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            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/08/05/uifx-2.1.0/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>Our powerful Unity UI package <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX</strong></a> has been updated to version 2.1.0!</p><p>You can read about the changes in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.1.0 - 5 August 2026</summary><br><p><strong>Added</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added new <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/inner-glow-filter/\"><strong>Inner Glow Filter</strong></a> beta component, which is very similar to the <code>Photoshop</code> filter of the same name.</p>\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/inner-glow-filter/videos/banner.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added new <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/shader-filter/\"><strong>Shader Filter</strong></a> beta component, which allows single custom shaders to be applied in the UIFX stack.</p>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Improved workflow with new <code>Preferences</code> option to show <code>UIFX</code> shortcuts below the <code>[Add Component]</code> button in the <code>Inspector</code>.</p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Featured Image\" src=\"https://www.chocdino.com/assets/images/preferences-add-component-buttons-112685864d0dcef4ea16cbc65f693555.png\" width=\"532\" height=\"678\" class=\"img_ev3q\"></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Changed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/gooey-filter/\"><strong>Gooey Filter</strong></a> property <code>Size</code> has been renamed to <code>Grow</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Improved</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/outline-filter/\"><strong>Outline Filter</strong></a> can now output <code>HDR</code> color and has had shader optimisations.  It was also optimised so changing properties that don't affect rendering no longer cause rerendering (eg changing <code>Gradient</code> settings when not in gradient mode).</li>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/shine-filter/\"><strong>Shine Filter</strong></a> has new <code>FillSpace</code> property which allows the shine effect to operate in screen-space, meaning you can easily apply a shine to multiple components. It also now has scripting properties exposed.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/edge-lighting-filter/\"><strong>Edge Lighting Filter</strong></a> has new <code>Inner Shadow</code> property and has been refactored.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Optimisation: large reduction in garbage generation &amp; <code>Material</code> instances used in filters.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Shaders from <code>BETA</code> components and <code>UITK</code> components are now always selectable for stripping.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><code>BETA</code> components have better support - they can now always be accessed and have their own component sub-menu.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Gooey Filter</strong> has been optimised with multi-pass dilate.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/effects/vertex-skew/\"><strong>Vertex Skew</strong></a> no longer requires <code>Graphic</code> component, allowing these components to more easily be removed.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Minor improvements to <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/sources/composite-layer/\"><strong>Composite Layer</strong></a>.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Components now appear under the <code>UI (Canvas)</code> menu in modern Unity versions.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><code>Bake</code> buttons combined into a single button.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Fixed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed bug in <strong>Composite Layer</strong> when no <code>Canvas</code> was assigned.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed bug in <strong>Drop Shadow Filter</strong> where <code>Inset</code> mode with <code>Spread</code> and no blur wouldn't render.</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/08/05/uifx-2.1.0/",
            "title": "UIFX 2.1.0 Update",
            "summary": "Our powerful Unity UI package UIFX has been updated to version 2.1.0!",
            "date_modified": "2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/20/uifx-2.0.6/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>Our powerful Unity UI package <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX</strong></a> has been updated to version 2.0.6!</p><p>You can read about the changes in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.0.6 - 20 July 2026</summary><br><p><strong>Added</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Added new <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/features/uitk-filters/\"><strong>UI Toolkit Filters</strong></a>:<!-- -->\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><code>Drop Shadow</code></li>\n<li class=\"\"><code>Inner Shadow</code></li>\n<li class=\"\"><code>Inner Glow</code></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Improved</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Huge optimisations to <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/long-shadow-filter/\"><strong>Long Shadow Filter</strong></a> &amp; <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/extrude-filter/\"><strong>Extrude Filter</strong></a> shaders.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Huge optimisations to <code>UI Toolkit</code> <code>Long Shadow Filter</code>.</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/20/uifx-2.0.6/",
            "title": "UIFX 2.0.6 Update",
            "summary": "Our powerful Unity UI package UIFX has been updated to version 2.0.6!",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/14/uifx-2.0.5/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>Our powerful Unity UI package <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX</strong></a> has been updated to version 2.0.5!</p><p>You can read about the changes in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.0.5 - 14 July 2026</summary><br><p><strong>Added</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added new <code>Soft Shadow Filter</code> BETA component. Requires enabling <code>BETA</code> features in <code>Preferences</code>.</p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UIFX-SoftShadowFilter\" src=\"https://www.chocdino.com/assets/images/header-08b939a6143502eccdbdfa2daaef809f.png\" title=\"UIFX-SoftShadowFilter\" width=\"1920\" height=\"684\" class=\"img_ev3q\"></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Improved</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/utilities/filter-stack-text-mesh-pro/\"><strong>Filter Stack (TextMeshPro)</strong></a> skips filter rendering if the text field is empty.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Fixed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed regression introduced in <code>2.0.4</code> for fixing <code>Mask</code> support in <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/utilities/filter-stack-text-mesh-pro/\"><strong>Filter Stack (TextMeshPro)</strong></a> and filters.</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/14/uifx-2.0.5/",
            "title": "UIFX 2.0.5 Update",
            "summary": "Our powerful Unity UI package UIFX has been updated to version 2.0.5!",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
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        {
            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/11/uifx-2.0.4/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>Our powerful Unity UI package <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX</strong></a> has been updated to version 2.0.4!</p><p>You can read about the changes in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.0.4 - 11 July 2026</summary><br><p><strong>Added</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Added <code>Padding</code> property to the <code>Slide</code> style of <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/wipe-filter/\"><strong>Wipe Filter</strong></a> which allows for a greater offset during the slide.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Improved</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/sources/composite-layer/\"><strong>Composite Layer</strong></a> now supports children using the <code>Mask</code> component.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Minimum <code>TextMeshPro</code> version changed from 2.1.4 to 2.1.1 for more compatibility.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Changed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><code>Composite Layer</code> now adds children even if they are inactive.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Fixed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed <code>Unity</code> <code>Mask</code> component support for <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/utilities/filter-stack-text-mesh-pro/\"><strong>Filter Stack (TextMeshPro)</strong></a>.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><code>Composite Layer</code> now automatically creates correct composite child for <code>TextMeshPro</code>.</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/11/uifx-2.0.4/",
            "title": "UIFX 2.0.4 Update",
            "summary": "Our powerful Unity UI package UIFX has been updated to version 2.0.4!",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-11T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
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            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/07/uifx-2.0.3/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>Our powerful Unity UI package <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX</strong></a> has been updated to version 2.0.3!</p><p>You can read about the changes in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.0.3 - 7 July 2026</summary><br><p><strong>Improved</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/sources/composite-layer/\"><strong>Composite Layer</strong></a> now supports <code>Canvas Group</code> <code>Alpha</code> property on child objects and updates when child order changes.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Fixed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed resolution jumping artifacts in <code>Composite Layer</code>.</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/07/uifx-2.0.3/",
            "title": "UIFX 2.0.3 Update",
            "summary": "Our powerful Unity UI package UIFX has been updated to version 2.0.3!",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
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        {
            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/04/uifx-2.0.2/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>Our powerful Unity UI package <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX</strong></a> has been updated to version 2.0.2!</p><p>You can read about the changes in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.0.2 - 4 July 2026</summary><br><p><strong>Added</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Added <code>Softness</code> property to the <code>Slide</code> style of <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/wipe-filter/\"><strong>Wipe Filter</strong></a> which allows for much cooler slide that also fades off.<!-- -->\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/wipe-filter/videos/style-slide.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n</li>\n</ul><p><strong>Fixed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed <code>Color Adjust Filter</code> missing editor script.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Fixed missing <code>Doom Melt Filter</code> files.</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/04/uifx-2.0.2/",
            "title": "UIFX 2.0.2 Update",
            "summary": "Our powerful Unity UI package UIFX has been updated to version 2.0.2!",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
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            "id": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/03/uifx-2-launched/",
            "content_html": "<div class=\"theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success\"><div class=\"admonitionContent_BuS1\"><div class=\"product-banner-uifx\"></div><p>We've finally released <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/about/\"><strong>UIFX 2</strong></a>, the successor to our powerful 5-star Unity UI package <code>UIFX Bundle</code>!</p><video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/wipe-filter/videos/header.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video><p>This <code>Wipe Filter</code> is just one of the many new features.  Read about all of the new features in the release notes below:</p><summary class=\"detailsHeading\">UIFX 2.0.0 - 3 July 2026</summary><br><h2 class=\"anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq\" id=\"highlight--new-composite-layer-feature\">Highlight: 🚀 New Composite Layer Feature<a href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/03/uifx-2-launched/#highlight--new-composite-layer-feature\" class=\"hash-link\" aria-label=\"Direct link to Highlight: 🚀 New Composite Layer Feature\" title=\"Direct link to Highlight: 🚀 New Composite Layer Feature\" translate=\"no\">​</a></h2>\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/composite-layer/videos/fade-comparison.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n<p><strong>Added</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added a new powerful component: <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/sources/composite-layer/\"><strong>Composite Layer</strong></a>.  This allows UI elements to be combined together and UIFX filters to be applied to all of those UI elements.  This opens up so many new options for UI design, as well as performance and workflow improvements!</p>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/edge-lighting-filter/\"><strong>Edge Lighting Filter</strong></a> to easily add directional lighting and shadows.</p>\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/edge-lighting-filter/videos/usage-buttons.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/mask-filter/\"><strong>Mask Filter</strong></a> to apply a soft mask/invert-mask to graphics.</p>\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/mask-filter/videos/demo-masking.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/shine-filter/\"><strong>Shine Filter</strong></a> which is useful for highlighting graphics.</p>\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/shine-filter/videos/demo.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/rop-blend-filter/\"><strong>ROP Blend Filter</strong></a> to allow for more powerful blend modes.</p>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/wipe-filter/\"><strong>Wipe Filter</strong></a> which includes a ton of transitions.</p>\n<video width=\"100%\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"/products/uifx/wipe-filter/videos/header.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\"><p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p></video>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/features/uitk-filters/\"><strong>UI Toolkit Filters</strong></a> - currently just our Long Shadow filter has been ported.</p>\n</li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p>Added <a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/features/shader-stripping/\"><strong>Shader Stripping</strong></a> feature, which can reduce build time and build size. Select which filters/effects you aren't using and their shaders will automatically be excluded from builds. Find the new option in <code>Project Settings</code>.</p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UIFX-StripShaders\" src=\"https://www.chocdino.com/assets/images/preferences-strip-shaders-fba2dde876e363c6c9e91aa0364b2c60.png\" title=\"UIFX-StripShaders\" width=\"379\" height=\"805\" class=\"img_ev3q\"></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Improved</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https://www.chocdino.com/products/uifx/components/filters/glow-filter/\"><strong>Glow Filter</strong></a> now better supports transparent graphics.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Changed</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">The asset has been renamed from <code>UIFX Bundle</code> to <code>UIFX - Pro Bundle</code>.  This is because we have released additional UIFX asset bundle types.</li>\n<li class=\"\">Enum type has been <code>FillGradientBlendMode</code> renamed to <code>FillBlendMode</code>.</li>\n<li class=\"\"><code>HoverFilterStrength</code> has been renamed to <code>HoverStrength</code> and now supports non-filter effects (eg <code>Trail</code>, <code>Motion Blur</code>, <code>Vertex Skew</code>).</li>\n</ul></div></div>",
            "url": "https://www.chocdino.com/news/2026/07/03/uifx-2-launched/",
            "title": "UIFX 2 Launched!",
            "summary": "We've finally released UIFX 2, the successor to our powerful 5-star Unity UI package UIFX Bundle!",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-03T00:00:00.000Z",
            "tags": [
                "uifx",
                "unity"
            ]
        }
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