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BLENDER TODAY #163
BLENDER 2.93.2 OUT ON WEDNESDAY
PERFORMANCE
BlenRead: Add GHash-based search for already read linked IDs. https://developer.blender.org/rBdb4fe8e3223b36615e53cf64f4a55f6d974c4597
UI
Show Font Display Names https://developer.blender.org/D12020
UI: Fix time labels drawing https://developer.blender.org/D11792
UI: Show a notification when saving preferences https://developer.blender.org/rBe9dc6a0e09828453bb41a1990738d3a4deb1b130
Data-block Preview: Create preview using current frame https://developer.blender.org/D12018
Assets/UI: Resolve major asset view UI template limitation https://developer.blender.org/rB2d3e5eda3f26e59945454cbca0d6533db4d980a8

GEOMETRY NODES
Geometry Nodes: Add node labels to Attribute maths nodes https://developer.blender.org/D10749

LINEART
LineArt: Camera Overscan https://developer.blender.org/D12049

VSE
VSE: Change grid line drawing https://developer.blender.org/D11790
VSE: Draw strips transparent during transform overlap https://developer.blender.org/rBf5cc34861076ec832b2bac6628a5f43be5b042a2
VSE: don’t snap by default https://developer.blender.org/rB5c9979ff0324d9bc26092037899b24ad69f1c34f
VSE: Add tooltips for add_effect_strips operator https://developer.blender.org/D11714

POTPOURRI
Render: disable Z pass by default, leave only Combined https://developer.blender.org/rB646f7ef73ce647b0384ca9491ec8cbfacc38ab54
Regression Testing: Running tests based on blend files https://developer.blender.org/rB4a02b9ffeb018ced11768ca99935fda5fa5f7da0
install_deps: Update llvm to 12.0 (with minimal now being 11.0). https://developer.blender.org/rBbd2bfa469f9549af1eb498d2000816bb504036da
install_deps: Update OIIO to 1.1.15.1. https://developer.blender.org/rB21b4799793600dc3df9e7e57e17fc0437efa6084
install_deps: Update OSL to 1.11.14.1 https://developer.blender.org/rBceec7cabf580a12b8eca1b6be4b758c5914472d9
install_deps: update OIDN to 1.4.1, and ISPC to 1.16.0. https://developer.blender.org/rB33322086f6b321de67ba2a3ca7c6c9ebc1c29631
GHOST/X11: enable EGL https://developer.blender.org/rB0b18a618b88b22663e05eca0f4d976875710e7cc
Render: remove unused Blender Internal view layer settings https://developer.blender.org/rB0b0c2901f603a7f38a550446125a0e70cd0c29eb

CYCLES X
Cycles X: Support OIDN with guiding pass prefiltering https://developer.blender.org/D12043
Fix missing pre-filtering execute in the OIDN Cycles X https://developer.blender.org/rBfd9c4f166b61ac91db792c1d6b637f06faac902b
Cycles: upgrade CUDA to 11.4 https://developer.blender.org/rBcf74cd93674c11e8e5ef599100d0c7bf3cc8a79c
Cycles X: Restore OptiX SDK 7.3 requirement https://developer.blender.org/rB5d3a6bb30825952ff3fd8af95beceed7fa3927fb

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