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Zoner Photo Studio X Changelog

What's new in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2403.2.539

Apr 26, 2024
  • Fixed problem with saving to AVIF format
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.509 (Dec 20, 2023)

  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.507 (Nov 17, 2023)

  • Catalog - added option to change location for moved folders
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.506 (Nov 12, 2023)

  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.504 (Nov 2, 2023)

  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.503 (Oct 29, 2023)

  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.502 (Oct 25, 2023)

  • Added option to automatically display collapsed panels
  • Catalog - solved problem with incomplete metadata update
  • Catalog - solved problem with preloading 1:1 previews
  • Manager - solved problem with writing metadata to some JPEG files
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.501 (Oct 23, 2023)

  • Print - solved problem with export and ordering of calendars and photo books
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.499 (Oct 20, 2023)

  • Catalog metadata update improvement
  • Fixed crashes on some files with small dimensions
  • Develop - Adding vignetting - resolved issue with saving the Highlight Protection parameter
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2309.2.497 (Oct 4, 2023)

  • Manager - solved problem with access to photos on Zonerama
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2303.2.495 (Sep 29, 2023)

  • Manager - solved problem with slow saving of metadata to JPEG files
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2303.2.492 (Sep 27, 2023)

  • Develop – solved problem with loading DNG files saved in DxO PureRAW
  • Develop – solved problem with loading grayscale images
  • Develop – solved problem with saving files to Zoner Photo Cloud
  • Develop – solved problem with text annotations
  • Develop – 3D LUT – for CUBE format, the file name is now used as the LUT name
  • GPU Acceleration – resolved issue with support for graphics cards with 2GB RAM
  • Resolved issue with saving JPEG files that could not load in some applications
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2303.2.442 (Mar 29, 2023)

  • Manager - Browser - fixed the problem with dragging files with the mouse to another folder
  • Develop – Fixed an issue with lens profiles for some users
  • Other bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2209.2.415 (Jan 19, 2023)

  • Print – Print Photos – fixed problems with adding pictures in Portrait orientation
  • Print – Photo Books – fixed problem with photos’ crop setting when adding further photos
  • Develop – Retouching Tools – fixed problem with brush settings when switching to another picture
  • Navigator – fixed problem with displaying files from Google Drive
  • RAW – added support for reading RAW files from the Fujifilm X-H2S, Fujifilm X-S10, Nikon D6, and Nikon Z fc

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2209.2.404 (Oct 18, 2022)

  • Zonerama – fixed problem with album sorting
  • Manager – fixed problem with assigning keyword when dragging a keyword onto a preview
  • Develop – Healing Brush – fixed problem with pressure when using a drawing tablet
  • Develop – fixed problem with auto-save functionality for non-destructive edits in certain cases
  • Develop – fixed resolution problem when saving photos from the Fuji XE3
  • RAW - added support for loading RAW files from Canon EOS 90D

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2209.2.403 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Manager – fixed problem with restoration of the previous tab mode after switching in from the Develop module
  • Manager – Batch Edit EXIF – fixed problem with entry of multi-line text
  • Edit – Place Text – fixed problem with entry of multi-line text
  • Batch Filter – fixed problem with adding a filter when using an increased font size in Windows

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2203.2.381 (Jun 9, 2022)

  • This update fixes various problems.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2203.2.380 (May 14, 2022)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2203.2.375 (Apr 8, 2022)

  • This update fixes various problems.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2203.2.374 (Mar 29, 2022)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2203.2.373 (Mar 20, 2022)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2203.2.371 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Customize previews:
  • For the first time in the history of ZPS X, you have complete freedom when it comes to displaying information for photo previews, including formatting and colors. It’s all up to you now!
  • Visual configuration of preview
  • Support for format strings
  • Separate settings for each preview
  • Customize thumbnails:
  • With the spring update, you finally have control over how thumbnails appear in the Manager module and filmstrip. Image information is cleaner and more streamlined.
  • Tip - Find all thumbnail settings in the menu (Ctrl+M)
  • Newly customizable thumbnail layout:
  • This new feature makes customizing the Manager a breeze. You get direct access to a number of settings using fewer clicks. Plus, it stays open for further changes.
  • Newly redesigned Browser:
  • What can be enhanced in photo viewing? Everything! The Browser works with RAW files faster and more efficiently than before. It also supports fast previews and you can customize its appearance.
  • Customizable appearance
  • Option to display metadata
  • Separate settings for viewing and browsing
  • Advance photos with a click of the mouse
  • Improved video viewing
  • New blending effects
  • Faster workflow:
  • Less loading time is our long-time goal. Introducing more new features to speed up your workflow.
  • Fisheye Lens correction:
  • In the Develop Module, you can now use LCP profiles for fisheye lenses to correct the intensity of distortion and vignetting.
  • The Create module is now the Print and Video modules:
  • We have big plans for video editing and photo products. For this reason, we are splitting the Create module in two. In the Print and Video modules, you can find the same popular functions that work as they did before with many more new features to come.
  • Updated video editing
  • Zonerama goes global:
  • Your favorite, free online photo gallery now has a second data center in Florida. For photographers based in North America, this means faster photo loading. Zonerama automatically selects the right data center during account creation.
  • Tip - If you are extra tech-savvy, you can request a transfer between data centers in settings.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2109.2.356 (Jan 19, 2022)

  • Manager – fixed a problem with keyboard shortcuts for colored labels in Preview mode
  • Develop – fixed a problem with the loading of certain black-and-white DNG files from a scanner
  • Create – Photo Book – fixed a problem with setting a font for a template
  • Other bugfixes and minor enhancements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2109.2.353 (Dec 14, 2021)

  • Export – fixed problems with export to the HEIF and AVIF formats for grayscale files
  • Browser – Fixed problem with the displaying of video resolution info in Details mode
  • Keyboard shortcuts – added ability to change the keyboard shortcuts for assigning colored labels
  • Other bugfixes and minor enhancements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2109.2.352 (Nov 11, 2021)

  • This update fixes various problems.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2109.2.350 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2109.2.346 (Oct 2, 2021)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2109.2.343 (Sep 17, 2021)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2103.2.324 (Jun 22, 2021)

  • Create – Canvas Prints – new formats added: 20 x 15 cm (8" x 6") and 20 x 20 cm (8" x 8")
  • Create – fixed problem with dragging large numbers of items from the filmstrip
  • Editor – Morphing Mesh – fixed problem when shifting mesh endpoints
  • Other bugfixes and minor enhancements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2103.2.319 (May 7, 2021)

  • Develop – fixed problem with mask display for tools in Mask Only mode
  • Create – Export – fixed problem with output quality for large images
  • Create – Photo book – fixed problem with changing text colors during layout changes
  • Create – Collage – fixed problem with framing of freely placed images
  • Viewer – fixed preview quality problem for JPEG images
  • Other bugfixes and minor enhancements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2103.2.317 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • This update fixes various problems.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2103.2.315 (Apr 11, 2021)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2009.2.286 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • Export – fixed problem with blurriness in pictures that had edits from Develop and cropping
  • Filters – Denoise – fixed crash on certain PC configurations
  • Formats – fixed problem with opening certain pictures in the HEIF format
  • Create – Collage – fixed problem with framing free-floating (unanchored) pictures
  • Create – Photo book – fixed problem with text on a book’s spine

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2009.2.279 (Nov 4, 2020)

  • New:
  • Create – Canvas Print – added new formats: 20 x 30 cm and 60 x 90 cm
  • Create – Canvas Print – improved export to PDF
  • Create – fixed problems when working with styles
  • Manager – fixed problem during scanning to the PDF format
  • Develop – fixed problem with the loading of certain Filter Brushes
  • Other minor enhancements and fixes

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2009.2.276 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2009.2.274 (Sep 18, 2020)

  • Develop – Gradient Filter, Radial Filter, and Filter Brush – expanded to include Color Shift and Curve settings
  • Develop – Presets – configurable preset intensity
  • Variants – multiple versions of Develop edits for a single photo
  • Develop – improvements to Tone Curve; new Luma curve
  • Develop – blue-dot indicator on tools already used
  • Develop – automatic line straightening
  • Create – New options for photo products
  • Create – Shopping Cart for orders of multiple products
  • Other minor enhancements and fixes
  • Complete overview of the new features: Autumn 2020 Update

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2009.2.273 (Sep 16, 2020)

  • New:
  • Develop – Gradient Filter, Radial Filter, and Filter Brush – expanded to include Color Shift and Curve settings
  • Develop – Presets – configurable preset intensity
  • Variants – multiple versions of Develop edits for a single photo
  • Develop – improvements to Tone Curve; new Luma curve
  • Develop – blue-dot indicator on tools already used
  • Develop – automatic line straightening
  • Create – New options for photo products
  • Create – Shopping Cart for orders of multiple products
  • Other minor enhancements and fixes
  • Complete overview of the new features: Autumn 2020 Update

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2009.2.272 (Sep 15, 2020)

  • New:
  • Develop – Gradient Filter, Radial Filter, and Filter Brush – expanded to include Color Shift and Curve settings
  • Develop – Presets – configurable preset intensity
  • Variants – multiple versions of Develop edits for a single photo
  • Develop – improvements to Tone Curve; new Luma curve
  • Develop – blue-dot indicator on tools already used
  • Develop – automatic line straightening
  • Create – New options for photo products
  • Create – Shopping Cart for orders of multiple products
  • Other minor enhancements and fixes
  • Complete overview of the new features: Autumn 2020 Update

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2004.2.262 (Aug 21, 2020)

  • Develop – Retouching tools – fixed a problem with retouching after using Align Horizon
  • Develop – fixed a problem with DCP profiles and white balancing
  • Manager – fixed a problem with photo groups
  • Manager – Sort Pictures – fixed a problem with adjustments from Develop
  • Filters – Specific Crop – fixed a problem with applying this function to multiple pictures
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2004.2.246 (May 7, 2020)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2003.2.232 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2003.2.228 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • Manager – fixed a problem with deleting files
  • Manager – Synchronize folders – fixed functionality
  • Other minor features and improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.2003.2.225 (Mar 3, 2020)

  • Develop – Color Shift – completely reworked; added Advanced Mode
  • Develop – Split Toning – new tool for quickly toning a a picture – overall, or in lights and shadows separately
  • Develop – Quick Preview – new option for setting preview quality to speed up editing
  • Develop – Anonymize – new feature for automatic license plate automatic detection
  • Catalog – various optimizations for faster work with files and faster thumbnailing
  • Other minor enhancements and error fixes
  • Complete overview of the new features: 2020 Spring Update

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.204 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • Manager – Multi-page Documents – fixed a problem that had been breaking integration for Ghostscript 9.28 and higher
  • Create – Export to PDF – Fixed problem with saving PDF file descriptions
  • Zonerama – fixed a problem that had been causing a server communication error
  • Video – fixed a problem concerning video files with a shifted audio track
  • Video – improved compatibility with certain video file formats
  • Manager – Filter – fixed a problem with changing the filter settings

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.198 (Dec 12, 2019)

  • Import – fixed a problem that caused occasional crashes when closing the Import tab
  • Maps – Track Log – fixed a problem with shifting times for certain types of track logs
  • Manager – Quick Search – Fixed error that had occurred when showing the map for choosing GPS coordinates
  • Create – Postcards – fixed a problem with sending postcards
  • Create – Photo Books – Fixed a problem with the controls for text settings in newly created text boxes

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.195 (Nov 14, 2019)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.193 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.189 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.187 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.184 (Sep 25, 2019)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.183 (Sep 24, 2019)

  • This update fixes various problems

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19.1909.2.181 (Sep 17, 2019)

  • Export – more configurable and finishes faster
  • Catalog – option of 1:1 previews for RAW files
  • Manager – faster photo rating
  • Create – Collage – new template options
  • Create – Calendar – new weekly and desk calendars
  • Develop – Annotations – a new tool for adding text and objects
  • Minor improvements and fixes

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 19 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • The Spring Update brings you selective edits in Develop, a Refine Edge tool in the Editor, redesigned automatic edits, and many other new improvements!
  • Brush-on Filters That Never Harm Your Originals:
  • The Filter Brush lets you adjust only the parts of a photo that truly need it. Use it to “paint on” adjustments like contrast or exposure. And since it’s in the Develop module, every edit can be changed or reversed at any time without harming the quality of your photo!
  • Make Complicated Selections Faster and More Easily:
  • Make selections more precisely than ever before! The Refine Edge feature enables you to select complicated areas (such as hair or fur) separately from the background in just a few clicks.
  • New Automatic Edits:
  • The magic button is here! Save hours of photo editing work with the improved Auto-enhance feature. Click it once and see stunning results in an instant.
  • Better Work With Tracklogs:
  • Love working with GPS data, but your camera doesn’t store it? Then you’ll like this new feature. Just track your path during a shoot using e.g. a phone app, store the path as a track log, and import that on top of the photos you took. Zoner Photo Studio will then automatically place them in the right spots on the map.
  • Easier Work With Filters in the Develop Module:
  • If your computer isn’t the latest and greatest, you’ll appreciate the option to display masks in Develop temporarily instead applying effects directly.
  • The Gradient Filter, Radial Filter, and Filter Brush now all have a Mode setting.
  • Quick Edits Are Quicker Than Ever:
  • Your changes in Quick Edits now preview in a flash, so you can choose your adjustments to exposure, contrast, and more very quickly.
  • Direct Sharing to Facebook and Messenger:
  • Sharing your photos is also quicker than ever. Just pick the photos, choose a recipient (or a page), and hit send. And you can even share whole albums at once—straight from Zoner Photo Studio.
  • Other Manager Improvements:
  • Batch editing of rating, label and GPS tags now runs in the background
  • You can search specifically for photos that don't have a GPS tag
  • Auto-completion for locations, descriptions, and titles
  • Right-click command to copy photo file locations

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 18 Build 2 (Oct 3, 2015)

  • Simpler Than Ever:
  • Your favorite features are now closer at hand. We’ve also freed up screen space for your pictures and eased navigation.
  • A Better Catalog with New Tricks:
  • You can browse your photos by folder, by date, or by keyword.
  • The Catalog in Zoner Photo Studio 18 now supports removable disks, and its Quick Search offers suggestions while you type.
  • Non-destructive Edits:
  • The new Develop module lets you work with every picture format, including RAW, while leaving your original untouched. Zoner Photo Studio remembers all of your edits here and lets you undo or change them at any time.
  • A Standalone Viewer:
  • Working outside Zoner Photo Studio and want to view a picture instantly? Now you can. With no distractions, and easy-to-reach fullscreen. See something to edit? One click takes you to the full Zoner Photo Studio 18.
  • HD Videos from Your Photos:
  • You can turn your photos into fantastic video slideshows with music and effects, from right inside the program.
  • Arrange photos on the video timeline however you want, then create the video, then show it off on a TV, on the Web... almost anywhere!
  • Quicker Sharing:
  • Share a photo or a whole album on the social web or over email.
  • One-click Locations:
  • One click turns GPS coordinate data into real-world location names, like “Paris” or “Mt. Everest.”
  • Presets:
  • Easily re-use edits that you use again and again. Create your own Presets
  • Windows 10 Compatible:
  • ZPS 18 is certified for problem-free operation on Windows 10.
  • Clearer Buttons:
  • The new button icons make it easier to see what each tool does.
  • Work the Same Way Everywhere:
  • All the tools are in the same place no matter whether you’re in the Manager, Develop, or the Editor.
  • Better Work with Lights and Shadows:
  • Lights and shadows now work more precisely and with no “halos.”
  • Postcards Straight from ZPS:
  • You can now send Zoner Postcards straight from inside Zoner Photo Studio.
  • High DPI Support:
  • ZPS 18 adapts to look great on small high-resolution monitors
  • New E-mail Album Sharing:
  • Version 18 shares albums using unique private links that are always under your control.
  • Quicker Number Crunching:
  • Strongly expanded support for GPU-powered calculations speeds up demanding tasks.
  • Support for 4K Displays:
  • ZPS 18 fully harnesses the potential of your monitor’s 4K resolution

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 17 Build 2 (Sep 29, 2014)

  • Exposure Gradient Filter:
  • Let both your skies and your landscapes shine, with no loss of detail.
  • Smart Automatic Edits:
  • Use the Editor’s new Automatic button to set up a great look in one click—and fine-tune it from there.
  • More Muscle for RAW Exposure Edits:
  • Improved control over exposure, shadows, light, curves, and clarity.
  • Great RAW Previewing:
  • Your changes to RAW files show up in the Manager and in all previews immediately.
  • Faster Photo Import:
  • Your camera’s photos now load lightning-fast. And you can tag and rename pictures right as you’re importing them!
  • Better Browsing:
  • The improved Catalog indexes all your photos automatically, making your work lightning-fast.
  • New Ways to Get Creative:
  • Give your photos lens flare, make them look like comics with the Cartoon filter, or experiment with a high-pass filter. You’ll find it all in the Editor.
  • Stamp Out Duplicates:
  • Get rid of pointless extra copies that just eat up space. Use the new Duplicates tool to easily find and handle identical files.
  • Keyword Hinting:
  • Tag your pictures faster. Hinting makes keyword-tagging your photos a breeze.
  • Powerful Previews While You Browse:
  • Check your pictures in a souped-up Preview pane next to the Browser. Zoom and pan it, and preview blowout whenever you need.
  • Easier Photo Rating:
  • Rating photos is simpler than thanks to simplified shortcuts and easy-to-read star ratings.
  • Your Photos in Your Living Room:
  • Share your photos on any DLNA device in your network—your phone, TV, tablet, or another computer.
  • Easier Work with Your Photos:
  • With our new simplified look, your photos are the star of the show.
  • Multi-photo Information:
  • You can now see summary information when you have multiple photos selected.
  • LCP Profile Correction for Lens Defects:
  • Our new LCP profile support helps you automatically correct lens defects.
  • More Responsive on Networks:
  • New optimizations make your work with photos on networked storage up to 35% faster.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 16 Build 3 (Oct 2, 2013)

  • Now with Touch Control:
  • Zoner Photo Studio is the first free photo edit software with Touch Controls.
  • Find, edit, show and share images faster than ever. Bring those same Touch Control motions that you use on your smartphone and tablet to your PC!
  • Cycle through photos with just a flick of the finger
  • Zoom in and out using pinch actions
  • Select desired files or retouch options with a single tap
  • Editing—Faster and Easier Than Ever:
  • Stop spending time hunting through pull-down edit option bars to locate what you want. The Editor now displays all functions in a Quick Edits pane on the right hand side of the workspace. Easy-to-use sliders deliver instant results.
  • Geotag Photos to Maps:
  • Click on a photo, drag it to a map, and Zoner Photo Studio creates a virtual pushpin that automatically adds a Geotag to the file and places it on the map.
  • Have a camera that already Geotags your photos? Those tags will be visible when you import them into Zoner Photo Studio.
  • Geotags also display in Zonerama album photos.
  • Content-Aware Resizing:
  • Intelligent Photo Composition:
  • Wish to change a photo's composition or size without shrinking or cropping key elements?
  • New for version 16 is Content-Aware resizing and the ability to adjust only areas you designate
  • Use to:
  • bring two people side-by-side
  • make narrow an object that’s too wide
  • improve overall balance
  • and proportion
  • Automatic Facebook Sharing:
  • If you upload photos to both Zonerama albums and Facebook, you now have seamless integration between the two. No more uploading twice! Pick one and photos appear in both places.
  • IMPORT:
  • Import now also allows moving files from camera/card instead of copying them
  • Improved detection of already-downloaded photos
  • Automatic notification when a device is newly connected
  • MANAGER:
  • Manager now has four modes—Browser, Preview, Map, and Compare
  • Viewer—photo viewing; quick 1:1 detail checking/easy access to zoom
  • Map—offers GPS tagging by dragging pictures onto a map; shows shot locations of all pictures in current folder
  • Compare—for visually comparing up to four photos, including synchronized panning/zooming
  • Navigator—now uses sections instead of tabs, for quicker navigation
  • RAW+JPEG—RAW+JPEG file pairs can now be grouped for easier management
  • Keywords pane—easier keyword drag and drop: onto multiple selected files, onto the Preview, onto individual pictures in Compare
  • Folder synchronization—new settings for fine-tuning synchronization and for how folder comparison results are shown
  • Background synchronization—new configurable synchronization tasks and scheduled running of these tasks in the background even when ZPS is not running
  • Catalog—new display options: Last 7 days, Last 30 days
  • EDITING FILTERS:
  • New Content-aware Resize—resizing of a picture that takes its contents into account and preserves the most important parts of the picture (e.g. a person) while shrinking the less important parts (e.g. the sky).
  • Editing filters are no longer windows—their settings are in the Side Panel, and they now have the same look and feel as the rest of ZPS
  • Place Text, Place Image—new watermarking option
  • Envelopes—new Frames category
  • VIEWER:
  • Filmstrip—now offers easy folder navigation
  • Quick 1:1 viewing and smooth zooming
  • EDITOR:
  • Settings for all tools and editing filters are now in the Side Panel. Everything now works and looks the same way, and settings are easier to reach. Side Panel can now be placed on either the right or the left.
  • Quick Filters—new filters and frames
  • New “Place Line” tool—for quickly drawing lines onto pictures
  • Place Image, Place Text, etc. tools—previews for saved layer-effect settings (e.g. shadow, outline, etc.) and quick application of these effects
  • Place Shape tool now offers previews of shapes
  • Filmstrip—now offers easy navigation of folders
  • RAW:
  • Pictures are shown and refreshed more quickly, at better quality, and with lower memory demands.
  • GENERAL:
  • Improved support for devices with touch controls
  • Improved display support for high-DPI display devices
  • Hardware acceleration for display of previews in Preview mode and in the Viewer—smoother display and zooming
  • GPU acceleration—two more operations can now be accelerated: rotation and horizon leveling
  • Other interface improvements

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 15 Build 2 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Quick Edits Bar:
  • In Zoner Photo Studio 15 you always have your most-used tools right at hand. Thanks to the intuitive sliders in the Quick Edits pane, you’ll find it easy to set things up the way you need, and you'll see the results of your edits right away.
  • When you really like what you see, you can save your Quick Edits for use on other photos later. Simple, easy, fast.
  • The New Import Window:
  • Just hook up your camera, and Zoner Photo Studio will find new photos, store them safely, and sort them into folders.
  • Once you've got the import settings you want, you never have to worry about them again. And your favorite photo manager will always make sure your photo collection is up to date.
  • Tilt-shift Effect:
  • Want some can't-miss pictures? We've helped you create them before with Tone Mapping, Panoramas, and 3D photos, and now we have yet another trendy new effect.
  • The Tilt-shift effect makes objects in your photo look like miniatures. Forget about expensive tilt-shift lenses once and for all. Now all it takes is an ordinary photo and Zoner Photo Studio 15.
  • On-line Photo Editing:
  • Since version 14, Zoner Photo Studio has been integrated with the Zonerama online gallery, where tens of thousands of users are already sharing photos with their friends.
  • Now you can also edit your Zonerama photos straight from inside Zoner Photo Studio.
  • Automatic backups of originals
  • New Import Module
  • Manager - Folder synchronization
  • Manager - new Quick Search tool in the Browser
  • Editor - new Quick Edits panel
  • Editor - new Tilt-shift tool
  • Editor - new Place Shape tool
  • Editor - settings for the Place tools now conveniently in the new Side Panel
  • Editor - Healing Brush - improved quality and speed
  • Filters - new Quick Filters
  • Filters - new Tilt-shift filter
  • Filters - Tone Mapping - new Contrast method
  • Filters - Enhance Exposure - new settings available
  • Filters - Enhance Colors - new Vibrance setting
  • Zonerama - now possible to edit Zonerama photos directly from ZPS
  • 3D images - added output options - MPO, JPS, and PNS, for e.g. 3D TV viewing
  • GPU acceleration - more cards supported, two more functions accelerated: Tone Mapping, Tilt-Shift Effect
  • Scanning - support for scanning over the WIA interface
  • Interface - now possible to hide title bar upon maximizing window
  • More interface improvements
  • More optimizations for multi-core processors

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 14 Build 2 (Nov 10, 2011)

  • Zonerama online photo sharing integrated into Zoner Photo Studio
  • GPU acceleration for the most demanding operations
  • Improved dual monitor support
  • Improved video playback
  • Editor – effects on the Editing Layer (when adding images, text, and symbols)
  • Editor – selection can be filled using surroundings (e.g. for retouching out unwanted objects)
  • Editor – new Free Deform tool
  • Editor – Filmstrip showing the other photos in a folder
  • Editor – display of focus points from Nikon cameras
  • Filters – new Advanced Noise Reduction filter, improved noise reduction in the RAW module
  • Filters – new Damaged Photograph filter
  • Filters – new Texture filter
  • Filters – Stretch Only and Shrink Only options added for the Resize window
  • Filters – more power for Specific Crop: cropping by both size and ratio
  • Formats – faster JPEG saving and loading
  • Formats – support for reading more formats (e.g. WebP) via WIC codecs
  • Formats – support for the Radiance HDR format, support for processing via HDR tone mapping
  • GPS – location searches by name in Google Maps
  • GPS – junk data can be auto-filtered out of tracklogs
  • Information – better compatibility with applications following Metadata Working Group standards (UTF8 EXIF encoding)
  • Information – more kinds of data can be added in batch; data can be added with a no-overwrite option
  • Browser – new HDR method added based on Tone Mapping
  • Browser – Compare Images now a tab instead of a window
  • Browser – thumbnail resizing slider
  • Browser – works better in LANs
  • Browser – better work with keywords
  • Browser – improved downloading of camera photos and videos; better auto-sorting
  • Browser – Sorting of photos by all supported EXIF data; support for relative paths
  • RAW – faster previewing after settings changes; better camera support
  • RAW – new controls, enabling correction of barrel distortion and chromatic defect
  • RAW – improved color correction function

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 13.0.1.5 Build 5 (Jan 26, 2011)

  • Browser – Extensions were doubled when overwriting a picture on Windows XP
  • Browser – Browser crashed when the Viewer was opened during a slideshow (e.g. on a 2nd monitor)
  • Catalog – Error during language-neutral fulltext search with accent marks
  • Catalog – Error when changing language for fulltext searches
  • Editor – “Default” button for the Text tool window worked incorrectly
  • Editor – Snap to edges—Alt key for temporarily turning Snap to Edges on/off was not working
  • Publish – Calendars – Weekly calendars were being generated improperly (32-bit version only)
  • Other – Screenshots – It was not possible to capture a window with transparency.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 13.0.1.3 Build 3 (Dec 9, 2010)

  • Feel the Speed with Every Click:
  • Use your computer’s whole potential—Zoner Photo Studio now includes a includes a 64-bit program version that makes even huge photographs fly by, and optimizations to get more speed out of your multi-core computer.
  • Breeze through your RAW tasks—we’ve optimized the RAW module so you can work with these files faster.
  • Every Picture at Your Fingertips:
  • New navigator interface—switch easily between the tree view, the Catalog, and your favorite folders.
  • Fulltext search in the Catalog—use the new Catalog Filter toolbar to easily find cataloged pictures by their keywords, shot location, exposure info, and more.
  • Easy Management for RAW/JPEG pairs—let the program move and delete JPEG/RAW pairs together, so you don’t have to.
  • Viewer now supports a second monitor, multiple tabs, and toolbar customizaion and helps you quickly rate and label pictures via a new toolbar.
  • Pictures can be opened from Windows into multiple tabs.
  • More Editing Power Than Ever:
  • More advanced RAW developing—adjust vignetting, output size, and underexposure method in the RAW module. Collapse side panels for better previewing.
  • Keep transparency and add your own—edit transparent pictures without damage... or use the new Eraser for transparency edits of your own.
  • Two great new brushes—Healing Brush touchups “learn” from the area where you use it, making retouches easier to do and easier on the eyes. The new Selection Brush brushes a selection onto the picture.
  • A more flexible Magic Wand—the new brightness and contrast selection types make it easier than ever to let the wand do the work.
  • Better text tools—you can now add symbols like arrows to your pictures and freely transform text.
  • Top-of-the-line printing: XPS printing is now available for 16-bit images.
  • The State of the Art—And Beyond:
  • Multi-exposures help you do the impossible—use the new multi-exposure tools to clear away tourists from a landmark, create a noise-free picture of a dim room, prepare HDR without a tripod, and more!
  • Support for 10-bit monitors—Zoner Photo Studio is the first program of its kind to support the new 10-bit display technology, distinguishing one billion colors so you can perfectly see even the finest color changes.
  • Photo Sharing For Today:
  • Direct upload to Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa Web Albums—your pictures are just a click away from where you share.
  • Postcard maker—Want to turn your pictures into a postcard? It’s now a snap with Zoner Photo Studio.
  • More ways to impress in slideshows—the new slideshow transition effects will make presentations feel more like a movie than a slideshow.
  • Improved envelopes—better-looking results and a new Notebook Paper envelope.
  • And Even More:
  • Direct scanning to PDF
  • Support for XMP picture information in PNG files
  • Support for the new JPEG XR format
  • Time-lapse screen capture

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 12.0.1.5 Build 5 (Dec 14, 2009)

  • The New Interface:
  • Experienced Zoner Photo Studio users will immediately notice the new color scheme: the darker colors make it easy to concentrate on photos themselves. However, 4 alternative color schemes are also available. A deeper change is the division of Zoner Photo Studio into four modules—the Manager, the Viewer, the Editor, and RAW, which can be opened as tabs within the main window. This new system helps make work with photos easier and more efficient.
  • The new Modules (Manager, Viewer, Editor, and RAW):
  • Each one is open here as one tab in the main window.
  • The new dark look... and the new option to choose from among a total of five different looks.
  • RAW Processing:
  • For users who take pictures in RAW, high-quality RAW processing with a wide range of possible edits is the foundation for a superb final output. To serve this part of our user base, we've prepared the new RAW module, with sections for work with exposure, white balance, sharpening, the histogram curve, noise reduction, rotation, HDR, color correction, and grayscale conversion. You will also now find a reworked and optimized system for creating RAW previews, plus the new file queue—you can enter conversion settings for individual files and then run RAW conversion on the whole queue at once.
  • The all-new RAW processing module, in a tab by itself.
  • The RAW module’s optimized preview creation system.
  • RAW conversion queue.
  • RAW conversion is more customizable than ever.
  • Easier Work with Large Collections:
  • Users with very large or unsorted photo collections will adore the new Catalog function, which "virtually" sorts photos by the year, month, and day they were taken, while still leaving the actual photo files in their original locations. It's also an easy way to browse and process photos from a time period of your choice without needing to care about where the photos reside. Work with large photo archives is also easier than ever thanks to the greater ease of quick searches, reloadable search criteria, and easy repeat searches.
  • The Catalog function, for work with all the photos from a given period, no matter where they are.
  • Searching in large photo archives is now quicker than ever.
  • Reloadable search criteria and easy repeat searches.
  • Work with Documents
  • Users who frequently work with postscript documents will definitely appreciate the program's new ability to thumbnail PDF, EPS, and PS documents, with the help of the freely available program Ghostscript. There are also several more useful features in this area, including the ability to acquire pictures from PDF documents.
  • Thumbnailing for PDF, EPS, and PS documents.
  • The new function for acquiring pictures from PDF.
  • Panoramas
  • More and more users want panoramas as mementos of their holiday trips, but it's not always possible to take the ideal source pictures for a panorama. The panoramas wizard has been rebuilt from the ground up, to give better results than before no matter what you start from… but especially if you start from "difficult" photos.
  • The completely reworked panoramas wizard.
  • Optimizations:
  • Photo processing requires more processor power every year, so advanced optimization for multi-core processors is becoming more important than ever. This optimization is most evident in the latest version when you are processing RAW files.
  • Advanced optimization for multi-core processors.
  • Transforming Pasted Pictures
  • The Paste Image tool - freely transform what you pasted.
  • A shadow for a pasted object in the layer settings for the Paste Image and Paste Text tools.
  • New Ways to Get Creative
  • The Droste Effect—a special kind of picture that repeats inside itself.
  • The Soft Contours effect.
  • The Color Shifting effect.
  • The new Postage Stamp and Puzzle publishing options.
  • Savable presets for Editor tools.
  • Improved Information panel, with more editable information than before.
  • New file-selection types: landscape only and portrait only.
  • A new way to acquire pictures: Acquire via JPEG Extraction.
  • New Random Order playback option for slideshows.
  • Selection can now be moved with arrow keys for easier fine-tuning.
  • Improved path box in the Browser.
  • Reworked color picker window.

New in Zoner Photo Studio X 8.0.5 (Jul 13, 2006)

  • faster startup;
  • optimizations for computers that offer MMX and SSE (mainly faster supersampling);
  • faster loading of EXIF information and of small previews from the RAW format;
  • complete reworking of the thumbnail cache (lower memory demands, you can now resize the cache without emptying it, etc.);
  • network optimizations - lower bandwidth demands, faster work with networks
  • lower memory demands (GDI objects);
  • interruptible loading of files in the Editor and during slideshows.
  • Filtering and searching by EXIF data (ISO, exposure time,
  • f-stop, etc.);
  • you can now sort file listings based on any EXIF attribute;
  • new menu technology in the Browser and Editor - they now behave like standard Windows menus;
  • new "Windows" skin that respects your current Windows color scheme, fonts, and size settings;
  • content-based thumbnails in the Browser for folders;
  • a new Browser menu, Information, with all the commands for managing information in one place.
  • pre-loading of image thumbnails up to the end of a folder;
  • you can now rename files when collisions occur during copying;
  • you can now visually compare images when deciding how to solve a name collision;
  • improved keywords panel - faster adding of keywords, faster searching, and a Collapse All command;
  • in the status bar and previews, variable text can now be emphasized with (bold) a (italics);
  • improved status bar (overall count and file size);
  • improved indication of ongoing searches and easier canceling of searches;
  • custom sorting expanded to also include folders.
  • Editor
  • you can now define your own list of ratios and fixed sizes in the crop tool;
  • all tools and filters now respect the active selection;
  • new zoom level option, "shorter side" (great for viewing panoramas);
  • display of active focusing points for unedited photos from Canon DSLRs;
  • areas can now be added to/subtracted from a selection with varying levels of blurring (previously only one blurring level per picture)
  • improved display of selections in the Editor (now respects selection blurring);
  • zoom can now be locked against changes to zoom level when moving among pictures.