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Scarab Darkroom Changelog

What's new in Scarab Darkroom 2.28

May 25, 2020
  • Fixed a crash with very large DNG files, and potentially improved stability with large files in general
  • Fixed a bug with collapsing My Computer / This PC in the file browser

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.27 (Mar 19, 2020)

  • Fixed the missing highlight warning button in version 2.26
  • Fixed wrong colours with some cameras in the 2.26 version (eg. Canon EOS 5D III)
  • Fixed a missing dll in the new 64-bit installer, which prevented the program from starting on some older CPU-s, like many of the early Core 2 Duo-s
  • Program automatically maximizes its window on start if it was maximized the last time it was closed
  • A minor performance optimization

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.26 (Aug 22, 2019)

  • Now a 64 bit program
  • Fixed using arbitrary rotation resulting in zero sized TIFF files if set to 16 bit/channel
  • Much better white balancing and more realistic colours under in-door lighting
  • Increased colour temperature slider range
  • Fixed most user interface issues with Windows text DPI settings other than 100% (main UI elements are not scaled now - proper high-DPI support is coming soon)
  • Preferences, save options, and crop tool window now scaled according to Windows DPI setting
  • Set one of the fonts slightly larger to make it more readable on high resolution displays
  • Made the vertical slider automatically change size when the mouse is over it
  • Vertical slider auto hides if all controls fit on the screen
  • Fixed shifted edit box issue with the slider values on Windows 10
  • Added support for Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • Better calibration for the Canon EOS 5D III
  • Some minor bug fixes

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.24 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Added support for Canon EOS 7D Mark II, 1D X Mark II, M3, M10, 80D, 100D, 750D, 760D, 1200D, and 1300D
  • New thumbnails are now automatically loaded when files are added to the current directory. This allows one to already start processing the pictures while copying them from the memory card.
  • Fixed a crash bug, which occurred in version 2.23 with Nikon P330, P7700, and P7800 raw files
  • Corrected dark edges problem on Canon PowerShot S95.
  • Fixed a memory leak, which occurred when deleting an image.
  • Changed default vibrance to 0.10 and the black level back to 0.01.
  • A small optimization for faster loading (and slightly increased memory consumption).
  • Fixed a texture filtering problem on the right edge of the image (it didn't affect the saved image).
  • Fixed a tiny imprecision with image rotation.
  • The error dialog window for unsupported cameras is now always on top.
  • A change in the handling of mouse capture events.
  • Much better resilience to damaged raw files
  • Canon EOS 1D and 1Ds III support fixed and re-added
  • Canon EOS 1D II(N) support fixed and re-added
  • Removed support for Canon EOS 20D (crashes in 2.23)
  • Small code changes preparing for a 64 bit version

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.20 (Mar 26, 2014)

  • Improved demosaic algorithms (Scarab and Scarab X2 methods)
  • Added support for Olympus OM-D E-M1
  • Potentially fixed a bug with the noise filter not being applied on rare occasions

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.19 (Mar 17, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with the default demosaic algorithm, which resulted in poor image quality with some cameras. It affected most Pentax models, and some older Nikon and Olympus cameras.
  • Fixed purple highlights on Canon EOS 700D.
  • Multi-threaded PPG demosaic algorithm.
  • Fixed flipped thumbnails on (the officially not supported) Leica M9.

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.18 (Mar 12, 2014)

  • Fixed problem with flipped thumbnails with a few camera models (bug introduced in v2.15)
  • Fixed problem with highlights on FujiFilm X-E2
  • Added support for FujiFilm X100S (and X-E2 is now also on the list of officially supported models)
  • Minor performance tweaks

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.17 (Feb 22, 2014)

  • Fixed problem with color temperature (of versions 2.15 and 2.16)
  • Preliminary support for FujiFilm X-E2 (X-Trans sensor)
  • Performance tweaks

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.16 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with loading some raw files converted with the Adobe DNG converter (mainly affected some Sony models - the images were purple)
  • Fixed a rare freezing bug

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.15 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • Faster initial loading of thumbnails
  • More conservative highlight recovery algorithm
  • Fixed miss-coloured pixels being smeared in by the noise filter at the edges with some camera models
  • Fixed Nikon D2X highlights problem
  • Lowered white point for Olympus E-PL3 (fixes artifacts with highlights)
  • Small aesthetic changes in options dialog
  • Fixed broken black level with a few camera models (of v.214)

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.14 (Feb 4, 2014)

  • Support has been added for Canon EOS 70D, Nikon D5300, Df, 1 AW1, Olympus E-P5, Panasonic DMC-GM1, Pentax K-3, Samsung NX1000, NX1100, Sony NEX-3N, NEX-5T, SLT-A58, RX1, RX1R, RX10, RX100 II
  • Fixed purple highlight problems on Sony SLT-A35, SLT-A55, NEX-F3, NEX-5N, Olympus E-5, Panasonic LX-5
  • Fixed calibration for Samsung GX-10

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.13 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • Sharper resizing in automatic mode (the only mode available in free version)
  • Optimizations (mainly in free version, many were already in paid version)
  • Crop tool window is now also hidden if application is minimized
  • Fixed spacing problem with negative values displayed next to the slider
  • Added tool-tips to resizing methods in paid version
  • Added box resizing method in paid version
  • Other small improvements

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.12 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem with the fixed crop ratios interfering with image rotation

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.11 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash bug with the new cropping function of version 2.10.

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.10 (Nov 26, 2013)

  • Improved cropping function. (Eg. predefined ratios can now be set.)
  • Added support for Olympus E-PL5

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.09 (Nov 13, 2013)

  • Fixed occasional exiting error message / crash, which occurred with recent versions on some systems

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.08 (Nov 13, 2013)

  • Added support for Panasonic DMC-LF1 and DMC-GX7, Pentax K50 and K500 (the LF1 is only unofficially supported because it has severe lens distortions at wide angle, which the software currently cannot correct)

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.07 (Nov 13, 2013)

  • If starting the application on a dual-monitor system for the first time, the window initially opened stretched across the 2 screens. This has been fixed (hopefully for good this time).

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.06 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • Fixed Panasonic DMC-G10 support
  • [premium version only] Saturation and hue tab labels were swapped in the individual colors section

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.05 (Oct 28, 2013)

  • Fixed user interface glitches with Windows classic theme

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.04 (Oct 14, 2013)

  • The window's vertical size was not remembered across sessions in v2.03. Fixed.
  • Double clicking on the close button could crash the application. Fixed.

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.03 (Oct 14, 2013)

  • Fixed broken color management of version 2.02
  • If starting the application on a dual-monitor system for the first time, the window initially opened stretched across the 2 screens. This has been fixed. (window size and position are remembered, so this doesn't affect subsequent runs)
  • Clicking around randomly on the title screen could result in a crash. Fixed.

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.02 (Oct 14, 2013)

  • Image could appear miss-colored and pixely if viewed at >50% - this is now partly fixed, but if the bad setting were saved, it still occurs (if you go into the Preferences menu (cog-wheel) and select items in the drop-down menus, it will go away)
  • Introduced a bug with color management

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.01 (Oct 14, 2013)

  • Changes to highlight handling on many Olympus models.

New in Scarab Darkroom 2.0 Build 12 Alpha (Aug 6, 2013)

  • Comes with noise filtering, CA correction, 16 bit output, and more color controls

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.55 (Aug 6, 2013)

  • The following camera models are now supported: Canon EOS 100D/Rebel SL1/Kiss X7, 700D/Rebel T5i, FujiFilm XF1, Nikon D5200, Coolpix A, P330, Panasonic DMC GF6, Pentax K5 II s, MX-1, Q10, Samsung EX2-F, NX20, NX100, NX200, NX210, NX300.
  • Fixed a texture filtering bug, which caused the image to be displayed slightly blurred, when viewed at 100% size.
  • Changes to black levels.
  • Many other small changes.

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.45 (Jun 14, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug, which may have caused the application to hang after loading an image (only reported on Windows XP)
  • Fixed purple highlights problem when dealing with Panasonic raw files
  • Many small changes under the hood

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.44 (May 14, 2013)

  • Fixed a performance issue with recent versions
  • Less battery drain on laptops
  • Removed support for some very old cameras (for which support was untested)

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.43 (May 8, 2013)

  • Faster sharpening
  • Fixed saving of window size and JPEG quality setting
  • Code refactoring
  • Removed support for some very old cameras

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.42 (Apr 23, 2013)

  • Doesn't render the image constantly - slightly better speed and battery life

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.41 (Apr 20, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug of recent versions which resulted in scrambled output with some camera models
  • Disabled an optimization of version 1.40 because of a problem with it (blank image after minimizing, maximizing)

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.40 (Apr 18, 2013)

  • Fixed a recent problem with the histogram
  • Fixed a potential compatibility problem with very old graphics chips
  • Minor speed increase
  • Less battery drain (no constant rendering)
  • Other small bug fixes

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.39 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug with editing the midtones and shadows slider values
  • A small aesthetic improvement
  • Another possible bug fix
  • Code refactoring

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.38 (Apr 5, 2013)

  • Fixed several bugs - one of them could potentially cause a crash on some systems
  • Changed thread priorities

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.37 (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Support for wide gamut monitors
  • Fixed a rounding error in the displayed aperture value
  • Fixed purple highlight problem with some Canon EOS 5D III images
  • Small aesthetic changes
  • Refactoring

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.36 (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Fixed loading of Pentax K-01 raw files

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.35 (Mar 1, 2013)

  • Potential fix for a crash that occurs on some systems when re-sizing the window

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.34 (Feb 27, 2013)

  • Fixed loading failures with some Sony raw files
  • Reduced maximum memory usage

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.33 (Feb 25, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem with saving 24 megapixel images on 32 bit systems

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.32 (Feb 2, 2013)

  • Tweaked the white balance picker tool to allow choosing darker greys

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.31 (Feb 2, 2013)

  • Improved precision of clamped highlight warning
  • Fixed a problem with the white balance picker tool

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.30 (Jan 30, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem with version 1.29, which caused a delay after loading image

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.29 (Jan 29, 2013)

  • Fixed broken highlight warning below 50% zoom (a bug since version 1.25)
  • Fixed displaying of ISO values higher than 51200 for Canon EOS 5D Mk III
  • Minor tweak in memory management
  • Refactoring

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.28 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • Fixed missing ISO values on some Nikon raw files
  • Tweaked thread priorities - hopefully smoother operation

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.27 (Jan 16, 2013)

  • Added support for Canon EOS 6D, EOS M, PowerShot G15, Nikon 1 V2, Panasonic DMC-G5, DMC-GH3, DMC-FZ200, DMC-LX7, and Sony NEX-6
  • Fixed loading of Panasonic DMC GH-2 files
  • Small change to memory management
  • A small aesthetic change in the UI

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.26 (Jan 12, 2013)

  • Added support for Nikon Coolpix P7700, Olympus E-PM2 and XZ-2, Pentax K-5 II, Pentax K-01, Sony SLT-A99
  • Fixed potential problems of version 1.25 with some Sony models
  • Other small improvements

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.25 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem with saving large, high quality JPEG-s: saved images could be corrupt beyond a certain file size
  • Fixed color inaccuracies with Canon raw files
  • Changed performance characteristics: there is now GPU accelerated color processing, but also a background CPU thread performing noise filtering (result not available in the free version)

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.24 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • Enabled loading of raw files from Pentax K-30

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.23 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Fixed purple highlights with Canon EOS 5D III and improved colour accuracy in dark areas

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.22 (Dec 31, 2012)

  • Fixed the overflown highlights problem of version 1.20, which affected some camera models
  • Fixed purple highlights problem with Nikon D5100 raw files

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.21 (Dec 31, 2012)

  • Attempted to quickly fix an overflown highlights problem in version 1.20, which affected some camera models

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.20 (Dec 23, 2012)

  • Fixed a major bug of recent versions: images in portrait orientation were exported with the top and bottom cut off

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.19 (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Added the Cg dll-s to the installer, which a new (but still disabled) feature uses

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.18 (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Fixed problems with some Nikon D600 raw files (Note to D600 users: there are still some issues with files converted to DNG - this will be fixed in a future release)

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.17 (Dec 10, 2012)

  • Added support for Nikon D600
  • Fixed a problem with TIFF saving shifting the image by 1 pixel
  • Fixed a bug of version 1.16: full size images were saved with 8 pixels cropped off on the right and the bottom

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.16 (Nov 28, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug, which could result in the cropped image being exported shifted by a few pixels
  • Added drag'n'drop capability

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.15 (Nov 1, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug with the directory panel
  • Added the ability to refresh the directory list by pressing F5

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.14 (Oct 31, 2012)

  • Fixed a problem with closing the application on some systems

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.13 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Added support for Sony DSC-RX100
  • Fixed Canon EOS 1D Mk II support
  • Potentially fixed problems with some DNG files converted with the Adobe DNG Converter

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.12 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Fixed problems with raw files from Olympus E-400, Canon EOS 300D, 10D, and potentially some other older Canon models
  • Added a link to the Scarab Labs website

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.11 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Fixed: application could crash on some systems with raw files from certain Camera models (again)

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.10 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Fixed: application could crash on some systems with raw files from certain Camera models
  • Fixed: application could hang if closing it quickly after switching tabs
  • Added support for Canon EOS 1D X
  • Potentially fixed a problem with displaying whether flash was used

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.09 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Added support for Sony SLT-A37 and A57
  • Fixed purple highlight issues on many Nikon and Sony raw files
  • Fixed size issue with Canon EOS 5D Mk III raw files

New in Scarab Darkroom 1.08 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Added support for Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i
  • Made a workaround for rare bug, which could cause the application to open with a tiny window
  • Different method of updating OpenGL textures (should be slightly faster on some machines)

New in Scarab Darkroom Beta Build 14 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug with reset and reapply settings. The reset settings button didn't save the current settings the second time it was pressed during the adjustment of an image.