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starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:21 pm

Congratulations, you found the secret preview!

These are early test renders of the classic Redrum and NN-19 in glorious high resolution. We're working hard on making Reason look amazing on any display. While we still have more work to do, I hope you like this little preview that I snuck out.

Thanks for using Reason and happy 20th! <3

Mattias Häggström Gerdt
Reason Product Manager

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starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:24 pm

Based on this announcement I don't think it's impossible we will see a hi-res Reason as a v11.5 release? Reason Studios will definitely beat AIR, I'm pretty sure about that

Kongru · Post by **Kongru** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:26 pm

starflakeprj wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:24 pm Based on this announcement I don't think it's impossible we will see a hi-res Reason as a v11.5 release? Reason Studios will definitely beat AIR, I'm pretty sure about that

Seems more like a full point version update to me.

It looks like they’re high resolution bitmaps? Strange that they didn’t go with vectors, they’re going to have to update them again in a few years.

starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:30 pm

Kongru wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:26 pm
starflakeprj wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:24 pm Based on this announcement I don't think it's impossible we will see a hi-res Reason as a v11.5 release? Reason Studios will definitely beat AIR, I'm pretty sure about that
Seems more like a full point version update to me.

It looks like they’re high resolution bitmaps? Strange that they didn’t go with vectors, they’re going to have to update them again in a few years.

Depends, if they skip 11.5 completely, I guess it could be v12.

Yep, looks like hi-res bitmaps, I don't think it would be possible to ask all developers for new vector graphics, but I think all RE's are uploaded to the Reason Studios servers in hi-res bitmaps from the beginning.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:36 pm

Actually no, AFAIK RE development requires assets as SVGs and/or 3D models, not bitmaps.

In the above images, all controls, buttons, icons and text are obviously vectors. The background is textured only (but SVG allows encapsulating images and using them as textures etc.)

starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:37 pm

So that's good news then!

antic604 · Post by **antic604** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:38 pm

starflakeprj wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:30 pmYep, looks like hi-res bitmaps, I don't think it would be possible to ask all developers for new vector graphics, but I think all RE's are uploaded to the Reason Studios servers in hi-res bitmaps from the beginning.

Actually at the beginning RE devs had to provide BOTH high-res (I think 5K?) assets and 3D mesh, but the latter was dropped few years back.

It's actually quite appaling they've only started the process of up-resing native devices very recently. Also, I wonder if Propellerhead's / RS's own REs have high-res assets? Some of the new ones - from Europa/Grain up I think, because we could see high-res assets in their promo videos - might, but older like Parsec, PX7, Polar, etc. I really doubt.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:39 pm

PX7 is definitely bitmaps.

lkjb · Post by **lkjb** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:11 pm

The Rack Extensions SDK deprecated 3D GUI in 4.2.0. 2D GUIs must have a width of 3770 pixels (link) which I think should suffice for quite some time as there is no reason why the pixel density should increase much compared to current hi-res monitors.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:24 pm

starflakeprj wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:24 pm Reason Studios will definitely beat AIR, I'm pretty sure about that

The next ice age will beat AIR.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:33 pm

lotus2035 wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:24 pm
starflakeprj wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:24 pm Reason Studios will definitely beat AIR, I'm pretty sure about that
The next ice age will beat AIR.

Lol
rsp

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:35 pm

80's Skeuomorphism at its finest!

Still looks really dated and fiddly to me even in glorious high resolution. Its not hardware, don't limit yourself with hardware paradigms...its 2020

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:40 pm

Yep it's 2020 and they're Reason Studios.

BoogerSnot · Post by **BoogerSnot** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:21 pm

Nice to see it's being worked on.

sQeetz · Post by **sQeetz** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:24 pm

Can't wait!

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