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- What's New
- ==========
-
- Version 2.6 (released: May 07, 2003)
- ------------
- * Added support for JPEG 2000 files (*.jpc;*.j2k;*.jp2).
-
- * Added new setting to rename output pictures (see Help).
-
- * Added optional News feature to inform you of Easy Thumbnail
- updates and other Fookes Software news.
-
- * Updated image processing code.
-
- * Updated Help file.
-
-
- Version 2.53 (released: October 24, 2002)
- ------------
- * Added the Lossless option to the Algorithm list. Use it to
- produce lossless JPEG rotations.
-
- * The Lossless option can now be invoked through the following
- command-line switch: /F=Lossless
-
- * When overwriting original files with images transformed by
- Easy Thumbnails, the modified picture is now updated in the image
- panels. Images selections are kept when the file list is updated.
-
- * Fixed an error that occurred when saving a lossless JPEG image
- over its original file.
-
-
- Version 2.52 (released: October 15, 2002)
- ------------
- * Since version 2.5, EXIF data is copied to the new image file
- whenever the original JPEG image contains such data. Now, to
- reduce the file size of small thumbnails, the EXIF data is
- automatically removed if the image height or width does not
- exceed 300 pixels.
-
- * The file size shown with Thumbnail Preview active was incorrect
- for images containing EXIF data. This is now fixed.
-
-
- Version 2.51 (released: October 08, 2002)
- ------------
- * Added two new command-line switches to set the resampling filter
- (/F) and resizing method (/Z). See Help for details.
-
- * Fixed a glitch that caused the resize dimensions to be reset to
- 200 each time Easy Thumbnails was restarted.
-
- * Fixed a glitch that caused resizing to fail under certain
- conditions.
-
- * Sometimes files were not overwritten when they should have
- been.
-
- * Several other minor improvements and issues fixed.
-
-
- Version 2.5 (released: September 26, 2002)
- -----------
- * New image processing engine; it is now significantly faster.
-
- * Three additional resampling filters.
-
- * If your original image is a JPEG file, you can produce a lossless
- (no degradation of image quality) ▒ 90/180 rotation by setting
- "JPeg quality" to 100, no resize, and all other settings to zero.
-
- * Renamed some of the interface items for better clarity.
-
- * Several minor issues fixed.
-
-
- Version 2.0 (released: September 04, 2002)
- -----------
- * Added Resize options: no resize, best fit (scale down/up), shrink
- to fit, enlarge to fit, stretch to fit (aspect ratio ignored).
-
- * Added option [Smart] to automatically select the best resampling
- filter used for resizing pictures.
-
- * Added a pull-down list to configure name of thumbnail file with
- a prefix or suffix.
-
- * Added edit boxes next to slider controls as an alternative method
- to change the settings.
-
- * Added support for processing file lists through the command-line.
-
- * Command-line parameters can now either start with the "/" or "-"
- character.
-
- * Updated the Help file, which includes a topic explaining the
- different resize algorithms.
-
-
- Version 1.8c (released: May 06, 2002)
- ------------
- * Improved the Browse Folder dialog box.
-
- * Under Windows NT/2000/XP, the "Make Thumbnail" context-menu
- command failed to show up in Windows Explorer. This is now fixed.
-
- * The /L command-line switch now also changes the case of
- thumbnail filenames made during the session.
-
- * JPE files (Jpeg) are now correctly processed.
-
-
- Version 1.8b (released: April 18, 2002)
- ------------
- * The /M command-line switch was set under certain conditions,
- even though it was not specified. Fixed.
-
-
- Version 1.8 (released: April 03, 2002)
- -----------
- * Now uses a new HTML Help file.
-
- * Selecting a range of images with the Shift key no longer causes
- an update of each selected image.
-
- * Fixed a bug that caused a message box to pop up when creating
- thumbnails from the command-line (as if the /M switch was used).
-
- * Fixed a minor rounding error when calculating the new size of
- thumbnails.
-
- * Fixed "GetDIB failed" error messages sometimes popping up when
- processing large .bmp files.
-
- * The "Make Thumbnail" shortcut for Windows Explorer is now an
- option that can be set through the Setup program.
-
- * Several other minor issues fixed.
-
-
- Version 1.6b (released: January 29, 2002)
- ------------
- * Fixed a glitch that sometimes caused failure to create the
- "Make Thumbnail" context-menu command in Windows Explorer.
-
- * The image preview now shows a popup hint with details on its
- dimensions and file size when you move the mouse cursor over it.
-
- * A licensing arrangement is now required if you plan to run
- Easy Thumbnails on a server as a process for another application.
-
- * Updated Help file.
-
-
- Version 1.6 (released: December 10, 2001)
- -----------
- * Supports Windows XP themes.
-
- * To speed up image selection, you can hold down the Alt key to
- stop each image you select from being displayed in the Preview
- panel. This can be useful if you want to select several large
- images for processing.
-
- * Message and error windows can now be completely suppressed
- when running Easy Thumbnails from the command line. Use the new
- /LOG switch to store status information in a log file. You can
- specify a filename for the log results by using an equal sign
- after /LOG followed by the filename. If you don't specify a log
- file, results will be stored in "EzThumbs.log" in the program's
- folder. Examples:
- EzThumbs.exe "test\*.jpg" /Log
- EzThumbs.exe "c:\temp\*.jpg" /Log=Output
- EzThumbs.exe "*.jpg" /Log="c:\My Documents\Thumbnails.dat"
-
- * Earlier versions were not able to open TIFF files unless they
- contained "preview information". This has been fixed.
-
-
- Version 1.5 (released: September 06, 2001)
- -----------
- * Easy Thumbnails can create Web pages with your choice of images.
- The layout can be defined through simple template files. See the
- "Make Web page" command described below.
-
- * Added command-line switches. These let you create thumbnails
- and Web pages without using the program's interface. Thanks to
- this feature, you can generate thumbnails seamlessly from other
- programs. See the Help file for details.
-
- * Added a "Make Thumbnail" command to the Windows Explorer File
- and shortcut menus. This command only appears for supported
- file types and is ideal for quickly converting one or two
- images. This feature is only suitable for handling small amounts
- of images at a time (five or less).
-
- * New "Make Web page" command, which is available when you right-
- click with your mouse in the picture-files listing. Use this
- command to create a Web page based on your current selection of
- images. The layout is defined in the "Template.html" template
- file, which you can customize. By default, the Web-page file is
- saved as "pictures.html", and each new copy adds an index number
- after the name -- e.g., pictures(1).html, pictures(2).html, etc.
- You can set a different name through the program's command line.
-
- * New "Show in browser" command, which is available when you
- right-click with your mouse in the picture-files listing. Use this
- command to display the current selection of images in your default
- browser. The layout is defined in the "Template.html" template
- file, which you can customize.
-
- * Easy Thumbnails now correctly recognizes Jpeg files using the
- .jpe extension. These represent truncated .jpeg extensions.
-
- * Fixed a glitch that caused a black pixel to appear at the top +
- bottom left side of images with a non-zero Sharpness setting.
-
-
- Version 1.0 (released: March 28, 2001)
- -----------
- This is the first release of Easy Thumbnails.
-
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