Release History

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21 December 2016: v3.5

Added support for drawing on or signing the print layout before printing or sharing
Improved support for modifying photos before printing e.g. using Adobe Photoshop droplets
New touchscreen actions added for increasing or decreasing the number of copies to print in the print confirmation screen. The print confirmation screen now uses different backgrounds according to the number of copies e.g. confirm_printing_1.jpg, confirm_printing_2.jpg etc.
Improved green screen setup in photo booth mode
Added the ability to share animated GIFs or MP4 video files by email, text, Facebook and Twitter. Animated GIFs shared on Facebook are hosted on giphy.com
Added the option to crop the print preview display in photo booth mode
Reprint selection screen now allows multiple files to be selected and the number of copies to be printed to be specified

 

26 July 2016: v3.4

Added support for posting photos to Twitter
Added support for sending photos by MMS (US and Canada only) or SMS via Twilio.com
Added the option to create an animated GIF slideshow of photos taken in the photo booth shooting sequence
Added the option to only display live view in the ready screen and to hide it during the countdown
Added additional photo booth shortcut buttons for taking a test photo and loading profiles
Added the option to hide the camera controls normally displayed on the left side of the main window to provide a simplified interface for photo booth operators
Now supports MP4 or MOV files for animated screens and countdowns in photo booth mode
Movie file display no longer uses Apple's QuickTime libraries
Minor changes to the way checkboxes are displayed in touchscreen keyboards
The printing option in the sharing screen now has the option to limit the number of prints
Added a "Close" action for touchscreen keyboards to allow a terms and conditions page to be displayed at the start of the shooting sequence
Fixed a problem with bright live view/AF mode not being selected when loading a profile if the default profile has live view disabled

 

15 December 2015: v3.3.3

Fixed a problem with image attachments not displaying in emails sent to Outlook.com
Replaced %1, %2, %3, %4, %5, %6 tokens with {yearNow}, {monthNow}, {dayNow}, {yearLess8h}, {monthLess8h}, {dayLess8h} to avoid problems with unwanted substitutions in emails
Fixed a typo in the default text for HTML emails: correcting <image src="{image}"> to <img src="{image}">

 

30 November 2015: v3.3.2

Fixed a problem with photobooth previews not being displayed on some computers
Fixed a problem with adjusting the print preview size in photobooth mode

 

15 October 2015: v3.3.1

Fixed a problem loading Type0016.md3 and Type0017.md3 on some computers
Fixed a problem with downloading photos from the Nikon D7200
Fixed a problem with the focus point overlay display when using a Nikon D7200

 

29 September 2015: v3.3

Added support for the Nikon D5500, Nikon D7200 and Nikon D810A
Added new touchscreen action editor
Added "Message input at end of sequence" touchscreen keyboard option to allow users to enter a message which can be added to the printed output (using the {message} token)
Added an option to print photos from the sharing screen (this can also be selected when running the photobooth setup wizard)
Added optional password to protect "exit photobooth mode" touchscreen action
Added touchscreen actions and keyboard shortcuts to select a profile and start the shooting sequence (profiles 1 to 8 only)
Added the option to log Facebook uploads to file
Added the ability to position the photo within the background when shooting greenscreen in photobooth mode
The default touchscreen keyboard for entering the user's Facebook login name and password now displays punctuation characters when the shift key is pressed (US keyboard layout)
Email message text can now be specified in HTML format and plain text format
Added mandatory option to <prompt> tag in touchscreen keyboard XML definition to indicate that an input field must contain text
Inactivity timer now loads default profile, if defined, before switching to standby mode
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

 

9 December 2014: v3.2
Added support for the Nikon D750
Added RGB display of pixels for images displayed in the main window
Now supports hashtags when uploading to Facebook
Added offline email mode and the ability to send unsent emails later
Added reprint selection screen available from the ready screen
Added inactivity timeout and auto standby options to photobooth mode
Added the ability to shoot raw+JPEG images in photobooth mode

 

9 October 2014: v3.1
Added support for the Nikon D810
Added the option to crop the photo before uploading to Facebook or sending by email
Added "Single strip of 2" preset layout option
Fixed a possible problem where uninstalling a printer driver could cause the program to crash
The body text for emails now allows return characters
Improved error reporting when testing and sending emails and improved support for services such as free email services like yahoo.com

 

18 July 2014: v3.0

Added interactive editor for photobooth print layouts
Added the importing and exporting of photobooth print layouts
Added the ability to print QR codes on photobooth prints
Added "Pop art" creative filter in photobooth mode
Added optional thumbnail display in photobooth mode
Added new photobooth dashboard to provide quick access to the main photobooth settings
Increased the number of photobooth profiles from 8 to 18
Increased the number of photobooth captions from 2 to 8
Added support for the Nikon D4S

 

20 February 2014: v2.7
Added the ability to upload photos to a user's Facebook page in photobooth mode
Added the ability to email photos in photobooth mode
Added "Confirm printing (no JPEG copy)" print option in photobooth mode
Added support for the Nikon D5300

 

28 November 2013: v2.6.1

Added support for the Nikon D610
Added a single photo layout option in the photobooth setup wizard and preset layouts tool
Improved the performance of printing custom layouts in photobooth mode when images are printed multiple times e.g. the double strip of four layout
Now disables touchscreen edge gestures when running in full screen photobooth mode on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 systems

 

30 August 2013: v2.6

Added new photobooth creative filter option which can apply a variety of different effects to both the live view and the final photos.
Added "bright live view/AF mode" option in photobooth mode to avoid problems with dark live view images from recent Nikon cameras and to allow AF to be used in photobooth mode
Added the option to rotate as well as crop and resize the additional JPEG copy of the printed output
Added optional validation of email addresses entered using the touchscreen keyboard

 

14 May 2013: v2.5.3.2

Fixes a problem with Nikon D700 live view that affected versions 2.5.1 through 2.5.3.1
Improved support for angled multi-line captions in photobooth mode

 

3 May 2013: v2.5.3.1

Maintenance release which fixes a memory leak in NKRemote v2.5.3

 

25 April 2013: v2.5.3

Added support for Nikon D7100
Adding focus peaking option in live view display
Added clicker mode where the photographer or users choose when to take each photo in photobooth mode

 

29 January 2013: v2.5.2

Added support for Nikon D5200
Fixed a problem with cropping and resizing the JPEG copy of the printed output in photobooth mode
Fixed a problem with the fast reprint option not working in photobooth mode

 

18 December 2012: v2.5.1

Added the ability to set the artist and copyright information in camera models that support it (e.g. D7000, D800, D800E, D600, D4)
Added electronic level display in live view for camera models that support it (e.g. D7000, D800, D800E, D600, D4)
Fixed a problem with AF area display in live view when using Nikon D600 and other recent camera models
Fixed error loading Type0008.md3 problem which affected some systems

 

22 November 2012: v2.5

Added support for Nikon D600
Added the ability to use movies to animate photobooth screens
Added next/previous profile keyboard shortcuts and touchscreen actions in photobooth mode
Added two new preset photobooth layouts: double strip of 3 photos and single strip of 3 photos

 

8 November 2012: v2.4.2

Added fast resize option in photobooth mode - provides faster print processing with minimal reduction in image quality
Added post processing options in photo booth mode for easier website and social networking site uploads
Added options to reprint photo booth photos after an event

 

5 July 2012: v2.4.1

Fixes live view for the Nikon D800E

 

16 May 2012: v2.4

Added support for Nikon D800, Nikon D800E and Nikon D4
Added Photobooth Setup Wizard which automatically creates all the screens and the print layout for common photobooth configurations
Added an option to include the current printer settings when saving the photobooth settings to file
Added a quick reprint option (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+R) when the output option is set to "Print and save JPEG copy"
Added {uid} token which generates a unique id for filenames and captions when shooting in photobooth mode

 

3 February 2012: v2.3.2

Added <caption1> and <caption2> tags to the XML photobooth summary file
Added an option to the touchscreen keyboard to hide text when entering a password
Greenscreen backgrounds can now be replaced by copying the new greenscreen_background.jpg image into the photo booth images folder while the booth is running
Fixed problems using 8 profiles in photobooth mode

 

11 January 2012: v2.3.1

Added timeouts in photobooth mode for print confirmation and touchscreen keyboard input
Displays optional reprinting,jpg screen image and skips the print confirmation screen when reprinting photobooth images
Added contrast AF keyboard shortcut and touchscreen action in photobooth mode
Added optional checkboxes to the touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode
Improved noise reduction in photobooth live preview when displaying black and white images

 

8 November 2011: v2.3

Added the ability to specify a horizontal offset for the live view display in photobooth mode
Added the option to use {photoboothSubDir} or {photoboothDir} tokens when specifying the profile pathname to allow the use of more than 8 photobooth profiles
Added a separate delay for the first photo in the stills photobooth shooting sequence
Added optional color management of printed images
Fixed a problem with incomplete screen refreshes when switching photobooth profiles

 

4 August 2011: v2.2.3

Added preset layouts when using the custom layout option to help design popular layouts using four photos

 

13 June 2011: v2.2.2

Added support for Nikon D5100

 

4 May 2011: v2.2.1

Added blue screen shooting
Added default profile option to reset the photobooth to a known state after each shooting sequence
Enhanced touchscreen keyboard in photobooth mode to allow multiple input fields and the use of a normal keyboard

 

8 February 2011: v2.2

Added confirm_printing.jpg and printing_confirmed.jpg screens when using the print confirmation option in photo booth mode
Added optional touchscreen keyboard in photo booth mode
Green screen shooting in full screen photo booth mode now has the ability to use different backgrounds and overlays for each shot and to save a green screened copy of each photo

 

7 January 2011: v2.1

Added support for Nikon D7000
Photobooth mode now has the option to specify the vertical positioning of the live view display and countdown text
Photobooth mode now has the option to disable live view during printing
Photobooth previews are now green screened and look like the final output when green screen shooting
Fixed a problem with raw images being saved when taking preview shots with RAW+JPEG image quality selected

 

27 August 2010: v2.0

Added green screen shooting overlay in main live view window and in photobooth mode
Added optional overlay image for live view display in photobooth mode
Photobooth timings changed so that countdown text now counts down to 1 instead of stopping at 2
Added image overlay option for live view

 

26 May 2010: v1.4.1

Fixed a problem that caused the error message "An Invalid Argument Was Encountered" to be displayed on some systems when selecting full screen photobooth mode

 

24 May 2010: v1.4

Added the following enhancements to photobooth shooting:

New, more flexible custom layout of prints including image rotation. Please note that custom layouts from previous versions of NKRemote will need to be updated if they use the "Copy left half of page to right to create a double strip" option
Captions can now be rotated
Live view is hidden when displaying the release.jpg image to avoid confusion caused by the live view freezing just before the picture is taken
Added an optional minimum duration before closing the processing.jpg screen to allow a 'Please leave the booth now' message to be displayed for several seconds at the end of the sequence
Improved handling of external button presses in photobooth mode to prevent a new shooting sequence from being started before the current one has finished printing

 

11 February 2010: v1.3.1

Added support for Nikon D3S

 

24 November 2009: v1.3

Added support for Nikon D80 and Nikon D300S
Automatically restarts live view display if it is canceled by the camera
Added more flexible touchscreen options to photobooth mode and the ability to switch between different sets of photobooth settings
Added optional release.jpg screen which is displayed immediately before taking a picture in full screen photobooth mode
Added Ctrl+R keyboard shortcut in full screen photobooth mode to reprint the last print
Fixed a display problem in live view when loading a previously saved onion skinning backgrounds in portrait mode
Added NKRemoteLib.dll interface library which allows other apps and scripts to control the camera via the main NKRemote window
Added different sizes for zooming the live view window

 

5 August 2009: v1.2

Added support for Nikon D3X
Added custom layout option for photobooth prints and the ability to load and save photobooth settings

 

1 July 2009: v1.1

Added support for the Nikon D5000
Added the ability to adjust the size of focus steps in live view on a per lens basis
Minor improvements to the focus_stacking AutoHotkey script.

 

11 March 2009: v1.0.3

Added the ability to play .wav sound files when displaying photobooth prompt screens
Added the ability to specify the number of copies of photobooth prints
Added additional start options for fullscreen photobooth mode to facilitate the use of touchscreens
Added support for the StealthSwitch in fullscreen photobooth mode

 

2 February 2009: v1.0.2

Fixed a problem with displaying NEF images in portrait orientation which caused them either not to fill the available display area or to be cropped
Removed 1st February 2009 program expiry accidentally left in from the pre-release version

 

20 January 2009: v1.0.1

Fixed problems with repeated error messages when the camera connection is lost and auto-reconnect is not selected
Added a workaround for an intermittent bug in the D300 which resulted in incorrect shutter speeds being listed in shutter priority and manual exposure modes
Added a workaround for a bug in the D90 which caused problems when auto updating the onion skinning background in live view
Added a warning message when auto-bracketing using an auto exposure mode when the auto-bracketing range exceeds the exposure compensation range
Fixed problems with auto-bracketing when shooting using image formats other than JPEG
Fixed a problem selecting focus points from the PC when using the D300, D700 and D3 with the AF Point selection set to AF11

 

14 January 2009: v1.0

First full public release with support for Nikon D90, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Nikon D700 and Nikon D3 cameras