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fotoxx 10.5
DateJun 2, 2010 at 16:44

    * A Dutch translation was added to the GUI.
    * The thumbnail browser is faster and smoother (cpu load is 60% less).
    * Tags now have categories (people, places, events...) to help organize them and to find and select tags more quickly during image editing. This improves the practicality of having hundreds of tags. The user interface was revised - use F1 to view the user guide.
    * Rotated images are uprighted automatically when an edit is started or an image is added to an HDR/HDF/panorama. Formerly this was done only with image viewing.


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Fotoxx 10.6.1
DateJun 8, 2010 at 11:14

A subtle bug in panorama image alignment was fixed. This caused a small shift at the joint near the center of the image, especially if there was a significant rotation, horizon shift, or lens distortion.

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Fotoxx 10.6
DateJun 7, 2010 at 21:28

Fotoxx 10.6 has a few minor improvements and bug fixes.

    * Search Tags was made more consistent with other tag functions: tags are added and removed from the search list with mouse clicks and the [clear] button was removed.
    * HDR: The selected images to combine no longer need to include the current image.
    * File Save-as: A "make new version" check box was added. The image is saved with a new version number, which makes it easier to save an edited image and keep the original. Subsequent saves create increasing version numbers.
    * Bugfix: Edit Tags "admin mode" could be quietly ON even though the checkbox was OFF.
    * Bugfix: The image gallery window was sometimes not fully rendered (easy to compensate but annoying).


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The composite image functions (HDR, HDF, Panorama) were reworked to extend functionality and improve the user interface. The "current" image no longer needs to be the first image selected, or even included. There is more use of multiple threads to utilize multiple processor cores.

Panorama: Up to four images can be joined (previously only two). The order can be changed during pre-alignment by dragging the images. The brightness and color balance can be changed for any input image after the panorama is completed, and the other images can be matched automatically and/or manually adjusted.

HDF (high depth of field): Up to 9 images can be joined (previously only 2). After automatic alignment is complete, the images can be dragged and warped to tweak their alignments if needed. This can compensate for camera movement between photos and for size differences caused by their different focal lengths.

HDR (high dynamic range) now warps the images if needed to make a more precise alignment. This compensates for camera movement or rotation betweem photos, which can cause non-linear distortions (the image scale increases with increasing distance from the center of the camera sensor). A greater amount of shift or rotation between images can be handled more accurately.

Bugfix: After reporting an error, mass-rename proceeded as if the dialog were completed normally.

Mass-rename: The "-" separator between the base name and sequence number was removed. The user can supply whatever is wanted, or nothing.

The startup dependency check for ufraw was changed to ufraw-batch. The GUI part is not needed for Fotoxx.

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Fotoxx 10.8.1
DateAug 5, 2010 at 18:03

    * The German translation was updated.
    * More TIFF formats are supported: most formats <= 8-bits per color, and the 16-bit format used for converting RAW files.
    * The GUI layout for editing tags was improved slightly for clarity.

Fotoxx 10.8
DateJul 28, 2010 at 00:37

    * A Portuguese translation was added.
    * New function: mass resize images (for website photo upload, e-mail, etc.).
    * The new Linux standard trash is used for trashed images. If this is not available, the old method is used (trash folder on desktop).
    * Select Area: Draw + follow edge works better for jagged edges.
    * Select Area: Select by color improved: easier to expand selection without leaving unselected "islands", and better control of selection.
    * Thumbnail gallery: added a "list view" option (without thumbnails).
    * HDR/HDF/pano alignment/warp algorithm can handle larger image offsets.
    * HDF interface for fine alignment was made more intuitive: the image mapped to the mouse position is always the one being warped.
    * Live help via F1 key is now available for all functions.
    * The dialog to view and edit EXIF data is updated for each image opened, so that a given EXIF keyword can be viewed, added, or changed quickly (especially good to view or add text comments for a series of images).
    * Mass add tags: select target files from the image gallery window.
    * Save-as with "new version" selected: look for all file versions (not only the version being edited) and use the highest + 1.
    * Minor improvement in warp area algorithm.
    * Bugfix: convert RAW: popup report sometimes omitted a converted file.
    * Bugfix: an image saved as tiff-8 was actually being saved as tiff-16.
    * Bugfix: sporadic crash if a selected area touches an image edge.
    * Bugfix: the color of all edit curves could change sporadically.
    * Bugfix: image_gallery: if the first directory opened is empty and the "parent" button is selected, crash.
    * Bugfix: HDR/HDF sporadically showed a partially black image.



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Two bugs have been fixed:

    * The previous fix (10.8.2) to include ICC Profile tags in the metadata retained over an image edit was causing some other metadata to be left out. This could be significant for some users.
    * If one of the toolbar buttons [prev] or [next] was pressed repeatedly in rapid succession, it would cause a race condition that could lead to application lockup.

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fotoxx 10.10.1
DateOct 2, 2010 at 17:03

    * Bugfix: Annotate function was missing the translation capability.
    * Annotate on slow (Atom) processors was made faster (but still too slow).
    * The Italian translation was updated.

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fotoxx 10.10
DateSep 30, 2010 at 21:53

    * New function Annotate Image: Text can be edited and viewed in a live window updated with each image opened, or written directly on the image using any font, size and rotation.
    * New function E-mail: select multiple images, downsize within specified limits, and e-mail using the preferred e-mail program.
    * A small improvement was made in the visibility of grid lines.
    * Max. working threads was raised to 6 (newest CPUs have up to 6 cores).
    * Image trim (crop): the preset aspect ratio buttons can be customized by editing a parameters file.
    * More parameters are saved and restored across sessions: trim size, grid lines, e-mail size, edit resize, batch resize.
    * The word "mass" in menus and help text was replaced with "batch".

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This release has many small user interface improvements and bug fixes.

    * Switching the mouse between dialogs and main window was simplified, making it easier to zoom and pan when a dialog owns the mouse or to control two dialogs alternating ownership of the mouse.
    * Select Area by color: in firewall mode, pixels within the mouse radius are unconditionally selected. Left drag now works as an un-select.
    * Select Area by freeform drawing: drawing lines along the edge of the image was made easier.
    * The HDF "paint" mode was made more responsive for slow CPUs.
    * Image captions (IPTC: Caption-Abstract) are now searchable (along with tags, dates, stars, comments and file names). Captions are searched for given words. Run Tools > Rebuild Tags Index to update the search index (one-time conversion job).
    * Data functions (EXIF/IPTC edit, tags, comments, captions) were moved into one menu. Comments and captions were made easier to view and edit with a conventional text edit interface.
    * Info > Search Images: searching file names now works without wildcards
      (e.g. search "rosi" matches /xxx/rosi/xxx.jpg  and  /xxx/Rosixxx.jpg).
    * Info > Search Images: date range default month/day is 01/01 for low limit and 12/31 for high limit, so search "2009 to 2010" includes two full years.
    * Info > Search Images: "match any" and "match all" can be specified separately for tags, comments/captions, and file names.
    * Rotated images are no longer automatically uprighted. Instead, use the R or L key to permanently fix as needed. This makes viewing images faster since the EXIF data need not be read.
    * File > Open Recent File: the file list automatically drops-down.
    * File > Open Previous File: opens most recent file that still exists.
    * File > Save As with "new version" selected: version naming was changed to reduce the risk of conflict with a user file naming system.
      Format: originalname.jpg  >>  *.v01.jpg  >>  *.v02.jpg  >>  etc.
    * Buttons [Prev] and [Next] more reliably find previous or next files even if files have been deleted or renamed outside Fotoxx.
    * Dialogs that need significant time now show an hourglass, even when the mouse cursor stays inside the dialog window.
    * Tools > Clone: screen is split 50/50 between the two instances.
    * Transform > Trim: dragging the margins is smoother for slow CPUs.
    * Zoom: limit was raised from 200% to 400%. This makes it easier to do a precise area selection.
    * Annotate Image: text font can be optionally outlined with a different color.
    * The user guide was audited and many small corrections were made.
    * Bugfix: quotes in EXIF/IPTC/etc. data were replaced with escaped quotes to prevent the exiftool command from failing.
    * Bugfix: Area copy and paste: fixed small edge defects that sometimes happened when a pasted area was reduced in size.


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Three minor GUI improvements were made:

+ pixel edit: notify if there is an active select area to avoid user confusion.
+ fix inconsistent behavior of select area draw and follow edge.
+ bugfix: "Save As" with a name like 2010.12 resulted in 2010.jpg. This was fixed to be 2010.12.jpg.

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Fotoxx 11.03
DateFeb 28, 2011 at 17:20

    * The composite functions Panorama, HDR, HDF and Stack were made 2-3 times faster.
    * A new art function was added to convert a photo into a color outline drawing.
    * A new function was added to adjust monitor gamma with live feedback.
    * Plugins: alternate image editors (e.g. Gimp) can be added to the Fotoxx menu. Fotoxx edits may precede and follow, the undo/redo buttons work, etc.
    * Select Area: rectangular and elliptical areas may now be selected.
    * Gallery: notify delay for thumbnail creation when new images are found.
    * New slide show transition: ellipse expanding from the center.
    * Select Area: edge outlines for freehand draw and follow edge are brighter.
    * Panorama: the math was simplified into a pure cylindrical projection.
    * Unbend: a panorama curve can be more accurately straightened.
    * Smart Erase can work with a tighter area around the object to be erased.
    * Printing: the intermediate file was changed from .jpeg to .tiff to correct slight blurring of some color edges visible in high-resolution images.
    * Bugfix: crash when reading a 4-channel tiff file in strip format.
    * Bugfix: crash if image overlap reaches zero during panorama alignment.
    * Bugfix: crash if trying to save a .gif file (now converts to .jpg).
    * Bugfix: small memory leak in metadata viewer.

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Fotoxx 11.03.1

DateMar 13, 2011 at 09:07

This is a bug-fix release:
+ Fix possible crash if area select along bottom edge of image.
+ Fix possible crash following a revision of lens parameters.
+ Fix select area: edge of image can also be edge of area.

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Fotoxx 11.04
Date: Mar 31, 2011

    Vertical panorama was implemented (this was previously possible but clumsy).
    Slide Show can optionally play a music file or playlist and be launched from the command line.
    Initialization for new installs was simplified and the user warning was strengthened (need fewer frustrated users who don't read user guides).
    Smart Erase was made easier by combining the select and erase functions in one dialog.
    Select ellipse: keep the ellipse centered at the drag origin instead of moving with the mouse.
    Select by color: the search range for matching pixels is limited to 3x the mouse radius. This works better, allowing edges with varying tones to be more easily followed and selected. The remaining interior areas can be selected with an extra click in the finish dialog.
    Paste Area was made easier to use by eliminating the finish step.
    Unbend was extended to bend the horizontal and/or vertical edges linear or curved.
    Toolbar buttons were rearranged to reduce the risk of accidentally overwriting the original image.
    The total image file limit of 100,000 was removed. The practical limit depends on how much main memory is available for the image search index. 1 GB is enough for >1 million files, and this is only needed when searching.
    Bugfix: possible crash in slide show with "ellipse" transitions.
    Bugfix: HDF: the first manual alignment tweak caused an annoying random jump.
    Bugfix: crash if a startup warning message is left open and then a new file is opened.

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Fotoxx 11.05.2

DateMay 15, 2011 at 19:46

Fix an error in the .desktop file causing the desktop menu not to work
(the command "fotoxx" in a terminal or launcher still works OK).


Fotoxx 11.05.1

DateMay 13, 2011 at 17:22

The Italian translation was updated. No other changes.


Fotoxx 11.05.1

DateMay 1, 2011 at 21:06

    The new version of alien replaces text files with compressed versions (.gz), making the menus
    Help > Change Log etc. fail. Fotoxx was revised to accept either normal or compressed files.
    Context help (F1) for Remove Dust was not working.


Fotoxx 11.05

DateApr 30, 2011 at 17:32

    New function, Remove Dust: remove the dark spots on images made from scanned dusty slides.
    Named image collections were made easier to create and revise. Images can be added, removed and rearranged by clicking images on a thumbnail gallery.
    The trim (crop) function better handles zoom and scroll. The desired image size can be input directly in addition to the mouse drag method.
    Smart Erase was made faster (significant for slow computers).
    Create Blank Image: the UI was simplified and a new file is created automatically.
    Inform the user if the current search results or named collection must be abandoned to open a non-member image file.
    Select Area: edge distance calculations for hairy edges was made over 2x faster.
    Bugfix: Image tags with imbedded blanks are handled correctly.
    Bugfix: Smart Erase was sometimes missing a few pixels.

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Fotoxx 11.06

DateJun 1, 2011 at 14:28

    Smart Erase and Remove Dust were made slightly more effective.
    Brightness/Color retouching and Tone Mapping were made 25-40% faster.
    Retouching brightness/color by "painting" with the mouse (dodge and burn) was made much faster (nearly instant response on a fast computer).
    If at startup the previous image file is no longer present then a gallery of the 100 most recent files viewed is shown.
    New function: Tools > Toolbar Style: set to text, icons, or both.
    New function: Tools > Edit Translation: edit translations interactively as Fotoxx is being used. Changes are immediately effective in the running program.
    Several other small usability improvements were made.
    Minor bugfix: paste area edge blending was losing 1 pixel around the edge.


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Fotoxx 11.06.1

DateJun 9, 2011 at 08:43

Bugfix: A hole was closed that could cause a crash if a selected area is deleted while an edit function is open and active.


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Fotoxx 11.06.2

Jun 13, 2011 at 19:56

Bugfix: Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit: libtiff.so was moved to a really different location: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtiff.so

This caused a misleading diagnostic when building from the source tarball. The diagnostic was eliminated in this release. The .deb and .rpm packages are not affected. If you installed 11.06.1 successfully you do not need this.

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