===================== History of Releases ===================== Legend ------ [+] - added [*] - modified [-] - bug fixed Version 3.7 ----------- [+] Acceleration pattern scattering (quality improvement) [+] Noise skipping option in Auto-balance [+] Auto-detection of the number of processors/cores [*] Logarithmic color balancing curve in Auto-balance (more natural results) [*] Logarithmic amount threshold in Auto-balance (easier to adjust) [*] The new "done" sound [-] Fixed/improved weight calculation near edges (quality improvement) [-] Fixed the priority management when maximizing/minimizing the window [-] Many smaller fixes Version 3.64a ------------- [*] GetBack shell integration now can be removed/added using the corresponding items in the Cleanerzoomer program group [-] No processing was done if diameter=0 or Cb/Cr components are shown [-] Source info was shown incorrectly in Resample [-] The window title wasn't updated after processing is done Version 3.64 ------------ [+] Multithreading (multi-core CPUs) support for the main functions (Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal, Fine Artifacts Removal and Nova Sharpen) Version 3.63 ------------ [+] Textual progress indication in the CLI [+] SSE/SSE2-optimized versions of GetBack [*] Improved management of undo files in case of lack of free disk space [-] Incorrect remaining time in Batch Process [-] Possible bug that could create unnecessary undo swap files [-] Minor fixes Version 3.62 ------------ [-] Crash with large diameters [-] Problem with reading BMP and PCX images [-] Several minor fixes Version 3.61b ------------- [-] The "A job is being done" message appeared when shouldn't Version 3.61a ------------- [-] The preview dialog removal bug Version 3.61 ------------ [*] Auto preview update when processing is finished removed [*] Bigger "X" buttons [*] JPEG presets updated [-] Minor fixes Version 3.6a ------------ [*] Speed optimization Version 3.6 ----------- [+] Expanded smoothing diameters range (0..128) [+] Two more acceleration thresholds (every 32th and 64th pixel) [-] Several quality bugs [-] Miscellaneous major and minor bugs Version 3.51d ------------- [+] CPU extensions autodetection [-] Didn't work on non-SSE2-enabled machines [-] Required the MSVCR80.DLL [-] Several minor fixes Version 3.51c ------------- [+] SSE2 optimization [*] Cosmetic changes [-] Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal presets fixed Version 3.51b ------------- [-] Resolution was set to -1 instead of source in Batch Process Version 3.51a ------------- [*] Fine Artifacts Removal speed slightly optimized [-] Nova Sharpen quality issue fixed Version 3.51 ------------ [+] Better progress indication with estimated time left [+] Cleaning of old temporary files and folders on program's startup [*] Default acceleration parameters set to better quality/speed compromise [-] The slider was incorrectly updated in Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal [-] "Boost Twice" was copied from Y if the "Use Y" box was on when it shouldn't [-] Fixed detection of a previous instance in GetBack [-] Several smaller flaws and bugs Version 3.5 ----------- [+] Printing added [+] "<200% preset" option in Resample [+] "Boost twice" option in Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal [*] Much faster resample algorithm [*] New presets and better names for the old ones [*] Several smaller modifications [-] Serious flaw that decreased the overall processing quality [-] Several smaller flaws and bugs Version 3.31c ------------- [-] Dirty spot weight measurement in Fine Artifacts Removal [-] Y settings were used for the CbCr component in Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal Version 3.31b ------------- [-] Crash in Fine Artifacts Removal Version 3.31a ------------- [-] Crash and incorrect behaviour in Post-smoothing (Nova Sharpen) Version 3.31 ------------ [+] Two new acceleration methods (thresholds) [+] Dirty spot selection beyond the preview area [*] Memory usage greatly optimized [*] Speed and quality optimizations [*] Improved dirty spot weight measurement [*] A few cosmetic changes [-] Several bugfixes Version 3.3b ------------ [*] Changes in the FAQ [-] Bug that caused black dot artifacts in Noise Removal [-] Several bugs in Fine Artifacts Removal [-] Presets fixed to correspond the new noise/detail estimation method [-] Fixed handling of diameters smaller than 3 [-] Several minor bugs and flaws Version 3.3a ------------ [+] The "Post-smoothing" option also added in the Simple mode of Nova Sharpen [+] The "Frequently Asked Questions" section in the User's Guide [*] The default preset of "Fine Artifacts Removal" is "Light Hot Pixels" now [-] Several cosmetic fixes Version 3.3 ----------- [+] The "Post-smoothing" option in Nova Sharpen [*] Greatly improved noise/detail estimation improving overall procesing quality [*] Resample without changing size is allowed for testing purposes [*] Several changes in presets, other presets are now default [-] Bright dot artifacts in Nova Sharpen finally eliminated [-] Several bugs and flaws Version 3.25 ------------ [+] High-quality diameters approach in Artifacts Removal and Nova Sharpen [*] The Nova Sharpen algorithm significantly improved [*] Even better auto-configuration of Nova Sharpen [*] "Weighted Sharpen" renamed to "Nova Sharpen" [*] Preview behaviour improved [*] Basic presets improved [-] Several minor flaws and bugs Version 3.2 ----------- [+] Support for smoothing diameters smaller than 3 [+] New "Nova Sharpen" preset in Weighted Sharpen [*] Greatly improved quality of Weighted Sharpen [*] Better auto-configuration of Weighted Sharpen after Resample [*] Several minor GUI improvements [-] Several serious flaws in Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal and Weighted Sharpen [-] Bright dot artifacts at contrast corners in Weighted Sharpen [-] Several problems with command line processing [-] Saving of the "Scatter" (Resample) parameter in Batch Process [-] Several other flaws and bugs Version 3.11 ------------ [+] New effective acceleration options for all instruments (except "Resample") [*] The old ineffective "fast processing" option removed [*] A few interface corrections [-] Several serious bugs that caused processing to work incorrectly [-] Several minor bugs and interface fixes Version 3.1 ----------- [+] The Instrument Browser panel [+] Simplified versions of all instruments (except "Resample") [+] The option for faster processing (slightly lower quality) [+] The "done" sound played when processing is finished [+] Turning on the display when processing is finished [+] The welcome screen [*] Better and different instrument logos [*] Several terminological changes [*] Several minor changes and improvements [-] Several bugfixes Version 3.0b ------------ [-] Bugs that prevented the CLI interface from working correctly Version 3.0a ------------ [-] Bug that caused the KERNEL32.DLL fault on certain systems [-] Several cosmetic fixes and optimizations Version 3.0 ----------- [+] Compacted interface for the Auto-balance function [+] The "Lock weight range" box in Fine Artifacts Removal [+] Several new options in Resample [+] The GetBack utility for mass-restoring/deletion of backup files [+] Tips of the Day (Did you know that...) [+] The Batch Process tool (in the professional version) [+] The command line interface (in the professional version) [+] Several minor additions [*] Now Fine Artifacts removal does not require to choose the dirty spot again and again for each image [*] "Auleanga" renamed to "Auto-balance" [*] The new, GetBack-compatible way of creating backup files (addition of the ".bak" extension) [*] Several minor modifications and internal optimizations [-] Several interface issues in the Resample dialog [-] Numerous minor fixes Version 2.02 ------------- [+] The "Invert threshold" option added in Weighted Sharpen [+] New presets added in Weighted Sharpen and Auleanga [*] Now 4:4:4 JPEG sampling factor is the default [-] Bug with multi-pass processing settings separation in Noise/JPEG Blockiness Removal [-] Cosmetic fixes and changes Version 2.01a ------------- [-] Several bugs with file name management [-] The bug with JPEG sampling factor selection in the "Options" dialog [-] Cosmetic fixes and changes Version 2.01 ------------ [*] All functions are 35% faster [*] More intelligent "Resample" dialog [-] Removed preview auto-updating while processing [-] Several minor changes and improvements Version 2.0 ----------- [+] New processing function: Auleanga [+] New high-quality multi-pass Noise/JPEG Artifacts Removal [*] Improved user interface [*] Diameter range has been expanded up to 64 pixels [*] Significantly reduced memory consumption [*] Processing thread's priority now is set to normal [*] Several major internal rearrangements [*] Improved user's guide [-] Dirty spot now can be chosen without manual update of preview [-] Several major and minor fixes Version 1.21 ------------ [*] Processing thread's priority has been lowered [-] The conflict of swap (undo) files between several instances of Cleanerzoomer [-] Resetting of the "Unequal thresholds" box when the threshold is set to 0 [-] Several smaller fixes Version 1.2 ----------- [+] Multi-level undo [+] Saving of the last settings without a warning (not in a preset) [*] Changeable preview size [*] The new better dirty spot marker [*] The more flexible Scatter option (in Weighted Sharpen) [*] The functions' settings are now saved in the INI files instead of the registry [*] Better auto configuration of Weighted Sharpen after Resample [*] Several cosmetic corrections [-] Several cosmetic bugfixes [-] Several possible bugfixes Version 1.1 ----------- [+] New slider in Noise/JPEG Blockiness Removal and Sharpen (retains more details) [+] New option in Fine Artifacts Removal (retains more details) [+] Full support for grayscale images [+] All new presets [*] Y, Cb and Cr components now always processed separately to increase quality [*] Expanded power range in Weighted Sharpen [*] More zoom levels: from -32 to +32 [*] The processing thread's priority now changes dynamically when the window is being maximized/minimized [*] Watermark instead of save-disabled in the evaluation mode [-] Several bugs in the presets manager [-] The command line now can contain quoted filename [-] Numerous minor corrections and fixes Version 1.01 ------------ [+] File to open now can be specified from the command line [*] Weighted Sharpen quality has been significantly increased [*] The "Scatter" option in Weighted Sharpen is now disabled by default after resampling [*] Several cosmetic changes [-] Now preview requests do not "collect" after several sequential clicks [-] Memory leak in Weighted Sharpen [-] Resetting of current file name after calling the "Open Image" dialog [-] Several minor fixes Version 1.0 ----------- [+] Initial release