Changelog for 9/9/2026

AI credits: AI operations (background removal and generation, AI images, AI subtitles, face / subject detection) now draw on a dedicated AI credit balance, separate from API credits, with usage warnings and top-ups
New Generate AI Image tool
AI background generation for animation templates
Auto Animate: generate an opening animation from a template's layout as a starting point
Animation editor: grouped keyframe presets, draggable timeline markers and preset durations
Blur is now animatable, and gradients are back on shapes
Media library split into separate Images and Animations sections
Max template size raised to 5000px
Template layers can choose which AI model they use
Subtitle tool: words-per-segment control, a presets picker, and background colour and opacity
Join Videos tool: transitions between clips, joined at the first clip's size
Workflows: named steps, sample data, an API console and a live in-progress run view
API keys are now scoped to the workspace
AI detection is now deterministic, and every workspace font shows in the editor
Fixes: rating, QR, bar code, SVG shape and group layers no longer render black outside the editor; joined videos no longer read as corrupt in some players; failed tool jobs are no longer charged

Workflows: full create, read, update and delete endpoints
Animations: a deterministic animate endpoint, plus corrected animation template docs
ai-prompt supported in the template builder and API for AI-generated layers
Choose an AI model per template layer
Workflow image steps can set their output format
Tools: numeric inputs stay numeric, and AI background generations run concurrently

New tools: animate a template, author workflows, create a GIF preview, and generate an AI image
Animations are now part of the default tool set
The server now introduces itself to newly-connected and unauthorized callers