Changelog

Text in Diffusion Studio just got a lot more expressive. This update introduces text animations, expanded keyframe support, and a set of editor improvements that make motion work faster and more precise.

Text animations

Three new text-specific animations are available: Appear word, Appear character, and Scramble. Each one gives you fine control over how text enters a scene, whether you want words revealing one at a time, characters typing in sequentially, or a scramble animation that resolves into your final copy.

These join the full animation library, which includes Fade, Slide, Scale, Spin, Twist, and Blur animations. All of them are now stable and work reliably with the new text animations system. Apply them from the animations panel, combine them, and preview instantly on the canvas.

Keyframes for colors and gradients

Keyframes now support colors, gradient stops, and effects. You can animate gradient colors, stop positions, and blend between states over time. Most properties across the editor are now keyframeable, which opens up a much wider range of motion design workflows without leaving Diffusion Studio.

Color input improvements

The color input is smarter. Type a color name like “red”, “blue”, or “white” and it resolves to the right value. Hex input handling is also improved, so partial or shorthand values are normalized automatically.

Resizable timeline

The timeline panel is now freely resizable. Drag to expand it when you need more room for keyframe editing or complex multi-track layouts. Pair it with compact track height to fit more tracks in view for bigger projects or detailed motion work.

What else is new

• Drawing rectangles, scenes, and text on the canvas is improved
• Timeline and playhead interactions have UX refinements
• Tooltips are now available on icon buttons across the sidebar and timeline
• Improved frame rate handling for smoother playback and export
• Export quality and stability improvements
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

PNG sequence import is now available in Diffusion Studio.

If you work with tools like Blender or Cinema 4D, you often end up with a folder of numbered frames. Until now, getting those into an editor meant converting to video first, or switching to another tool. That step is gone.

How it works

Drag your PNG sequence folder straight onto the timeline or into your assets panel. Diffusion Studio reads the frames in order and brings them in as a single clip, ready to edit, layer, or export.

Once the sequence is on your timeline, open the time settings in the right sidebar to set the frame rate. Match it to your render output, whether that is 24, 30, or 60 fps.

What else is new

• Performance improvements across the editor
• Bug fixes and stability updates

We’ve been building a newer Diffusion Studio, and today we’re making it available as an Open Alpha.

Video editing hasn’t changed much, and we think it’s overdue for one. Editors still center around the same timeline-and-bins structure, and anything beyond basic cuts usually means switching to another tool. We set out to build a non-linear editing experience with full creative control where everything you need is in one place.

Every idea starts on a canvas. A sketch, a blank page, a space to explore before structure takes over. Diffusion Studio is built around that. Your scenes, assets, and compositions live together on an infinite canvas. You can see the full scope of a project, move between ideas freely, and switch to the timeline when you need sequencing and precision. One environment from import to export, no tool switching.

AI has been part of Diffusion Studio before, but we’ve rebuilt it for this release. Auto-captions, generation, and smart actions run inside the editor as part of the workflow, not a separate step.

We’re also working on Diffusion Studio for Mac, with MCP support so AI agents can work alongside your editing workflow. More on that soon.

This is an alpha. Things will change and some will break. We’re shipping early because building in the open gets us there faster.

It’s ready. Open Diffusion Studio and share what you make with us on X.

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Looking for the previous editor? If you have existing projects or need to download assets, you can access the legacy editor.