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Known bugs and limitations

  • CodedColor database only partially multiuser capable
  • Some non standard EXIF/IPTC fields are not displayed and written back
  • Photo and photobook print service currently not provided

05/02/2011: CodedColor 6.2.3

As always, this newest update is free for registered users of versions 6.x. 
New Features & Improvements
  • Thumb generation is now threaded, leading to BIG speed improvements in folders that are viewed for the first time
  • Overall improved response times in the Explorer
  • CodedColor is now fully video compatible. We recommend that you install the free K-Lite Codec Pack in order to fully use this feature and improve loading speed and viewing quality. See the FAQ for more infos on DirectShow and K-Lite.
  • New supported video filetypes: FLV, MOV, RM, DIVX, MPEG4, MTS
  • Video Codes of current file are displayed
  • Pipette improved in all paint and fill functions
  • Color replacement brush now with option to replace grayscale texture or paint in b/w
  • Improved panning in the Panorama Viewer
  • Several new features and bug fixes in the Publisher
  • "Save as" in the image editor now has a shortcut
  • New menu item in Explorer: Copy a downsized image directly to the clipboard (no need to downsize in the image editor, to paste images into an email)
  • Panorama Viewer now creates a link for every opened image and remembers the settings for each panorama
  • "View Panorama" shortcuts in the Explorer and Image Editor
  • Timeline search values in the Explorer now support AND/OR
  • Delete image: removed "beep" sound
  • CTRL+P now opens print dialog
  • Default sizes in print dialog now adapt to portrait/landscape images
  • Option for fullscreen usage of mouse wheel: scroll images / zoom image
  • File association handling improved for Vista and Windows 7
  • Yellow coloring darkened for image folders under Windows 7
Fixed bugs
  • Attention: bug in Batch Renaming fixed, where files could disappear. Please use this feature in older versions at your own risk and in combination with backups!
  • Duration is now only displayed in the Explorer description column after loading the corresponding video file, improving loading speed
  • ESCAPE key now also closes screenshow for video files
  • Fixed bugs in media toolbar
  • Some thumbs displayed with transparency in black/white areas
  • Custom sorting not performed in destination folder when dragged to tree
  • Inifile can get disrupted in UNICODE environments
  • GPS dialog does not work, if time zones cannot be retrieved from registry
  • Tabset captions are barely visible in Windows 7
  • Image comparison toolbar can disappear when using a 2nd monitor
  • Error in custom sorting
  • When changing a folder in the Explorer, the first image is sometimes not selected
  • Recursive thumb creation in the Explorer after dragging
  • Fullscreen: no more broken links shown in the navigation panel at the top
  • Folder with movies could not be renamed due to locking problem
  • Movie files could not be renamed (locked)
  • Batch conversion: delete size suffix, if resizing is deactivated
  • Exception after returning from fullscreen and image sound file
  • Fixed serious DB index problem resulting from empty records
  • CodedColor sometimes lost focus when a dialog is closed
  • Fixed several other minor bugs

12/10/2010: CodedColor 6.1.2

This is a new major release! Registered users of versions 5.x can upgrade for a small amount after logging into their order account. An upgrade entitles you to all 6.x updates for free. 
New Features
  • CD/DVD burning from Explorer and Album Export
  • Deskew (auto-rotate) in scanning dialog and image editor
  • Batch conversion: white balance, despeckle, remove noise, AutoColor & AutoExposure
  • Batch conversion: gamma, contrast, saturation, crop, add clipart
  • Fullscreen: 100 new transitions
  • Fullscreen: soft pan
  • Fullscreen: floating image information and thumbs scroller appear, if mouse is moved to image border
  • Explorer: geo tagging
  • Explorer: search similar images
  • Explorer: print multiple images (incl. layout dialog)
  • Explorer: show on map, map capture
  • Explorer: compare images incl. EXIF/IPTC, synchronized zoom/pan and pixel difference
  • Explorer: encrypt images (also in mail dialog)
  • Explorer & Editor: clipart library (download through LiveUpdate)
  • Explorer: flash album
  • Explorer: convert movies to FLV or MOV
  • Explorer: copy file path into clipboard
  • Image Editor: images and layers support alpha channel (transparency)
  • Image Editor: add clipart as layer or watermark
  • Image Editor: sepia and negative
  • Image Editor: add text to images
  • Image Editor: rotate layers with antialias
  • Image Editor: create classic picture frame (polaroid)
  • Image Editor: separate images from scans & collages
  • Image Editor: add shadow to text layers and clipart
  • Image Editor: 46 advanced effects
  • Image Editor: intuitive color palette dialog incl. transparency
  • Image Editor: change perspective
  • Image Editor: paint & fill now supports transparent color
  • Image Editor: extend workspace with support for alpha channel
  • Image Editor: color balance (gain offset)
  • Image Editor: grayscale conversion and color washout
  • Image Editor: create map collage with frame and shadow
  • Image Editor: color replacement brush
  • Image Editor: toggle between currently edited image and original
  • Image editor: set transparent color with tolerance
  • Image Editor: automatic rotation
  • Image Editor: correct barrel distortion
  • Image Editor: automatic red eye removal
  • Image Editor: global, inclusive, exclusive wand selection options
  • Image Editor: grab images from webpages
  • Image Editor: smudge brush
Improvements
  • Version 6.1.0 speed and bug fixes
  • WIA scanner support
  • Panorama: color & exposure frame equalization improves stitch and panorama quality
  • Panorama: improvement of stitching result and quality
  • More options in catalog panel context menus
  • New image formats and faster RAW
  • Updated RAW import library
  • Improved overall stability and speed
  • Improved speed in database correction
  • Fixed speed problems when opening image from large folder in the editor
  • Replicate IPTC fields to DB
  • EXIF: UserComment now writeable
  • FAQ and tutorial dialog at program start
  • "Pixpedia Publisher" layout designer improved
  • Panoramaviewer: allow slower animation
  • Drag & Drop images: activate other explorer windows (MDI)
  • Database cleanup: option to remove broken links
  • Movie files: show frame#
  • ICO files: show resolution, colors
  • Batch conversion: allow subfolders
  • Batch conversion: before/after preview for every operation
  • Batch conversion: command to set EXIF.Date = Explorer.Date
  • Batch conversion: checkbox to preserve filetypes
  • Explorer: preserve sorting when pasting originals from catalog
  • Explorer: highlight image folders
  • Explorer: job wizard and "Add Images" dialog for all operations
  • Explorer: correct all broken links inside catalog, if user points to one correct image
  • Explorer: zoom using the mouse wheel now works analog to most other programs
  • Explorer: enhanced ZIP options
  • Explorer: improved interface and menu structure
  • Explorer: ABC search in thumbs view
  • Fullscreen: mouse wheel zooms, mouse wheel button fits image to screen
  • Image Editor: custom crop sizes
  • Image Editor: floating toolbar with selection options
  • Image Editor: added antialias to layer rotation
  • Image Editor: layer background can now be transparent
  • Image Editor: working with layers (collages) is now much faster
  • Image Editor: open ICO files as multiframe
  • Image Editor: new layer menu
  • Image Editor: undo list fixed and improved
  • Image Editor: enhanced sharpness
  • Image Editor: progress bar for lengthy operations
  • Image Editor: enhanced JPG artefact removal
  • Image Editor: print selection
  • Image Editor: SmartFix option sliders
  • Image Editor: move layers using keyboard (CTRL+Arrows)
Fixed bugs
  • Closing catalog panel deactivates mainform and leaves toolbars empty
  • Playing sound causes crash when application terminates
  • Batch with PSD files crashes
  • MOV files: slider does not work correctly
  • Crash when browsing to VISTA special folders like "Computer"
  • Contact sheet crashes for certain images
  • WMF files are not shown in contact sheet
  • Red eye on image with alpha does not work
  • Transparency does not work when adding clipart as layer
  • Watermark does not work in version 5.8
  • Broken link correction does not work for deleted or moved folders and deleted items
  • F5 does not work correctly
  • Copy & Paste into layer is buggy
  • Undo until list is empty: image still has changed tag
  • ALT+INS into catalog: new thumbs not selected
  • Coming back from tray into explorer, organizer is opened
  • Fullscreen: browsing bug after adding image into catalog
  • ICO files are not thumbed correctly, and only smallest icon is shown
  • Noise function does not use slider values correctly
  • Undo does not work properly for layers
  • After merge of layers, erasor does not work

05/11/2009: CodedColor 5.8.0

As always, this latest update is free for registered users of versions 5.x. 
New Features
  • Drag & Drop in Explorer now with thumb cursor and insert indicator
  • Database cleanup now detects invalid or asynchronous thumbs
  • Explorer now opens much faster, if the user has many entries in many catalogs
  • Thumbs for multimedia and RAW files are now generated much faster
  • In thumbs panel, the mouse wheel can now be used for scrolling
  • New image format: TIFF Planar CMYK
  • New image format: MS-HD
  • Image Editor: save as Photoshop PSD format
  • Open AVI in editor now shows progress dialog for frames
  • Can now save IPTC/EXIF information in TIFF files
  • MPEG, WMV movies can now be opened in the image editor
  • VISTA/XP thumbs are now shown for media files (speed)
  • Drag & Drop: thumb is displayed
  • Exporer: images of subfolders can be viewed at once
  • Image Editor: new frames and masks
  • Image Editor: alpha channel now displayed correctly
  • Image Editor: image shadow intensity can be adjusted
  • Image Editor: better quality for small rotations
  • Image Editor: improved stability, fixed memory leak
  • Image Editor: improve dialog is now bigger
  • Fast forward/backward of movie frames in fullscreen and explorer (similar to chapters)
  • Explorer: faster browsing of large image/movie folders
  • Explorer: faster browsing of CDs/DVDs
  • Explorer: faster viewing of RAW images
  • XP/Vista now lists CodedColor in "Open with" dialog for removable media
  • F11 now maximizes the working area of explorer and image editor
Fixed bugs
  • Numerous bugfixes in CodedColor Publisher
  • Statusbar in Explorer disappeared when clicking on broken link
  • Explorer stability improved
  • Helpfile did not open with right topic
  • Fixed performance problem after installation and when first opening an image folder
  • Fixed performance problem when switching between large image folders
  • Installer now asks if you want to install BYNGO
  • Skinning turned off for VISTA
  • JPG Quality was not saved in Image Editor
  • Limit in database size fixed
  • Empty IPTC/EXIF field was not stored
  • Batch: IPTC/EXIF changes and type conversion did not work simultaneously
  • DCX multi frame format now handled correctly
  • Rename file: upper/lowercase letters now recognized
  • Image Editor: layers merge faster
  • Print Preview: fixed big memory leak
  • Batch conversion: EXIF/IPTC was not copied correctly
  • Image Editor: layers transparency now supported
  • Image Editor: shadow feature now has progress meter
  • Album export can now handle unicode filenames
  • Image Editor: rotation of an image layer cut off the image
  • Panorama: different sized frames caused program crash
  • Fullscreen: no navigation if soundfile is played
  • Fullscreen: deleting movie file not possible
  • Fullscreen: movie not always displayed in correct size
  • Attached soundfile was not considered during dragging and deletion of images
  • Bug in "Copy to Clipboard" fixed
  • Fixed error messages if no default printer is installed

10/16/2008: CodedColor 5.6.0

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New Features
  • Image editor: select standard formats now also for portrait images
  • Image editor frame dialog: many new frames and masks
  • Image editor brushes: many new textures
  • Image Editor: added standard sizes for widescreen monitors
  • Explorer: view all images in (selected) subfolders at the same time
  • Explorer: view recent folders
  • Explorer: ZIP only selected files
  • Explorer: progress meter for annotation and keyword changes on multiple imgages
  • Explorer: feature to restore original EXIF creation filedates
  • CodedColor Publisher: numerous new features
  • Cleanup up application menu structure
Fixed bugs
  • Fixed several bugs in "Export to PDF" dialog
  • Filedate preserved when changing EXIF image title
  • Image editor fill tool: userdefined colors were not loaded
  • Image editor frame dialog: fixed minor bugs
  • Explorer: bug when renaming files with same name and different extensions
  • Explorer: bug when renaming files with lower/uppercase characters
  • Explorer: fixed alpha channel for PNG files
  • Explorer: Search for EXACT PHRASE now works as expected
  • CodedColor Publisher: numerous bugfixes
  • Fotowire service discontinued (HP merge)

12/06/2007: CodedColor 5.4.0

New Features
  • Image editor now stores changed EXIF thumbnail
  • Annotation Editor now updates EXIF thumbnail, if missing or wrong orientation
  • Batch conversion now writes the EXIF thumbnail into generated images
  • Contact sheet: show filepath
  • HTML indexpage: link to original image
  • Screenshow: customize titlebar in program settings
  • CodedColor Publisher: numerous new features
  • EXIF DateTimePhoto ($9003) now editable, also in batch processing
  • EXIF orientation flag ist corrected when saving the image
  • Album Export now allows link to original image
Fixed bugs
  • HTML album did not work under IE 7.0 or VISTA
  • Fixed error in broken link detection (resulted in lost annotations)
  • Copy/Move into same folder resulted in crash
  • Album Export starts faster now
  • Error in several dialogs for non-existant export paths. Are now created
  • Image Editor: Curves tool: GPF when sliders are moved to maximum or minimum
  • Fixed several errors in BYNGO addon

09/03/2007: CodedColor 5.3.1

New Features
  • Fully Windows VISTA compatible
  • LZH replaced by ZIP compression format
  • Output destination filenames can now have custom prefix AND suffix
  • RAW support updated
  • Skype dialog: can now send zoomed images
  • Clone source and fill texture sizes now more flexible
  • Relative date values in EXIF batch processing
  • Option "JPEG quality" in the filesave dialog now remembered
  • Publisher: "Add multiple images" dialog allows insert, delete and positioning of images
  • Publisher: multiple enhancements
Fixed bugs
  • All security issues concerning Windows VISTA resolved
  • Byngo now only started once, if already in tray
  • Byngo now sees CodedColor license, if existing
  • Scanning did not work anymore
  • Scanning dialogs now remain unskinned
  • Organizer locked up sometimes
  • Fullscreen: "Add To Catalog" did not work correctly
  • Byngo: userdata now editable
  • Editor tools lost function after 2nd editor is closed
  • Editor slidebars sometimes locked up
  • Tree in catalog panel was outside of panel bounds
  • Quality setting in batch processing was without effect
  • Histogram did not refresh in thumbs view
  • Album Export now allows special characters in image filenames
  • Editor: paint access violations resolved
  • Windows dialogs no longer skinned (fixed crashes during file delete)
  • Batch progress window didn't close
  • Apostrophe can now be used in export filenames

08/01/2006: CodedColor 5.2.2

New Features
  • Panorama Stich with resize and gamma correction
  • Multipage PDF album export
  • Compress images to PDF for mail attachments
  • Share photos using Skype
  • Now supports ALL existing RAW Formats: CRW, NEF, RAW, PEF, RAF, X3F, BAY, SRF, MRW, DCR, CR2, ORF, etc. Click here for a complete list.
  • Explorer: Keyword View to add and search keywords
  • New application: CodedColor Publisher for versatile photo layouts
  • New application: CodedColor Toolbox for PDF export and image labeling
  • Editor: add individual frames to images
  • Editor: add text labels to images (incl. arrow pointers)
  • Editor: create image collages using layers
  • Editor: save image as PDF format
  • Editor: new "White Balance" tool
  • Editor: option to turn off EXIF/IPTC injection after editing images
  • Editor: cut with lasso and paste as layer into other image
  • Annotation: display readonly EXIF/IPTC fields in red
  • Batch: write IPTC/EXIF data to multiple images
  • Explorer: clickable Splitters
  • Explorer: thumbs now scroll during drag & drop in custom sorting
  • Fullscreen: titlebar now customizable via program settings
  • Personal online account can now be accessed directly from CodedColor
  • Modern skin
  • Online news messages
Fixed bugs
  • Stack overflow bug in Organizer fixed
  • Display problem with some GIF images in thumbsview fixed
  • Sporadic rotate warnings in fullscreen fixed
  • Thumbs lost after cancelling rename folder operation
  • Compress files to ZIP: filename error fixed
  • Editor: layer transparency and rendering bugs fixed
  • Endless "Correct records" loop after renaming or moving directory fixed
  • Annotation: EXIF/IPTC tabs now disabled, when multiple images are selected
  • Explorer: immediate drag & drop of nonselected thumbs
  • Batch: Output tab is now deselectable, so originals can be overwritten
  • Custom colors from color selection dialog now same throughout CodedColor
  • Shortcut collision between screen capture and "Save Image" fixed (CTRL+S)
  • Fullscreen: lower right navigation buttons flickered
  • Fullscreen: Some movies run smoother now
  • Web album: filename bug fixed
  • Editor: "save as ICO" changed color palette
  • Editor: no more annoying hint box for lasso, circle and wand selection
  • IPTC text fields containing commas could not be read by other programs
  • Many bug fixes and enhancements in CodedColor Publisher

11/09/2005: CodedColor 4.4.0

New Features
  • Shortcuts to Studio image editing tools from Explorer
  • Image Editor: Select standard crop sizes
  • Image Editor: now images are antialiased when zooming down
  • Image Editor: option to backup originals (changelog, see program settings)
  • New application: Panorama Viewer for animated and realistic viewing
  • Using new memory manager to handle resources more efficiently
Fixed bugs
  • Print dialog now remembers printer orientation
  • Could not drag images to empty order or catalog panel
  • Fixed bugs in histogram panel of Explorer
  • Batch conversion: not all images were converted
  • Webalbum export: cancel FTP upload, if password is incorrect
  • Keywords popup in annotation editor sometimes not visible (in front)
  • Explorer: Several Drag & Drop bugs fixed
  • Explorer: custom sorting bugs fixed
  • Editor: Multi-image frame pasting fixed
  • Explorer & Fullscreen: speed improvements

07/01/2005: CodedColor 4.3.0

New Features
  • Explorer timeline views
  • Screenshow: transitions also on manual browsing
  • Screenshow options: transitions can be selected
  • "Always add images to database" option
  • Option for "deep" database cleanup
  • DB cleanup option inside search dialog
  • Image editor: new dropdown menu for some selection tools
  • Differentiated "Save changes" on closing of image editor
  • More defensive AutoUpdate and option to deactivate it
  • DB search, DB cleanup: status dialogs with Cancel option
  • Batch conversion: SmartFix, AutoFlash
  • Batch conversion: more userfriendly dialog
  • SmartFix batch processing: status dialog with Cancel option
  • Rotate images: align horizon
  • Rotate images: suggest crop frame
  • LiveUpdate: proxyserver options
  • Editor: checked background to distinguish image borders
  • New option: open organizer on program start
  • Editor: add soft shadows
  • Editor: video capture (single frame or collage)
  • Editor: extend workspace
  • Editor: SmartFix now with options
  • Fullscreen: significant increase in viewing speed
  • Image shadows for batch conversion and screenshots
  • Editor: empty woring area
  • Editor: paste several images into working area
  • Contactsheet, print & album export: EXIF and IPTC individually selectable, incl. field selection
  • Batch conversion and thumb creation: new image progress meter
Fixed bugs
  • Explorer: Move & Copy to folder did not work for multiple selections
  • IPTC Keywords from other programs were not correctly displayed in CodedColor
  • DB values and IPTC section in image could become async
  • DB search: length limitation of SQL statement fixed
  • Annotate multiple images did not work for broken linkfiles
  • Complete deinstall (incl. workdirectory files) now possible
  • Start problems with hyperthreaded CPU's fixed
  • Minor Drag & Drop bugs fixed
  • Minor screenshow bugs fixed
  • Explorer: navigations bugs with hyperthreaded CPU's fixed
  • Memory losses fixed: threads were not cleared, when moving to taskicon
  • ..resulting "Out of Memory" and "Scanline index out of range" bugs fixed
  • Loading time for large images improved (IEBitmap instead of Bitmap)
  • Loading time optimized: antialias starting at 20% zoom factor
  • Screenshow display notably faster
  • Editor: "Save" or "Save As" dialogs did not always update the current image filename
  • Program setting to "preserve original filedate" did not work for image annotation editor
  • IPTC/EXIF fieldselection: changes were not reflected in the info panel
  • Changes in Editor were not reflected in Explorer, if "Preserve filedate" was turned on
  • Improvements in LAN browsing and viewing speed
  • Could not delete images in the recent list
  • SHIFT+DEL (delete without bin) did not work in thumbs and image view
  • Win98 related bugs fixed
  • Corrupted images in folder caused Explorer items to flash

12/01/2004: CodedColor PhotoStudio 4.1.0

New Features
  • Watch movies in Explorer & Screenshow, incl. sound, speed control (based on DirectX), userdefined thumb creation
  • Multimedia filetypes AVI, MPG, ASF, WMV, MOV, MP4, etc
  • New image filetypes: WBMP Wireless Bitmaps, ICO, PDF & Postscript (only write), PSD Photoshop (single layer)
  • EXIF/IPTC field editor for userdefined display
  • EXIF/IPTC input mask with full R/W of all IPTC fields
  • EXIF/IPTC database search
  • Windows XP program and toolbar icons, enhanced interface design
  • Editor: feather option for all selection tools
  • Editor: "SmartFix" single click photo enhancement
  • Editor "Exposure" dialog: Auto Contrast, Brightness, Smart Flash
  • Editor "Color" dialog: Auto Correction, Balance, Levels, Color Cast, HSL
  • Editor "Sharpness" dialog: Sharpen/Blur, Edge enhance, Unsharp mask
  • Editor "Curves" dialog: Manual histogram curves, Shadow/Midtone/Hilight levels
  • Editor "Noise" dialog: Noise reduction, JPEG artefact removeal, Moirée Despeckle
  • Editor: Paintbrush with opacity, radius, feather, blend modes and textures
  • Editor: Retouch brush for blur, sharpen, dodge, burn, lighten, darken, saturate and desaturate
  • Editor: Fill bucket with tolerance, opacity, blend modes and textures
  • Editor: Clone brush with opacity, radius, feather, blend modes and local/external source points
  • Editor: Eraser brush with opacity, radius and feather
  • Thumbs can be generated on demand during album creation (improves viewing speed)
  • Play sounds attached to images
  • Navigator for large images and panoramas in Explorer and fullscreen mode
  • Crop image: area outside of selection is grayed for better viewing
  • Crop by Selection, Crop by Zoom
  • Paste into selection: now bitmap size and aspect ratio can be preserved
  • Selections: info panel (size, position) is shown beside selection frame
  • Option to antialias (sharpen) zoomed images for better viewing quality
  • Web Album: FTP upload of exported album incl. synchronisation
  • Web Album: Autorun and StartImage options
  • Classic monitor and TV formats for batch processing and image resizing
  • Batch processing with "SmartFix" photo correction
  • Powerful new Batch Rename dialog
  • Custom Sorting now supports drag & drop
  • Enhanced Resize Dialog
  • Histogram panel in explorer and editor
Fixed bugs
  • Thumbs were crunched when title shown
  • No more flashing on corrupted image inside folder
  • "Index keyviolation" in database fixed
  • Batch processing was not possible for some filetypes
  • Several Custom Sorting bugs fixed
  • Random option for slideshows did not work
  • Several speed improvements

08/03/2004: CodedColor PhotoStudio 3.6.0

New Features
  • Click on thumb in catalog panel shows image in Explorer window above
  • Button "New Folder" in Explorer tree
  • STRG+S shortcut for screencapture
  • New menuitem "Open in Catalog": show catalogs which contain current image
  • Add annotations to multiple images at the same time
  • Program option to remember last opened folder in Explorer window
  • Option to show thumb shadow
  • Improved speed for image loading
  • Simplification of registration system
Fixed bugs
  • Improved startup speed
  • Fixed ZIP error in creation of email attachments
  • Automatic LiveUpdate check with acknowledge dialog
  • STRG+A selects thumbs in all views
  • Selected contact sheet font is printed correctly

01/23/2004: CodedColor PhotoStudio 3.4.0

New Features
  • Explorer: annotate Internet Explorer linkfiles (bookmarks)
  • Explorer: album and link descriptions now shown in infopanel (lower left)
  • Explorer: new button in searchform to refresh old searchresults
  • Explorer: enhancements to "Mail Files" dialog
  • Web album: layout templates can be loaded and edited
  • Web album: new parameter to auto load web album in FullScreen mode
  • Web album: infoframe size can be changed
  • Web album: set frame background images in addition to color
  • Web album: include Autorun file for CD burning
Fixed bugs
  • Explorer: thumbnails for offline images from CD's where not shown
  • Explorer: search values could not contain special characters like "\" or "?"
  • Web album: option "One image per folder" did not always work
  • Web album: subdirectories were not always exported
  • Registration did not always send email with LicenseID
  • PSD images caused memory leak in some installations

06/01/2003: CodedColor PhotoStudio 3.1.0

New Features
  • IPTC: automatically transfer IPTC title and description from JPEGs into database
  • IPTC: title and description from database stored back into JPEGs on change
  • new supported formats: JPEG2000, Photoshop (viewing only), Kodak Picture CD
  • red eye correction dialog
  • transition effects for the fullscreen slideshow
  • enhancements to the user interface and menu structure
  • German language version (download in LiveUpdate dialog)
  • handbook (download helpfile in LiveUpdate dialog or from webpage)
  • webalbum: show image title below image when no infoframe visible
  • webalbum: help information is generated into album startpage
  • webalbum: option to change color of thumb selection frame
  • registration now completely online (solving firewall issues)
  • introduction of two licensing models: freeware and full version
  • search dialog: keywords can now be selected
  • annotation dialog: option to turn off paste query
  • explorer: previous and next buttons for selected folders
  • explorer: view single frames of animated GIFs and multipage TIFs
  • tools: TWAIN interface for scanners and cameras
  • tools: Screen capture with conversion
  • custom image watermarks in mails, batch conversion, web export, image editor
  • custom sorting of image files
  • show titles beneath thumbs
  • ZIP format now supported (webalbum, mails)
Fixed bugs
  • explorer: "Open with" did not work for nonimage files
  • image editor: "Save as" file extension now remembered
  • image editor: image parameters from last image were used when storing changes to a new image
  • EXIF information now saved back to file after edit operations
  • Web album: images were deleted when exporting into source path
  • restore database: thumb database now deleted and catalog linkfiles updated
  • workdir could not be changed immediately after installation
  • iconview failed under Windows XP

01/14/2003: CodedColor 2.7.4

New Features
  • lossless JPEG rotation
  • LiveUpdate: now possible to download betas or minor updates
  • enhanced "Open File" dialog
  • explorer: antialias (sharpness) option for thumbs
  • explorer: new thumb algorithm increases speed for most JPEGs
  • resolve broken records: UTC times now stored for NTFS files (timezone independent)
  • update thumb database: tolerant towards DST (daylight saving time)
  • image editor: textual undo list in addition to visual toolwindow
  • editing images inside order catalog now keeps originals unchanged
  • rotation shortcuts (rotate left, rotate right)
  • added XP theme manifest, so CC now has real XP look & feel
  • added "Save database now" to main menu and annotation editor
  • new menuitem for linkfiles: "Copy original images" (into clipboard)
  • broken link dialog now allows for batch correction of all imagelinks inside a catalog
  • annotation editor: title can now be selected from a dropdown list
  • annotation editor: record can be copied from another image (new navigator button)
  • explorer: button to select album location (shortcut) in current browser window
  • fullscreen: option to fit small images to screen per default
Fixed bugs
  • print single image: better preview colors and paint problems fixed
  • image editor: fixed "Toolbar item index out of range" problem
  • "Scan line index out of range" problem with some Windows versions
  • fullscreen: could not use pageup / pagedown keys after adding image to order or catalog
  • fullscreen: mousewheel now used to scroll images
  • fullscreen: sort problem with corrupted images
  • fullscreen: sort problem after deletion of images
  • web album: improvement of slideshow transition effect
  • web album: workaround for memory leakage inside IE
  • web album: no settings were saved after closing export dialog
  • explorer: width of EXIF info columns not always remembered
  • after batch conversion, images showed wrong thumb in Windows XP
  • order wizzard froze CC on systems with only 256 colors installed
  • database search: annotation could not be found right after entry into record
  • fixed display issues related to Windows XP
  • "Paste files" was not activated for pasting directories in listview
  • "Store large images in thumb database" option could not be enabled again
  • contact sheet: pagebreaks between image and info rows now avoided
  • "Paste original files" did not work for nonimage files
  • "Copy image" did not work for linkfiles (referenced images)
  • Browsing records in annotation dialog did not work for explorer listview
  • "Cleanup database" deleted whole thumb database
  • rotation of images in explorer deleted annotation (versions 2.7.2, 2.7.3)
  • mail images: fixed problems with MAPI under XP
  • image editor: undolist got mixed up

10/18/2002: CodedColor 2.6.1

New Features
  • click on thumb annotation icon opens annotation editor
  • shaded printicon for images in old print orders
  • special handling for drive albums (C:\)
  • option in album property dialog to immediately add all images to the database
  • several performance issues solved, speed improved
Fixed bugs
  • windows background could not be set if active desktop is off
  • LiveUpdate tried to connect to internet if Windows is in offline mode
  • LiveUpdate fixed problem showing "could not access host" even when connected
  • new album: drive info was missing
  • print preview: performance improved; cancel (ESC) now works
  • print preview: orientation now immediately reflected in the preview pane
  • installer: desktop icon was not created during installation
  • installer: filetype associations now correctly reset on uninstallation
  • installer now checks if CC is already running
  • Web Album: Fixed Problem when directory name only contained digits

09/21/2002: CodedColor 2.5.0

New Features
  • floating and dockable toolbars, saved on quit
  • XP and stripe themes for toolbars
  • set windows desktop image (wallpaper)
  • catalogs: panel to drag & drop images to catalog
  • catalogs: new catalog, view catalog, add images
  • albums: all image files are added immediately to the database and can be searched
  • database search: now includes search for filedate
  • database search: enhanced value combination
  • database search: option to refresh search result
  • database cleanup feature to remove broken links
  • print client interfaces for: Foto Quelle (Silverlab), Fotowire
  • order prints: new order, view order, add images, process order
  • order prints: panel to drag & drop images to order
  • order wizzard, immediate orders
  • immediate printorder of edited image without need to save changes
  • LiveUpdate dialog to download and autoinstall components
  • LiveUpdate: program settings option for autocheck interval
  • album export: view exported files in internet browser or CodedColor organizer
  • album export: option to hide tree in exported album
  • album export: option to use original images
  • album export: intuitive visual layout panel
  • batch conversion: convert only checked files
  • mail files: option to use original images
  • contactsheets: option to use originals for best quality
  • contactsheets: abort long operations by pressing ESC
  • use pgup/pgdown keys to scroll in print preview
  • images dragged to catalogs or orders are now inserted as links
  • menuitem to follow link to original image
  • menuitem to select checked images
  • option to load original image in annotation dialog
  • dragging images onto / into catalog folder now always creates links
  • enhanced pasting of files: standard handler, paste originals, paste links
  • image editor: option to preserve filedate in "Save as"
  • image editor: paste clipboard into multi image (TIF)
  • filedate automatically preserved on image rotation
  • new menuitems in image editor: HSL, RGB, histogram, fourier transformation
  • explorer: "edit images" button is now a dropdown with several options
  • explorer: image and album descriptions are now threaded to improve performance
  • explorer option: thumb creation threaded to improve reaction time
  • explorer thumb view: faster scrolling due to delayed image loading
  • registration by email for people sitting behind a firewall
Fixed bugs
  • contactsheet printing and export: wrong font size
  • contactsheet printing and export: missing columns on some systems
  • print single image: gamma correction produced "divide by zero" message
  • print single image: changing printer in dropdown did not work
  • print single image: option "print normal" removed
  • album export: directory could not be created
  • album export: destination for nonalbum folders was saved and read from inifile
  • image editor: print button was missing
  • toggle between fullscreen and image editor: annotation dialog froze
  • CCA archive did not extract if CC was already running
  • closing image editors disrupted selection in explorer
  • "Send to" menu did not always work in Windows NT
  • toolbars now all docked to mainform to save room when MDI windows are normalized
  • mainmenu cleaned up a little
  • minor resource leaks fixed
  • MDI windows were not activated correctly if minimized
  • file associations now reset on uninstallation
  • explorer: if small and large imagepanel visible, then large image was sometimes not drawn
  • search filesystem did not work on Windows 98
  • images in temporary directories are not added to the database anymore

06/12/2002: CodedColor 2.1.3

New Features
  • speed optimization for program startup
  • speed optimization for sorting folders with many files
  • thumbnails now always created for images from remote drives (CD, LAN), ignoring filesize threshhold
  • online support forum: see Menuitem "Feedback & Supoprt"
  • deletion of images now differentiates between originals and links
  • mail body is copied into clipboard, if no MAPI installed
  • filetype descriptions no longer contain "CodedColor"
  • restart from trayicon (doubleclick or show) with organizer and homedirectory
  • standard compression now CCA instead of LZH
  • version update only allowed if installed version is started
  • automatic daily check for new version if connected to internet
  • query if original is to be copied into catalog, when browsing CD
  • album export: export path now remembered
  • album export: option to export new color settings only
  • album export: option to test album export with one image per folder only
  • album export: enhanced color selection dialog
  • album export: album information fields display URLs and mail adresses as links
Fixed bugs
  • fullscreen images now sorted exactly like explorer
  • existing thumbnails are now shown for broken links
  • size and date columns now always sorted correctly
  • album information fields can now store multiple textlines
  • version number now always displayed correctly
  • viewstyle in organizer now depending on found images
  • program refused to start if no printer installed
  • MAPI mail failure now results in error message
  • buttons were not enabled after closing MAPI mail dialog
  • overall performance problem when many files are in the clipboard
  • album export: editing album information sometimes opens wrong or new album
  • album export: directories now sorted alphabetically
  • album export: background color of image now set correct in Netscape 4.*
  • album export: menu icons now transparent
  • image editor/slideshow: fixed behavior of rotate, delete and move of last image in list