CompuPic Version 6.x Revision History

Version 6.x |  Version 5.x |  Version 4.x |  Version 1.x

Version 6.23.1364

• Fixed problem with cut/copy + paste inside compressed archives
• Fixed problem with cut/copy + paste inside virtual folders such as My Documents
• Added option to disable the use of Offline Volumes (see Folder List preferences)
• Added Lanczos scaling to resize function
• Improved e-mail support now works with all ISPs
• Fixed problems with editing images containing metadata
• Improved performance of printing exceptionally large files
• Added support for using EXIF metadata in text macros

Version 6.22.1316

• Added preferences for SMTP authentication
• Fixed problem with performing Batch Conversions from and to a virtual folder

Version 6.2.1245

• New Categories section in the Folder List
• Create your own categories for engaging in maximum organization efficiency
• Add images to any category by dragging and dropping them into a category in the folder list
• Quickly view all the images in a category by selecting the category in the folder list
• New Canvas Size function for increasing the canvas size of an image
• Added ability to resize by a percentage of original
• Added ability to resize by output size at a given dpi/cm
• Added function to crop to a custom size
• Crop to a variety of standard sizes, such as 4x6 and 3x5.
• Added function to crop to current screen display
• Improved crop to move one click'n'drag, crop on double click/enter
• Improved lossless rotation now swaps valid width and height in EXIF data
• JPEG 2000
• 16-bit and 48-bit TIFF files
• ZIP-encoded TIFF files
• CALS files
• CT (SciTex Cat Scan) files
• FS (Face Saver) files
• Ghostscript - PDF and PS format support
• HPI (Hemera Photo Object) files
• J6I (Ricoh digital camera) files
• JPEG encoded TIFF files
• MAC (Mac Paint) files
• PIX (Alias Pix) files
• PMP (Sony digital camera) files
• PSP (Paint Shop Pro) files
• PXR (Pixar) files
• RAS (Sun Raster) files
• RLE (University of Utah) files
• SFW (Seattle Film Works) files
• SGI (Silicon Graphics) files
• Access your address book directly from CompuPic, no importing required
• Auto-completion of addresses using your address book as you type
• Include email additional receipients using CC
• Blind carbon copy additional email receipients using BCC
• Over twenty new Slide Show transition effects
• Pause a slideshow by clicking the center mouse button
• Added \T and \t text macros for current date and file date
• Added batch conversion support for new formats
• Added file size to overwrite confirmation dialog
• Added option to include keywords in file list generation
• Added option to not use interpolation on preview
• Added option to not use interpolation on upscaled thumbnails
• Changed appearence of buttons across program, added option to turn off stylization
• Changed automatic edge scrolling to be disabled by default
• Changed selection behavior in Details view mode to act more like Windows
• Changed keyboard shortcut for 'Crop as Shown' to SHIFT+C to remove issues with triggering menu visibility
• Fixed problems with Timestamp feature when using EXIF data
• Fixed problem with EXIF data not being preserved when editing and resaving files
• Fixed problem with Bignose.com not appearing the menus
• Fixed problem with Tiled View when advancing images quickly
• Fixed problem with detecting default printer
• Fixed 'Revert' menu in Viewer to gray out until file has been changed.
• Fixed crash problem when using with Window Blinds
• Fixed corruption problem with ZIP archives
• Fixed crash problem caused by trying to rename 'parent' folder
• Fixed crash problem with JPEG files containing large comments
• Fixed crash problem with displaying properties for certain images containing EXIF data
• Fixed problem with 'Bold Folder Names' in Folder List not getting saved properly
• Fixed problem with 'Show Volume Serial Numbers' function not working
• Fixed problem with Directx.exe hanging in memory
• Fixed problem with F10 key not working for black point adjustment
• Fixed problem with blue display on scaling monochrome images
• Fixed problem with configured actions getting lost on re-install
• Fixed problem with cursor on scrollbars in dialogs
• Fixed problem with custom sort ordering in details mode
• Fixed problem with filename display in slideshows when displayed in a floating window
• Fixed problem with meta-data column display in properties being too narrow by default
• Fixed problem with noise when using keyboard for adjustments
• Fixed problem with performing 'Save As' from a virtual folder (My Documents, etc)
• Fixed problems with printing on some systems
• Fixed problem with renaming folder from a virtual folder
• Fixed problem with switching between large and small toolbars in viewer
• Fixed problem with text macro for filename+extension when filename contains a period
• Fixed problems with some PSD files
• Fixed problems with thumbnailing GIF files
• Fixed sorting problems in Folder List
• Fixed sorting problems with folders in Details Mode
• Improved multi-monitor support - CompuPic now works seamlessly on a second monitor
• Improved installation with additional options

Version 6.1.1223

• Favorites pane saves and displays favorite folders and files
• Add favorites using drag and drop
• Rename favorite entries
• Organize your favorites into subfolders
• Automatically convert images to low, medium, or high resolution JPEG files when sending via e-mail for faster sending and easier viewing.
• Easily configure the sizes and quality settings in the Internet Preferences
• Automatically split multiple attachments into several e-mails to keep a small per-message download size.
• New POP3 mail configuration options to increase compatibility with mail servers.
• Send e-mail from 'Desktop', 'My Documents', and 'My Pictures'.
• E-mail pictures directly from the viewer...great for screen captures.
• Create a unique poster sized print from any digital image with CompuPic's new integrated support for Bignose.com poster printing.
• Improved image quality for down-scaled images
• Slide Shows and Maxi-Shows now support MP3 files for audio
• Maxi-Show performance increased, now supports up to 20x20 display
• Quality options for printing and Picture Indexes
• Many, many more...

Version 6.1.1201

• Added over 100 high performance, high quality transition effects for Slide Shows, including cross-fades, wipes, slides, pushes, distortions, shapes and more!
• Preview effects real-time
• Improved random image order for Slide Shows
• All-new, easier to use Slide Show configuration
• New options for manually advancing Slide Shows
• Added ability to limit the number of times a Slide Show will repeat
• Zoomed pictures look better than ever
• Added support for different image scaling modes
• Easily switch between different quailty settings from the menu or keyboard
• Greatly improved zooming and panning speed
• Added options for interpolation to Resize Picture function, providing professional quality image resizing
• Added all new Address Bar pane
  • Jump to any path by entering the name
  • Auto-completion of typed paths
  • Drop-down list shows recent folders
  • Back/Next folder buttons with history
  • Parent and search buttons
• Added 'Desktop' to Folder List
• Added 'My Documents' to Folder List
• Added 'My Pictures' to Folder List
• Added 'Generate File Listing' function
  • Output a file listing to a text file, HTML file, or comma separated file
  • Define what information is included
  • Supports recursing into folders and archives
• Added 'Change Timestamp' function
  • Change the timestamp of any number of files at once
  • Supports custom date, current date, or date from EXIF meta-data
• Web page creation now supports custom HTML headers and footers
• Improved some EXIF display attributes
• Improved red-eye reduction to work with more variations of red-eye
• Added 'CTRL+O' keyboard shortcut as alternative way to open a file
• Added 'Open With' menu interface to configured applications
• Added 'Insert' as a keyboard shortcut for 'New Folder'
• Changed right-mouse-button-menus
• Changed 'View' menu to 'Window' menu
• Changed 'Details' view to shade sorted column (like Windows XP)
• Changed 'Listing' menu to 'View' menu
• Changed 'List Views' toolbar button to provide a drop-down list with the modes
• Fixed problem with losslessly rotating some JPEG files
• Fixed problem where CompuPic crashed if you tried to losslessly rotate a folder.
• Fixed crash problem with really obscure old CD-Rom content disks that shipped with CompuPic 1.80.
• Fixed problem with ALT+[double click] requiring two [double click]'s
• Fixed crash problems with certain 8-bit and 48-bit Photoshop images
• Fixed problems with text and data viewers being too tall to fit on the screen
• Fixed problem with image display in windowed viewer when image is zoomed and window resizes
• Fixed problem with title of windowed viewer not updating with Next/Previous
• Fixed problem with windowed viewer not prompting for modified images when window close button is used
• Fixed problems with dialogs not reacting to first click
• Fixed a memory corruption problem caused by a bad font
• Fixed problem with reading EXIF meta-data from images created with an Olympus E-10 or Kodak 4800
• Fixed delay problems with exiting a slide show
• Fixed crash problems with auto-rename during copy/move on filenames which contain '%'
• Fixed problem where trying to 90-degree rotate a WMF in the viewer crashes CompuPic
• Fixed problem with keypresses causing double text entry in the PNG save options window
• Fixed problems with using the SPACEBAR to toggle the selection state from the viewer
• Fixed problem where menu did not appear until the mouse cursor moved with 'Menu Always Visible' on in the viewer.
• Fixed crash problem with viewing Properties on files in an archive or in an Offline Volume
• Fixed installer problem which could cause crashing
• Fixed K6 crash problem
• Fixed crash problem with copy/move
• Fixed problem with browsing folders on a CD using the File List under Windows 9x
• Fixed problem with 'cut' not performing a proper move operation under Windows 9x
• Fixed crash problem with viewing file properties on a password protected file in a ZIP archive when the password is not valid
• Fixed problem reading certain TIFF files with incorrect color-depths specified in the file headers
• Fixed problem with interface sizing when CompuPic was shut down while maximized and the screen resolution changed between runs
• Plus tons of other improvements and fixes!

Version 6.0.1158

• Improved JPEG display quality
• Added EXIF metadata in File Properties, allowing you to view file information saved in a file by your digital camera or MP3 application
• Fixed problem with ALT keys activating menus in the Viewer
• Added application configuration for ZIP archives (to allow ZIP archives to use a configured application)
• Fixed problem with browsing for Slide Show sound in the Preferences
• Fixed problems with next/previous in the Viewer
• Fixed problem with Viewer not appearing the ALT+TAB chain
• Fixed problems with copy/move not working properly in 'CompuPic' mode
• Added option to not display ZIP archives in the File List
• Added option to not have the Viewer act as the 'top most' window
• Fixed problems with across/down options in Picture Index
• Fixed problems with non-MMX machines

Version 6.0.1150

• Over 400% faster thumbnailing
• Greatly improved handling of large file lists
• Greatly improved startup time
• Greatly improved database performance and stability
• Greatly improved JPEG decoding and viewing performance
• Greatly improved copy/move speed
• All new paned interface!
  • Rearrange the main window to fit your workflow
  • Float panes as seperate windows
  • Smoother, faster interface resizing
• All new, modern program dialogs
• Interface options for customizing the way CompuPic's dialogs look
  • Turn sidebars on and off
  • Use colored gradient section titles
  • Use a beveled or flat style
• Added many new keyboard shortcuts, including
  • Shortcuts for all display modes
  • Shortcuts for hiding and showing any main window pane
  • Shortcuts for every tool and utility
• All new shaded selection style
• Added button for E-Mail to the toolbar
• Integrated ZIP archive support.
  • Browse ZIP files just like folders
  • Create new ZIP files
  • Copy files into and out of ZIP archives with drag/drop
  • View files and videos from within ZIP archives
• Added ability to custom sort files in any order
• Visually browse video files with video thumbnailing
• Added ability to use cut/copy/paste to copy and move files
• Auto-correct images
• Files names are colorized according to file type, with fully configurable colors
• Added ability to batch convert to TIFF
• Added ability to batch convert to PBM
• Added ability to batch convert to PSD
• Added option in Viewer to exit the program
• Added option to not wrap past beginning or end of list in the Viewer
• Added sound effect option for wrapping past beginning or end in the Viewer
• Added option for controlling the selection speed in the File List
• All new E-Mailing interface with previews
• Added option to not colorize selected thumbnails in Windows View Mode
• Added support for copying a file, or copying just the image data
• Added option to exit the program after viewing a file from an association
• Added ability to jump to the parent folder using the 'Backspace' key
• Added 'Word Case' options to batch rename function
• Added display of compressed file size in the Viewer
• Improved Auto-Scroll in the File List with better speed control
• Improved drag/drop behavior for copy and move to act like Windows Explorer
• Improved delete function now shows status during deletion
• Changed slideshow timing to seconds, specified down to 1/1000ths
• Changed default mouse wheel behavior in Viewer to perform next/previous
• Double-clicking a file in the Preview Window now performs the configured application
• Improved Folder List display now shows correct network drive names
• Fixed problems with some buggy video drivers
• Fixed problems with main window sizing under Windows 95
• Fixed problems with losslessly rotating images on network drives
• Fixed stalling problems in Viewer when skipping large numbers of non-images using next/previous
• File list now shows correct icons for drives and special paths
• Fixed intermittant crash problems during installation
• When started from a file association, CompuPic no longer displays the splash screen
• Fixed problems with scanning and capturing images
• Fixed problems with performing batch rename on large numbers of files
• Fixed problem with Folder List scrollbar at certain heights

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