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05. November 2006

Pixort v1.5.5 is released

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a few crashbugs
  • Fixed problem with sort order when stepping through photos
  • Fixed wrong orientation on some portrait files

Enhancements:

  • Analyzing photos only when the user wants to sort photos. This results in a faster startup.
  • Reads only exif rather than pre-loading thumbnails when sorting photos.

18. September 2006

Pixort v1.5.4 is released

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a couple of rare crashbugs
  • Thumbnails and EXIF data are pre-loaded to make time sorting correct (this also eliminates thumbnail waiting time)

17. August 2006

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a minor bug that caused some files to be immovable

15. August 2006

Pixort v1.5.2 is released.

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a performance issue on raw files that occured on some computers
  • Fixed a crashbug that occured on dual CPU/dual core/hyperthread computers

17. July 2006

Pixort v1.5.1 is released

As more users have stepped up to 1.5, some bugs have shown up.

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a crashbug on certain JPEG photos
  • Fixed a bug where files with several dots in the filename were ignored

25. June 2006

Pixort v1.5 is released!

Bugfixes

  • Fixed the bug that occured when doing "Pixort here..." on a folder with ' in it.
  • Fixed the bug that caused the jpeg companion file on Konika Minolta in RAW+JPEG mode to be ignored

03. June 2006

Pixort v1.5 beta 2 is available. If no bugs are found, I will release v1.5 final soon.

Enhancements

  • Faster thumbnail loading on jpeg files
  • Faster thumbnail and preview loading of Kodak .dcr files
  • Support for DNG files (I said there would be no more new features in v1.5... but this is the last one! ;)

21. May 2006

Pixort v1.5 enters the BETA stage! Beta 1 is released, and I will not add any more features in v1.5. I will only concentrate on bugfixes and minor usability enhancements. So let me have those bug reports!

Enhancements

  • Support for Canon EOS 30D
  • Much faster raw preview loading on most Nikon NEF files
  • Rename photos (new field in the review bar on the bottom of the photo)

20. May 2006

Yet another alpha version - alpha 3!

Enhancements

  • Sort by directory, filename, time or camera in thumbnail view!
  • Displaying full path of photos in display area

07. May 2006

New alpha version - alpha 2!

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a crashbug on CPUs without SSE2 (mostly older CPUs)
  • Fixed a bug that caused some JPEG files to become skewed
  • Nikon D200 raw files are autorotated correctly

16. February 2006

No, I haven't forgotten you. I've just been very busy ;) Now it's time to enjoy a new alpha version: Pixort v1.5 alpha 1!

Enhancements:

  • Improved raw color conversion
  • Raw support for new cameras
  • 80% speed increase of loading large jpeg files (including jpeg files embedded in raw files)!!

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed crash and hang when loading certain raw files

4. June 2005

Maintenance release: Pixort v1.4.1

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a bug that caused Pixort to quit immediately without notice when the licence period was
    expired (d'oh!)

1. May 2005

A happy day: Pixort v1.4 is released!

Highlights since version 1.3 are:

  • New source folder management with integrated source tree
  • Tags can be customized with names and default destinations that are used in all projects
  • Open photos in an external editor
  • Projects are stored if you quit in the midst of a session
  • Windows file explorer extension with "Pixort here" when right-clicking a folder
  • Drag'n'drop source folders from Windows to Pixort
  • Speed optimizations
  • Some bug fixes

3. April 2005

Pixort v1.4 beta 3 is available!

Bugfixes:

  • Parsing .jpe files correctly as JPEG files
  • Files were moved even if copy was selected when executing the project
  • Drag'n'drop of folders from explorer windows with ~ in the path wasn't parsed correctly
  • Splash screen doesn't cover other applications when starting

Enhancements:

  • Updated mini tutorial
  • Updated manual (draft version included)

12. February 2005

I have received a few bug reports and fixed them. Pixort v1.4 beta 2 is now available, and it should be very stable and usable for everyday work.

Bugfixes:

  • Made destination folder dialog modal
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when the source folder was deleted or source memory card was removed
  • Fixed a bug that made some directories in the source browser non-selectable

2. February 2005

New year, new version. The 1.4 branch has been feature frozen (no more features will be added), and I will now only focus on fixing bugs and usability flaws. The new development version is therefore named 1.4 beta 1. Keep those bug reports coming!

Enhancements:

  • Added an "open in external editor" button on the review bar on each photo. The path and
    parameters can be set in the "application settings" dialog. Now you can open the photos in
    photoshop directly from Pixort!
  • Faster startup. Also added a splash screen with startup status information for impatient souls
  • Added a refresh button below the source browser that refreshes the (guess what) source browser
  • Faster fullscreen toggling with overexposure warning turned on
  • Added an information window at startup telling the user that Pixort is checking for new versions
    (this is only shown once)
  • Minor changes in the installer
  • If the Scan button is clicked in the midst of sorting, a confirmation dialog will be shown. No
    more accidental clicks on the scan button!
  • The source folder history box is editable. You can enter the path manually here

Bugfixes:

  • Changed the way the pdf manual is opened from within Pixort. Hopefully this solves the problems
    that some of you have had. Let me know if the problem still persists. Note that Acrobat Reader
    must be installed.
  • Fixed a multiselection bug that occured when view filter was enabled in thumbnail view
  • Fixed a bug that caused file copy/move failure if several subfolders had to be created

30. December 2004

We couldn't enter the new year before getting a new version, could we? Pixort v1.4 alpha 3 contains the following goodies:

Enhancements:

  • Statistics shown in the status bar: number of photos and number of photos assigned each tag
  • The tag name is shown on tagged photos instead of only the tag number
  • Filter button in the thumbnail view: view only photos with a given tag

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug where Pixort checked for new versions even if it was disabled
  • Pixort is not asking whether it should open an old project if it's started by right-clicking a
    folder

22. November 2004

Pixort v1.4 alpha 2 was released! We got a new baby in october, so Pixort development hasn't progressed with the same pace as before the last month. But here is the new version!

Enhancements:

  • Pixort is remembering zoom and exposure warning on/off
  • Pixort is remembering project/application/thumbnail dialog positions and visibility
  • Pixort is remembering the retracted status of the review/histogram/metadata bars
  • Pixort is storing the project's loaded photos and tags if quitting while sorting. You can now
    start sorting, quit, eat dinner, reboot, start Pixort and continue where you left off!

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed autorotation bug for cr2+jpeg files

17. October 2004

Pixort v1.4 alpha 1 was released! Pixort v1.4 will be a rework of some of the graphical user interface. Based on own experience and users' feedback, I am doing general improvements in Pixort's workflow and usability.

Enhancements:

  • Brand new source browser, integrated in the project settings dialog. Highlights are:
    • Browse the desired directory within Pixort without opening a new dialog
    • Drag'n'drop folders from Windows' file explorer to Pixort's source browser.
    • Open folders in the source browser by right-clicking it and selecting "open in Windows.
    • Improved history pulldown menu that resizes correctly
  • Explorer extension with "Pixort here" menu item when right-clicking folders in Windows
  • Brand new destination management. You can define default destination folders with either
    absolute path or relative to the source root directory. You can also choose to override those
    default folders within each project.

11. October 2004

Minor maintenance releases: Pixort v1.3.2 and v1.1.3-FREE.

Enhancements:

  • Updated the Pixort URL from http://www.jotto.no/pixort to http://www.pixort.com

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed the thumbnail autoscroll-on-tag bug that appeared in the previous versions

4. October 2004

Pixort v1.3.1 and v1.1.2-FREE released. This release wasn't planned, but I wanted to make a bugfix available for you. In addition, I threw in a little enhancement from the 1.4 branch.

Enhancements:

  • Application toolbar with on/off buttons for project settings, application settings and thumbnail view (only in 1.3.1)

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a crashbug that sometimes occured when tagging the last photo in multiselection mode (both 1.3.1 and 1.1.2-FREE)

1. October 2004

Pixort v1.1.1-FREE was released for non-commercial purposes. Check the download page for details.

1. October 2004

Pixort v1.3 was released! Have fun!

Enhancements:

  • Updated the manual to reflect the new features

25. September 2004

Pixort v1.3 beta 3 is released! The final 1.3 release should be imminent now.

Enhancements:

  • Implemented Canon EOS 1Ds raw support

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed an issue with Canon EOS 1D raw files
  • Fixed a crashbug that occured when scrolling through all photos by holding 1

8. September 2004

Pixort v1.3 beta 2 is relased! I planned to wait a little longer before releasing beta 2, but I decided to do it now as I've fixed a crashbug. I don't want my users to loose information, do I?

Enhancements:

  • Did some performance optimization on expose warning display

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a crashbug that occured in fullscreen when the last photo was ranked

4. September 2004

No reason to wait further for new stuff. Pixort v1.3 beta 1 is ready for your pleasure!

Enhancements:

  • Fullscreen mode. Click the fullscreen button on the review bar or press F to toggle fullscreen mode for a photo
  • Full support for Canon EOS 20D raw files (1.2 only supported quickloading of 20D raw files)
  • Flashing overexposure warning. Click the overexposure warning on the uppermost toolbar or press w to toggle warning

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed an annoying bug that caused the zooming to be reset at random times

30. August 2004

Pixort v1.2 is released! Happy happy!

Enhancements:

  • Added a section about RAW files in the manual.

Bugfixes:

  • Removed a shutter speed bug for shutter speeds more than 1 second

I have decided to start charging a modest sum ($25) for Pixort, starting with version 1.2. This program started as a little tool that I made for myself, but it has evolved into a very usable application that is consuming very much of my spare time. All Pixort users will benefit from this, as it is easier for me to justify spending hours and hours on this when I am earning a little money on it (apart from the fun, of course) ;-)

29. August 2004

Pixort v1.2 beta 4 is released! This will probably we the last beta before v1.2 release.

Enhancements:

  • Implemented licencing system (some may question whether this is a enhancement though ;))

Bugfixes:

  • Changed an autorotation bug in cr2+jpeg images
  • Fixed problems with 16-bit TIFFs
  • Fixed problems with black&white JPEGs

I have decided to start charging a modest sum for Pixort, starting with version 1.2. This program started as a little tool that I made for myself, but it has evolved into a very usable application that is consuming very much of my spare time. All Pixort users will benefit from this, as it is easier for me to justify spending hours and hours on this when I am earning a little money on it (apart from the fun, of course) ;-). The price will most likely be $25.

15. August 2004

It's been a few weeks since the last beta, but the summer heat finally caught us by surprise! That means more outdoors activities and less development. Now the summer seems to over, and that means more development... so now v1.2 beta 3 is released! New since last beta is:

Enhancements:

  • Metadata is parsed in raw (there are still problems with Minolta raw)
  • Overall raw conversion is FAR quicker with the "quick interpolation" option, which does a faster
    interpolation of the colors, while still being more than good enough for reviewing
  • Using half-resolution conversion for viewing NEF, .ORF and .MRW images, as there is no embedded jpeg. The full-size version can be shown by toggling the "raw resolution" button (see below)
  • Added an "empty raw cache" button in "data handling"
  • Using the standard Windows folder dialog for directory browsing
  • Removed the "convert" button and made a "show lowres/embedded" and "show hightres/converted" button to switch between quickloaded raw photo and full resolution converted raw photo

Bugfixes

  • Fixed white balance issue in RAW
  • Fixed a memory issue in batch conversion (all photos in the batch were stored in memory)

Mailing list

I have also put up a mailing list! You can subscribe to this list if you want the very newest news about Pixort!

25. July 2004

New development version - v1.2 beta 2! New since last beta is:

Enhancements:

  • Quickloading the companion jpeg file if it exists for NEF viewing
  • Quickloading the embedded jpeg in cr2 files if the companion jpeg doesn't exist
  • Faster thumbnail loading of Canon 10D and Minolta raw files if the thm companion file exists
  • Reading EXIF data from Canon EOS 1DmkII companion jpeg file if it exists

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed the TIF crashbug that occured for many users (at least I hope so, it never crashed for me :-)

22. July 2004

You didn't think that I've been lazy after the 1.1 release, did you? Pixort v1.2 beta 1 is now available! New since v1.1 is:

Enhancements:

  • Supports 1D raw (.tif)
  • Supports 1DmkII raw (.cr2)
  • Supports Nikon raw (.nef)
  • Supports Fuji raw (.raf)
  • Supports Olympus raw (.orf)
  • Supports Minolta raw (.mrw)
  • Supports TIFF (.tif)
  • No error message if 10D .thm file doesn't exist
  • Made it easier to see the frame around selected photos in the thumbnail view
  • Added a little checkmark in the thumbnail view to mark the photos that reside in memor
  • Smarter fullsize loading queue management makes loading faster when browsing back and forth

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a logical error that may have caused crashes
  • Removed a crashbug that was caused by some corrupt EXIF fields

20. June 2004

Happy, happy, joy joy! Pixort v1.1 was released! Have a look on the changelog (or this news page) for an overview of what's new since 1.0.

19. June 2004

...and another beta: beta 5 was released! Although those bugs rarely occured, I want to make sure that they arefixed before releasing 1.1.

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed one bug that may have caused crashes
  • Fixed a crash that occured on certain corrupted jpeg files
  • Sometimes the "executing tasklist" dialog didn't go away after the tasklist was finished. This is now fixed.
  • The rank on tagged photos was hidden behind the histogram. It is now moved leftwards

15. June 2004

I decided to release one more beta, as a couple of bugs were found:

  • Keyboard focus is now set correctly when clicking the thumbnail view
  • Fixed a rounding issue at shutter time (e.g. sometimes caused 1/250s to be displayed as 1/249s)

8. June 2004

Ooops, I forgot about one bug before I released beta 2. Beta 3 is now released, with the following bug fix:

  • The "File->Open source folder" menu item was not working. Now it is!

8. June 2004

Pixort v1.1 beta 2 released! Just a minor bugfix this time:

  • Fixed error claiming that "destination directories not set" when opening Pixort and using the same directories as last time

The next release will probably be ... *fanfare* - v1.1 final!

5. June 2004

Version 1.1 feature freeze - and Pixort v1.1 beta 1 was released! After a development period with alpha releases with new features, I have frozen the feature set. I will now only correct bugs in version 1.1, and new betas will be released as bugs are fixed. When the beta is considered bug-free, version v1.1 will be released. I will then start developing v1.2 alpha (and so the saga continues...)

New features since last alpha:

  • Added a mini-tutorial
  • Portrait-oriented photos are shown side-by-side rather than vertically stacked

2. June 2004

Pixort v1.1 alpha 4 was released!

Features:

  • The user can select which exif tags to show
  • Added link from help menu to manual
  • Made the "Scan subdirectories" (which was previously called "recursive search" checkbox checked by default)
  • Made a few small adjustments to the zooming feature


Bugfixes:

  • Corrected tooltips on histogram and metadata expand/collapse buttons
  • Fixed a crashbug that occured when pressing "Execute" with no destination folders defined
  • The destination folders are now updated when selecting a new source older from the history drop-down list
  • Crashbug fixed on older machines with Pentium Pro and Pentium II


23. May 2004

Pixort v1.1 alpha 3 was released!

Changes:

  • Fixed a crashbug that occured when scrollinq frantically up and down (doh!)
  • Initial source directory is c:\ rather than a:\ when browsing source folder for the very first time
  • Fixed a crashbug that occured when a directory was scanned while a photo was being loaded
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused strange behaviour when multi-selecting in thumbnail browser after scrolling
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused green edges on the thumbnails
  • Eesthetic changes to histogram
  • Zooming! Enter zoom mode by clicking the zoom button (magnifier) or pressing and holding ctrl. Zoom by clicking left mouse button on the photo and dragging up or down. Pan by clicking and dragging with the right button.

9. May 2004
Pixort v1.1 alpha 2 was released!

Changes:

  • Histogram
    • Hotkey: H
  • Crashdump saving. Please send crashdumps to me!

30. April 2004
Pixort v1.1 alpha 1 was released!

Changes:

  • Parsing and showing EXIF data in a metadata bar
  • Auto-rotating of photos based on EXIF tag
  • New hotkeys:
    - R: toggle review bar
    - M: toggle metadata bar

25. April 2004
Pixort v1.0 was released!

Changes:

  • Finished the manual
  • Displaying "Loading photo [filename]" instead of "Loading Photo..." when loading a photo
  • Fixed a bug that caused the photo to become blank on the screen
  • Fixed a few minor bugs (means: I fixed something some time ago, but I can't remember now :-) )

15. March 2004
Pixort v1.0 beta 4 was released.

Changes:

  • Fixed a crashbug that occurred when pressing up/down or using mouse wheel while no photos were loaded
  • Fixed a crashbug that occurred when a non-existing directory was selected
  • Fixed a bug that removed every odd multi-selected photo when tagging one of the photos

29. February 2004
Pixort v1.0 beta 3 was released.

Changes:

  • Fixed a typo in the "new version" dialog
  • Added close button to thumbnail browser and made visibility checkmarks in the View menu. Also added thumbnail browser to View menu
  • Fixed a keyboard focus issue that occurred when the thumbnail browser was teared off and moved
  • Fixed a rotation bug that caused the fullsize to get out of sync with thumbnails

27. February 2004
Pixort v1.0 beta 2 was released and this web page was made!