Comic Life Changelog

What's new in Comic Life 3.5.21 (v36998)

Sep 3, 2022
  • Fixed a bug that caused user interface layout issues in latest Windows OS.
  • Fixed an issue with saving the script editor visibility.

New in Comic Life 3.5.20 (v36979) (Apr 5, 2022)

  • Fixed a layout regression with large fonts

New in Comic Life 3.5.19 (v36965) (Mar 5, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug when aligning extension balloons
  • Fixed a crashing bug when browsing huge image files
  • Fixed an image pasting bug from apps like Paint
  • Fixed a bug where the app could freeze when resizing balloons
  • Fixed a CPU utilization issue
  • Fixed an issue checking for available updates

New in Comic Life 3.5.18 (v36778) (Nov 16, 2020)

  • Fixed issue when exporting comics to filenames with accented characters
  • Fixed issue when duplicating groups of elements
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.17 (v36700) (Jul 28, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Added line spacing control to Text inspector
  • Added space above the first page for easier editing
  • Added feature to distribute multiple elements evenly horizontally and vertically
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for Bring Forward/Send Backward
  • Restored “Invisi-panel” and “No Frame” styles in Blank (with Styles) template
  • Restored missing help pages
  • Fixed a text layout issue that would wrap by splitting words when using some fonts
  • Fixed ruler guide dragging issue
  • Fixed element well hidden setting on document re-open
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.14 (v36359) (Jan 17, 2020)

  • Fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.13 (v36302) (Nov 25, 2019)

  • Added “Preview Compatibility Mode” to Options to address black camera preview issue

New in Comic Life 3.5.11 (v36265) (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Fixed a random crash on launch
  • Fixed a crash when reordering page from imported comic
  • Fixed a crash in the halftone inspector
  • Corrected ordering of photos in browser
  • Improved snap to grid accuracy
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.9 (v35475) (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Template categories are properly sorted once more

New in Comic Life 3.5.6 (v35018) (Dec 15, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Font handling enhancements

New in Comic Life 3.5.5 (v34135) (Feb 7, 2017)

  • Image duplication issue with Instant Alpha fixed

New in Comic Life 3.5.4 (v34081) (Feb 2, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Crash when processing BMP images fixed
  • PDF export compatibility improvements
  • Windows now maximize correctly
  • Performance improvement when using full page halftone fills
  • Menus now correctly sized when using software filtering
  • Windows 10 now correctly identified in Bug and Crash reports
  • “Reveal Image File” now available in context menu when external image is selected
  • Other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.5.2 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Selection of images with transparency now works reliably
  • Master page feature is functioning correctly again
  • Sample script English keywords now function in all localizations
  • Performance improvements for large scripts
  • DirectX 9.0c is no longer part of the install
  • Rafika font issues resolved

New in Comic Life 3.5.1 (Mar 24, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Fixed the fill control in the format bar
  • Grouped items can now be freely resized

New in Comic Life 3.5 (Mar 21, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Lots of beautiful new templates
  • New full-color halftone fill option
  • Script text now replaces text in templates
  • And many other improvements and fixes

New in Comic Life 3.1.3 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • Fixed a crashing Explorer bug with networked user directories
  • Grid display is now correctly oriented on landscape pages

New in Comic Life 3.1.2 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Fixed a crashing bug with video capture and multiple document windows
  • Copy/pasting characters from the Character Map now works
  • User accounts with accented characters now work as expected
  • Page and Styles pane is now restored as expected
  • Improved text layout within thought balloons
  • Significantly reduced app size due to improved asset compression

New in Comic Life 3.1.1 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Various bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.1 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • A Script only document can now be saved as a Template
  • Added the ability to scroll up or down when moving pages in the ‘Page Overview’
  • ‘Lettering’ now supports letters with accents/umlauts
  • Opening a user created template, no longer opens the ‘Script Editor’ view
  • The Script is now being printed when selected via ‘Print…’ menu
  • Improved crash reporting on Windows
  • Additional bug fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.8 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Fixed bug that forced extension balloons to be the same type as the primary balloon

New in Comic Life 3.0.7 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Fixed crashes when exporting large images
  • Fixed problems selecting new fonts
  • Other minor fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.6 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Major localization update – including new support for Portuguese!
  • JPEG exports now include correct DPI information
  • Missing Japanese characters during registration bug fixed
  • One-time graphics card capability check routine added
  • Added “Zoom to Fit” to the toolbar
  • Check spelling as you type preference is now maintained
  • Custom script tab settings are now restored on open
  • Fixed an issue where snap to grid would not always align perfectly
  • Other fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.5 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Improved handling of images from photo library
  • Eliminated thin lines drawn over the comic at certain zoom levels
  • Improved handling of embedded elements when improving older comics
  • Other fixes and stability improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.4 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Dramatic improvement in app responsiveness
  • Improved compatibility when opening files created with Comic Life 1
  • Fixed a crash when resizing text elements
  • Fixed a bug when copy/pasting text from libreoffice
  • And other fixes and improvements

New in Comic Life 3.0.3 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Integrated script editor with SmartScript™ text processing, including dedicated script templates
  • Instant alpha tool – for quickly knocking out the background of images
  • Balloon variety picker
  • Balloon tail thickness selector
  • Precision balloon tail control including connecting tails
  • 17 advanced parametric image filters, including
  • Rotoscope, Paintoscope, Hatched, Sketched, Smooth, Pen, Retro and more.
  • Find & Replace – great for quickly changing a characters name
  • 191 built-in creative fill options including speedlines, halftones, textures and tiles
  • 11 stroke types from clean lines to scratchy pens
  • 16 page texture overlays
  • 3D lettering option for big, blocky comic titles
  • Smart alignment guides
  • Master page for repeating design elements
  • Two-up page view, including facing pages
  • Opacity controls for balloons (including panels, captions and shapes)
  • Hideable element well
  • Blur image adjustment
  • Bezier controls for warping lettering
  • Text paste and match style
  • Element grouping
  • Rulers with user-settable guidelines

New in Comic Life 1.3.6 Build 71 (Jan 23, 2009)

  • If a file is incomplete (for example the computer was turned off during a save), Comic Life will try to open the file with a warning message
  • Saving now replaces the original file once successfully completed
  • Improved compatibility when opening up Comic Life files created on a Mac
  • The default camera device used in the "Capture" tab can now be changed (double click on the video view and a 'Video Source' dialog will show up, if supported.)
  • Explorer view now remembers the last folder viewed
  • Only Image files are now shown in the Explorer view
  • Fixed redraw issues when using "Undo"
  • Improved stability when browsing photos on a Mapped Network Drive
  • Fixed a stability issue sometimes caused by resizing multiple items
  • Moving an image out of a panel, saving and then closing the document no longer brings up a crash dialogue
  • General stability improvements