Triscape FxFoto Changelog

What's new in Triscape FxFoto 6.0.072

Apr 1, 2010

New "Shadow Angle" setting in the Info Image Placement and Shadow toolbar
Saved JPEG DPI Options setting specifies dots-per-inch in saved JPEG EXIF
Setup Printer Page Layout guides from the New Any dialog
New "Edit Photos for Large Prints" Option files page with opened photo
New "Default Render High Resolution Printing" Option re-renders text whenever you print or save
New "Just One Application Instance" Option stops multiple FxFoto windows
The FxFoto Options dialog has been reorganized with new settings categories
The Save Mods dialog now has Cancel and "Also remove saved images" choices
New "Overlay at top" and "Overlay at bottom" buttons appear on the Text toolbar
The Standard Edition can use saved single-photo collages without trial-only errors
There is now EXIF support for TIFF image files
CMYK TIFF is now an option when saving PDF in the Media Edition
The EMail command can optionally copy image files to FxFotoUpload for webmail
EMail attachments can now be password protected zip files in the Creative or Media Edition
Installation can optionally make FxFoto the Windows default for opened JPEG and TIFF files
Media Edition templates can now use non-rectangular cropped photo targets
FxFoto can now open a different template and keep old opened photos and text
Mouse wheel zooming directions now match applications like Google Maps

New in Triscape FxFoto 6.0.071 (Jan 6, 2009)

New in Triscape FxFoto 6.0.070 (Jul 14, 2008)

New in Triscape FxFoto 5.0.068 (Jun 25, 2007)

New Delete Folder Pictures command can remove multiple items from a folder in version 5.0.067.
Install Unzipped Kit automatically scans scrapbooking kits into a new left pane folder. (5.0.067)
Search can now find all images whose file names include a word or other text. (5.0.067)
Smoother left-pane folder scrolling in some cases. (5.0.067)
FxFoto has been updated to support Windows Vista in version 5.0.066.
FxFoto dialogs have been updated to use the Windows XP or Vista style. (5.0.066)
Initial scanning for photos now optionally uses only Pictures or My Pictures. (5.0.066)
Move Pictures now optionally shows the source folder afterward. (5.0.066)
Simplified toolbar buttons: "1. New", "2. Add" and "3. Save"
The New toolbar button starts all sorts of new collage layouts and shows
The Add toolbar button provides various ways to add images to a layout or show
The Save toolbar button organizes ways to print, publish and save your work
The Settings toolbar button organizes various FxFoto options and settings
New "Quick Sketch Templates" option allows you to use generic sketch templates from most designers
Just drag and drop paper and photo images onto Quick Sketch Template areas (Creative & Media Editions)
Replace old photo or paper images images by dropping a new one on top
Without a template, you can optionally replace an existing image or cropped image by dropping over it
A new "Custom Card" shortcut makes it easy to start a card or other non-standard layout size
Using Theme and Quick Sketch with 8x8, 12x12 or Custom Card layouts can now resize templates to fit
Theme Templates can now hold cropped papers and photos with feathering and partial transparency
Media Edition creates templates with sketch backgrounds, cropped drop target layers and non-drop elements
Improved Frame "Adjust" command allows you to adjust cropped photos with transparency
Frame Adjust now allows the photo to be rotated inside its frame
Frame Adjust can be used to adjust photos dropped into irregular areas in Quick Sketch Templates
Frame Adjust shows portions of the full photo outside the crop with partial transparency
A new "To Do Folder" in the left pane can keep temporary images to be used.
Photos, papers and embellishments can be added to the To Do Folder from an "Add" toolbar file selector
Images are automatically removed from the To Do Folder when used (unless you choose to keep them)
A new "Grunge Edge" Filter Effect frames images or outlines with selectable color, texture and randomness
A new "Transparent Color" Filter Effect can apply partial transparency to areas which approach a given color
The various Filter Effect textures are now much faster when limited by a rope outline
FxFoto Standard Edition now allows you to try most Deluxe and Creative Edition features
The Standard Edition can try college layouts and shows with all New and Add toolbar commands
The Standard Edition cannot save or print layouts and shows built with Deluxe & Creative features.
The Collage Settings "Page Guides" tab now allows to easily change your layout to a different size
When you change your layout page guides size, FxFoto automatically adjusts layout to fit
The Crop "Click Auto Loop" tool can now find multiple separate areas when you hold down Ctrl or Shift
Improved more-precise "Rope" outlines are used for Crop and other commands
Crop is now faster when using large Feather settings
A new "5x7" choice has been added to Crop's Fixed Rope Aspect menu
Color Flood and Translucency tools keep totally transparent areas so irregular cropping remains
The Draw toolbar now has an additional "Clear Pen" tool to draw transparency into an image
The Upload "Hold for later" service has new "Maximum quality" or "TIFF" options for high quality images
Newly opened images and text blocks are now placed in-view when possible if zoomed down in the layout
Text blocks are now automatically sized to fit without excess blank areas
A new "Extra Space Between Lines" setting allows you to adjust Text line spacing
Improved "Anti-Alias" for smoothing high-resolution 300 dpi Text
Improved "Effects" are now larger and more visible for high-resolution Text
Text now handles most lower-case italic letters which underhang at the beginning
The Text "All" command has been improved to apply similar text to all open images
Text blending with its background image has been improved for some cases
FxFoto now asks about removing totally blank text blocks
Improved memory management when rotate huge images
Improved memory management when using Clone Brush from a small to a huge image
Setup is now faster when installing scrapbooking kit folders from CD-ROM
Matte files can now be opened onto a new slide when the Collage Add Mode button is up
New template authoring options and template authoring requires the Media Edition
Frame "Apply All" has been improved for some cases
"Save Modified Images" has been improved to better saved framed images
A new "Show crop mark lines" Print option prints crop marks outside images if there is room
The Print wizard's "Limited Print Area" setting can now be used to reduce larger layouts
A new "Batch Auto Improve" in the Auto Settings dialog does all open images at once
Edit "Copy" and "Paste" can now use PNG images with irregular cropping and partial transparency
Improved Mouse "Glue Grouped Images" tool now automatically turns off once used
The "Delete Image" command now allows a whole Glue Group to be removed from the layout