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Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.9, 2 October 2008

1.Added Nikon D700,  Nikon D60 and Canon EOS 1000D/Rebel XS support: raw conversion, shooting data display and focus point overlay
2.Added geo-tagging of images using GPS track logs or manually using Google Earth
3.Added auto display of image locations in Google Earth while browsing images
4.Added "Copy Actual Images to Folder..." right click option in thumbnail view to allow the actual images to be copied rather than shortcuts when the selection contains one or more shortcuts
5.Magnifier window now supports 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x zoom (use Ctrl+cursor up/Ctrl+cursor down to zoom in and out)
6.Added the following new tokens for extracting parts of strings: {left,n,str}, {mid,n,m,str}, {right,n,str}, {first,str}, {last,str}
7.Added image sort by file created or file modified date options to View->Image order->Sort by shooting data...
8.Raw conversion window can now be resized to allow larger previews

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.8.1, 26 June 2008

1.Added "Allow partial file name matches" option to EXIF copy
2.Improved the reading of unusually formatted XMP data
3.Fixed a problem when running on a system with Network Magic installed when not connected to the internet
4.Fixed a problem with proofs and "view actual image" with Canon PowerShot G9 raw files

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.8, 7 May 2008

1.Added Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Canon PowerShot G9, Canon EOS 450D/Rebel XSi, Olympus E-3, Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, Pentax K10D and Pentax K20D raw conversion
2.Added PicLens HTML template (see http://www.piclens.com for details on PicLens).
3.Improved shooting data display for Nikon DSLR cameras including focus point overlay for D3, D300, D200, D2X, D2Xs, D2H, D2Hs and D80
4.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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.7.3.1, 1 February 2008

1.Added %![n-m] batch renaming options to match all except the specified characters in the original filename
2.Now displays thumbnails for compressed raw files as well as uncompressed raw files from the Sony Alpha DSLR-A700
3.More robust handling of badly formatted EXIF data in JPEG images e.g. Nikon images with mixed II and MM alignment
4.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
5.Removed debug code which was writing BreezeBrowserPro.log files in version 1.7.3

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.7.3, 11 January 2008

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.7.2, 7 September 2007

1.Now supports Canon EOS 40D raw conversion
2.Added 9 preset keyword shortcuts to allow common keywords to be added to images by pressing Alt+1 through Alt+9

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.7.1, 21 July 2007

1.Now displays detailed shooting data and focus point information for the Canon EOS-1D Mark III
2.Added word wrapping of captions when printing contact sheets
3.Added logarithmic scale option for histogram display
4.Added workarounds to prevent interoperability problems with Adobe Photoshop CS3
5.Added support for displaying Mamiya ZD raw files

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.7, 21 June 2007

1.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 Caption preferences.
2.Added new GPS latitude and longitude tokens (@latitudeAsDecimal@ and @longitudeAsDecimal@) to facilitate the linking of web galleries to online maps.
3.Added Canon EOS-1D Mark III raw conversion
4.Added Nikon D40 and D40X raw conversion
5.Keyword editor now supports keyword synonyms
6.Improved the layout of thumbnails when printing contact sheets
7.Added option to select read-only (e.g. protected in camera) images
8.Added a "Jump to Source Folder" right click menu option when viewing shortcuts to images
9.Added raw+JPEG linking of Pentax PEF raw files
10.Fully supports Windows Vista (including data execution prevention)
11.HTML generator now suppresses thumbnail image generation if thumbnail size is set to 0
12.HTML window now displays a short description of the template which can be defined in the config.dat file
13.Added option to add IPTC/XMP or EXIF and IPTC/XMP data to JPEGs when emailing
14.Changes to XMP metadata handling to avoid XMP structs being written incorrectly
15.Fixed a problem color managing images referenced using shortcuts

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.6.3, 22 December 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.6.2, 30 October 2006

1.Fixed batch rename error when some, but not all images are selected in a folder
2.Now detects grayscale images and outputs them as 8-bit TIFFs when using proofs

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.6.1, 17 October 2006

1.Added Nikon D2Xs and D80 raw conversion
2.Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X raw conversion no longer requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX 5.7 to be installed
3.Improved loading of multiple images into editors such as Adobe Photoshop CS2
4.Added options to copy Adobe ratings to and from BreezeBrowser Pro rankings
5.Tooltips in thumbnail view now support multiple lines

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.6, 15 September 2006

1.Added support for Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X raw conversion (requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX 5.7 or later)
2.Added full support for Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X shooting data and focus point overlay display

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5.2.3, 1 September 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5.2.2, 3 August 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5.2.1, 2 August 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5.2, 1 August 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5.1, 18 July 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5, 30 June 2006

1.Added support for reading and writing Adobe XMP data for raw files (using XMP sidecar files) and JPEG, TIFF, DNG, PNG, PSD and JPEG2000 image formats
2.Added picture frame from image option to proofs and slideshow
3.Added Adobe Photoshop PSD 8-bit and 16-bit file output options to proofs and raw conversion
4.Added new keyword editor
5.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)
6.Improved color for Nikon D200 raw conversion
7.Fixed problems converting non-Canon raw files to JPEG
8.Fixed problem with passing multiple files to image editors
9.No longer requires Canon ZoomBrowser for Canon EOS 30D raw conversion
10.Improved storage of shooting data when converting Canon EOS 30D raw files
11.Slideshow now hides the mouse cursor automatically if it is not moved

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.4.2, 23 March 2006

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.4.1, 10th February 2006

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.

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.4, 8th February 2006

1.Added slideshow transitions
2.Added support for the Nikon D200
3.Improved reading of shooting data from Nikon digital SLR cameras including the number of shots taken (shutter activation count)
4.Fixed a problem where color profiles embedded incorrectly in JPEGs by some apps cause BBPro to crash
5.Fixed a problem reading large profiles from PSD files which could cause BBPro to crash
6.Batch rename dialog is now resizeable
7.Rewritten interface to the PolyImagePro.dll library to avoid problems with other (badly written) apps preventing BBPro from being installed and run
8.Added new PTLens profiles for lens distortion correction
9.The size of the file dropdown list in main view can be adjusted using the BBUtil utility

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.3.2, 14th November 2005

1.Fixed problem with lens distortion correction in locales which use comma for the decimal point
2.Corrected Canon EOS 5D custom function display
3.Fixed a problem with color managed raw previews
4.Fixed error using proofs on non-Canon raw files
5.Fixed a crash with empty PNG files
6.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.

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.3, 14th October 2005

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.2.2,  3rd August 2005

1.Fixed problem displaying large images with the magnifier on Windows 98 and Windows ME
2.Proofs now converts Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel raw files instead of using the embedded JPEG
3.Minor changes to the reading of EXIF shooting data

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.2.1,  9th July 2005

1.Minor update to fix problems reading shooting data from Canon CRW raw files which don't have an associated THM file. This also had the effect of preventing the raw files from being converted and rotated.

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.2,  7th July 2005

1.Cropping added to raw conversion
2.New image magnifier added
3.Improved raw conversion for non-Canon images (Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Pentax and Konica Minolta)

4.        Added image crop size option to grid overlay display

5.Added custom sort using image shooting data
6.Added HTML tokens to access image sizes defined in the HTML generation dialog
7.Now displays larger preview image when displaying Nikon D2Hs raw files
8.Improved handling of shortcuts: better support for relative links; "Ignore file extensions" option when loading and merging tags and rankings now ignores the .lnk file extension
9.Fixed the problem where updating to Canon's ZoomBrowser EX 5.2 breaks BBPro's EOS 350D/Rebel XT raw conversion
10.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)
11.Fixed a problem which caused BBPro to run very slowly when reading shooting data from some JPEG files

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.1.3, 20th April 2005

1.        Added B&W filter effect settings for Canon EOS 20D and 350D/Rebel XT raw conversion

2.Added "Hold" option in image comparison window
3.Ranking information can optionally be stored in the IPTC urgency field of images that support IPTC data
4.Shortcuts to images can now be used when generating web pages
5.Fixed a problem saving ranking and tagged image values in BBPro v1.1.1
6.Fixed @ranking@ token when used in HTML pages

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.1.1, 24th March 2005

1.Fixed bug in BBPro v1.1 where only partial IPTC data was read from JPEG images
2.Added menu items and keyboard shortcuts for adding ranked images to a selection in thumbnail and filmstrip views
3.Added tokens @numRanked1@ to @numRanked5@ to allow the number of images of a particular ranking to be displayed
4.Added Shift+Cursor up/down keyboard shortcut in slideshow to increase/decrease an image's ranking
5.Fixed image sizing problem when viewing Fuji FinePix S2Pro raw files in main and filmstrip views
6.Fixed problem where the file open dialog was not displayed on Windows 98
7.Fixed problem displaying images from Nikon DSLRs when hue adjustment is set

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.1, 17th March 2005

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

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.0.2, 21st January 2005

Minor update which fixes the following problems:

1.Converting Canon raw files with UNC pathnames (e.g. \\CYCLONE\Photos\CRW_1234.CRW)
2.Corrected rotation of JPEGs rotated using EXIF orientation when using proofs
3.Fixed problem where new tags were lost if Downloader Pro refreshed the folder
4.Corrected histogram display when PC's display is set to 16-bit color
5.Fixed the reading of comments from Canon PowerShot raw files
6.Installer now adds an entry to the Start menu

 

New in this release:

1.Includes sample color profiles for Canon EOS 20D and Canon EOS-1D Mark II kindly supplied by AboutDigicam.com
2.Now displays Leica Digilux 2 and Panasonic DMC-LC1 raw files
3.New @numTagged@ token added
4.No longer requires Canon's Zoombrowser EX software to be installed in order to convert Canon PowerShot G6 and S70 raw files

 

Changes in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.0.1, 22nd December 2004

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