Aseprite v1.1.10 and v1.2-beta4 Dec 8, 2016

Hi asepriters! Today we are releasing v1.1.10 and v1.2-beta4 with new features and several fixes. (How to update Aseprite?)

Aseprite v1.2-beta5

New option to add reference layer, useful for rotoscoping (issue 532)
Initial support for Timeline thumbnails (issue 340, thanks to Carlo “zED” Caputo, PRs)
Added new –oneframe CLI parameter to load just one frame
Fixed loading layer groups from .ase files with complex hierarchies/multiple levels
Fixed all commands related to the entire canvas (resize sprite, rotate sprite, flip sprite, etc.) when the sprite contains collapsed groups
+All changes in v1.1.10 and v1.1.11
Aseprite v1.2-beta6:

Aseprite v1.1.10

Support symmetry at the center of one pixel (issue issue 853)
Added keyboard shortcuts to change the layer opacity with Shift+1, Shift+2, Shift+3, and Shift+4.
Added option to use Rectangular Marquee and Lasso tools with right click
Added default grid options in preferences dialog
Added option to play all frames ignoring tags
Added option to disable auto-scroll (issue 1277)
Added a tick mark next to the preset palette that matches the active one (issue 1327)
Added visual indicator when Aseprite is saving data to recover files from a crash (issue 1114)
Added an option to change the initial frame number on the Timeline (issue 1300)
Improved the dialog to open a sequence of files (frame1.png, frame2.png, etc.) (issue 1284)
macOS: Smooth scroll with trackpad on list boxes and other widgets
Detect the file format by its content instead of this extension when possible (issue 776)
Esc key closes Layer/Cel properties dialog (thanks to @klw0)
Tab key cycle through RGB/HSV color text fields (issue 1019)
Show all tools/quicktools on keyboard shortcuts preferences
Fixed crashing when the user-defined theme doesn’t exist anymore (issue 1283)
Fixed bug which we can get stuck moving a cel (issue 1315)
Fixed crash using “Play Once” option (issue 1337)
Fixed several bugs & issues (including issue 1221, issue 1326, issue 1334, issue 1339)
Aseprite v1.1.11:

Added option to disable Home tab (issue 1368)
Don’t ignore the initial frame number option in tag properties dialog (issue 1350)
Fixed crash using focus-movement keys on certain strange UI states
Fixed other minor bugs

Zoom tool can be used on animation playback
Fixed UI artifacts when moving splitters and other UI elements
macOS: Fixed `⌘key` shortcuts on non-QWERTY keyboard layouts (e.g. DVORAK, AZERTY, etc.)