Image Info 3.0

Version History
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Version 3.0.3

• The clipping path name of EPS files is now returned when using AppleScript
• Fixed an error reading Raster EPS files where an error would occur ("Extended Info Error")
• The "Don't show window on launch" option now works as it should
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Version 3.0.2

• Fixed an error where sometimes ICC Info was not recognized.
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Version 3.0.1

•  Image resolution is now returned to 1/1000 accuracy (was 1/10)
•  Vector EPS dimensions are now returned to 1/1000 accuracy (was 1/10)
•  Changed image script terminology from "format date" to "expand date"
•  Changed image info "image size" key to "RAM size".
•  Fixed an error in some PSD, JPEG and RAW files where the resolution was in error
     (only for occasional images saved as 'dots per centimeter' resolution)
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Version 3.0

•  Version 3 is a complete revision. 
•  Is now a fully scriptable application
•  View all info at a glance in it's new clean interface
•  Fully drag and drop
•  Many times faster
•  View a thumbnail preview of the image
•  Supports more image formats, including Postscript
•  Returns even more info about images
•  Lists all names of layers, channels and clipping paths
•  Can interact dynamically with the Finder, 
•  and much more. 
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Version 2.0.2

•  Made compatible with OS X 10.2 (Jaguar). 
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Version 2.0.1

•  Fixed an error which prevented returning all EXIF info from some JPEGs
•  Fixed an error which returned incorrect or no info for some older PICTs
•  The included FileMaker droplet should now work correctly
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Version 2.0

•  Added info for TARGA file format
•  Added info for SGI file format
•  Added EXIF metadata for JPEG
•  Added IPTC metadata for JPEG, PSD, TIFF and EPS
•  Added Color Profile (ICC) metadata for PSD, JPEG, TIFF, EPS and GIF
•  Added JFIF comment for JPEG
•  Added layer count for PSD, TIFF and vector EPS
•  Added path count for EPS, PSD and TIFF 
•  Added clipping path name for EPS, PSD and TIFF
•  Added alpha channel/spot color names for EPS, PSD and TIFF
•  Added color names for duotone EPS
•  Added caption for TIFF
•  Added software name for TIFF
•  Added date time for TIFF
•  Added artist name for TIFF
•  Added copyright for TIFF
•  Added copyright flag for TIFF and PSD
•  Added ZIP & JPEG compression for TIFF
•  Added Duotone color mode for raster EPS
•  Added file name to error messages for all formats
•  Added image size for all formats (as kilobytes)
•  Added image byte order for TIFF
•  Added extra channel for PNG
•  Now recognizes non-Photoshop DCS files

•  Increased speed by 50% faster in most cases

•  The script syntax has changed, scripters will need
    to edit scripts made for version 1.1
•  Deleted image descriptions
•  Syntax change with 4 bit bmp (now "Indexed (4 bit)")
•  Changed 'image encode' to 'image interlace' in PNG

•  Correctly returns info on very small images (less than 100 kb)
•  fixed errant PICT dimensions and PICT color mode
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Version 1.1

•  Returns Image Name in returned record.
•  Added folder checking to list of known possible errors to look for.
•  This release coincides with the freeware "Image Info Lite".

•  The easy installers should work better.
•  Revised the documentation.
•  Fixed info returned for Multichannel and Lab color modes in raster EPS's.
•  Fixed an error when returning Scitex image width.
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Version 1.0

•  Returns Image Description record to returned info.
•  Moved TIFF encoding string to Image Description record.

•  Fixed an error where shorter font names were not returned.
•  Corrected the "Greyscale" parameter of JPEGs to "Grayscale".
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Version 0.95 (Non-public)

•  Returning info is faster for most images 
    (up to 300% faster in the case of JPEGs and TIFFs).
•  Image Info now determines file types from the headers of the file itself, 
    (i.e. not by using the Finder's file type info). This means that Image Info 
    can read images originally created on non-Macintosh systems whose file types 
    would not be known by the Mac OS. 
•  Now recognises "4 bit" Indexed BMPs.
•  Returns PNG encoding type (Interlaced)
•  Returns Image type info to the returned record.

•  TIFF fixes a bug where Image Info failed to read TIFFs correctly if the header
    info appeared at the end of the file
•  Photoshop generated CMYK JPEGs now return the true resolution 
    value (no longer "Unknown").

Version 0.9

•  Added support for vector EPS's, returning document fonts and colors.
•  Returns TIFF encoding info (Mac, IBM).
•  Returns EPS encoding info (Binary, Ascii).
•  Returns EPS type info (Raster, Vector).
•  Returns EPS compression info (JPEG)
•  Returns Photoshop extra channels count.

•  JPEGs now return their info a bit faster.
•  Fixed resolution info from very large TIFFs with very high resolutions.
•  Fixed returned info of  Photoshop multichannel color mode.
•  Fixed returned resolutions for EXIF type JPEGs.
•  Now returns correct resolution for PNGs if they were 72 dpi.
•  Fixed Photoshop DCS 1.0 color mode (now reads CMYK, not grayscale).
•  Improved number format of returned resolution info.
•  Now returns TIFF resolution always as dots per inch. 
    (Less common TIFFs returned as dots per cm.)
•  Now only returns info for the composite part of 
    multiple file DCS files. (Skips the plate files.)
•  Changed returned JPEG unknown resolution info from "0" to "Unknown".
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Version 0.8

Initial Release.