VISIONS | Release Notes

Version 1.0.1.1613

Released: December 31, 2008

Maintenance release.

Fixed random crashes when searching
Fixed random crashes of image histogram
Fixed minor bugs in showroom
Other bug fixes

Version 1.0.0.1609

Released: December 21, 2008

First final version. New filter and artwork add-ons. New help system and many bug fixes.

Added Color and Brightness search providers
Added option to set the output size of CREATE projects
Added new artwork add-ons
Added new filters
Added help system
Optimized the installation process
Added form that helps sending program recommendation to friends
Added more quickedit resize options
Fixed major memory leak bug when loading thumbnails
Fixed keyboard bugs in the image viewer
Fixed file type association problem when using Vista and default programs feature
Fixed bug in the albums manager where description sometimes wasn't saved
Fixed small bug where the title of the quick editor wasn't updated after save as operation
Fixed some upload to sharing account errors
Other bug fixes

Version 0.4.2.1481.beta

Released: October 15, 2008

Added mouse gestures, improved AutoDesigner performance and fixed many bugs.

Added calendar template to AutoDesigner
Added business cards illustration template
Added mouse gestures
Added text editor to text items in AutoDesigner
Added gradient to image viewers in all application modules
Added confirmation before setting wallpaper
Added auto preview generation to AutoDesigner
Major optimization made in AutoDesigner
Improved texture loading performance
Improved some GUI behavior in AutoDesigner
Changed layer bounds graphics in AutoDesigner
Changed text items font selection & design
Changed some icons in Showroom
Changed delete operation to send to recycle bin instead of delete permanently
Fixed bug in AutoDesigner that caused background to disappear when flipping page
Fixed synchronization and inaccessible folders bugs in Showroom tree view
Fixed image fitting problem in some methods
Fixed bug in AutoDesigner templates when photo not found
Fixed bug in some templates that tried to load Palatino font
Fixed bug in Showroom
Fixed bug in slideshow when using random transition
Fixed bug in GUI that caused program to crash
Fixed bug in Windows Vista that caused random crashed when closing Visions
Fixed bug in filtering and artwork plug-ins that prevent configuration saving
Fixed masking bugs in AutoDesigner
Fixed bug when Exif meta data couldn't’t load
Fixed bug in AutoDesigner project save
Fixed bug in mail send
Other bug fixes

Version 0.4.1.1444.beta

Released: September 13, 2008

Added option to send images by email. Fixed few bugs.

Added option to send images using Visions and from Windows Explorer
Added new drag and drop options of images, from and to Visions
Added option to set image as wallpaper
Associated AutoDesigner files (*.tvap) with Visions
Added option to show file properties in the image viewer
Updated the editor to indicate when preview mode is on
Rearranged zooming options of all image viewers
Exceptions are now handled correctly
Fixed small bug in the sharing panel where title and description were flipped
Other bug fixes

Version 0.4.0.1422.beta

Released: August 31, 2008

Added new AutoDesigner and Artwork features. Improved overall performance. Many bug fixes.

Added new Artwork generator to editor
Added new AutoDesigner system to create cards, postcards, books and more
Added 23 sharing provider to the sharing panel
Added option to set quality when saving images as JPEG
Added histogram viewer to the editor
Added option to hide basket
Added option to select texture quality (to reduce memory consumption)
Added option to add folders by dragging them into the folder tree
Added advanced selection options to the editor
New version adds option to send us anonymous usage information in order to improve future versions
Rearranged program files and folders. Uninstall of previous version is recommended.
Updated program windows to show right click menu
Improved program loading time
Improved editor's exif meta data and image preview loading time
Improved image viewer loading time
Rearranged editor and sharing panels
Removed HTML tags from the texts in the sharing system
Modified color dialogs to use new advanced dialog
Modified the printing dialog to support settings per image
Fixed bug when processing transparent thumbnails in showroom
Fixed preview generation of multi-framed images in the preview dialog
Fixed many culture related bugs
Fixed crash in editor when no plugins found
Fixed bugs in Oil Paint and Median filters
Fixed preview generation when image is portrait
Fixed a bug in skinned form when windows taskbar position changed and the form was maximized
Removed duplicate confirmation dialogs in image viewer
Many other bug fixes

Version 0.3.5.1196.beta

Released: May 7, 2008

Description: Significant performance improvement and bug fixes

Added option to add file's title on showroom thumbnails
Added support for textures mipmapping in showroom
Added multi-threaded texture loading on multi-core CPU's
Added option to hide controls in image viewer
Added option to drag files directly to editor's main icon
General GUI improvements
Improved thumbnails quality in showroom
Share action now requires confirmation to upload to the current logged in user
Improved main form and image viewer's startup time
Improved folder tree view loading time
Improved handling of connection loss in the sharing panel
Improved thumbnails loading time
Changed "Remove" menu item in board's context menu
Added "All but this board" menu item to board's context menu
Fixed zoom-in behavior when boards added to showroom
Fixed file transfer and delete bugs in showroom
Fixed crash when connection lost occurred in the Flickr authorization window
Fixed crash when tried to load illegal configuration value in the preferences window
Fixed crash when tried to load a nonexistent folder
Fixed bug when clicked on the remove flickr account button
Fixed unresponsive quick edit shortcuts in image viewer
Removed duplicate confirmation dialogs in image viewer
Fixed incorrect search behavior on the image search provider
Fixed many other bugs

Version 0.3.4.1170.beta

Released: April 23, 2008

Description: New waves effect, new GUI improvements and many bug fixes

Added new waves effect
Added option to remove Flickr user from the panel
Added option to add and remove folders directly from the folders tree
Added option open a selected board in Windows Explorer
Updated image viewer to show image statistics
Updated quick edit to ask for permission for single files
Updated folder tree view to view folder's full path
Updated Meta data editor to accept PNG files
Fixed bug where program notified but not closed when launched from terminal session
Fixed fonts inconsistency issue
Fixed cross-threading crash on the search panel
Fixed image search provider
Fixed caching issue in Flickr
Fixed many other bugs

Version 0.3.3.1128.beta

Released: April 16, 2008

Description: Maintenance release. Fixed critical error which caused application or system crash + many other bug fixes.

Added print measurement units property
Disabled saving on flickr photo details when no permissions
Fixed critical bug in showroom which caused the system or application to crash
Fixed small bugs in GUI
Fixed bug when no printers installed
Fixed bug in slide show image loading
Fixed bug in application splash screen
Fixed filter processing on selection change (fixes cropping exception)
Fixed exceptions when closing several windows of Visions
Fixed "null reference" exception in Folders Tree and improved performance
Fix file system watcher (file monitor) bugs

Version 0.3.2.1121.beta

Released: April 15, 2008

Description: Maintenance release. Fixed serious bug when trying to add Flickr user appeared in build 1118.

Added print measurement units property
Fixed error when trying to add Flickr user
Fixed path form exception in first time wizard
Fixed print exception when no printers installed

Version 0.3.1.1118.beta

Released: April 12, 2008

Description: Maintenance release. Improved performance and fixed small bugs.

Added option to send exception details
Added speed calculation and remaining time display during update
Periodic update check is no longer causing lock on startup
Overall speed improvement
Better exception handling
Fixed installation of required components
Thumbnails preview loading improved
Fixed bug in boards tour
Fixed context menu bug when dropping folders in showroom
Fixed process hang on exit
Fixed selection problems in showroom

Version 0.3.0.1104.beta

Released: April 3, 2008

Description: First Beta version. Many fixes, optimizations and new features.

Added preview filter results when large images are loaded
Added 8 new quick edits to the application and to Explorer's right-click menu
Added drag and drop of images between panels
Print dialog now supports multi-frame images and multiple files printing
Improved speed of the undo/redo actions
Improved speed of the update process
Red-Eye filter settings dialog includes help and works only when selection is done
Fixed the "Device Lost" error in showroom
Fixed thumbnails management problems
Fixed update process in Windows Vista when UAC is enabled
Fixed update bug in picture box when multi-frame images are loaded
Fixed processing bugs in some filtering plugins

Version 0.2.1.1078.alpha

Released: March 20, 2008

Description: Added tour option, new carousel layout and some general fixes

Added tour option
Added home button
Added carousel boards layout
Added auto detection of white threshold on Black and White filter
Optimized external utilities startup time
Fixed crash on folder tree view
Update now works on Vista with UAC enabled
Fixed total processors detection on Vista
Fixed loading state indicator on the folder tree view
Fixed other small bugs

Version 0.2.0.1058.alpha

Released: March 6, 2008

Description: Improvements to the folder tree and sharing panel in addition to many other fixes

Tips dialog on startup
Add images to album from the Albums panel
File and folder actions can now be done directly from the folder tree view and showroom
Photos can now be dragged from explorer directly to the sharing panel
Option to choose between filtered and normal folder view
Drag images to the Image Viewer
Flickr caching issues fixed
Added monitoring of file system changes to the folder tree
Folder tree caching improved
Improved loading progress
Fixed image preview quality
Fixed board textures quality
Fixed sharing connection errors
Editor wasn't asking to save image changes when program closed
Fixed small bugs

Version 0.1.0.1028.alpha

Released: March 1, 2008

Description: First alpha release

First alpha version