The 2014 release introduced several features that became industry standards for motion design workflows.
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The 13.1 update brought native support for high-resolution displays, ensuring the UI looked sharp on Apple Retina displays and Microsoft Surface Pro devices.
While "piece" isn't a formal technical term in the software's UI, it is commonly used in tutorials and community discussions to describe: