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- Website: http://www.uticasoft.com
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- What's new in v4.6 - Arctic Edition
- ===================================
-
- 1. Removed "show scroll bar" feature in the slide show editor.
- Slide shows shouldn't contain scroll bars in the first place
- 2. Space bar can now be used to proceed to the next image inside
- a slide show
- 3. Slide show engine has been almost completely rewritten. Added
- support for 120+ transition effects.
- 4. Only BMP and JPG images are now supported in the slide show editor
- 5. Removed "random sequence" features in slide show
- (they were rarely used)
- 6. New option in slide show to make the bottom title bar invisible
- 7. Each slide in a slide show is now treated individually.
- The duration and effect can be different for each slide
- 8. Fixed various other bugs
-
-
- What's new in v4.53 - Arctic Edition
- ====================================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with DirectImage not minimizing in the system tray properly
-
-
- What's new in v4.52 - Arctic Edition
- ====================================
-
- 1. Added "Letterbox" and "Copyright" features in Batch conversion.
- Read help file under "Batch conversion" for details
- 2. Fixed bug with Icon extractor (select all/deselect all) not working
- when only one icon was loaded
- 3. Fixed bug with Express not stretching large images correctly when
- scroll bars were used
- 4. Fixed bug with the installer not creating the shortcuts in the right
- places under Windows XP - French release (possibly other non-US releases
- as well)
- 5. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v4.51 - Arctic Edition
- ====================================
-
- 1. Changed Slide Show editor interface
- 2. Added new feature in Slide Show feature, "Sync with audio",
- which allows slides to be changed when an audio file has
- finished playing (see help document under "Slide show" for info)
- 3. Icon extractor can now read/write 24 and 32 bit XP icons
- 4. Mouse cursor is hidden when viewing images in full screen (applies
- to Slide Show as well). To show/hide the mouse cursor, use the c key
- on the keyboard
- 5. Slide Show editor now treats the viewing list as a "project" and asks
- to save modified listings on exit
- 6. Grid lines are now disabled by default (can be changed in the Options)
- 7. Slide Show control settings are now saved on exit
- 8. Added feature in Express to have the window "Always on top"
- 9. Added clipboard pasting capability in Express. Before, it could
- only copy to the clipboard
- 10. Edit list feature can now sort listings in alphabetical order
- 11. "Preferences" has been renamed to "Options". Its location has also
- been changed; it can be accessed from the Tools menu
- 12. Clicking on the "File" or "KB" columns in the main viewing list
- will allow you to sort in ascending/descending order
- 13. Added a new feature called "UDN security", which allows you to protect
- images or files using 128-bit encryption (Tools / Protect images/files)
- 14. Added "Mirror" and "Resize" effects in Original Ratio mode
- 15. Fixed bug with "Run external program" feature not working in Express
- for GIF files
- 16. Fixed bug with not being able to exit from a Full screen slide show
- when scroll bars were visible
- 17. Fixed bug with background image in slide show not displaying when no
- audio was selected
- 18. Fixed bug with the slide show volume being set when no audio was selected
- 19. Fixed bug with scroll bars in Express and Original Ratio mode not aligning
- properly on Windows XP
- 20. Fixed bug with drag'n'drop causing the system to hang on some lists; if a
- non-standard file was dropped (like the Recycle Bin)
-
-
- What's new in v4.5 - Arctic Edition
- ===================================
-
- 1. Added "run external program" feature
- 2. Added multi-page TIF support (both read/write)
- 3. Added TWAIN support for scanners / digital cameras
- 4. Added feature in slide show to have different MP3 files
- play for different slides. Each slide can have its own
- audio file associated with it
- 5. Added "Image Information Dialog". This can be accessed from the
- View menu in the main window
- 6. Express no longer asks to be the default viewer on fresh installs
- 7. Improved overall image handling. Less noise, better picture quality
- 8. You can add images to the viewing list or favorites archive
- by going to the menu: File -> Open -> File(s)
- 9. You can now add a custom background image to your slide show projects
- 10. UDN dialog asks for a Launcher file name first prior to uploading.
- This prevents server time outs which could have easily occurred
- if the Launcher file was not saved quick enough
- 11. You can now use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move
- through slides (left arrow: previous slide, right arrow: next slide)
- or if there is sound, use the up/down keys to adjust the volume
- 12. PNG/TGA/PCX/TIF files can now be included in a Full screen slide show.
- Before, you were required to convert them to JPG prior to playing or
- distributing your slide show. Window-mode does not have this feature
- 13. Fixed bug with Browse in Batch conversion always starting
- in the same directory
- 14. Fixed bug with UDN Launcher being slow to respond
- 15. Fixed bug with not being able to delete Read-only & Hidden files
- 16. Fixed bug with Scan Wizard crashing on certain occasions
- after rescanning
- 17. Fixed bug with "Repeat sound" option not functioning
- in the slide show
- 18. Fixed bug with slide show test providing inaccurate
- results sometimes
- 19. Fixed minor glitches in the UDN dialog which could have caused
- confusions for both the user and the online slide show process
- 20. Fixed bug with the program not closing properly when the slide show
- and distribution window were open at the same time
- 21. Fixed bug with random option not generating true random images
- when replaying a slide show
- 22. Fixed bug with DirectImage not loading the last window position
- on startup
- 23. Fixed bug with DirectImage causing the Start button to flicker when
- it was minimized in the system tray
- 24. Fixed various bugs in ZipImage
- 25. Fixed bug with Full screen mode not centering the image when first
- loaded up. This occurred on screen resolutions other than 1024x768
- 26. Fixed bug with File Organizer thinking that it can move files to
- read-only folders, such as: CD/DVD ROM drives. Moving files to such a
- directory triggered a success, therefore deleting the source file(s)
- 27. Fixed security hazard where a user could upload a malicious file to
- a UDN server
-
-
- What's new in v4.4 - Arctic Edition
- ===================================
-
- 1. Image Browser is now Freeware. Special thanks to those who
- have registered in the past
- 2. Added support for TGA, PCX formats; both read and write
- 3. Added batch conversion support
- 4. Added "effects" feature in Original Ratio mode
- 5. Icon extractor can now save icons in 256 colors
- 6. Removed scrolling text
- 7. Removed plug-in support (no need for it anymore)
- 8. DirectImage now tells you when it's busy and also
- shows a progress bar to show when it's done
- 9. Fixed bug with the Refresh command taking a long time to
- update on long viewing lists
- 10. Fixed bug with Slide Show not being very stable when the
- scrolling effect was enabled with various other options
- 11. Fixed bug with Slide Show crashing when opening SSF files
- that had missing links to images
- 12. Fixed bug with "Blank wallpaper" option crashing Image Browser
- if no image was selected
- 13. Fixed bug when canceling a UDN upload; it would sometimes give
- an error message and close Image Browser
- 14. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v4.32 - Arctic Edition
- ====================================
-
- 1. "Conversion Dialog" has been renamed to "Export Dialog"
- 2. Added support for UDN (look up UDN in the help file for info)
- 3. Removed Arctic Menu
- 4. Replaced WAV format support with MP3 (in the slide show)
- 5. Fixed bug with right-click "add file to slide show" not working
- properly
- 6. Fixed bug with read-only and hidden images giving error messages
- in self-deploying slides
-
-
- What's new in v4.31 - Arctic Edition
- ====================================
-
- 1. Slight interface changes
- 2. Rotating images is processed faster and more effectively
- 3. Added new feature called "Author info". See the help file
- for details
- 4. Fixed bug with slide show not playing right on the first run
- 5. Fixed bug with Organizer not moving files correctly
- 6. Fixed typos
- 7. Fixed minor bug in window-mode slide show
-
-
- What's new in v4.3 - Arctic Edition
- ===================================
-
- 1. Upgraded the "Convert to..." feature to the
- new Conversion Dialog
- 2. Upgraded "Make new folder" in the main window
- 3. Upgraded the Favorites Archive. You can now have multiple
- archives instead of just one
- 4. Updated help file
- 5. Added new self-deploying package wizard, which makes it
- easier to create slide shows
- 6. Removed option to have stand-alone plugins
- 7. Restarting Image Browser to update the bookmarks is
- no longer required
- 8. If a slide show uses a WAV file, that sound file will now be
- tested before distribution
- 9. Fixed bug with not being able to add more than one bookmark
- 10. Fixed bug with WAV sound files not being added to a self-deploying
- slide show when full screen mode was chosen
- 11. Fixed bug with slide show showing the same order of images when
- "don't display same image twice" option was enabled
-
-
- What's new in v4.21 - Arctic Edition
- ====================================
-
- 1. Added new tool called ZipImage which allows the viewing
- of images inside of ZIP archives. See the help file
- for further information
- 2. Updated version of Arctic Menu
- 3. Updated help file
- 4. All previous revisions for Arctic are built-in
- 5. Fixed minor bugs in Web page loader
-
-
- What's new in Arctic Edition - Revision B
- =========================================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with Express not exiting when clicked on the window
- (when the option was enabled)
- 2. Fixed bug with JPG-quality window not going away after saving
- 3. Fixed bug with Scan Wizard crashing on some systems
- 4. Fixed bug with window-mode Slide Show not saving files other than
- the first one when choosing to save the current image
- 5. Fixed bug with Slide Show not saving SSFs properly sometimes
- 6. Added keyboard navigation support with main viewing list
- 7. New Arctic Menu interface with the same features as Revision A
-
-
- What's new in Arctic Edition - Revision A
- =========================================
-
- 1. Browsing interface has been completely changed. Click the "Add"
- button to view images or use the hotkey Alt-A
- 2. Added transparent icon support in Icon Extractor (when saving)
- 3. Added feature to only view images that are checked in the list,
- in Web Page Loader
- 4. Added option to create self-deploying Slide Shows in a small window
- instead of always having it full screen
- 5. Added option to add a title to self-deploying Slide Shows
- 6. Added support for converting images to CompuServe's GIF format
- (without LZW compression)
- 7. Added support for Portable Network Graphics (png), Tagged Image
- File Format (tif), and RGB images (.rgb); both reading and writing
- 8. Self-deploying Slide Shows will display images in the order that
- you specify when you first create a Slide Show
- 9. Unregistered users are now allowed 300 runs instead of 40
- 10. Slide Show Files are now associated with Image Browser in
- Windows Explorer (extension .ssf)
- 11. Removed Float navigation
- 12. Removed History list
- 13. Removed network folder feature (to browse through network folders,
- use the "Add" command)
- 14. Removed Cut/Copy/Paste file functions from the main window. To copy
- files, you must use Organizer which is much more useful and powerful.
- You can still copy/paste images from the clipboard though
- 15. Updated Slide Show interface
- 16. Updated help file
- 17. You can now set a blank wallpaper on your desktop without having
- an image loaded
- 18. Root Scan and Standard Scan have both been replaced by the Scan Wizard,
- which is more powerful and much easier to use
- 19. Original Ratio mode now loads up without asking any questions
- 20. Fixed bug with not being able to add large number of files
- simultaneously to the Slide Show viewing list
- 21. Fixed bug with background color selection feature not functioning
- properly in the Slide Show
- 22. Fixed minor bugs in Web Page Loader
- 23. Fixed bug with scroll bars (in all Slide Shows) not being in
- their proper positions on resolutions other than 1024x768
- 24. Fixed bug with images not being centered the first time the Slide
- Show was played (on higher resolutions)
- 25. Fixed bug with background color setting not loading up in the
- Slide Show when Image Browser was restarted
-
-
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-
-
- What's new in v4.1 - Service Pack 2
- ===================================
-
- 1. Adding files to the Slide Show is easier now, especially
- for remote files over a network
- 2. Added feature to rotate images in Original Ratio mode (just
- click the small "R" on the bottom right hand side of the window)
- You can save the rotated images as a bitmap as well
- 3. Added "float navigation". This feature offers a Windows Explorer
- type interface that is used to navigate folders. This is for users
- who prefer to use the Windows Explorer interface
- 4. Added feature to create executable slide shows
- 5. Added the "View" menu in the main window. This will allow you to
- hide/unhide the scrolling bar and load up the new float window.
- Most of the different viewing modes may now be accessed from the
- View menu
- 6. The "Favorites Archive" is now found under the tab called "Favorites"
- 7. New Image Browser icon
- 8. Updated help file
- 9. DirectImage loads much more effeciently when Windows starts up (if
- the option is enabled)
- 10. Fixed bug with Express not loading up properly when commanded from
- DirectImage (only when DirectImage was loaded during Windows boot)
- 11. Fixed bug with DirectImage tray menu not functioning on Win9x. It only
- used to work on NT based operating systems
- 12. Fixed bug with history list not opening when accessed from
- the file menu
- 13. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v4.1
- ==================
-
- 1. Improved installation (more stable)
- 2. Improved clipboard handling (cutting/copying/pasting)
- 3. Added option to load DirectImage at Windows boot
- 4. Added network support (LAN)
- 5. Fixed bug with Standard Scan "found list" not displaying
- file paths correctly
- 6. Fixed bug with Express crashing when commanded to make
- it the default image viewer (at first boot)
- 7. Fixed bug with the toolbar looking awkward on systems
- with larger fonts
-
-
- What's new in v4.0 - Service Pack 1
- ===================================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with Multiple Viewer not loading properly when
- accessed from the Tools menu
-
-
- What's new in v4.0
- ==================
-
- 1. Revised help file
- 2. Upgraded toolbars
- 3. Added feature to open a webpage and load the images
- contained in the webpage (using html source)
- 4. Added an open switch command for Express. -l is used, followed
- by the file path to load an image (no spaces after -l)
- 5. Added DirectImage; a powerful way of viewing images
- while using Windows Explorer
- 6. Added previous/next/history list feature for directory navigation
- 7. Added JFX image types to the support list
- 8. Added scroll bars in Express
- 9. Multiple Viewer now loads images automatically, as you
- navigate through folders
- 10. Fixed bug with Multiple Viewer sometimes not
- loading all the images in the Favorites Archive
- (bug caused by previous release)
- 11. Fixed bug with missing "sfile.dat" file
- 12. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v3.7
- ==================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with Multiple Viewer giving the "out of memory" error
- message on some systems
- 2. Fixed bug with file Copy/Cut/Paste not working correctly
- in the main screen
- 3. Added support for TIF,TIFF,JPX formats
- (with the download of a plugin)
- 4. Added Icon Extractor which allows the viewing
- of icons inside DLL's and EXE's
- 5. Added an image preview in Organizer
-
-
- What's new in v3.66
- ===================
-
- 1. Added new feature in Slide Show. If the image ratio is too large
- to fit on the screen, you have the option of using scroll bars
- 2. Original Ratio mode now navigates the Favorites Archive
- 3. Background color in Slide Show is saved for future use
- 4. Organizer now has the ability to delete files
- 5. Fixed bug with sound not stopping sometimes in Slide Show
- (when loop was enabled)
- 6. Updated Preferences window
- 7. Updated help file
-
-
- What's new in v3.65
- ===================
-
- 1. New version of AutoUpdate
- 2. Updated help file (it's cleaned up)
- 3. Fixed bug with refresh crashing the program when accessed
- from the edit menu
- 4. System tray icon is more stable
- 5. Scrolling text runs smoother
- 6. Added a new viewing mode called "Original ratio mode".
- You can view the image without it being stretched in any way
-
-
- What's new in v3.64
- ===================
-
- 1. New version of AutoUpdate
- 2. Added option in Express to have no wallpaper
- 3. Added a new menu to the Slide Show. This way, you can
- have quicker access to the functions using your keyboard
- 4. Fixed bug with Root Scan & Standard Scan
- sometimes freezing up on certain files
- 5. Fixed bug in Root Scan (when cancel button was hit and
- you wanted to scan again, it wouldn't work right)
- 6. Fixed bug when exiting the program (it would still
- be running in the background and taking up memory)
-
-
- What's new in v3.63
- ===================
-
- 1. Added option to cancel process in Root Scan
- 2. Added feature to preview sounds for Slide Show
- 3. Added OK/Apply buttons for options screen
- (before, there was only Close)
- 4. Added feature to convert to ICO (icon files)
- 5. Added option to stretch the wallpaper to fit
- the screen
- 6. Added option to change background color in the slide show
- 7. Added keyboard navigation support through directory lists
- (using the Enter key)
- 8. Added feature in Express to copy images to the clipboard
- 9. Express now has wallpaper support
- 10. Fixed bug with JPG conversion sometimes crashing
- 11. Fixed bug with splash screen not going away
- 12. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v3.62
- ===================
-
- 1. Image Browser is now only free for PERSONAL use. This
- means that business/company/educational users are expected
- to register
- 2. Fixed bug when uninstalling plug-ins (they sometimes
- wouldn't go away!)
- 3. Updated the "Skip directory" function (it's faster)
- 4. You can now choose the quality of the JPG image you
- want to save or convert. This can reduce the file sizes
-
-
- What's new in v3.611
- ====================
-
- 1. Fixed silly colour bug in main window
-
-
- What's new in v3.61
- ===================
-
- 1. Improved user interface for Slide Show
- 2. Added sound feature for Slide Show
- 3. Added Live Chat feature (for chatting)
- 4. Added an AutoUpdate program. Running this program
- makes sure you have the latest version of IB
- 5. Organizer now shows the number of files in
- each folder
- 6. Fixed minor bugs
- 7. Updated help file
-
-
- What's new in v3.6
- ==================
-
- 1. Multiple Viewer is more stable (especially when
- viewing the Favorites Archive)
- 2. When you click the file name it displays the
- time/date of the file
- 3. Fixed bug with Next/Previous option not working
- in full screen mode when single click was enabled
- 4. Fixed bug with full screen mode not working right with
- larger images from the Favorites Archive
- 5. Fixed minor bugs
- 6. Added plug-in support (you can download plugins from our
- web site. This saves download time and size)
- 7. Added option in Express to not close the window
- when the image is clicked
- 8. Added support for animated GIF files in Express
- (GIF images cannot be stretched though)
- 9. Animated GIF files load faster
- 10. Added progress bar when Multiple Viewer is loading
- 11. Added scrolling effects in the Slide Show (optional)
- 12. Added option to pause the Slide Show (just press Alt-P
- to pause and press it again to unpause. When you want to
- exit the slide show, press ESC)
- 13. Added option to minimize the main window to the system tray
- 14. The about window displays the number of times you have opened IB
- 15. The Open URL feature is upgraded. It now downloads/opens the
- image from the selected server right into Image Browser
- 16. The Internet browser is no longer built-in and it has been
- completely removed (for improved speed/memory performance)
- 17. When exiting a slide show, you are asked if you want
- to exit (in case you pressed ESC by accident)
-
-
- What's new in v3.54
- ===================
-
- 1. Added support for JPE files (in express as well)
- 2. Added feature to convert to JPG or Grayscale
- 3. Added credits (Help / About / Credits)
- 4. Updated help file
- 5. Upgraded Multiple Viewer (only larger images
- are stretched)
- 6. Fixed minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v3.53
- ===================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with Multiple Viewer sometimes crashing when
- an image was clicked
- 2. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v3.52
- ===================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with Full screen mode sometimes stretching
- the image when it shouldn't
- 2. Fixed other minor bugs
- 3. Upgraded Multiple Viewer with a whole new interface
- (You can now scroll through multiple images much faster than
- before. It's easier too)
- 4. You can now associate files by going to File / File extensions.
- Before you could only do it from Express.
-
-
- What's new in v3.51
- ===================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with drag and drop crashing with sensitive
- files/icons
- 2. Fixed bug with Slide Show sometimes skipping an image
- when on random mode
- 3. Fixed bug with extra slowness when saving a SSF file
- in the Slide Show
- 4. Fixed other minor bugs
- 5. Slide Show has a better "engine"
- 6. Added new feature in Slide Show (to not display the same
- image twice)
- 7. Added option to save old filename to clipboard when renaming a file
- 8. Added feature to clear the clipboard
- 9. Added feature to open URL from the internet
- 10. Full screen mode now fits larger images on the screen
- 11. Animate GIF menu can now be accessed by the View button
-
-
- What's new in v3.5
- ==================
-
- 1. Updated help file
- 2. Upgraded the Root Scan interface
- 3. Updated options dialog (interface + highlighting tips)
- 4. Fixed bug with Multiple Viewer sometimes skipping
- an image that should have been loaded
- 5. Fixed bug with images sometimes taking a long time to load
- 6. Fixed other minor bugs
- 7. Added the DIB extension as part of the supported list
- 8. Added bookmarks feature (You can bookmark your
- most frequently viewed folders and also edit them)
- 9. Added feature when right-mouse clicking in Full screen mode
- (it takes you backwards)
- 10. Added feature to work with multiple files at the same time
- in the Slide Show and other parts as well
- 11. Added feature to move the list around in the Slide Show
- 12. Added drag and drop support for:
- * Slide Show
- * Favorites Archive
- * Main Image Browser window
- * Image Browser Express
- 13. Added feature to show images at random in the Slide Show
- 14. Rename hotkey is now F2, like Windows Explorer
- 15. You can add files from the Favorites Archive by going to
- the File menu
- 16. Multiple Viewer now loads the images that are
- in the current folder you are in
- 17. Organizer now shows the extensions that you specify
- instead of showing all files
- 18. Organizer can now move files as well as copy them
- 19. Both Standard Scan and Root Scan can now save
- the list in text format (.txt)
-
-
- What's new in v3.0E2
- ====================
-
- 1. Fixed bug when trying to view
- an animated GIF (it would sometimes crash)
- * You can tell the difference between v3.0E1 and v3.0E2
- by the file dates (one is newer than the other)
-
-
- What's new in v3.0E
- ===================
-
- 1. Added support for animated GIF files
- 2. Added help for almost everything
- 3. Added support for RLE files (with Express)
- 4. Added short cut keys for copying / pasting to
- the clipboard (CTRL C / CTRL V)
- 5. With standard scan, you can now save as slide show
- files (SSF)
- 6. Fixed bug with Express sometimes crashing
- (when disabling stretch mode)
- 7. Fixed other minor bugs
-
-
- What's new in v3.0D
- ===================
-
- 1. Fixed bug with wallpaper menu being disabled
- every time the clear button was pressed
- 2. Fixed bug with "clear list" command not working
- (found in the Slide Show)
- 3. Fixed bug with Setting Wallpaper (you would set the
- wallpaper and when you restarted your computer, you would
- get a black screen as background)
- 4. Added favorites feature (now you can right click on a file and
- add the image to your favorites folder. This folder can be found in:
- X:\Installation folder\Favorites)
- 5. Added feature to interact with the clipboard (copy / paste)
- (This way, you can copy images for use in other applications
- as well)
- 6. Upgraded print feature (now just the image is loaded, instead
- of the whole window)
- 7. Now all files that are viewable with Image Browser (regardless
- of the file extension) can be converted to BMP. Before, it was
- only GIF BMP JPG. Also, any files viewable (except ICO & CUR files)
- can be set as wallpaper
- 8. Express is more accurate when stretching (it takes
- better advantage of the window, right to the tip,
- avoiding blank areas). Also, Express can now be
- minimized and maximized
-
-
- What's new in v3.0C
- ===================
-
- 1. Improved user interface
- 2. Hidden files are now shown (by default)
- 3. You can now set wallpaper on the following
- extensions: BMP GIF JPG
- 4. You can now convert GIF & JPG formats to BMP
- * There are still a few bugs that need work on.
- Watch for future versions.
-
-
- What's new in v3.0B
- ===================
-
- 1. Upgraded Root Scan (you can now save the list as
- a Slide Show file)
- 2. Improved user interface (more user-friendly)
- 3. Fixed minor bugs
- 4. You can now see files with system attributes
- 5. Upgraded full screen web browser
-
-
- What's new in v3.0A
- ===================
-
- * First "official" release
-
-
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- Website: http://www.uticasoft.com