color default value changed to (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=0.135000) (was (R=1.000000,G=1.000000,B=1.000000,A=0.025000)).
CR_CGA recipe has been updated for better visuals and to match the latest package workflow.
CR_FakeIR recipe has been updated for better visuals and to match the latest package workflow.
CR_MissingTape recipe has been updated for better visuals and to match the latest package workflow.
CR_Underwater recipe has been updated for better visuals and to match the latest package workflow.

04-11-2018 – Chameleon V9.0 – Compatible with UE 4.19+

New effect: Screen Fire
New effect: Haunted
New recipe: CR_Bend
New feature: Distance masking for all effects.
Blend Mask Scale field has been added to all effects (under advanced tab).
Blend Distance field has been added to all effects (under advanced tab).
Blend Distance Sharpness field has been added to all effects (under advanced tab).
Blend Distance Invert field has been added to all effects (under advanced tab).
Fix: Corrected UV positioning in all effects.
Fix: Corrected Sketch pattern animation.
Algorithm for Comic effect has been updated for better visuals and performance.
Comic effect’s PreMultiplierproperty now has a default value of 10.0 (was 5.0).
Edge Detect effect is now before tone mapping.
Edge Detect effect’s Threshold slider range is now 0.001/10 (was 0.001/1).
World Splash Tiling field has been added to World Splash effect.

11-03-2017 – Chameleon V8.0 – Compatible with UE 4.18+

New effect: Actor Featurette
New effect: Infected
New effect: Colored AO
New effect: Camera Shake
New effect: Disco Ball (Preview)
New effect: Hazy Lights
New effect: Melted World
New effect: Selective Color
Fix: Kuwahara is now before tone mapping to prevent “black lines & dirt” in the final image.
Fix: Enable/Disable option of Chameleon should now work as expected in PIE.
Fix: Raindrops now have the proper ratio on the screen.
Fix: Snowflakes now have the proper ratio on the screen.
Fix: Radial Blur effect now centers itself correctly after resolution change.
Fix: Effect masking UV now have the proper ratio on the screen.
Letterboxing Texture field has been added to the Letterboxing effect.
Radial Blur Center field has been added to Radial Blur effect.
Radial Blur Sample Offset field has been added to Radial Blur effect.
Radial Blur Mask field has been removed from the Radial Blur effect.
Radial Blur Mask X Speed field has been removed from the Radial Blur effect.
Radial Blur Mask Y Speed field has been removed from the Radial Blur effect.

05-26-2017 – Chameleon V7.0 – Compatible with UE 4.16+

New effect: Digitize
New effect: World Glitch
New effect: Sketch
New effect: Alarm
New effect: Wired
New recipe: Code
New recipe: Beautifier
New feature: Now all effects have their own Blend Mask slot for masking the effect with a grayscale texture.
New feature: Two new paper textures.
New feature: Enabled option has been added to Chameleon Settings.
New feature: All effect parameters have been exposed to cinematics.
Fix: Colorize is now respects the Blending mode.
Fix: Chameleon volume will not block the physics objects anymore.
Fix: Squares effect now has correct 1:1 ratio by default.
Fix: Fixed an issue on 2D Transform region clamping. No more stretched out-of-bound texture edges.
Common features (like Custom Depth, Blending Mode, etc..) for all effects have been moved to “Effect_Name – Advanced” section as taking future extensibility and maintenance into consideration.
Huge refactoring on Chameleon blueprint’s variable names (effect parameters). Now it’s easier to find a variable related to an effect since all variable names are now contains a parent effect’s name as a prefix.
Circles effect recreated as it is now a full blueprint.
Blur effect recreated with dynamic sample count selection.
Blur Samples field has been added to Blur effect.
Radial Blur Mask X Speed field has been added to Radial Blur effect.
Radial Blur Mask Y Speed field has been added to Radial Blur effect.
Ice Color field has been added to Frost effect.
Samples field has been added to Mask Blur effect.
Noise Algorithm field has been added to Drawing effect.
New default values for Drawing effect.
New default values for Magic Transitions effect.
TV Noise effect recreated from scratch with the new and more realistic noising technique.
Iridescent effect’s upper Iridescence value limit is now 1.19.
New default values for the Iridescent effect.
Edge Detect effect’s upper Edge Threshold value limit is now 1.0.
New default values for Edge Detect effect.
Desaturation field has been added to the Comic effect.
Pre Multiplier field has been added to the Comic effect.
2D Transform Background Color field has been added to 2D Transform effect.
The Tiled field has been added to 2D Transform effect.
ASCII Pre Multiplier field has been added to the ASCII effect.
Highlight Color field of the Custom Depth Highlighter effect was renamed as Custom Depth Highlighter Highlight Color.
Highlight Opacity field of the Custom Depth Highlighter effect was renamed as Custom Depth Highlighter Highlight Opacity.
(C) Highlight Color field of the Custom Depth Highlighter (Clip) effect was renamed as Custom Depth Highlighter (C) Highlight Color.
(C) Highlight Opacity field of the Custom Depth Highlighter (Clip) effect was renamed as Custom Depth Highlighter (C) Highlight Opacity.
Custom Depth Highlighter Outline Color field has been added to Custom Depth Highlighter effect.
Custom Depth Highlighter Outline Opacity field has been added to Custom Depth Highlighter effect.
Custom Depth Highlighter (C) Outline Color field has been added to Custom Depth Highlighter (Clip) effect.
Custom Depth Highlighter (C) Outline Opacity field has been added to Custom Depth Highlighter (Clip) effect.
Deprecated effect: Floating effect has been deprecated. (Still available for blueprint calls but it’ll be removed completely from the package in next update).
Deprecated effect: Wobbly effect has been deprecated. (Still available for blueprint calls but it’ll be removed completely from the package in next update).
Deprecated effect: Mask Blur effect has been deprecated. Now all effects have their own Blend Mask slot. (Still available for blueprint calls but it’ll be removed completely from the package in next update).
Deprecated field: Radial Blur Mask field has been removed from the Radial Blur effect. Now all effects have their own Blend Mask slot. (Still available for blueprint calls but it’ll be removed completely from the package in next update).

02-20-2017 – Chameleon V6.0 – Compatible with UE 4.15+

New effect: Snow
New effect: Kaleidoscope
New effect: Letterboxing
New effect: 2D Transform
New effect: World Splash
New Recipe: Fire
New feature: Unbound option.
New feature: Editor gizmo and icon component for Chameleon actor.
New feature: Front-end effect priority settings through the details editor window.
Sharpen is now after tone mapping for better output quality.
Animation Speed field has been added to Drawing effect.
Radial Blur Mask field has been added to Radial Blur effect.
Splashes Amount field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Splashes Intensity field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Splashes Tiling field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Bump field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Layer 1 Noise field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Layer 2 Noise field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Layer 3 Noise field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Diffuse Intensity field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
Diffuse Color field has been added to Screen Drops effect.
New default values for Screen Drops effect.
Use Diffuse Buffer field has been added to Toon Shading effect.
Tint field has been added to Screen Damage effect.
Screen Damage effect is now covering the entire screen correctly.
Magic Transitions effect is now covering the entire screen correctly.
Pulse effect now has correct distortion parameters.
Near Multiply field of the Distance Fog effect was renamed as Near Color.
Fog Color field of the Distance Fog effect was renamed as Far Color.
Distance Fog effect was recreated from scratch.
New default values for Distance Fog effect.
Scaling algorithm has been changed for the Screen Decals effect.
Screen Decals effect is now using the screen aligned UV for positioning the decals (0-1).
Slot 1 – Rotation field has been added to Screen Decals effect.
Slot 2 – Rotation field has been added to Screen Decals effect.
Slot 3 – Rotation field has been added to Screen Decals effect.
Slot 4 – Rotation field has been added to Screen Decals effect.
Blocking feature of the Glitch effect has been fixed.
Assets’ names refactored to meet Unreal Engine 4 official guidelines.

11-17-2016 – Chameleon V5.0 – Compatible with UE 4.14+

New effect: Frost
New effect: Neon
New effect: Custom Depth Highlight
New effect: Custom Depth Highlight (Clip)
New effect: Anamorphic Lens Flares (Alpha Preview)
New feature: Recipes ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjb8Ar6BNY )
New recipe: CR_CoatedComic
New recipe: CR_FakeIR
New recipe: CR_Footage1
New recipe: CR_Footage2
New recipe: CR_MissingTape
New recipe: CR_PaintArt
New recipe: CR_RealComic
New recipe: CR_SecurityCamera
New recipe: CR_CGA
New recipe: CR_BatDetective
New feature: All effects now have “Custom Depth” option.
New texture and new default values for Screen Damage effect.
Color space changed from RGB to HSV in Colorize effect for better color outputs.
ASCII effect now contains a new field: Color Multiplier.
Edge Detect effect now contains a new field: Edge Threshold.
Drawing effect now contains a new field: Liner.
Scratches effect now contains a new field: Noising.
Fixed ratio problems with tiles in Mosaic effect.
Fixed missing return nodes inside effect blueprint functions.
Fixed “Distance Fog” material instancing function to improve performance.
Fixed “Bleach Bypass” material instancing function to improve performance.
TV Noise effect now can be viewed correctly in the editor without playing the scene.
Price is now: $44.99

04-04-2016 – Chameleon V4.0 – Compatible with UE 4.11+

New effect: Drawing
New effect: Magic Transitions
New effect: Mask Blur
New effect: Screen Damage
New effect: Screen Decals
New effect: Sharpen
New effect: Toon Shading
Fix: Unintended constant pausing caused by the material instancing technique.

10-18-2015 – Chameleon V3.0 – Compatible with UE 4.10+

New effect: Circles
New effect: Distance Distortion
New effect: LOOK! Color Grading Pack (150 LUT Files)
New effect: Sonar
Fix: Screen Waves black border issue.
Improvement: Alcohol
Price is now: $39.99

09-08-2015 – Chameleon V2.0 – Compatible with UE 4.10+

New effect: Invert
New effect: Iridescent
New effect: Kuwahara
New effect: Pulse
New effect: Squares
New effect: Tiles
New effect: TV Noise
New effect: Wobbly
New effect: Floating
Improvement: Scratches
Improvement: Screen Drops
Price is now: $29.99

08-20-2015 – Initial release – Compatible with UE 4.8+ – $24.99