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15 September 2022: v1.8.3
| • | Added the ability to process video files by extracting a still image from the video |
| • | Fixed an issue with creating albums when using the SmugMug Uploader |
12 July 2021: v1.8.2
| • | Added optional background/overlay filename suffix to provide more flexible selection of backgrounds and overlays |
| • | Added the option to rotate the output to match the EXIF orientation of the first photo |
| • | Added {field2,n,sep,str} token which allows the field separator to be specified |
| • | Added {contains,str1,str2} token to test whether str1 contains str2 |
| • | Fixed an issue with the print layout editor crashing if a previously selected printer is no longer available |
| • | BreezeViewer now supports PNGs as well as JPEGs and animated GIFs |
| • | Removed the Instagram Hashtag Monitor which is no longer supported due to changes made by Instagram |
4 December 2019: v1.8.1
| • | Added command line options to auto run and to load XML settings from file when running Breeze Gallery Uploader |
| • | Added command line options to auto login and to load XML settings from file when running the SmugMug Uploader |
| • | Breeze Viewer now supports the display of adverts in mosaic modes when displaying animated GIFs |
| • | Improved error reporting if a hashtag is not found when running the Hashtag Monitor |
| • | Fixed an issue uploading MP4 videos using Breeze Gallery Uploader |
| • | Fixed an issue when auto copies printing when copies set to 0 and output set to print only in Hotfolder Prints |
9 September 2019: v1.8
| • | PNG logos and JPEG images can now be added to print layouts |
| • | Improved handling of login access tokens in SmugMug uploader and added the option to save the settings to file |
| • | Added {captionNoURL} token for extracting Twitter captions without the trailing URL |
10 January 2018: v1.7
| • | Additional error checking of hashtags in the Instagram Hashtag Monitor |
| • | Updated the Instagram Hashtag monitor to work with the latest updates made by Instagram |
| • | More accurate playback speed of animated GIFs in Breeze Viewer |
| • | Fixed a problem with photos being auto-rotated using the orientation read from the EXIF shooting data |
| • | Added a workaround for a Windows bug that was preventing the {uid} and {uid2} tokens from generating random values |
24 July 2017: v1.6
| • | Added the ability to process PNG images as well as JPEG images in Hotfolder Prints |
| • | BreezeViewer now supports animated GIFs and adds "mosaic with flip" slideshow transition |
| • | Updated Instagram Hashtag Monitor following changes to the way Instagram works |
27 April 2016: v1.5.5
| • | Instagram Hashtag Monitor now downloads the high resolution copies of photos if available |
| • | Fixed a problem with loading saved settings via the command line when running Hotfolder Prints |
| • | Updated Instagram Hashtag Monitor following recent changes in the way Instagram works |
| • | Fixed a problem with timestamps using Twitter Hashtag Monitor in different time zones |
30 September 2015: v1.5.4
| • | Added Twitter Hashtag Monitor for downloading photos from Twitter |
| • | The "Crop image to fit photo area" option now applies to the custom layout. Unchecking this allows a photo to be resized to fit a bounding box instead of being cropped to fit. |
| • | Now supports up to 12 captions in the print layout, options to change the caption display order and the option to right justify the caption text |
17 August 2015: v1.5.3
| • | Added the ability to load different overlay.png and background.jpg images according to the orientation of the first photo |
| • | Minor changes to the way progress information is displayed in Hashtag Monitor |
| • | Added workaround for Instagram "Unsupported size" bug |
| • | Fixed a problem which prevented Hotfolder Prints from monitoring folders with non-ASCII pathnames |
| • | Fixed a problem with Hashtag Monitor when setting the "Max age in hours" to a non-zero value |
| • | Fixed a problem with the stable time setting in Breeze Viewer |
7 July 2015: v1.5.2
| • | Added "Mosaic with zoom + bg fade" slideshow transition to BreezeViewer |
| • | Re-written Hashtag Monitor so that login the screen can handle Captcha codes |
| • | Added {field,n,str} token to make it easier to extract values from strings |
| • | Fixed a problem with the "Match filename" option not working after adding unicode support in v1.5 |
19 February 2015: v1.5.1
| • | Fixed a problem with caption font sizes when using a custom output size in Hotfolder Prints |
| • | Fixed a problem with reading the hotfolder location when launching Hotfolder Prints with an XML settings file |
| • | Added the option to save the Instagram username and password when running Hashtag Monitor |
| • | Added configurable polling interval option for Hashtag Monitor (accessed via Configure.exe utility) |
| • | Added desktop shortcut for Hashtag Monitor for easier launching |
| • | BreezeViewer now accepts tokens for the date when specifying the folder to monitor |
29 January 2015: v1.5
| • | Added optional color management when printing |
| • | Added the importing and exporting of photobooth print layouts |
| • | Added the ability to print QR codes on prints |
| • | Added unicode support for handling characters in most languages |
| • | Added the option to leave a space between images when using the mosaic layout option in BreezeViewer |
| • | Added captions in the mosaic transitions in BreezeViewer |
| • | Added mosaic zoom transition to BreezeViewer |
| • | Added the option to crop photos before displaying them in BreezeViewer |
| • | Added a user definable background color and an optional background image for the slideshow in BreezeViewer |
18 October 2013: v1.4.4
| • | Added the ability to email photos using HTML formatting |
19 April 2013: v1.4.3
| • | Added the option to wait for the XML file and to read the filenames of the images from the XML file |
| • | Added auto color/B&W option which reads the color/B&W mode from the XML file |
| • | Added the ability to send emails to multiple email addresses read from the XML file by using the {user_data_emails} token |
| • | Added the ability to specify the caption text, font, color and placement to BreezeViewer slideshow utility |
| • | Added "mosaic", "mosaic with fade" and "mosaic with dissolve" slideshow transitions to BreezeViewer slideshow utility |
| • | "None" and "mosaic" slideshow transitions in BreezeViewer optimized to run faster on graphics cards without graphics acceleration |
| • | Fixed a problem which could cause the folder being monitored changing after 60 secs when loading settings from the command line |
10 December 2012: v1.4.2
| • | Added an option to wait for the XML file, containing data such as the user's email address, to be written before processing images |
| • | Fixed a problem with email_image.exe displaying a timed error message when there isn't an internet connection |
9 November 2012: v1.4.1
| • | Added an option to automatically create the folder being monitored if it doesn't already exist |
| • | Added optional naming of the JPEG copy of the printed output by using tokens in the filename prefix |
| • | Added notes about automatically uploading images to Facebook and photo sharing sites using DropBox/Google Drive/Box and IFTTT |
8 June 2012: v1.4
| • | Added automatic print copies option which reads the number of copies to print from the XML summary file written by Breeze Systems' photobooth software |
| • | Now has the option to save the current printer settings when saving the settings to file and to restore them when the settings are loaded from file |
| • | Added information about automatically uploading images to Facebook and photo sharing sites using DropBox/Google Drive/Box and WappWolf |
| • | email_image.exe no longer displays a timed error message dialog if there is no internet connection |
29 February 2012: v1.3
| • | Log email addresses option now also keeps a separate log of failed emails to make it easier to resend them later |
| • | Added an option to copy JPEG output to a separate folder |
| • | Added more detailed help on how to upload photos to Facebook and other social networking sites |
| • | JPEG copy subfolder now accepts absolute pathnames |
27 September 2011: v1.2.3
| • | Added an option in email_image.exe to save email addresses to a CSV log file |
| • | Fixed a problem emailing images when the image filename or folder contains spaces |
| • | Fixed a problem emailing images when the number of retries was set to none |
11 August 2011: v1.2.2
| • | Fixed a problem reading <user2_data> to <user9_data> tags from the XML summary file written by our photo booth software |
| • | Now doesn't run the optional command if it contains {user_data} tokens which aren't present in the XML summary file (this prevents an error window being displayed when users choose not to email images in the photo booth software). |
| • | Added the ability to use date based tokens when specifying the folder to be monitored. The folder path is checked every 60 seconds and updated if necessary. |
12 May 2011: v1.2.1
| • | Now reads multiple user data fields (e.g. names and email addresses) from XML files written by Breeze Systems' photobooth software when using the touchscreen keyboard option |
| • | Rewritten the email_image.exe utility to run as a Windows app to avoid having a Command Prompt window popping up when it is run. The email_image.exe utility now has a debug mode, the option to retry if sending the email fails and a send test email button to help with setting it up. |
21 March 2011: v1.2
| • | Added the ability to read user data (e.g. email addresses) from XML files written by Breeze Systems' photobooth software when using the touchscreen keyboard option |
| • | The filename prefix and subfolder where JPEG copies of layouts are saved is now user definable |
| • | Regular expressions may be used to control which images added to the folder being monitored are processed |
10 December 2010: v1.1.1
| • | Now appends a number to the filenames of saved JPEG layouts to avoid overwriting existing files |
1 October 2010: v1.1
| • | Added the ability to specify a custom page size when the output setting is "JPEG copy only" |
| • | Added an optional command line to run on the JPEG print layout e.g. to allow images to be automatically uploaded to photo sharing and social network sites |
| • | Now automatically loads settings from a file if the file is dragged and dropped on the Hotfolder Prints desktop icon |
| • | Now detects images that are added to the folder using a different file extension (e.g. .tmp) and then later renamed to have a .jpg file extension |
9 July 2010: v1.0.1
| • | Added optional delay before processing images |
| • | Added option to pause/resume printing |
| • | Improved the user interface so that controls are no longer disabled during printing |
| • | Added keyboard shortcuts for selecting B&W/color and the number of copies to print |
15 June 2010: v1.0
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