What's new in XL Converter 0.9.9
Apr 15, 2024
- Added "Keep Folder Structure" feature (#16)
- Added "JPEGLI - Disable Progressive Scan" setting (#18)
- Fixed "Disable Delete Original on Startup" (#17)
- Fixed downscaling to resolution (#19)
- Fixed displaying text in Exception View
- Cleaned up the output tab visually
- Removed saving and loading file lists from settings
New in XL Converter 0.9.8 (Mar 14, 2024)
- Added new JPG encoder - JPEGLI
- Added Encoder - Wipe support to JPEG XL
- Added support for native jxl -> jxl conversion (JPEG XL)
- Added thread scaling for small amounts of images (JPEG XL)
- Added experimental Effort 10 to settings (JPEG XL)
- Updated JPEG XL (libjxl) to v0.10.2 (faster with lower RAM usage)
- Updated ExifTool to 12.77
- Changed default quality for JPG and WEBP from 80 to 90
- Removed Effort limit for GIFs and APNGs (JPEG XL)
- Adjusted and unified fonts across all platforms
- Fixed start menu icon disappearing after update (Linux)
New in XL Converter 0.9.7 (Feb 28, 2024)
- Added more info to debug reports
- Fixed layout alignment when switching tabs
- Fixed visual bug with lossless_if
- Added JPEG XL lossy mode selection:
- VarDCT - for natural or complex images, like photographs
- Modular - for images with sharp edges and flat areas, like digital art, screenshots, documents etc.
- Added more navigation to the input tab:
- Shift + Home or End - select items above / below
- Shift + Up or Down - add item above / below to selection
New in XL Converter 0.9.6 (Jan 23, 2024)
- Added new version of AVIF (faster and better quality)
- Added UTF-8 support for AVIF (#6)
- Added UTF-8 support for saving and loading file list
- Added new exception logging system
- Added robust error handling
- Added helpful links to about tab
- Added detection for incompatible characters
- Fixed bug in time left algorithm
- Fixed ExifTool problems on some Linux distros
- Improved stability
- Improved process handling
- Improved update checker
- Changed quality scale for AVIF
- Removed broken TIFF support
- Removed donate button
- Renamed metadata modes
- Replaced manual file size downscaling with automatic
New in XL Converter 0.9.5 (Dec 21, 2023)
- Added faster file size downscaling based on linear regression
- Added saving and loading file lists
- Added notification on failed conversions
- Added error handling for corrupt images when downscaling
- Added "Disable Delete Original on Startup" to settings
- Added unit tests
- Fixed Skip mode
- Fixed renaming collisions (#5)
- Fixed downscaling to resolution
- Fixed wrong arg. for JPEG XL (#4)
- Fixed outline on item focus
- Fixed Reset to Default behavior
- Fixed GitHub repo language statistics
- Improved Linux installer
- Improved 3rd party licenses
- Improved exception popup handling
- Applied minor UI tweaks
- Reworked the entire project structure
New in XL Converter 0.9.4 (Nov 22, 2023)
- User Interface:
- 10x faster file addition
- Improved speed of deleting and selecting items
- Added navigation methods (arrow keys, Home and End)
- Improved time left accuracy
- Platform Support:
- Bundled Visual C++ Redistributables with Windows installer
- Misc:
- Improved and automated building process
- Migrated to new packages
New in XL Converter 0.9.3 (Oct 31, 2023)
- Added JPG reconstruction data detection
- Added "Reconstruct JPG from JPEG XL" checkbox to PNG format
New in XL Converter 0.9.2 (Oct 26, 2023)
- New:
- Released Knowledge-base - (Website / Source)
- Added metadata handling
- Preserving
- Wiping
- 5 modes in total (encoder and ExifTool-based)
- Added shortcuts - switch tabs with Alt + 1, 2, 3...
- Added JPE support
- Added exception popups If any occurred during conversion
- Added corresponding option to settings
- Added Intelligent Effort support to manual downscaling
- Fixes:
- Disabled downscaling on "reset to default"
- Expanded the convert button in input tab
- Added icon to notifications
- Fixed visual bug with labels in the Modify tab
- Fixed visual bug with progress dialog
- Dynamic Downscaling
- Avoided generating proxy when not necessary
- Fixed intelligent effort
- Partially fixed hung ups when generating proxies
- Improved estimated time left accuracy
- Manual downscaling
- Linked custom encoders
- Rewritten it entirely
- Changes:
- Removed "Best Quality" checkbox (you can just set speed to 0 instead)
- Disabled downscaling on startup
- Added corresponding option to settings
- Redesigned how choosing resampling works
New in XL Converter 0.9.1 (Oct 2, 2023)
- Made drag 'n drop work on every tab
- Improved AVIF encoding stability
- Added widget saving system to make them persistent
- Made iterating on the previously renamed files work between conversions:
- e.g. "file (1).jxl" -> "file (2).jxl" instead of "file (1) (1).jxl"
- Detection and parsing is RegEx-based
- Added item count to the progress dialog
- Added time left to the progress dialog
- Added an update checker
- Added settings
- Added relative path support for custom output:
- A folder of that name will be created in each file's source directory
- Replaced label with a spinbox in thread selector
- Added start menu entry to the Linux installer
- Corrected the quality slider range for JPEG XL
- Improved AboutTab layout
- Added notifications
- Added safety checks to custom output
- Streamlined versioning
- Fixed UI bugs