BreezeBrowser Pro - Release History

26 June 2008: v1.8.1

  • Added "Allow partial file name matches" option to EXIF copy
  • Improved the reading of unusually formatted XMP data
  • Added a workaround for Network Magic when a PC is not connected to the internet
  • Fixed a problem with proofs and "View actual image" with Canon PowerShot G9 raw files

7 May 2008: v1.8

  • Added support for Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Pentax K20D, Pentax K10D, Olympus E-3, Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, Canon EOS 450D/Rebel XSi and Canon PowerShot G9 raw conversion.
  • Shooting data display for Nikon DSLRs has been improved and now includes focus point overlay display for D3, D300, D200, D2X, D2Xs, D2H, D2Hs and D80
  • This release also includes a new HTML template which uses PicLens for dynamic viewing of web galleries.
  • Tags can now be imported by dragging a .txt file containing a list of image filenames and dropping it on to the BreezeBrowser Pro window

1 February 2008: v1.7.3.1

  • Added %![n-m] batch renaming options to match all except the specified characters in the original filename
  • Now displays thumbnails for compressed raw files as well as uncompressed raw files from the Sony Alpha DSLR-A700
  • More robust handling of badly formatted EXIF data in JPEG images e.g. Nikon images with mixed II and MM alignment
  • Fixed a problem reading Canon EOS-1D Mark III and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III focus point data and custom functions from DNG files converted from CR2 raw files
  • Removed debug code which was writing BreezeBrowserPro.log files in version 1.7.3

11 January 2008: v1.7.3

  • Added the ability to print multiple full size images from thumbnail and filmstrip views
  • Added support for Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III raw conversion
  • Now displays full size images using the embedded JPEGs for Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Olympus E-3 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 raw files
  • Faster display of raw files from recent Nikon DSLR cameras
  • Added an option to rename output files when running proofs
  • Now displays lens zoom range and maximum aperture for images from the Olympus E-3 and Fuji FinePix S5Pro
  • Fixed a problem copying maximum size EXIF data blocks to JPEGs
  • Fixed a problem when clicking white balance when converting Canon EOS 40D sRAW files
  • Fixed a performance problem reading information from some color profiles embedded in images
  • Fixed a problem browsing network shares via "My Network Places" on Windows XP
  • Fixed a problem updating XMP data in .XMP sidecar files written by Lightroom

7 September 2007: v1.7.2

  • Added full support for the Canon EOS 40D: high quality raw conversion, focus point overlay and detailed shooting data display
  • Added 9 preset keyword shortcuts to allow common keywords to be added to images by pressing Alt+1 through Alt+9

21 July 2007: v1.7.1

  • Now displays detailed shooting data and focus point information for the Canon EOS-1D Mark III
  • Added word wrapping of captions when printing contact sheets
  • Added logarithmic scale option for histogram display
  • Now supports the display of Mamiya ZD raw files

21 June 2007: v1.7

  • Added support for images containing GPS location data:
    - New "GPS" HTML template for generating online galleries with standard thumbnail display and map with thumbnail display.
    - New "View map" right click menu option in main view to display a map in a web browser showing the location where images containing GPS data were taken. The URL used to display the map is definable in BreezeBrowser Pro's ppreferences.
  • Added new GPS latitude and longitude tokens (@latitudeAsDecimal@ and @longitudeAsDecimal@) to facilitate the linking of web galleries to online maps
  • Added Canon EOS-1D Mark III raw conversion
  • Added Nikon D40 and D40X raw conversion
  • Keyword editor now supports keyword synonyms
  • Improved the layout of thumbnails when printing contact sheets
  • Added option to select read-only (e.g. protected in camera) images
  • Added a "Jump to Source Folder" right click menu option when viewing shortcuts to images
  • Added raw+JPEG linking of Pentax PEF raw files
  • Fully supports Windows Vista (including data execution prevention)
  • HTML generator now suppresses thumbnail image generation if thumbnail size is set to 0
  • HTML window now displays a short description of the template which can be defined in the config.dat file
  • Added option to add IPTC/XMP or EXIF and IPTC/XMP data to JPEGs when emailing
  • Changes to XMP metadata handling to avoid XMP structs being written incorrectly
  • Fixed a problem color managing images referenced using shortcuts

21 December 2006: v1.6.3

  • Added linking of DNG + JPEG files
  • Now reads detailed shooting data from Canon and Nikon raw files that have been converted to DNG using Adobe's DNG converter
  • Fixed a number of crashes caused by corrupted or invalid shooting data in JPEG images
  • Fixed a crash when viewing NEF files that have been updated by Nikon Capture NX
  • Fixed LP5 error on startup on some systems

30 October 2006: v1.6.2

  • Fixed batch rename problem when some but not all images were selected in a folder
  • TIFF output in proofs now detects grayscale images and writes them as grayscale not color

17 October 2006: v1.6.1

  • Added support for Nikon D80 and Nikon D2Xs raw conversion
  • Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X raw conversion no longer requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX 5.6 to be installed
  • Improved loading of multiple images into editors such as Adobe Photoshop CS2
  • Added options to copy Adobe ratings to and from BreezeBrowser Pro rankings
  • Tooltips in thumbnail view now support multiple lines

15 September 2006: v1.6

  • Added support for Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X raw conversion (requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX 5.6 or later)
  • Full support for Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X shooting data and focus point overlay display
  • Added tokens for GPS latitude, longitude and altitude
  • Spacebar can now be used to toggle tags in slideshow
  • "Advance on ranking/tagging" option in slideshow now advances when an image is ranked or tagged/untagged

1 September 2006: v1.5.2.3

  • Added "Advance on ranking" option in slideshow for fast ranking of images
  • Enhanced keyword editor to allow keywords to be deleted from batches of images
  • Added tabs for shooting data and IPTC/XMP data display to image properties window
  • Added initial support for displaying Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi shooting data and focus point overlay
  • Fixed a problem with smart noise reduction when applied to 8-bit images in proofs
  • Fixed a problem using PNG images with alpha channels for watermarks when the PNG is larger than the image
  • Fixed a problem writing legacy IPTC IIM data to Canon CR2 raw files

3 August 2006: v1.5.2.2

  • Fixed a problem writing IPTC/XMP data to TIFF files which already contain IPTC IIM data but don't contain XMP data
  • Fixed a problem converting Canon EOS 1D Mark II N, 5D and 30D raw files using user defined picture styles
  • Recursive HTML generation now includes shortcuts to images when processing subfolders

2 August 2006: v1.5.2.1

  • Fixed a problem in BBPro v1.5.2 which could cause it to crash when writing TIFF or JPEG 2000 images

1 August 2006: v1.5.2

  • Added legacy IPTC IIM tab to IPTC/XMP editor to allow editing of legacy IPTC IIM fields which have no XMP equivalents
  • Added @EV@ and @EV1@ tokens which return the exposure value calculated using the picture's Av, Tv and ISO values
  • Added @IPTC@ token which returns a summary of IPTC/XMP data
  • Added @AdobeRating@ and @AdobeLabel@ tokens which return the Adobe Bridge image rating and label respectively as read from the XMP data in the image
  • Improved the display of token in the "Show tokens" window and added the ability to copy values to the Windows clipboard
  • Fixed a possible problem in proofs and raw conversion when writing XMP data and legacy IIM data to JPEGs

18 July 2006: v1.5.1

  • Added new IPTC subject code and scene editor which uses XML NewsCodes topicsets defined by the IPTC
  • Copy EXIF data now copies IPTC/XMP data as well as shooting data
  • Legacy IPTC IIM data can optionally be stored in Canon CR2 and nikon NEF raw files in addition to the XMP data stored in sidecar files
  • Contact sheet now uses main image data from TIFFs for improved quality if the thumbnail data is too small
  • Fixed a problem reading UTF-8 international characters from XMP data
  • Fixed a problem displaying raw+JPEG images from Canon EOS-1D and !Ds cameras (original models, not Mark II models)
  • Fixed a rounding error when resizing images in proofs which could result in the resized image being one pixel too small

30 June 2006: v1.5

  • Added support for reading and writing Adobe XMP data for raw files (using XMP sidecar files) and JPEG, TIFF, DNG, PSD, PNG and JPEG 2000 image formats
  • Added picture frame from image option to proofs and slideshow
  • Added Adobe Photoshop PSD 8-bit and 16-bit file output options to proofs and raw conversion
  • Added new keyword editor
  • Updated lens distortion correction to use the new PTLens.dat definition file (Note: requires purchase of a license from epaperpress.com to use lens distortion correction with some newer cameras and lenses)
  • Improved color when converting Nikon D200 raw files
  • Fixed problems converting non-Canon raw files to JPEG
  • Fixed problem with passing multiple files to image editors
  • No longer requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX for Canon EOS 30D raw conversion
  • Improved storage of shooting data when converting Canon EOS 30D raw files
  • Slideshow now hides the mouse pointer automatically when it is not moved

23 March 2006: v1.4.2

  • Added support for Canon EOS 30D raw conversion (requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX 5.6 or later)
  • Improved the quality of color managed printed output
  • Fixed problems displaying PSD and NEF images

10 February 2006: v1.4.1

  • Minor update to fix a problem with dragging and dropping images to change the thumbnail display order and to fix problems displaying the embedded JPEGs from raw files from some cameras

8 February 2006: v1.4

  • Added slideshow transitions
  • Added support for the Nikon D200 and improved reading of shooting data from Nikon digital SLRs
  • Fixed a problem where color profiles embedded in JPEGs by some apps cause BBPro to crash
  • Fixed a problem reading large profiles from PSD files which could cause BBPro to crash
  • Batch rename dialog is now resizeable
  • Rewritten interface to PolyImagePro.dll graphics library to avoid problems with other (badly written) apps preventing BBPro from being installed and run
  • Added new PTLens profiles for lens distortion correction

14 November 2005: v1.3.2

  • Fixed problem with lens distortion in locales which use comma for the decimal point
  • Corrected Canon EOS 5D custom function display
  • Fixed a problem with color managed raw previews
  • Fixed error using proofs on non-Canon raw files
  • Fixed a crash with empty PNG files
  • Fixed problem with Canon raw conversion sharpening defaulting to "High2" after converting with it set to "No sharpening". Also fixed a problem with Canon EOS 5D and Canon EOS-1D Mark II N raw conversion saturation settings.

14 October 2005: v1.3

  • Added Canon EOS 5D and Canon EOS-1D Mark II N raw conversion
  • Added lens distortion correction in proofs and when converting raw files
  • Improved IPTC keyword editing using controlled vocabularies
  • Improved support for Windows shortcuts
  • New tooltip display showing shooting data when the mouse pointer hovers over thumbnails

3 August 2005: v1.2.2

  • Fixed problem displaying large images in the magnifier window on Windows 95 and Windows ME
  • Proofs now converts Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel raw files instead of using the embedded JPEG
  • Minor changes to the reading of EXIF shooting data

9 July 2005: v1.2.1

  • Minor update to fix a problem reading shooting data from Canon CRW raw files with no associated THM file. This caused raw conversion and image rotation to fail with these images.

8 July 2005: v1.2

  • Cropping added to raw conversion
  • New image magnifier added
  • Improved raw conversion for non-Canon images (Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Pentax and Konica Minolta)
  • Added crop size option to grid overlay display
  • Added custom sort using image shooting data
  • Added HTML tokens to access image sizes defined in the HTML generation dialog
  • Now displays larger preview image when displaying Nikon D2Hs raw files
  • Improved handling of shortcuts: better support for relative links and "Ignore file extensions" option when loading and merging tags and rankings now ignores the .lnk file extension
  • Fixed the problem where updating to Canon's ZoomBrowser EX 5.2 breaks BBPro's EOS 350D/Rebel XT raw conversion
  • Reads IPTC data from the XMP section of JPEG files if it isn't present in the IIM section (e.g. from JPEGs written by Photoshop CS2)
  • Fixed a problem which caused BBPro to run very slowly when reading the shooting data from some JPEGs

20 April 2005: v1.1.3

  • Added B&W filter effect settings for Canon EOS 20D and 350D/Rebel XT raw conversion
  • Added "Hold" option in image comparison window
  • Ranking information can optionally be stored in the IPTC Urgency field of images that support IPTC data
  • Shortcuts to images can now be used when generating web pages
  • Fixed a problem saving ranking and tagged image values
  • Fixed @ranking@ token when used in HTML pages

31 March 2005: v1.1.2

  • Minor update to fix a problem reading shooting data from Nikon images which caused BBPro v1.1.1 to crash if the hue adjustment was set.

24 March 2005: v1.1.1

  • Fixed bug in BBPro v1.1 where only partial IPTC data was read from JPEGs
  • Added menu items and keyboard shortcuts for adding ranked images to the current selection
  • Added tokens @numRanked1@ to @numRanked5@ to allow the number of images of a particular ranking to be displayed
  • Added Shift+cursor up/down shortcut in slideshow to increase/decrease an image's ranking
  • Fixed image sizing problem when viewing Fuji FinePix S2Pro raw files
  • Fixed problem where the file open dialog was not displayed on Windows 98 SE

18 March 2005: v1.1

  • Added image ranking
  • Added shortcuts/links to images
  • Added Canon EOS Digital REBEL XT/350D raw conversion
  • Added the ability to add a list of keywords separated by , or ; in the IPTC editor
  • Now displays the largr preview JPEG stored in DNG files created by Adobe's DNG converter v2.4
  • Added option to use the default color profile for the monitor in color management
  • Added the ability to specify the amount of sharpening applied when using the custom settings in the email images dialog
  • Added option to specify a secondary editor for editing images
  • Added workaround for invalid JPEG images from some apps which caused BBPro to hang
  • Fixed a problem reading shooting data from images saved by Photoshop Elements 3 which could cause BBPro to crash
  • Fixed a problem with custom white balance when converting non-Canon raw files

25 January 2005: v1.0.2

  • Includes sample profiles for Canon ESO 20D and Canon EOS-1D Mark II kindly supplied by AboutDigicam.com
  • Now displays Leica Digilux 2 and Panasonic DMC-LC1 raw files
  • New @numTagged@ token added
  • No longer requires Canon's ZoomBrowser EX software to be installed in order to convert Canon PowerShot G6 and S70 raw files
  • Fixed problem converting Canon raw files with UNC pathnames
  • Corrected the rotation of JPEGs rotated using EXIF orientation when using proofs
  • Fixed problem where new tags were lost if Downloader Pro refreshed the folder
  • Corrected histogram display when PC's display is set to 16-bit color
  • Fixed the reading of comments from Canon PowerShot cameras
  • Installer now adds an entry to the Start menu

22 December 2004: v1.0.1

  • Support for viewing Kodak PhotoCD images added
  • Now displays Epson R-D1 raw files (thumbnails only)
  • Improved caching of images in main and filmstrip views when color management is enabled
  • New "Show Tokens" window added to display the values of the HTML tokens for the selected image
  • Option to regenerate thumbnails for 16-bit TIFF files added to repair black thumbnails written by some third party raw converters
  • Now supports Canon PowerShot G6 and S70 raw conversion without requiring Canon's ZoomBrowser software
  • Linear raw conversion now available when running proofs on Canon CR2 raw files
  • Spacing and color of the grid overlay is now user definable
  • Fixed screen flicker when flashing highlights is selected
  • Ctrl+left/right cursor now rotates images in main and filmstrip views
  • Fixed possible crash when selecting next image in image comparison window
  • Fixed a problem sharpening images when using "Fast mode" in the HTML generator
  • Fixed problem where the red and blue channels were swapped when copying EXIF data to TIFF images 

6 December 2004: v1.0

First public release of new product.

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