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Update release notes for 1.5
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Will need more, but this syncs with recent press release
Signed-off-by: Gary Oberbrunner <[email protected]>
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# Release Notes - 1.5 (upcoming)

This is version 1.5 of the OFX API.
Significant additions include the OfxDrawSuite for drawing overlays without
requiring OpenGL.

## Key Features of OpenFX Version 1.5:
- Color Management: Enhanced color management APIs to ensure accurate and consistent color rendering across different source media, devices and platforms.
- DrawSuite: On-screen drawing capabilities to allow hosts and plugins to work together without requiring OpenGL.
- GPU Support: Comprehensive GPU support between hosts and plugins, including OpenCL, CUDA, and Metal, for accelerated performance and smoother rendering.
- Choice Params: Improved parameter handling with the addition of choice parameters, allowing for more intuitive and organized user interfaces.
- Binary Data: Support for binary data to facilitate the handling of plugin-specific data types and improve processing efficiency.
- Windows ARM64: Version 1.6 enables future compatibility with Windows ARM64, expanding the range of supported devices and platforms.
- Houdini Support: SideFX has announced support for OpenFX in their upcoming version 20.5 of Houdini, in the new Copernicus image-processing node.

## Deprecations

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- Add `OfxDrawSuite` for drawing image overlays without use of OpenGL
- Add OpenCL, CUDA and Metal support for direct GPU rendering
- Add :c:macro:`kOfxParamPropChoiceOrder` for reordering Choice Params
- Colour management is in [[ofxColour.h][include/ofxColour.h]]

# Release Notes - 1.4

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