May 4th, 2011New Features & Improvements:
· Thumb generation is now threaded, leading to BIG speed improvements in folders that are viewed for the first time
· Overall improved response times in the Explorer
· CodedColor is now fully video compatible. We recommend that you install the free K-Lite Codec Pack in order to fully use this feature and improve loading speed and viewing quality.
· New supported video filetypes: FLV, MOV, RM, DIVX, MPEG4, MTS
· Video Codes of current file are displayed
· Pipette improved in all paint and fill functions
· Color replacement brush now with option to replace grayscale texture or paint in b/w
· Improved panning in the Panorama Viewer
· Several new features and bug fixes in the Publisher
· "Save as" in the image editor now has a shortcut
· New menu item in Explorer: Copy a downsized image directly to the clipboard (no need to downsize in the image editor, to paste images into an email)
· Panorama Viewer now creates a link for every opened image and remembers the settings for each panorama
· "View Panorama" shortcuts in the Explorer and Image Editor
· Timeline search values in the Explorer now support AND/OR
· Delete image: removed "beep" sound
· CTRL+P now opens print dialog
· Default sizes in print dialog now adapt to portrait/landscape images
· Option for fullscreen usage of mouse wheel: scroll images / zoom image
· File association handling improved for Vista and Windows 7
· Yellow coloring darkened for image folders under Windows 7
Fixed bugs:
· Attention: bug in Batch Renaming fixed, where files could disappear. Please use this feature in older versions at your own risk and in combination with backups!
· Duration is now only displayed in the Explorer description column after loading the corresponding video file, improving loading speed
· ESCAPE key now also closes screenshow for video files
· Fixed bugs in media toolbar
· Some thumbs displayed with transparency in black/white areas
· Custom sorting not performed in destination folder when dragged to tree
· Inifile can get disrupted in UNICODE environments
· GPS dialog does not work, if time zones cannot be retrieved from registry
· Tabset captions are barely visible in Windows 7
· Image comparison toolbar can disappear when using a 2nd monitor
· Error in custom sorting
· When changing a folder in the Explorer, the first image is sometimes not selected
· Recursive thumb creation in the Explorer after dragging
· Fullscreen: no more broken links shown in the navigation panel at the top
· Folder with movies could not be renamed due to locking problem
· Movie files could not be renamed (locked)
· Batch conversion: delete size suffix, if resizing is deactivated
· Exception after returning from fullscreen and image sound file
· Fixed serious DB index problem resulting from empty records
· CodedColor sometimes lost focus when a dialog is closed
· Fixed several other minor bugs
August 27th, 2010New Features:
· CD/DVD burning from Explorer and Album Export
· Deskew (auto-rotate) in scanning dialog and image editor
· Batch conversion: white balance, despeckle, remove noise, AutoColor & AutoExposure
· Batch conversion: gamma, contrast, saturation, crop, add clipart
· Fullscreen: 100 new transitions
· Fullscreen: soft pan
· Explorer: geo tagging
· Explorer: search similar images
· Explorer: print multiple images (incl. layout dialog)
· Explorer: show on map, map capture
· Explorer: compare images incl. EXIF/IPTC, synchronized zoom/pan and pixel difference
· Explorer: encrypt images (also in mail dialog)
· Explorer & Editor: clipart library (download through LiveUpdate)
· Explorer: flash album
· Explorer: convert movies to FLV or MOV
· Image Editor: images and layers support alpha channel (transparency)
· Image Editor: add clipart as layer or watermark
· Image Editor: sepia and negative
· Image Editor: add text to images
· Image Editor: rotate layers with antialias
· Image Editor: create classic picture frame (polaroid)
· Image Editor: separate images in scans & collages
· Image Editor: add shadow to text layers and clipart
· Image Editor: 46 advanced effects
· Image Editor: intuitive color palette dialog incl. transparency
· Image Editor: change perspective
· Image Editor: paint & fill now supports transparent color
· Image Editor: extend workspace with support for alpha channel
· Image Editor: color balance (gain offset)
· Image Editor: grayscale conversion and color washout
· Image Editor: create map collage with frame and shadow
· Image Editor: color replacement brush
· Image Editor: toggle between currently edited image and original
· Image editor: set transparent color with tolerance
· Image Editor: automatic rotation
· Image Editor: correct barrel distortion
· Image Editor: automatic red eye removal
· Image Editor: global, inclusive, exclusive wand selection options
· Image Editor: grab images from webpages
· Image Editor: smudge brush
Improvements:
· WIA scanner support
· Panorama: color & exposure frame equalization improves stitch and panorama quality
· Panorama: improvement of stitching result and quality
· More options in catalog panel context menus
· New image formats and faster RAW
· Updated RAW import library
· Improved overall stability and speed
· Improved speed in database correction
· Fixed speed problems when opening image from large folder in the editor
· Replicate IPTC fields to DB
· EXIF: UserComment now writeable
· FAQ and tutorial dialog at program start
· "Pixpedia Publisher" layout designer improved
· Panoramaviewer: allow slower animation
· Drag & Drop images: activate other explorer windows (MDI)
· Database cleanup: option to remove broken links
· Movie files: show frame#
· ICO files: show resolution, colors
· Batch conversion: allow subfolders
· Batch conversion: before/after preview for every operation
· Batch conversion: command to set EXIF.Date = Explorer.Date
· Batch conversion: checkbox to preserve filetypes
· Explorer: preserve sorting when pasting originals from catalog
· Explorer: highlight image folders
· Explorer: job wizard and "Add Images" dialog for all operations
· Explorer: correct all broken links inside catalog, if user points to one correct image
· Explorer: zoom using the mouse wheel now works analog to most other programs
· Explorer: enhanced ZIP options
· Explorer: improved interface and menu structure
· Explorer: ABC search in thumbs view
· Image Editor: custom crop sizes
· Image Editor: floating toolbar with selection options
· Image Editor: added antialias to layer rotation
· Image Editor: layer background can now be transparent
· Image Editor: working with layers (collages) is now much faster
· Image Editor: open ICO files as multiframe
· Image Editor: new layer menu
· Image Editor: undo list fixed and improved
· Image Editor: enhanced sharpness
· Image Editor: progress bar for lengthy operations
· Image Editor: enhanced JPG artefact removal
· Image Editor: print selection
· Image Editor: SmartFix option sliders
· Image Editor: move layers using keyboard (CTRL+Arrows)
Fixed bugs:
· Closing catalog panel deactivates mainform and leaves toolbars empty
· Playing sound causes crash when application terminates
· Batch with PSD files crashes
· MOV files: slider does not work correctly
· Crash when browsing to VISTA special folders like "Computer"
· Contact sheet crashes for certain images
· WMF files are not shown in contact sheet
· Red eye on image with alpha does not work
· Transparency does not work when adding clipart as layer
· Watermark does not work in version 5.8
· Broken link correction does not work for deleted or moved folders and deleted items
· F5 does not work correctly
· Copy & Paste into layer is buggy
· Undo until list is empty: image still has changed tag
· ALT+INS into catalog: new thumbs not selected
· Coming back from tray into explorer, organizer is opened
· Fullscreen: browsing bug after adding image into catalog
· ICO files are not thumbed correctly, and only smallest icon is shown
· Noise function does not use slider values correctly
· Undo does not work properly for layers
· After merge of layers, erasor does not work
May 27th, 2009· New Features
· Drag & Drop in Explorer now with thumb cursor and insert indicator
· Database cleanup now detects invalid or asynchronous thumbs
· Explorer now opens much faster, if the user has many entries in many catalogs
· Thumbs for multimedia and RAW files are now generated much faster
· In thumbs panel, the mouse wheel can now be used for scrolling
· New image format: TIFF Planar CMYK
· New image format: MS-HD
· Image Editor: save as Photoshop PSD format
· Open AVI in editor now shows progress dialog for frames
· Can now save IPTC/EXIF information in TIFF files
· MPEG, WMV movies can now be opened in the image editor
· VISTA/XP thumbs are now shown for media files (speed)
· Drag & Drop: thumb is displayed
· Exporer: images of subfolders can be viewed at once
· Image Editor: new frames and masks
· Image Editor: alpha channel now displayed correctly
· Image Editor: image shadow intensity can be adjusted
· Image Editor: better quality for small rotations
· Image Editor: improved stability, fixed memory leak
· Image Editor: improve dialog is now bigger
· Fast forward/backward of movie frames in fullscreen and explorer (similar to chapters)
· Explorer: faster browsing of large image/movie folders
· Explorer: faster browsing of CDs/DVDs
· Explorer: faster viewing of RAW images
· XP/Vista now lists CodedColor in "Open with" dialog for removable media
· F11 now maximizes the working area of explorer and image editor
· Fixed bugs
· Numerous bugfixes in CodedColor Publisher
· Statusbar in Explorer disappeared when clicking on broken link
· Explorer stability improved
· Helpfile did not open with right topic
· Fixed performance problem after installation and when first opening an image folder
· Fixed performance problem when switching between large image folders
· Installer now asks if you want to install BYNGO
· Skinning turned off for VISTA
· JPG Quality was not saved in Image Editor
· Limit in database size fixed
· Empty IPTC/EXIF field was not stored
· Batch: IPTC/EXIF changes and type conversion did not work simultaneously
· DCX multi frame format now handled correctly
· Rename file: upper/lowercase letters now recognized
· Image Editor: layers merge faster
· Print Preview: fixed big memory leak
· Batch conversion: EXIF/IPTC was not copied correctly
· Image Editor: layers transparency now supported
· Image Editor: shadow feature now has progress meter
· Album export can now handle unicode filenames
· Image Editor: rotation of an image layer cut off the image
· Panorama: different sized frames caused program crash
· Fullscreen: no navigation if soundfile is played
· Fullscreen: deleting movie file not possible
· Fullscreen: movie not always displayed in correct size
· Attached soundfile was not considered during dragging and deletion of images
· Bug in "Copy to Clipboard" fixed
October 18th, 2008· New Features
· Image editor: select standard formats now also for portrait images
· Image editor frame dialog: many new frames and masks
· Image editor brushes: many new textures
· Image Editor: added standard sizes for widescreen monitors
· Explorer: view all images in (selected) subfolders at the same time
· Explorer: view recent folders
· Explorer: ZIP only selected files
· Explorer: progress meter for annotation and keyword changes on multiple imgages
· Explorer: feature to restore original EXIF creation filedates
· CodedColor Publisher: numerous new features
· Cleanup up application menu structure
· Fixed bugs
· Fixed several bugs in "Export to PDF" dialog
· Filedate preserved when changing EXIF image title
· Image editor fill tool: userdefined colors were not loaded
· Image editor frame dialog: fixed minor bugs
· Explorer: bug when renaming files with same name and different extensions
· Explorer: bug when renaming files with lower/uppercase characters
· Explorer: fixed alpha channel for PNG files
· Explorer: Search for EXACT PHRASE now works as expected
· CodedColor Publisher: numerous bugfixes
· Fotowire service discontinued (HP merge)
December 10th, 2007· Image editor now stores changed EXIF thumbnail
· Annotation Editor now updates EXIF thumbnail, if missing or wrong orientation
· Batch conversion now writes the EXIF thumbnail into generated images
· Contact sheet: show filepath
· HTML indexpage: link to original image
· Screenshow: customize titlebar in program settings
· CodedColor Publisher: numerous new features
· EXIF DateTimePhoto ($9003) now editable, also in batch processing
· EXIF orientation flag ist corrected when saving the image
· Album Export now allows link to original image
· Fixed: HTML album did not work under IE 7.0 or VISTA
· Fixed error in broken link detection (resulted in lost annotations)
· Fixed: Copy/Move into same folder resulted in crash
· Fixed: Album Export starts faster now
· Fixed: Error in several dialogs for non-existant export paths. Are now created
· Fixed: Image Editor: Curves tool: GPF when sliders are moved to maximum or minimum
· Fixed several errors in BYNGO addon
April 6th, 2007· Windows VISTA compatible
· Output destination filenames can now have custom prefix AND suffix
· RAW support updated
· Skype dialog: can now send zoomed images
· Clone source and fill texture sizes now more flexible
· Relative date values in EXIF batch processing
July 14th, 2006· New Features
· Panorama Stich with resize and gamma correction
· Multipage PDF album export
· Compress images to PDF for mail attachments
· Share photos using Skype
· Now supports ALL existing RAW Formats: CRW, NEF, RAW, PEF, RAF, X3F, BAY, SRF, MRW, DCR, CR2, ORF, etc. Click here for a complete list.
· Explorer: Keyword View to add and search keywords
· New application: CodedColor Publisher for versatile photo layouts
· New application: CodedColor Toolbox for PDF export and image labeling
· Editor: add individual frames to images
· Editor: add text labels to images (incl. arrow pointers)
· Editor: create image collages using layers
· Editor: save image as PDF format
· Editor: new "White Balance" tool
· Editor: option to turn off EXIF/IPTC injection after editing images
· Editor: cut with lasso and paste as layer into other image
· Annotation: display readonly EXIF/IPTC fields in red
· Batch: write IPTC/EXIF data to multiple images
· Explorer: clickable Splitters
· Explorer: thumbs now scroll during drag & drop in custom sorting
· Fullscreen: titlebar now customizable via program settings
· Personal online account can now be accessed directly from CodedColor
· Modern skin
· Online news messages
· Fixed bugs
· Stack overflow bug in Organizer fixed
· Display problem with some GIF images in thumbsview fixed
· Sporadic rotate warnings in fullscreen fixed
· Thumbs lost after cancelling rename folder operation
· Compress files to ZIP: filename error fixed
· Editor: layer transparency and rendering bugs fixed
· Endless "Correct records" loop after renaming or moving directory fixed
· Annotation: EXIF/IPTC tabs now disabled, when multiple images are selected
· Explorer: immediate drag & drop of nonselected thumbs
· Batch: Output tab is now deselectable, so originals can be overwritten
· Custom colors from color selection dialog now same throughout CodedColor
· Shortcut collision between screen capture and "Save Image" fixed (CTRL S)
· Fullscreen: lower right navigation buttons flickered
· Fullscreen: Some movies run smoother now
· Web album: filename bug fixed
· Editor: "save as ICO" changed color palette
July 14th, 2006· New interface, multimedia, prof. image editing, batch renaming, smartfix correction, FTP upload, panorama stitch, PDF album export, photo layouts, skype photo sharing, timeline view, RAW formats, video capture, animate panoramas, send photo MMS, white balance
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