StoryLiner V1.6 for Blender 5

Published by WerwacK on February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

This version is based on StoryLiner V1.5 and is dedicated to Blender 5.1+.

— Currently in Beta —

Current available version is: StoryLiner V. 1.6.21 (March 15th, 2026)

If you own a Studio Edition, the latest package is already available in your product page on SuperHive Market (formerly Blender Market). Follow these instructions for the installation.

Important notes

This version is for Blender 5.1 ONLY.
I’m highly looking for feedback. When you test the version, please share your thoughts and experience with me on the Spitfire Storyboards Discord – StoryLiner support channel or by sending me an e-mail.
Features presented below may be available in some package editions of StoryLiner only. See the Differences Between Editions.

💡💡💡 Same advice as usual when using StoryLiner: Watch the tooltips !!! 💡💡💡

V 1.6.21:
- Merged all the changes from StoryLiner V1.5
- Now supports OpenTimelineIO v0.18 instead of v0.16
- Fixed many bugs related to the changes in Blender 5 Python API
- Fixed an error message in the Retimer
V 1.6.14:
- Fixed several bugs that were generating errors during rendering
- Merged all features from V 1.5
V 1.6.10:
- Easier installation, security increased!
  StoryLiner now uses its own Python virtual environment. The installation is now as simple as drag and dropping the add-on package into Blender and press Ok. Admin mode and Blender restart are not required anymore
- Added the new Camera Background settings from V 1.5.10
V 1.6.04:
- Added the Camera Background rendering feature introduced in V 1.5.4
V 1.6.03:
- First “working” version (in spite of several error messages in the log)

The internal feature to auto-save the StoryLiner add-on preferences has been disactivated for the moment
Still several error messages appearing in the log, but features seem to work nonetheless