Zoner Photo Studio FREE Changelog
What's new in Zoner Photo Studio FREE 18 Build 4
Oct 25, 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 FREE 17 Build 3 (Oct 8, 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 FREE 16 Build 3 (Oct 1, 2013)
- Now with Touch Control:
- 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:
- 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.