AniHancer8
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This release history is structured from the changelog files and dated Update Hub entries packaged with the production extension.

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First Community Update

Current release

Version 1.9.4

First Community Update

Current controls

  • Refreshed Quick Controls and A8 LAB with compact branding, live frame-path chips, and clearer spacing.
  • Added Active Player status, one-click Safe Mode, and A8 Smart Advisor recommendations.
  • Made the FPS Window site-specific and added a complete A8 LAB tutorial with per-tool help.
  • Updated Ambient Space and consolidated extension links into News Hub, Support, Privacy, and the official website.

Playback and efficiency

  • Added A8 Efficiency Guard to limit wasteful sustained rendering workloads.
  • Power 3 supports up to a 5K internal ceiling; Power 4 Turbo supports up to 10K on capable hardware, subject to Efficiency Guard.
  • Focused processing on the active video and reduced GPU work during paused, hidden, or off-screen playback.
  • Expanded diagnostic reports and exposed safer fallback states after rendering errors.
Production release

Version 1.9.3

Visual Identity + Video Control Release

Current identity and Power

  • Introduced the official infinity-A mark across the extension UI and toolbar.
  • Standardized the product on four built-in Power levels with Power 4 as the official maximum.
  • Mapped Turbo to Power 4 and migrated saved higher built-in selections safely.
  • Added Sapphire, Jade, Champagne, Rose Gold, Platinum, and Obsidian for a total of twelve visual themes.

Video controls and workflow

  • Added play/pause, rewind 10 seconds, skip 10 seconds, mute, volume, speed, and A8 LAB restart controls.
  • Added customizable shortcuts for the main Video Control Center actions.
  • Added editable Live Original Compare shortcut with Reset Default.
  • Expanded the popup tutorial and added contextual A8 LAB help.

Diagnostics and color

  • Redesigned the 30-second diagnostic experience with clear health results, More Info, and Reset.
  • Expanded saturation, contrast, and brightness controls to 0–500%.
  • Added direct AniHancer8 email support to A8 LAB.
  • Fixed dark-mode dropdown readability and diagnostic tracking of the visible processor canvas.
Production release

Version 1.9.2

First-Run + Efficiency Patch

Improved

  • Added a seven-step first-run popup tutorial that can be skipped or replayed.
  • Made the FPS HUD scheduler idle when the HUD is disabled.
  • Hardened fullscreen HUD behavior for container and direct-video fullscreen.
  • Aligned built-in Power initialization, migration, and Auto-Tune ceiling behavior.
  • Removed dead legacy popup/options/i18n runtime bundles while retaining license notices.
Production release

Version 1.9.1

HUD Reliability Patch

Fixed

  • Allowed the FPS HUD to render in the frame that actually contains the video.
  • Added isolated Shadow DOM styling, stronger stacking, fullscreen-container handling, and saved placement.
  • Linked FPS reading to actual video-frame callbacks where Chromium exposes them.
  • Kept support guidance and direct email contact together.
Production release

Version 1.9.0

Control UX + Unified FPS HUD

Added and changed

  • Replaced legacy per-video FPS panels with one unified A8 Performance HUD.
  • Added draggable placement and five popup position presets.
  • Added extension-wide search in popup and internal pages.
  • Fixed control hit targets for FPS Window, Color Correction, and Smart Auto-Tune.
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