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CYCLES
Cycles: merge of cycles-x branch, a major update to the renderer https://developer.blender.org/rB08031197250aeecbaca3803254e6f25b8c7b7b37
Hair Info Length Attribute https://developer.blender.org/rB6a88f83d679f281d7adb3798ab4770069a63c2da

VSE
Increase VSE strip channels limit from 32 to 128 https://developer.blender.org/rB8fecc2a8525467ee2fbbaae16ddbbc10b3050d46
Strip Thumbnails https://developer.blender.org/rB997b5fe45dab8bd0e2976c8b673e56266134fc80
VSE: Image transform tools https://developer.blender.org/rBfa2c1698b077f510175e79adf3dbf3e1602b1030
Fix T91666: Missing pivot point in VSE https://developer.blender.org/rBf9e09819766d3578aefcbfecfcd10f4523cebd9b
VSE: Expose Zoom to Fit in all display modes https://developer.blender.org/rBad3e5d2bf59f78cfa95c7ced56c959c5ad83e000

GEOMETRY NODES
Geometry Nodes: String manipulation nodes https://developer.blender.org/rB29e3545194804428676b0adf881f418a96a40a9a
Geometry Nodes: Special string characters node https://developer.blender.org/rB5c0017e85a75ad004ef5f4944828074a7fa95f21
Geometry Nodes: String to Curves Node https://developer.blender.org/rBbe16794ba17246eb035bdda42bb5e69d6bf5fa40
Geometry Nodes: Random Value Node https://developer.blender.org/rB536f9eb82e07778565b789f7408f3ce81aa6d675
Geometry Nodes: Fill instances separately in the curve fill node https://developer.blender.org/rB6d162d35e2c85ea4fb990f0c459ec36064cf0550
Geometry Nodes: Curve tangent node https://developer.blender.org/rB4d51af68adb273a9e63cba196a71a404b07be95d
Geometry Nodes: Curve Sample Node https://developer.blender.org/rB17021adceaee28295b89301b4f715b6bcd8d5fca
Geometry Nodes: Curve Parameter Node https://developer.blender.org/rB4d881d9dad764dec22c057f434d3f91c26f0b0ef
Geometry Nodes: Curve Fillet Node https://developer.blender.org/rB0d350e0193f1af82274ba78f5f93702c14646a86
Geometry Nodes: Attribute Statistic Node https://developer.blender.org/rB05f3f11d553e97f27fc88b1dada9387acdb768a6
Geometry Nodes: new Distribute Points on Faces node https://developer.blender.org/rBe7ae2840a5e01e136ebf1f0375bdea7ad8dc2067
Geometry Nodes: new Instance on Points node https://developer.blender.org/rB617954c1438096810ce8e47f09c25c8311baac4d
Geometry Nodes: support outputting collection children as instances https://developer.blender.org/rB547f7d23cafb682d3ac6d1348d70caef411ecc51
Geometry Nodes: Initial socket visualization for fields. https://developer.blender.org/D12584
Geometry Nodes: make field links thinner than other links https://developer.blender.org/rB2bd020521578549eb47c58c7984c9a35b7c35cd8
Nodes: initial support for socket tooltips https://developer.blender.org/rBef45399f3be0955ba8a8c678a5f5ed18ed8c7759
Geometry Nodes: Add legacy warning and “View Legacy” operator https://developer.blender.org/rB41e3bf8a8e79c8c42f72d49dea64b634aa243ff7
Geometry Nodes: implicit position input in Set Position node https://developer.blender.org/rB32a4c7f188826d649b231b39baa1c1bcb7cbcbdc
Geometry Nodes: Support creating new attributes in modifiers. https://developer.blender.org/D12644

MODELING
Applying patch D12600, GSOC Knife Tools branch https://developer.blender.org/D12600
Knife: Expose XYZ axis locking in modal keymap https://developer.blender.org/rB93b36fad684f62119a7a27c5ba37902643574ae5

PERFORMANCE
FileBrowser: Reduce Overhead Browsing Libraries. https://developer.blender.org/rBfc7beac8d6f45d9eca344ec4ae8879c2e73f0731
Assets: Read catalogs immediately when loading a library https://developer.blender.org/rBc87e6b23be5683e006d75a69281ecf64dc86c7d6

GREASE PENCIL
GPencil: Curvature support for length modifier https://developer.blender.org/rB2e6a7353852f432f626269b3e7d9246701c690e2
LineArt: Smooth tolerance value for chaining. https://developer.blender.org/D12050
GPencil: Split Weight modifier in two to make more consistent https://developer.blender.org/rB368b56c9a132f7a37c638d16fc4c263d211bc4ed
GPencil: Reorganize list of modifiers https://developer.blender.org/rB9cf593f30519386a987d6378f9512b7cc22e20a9

UI
Keymap: preference for keys to set the active tool https://developer.blender.org/rBf5c6029cc51d69b39e39038cf22716ef8c50a947
Keymap: preference for Alt-LMB to use the active tool https://developer.blender.org/rB8b8a678cdf1b134a83dc46afd8dbd285812a6603
UI: keymap preference tweaks https://developer.blender.org/rB599d96e8f96f2fd40c51c9949091559b5f162869