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Topaz B&W Effects Changelog

What's new in Topaz B&W Effects 2.1.0

Apr 12, 2013
  • Zone System: This visual tool will allow users to identify various zones in their images and will also allow users to observe the changes in zones as exposure (and other) adjustments are made.
  • Apply Button: This feature allows users to apply changes without having to exit the program. Users can apply multiple presets one after another.
  • Borders: Prior versions of BW Effects only had a choice of 2 borders: Solid Black or Solid White. This version adds many more options.
  • Tone QuickTools: QuickTool buttons have been added for Silver and Paper toning for Selenium, Gold (blue), Copper (Red), Sepia and Antique Dye
  • Language Support: BW v2.1 will support Spanish, French, German, (Brazilian) Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified and Taiwanese). If user's machine has one of these languages set in region/language settings, the UI will be rendered in that language.

New in Topaz B&W Effects 2.0.0 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • Improvements in Color Sensitivity and Color Filter functions to address halos and speed.
  • Improvements in Grain function to address patterns and speed.
  • Ability to change the background color for the photo area/frame has been added. This can be accomplished via the frame-button on the top toolbar.
  • Ability to quickly view a part of the image at 100% (Inspect Mode) has been added.
  • A QuickTools toolset has been made available to quickly adjust exposure, contrast etc.
  • User experience for previewing of presets has been enhanced. Presets can be previewed on a larger floating frame that will appear as user hovers/moves mouse over preset items in the list.
  • A QuickLook view has been implemented to view all presets in a collection at the same time.
  • Snapshots have been a part of Topaz Labs plugins, v2 makes them more visual just like presets. Once captured, they will be available via "Snapshots" collection.
  • Ability to mark a preset as a favorite has been added. A “Favorites” collection has also been added for quick access to user’s favorite presets.
  • Look and feel of UI controls (sliders, buttons, checkboxes etc.) has been changed.
  • A new cleaner, less distracting and efficient color scheme and layout has been adopted.