PIE Studio Recent History

3.30 (2008-08-25)

New: Change EXIF date/time in RAW files
New: Set EXIF date/time based on file timestamp
Change EXIF date/time does not change file modified timestamp
Now possible to set file created timestamp to EXIF date/time (e.g. for iPod indexing)
Redate option in transfer now sets both created and modified timestamp
New transfer option to skip files already transferred
Metadata editor supports for multiline Image Description tag
Tag conversion from UTF8 to ANSI characters
Improved support for folder and file names with unicode characters
Fixed problems with the transfer dialog under Windows XP
Fixed zoom slider display with certain cameras
Minor improvements and fixes

3.20

3.10

Added Photoshop PSD file support
Included mp4 files in browser and transfer
Auto rename of single file shows new name in the confirmation query
Revised preset handling prevents unintentional overwriting of layout presets
Open PSL file now restores correct page orientation
Fixed uneven size of enlarged images with "Grow to fill cell" and shadows enabled
Fixed error when deleting preset

3.00

New: Editor for EXIF strings, single file and batch mode
New: General use of the orientation tag for viewing and printing makes manual or auto rotation almost obsolete
New: Thumbnail list now optionally uses embedded EXIF thumbnails for faster display
New: Auto rename now supports many more tags (see "More.." button)
Update of EXIF thumbnail after image transformation
Tag editor allows to manually update or remove EXIF thumbnail
Added write protection check for remove/restore metadata
After transfer, file list is scrolled to show the last file transferred
Adjust EXIF date/time now also works if there is no EXIF header; it creates one based on the file modified date
More tags available for file list and report generator, same tags available as print macros
Added sequential number as print macro
Chars &,%,\ followed by whitespace will not be interpreted as macros any longer
Use correct camera white balance for RAW display
Click on page header or footer in print layout opens labeling dialogue
Fixed bug that could cause a black line below printed picture if "Grow to fill cell" was enabled
Fixed restore columns in the picture information view
Fixed mouse cursor reset in the viewer when changing direction

2.80

New: Integrated PDF file creation
New: Album pages can be saved as image files
New: Layout with soft shadows
New: 'Insert blank cell' makes layout even more flexible
New option for auto rename using file creation date
Transfer now preserves file creation date
New options to disable confirmation query and report for auto rename
Optimized Tab position in Advanced Information
Panasonic mts/m2ts files support for transfer and renaming
New option to enable/disable image preview during transfer
Transfer file progress bar more exact under Vista
Printing is faster and requires less resources, especially when printing small pictures
New print macro for file creation date
If psl-files are located in the same folder as the pictures, pictures will always be found even after moving or renaming the folder
Displays path names of broken links to pictures
Fixed update of marked pictures in the file browser after opening psl-file
Included Ascending/Descending option in menu View/Arrange By
Fixed bug that would cause sort column not restored correctly
Fixed crash when reading Pentax Makernote
Fixed bug that could cause crash if transfer was aborted
Fixed bug when transferring .wav files assigned to pictures files
Fixed: EXIF Date/Time would show file modification date after editing with some applications
Fixed: Floating point overflow error when reading metadata
Suppress display of unkown EXIF and makernote tags
Added Spanish as user interface language

2.60

Reading EXIF information in RAW files
Improved Makernote support (Canon, Fujifilm, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Sigma, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony)
Added report generator (enhanced former 'picinfo.txt')
Quality tag in basic information replaced by ISO value
Auto rename does not produce value prefixes any longer, these can be put manually in the filename mask
Various bug fixes

2.50

Redesigned faster file browser
Realtime thumbnail resizing
Viewer supports many new file formats including RAW of almost any camera
Customizable columns in the picture information list view
Thumbnailing of video files using first frame
New transfer dialog with progress indicators and picture preview
Backup/restore metadata replaces 'picinfo.txt', old picinfo.txt files can still be read
Added remove metadata feature
Last opened folder now correctly restores the virtual path (Desktop, My Documents, ..)
Restores correct window position on multi-monitor systems
Added option to reset or keep zoom in the viewer
Viewer options "grow to fill" and "stretch" now accessible as menu actions
Option to use the mouse wheel for zooming
Information display in the viewer now transparent by default
Removed option "trim edges" for lossless transformation, is standard now
Several user interface changes and revised options dialog
Fixed: autorotate tried to rotate other files than .jpg
Fixed: when printing to PDF border lines could be erased by nearby text

2.20

2.10

2.00

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