Version History:
Note:
Version history is incomplete.
It does not include all changes
in all versions.
Changes in version 1.01 (2001-03-15):
PNG transparency supported
Changes in version 1.02 (2001-03-18):
PNG transparency bug corrected
More keyboard shortcuts
Support for loading multiple files
Changes in version 1.03 (2001-04-23):
Auto window resizing
Statistics map
JPEG filter
Changes in version 1.04 (2001-05-15):
Adaptive noise filter
Auto color correction
More keyboard shortcuts
(Version 1.05 never released)
Changes in version 1.06 (2001-08-16):
Adaptive noise filter improved
JPEG 2000 support
Changes in version 1.07 (2001-09-03):
Improved JPEG 2000 support
Expression evaluator in all edit boxes
Improved color mapper
Improved combine images
Median filter optimized
Changes in version 1.08 (2002-01-16):
Lapp filter now preserve colors
Windows ICO and CUR file support
Frequency domain filter
Selective smooth filter
Rotate grayscale bug fixed
Changes in version 1.09 (2002-07-01):
Auto adjust black/white point
Fixed bug in combine grayscale images
Fixed bug in resize
Improved printing
Changes in version 1.10 (2003-01-01):
Image warping
Changes in version 1.11 (2003-02-13):
JPEG 2000 support improved
Reading of Sun Rasterfiles (*.ras)
Image resizing using spline interpolation for better quality
PNG gamma, transparency, and alpha channel handling improved
Expression evaluator improved
Lab color space support
Morphological operations on color images
Changes in version 1.12 (2003-03-08):
Restoration by deconvolution (see example page)
JPEG desired file size specification
Improved help
Filtering of float maps
Color mapper can now work on luminance plane (Y in YCbCr)
Changes in version 1.13 (2003-03-31):
Open, save and color mapper dialogs improved
The amount of smoothing can be specified in "Smooth image"
Highpass filter in "Edge detection" menu
Changes in version 1.14 (2003-04-17):
Three different methods for automatic color correction
Feature list in help menu
Some bugfixes
Texture synthesis (see example page)
Mouse selection editing
Added an installer wizard version
Added help/tutorial file, in CHM format.
Changes in version 1.15 (2003-05-24):
Improved PCA and reconstruction from components
Paste to selection in insert menu
Lossless PNG compression ratio improved by about 20%
Lossy PNG compression introduced
Writing of large JPEG files (greater than 1 MB) fixed
Test button in file format options for lossy JPEG and PNG
Deconvolution filter can be specified in a Matlab, text or MAP file
Open and save dialogs updated
EMF/WMF reading fixed
Texture synthesis improved
Changes in version 1.17 (2003-06-22):
Image processing plugin system
Texture synthesis by averaging
Copy/paste of floating point maps (can be used as simple undo feature)
Pixel drawing feature
Changes in version 1.17.3 (2003-07-27):
Frequency domain filter improved
Better image resize quality
Paste to selection improved
24 to 8 bit conversion improved
Local histogram equalization quality improved
Option to register image file formats
More advanced sharpening method
Changes in version 1.18 (2003-09-13):
Blind deconvolution
16 bit grayscale PNGs and TIFFs now read to floating point map
Split planes color correction improved
Filtering of floating point map with filter from file
Frequency domain filter improved + bugfix
Expression evaluator improved
More than 60 new filters (click Load in the User defined filter dialog)
More than 20 new palettes
Changes in version 1.19 (2003-12-29):
Problem with large JPEG 2000 images and temporary files fixed
Improved de-interlacing method
MNG image file support
Fixed mouse selection bug
Language module