PhotoLine Changelog

What's new in PhotoLine 24.01

Dec 20, 2023

Improvements:
Browse, EXR import: For EXR images, the preview is now generated in the background.
PSD import: With progress bar
SVG import, "text": Now supports relative positions and "dominant-baseline".
SVG import: Accelerated
Levels: Shows the color under the mouse in the histogram.
Browse > GPS data, macOS: With exiftool installed, setting the GPS data now also works on macOS.
Convert font to vector, Wine: Now works the same way as on Windows.
Layer List, search: linecolor and fillcolor now also search for color names.
Layer List, search: Font names can now also be tested for inequality.
Bug fixes:
XR import: The document size was not set correctly in document mode.
PSD import: Images with superfluous channel data are now read correctly.
PDF import: When canceling in font replacement, the progress bar styes on-screen.
PDF import: Crash with DeviceN color spaces with incorrectly declared separation channels fixed.
PDF export: A gray image that was assigned a gradient with more than one spot color was not exported correctly.
PDF export, path text with shadow: The path text was not saved correctly.
Web Export: If an action was set that changed the image size, clicking in the document to set the preview position did not work correctly.
File association, Windows: PLD files were not registered correctly.
Levels, gray images, active multi-channel display: If the multi-channel display was active for a gray image, the limit values could not be changed in the histogram field.
Levels: Position of the picked color was not initialized.
Levels and Curves, Adjustments dialog, color picker: The color picker of the Adjustments dialog was no longer deactivated automatically.
Layer list, search for virtual copies, macOS: Using the function resulted in a crash.
Auto Mask: "Read linked" switch was set incorrectly at program start.
Layer tool, multiple selection with layers protected against moving, moving: Handles were not always deleted/drawn correctly.
Layer tool, tool settings "Align to content": With text layers, text exceeding the bounds was ignored.
Filter brush, "All layers": If the active layer had no alpha, but the layers above it did, there could be a crash.
Browse, location marker in preview: EXIF data no longer needs to be present.
Browse, GPS Data: After setting the GPS data, the browse panel is updated.
Layer masks, isolated group: Deactivated layer masks in isolated groups have been activated.
Text fields, dark mode, Windows: Depending on the screen profiles, there was a visible bar at the top and bottom.
Hue Editor: The first and last point could not be deleted.
macOS, Retina, temporary drawing with XOR: Did not work with extended range colors.
View > Original size: Visible document center is retained.
Layer effects, blend mode, Windows: An empty blend mode could be set with the mouse wheel.
Layer effects, Emboss: The lighting could be incorrect for certain edge shapes.
Text layers, bottom/middle alignment, baseline grid: Bottom/middle alignment ignored alignment to baseline grid.
Text layer, vertical alignment bottom/center: Selection was displayed incorrectly..

New in PhotoLine 24.00 (Jun 30, 2023)

New:
Text: Show formatting marks.
Undo list: Undo steps can be turned into actions.
Layer Tool: can move selection with content, double click writes selection to image, Alt rereads without deleting, Shift creates layer directly
HEIC, macOS: HEIC export with metadata
AVIF, macOS: read support starting with macOS 13
Export commands and settings: View > Panels > Export Attributes
Document windows, Windows: PhotoLine now draws document windows itself and no longer uses the Windows design
Document windows: Are aligned to each other when moved or resized.
Document windows: Aligned document windows can be resized by pressing Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) simultaneously.
Document windows: Ctrl/Command+double-click on title bar places document window in largest free space.
Document windows: When hiding/showing the auxiliary dialogs, the document windows are scaled as well.
Layer > Crop Layer > Delete Crop Layers: Deletes layers that are made invisible by a clipping layer.
Layer Compositions: View > Panels > Layer Compositions
Placeholder layers: Layer attributes with layer composition setting.
ChordPro import
XCF import
Improvements:
Symmetric filters (Gaussian blur, USM, ...): Speed up, especially with large images/filter radii and many processor cores.
Layer List, Find: Use "&font=" to search for fonts.
Layer List, Find: Can find the virtual copies of a layer.
Layer list, layer entry, protect content: The "Protect content" status is now also displayed at the right edge of the layer entry.
Dialogs: Double-click on slider resets value to its original value.
Formulas in text fields: abs(value) is supported.
List fields: Cells now have a 3rd size.
Document color list, color lists, brush lists, line style list: Single click assigns delayed so double click no longer changes the document.
Curves: with sliders for all handles at the bottom edge
Tab bars: a tooltip is now displayed for truncated text.
Zoom with mouse wheel: It is rounded more aggressively to the next even zoom step.
Batch Converting, macOS: Folders can be dragged to the source/destination path.
Presets dialog: After merging a file, the first new entry is selected.
Color Replace Brush: Can create transparency in images with transparency.
Copy Brush: Now with Replace mode (only with active layer as source).
Lighten/Darken tool: Now with an "All" area.
Healing Brush, Patch Tool: Now optionally work in HIS or Lab.
Auto Mask: "Remove Object" uses the "Read Merged" option.
Brushes, Stamps: Brushes and stamps can now have an even size.
Brush editor: Now uses "size" instead of "radius" and the set value corresponds to the real brush size.
Painting tools: Right mouse button no longer shows the context menu by default, but alternative functions (for example the eraser).
File imports: For file formats without resolution value, the resolution is now read from the EXIF data.
Raw import: with camera-specific actions
SVG import: Basic support for "textPath" added.
SVG import: Basic support for namespaces implemented.
SVG export: Support for "textPath".
TIFF import: Generates color profile from TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES and TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT.
TIFF import: Can now load 16-bit float images.
TIFF import: Embedded PSD data are read better.
TIFF export: Empty layer names no longer become "layer", background layer with filename is saved without name.
PDF export: 1-bit layer masks for images with the same size are now saved more efficiently.
Color Editor: Order of color models unified (gray, RGB, CMYK).
Moving Hand Tool: Synchronization of multiple windows now also works when double-clicking (100%).
View > 100%, View > Zoom In, View > Zoom Out: When the commands are called from a toolbar, Shift changes the zoom of all open windows.
Layer Attributes, Scale: With Proportional, the current aspect ratio is kept.
View > Panels > Histogram: When the mask is changed, the histogram is updated.
Scripting: Page has a PageNumber call.
Scripting: Paste/Duplicate can be inserted at the end of the root layer of a page.
Registry, Windows: PhotoLine writes a SupportedTypes section for better Explorer integration.
Document window, cascaded positions: If all "normal" positions are occupied, positions in between will be occupied.
Curves, presets:
Gradation, presets: ACV files can be loaded without switching to "All Files".
Layer > New Layer: When changing the free size, "free" is automatically activated.
Crop Tool: "Select All" sets aspect ratio only if one was already set before.
Curve fields, Curves: Keep their background color for border.
Crop document: Color picker positions keep their position.
Vector operations (union, intersection, ...): Improved quality for curves.
Clipping layers and layer masks, images: In 16/32-bit documents, 16/32-bit images can now be used as layer masks.
Bug Fixes:
Tool > Color > Vibrance: Step size was different for Dynamic and Saturation.
PLD Export, overprint, preview image: The preview image did not take overprinting into account.
Windows, quit application: PhotoLine did not exit correctly in extreme cases.
Main window, Windows, minimized documents: When restoring the main window, minimized documents could be pushed out of the visible area.
Filter brush, Gaussian blur: Stripes could appear when painting horizontally.
Curve import, ACV format: Curves could be incorrect.
Quick Selection Tool: Progress field is aligned to the right.
Levels: If a value was changed in a tone value text field, the display of the tone value slider was wrong at times.
Auto mask: Now also works if a layer is set as not changeable.
Crop function, lasso tools: The crop function in the lasso tools is now only active if the image is modifiable.
Tool settings, "Remove object": "Remove object" is now only active if the image is modifiable.
Edit Vector Points: The additional key for asymmetric curve bending collides with angle constraint (Shift), so this is now Alt.
Hue/Saturation: Did not replace formulas with result after exiting a text field.
View > Panels > Histogram: In document mode with a selection, the wrong area could be used for calculating the histogram.
Ansicht > Dialoge > Histogramm: Im Dokumentmodus mit Auswahl konnte der falsche Bereich ausgelesen werden.
Lasso tool settings: Crop button was not activated when switching from vector to image layer.
PDF Export, PDF/X-4: Document ID was not written for documents without metadata.
PDF export, Linux, PDF/X, PDF/A: PDF document ID was not generated.
Vector pattern, colorless, Color Editor: A colorless vector pattern lost the assigned color when its properties were changed.
"Move Layer" action: "Proportional" is now called "Relative" and after leaving the dialog with OK, the action always changes both values.
Tooltips, Toolbar, macOS 13: A tooltip was always displayed for the first tool only.
Context menu of color, Vector Pattern from Document: did not work properly with images in document mode.
Mesh gradient: if all colors of the mesh were HIS or HSV, there could be a crash.
PDF export, PDF/X-3: Colorless patterns were not written correctly.
Vector patterns: If the width or height was set to 0, there could be a crash.

New in PhotoLine 23.53 (Mar 15, 2023)

New in PhotoLine 23.52 (Feb 16, 2023)

New in PhotoLine 23.51 (Nov 15, 2022)

New in PhotoLine 23.50 (Oct 4, 2022)

New:
New functions: Layout > Text > Increase/Decrease Font Size
Image tools:
Many image tools (such as the Water tool or the Filter Brush) can now work on a new layer. This leaves the original layer unchanged.
Many image tools now have presets.
Improvements:
File formats:
PDF import:
Invisible OCR text is now imported.
Layers without function are now better removed.
Transparency masks are now supported.
JPEG2000 images can now be loaded with incomplete properties and with color profile.
SVG import:
Improved import of text.
Different language versions are read correctly.
CSS styles are read better.
SVG export:
Simple groups are optimized.
Text is output in the largest possible chunks.
JPEG XL: Enhanced.
HEIC import: Metadata is now read under macOS, as well as under Windows if a suitable WIC driver is installed.
WebP export: With optional conversion to YUV.
ICNS import: Has been updated for macOS 11 icons.
Menu functions/filters:
Adjustment layers: The "normal" functions like "Tool > Curves" now create adjustment layers for all layer types except image.
Tool > Color > Select Colors: You can now optionally invert the result.
Tool > Curves: Double-clicking a color pipette sets the target color.
"Edit > Find" and "Edit > Find/Replace": You can now enter return/tab/... and search for them.
Change Layer Size, Change Document Size: Both functions now have presets.
Optimize HDR
Optionally, the brightness of dark parts of the image remains unchanged.
A histogram is also displayed for 8- and 16-bit images.
User interface:
Font list: Preselection with the mouse triggers a preview in the document.
Font list: If the font list is not opened by clicking on the arrow, but with the right mouse button, no entry of the last used fonts is selected.
Brush and color fields: If multiple layers or a file with multiple layers are dragged onto the field, all layers will now be used.
Gradient editor, inside document or in the Tool Settings: The context menu of the color fields now also contains the color editor.
Text completion in dialogs (e.g. "Layout > Dokument Information"): If the completion list was opened with the arrow down key, entries can be deleted with Delete/Backspace.
Context Help, macOS: The context help (in the menu under "Help > Context help") can now also be used for menu commands.
File dialog, Windows: If possible, the Window 10 file dialog is used.
File dialog, macOS: The open dialog will show the correct title.
Undo overlay: The display of the executed undo/redo step over the document window can be turned off (in the settings under "Working > Undo").
Dark user interface, macOS 10.14 and higher: If the dark mode is activated in PhotoLine, the native macOS dark mode is also activated.
Settings "Display > Document": The border colors can now be partially transparent.
Lists: For texts, a tooltip is now only displayed if the text is not completely visible.
Brush list, files: Brush files can be dragged onto the brush list. Before only layers/documents worked. Brush files had to be dragged onto PhotoLine itself.
Sliders:
Snap better to even values.
With Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) they have ten times the step size.
Scripting:
Windows: Better Powershell support.
Vector: Clipping mode is supported.
New documents can be created directly from the clipboard.
Miscellaneous:
Circular and radial gradient are displayed faster.
Vector output is faster in some areas.
Brush outline inside documents: For brushes based on images, the outline is now optimized with a variable tolerance, and small outline speckles are deleted.
Bug Fixes:
Filter > Digital Camera > Color Shift: The layer's ICC profile is used for conversion.
Layout > Text > Text on Path: Calling again after aborting the first time showed an empty path.
Tool > Color > Color to Transparency: Picking a color from the document did not recalculate the histogram.
Tool > Color > Color to Transparency: Transparency histogram no longer shows an error message before calculating the first histogram.
Tool > Curves: After switching from HIS to RGB, the available curve modes were not adjusted.
Tool > Optimize HDR: Width of the display field for minimum and maximum is adjusted to text size.
Tool "Rotate View", Fix: Always used fast interpolation.
Copy Brush: If the brush outline was turned off with Caps Lock, the preview was also no longer displayed.
]*| Stamp tool: Didn't remember the last used stamp.
Liquify tool: Error with "Forward Warp" and "Push Left" fixed.
Copy/paste, insert at mouse position, Windows: Didn't work on Windows.
Color field, drop-down list, document colors: In the drop-down version of the document colors there was a crash when accessing the context menu.
Color field, drop-down list: Switching the color list in the drop-down list could cause a crash.
Layer List: Click on active layer reduced it visually a selected one only.
Layer List, two screens, macOS: If the secondary screen was docked to the left of the main screen and the layer list was docked to the right of the secondary screen, the name of a layer could not be changed properly because the text input field was not visible.
Buttons with pictures, macOS: The images were not inverted when the user interface was dark.
New Document, macOS: Problems with visible scrollbars fixed.
Scaled vector layer with gradient fill/stroke, Fix Layer: The gradient was incorrect after fixing.
Optimize Vector Layer: Selection whether selected points should be optimized did not work.
Fix Layer, aligned vector layers: The new layer bounds were wrong.
Fix Layer, vector: Layer masks were transformed.
Virtual copies: If a virtual copy pointed to an invisible group that had adjustment layers as children, then pixel mode was not automatically activated.
New path group from two path groups: The vector attributes were incorrect.
Text layers, text cursor: BFor heavily scaled text layers, the text cursor position was calculated very roughly.
Text layers, macOS: Page feed did not work in some cases.
Adjustment layers, document with ICC profile, rotated view: Adjustments with color space conversion didn't work correctly.
Open dialog, panel layout: With the Open dialog open, the panel layout could be changed.
Preferences, menu, macOS: The preferences did not have an icon in the menu.
Settings, keyboard layout, text functions like fat, italic, alignment: After a restart, the settings dialog didn't show the shortcuts correctly.
Document window, title bar: Information was changed depending on the size of the document, instead of the window size.
Plug-in EyeCandy: Problem with 16 bit images fixed.
External Programs: Content of the edited layer was updated too early for some programs.
External Programs, "Original" mode: There was a crash when the external program created a corrupted file.
Load document, EXIF rotation: Applying the EXIF rotation marked the document as changed.
Document Information, macOS: text completion didn't work correctly with "Copyright".
EXIF: XMP copyright was not transferred to EXIF.
EXIF: Exif DateTimeDigitized becomes xmp:CreateDate, Exif DateTime becomes zu xmp:ModifyDate.
Ghostscript import: A menu entry was also created if no Ghostscript was installed.
PDF import: Layer mask for a shade layer did not work properly.
PDF import: Flipped Type3 fonts are imported correctly.
PDF export: Gradients in groups that had "Align Pattern" enabled were not exported correctly.
SVG import: Nested elements are now supported.
SVG import: "use" with unused "width" and "height" is now imported correctly.
SVG import: "switch" evaluates "systemLanguage.
SVG export: "class" and "style" were exported incorrectly.
JPEG export: Crash with empty docujment fixed.
Raw import, action: An assigned action was performed only on placeholders.
DXF export: Invisible layers are no longer exported.

New in PhotoLine 23.02 (Feb 2, 2022)

New in PhotoLine 23.01 (Dec 15, 2021)

New in PhotoLine 23.00 (Nov 28, 2021)

New:
Mesh Gradient (including PDF support and SVG import)
Stitching function (Filter > Digital Camera > Stitch)
Focus Stacking (Filter > Digital Camera > Focus Stacking)
Uncolored patterns (including PDF support)
New Animate dialog (View > Panels > Animate)
WebP and PNG: Can now read and write animations
PDF export: It is now possible to export PDF/X-4 with and without CMYK conversion.
PDF export: PDF/A-1b and PDF/A-2u can now be exported.
FITS and SER import
"JPEG XL" import and export
New filter: Filter > Others > Minimum Round
Clipping with vector layers: Can now optionally clip with outline and brightness.
Layout > Text to Picture: Can now also display assigned names from XMP data.
Improvements:
PDF import: Clipping layers without effect are better deleted.
PDF export: Missing fonts are displayed after export.
Raw import: DHT interpolation
Raw import: X Trans decoding is faster.
PNG: Now supports EXIF import and export
SVG: Various detail improvements
PSD: Various detail improvements
OpenEXR import: Images with long channel names are combined to a single image.
Import via GhostScript, Windows: Now supports filenames with Unicode characters.
Web > Export Single Frames: All frames of an animation are exported in one go as separate files.
Browse: Can now show multiple files in Explorer/Finder.
Browse, Locate in Browser Map: Can now display multiple positions on a map and shows the preview of the associated image when clicking on a marker.
Filter and adjustment layer dialogs: Color picker can now read out color regions (dragging with Ctrl/Command).
Color Editor: Color picker can now read out color regions (dragging with Ctrl/Command).
"Select Colors" dialog: Color list is adjusted when scaling the dialog.
Move vector points numerically: Now with preview and fix positions.
Curve Creation tool: Lines can be aligned at 45° via automatic guides.
Edit Vector Points tool: Shift moves line points along the original line.
Edit Vector Points and Curve Creation tool: In the Tool Settings now with icons for the options to move auxiliary points
Painting tools: Shift+click paints from the last to the current position.
Icon bars in Tool Settings (for example Circle tool): During dragging, the effect of additional keys is displayed (e.g. shift key for proportional dragging).
Text layers: Manually enlarged text layers can be switched back to dynamic text (via the Tool Settings).
Dynamic text layers: Keep their position relative to the formatting when typing.
Curve editor: Alt snaps to grid when moving, Shift fixes x-position.
Curves: With sliders for upper and lower limit
Adjustment Layer dialog: The layer subdialog remembers whether it was minimized.
Adjustment Layer dialog: "New adjustment layer" now displays icons in the menu, if desired.
Tool > Color > Hue Editor: Better curve interpolation
Layout > Vector > Vector Outline: Takes into account the line alignment (inside/outside)
Layer Attributes, layer distortions: The order of the path effects can now be changed in the Layer Attributes.
Layer handles: Non-moveable adjustment layers, layer masks, and Dynamic Filters in document size and image mode no longer display layer handles.
Layer List: Dynamic filters with replace mode show this in the cell.
Layout List, selection field: Per default, the selection field is hidden (can be reeanbled via "Preferences > Working > Special")
Layer Style dialog: Dialog preview is scaled appropriately for large effects.
Full screen mode, macOS: The status bar is hidden when entering full screen mode.
Moving Hand tool: Double-click zooms the clicked location to 100%, double-click a second time to restore the previous state.
Standard filters, Filter Brush tool: The labeling of additional parameters is adjusted and the values are changed to angle if applicable.
Bug fixes:
WebP export: Fixed problem with alpha images with ICC profile.
Rounded rectangle: Scaling and then undo distorted roundness.
Dynamic Animation: If a dynamic animation was to be saved as a GIF, there was an error message.
Dynamic Animation: The vertical zoom of the tracks (Ctrl/Cmd+mouse wheel) did not work properly.
Reduce Colors: Always forgot the setting to not reduce colors.
Standard RGB profile: With Wide Gamut, various UI elements were output incorrectly.
Edit vector shape, Undo: Undo did not restore that it was a vector shape.
Text layer, distorted in perspective: Ruler and flow rectangles were output sometimes mirrored in case of perspectively distorted layers.
Raw files, imported as placeholder, macOS: Editing the placeholder created adjustment layers.
Remove Brush: For horizontal/vertical lines the result was worse.
Hue Editor: With "Reset" the gradient image of the curve editor was not rebuilt.
Text layer, path text: Font scaling greater than 100% could result in redraw errors when changing the font size.
Layer distortions, edit: During editing, the redraw might be incomplete.
Text fields, automatic completion: Completion list was a bit too narrow.
Edit vector layers: Changing multiple auxiliary points of a line-curve combination did not work because only one auxiliary point existed.
Text layers, fixed line distance: The spacing between lines specified by the font was used, which meant that the line spacing was again dependent on the font size in some circumstances.
View > Fit to Selection Width: If all windows were adjusted, the layer boundaries of the active window were used nevertheless.
View > Full View: Additional keys of the keyboard shortcut influenced the behavior.
PDF export, placeholder with distortions: The PDF export used the original data for the distortion. As a result, the PDF and the document display may have been different.
Bend Image: Curve editor did not work correctly.
Auto Mask: Incorrect redraw corrected.
Painting: Soft, rotated and compressed brushes could leave residues on the screen during painting (disappeared after redrawing).
Brush outline, Roundness of 0%: At 0% compression, the brush outline was invisible
Layer List: The "Next Blend Mode"/"Previous Blend Mode" shortcuts now modify all selected layers.
Browse, macOS: HEIC images were not displayed even if "Quicktime import" was allowed in the settings under "Browse > Creation".
Browse > Open as Layers: All files are rotated according to their EXIF data.
Automatic Lasso: If a vector layer was the active layer, there was a crash.
Printing, Windows: Fixed possible crash with vector layers.
Vector Drawing tool: If the line style or color was not visible, you could not see what you were drawing.
Vectorizing: Did not work with 32 bit
XMP, JPEG: With an unchanged JPEG image, the XMP data could not be changed.
Mosaic: Flattening did not work properly.
Distributing layers horizontally/vertically with equal spacing didn't always work correctly.
Alignment: Virtual copies now behave like their original.
Color Lookup: DeviceLink profiles didn't work correctly
Line styles, variable width: Extremely thick lines with variable width look better now.

New in PhotoLine 22.52 (Jul 7, 2021)

Improvements:
Plug-ins: Plug-in support extended
Layers list: Layers can be copied with Shift+Ctrl/Shift+Command
Unicode characters, Windows: If possible, a larger encoding is used
Scripting: New operations: BorderSelection, ContractSelection, ExpandSelection, CreateLayerMask, CreateLayerMaskFromAlpha, ApplyLayerMaskToAlpha, CreateLayerMaskFromMask, ApplyLayerMaskToMask, CreateLayerMaskFromLayer, Invert.
Bug fixes:
Plug-ins: Luminar AI crashed with placeholder layers.
Histogram Correction, automatic limits: The Limits of current data are now used
Layer list: After moving multiple layers, all layers remain selected
PDF import: Various improvements
PDF export, PDF/X3: RGB gradients were possibly saved as DeviceRGB
Screen output: For transparent CMYK documents the output area is now pre-initialized with CMYK(0/0/0) so that overprinting on empty areas works correctly
Layer Mask > Convert for Previous: For isolated groups a real layer mask is created now
Layer Mask > Convert for Previous: Undo restores original name
Effect > Effect Filter > Custom: If a preset was selected for a gray image, there was a crash
Channel List: If a selection was created from a completely white adjustment layer, there was a crash
Rounded rectangle, relative/absolute input: When switching from relative to absolute input, the position of the text field changed
Layer Attributes: A changed image interpolation was possibly used only after reloading
Line style list: Arrow width and length were not loaded after program start
Browse, Open as Layers: Files are loaded in the specified order
Toolbar: With a hidden toolbar, the active tool was not initialized when the program was started
Metadata: Problem with maker notes with less than 4 characters in the manufacturer name fixed
Convert Layer Type: If several layers were converted to placeholders, there was a crash
DXF: Import and export enhanced (scaling, ...)
Layer tool: In the context menu of the layer tool a possibly existing numbering was cut off at the layers under the mouse
Color > Assign Color Profile: After switching from document to layer a color profile was not assigned under certain circumstances
Layer > Management > Save Layers: If several layers are saved, they are sorted in ascending order now
Text layers with distortion: selection was not visible
Lens correction: When correcting the perspective, the result did not match the preview exactly
Symbols, macOS, dark mode: When switching to/from dark mode, the symbols are adjusted

New in PhotoLine 22.51 (Jan 7, 2021)

Improvements:
Color list: If the coverage is not 100%, tooltips of the color fields show also the transparency
Hue/Saturation: When resetting, the range is set to "All"
Lasso tools: When rotating, the angle is now displayed
Bug fixes:
Copy & Paste: Fixed possible wrong position when pasting
Placeholder: Did not use a color profile embedded in the placeholder for the preview image
Popups, Windows: Arrows too small on screens with high DPI values
Convert Layer Type: Placeholders are now built in the color space of the placeholder
Settings > Operation > Keyboard mapping: Text entry was inserted twice
Automatic guides, Windows: Flickering (appeared with Win10 update) fixed
Adjustment Layer dialog, Color Lookup: When switching between two Color Lookup layers, the profile name was not updated correctly in the dialog
Layer List: Showing the context menu for a selected layer no longer clears the selection
Copy & Paste: When copying text layers within a document, the layer size is no longer adjusted to the document size if too large
Adjustment of text layer width: Automatic text layers now take right indentation into account
Automatic text layers: Are created without indentation
Uncolored patterns: Can be edited via "Edit vector patterns"
Filters: If an image layer had a different color profile than the document, the document profile was still used for color space conversions with normal filters
Picture document with transparency: In case of adjustment layers with frame area (e.g. Gaussian blur) the transparency pattern was not output correctly in painting tools
Used documents, Windows: Number of entries could not be changed
Tool > Color > Assign Color Profile: Assigning a color profile and subsequent undo did not invalidate the cache of an encapsulated group or image with adjustment layer respectively
Text To Image, macOS: Fixed endless loop
Document information, macOS?: Tab and Esc did not work properly in certain situations
Vector pattern: Crash when loading certain documents fixed
Create HDR image: A contrast not equal to 0 caused a crash. Also, a layer image is now created
Dark scrollbars, macOS 11: MacOS 11 did not draw the scrollbars correctly when moving them
File dialogs, macOS 11.1: Due to a bug in macOS 11.1 the size of the file dialogs was not saved
Font list: On a dark UI, the separator between the last used fonts and the list was not visible

New in PhotoLine 22.50 (Dec 4, 2020)

Improvements:
On macOS native support of Apple Silicon/ARM
File formats:
Raw Import:
Brightness curve is matched to the preview image of the raw
Automatic histogram correction works finer
PDF import and export:
The export can save its settings as presets
Inverted clipping with text layers is saved as vector paths
Simple vector patterns are exported more efficiently
CMYK-JPEGs are better handled when importing and exporting
JPEG export: In the settings there is now a "Save paths" option to export clipping paths
SVG export: Inverted clipping with text layers is saved as vector paths
DXF import: LWPOLYLINE is supported
AVI-Import: On Windows AVI files are now loaded via the operating system if necessary
Tools:
Liquify: Works significantly faster
Flood Fill: Mouse-dragging changes the tolerance
Layer tool: When scaling a layer, it can also be mirrored
Brush editor: Instead of the inner radius, the brush hardness is now set
Rotate view: Rotates faster
Japanese text input: On macOS the Japanese text input has been improved
Menu functions/filters:
Curves:
The selected point is now marked by a vertical line
For the sum curve, the single channel curves are now also displayed
Click and drag in the document creates a new curve point and modifies it directly
Several curve points can be selected and modified
Scaling dialogs: The settings can be saved as presets
Levels: The limits for the automatic correction can be set
Perturbation: The mask now controls the strength of the perturbation and not the blending
Lens Correction: Lensfun with scaling option and without pixel doubling at the image border
Color Lookup: Entries are sorted alphabetically
Set Color Profile: Sorting ignores upper/lower case
Path Painting: Supports painting matrix
Calendar: For the pocket calendar you can now choose between 4x3 and 6x2
Browse and panels:
Browse:
If the keyword list is active, the keywords of the selected files are marked
Folders can be opened via the context menu in Explorer/Finder
Layer List:
Click and drag the eye symbol to change the visibility of subsequent layers
If several layers are selected, a single click on a layer makes it the only selected layer
If several layers are selected, Alt+click will keep the selection, but the active layer will change
Layer Attributes:
If the pivot point is visible, the size is changed according to the settings relative to the pivot point
The clipping settings now also work with a multiple selection
Document Attributes: When switching to document mode, CMYK images remain in CMYK mode
Color lists: Files can be dragged directly onto the list
Text styles: An assigned text style can now be removed
User interface:
Docked dialogs:
Dialog stacks now automatically adjust their size. To do this, a dialog stack must be docked on the left or right and use the available height completely.
On Windows, dialog stacks also resize when the main window is scaled
Toolbar: The toolbar can now also be single-column
Sliders: Under Windows the sliders are now drawn by PhotoLine and look better
Adjustment Layer dialog: On Windows, the scrollbar is only displayed when needed
Screen output: Rotated 1-bit images are displayed better when reduced in size
Miscellaneous:
Path groups: Now also support distortions
Scripting:
On Windows, Visible of IApplication now also activates PhotoLine
Page and document now also support ShowOperationDialog (Windows) and "show operation dialog" (macOS)
Bug fixes:
Batch Rename: Text field was multiline
Layer List, search: Search was reactivated automatically when the search field lost input focus
Placeholder, Set Color Profile: A set profile didn't "overwrite" an embedded one
Color Picker: Automatiic size unified
Layer > New Layer, placeholder: Placeholders always got the size 0
Paint tool, gray pattern, RGB image: Image was not filled correctly
Shape list, loading: Complex shapes may not have been loaded
Open dialog, Windows: If the predefined path was invalid (e.g. a Unix path), the dialog was not opened
Convert Layer Type: Dithering could not be turned off when converting from 32-/16-bit to 8-bit
Color Lookup: 1D (gamma only) Cube LUTs did not work with 8-bit images
Text layers, underline behind text: Selection area may have been invisible
Printing: Complex line styles were printed via the OS, even if it did not support them
Lens Correction, Lensfun: For lenses with the same name the wrong lens could be selected in the dialog
Lens correction, Nikon: Sometimes the correct lens was not found
Gradient tool: changing the blend mode, channels or intensity did not rebuild an existing gradient
PDF export: Colorless pixel patterns are now exported as 1-bit
PDFexport, fonts, macOS 11/10.16: due to a macOS error sometimes single font tables (GDEF) couldn't be read
PDF import, vector pattern: The step size of the pattern is used as pattern size
PDF import, vector pattern: A clipping layer is inserted into the pattern if necessary
Free Lasso and Magnetic Lasso, Backspace, Windows: The backspace key deleted the last two lasso segments instead of only one
Pattern List, Vector Pattern From Document: The new pattern was not correctly inserted into the list
Browse, raw images: The thumbnails were saved too large, so switching to a raw directory was very slow
Curves, action: Did not save color space
Text tool, text layers, layer tool: If a text layer was edited by double-clicking it with the layer tool, the settings of the last active text layer sometimes were used for typing
Reduce group to layer: After an undo, the layers in the group had lost their color profile
Japanese text input, macOS: crash fixed
Layout > Vector > Cut: Could also be applied in invalid situations and then caused a crash
Colorless patterns: Were displayed incorrectly

New in PhotoLine 22.03 (Aug 5, 2020)

Improvements:
Angle fields: Display a decimal place if required
Color filter: When a color is picked, the area is automatically reduced if it was previously full range
Formula fields: Now also with abs function
Rotate tool: Takes the pivot point into account
Scripting: open command with additional options (e.g. can read from embedded data)
PDF import: Faulty Type0 fonts with TrueType names ("Times New Roman,Bold") are read correctly
Color Lookup: 1D (gamma only) cube LUTs are supported
Bug fixes:
Text tool, Tool Settings: Tab bar/symbols could be too small
PNG export, reduce colors, ask: Did not ask
Path group: Nested path groups were not updated correctly
Path group: With nested path groups the quality could deteriorate depending on the hierarchy
Path group, macOS, restore after restart: If the active layer was a path group, it may not have been built correctly
Path group, layer order: When changing the level order, the path group was not rebuilt correctly
Path group, operation: Changing the operation did not recreate the result
Table of contents, double pages: Possibly wrong order of entries
Table of contents: Had problems with multiple attributes in one paragraph
Color fields: Crash when scaling is too small
Color Lookup: Now creates internal table based on source color profile
Deselect: The selection frame was not deleted
Context menu settings: Separator missing
Dehaze: Rotated images with grouped adjustment layers positioned the mask incorrectly
Scripting, Windows, IApplication::ActiveDocument: Setting the active document did not work
Replace placeholder layer, Layer Attributes, file link: When replacing a file link, the new file was automatically embedded
Plug-Ins, Lasersoft SRDx, macOS: Internal Plug-In crash after closing the SRDx-Plug-In with OK fixed
Levels adjustment layer, non-modal dialog: Histogram scaling was not adjusted when switching documents
Levels adjustment layer, Adjustment Layer panel, switching documents: If a Levels adjustment layer with the same settings as in the original document was active after switching the active document, the histogram was not adjusted

New in PhotoLine 22.02 (Aug 5, 2020)

Improvements:
Pixel Grid, Windows: The minimum zoom factor is multiplied by the screen DPI
Color management, black point: Only set if supported by the CMS
PDF export: With virtual copies, vector layer masks are no longer converted to an image
Scan, Windows, Twain: The scanned layer is activated
Bug fixes:
Soft brushes, scaling with Shift+mouse wheel: Inner radius could become bigger and bigger
PSD import, color lists: reading Lab colors did not work properly
Color editor, Windows: Text fields had black bars
Open Document, macOS: Changes to the file name in the Finder did not rename the document
Edit > Paste as Document: If a text layer was too small for its content, the new document might not have the correct size
Text tool, tool settings: Multiple values were not reset
PDF export, gradients: Gradients with extreme gamma values are exported better
Mouse pointer, macOS: Arrow pointers did not work properly
Tabs in modal dialogs, moving the dialog, macOS: Switching the subdialog did not work after moving
Text output, macOS: 10.15 smoothes text in a gray image quite differently than in a color image. Therefore text is now output to a color image
Rectangles, pixel mode: It could happen that rectangles in pixel mode were displayed one pixel too small when zoomed > 100%.
Dynamic filters, layer mask: Dynamic filters with layer mask could cause a crash
Color lists, Windows, Drag&Drop: Drag&Drop could not create new colors
PDF export, SVG export: export of a virtual copy of a layer with layer mask did not save the layer mask
TIFF import, 16 Bit, Premultiplied Alpha: Possibly wrong colors fixed
Lens correction: Now supports gray images
Lens correction, vignette: Did not work with gray images
Lens correction, Lensfun: If a lens was not visible with filtered view, it was not displayed even after switching off the filter
EXR import: If necessary, are now loaded as a document (thus correct bit depth and color profile), gray images are invisible by default
Layer tool, context menu: The clicked layers are displayed in the same order as in the layer list
Placeholders, adjustment layers: Placeholders with grouped adjustment layers ignored the color profile of the placeholder file when cached

New in PhotoLine 22.01 (Apr 2, 2020)

New in PhotoLine 22.00 (Mar 1, 2020)

New:
Layers, channel output: Individual channels can now be switched off in the Layer Attributes
Pixel grid (setting under Display > Grid)
New function: Layout > Text > Table of Contents
New function: Tool > Color > Vibrance
Multichannel images: More than one color can now be assigned. Curves are now also possible.
Multichannel images: Can now be created in picture mode.
Multichannel images: In RGB documents, a CMYK image is used for display to simulate overprinting more effectively
Tool > Color > Color Lookup: Can now also load HaldCluts
Optimize contrast: With "according to selected area"
Fill function: Can now optionally create a vector layer
Placeholder layer: Option for "embedded" in the Layer Attributes
Adjustment layers, copy and paste: Fully opaque adjustment layers with document size are adjusted to the size of the new document during pasting
Lens Correction dialog: Dialog preview for perspective correction now optionally with grid
Lens Correction dialog: Cache for Lensfun, thus faster perspective correction
Lens Correction dialog: Perspective creates no longer a transformation of background layer
Hue/Saturation: All changed areas are marked with a '*'.
Plug-in interface extended
Color picker: Now also with large sizes
"Remove object" in tool settings: Source area can be set more effectively
New: "Transform Vector Points" tool (same toolbar position as "Edit vector points")
New: Path groups
Curve Creation tool, Edit Vector Points tool: Automatic guides are created for the active path
Edit Vector Points: Auxiliary curve points can now be aligned to other curve points
Edit Vector Points: Auxiliary curve points are now modified for all selected vector points
Improvements:
PSD import: if existing, vector paths will be used as layer masks
JPEG2000: now supports Lab
JPEG export: Now images with multiple paths can be saved
Raw import: Unsupported raw files allow other imports to load
Raw Import: now also newer cameras via LibRaw
PDF import: multi-channel images (DeviceN) are now imported as a single gray image with multiple colors
PDF import: None is supported for DeviceN
PDF export: multichannel images are now exported as DeviceN and no longer simulated by overprinting
Document: Now has "Antialiasing" in Document Attributes (also scripting)
Layer attributes, scaling: When the layer tool is active and the reference point is visible, scaling is now performed relative to the reference point
Page List: Pages can now be deleted with "Del
Page List: now with matrix mode
Menu icons: can now be switched on/off
Scroll bars in document windows: Can be switched off
Settings > Display > Document, macOS: Retina resolution can be disabled
Text functions such as bold, italics, ...: a shortcut key can now be assigned
Controls: send unused keystrokes to the document
Action List, Windows: When deleting an action steps with Del, the list always lost the input focus
Layer List, Windows, HiDPI screen: Size is now a relative value
Layer List: Alt+click on the pop-up arrow opens all children and grandchildren
Layer tool: Scaling shows the difference
Layer tool: Rotation shows the angle and the difference
Angle text fields: can be switch between clockwise and counterclockwise
Document information: Missing fonts are now marked red
Esc: If there is one, the "Rotate view" rotation is now reset, otherwise a tool change is performed
Alt+rotate gesture: The view is rotated
Automatic guides: Layer masks also snap to the boundaries of the parent layer
Gradient action: Now creates editable gradients like the Gradient tool
Edit > Paste: PNG data are preferred
Clipboard, Windows: If another program blocks the clipboard, copying is repeated
Paste to Foreground Color/Background Color: Is now recorded as an action
Text flow distance: Can now be recorded as an action
Transparency raster size: For small color fields, the raster size is adjusted to the size of the color field
Curves: Manual curve data can be converted to Bezier
Scripting: Multiple pages can be moved
Splash-Dialog, macOS: Is now built in retina resolution if necessary
Color Selection > Pattern: Proportional now refers to the current values
Bug fixes:
Images with adjustment layer children: If they were cached, a change to the document profile had no effect on the cache
Placeholder: Fixing an empty placeholder caused a crash
Raw import: The assigned raw action was applied without active layer
Raw import: A assigned raw action was applied to the document without placeholders
Isolated groups, float images: Rare crash fixed
Scripting: When saving single layers the saving options were ignored
Plug-Ins: Version 2 of the BufferSuite is now supported
Spell check, Windows 10: Could set incorrect markers
Empty documents, Save as JPEG: Empty documents could not be saved as JPEG
PDF export, images with transparency: A white vector background layer was created for simple images with transparency
Reduce To One Layer: If there was a background layer with child layers, it kept its child layers
Adjustment layer, isolated group, cache: If an adjustment layer requested a preview image, the cache might have been created for this preview and was therefore wrong, because the cache did not contain the adjustment layer
BMP import: Crash with Gimp 16-bit BMPs fixed
PSD import: Does not load images with unusual header length on adjustment layers
Edit > Search: Did not display the first search result
Layer list, filtering: the color comparison was to precise (comparison value is now in HTML format)
PDF import: Tab characters are replaced by spaces
Graphics tablet, Windows: Handling of the middle mouse button changed
Lasso tools: Crash without active layer fixed
Layer tool, centered scaling: If the reference point was on one of the vertices, there could be problems with centered scaling
Screen output, drawing in a layer mask with blur: display was not correct
Print dialog, Windows: Embedded dialog is scaled with screen DPI
Clipboard Manager: Fixed possible crash
Splash dialog, macOS, unregistered: Didn't show the "Register..." button
Mirror plane: Layers with layer masks and groups with clipping layers changed their position
Lens correction, dialog preview: In a scaled dialog box, the preview field didn't fill the available space after opening
Save dialog, macOS 10.15: "File already exists" message should always appear if needed
Layer tool, grid: The grid could not be activated for the background layer
Convert with color profile: If the default setting was a profile that no longer existed, this caused an error
High pass, scaled image with transparency: Crash fixed
PDF proof mode: tints of spot colors are no longer converted
Booklet printing can now print different sizes
EXIF data and document information, delete: The delete action has a better name
Rectangular lasso, strongly scaled layer: The masked area could exceed the lasso (only without lasso antialiasing)
Lasso, scaled layer: moving and scaling did not work correctly
Lasso tool, clear mask: After deleting the mask, "Create lasso" was not automatically activated
PDF import: Merging text snippets did not work properly with strong kerning
PDF import: problems with inline images fixed
PDF import: Gradients with function arrays with indirect entries are read correctly
Stamp tool: Empty stamps led to a crash
Picture overview, PSD import: fixed possible crash with multichannel images
Layer tool: Double click on a text layer now always activates the text tool, even for embedded layers
PSD import: various minor import problems
Text colors, macOS: With system colors grayed out text was black (e.g. in document attributes)
Text colors, macOS: Due to the above correction, selected text in inactive (sub)windows was grayed out
Update text style: The description of the text style was not updated
Create a new text style: The new text style is automatically assigned to the paragraphs based on which it was created
"Select directory" dialog, macOS: could crash on exit
Convert layer type, vector layer mask, inverted: Inverted vector layer masks lost their inverted status when converted to an image
Adjustment layers, preview image: Modal and non-modal dialogs now use the same preview image

New in PhotoLine 21.50 (Jun 7, 2019)

New:
Tablet support improved
now works without WinTab (Windows 10)
Tilt support: Can be enabled in the tool settings of the respective tool (e.g. brush) on the right of the presets.
Text layer size: Adjust to content size by double-clicking on frame handle
Improvements:
Lens correction:
Windows: Typing in lens list preselects items
Placeholder: If a lens correction is applied to a placeholder as a dynamic filter, the correct EXIF data is now used.
Lensfun: Optional only the lenses matching the camera are displayed.
Handling without suitable lens improved
Lensfun support, Sony: Better support for Sony lenses
PDF import
New faster with many layers
Unnecessary rectangular clipping layers are removed
Text is combined to lines
JPEG export, clipping path: Can now also export documents consisting of a group and a clipping path as JPEG with clipping path
EXR import: XYZ-layers are combined to groups, even if one of them doesn't have a letter
PNG export: With "Optimize Size" switch
File > Import > GS-Import, macOS: now starts Ghostscript optionally from /usr/local/bin/gs
Scripting:
Scripts can now perform actions as operations
AppleScript "save" with filename and VBScript "saveAs" now saves an additional PLD version if required
Binary data can now also be passed as hex string or Base64
Barcodes can be generated
new operation "Resize"
Under Windows there is IPLDocument.Merge, under macOS there is the "merge" command
Windows: New command "SaveDialog": path = doc.SaveDialog(String dialogTitle = "", String defaultPath = "")
New operations: MakeSelection, InvertSelection, ClearSelection, FillSelection.
Actions now with "ShowDialog" parameter
Copy/paste support
Input: Under Windows now with IApplication.InputBox, under macOS with "input box"
"Save as" as action: If the file name is the default untitled name, it is replaced by the document path and name.
Variable Blur, Dynamic Filter: The variable Blur is now available as Dynamic Filter. The placeholder file must have a mask.
Browse, Search: Now with presets
Clipboard, Windows: More data types are now placed on the clipboard: PDF, SVG, JPEG, PNG and TIFF
Filter > Quality > Exposure: now works directly, for float images therefore now without clipping
Automask: with merged reading
Lasso tool, aspect ratio: the ratio was only applied if proportional was on.
Measuring tool uses the dpi of the document
"Edit vector points" tool: Points created by double-click are selected and can be moved directly.
Vector paths: curve point handles are now round
Vector layer, assign pattern: Transformation is retained when Alt key is held down
Selection tools available for virtual copies
Drag file to document, placeholder: pressing Shift does not drag file to placeholder
Virtual copies, path effects: Virtual copies can now have path effects (important for virtual copies in placeholders that have an outline distortion applied to them)
Text layers:
Editing: Ctrl+Delete/Backspace deletes word by word (Alt on macOS)
Spelling checking: The spelling checking is only displayed in the text tool for the active layer.
Spell checker: The spell checker is now displayed in color in documents with gray profile.
Shape flow: Flow distance can now be changed for several layers simultaneously
Register accuracy, shape flow: The first line of a text frame could be out of register.
Layer list
Mask by clicking on thumbnail: Revised
Mask by clicking on thumbnail: Both intensity and transparency can be added and subtracted now
Label color: If child layers do not have their own label color, they inherit the color of their group.
Color lists from QuarkXPress can be read
Plug-in interface updated
Mosaic: The relative flattening of the highlighting now refers to the cell size
Group many levels: Accelerated
Delete many layers: Accelerated
Setting the ruler origin: The dialog now displays the appropriate help.
Ruler: now has references to help
Drag a guide line from the ruler: Displays position
Convert layer to lasso: Vectors without an outline now always use the path
Shortcuts, Windows: Simple shortcuts without Ctrl now ignore the Caps Lock key
Drop-down lists, Windows: Improved keyboard control (arrow keys, selection by typing)
16-bit display in the Picture Info
Adjustment layers, modal dialog, Undo: Several modal adjustment layer changes are no longer combined.
Grain Filter: With presets
Window maximization, macOS: Just as the Windows version, the macOS version now remembers whether the last document window was maximized.
Used libraries updated
Bug fixes:
Text register: sometimes did not draw a line
Text register: Text register was not used when copying pages/pasting text layers from other documents.
Text wrap: strange spikes with shape flow around transparent image fixed
Text flow with layer effect: Background effects (e.g. "shadow outside") did not output the text flow correctly during export.
Text layer, assign paragraph style, retain manual formatting: If a new paragraph style was assigned while holding down the Shift key, the text formatting did not change.
Text layers, text register: Has also been applied to rotated layers
PDF import: Strange PDFs with an empty Cross Reference Table at the end are read correctly
PDF import: FlateDecode with Predictor 3 decoded the first pixel incorrectly
PDF import: Process colors are no longer turned into spot colors
PDF export: Virtual copies with adjustment layers/iamge clipping were not exported correctly
PDF export: Problem with exporting strange characters fixed
PDF export: Layers that need to be rendered now take the background color of the document into account for merge modes
PDF export, 1-bit images, unregistered version: there was a saving error
SVG and PDF export, placeholders, dynamic filters with replace mode: dynamic filters with replace mode were not exported correctly (with PDF 1.4 only)
PSD export: When saving vector paths, the export could be aborted
Raw import: memory leak when opening raw files
Conversion of multiple layers: It always change both the image type and color depth.
Select colors: 32-bit with alpha the preview showed stripes
Plug ins: Mask was no longer used
Drag&drop layer, placeholder: If a layer was dragged to a placeholder layer, the placeholder layer was replaced.
Copy/paste, lasso, vector layers: The size of the pasted layer was often not correct
Adaptive sharpener: sometimes wrong transparency was created with 32-bit and transparency
Docked dialogs, Windows: Tab changed focus to other docked dialogs
Browse: Focus is set to file list after opening
Toolbar, 2 rows, vector, large icons: The vector settings were not adjusted to the toolbar width.
"Edit vector points" tool, edit pattern transformation in document: Colors that were relative to one of their groups showed the wrong transformation rectangle
Ruler tool: didn't work correctly
Line tool: "In active layer" did not work with images
Copy brush: The document preview used the wrong intensity until it was changed for the first time.
Painting tool: Didn't remember settings
Painting tools, copy brush, channel list: If the editing was restricted to one channel in the channel list and then switched to the painting tools/copying pencil, the restriction was not active.
Distortion tool: crash occurred when deleting nodes
"Curve creation" tool: If the mouse pointer was over a path, the wrong help text was displayed in the status bar.
Scripting, gradients: only linear gradients were possible
Scripting, Windows: IPLLayer.Origin did not work with the background layer
Scripting: Save/SaveAs (Windows), and save (macOS) now support "ShowDialog" and "Title".
Scripting, Windows, arrays as parameters: Arrays passed as reference were not supported.
Scripting, Windows: Error messages are no longer truncated
Scripting, Windows: IPLMatrix.TransformPoints/Sizes/Rectangles did not work with VBScript
Patterns, spot colors: Patterns did not delete the spot channels
Layer list, search function: Alt+click on marker now works even if not all layers are displayed
Page list: Moving several complete pages forward did not work properly
Layer attributes, clipping: When changing the width, clipping was always activated for adjustment layers.
Browse, EXIF data, Mac: may have been displayed without scroll bar
Convert layer type: System images (which were created somehow, how is not clear) can now be converted to RGB
Change document size, picture mode: another layer may have been activated afterwards
Curves, transparency, 16-bit and 32-bit images: Curves didn't change the transparency properly
Save layer: Path text and shape flow are retained during saving
Lens correction: Possible crash due to last used lenses fixed
1-bit images: Support for blend modes
1-bit images: rotated images with alpha and a width of more than 8192 pixels are output correctly
Histogram, extended display: median adjusted to Ps
Color Editor, Windows, color picker, document window: Under Windows, the color picker of the Color Editor did not use the color profile of a document window.
Edit > Cut, Vector, Lasso: Cutting to a vector layer with a lasso caused a crash
Layout > Page > Load page(s): if the selected document was an image, there could be a crash
Filter > Quality > Pixelize: Now also edits the transparency
Vector layer, pixel alignment: It is now aligned even if smoothing is switched off.
"Save as" as action: Crash when editing the action step without document
Convert layer type, path text to vector: path text could not be converted to vector
Fixed problem with Document Information on images without any data
Spelling checker, Windows: Problems with language switching fixed
Lines, non-antialiased, macOS: the non-antialiased output of the operating system looked terrible, we now use our own
Roughen filter: If Alpha was switched off, the horizontal scaling of the Rough pattern changed.
"Adjustment Layer" dialog, histogram: The histogram was not updated when a script changed another layer than the active one.

New in PhotoLine 21.01 (Aug 29, 2018)

Enhancements:
Scale layer: In"Formula" mode there is now "dw" and "dh" document width and height
Placeholder layers: Mask of the embedded file is passed to Dynamic Filters
Raw import: Lens correction layer gets correct name
Scale document, text register: The text register is also scaled
Lens correction: If no suitable lens is found, Lensfun is deactivated
Bug Fixes:
Disabled color management, printing: Conversions could still take place
Action list, execution mode, Windows: An incorrect scroll bar could be displayed
Batch Convert: Color space in PDF was not read correctly
Lens correction: Chromatic aberration is executed before Lensfun
Lens correction: Preview image is now cropped to layer size so that it is no longer larger than the dialog preview
Lens correction with perspective distortion, Dynamic Filter: A perspective distortion was not taken over correctly with full screen preview turned on
Duplicate Layer: Editing options are retained
Toolbars: Now return the real tooltip because of "Layer > Layer Mask > Create".
BarcodePanel: Fixed text size removed
Batch Convert: "Browse subfolders" could not be activated with identical source and destination path
Tooltips, macOS, no dark surface: The dark surface was still used for transparent tooltips
Layer mask, Create from mask, Vector layers: "Create from mask" was not accessible for vector layers
Adjustment layer, Ctrl+click in Layer List: The mask is now set as selection
Layer list, Dynamic Filters: Dynamic Filters could be dragged out of layers but not into them
Lens correction, English: "aktiv" was translated as "activ".
Dynamic Filter, dialog, full screen preview: When turning off the full screen preview, the document was not redrawn
Dynamic Filter, edit dialog, cancel: The document was not redrawn when the dialog was cancelled with the full-screen preview disabled
Context menu: Now the tooltip is inserted as menu title because of "Layer > Layer Mask > Create".
PSD import: if an image has mode 7 (multichannel), an illegal image type was created, now RGB
Lens correction, Windows: "Horizontal" and "Vertical" switched
Curves, Windows: "Actions" now without frame and text
Menu bar, Windows: If dark mode was turned off, a part of the menu bar was green

New in PhotoLine 21.00 (Jul 11, 2018)

New:
Scripting
Page Spread
Digital Camera: Lens Correction, support of Lensfun
Lasso tools: now work with every layer type
Selection tools: now work with placeholder layers
Mask function: now work with every layer type
Distort tool: now able to edit the image content of placeholder layers
Auto Save
Automatic update check
PDF Bleed: can now be displayed in the document window
Enhancements:
Modal filter dialogs: scalable user controls
Color Editor, vector patterns: named colors can be modified directly in the Color Editor
Layer List, adjustment layers: adjustments can can be copied by using the context menuof the adjustment thumbnail
Adjustment layers, modal dialog: if grouping is turned off, the adjustment layer will be created in document size
New Histogram adjustment layer via action: now with automatic mode
Document colors: Transparent color are now optionally transferred including transparency
Plug-in paths: no longer restricted to 4 paths
Color Filter: Now with numeric input
Color Filter dialog: Shift+click in the document window picks the background color
Color Filter dialog: now with "switch value" button
Reduce Colors: Number of colors no longer restricted to powers of 2
Font substitution (PDF, PSD): now with "OK", "OK&Save" and "Don't ask for this document again"
Layer tool: With optional grid for perspective transformations
Font control: the mouse wheel can be used to change the active font
Antialiasing: There is now a menu entry "Edit >Antialias"
Background image, intensity:a background image with transparency can have intensity other than 100%
Layer masks, clipping layers, adjustment masks: With antialiasing turned on converting 16 bit gray images to 8 bit will dither the result
"Reduce to Background" and "Reduce to One Layer", layer masks, clipping layers: are now applying the mix mode
Layout > Vector > Optimize Vector Layer: the dialog offers the option to optimize all or only the selected points
Layout > Vector > Optimize Vector Layer: line-curve sequences are optimized more aggressively
Layout > Vector > Fit in Vector Layer: without active layer the result will be in document size
Edit Vector Points: option for "intelligent" removal
Edit Vector Points: option whether a color should be editable in the document window
Edit Vector Points, delete a vector point: Deleting a point automatically selects the next one
Layer tool, multiple selection, text layers: special scaling is supported
Page List and Layer List: Rebuild of Page List and Layer List is faster
Action List: In button mode deactivated actions are no longer displayed
Layout > Page > New Page: with "After last page"
Layout > Vector > Vector Outline: supports multiple selection
Document Window: the title bar displays whether the PDF proof mode is activated
View > Show Layer Frame: in pixel mode the frame is no longer scaled, and if set the frame will use the label color
Options "File > Save Options > Default Save Format: "Actual Format" and a new document will use PLD
Layer Attributes, multiple selection: scaling and rotation/skewing works better
Layer Attributes, multiple selection: position and size are now supporting multiple selection
Layer Attributes, rotation/skewing/distortion: "reset" will keep the position relative to the reference point
Curve Editor: if the focus is in the curve editor, "+" and "-" will switch to the next/previous curve point
Windows, CPU base load: the base load is reduced especially when used in networks
Gaussian Blur and derived filters: faster with large radii
Placeholder: Optimized
Clipping layers/layer masks, PDF import, SVG import and creating new ones: clipping layers/layer masks are protected against accidental selection by default.
Crop document, picture mode: can be used new in combination with documents without transparency
Size of size bars: enlarged to 10 pixels
Floating palettes, Windows: may be placed at the top by half a title bar off the screen
PDF import, DeviceN: DeviceN images are now imported as a sequence of single images with overprinting
PDF import: strange PDF files with up to 4096 filler bytes at the end are now imported
PSD import: combines placeholder layers with their image substitution
SVG import: import of transformed gradients works better
Raw import: now optional as placeholder layer
Raw import: if imported as placeholder a lens correction is added
JPEG and TIFF import: imports guides embedded in the file
TIFF import: an undefined extra sample is interpreted as premultiplied alpha
Documents with many virtual layers: faster
Error Fixes:
Comparison of filenames: "Button2.png" was smaller than "Button.png"
macOS 10.13, save panel: log message removed
Text, Windows: the state of the "fat" and "italic" buttons is updated better
Text: the "fat" button hasn't been disabled properly
Page numbers, text layers: scrolling didn't always redraw page numbers correctly
Copy Brush: alignment of the source to the pixel grid to avoid interpolations
Rotation point: is hidden along with "View > Show Layer Handles"
Tool settings, Enhance Edge: Works now with layer masks and is disabled correctly
Context Blur: Possible crash fixed
Match Colors: Resizing the modal dialog dialog didn't work correctly
New Document: The document bounds are shown correctly
Application start, Windows: depending on how PhotoLine had been started, more than one instance could be created
PDF import: ImageMask without bits per sample crashed
PDF import: Adobe JFIFs with unusual color space are imported correctly
PDF export, placeholder, path text with shadow: the path text had been converted to an image
PSD import: color filter were not imported correctly
EPS import, Windows: page size is now correct
PSD import: manipulated PSDs could crash
Ani import: manipulated PSDs could crash
PCX import: manipulated PSDs could crash
Converting a 8 bit layer mask to 1 bit: created the wrong result
Options, Windows: Switching from one option to another could leave remains
Layer effects, Shadow Inside: Using a soft edge could create hard edges
Dialogs, Windows: Flickering removed
Convert vector points: converting a selected point didn't work
Text layers, underline position: changing the position set the underline width to 0
Placeholder, create from group: if the group had a layer style, the style was lost by converting the group to a placeholder
Isolated group, document with spot colors: scrolling didn't redraw the isolated group sometimes
Color Editor, patterns: Changing a value in the "Pattern" subdialog without a pattern color resulted in a crash
Distortions, groups: moving a layer into/out of a group with distortions didn't update the distortions of the layer
Path text, load: wrong layer bounds
Picture Info, color as Lab: the conversion to Lab didn't use the document's ICC profile
Text shape flow, text flow: enlarging a shape to the text layer size and shrinking it later on could leave the text layer empty.
Convert With Color Profile: now with DeviceLink Profiles
Path text, Distort tool: distorting the path didn't change the path text
Image layer, paint tools, drawing a line with Shift: With transformed layers, the outline of line had the wrong size while dragging

New in PhotoLine 20.54 (Apr 11, 2018)

Controls, Windows: Possible leftovers with scalable dialogs fixed
Toolbar: When scaling then toolbar, paint and brushes could disappear
Document Attributes, size: When changing to/from pixels, the text fields are enabled/disabled so that it is immediately clear that they are (not) editable.
Text input: If a character was entered that was not present in the current font, it was permanently switched to another font.
Browse/Show Image: When exiting, the last displayed image is selected in the browser
Free Lasso tool: Backspace/Delete to delete the last input did not work
Free Lasso tool: Temporary lasso dashed again
Virtual copies, copy/paste: Virtual copies were replaced by their original data
RTF import: Problem solved
Color filter, adjustment layer, Fix Layer: Color filter was not converted to layer mask
Color fields, layers with different color profiles: Adjustment to new color profile was often only done after clicking on it
Browse/Show Image, macOS 10.13: Switching to the next/previous file with the mouse wheel of the Magic Mouse or the trackpad did not work correctly
Non-modal color editor: Clicking on the palette field below the editor did not respect the selected color
Non-modal color editor, pop-up dialog: In the pop-up version of the non-modal color editor, both colors were visible instead of just the popped-up color.
PDF-Export: Rare crash on image export fixed
Action with pause, accessed via shortcuts: If the Actions dialog was not visible and an action with pause was called, the pause message was not visible
Image Undo: Image Undos were sometimes incorrectly combined
Distort With Arrow, macOS: Reset button did not work
Text layers, paragraph settings: Had two double arrows
White Point, adjustment layers, dialog: Gamma slider did not work
Screen output, macOS: Documents with the screen profile were not output correctly in pixel mode with a zoom above 100%.
Text formatting: Distance before and after paragraph can be negative
Text layers, flow around shape: In groups, moving child layers did not recalculate the flow
Projects plug-ins: Solved problem on Windows
PCX import: Possible crash with corrupt files fixed
TIFF import: Possible crash with corrupt files fixed
PSD import: Possible crash with corrupt files fixed
Copy/paste groups of virtual copies: Sometimes didn't work properly
Save As, Windows: No save dialog appeared for files whose name contained only a file extension
Strings, English: Missing error messages added
new Expat-Lib
JPEG-Lib 9c
Raw-Lib updated because of Sony 14 Bit

New in PhotoLine 20.53 (Jan 12, 2018)

New in PhotoLine 20.51 (Oct 25, 2017)

New in PhotoLine 20.50 (Sep 30, 2017)

Miscellaneous improvements:
Full screen mode, Windows
Painting tools: Convert color using layer profile if necessary
Color fields/lists: Adjust to document profile
Vector stars "symmetrical" structure
Text formatting: Unicode 00ad is treated as a hyphenation proposal
Text formatting: Unicode 200b (zero width space) identifies separation point
Hyphenation proposals, macOS: Ctrl+Minus should now also work with English keyboard layout
Paragraph alignment: Can now be recorded as action
Windows, drag files to main window: Keeping the Shift key pressed opens all files in one document
Page navigation bar: Switching off via "AppendNavigationToImages" is now also supported on macOS
Handling:
Color Picker: If the color picker has a simple shortcut (i. e. only a simple character without additional keys), it can be accessed temporarily by pressing and holding this key.
Adjustments dialog: Adjustments can be copied/pasted
Rotate view with alt-mouse wheel can be switched off in the settings
Attributes: Ctrl+/Command+mouse drag changes values of non-active lines too
"New image" is opened when a 0 byte PLD file is dragged to PhotoLine
Layer tool with setting which layer types should be aligned to the actual content
Curve Creation tool: If the end point of a subpath is selected, the following point is inserted behind it
Brush outline: Can be temporarily switched off via the Caps Lock key
UI:
Histogram with double arrow for min/max
Exposure with icons in front of the sliders
Windows: New scrollbars for dialogs
Windows: New double arrow controls
Dialogs, Windows: in all dialogs the scrollbars are replaced by sliders
Multiline text fields, Windows: Are now using relative text metrics (better typeface)
Text layer: Selection is now visible regardless of the background
Precise mouse cursor: Spray and Liquify tool now also have one
Printing:
Print dialog, Windows: If the default setting was "System", the print dialog no longer changes it
Print, Windows: The rendering intent in the print dialog temporarily replaces the rendering intent of the document.
Print, labels, macOS: only the first label was displayed, the rest was clipped away
Print dialog, macOS: Now with "Paper format".
Optimizations:
Light/Shadow: faster
Mix modes: slightly accelerated
Adjustment layers: With a completely white mask, the mask is no longer set
Adjustment layers with vector mask: A white rectangle mask is no longer set
Zoomed documents: in certain situations faster screen output
Screen output: with "slow" documents dragging of small layers could be slower on the lower right side than on the upper left.
Document window, focus, painting tools: If the document window loses focus when the drawing tool is active, the document will not be redrawn.
Screen output, macOS: screen cache is now displayed faster
Menu icons, macOS: Rebuilt only if changed
Embedded placeholders: PLDs no longer save preview
File formats:
PLD settings: Preview size and fast saving
PDF import, spot colors: Lab values were not read correctly for spot colors with Lab replacement
PDF import: Incorrect character encodings of FrameMaker are partially read
PDF import: Solved problems with bizarre PS-PDFs
PDF export, path text with background layer effects: The path text was not output as path text
PDF export, lines with variable thickness: With a simple, linear thickness curve, the variable line thickness was not exported
SVG export, text layer with color filter: Crash fixed
SVG export: Background layer effects are output separately
PSD export with groups
PSD export: Writes a resource for clip layers
GIF import: possible buffer overflow for defective files fixed
Bug fixes:
Colors in toolbar: "Spot color" could be activated
Nik-Filter as a dynamic filter, Windows: Since the dialogs of the Nik-Filter are not modal under Windows, one could provoke problems
Background layer, moveable: Handles are displayed, after special scaling "moveable" status is no longer turned off
Layer list, add/remove transparency to mask: Works only with transparent images
Crop tool: Changes with keyboard are displayed
Vector layers: Curve-line-curve sequences were not deleted correctly
Average filter, very large images: Calculation improved
Edge antialiasing, sheared images: The left/right edge of sheared images is now antialiased better
HTML image overview: Code updated
Dynamic Filters: If a placeholder had several Dynamic Filter layers, the intensity and mixing mode of a Dynamic Filter layer had no influence on the following Dynamic Filter layers
Dynamic Filters, painting: The following dynamic filters on the same hierarchy are hidden during painting
Distort image with image, Twirl, Ripple: The alpha channel has not been edited
Circle tool: After a restart, a "circle segment" was always displayed with 360°.
Text layers, pixel alignment: For pixel aligned text layers, text layers are now preferably output via the operating system
Layer attributes, overprint: For vector layers the outline setting wasn't visible.
Layer attributes, reset and size, layers with layer masks: The origin that may has been clipped, was kept at its original position
Layer effects, 3D shadows: Position was displayed incorrectly if it was larger than 100 pixels
Match colors: Had wrong name
Brush editor, non-modal: If the brush size was changed in the document window, it did not show the correct size
Vector tool: Deleting a point could also delete the successor
Cut vector points: if more than 2 sub-paths were used, the cut-out may not have worked correctly
Edit vector pattern: Pattern size is now better maintained
Create vector outline: Accuracy depending on the layer size in the PCS
Radial blur: Problems with dialog preview and alpha images fixed
Radial blur: Support for 32-bit images
Pixel alignment, vector: fixed distortion with only one aligned point
Mouse focus, Windows: If another application was topped during a modal event loop, PhotoLine may not respond correctly to mouse clicks afterwards.
Brush outline, macOS: Since 10.12.6 (?) the brush outline was not deleted correctly when leaving the document window
Navigation bar, macOS: Was shifted slightly for duplicated documents
Quick selection: With "Delete speckles" turned on speckles with manual marking are no longer deleted
Online help, Windows: For menu entries, the superordinate title is now included if necessary
Text: various modifications to avoid speed problems with many layers.
Create vector outline: Could produce incorrect results with multiple sub-paths
Slideshow: the last 4 transition modes are reversed in themselves
Color to transparency: For 16-bit and 32-bit images, the mask was not evaluated correctly.
Linear ICC profiles, JPEG import, sRGB: JPEGs whose sRGB profiles were set via EXIF data could not be switched to linear sRGB

New in PhotoLine 20.00 (Nov 23, 2016)

New in PhotoLine 19.51 (May 13, 2016)

New in PhotoLine 19.50 (Mar 10, 2016)

New Function “Align All”:
“Align All” is a new function in the Window menu. It adjusts the visible area and zoom of all opened documents to the active one. This way you can compare similar images more easily.
“Align To Pixels”:
The layer attribute for aligning layers to the pixel grid of the document has been enhanced. The following image shows an enlarged rounded rectangle without and with alignment:
Additionally there is now the menu command "Layout > Alignment > Align To Pixels", too.
New Browse function "Filename to XMP":
“Filename to XMP” copies the filename of an image to its XMP data. This way you can save the original filename of a file before renaming it.
PSD Import:
Support of recent PSD versions
Support of Smart Objects: PhotoLine will create a placeholder layer.
Better support of adjustment layers
PNG Import And Export:
If possible the PNG export is now creating a sRGB chunk instead of fully embedding the complete profile. This reduces the file size.
You can now import APNG files.
The PNG library has been updated.
EXIF Color Space:
PhotoLine uses now the color space information included in the EXIF data.
Some applications don't embed the correct ICC profile, but just adjust the EXIF data accordingly. Now PhotoLine handles this kind of information correctly, too.
Miscellaneous:
The WebP library has been updated.
The JPEG library has been updated.
PDF import and export: many enhancements
SVG import and export: many enhancements
Presets:
Some tools now have presets. You can create and apply them using the window menu of the tool settings.
Lasso and Mask Tools:
The lasso outline is now more precise with higher zoom factors.
While transforming a lasso you can now see the outline of the lasso.
The tool “Mask Brush” can now draw lines.
Miscellaneous:
The airbrush and the flood fill tool are now offering a blend mode in the tool settings.
The painting tools are now working more precisely with low intensities. This affects mostly the airbrush tool.
The brighter and the darker tool now have the option “Protect Tones”.
Aside from the outline soft brush are now also showing the inner radius inside the document.
Vector tools: You can now define the fill and line style of new vector layers in advance with vector tools, that allow creating new layers.
Placeholder Layers:
The data of placeholder layer can now optionally be embedded in the document.
If a placeholder layer is edited with an external application, PhotoLine will - if possible - transfer the original data of the placeholder layer to the external application.
Dragging several files onto an empty placeholder layer will insert the remaining files to the following empty placeholder layers.
Layer List:
The layer list can now be optionally controlled with the keyboard. This can be activated in the settings dialog at “Working > Special”.
Alt+double click on a thumbnail of an image turns transparency on or off.
Adding a layer to the selection is now optionally recorded as action.
Enhanced selection of layers
Document List:
The document list has been modified, so that it can now act as a tab bar. To do so, it has to be oriented horizontally - usually by docking it at the top or the bottom - and its height must be low.
In addition, files and layers can be dragged on documents in the document list to insert them in that document. This enhances working with maximized documents or with documents in full screen mode.
Histogram:
The histogram can now optionally show additional information.
Modal Curve Editor:
The modal curve editor can now be resized. This allows more precise editing.
Curve Editor:
You can now delete curve points by dragging them outside the curve editor.
Layer Effects:
Layer effects are now applied to all active layers.
The unsharpness of “Shadow 3D” is now increasing in order to get a better 3D effect.
The edge of “Outline outside” and “Outline inside” is now antialiased and both effects are now supporting sub pixel widths.
Gradient Editor:
You can now drag a gradient in the document window by Alt+click&drag the gradient line.
The size of the gradient handles has been adjusted. You can now edit them easier on 4K monitors.
Optical Improvements:
collapsable lists
The icons are now looking nicer on dark UIs,
Formula Fields:
The context menu of formula field are now offering the command “Fix”. This replaces the formula by its numeric value.
Miscellaneous:
Precise Mouse Cursor
The new precise mouse cursor is less visually distracting.
Full Preview in Dialogs
You can now control the full preview in dialogs by assigning a shortcut to the menu command "Layer > Display > Show Layer".
Text Styles
Text styles are now aplied to all active layers..
Several performance improvements

New in PhotoLine 19.03 (Oct 14, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 19.02 (Sep 24, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 19.00 (May 25, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 18.53 (Mar 12, 2015)

Filter dialogs with preview: pressing ALT with the mouse in the document window the pointer doesn't immediately switched on picker
Toolbars in modal dialogs, Mac OS?: were not correctly updated, if you opened the dialog with a mouse click
Text layers with wrap, copy: Fixed crash when copying the entire level
Edit vector layers: invisible vector settings (useful for text flow) displays an outline of the hair
Color list: Selected colors are no longer shown with the foreground color, but a color with high contrast
Layer list: Transparency mask: Add and subtract worked not as desired
Channel list: channel list mask: Add and subtract worked not as desired
Circles: Better district approach
Deselect: now with every tool possible
Color box, drop-down list: The current color is selected
Layer attributes: Transparency property of images can be activated also by clicking on icon
Monochrom-(1-bit-)images with Alpha: fixed scaled-down screen output issues
Layer effects: Reset Button added
Pattern, color editor: Editable directly
Browse, file preview, Mac OS: two previews were displayed when you zoom in
Browse, file preview: rotation didn't update preview
Hue/saturation/lightness, working level: It will be shown the first modified color range
Levels tool: The center of rotation is aligned when you move to the active layer
Layer effects: When "internal" layer effects the display limits of the output image now be calculated differently
Plug-ins, Mac OS: There were shown partially redundant plug-ins
Plug-ins: Nik preview should go
Vector tools: a vector layer is part of a crop layer/layer mask/working level, also the outline is displayed
Trim levels, levels of work: Groups are no longer as bitmap rebuilt, even if the background image is a
Web export picture overview is stored with the Web export, an open workspace is updated
(Simple) Image Gallery: "Next image" / "Previous image" the file is selected in the workspace
Healing Brush: A persp. Target level for distorted the result wasn't right
Symbols, gray mode: It now all function symbols should be grey
XMP data: Final binary 0 is ignored
Histogram: When an individual Bildenebene with clustered working level the wrong histogram appears
New working level, group, with previous group: Group and did not properly ungroup with groups
Selection display, text layer, encapsulated groups: With text layers in encapsulated group the text selection was not shown may be
Positioning of the document window, Mac OS: Window on the screen, it was opened on the remains from 10.9
Path coloring: image plane must no longer be the direct predecessor of the vector layer
Dark surface, Mac OS: Transparent help dialogs (E.g. picker) were non-transparent
Edit vector points, shift + tab: worked under Mac OS, not
Color picker, history: history points can be edited outside the plane
Background layer effects: Level were shifted slightly towards the
Levels list: Transformed image planes can no longer become the background layer
Painting tools, 8 bit: rounding errors could occur when part of transparent colors
Vector operations: At just big rectangles with shared edges gift it problems
Gradation: Grey, white and black point are supported with lab
SVG import: Slightly more tolerant to find the svg tag
SVG import: the thickness of the line no longer includes at rectangles to the position
Text layers: Right-aligned tabs at first/left indent incorrectly worked
Automatic lines: proportional scaling of a layer does not always properly addressed to one hor / vert. Line out
Image Gallery: The unfolding of a folder that contains many subfolders should go faster
Angle text fields: 0° or 360 ° can rotate with CTRL + click + drag on
Vector operations: Moved against each other rectangles were sometimes not correctly processed
PNG export: It could be used not reducing default more than 256 colors (512, 1024,...) had
GIF import: 305583.gif was not correctly loaded
PDF import, Mac OS: load error message occurs when you cancel the page selection dialog
Undo settings: 32-bit and 64-bit versions have separate settings of the maximum memory
View > dialogues > histogram: switch to linear/logarithmic triggered no redraw, scale was different
Display of the status bar: can be saved
Simple image map: drop-down list closes when clicking on folder, not double
SVG export: always outline wrote
Interface with its own colour: selection had incorrect brightness (without own selection color)
Raw import, action, Mac OS: An action with 'Paste' as the action step caused a crash

New in PhotoLine 18.52 (Oct 1, 2014)

New in PhotoLine 18.51 (Sep 10, 2014)

New in PhotoLine 18.01 (Oct 11, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 18.00 (Oct 11, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 17.55 (Aug 23, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 17.54 (Jul 10, 2013)

New:
Automatic Guides
  Improvements:
TIFFLib 4.03 added
Pages with names
Moving layers, multi selection: The clicked layer is now the reference layer, which is used for snapping to guides and grids
Copy brush: The source point is now longer scaled with the document
Adjustment layer dialog: "New Adjustment Layer" list now with "group with previous"
Layer list: Click with "Alt" pressed on an adjustment layer preview toggles between "normal" and "edit" mode
Layer list: Click with "Shift" pressed on an adjustment layer preview toggles between mask on and off
Curve editor: Press and hold Shift to move points horizontally or vertically only
Curve editor: Moving of points can be canceled with right mouse button or ESC
Guides have an own settings page in the PhotoLine settings
Document list can be horizontal aligned now
Tablet, drawing tools: Using the tablets eraser function switches the tool in the tool box
Curve editor, Mac OS: Dialog new
Vector editor: Now all points can be edited numerical by double clicking on it, even unselected points
Changing IPTC data will update XML data as well
Adjustment layer dialog, presets: Now with options "new layer" and "group"
Adjustment layer dialog, presets: Will be recorded as actions now
Softproof, Mac OS: now with 4 path working picture->proof+proof->destination
Color edit, 32 Bit: Here you can setup values smaller 0 and higher 1 now
TIFF: Saving positions now with resolution units
TIFF with included PSD, supported - image layers are read, adjustment layers not
Finger tool: Now with "Merged Copy"
Hue-/Saturation: Colorizing will multiply the saturation with inverse brightness now
Color profiles: Gray output profiles are allowed now
Lasso tool: Switching the proportions will correct the lasso now
False color: Reads the source data directly now (without color management)
Color lists, brush list: A single click sets the value now
PSD import: Problem reading histogram data fixed
Color profiles: Gray and RGB profiles can now be source and destination, if they are based on curves (TRC)
File > Revert to saved: Now with undo
Undo list: Now deletes up the selected entry only
Add Color profile: Now with rendering intent.
Mouse position, Windows, Tablet: now with float positions
Barcode: ISBN: If the code is entered with 978 in front, the code is corrected automatically
Cloud filter: A gradient can be used now instead of two colors and the clouds are created in 16 bit
Document liste shows tabs if it is to small for preview images
Documents: Documents check now, if it is changed outside PhotoLine
Adjustment layer dialog, presets, action: Deleting adjustments is recorded now
dcraw updated
Raw import: Optional with an action now
Save layer: Saving the background layer will add EXIF and XMP data
Save layer: The ICC provile will be added
Adjustment layer, presets: Presets can be added to existing adjustments now.
Change document/layer size: Guides will be moved, too

New in PhotoLine 17.11 (Jul 30, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.10 (Jul 5, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.03 (Mar 14, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.02 (Feb 8, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.01 (Dec 14, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.54 (Oct 19, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.53 (Sep 29, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.52 (Jul 17, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.51 (Feb 23, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.11 (Sep 15, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 16.10 (Aug 25, 2010)

Improvements:
Color Filter, Layer panel: the functions popup now contains the entry "Color Filter"
Color Filter: default is now "Gray"
Adjustment Layer palette: now with function for hiding and deleting the complete adjustment layer
Color Pic Tool and Picture Info palette: if the mode is "active layer", they will read colors from vector layers, too
Group Layers: if a 16-bit background layer is grouped, the document will get its bit depth
Adjustment Layer palette: more operations can be recorded as actions
Attributes palette, vector layer: fill and stroke color are updated while editing
Actions palette: groups can be created
Toolbar, Shortcuts: There is now a command for switching the tools inside a tool group
BMP Import: Can read images with 16 bits per pixel
Image Capture, Mac OS X: new documents are now marked as "modified"
Crop Tool: Cropping is now recorded as action
Histogram: is updateing now more smoothly
Print Options: separate buttons für "fit to page" und "fit to printable area"
Text Tool Settings: "Linear Font Scaling" is saved on application exit
Bug Fixes:
Adjustment Layer palette: if the settings of an adjustment are modified, all dependant adjustments will be modified (Curves, Histogram)
Adjustment Layer palette: After deleting a wok the remaining works were not always repositioned correctly
Outline filter as adjustment layer: with a zoom < 100% the effect of the Outline filter was shown too strong
Projection: there could be glitches on the inside of bodies
Actions: Some Actions could crash if there wasn't a document
Curves adjustment layer, modal dialog: black, gray and white werde not always picked correctly
Text, font faces: with fonts having only regular, bold and italic faces the italic and the bold button behaved differently
Modal panels, Mac OS X: events in document windows were not always handled correctly, if there were several modal panels involved
Adjustment Layer palette, Undo: undos were sometimes wrong
PDF Export: undo for implicitly turning on "linear font scaling"
Motion Blur: Problems with big filter sizes fixed

New in PhotoLine 16.00 (Apr 22, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 15.55 (Feb 10, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 15.54 (Dec 21, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.53 (Dec 13, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.52 (Oct 28, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.51 (Oct 12, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.50 (Aug 25, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.06 Beta (May 27, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.05 (Apr 20, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.02 (Apr 2, 2009)

Improvements:
Attributes: simple images can now be scaled in the Layer subdialog and size can be changed in the Document subdialog
Reduce to One Layer: if the bottom most layer is a layer mask, the result will be a layer mask, too
Working Layers: can now be assigned to a single layer (analogous to layer masks) by dragging to that layer (in the Layers dialog)
Attributes/Document: EXIF and IPTC data can be shown
PSD Import: supports guides now
Copy Brush: the preview now uses the special attributes (layer masks, image works and so on) for display
Plugin support: once more improved
Actions with shortcuts (setup in options dialog)
Vector primitives: Flower and star with preset
Browse: IPTC data can be edited directly
Curves: Press Ctrl to read the color channels separatly
Bug Fixes:
Digital Camera/Image Noise: Could not be recorded for actions
Text Layer: Delete and backspace are used only, if there is no additional key pressed
Drag&Drop of files: sometimes it failed
Text layers: with "Helvetica 33 Thin Extended" input of umlauts was not possible
Clipping Layer and Working Layers: the combination of a ector clipping layer and a working layer could produce wrong results
Opening file from explorer, Windows: If PhotoLine was minimized, the file was opend in a mini window
PSD import: can import images with layer masks without stored size
IPTC data: deleting keywords with the delete button didn't work
Export/Save As...: file format settings were resetted on changing the active directory
Lasso: the soft edge was reset to 0 if the lasso was deleted by a single click
Layer effects: there was a shift of the effect with layers, that were not aligned to pixel boundaries
Shortcuts, Options, Windows: shortcuts with Shift+letter couldn't be assigned correctly
Lasso: a one pixel wide or high lasso could not be created
Magnetic Lasso: under certain conditions there could be a crash
Vault: on images with transaprency a grid structure was visible in the result
Drawing Filter: didn't work correctly due to the drawing optimizations in 15.01
Lense Flare, Mac OS: the bundled presets were not loaded
Grid, offset: if there was an offset defined in the options/preferences, the alignment to the grid didn't work correctly
Paste, text, Mac OS: pasting text from Carbon applications could create wrong umlauts
Options, Default Save Format: PLD didn't work correct
Layer tool, path text, scaling, undo: if path text gad been scaled by using the layer tool, several undo steps were created
Working layer, Duplicate Layer: if a working layer was duplicated, in certain conditions the duplicate used the mask of the original (error disappeared on saving/loading)
Painting, working layer: on painting in a layer, that was modified by a working layer, sometimes the redraw area was too small
PLD format: reading the embedded preview image didn't work sometimes
Edit/Paste: pasting an image from an external application could loose the embedded icc profile
Layer effects "Create Structure" and "Special Emboss": if these two effects had been combined, "Create Structure" was shown only sporadically
Painting, graphic tablet, intensity mode: using the intensity mode painting several times at the same location didn't work correctly
Paste as Document: on pasting an image with an ICC color profile unnamed undo entries were created
Layer frames: in documents with extreme proportions (i.e. 1000x50 pixel) layer frames were sometimes drawn at a slightly incorrect position
Change Document Size, Crop tool: layers lost the display mode
Modal alert dialogs, Mac OS: after a modal alert dialog helper dialogs/palettes were sometimes no longer accessible clouds filter as working layer: the clouds filter didn't work correctly as working layer, if it was used in an isolated group and in a 16 bit image
Close and save document, Mac OS: under unknown circumstances there were rare cases, in which a document could not be saved. "File/Save" did work correctly
Combobox, Mac OS: Leaving the combobox with Return didn't close the dialog
Layout/Document/Change Document Size, Layout/Document/Crop Document, picture mode: functions didn't work correctly in combination with clipping layers
TIFF, Fax3 compression, Mac OS, 64 bit: wasn't read correctly
TIFF, YCbCr-Format: is now read correctly
Web Export: saves the last used action
Change Document Size (also Crop tool and "Crop Document"): layer effects were flattened
Change Document Size (also Crop tool and "Crop Document"): image layers inside groups sometimes lost their transparency
TWAIN, Mac OS, 64 Bit: on quit there was an error, if there was a 64 bit
TWAIN driver installed

New in PhotoLine 15.01 (Feb 4, 2009)

PDF import: now more tolerant against errors
Lasso, move without content: lasso is now optionally aligned to grid/guide lines
Keyboard Shortcuts, Windows: special keys can be used now
Painting tool, eraser: both tools are now faster, if the color is a simple one and the intensity is full
Menu command "Hide Others", Mac OS: shortcut Alt+Cmd+H is now supported
Layer Mask, Convert for Previous, image layers: image layers are now converted automatically to grey (needs fewer memory and is faster)
Picture Info, HSV mode: the hue values have no a range of 0 to 360 in Byte mode
Mask Icons, Toolbox: Now keyboard shortcuts possible
Photo with GPS data: can be shown in a map in a web browser
Color Correction: "Adjust Whitepoint" switch was invisible
Lasso, crop, straighten: if used in order to remove a perspective distortion, there could be could be calculation errors
Drag to an "accepting frame" from explorer didn't work
Variable Blur now inserted
PDF import: RLE data didn't work correctly
Docking dialogs, Mac OS: under special conditions docked dialogs weren't aligned at the screen edges
Online help, Mac OS: Calling the online help with help key might have resulted in a crash
Tool tip, undo/redo: the name of the undo/redo step wasn't shown
It was possible to create empty vector layers with the layer move tool
Crop tool: used with 16 bit images 8 bit data were created
PCD-Import: loading images turned to the right could result in a crash
Histogram Correction, working layer, action: when editing an existing histogram correction the settings of the individual channels were cleared on entering the dialog
Text layer, centered tab: very seldom occurring formatting problems
Online Help, Windows, 64 Bit: Didn't work
Crop tool: cropping documents with layer maks didn't work correctly
JPEG export: embedded JPEG data are only used if they are suitable for the current progressive setting
PDF export: if the text compression was "No Compression", there could be save errors
Change Document Size, Picture Mode: if an image layer was completely outside the document, there could be a crash
Pasting of vector graphics with text didn't work
Fonts: fonts, that don't have the italic fature declared correctly, woork now nevertheless correct
PDF import: faxes from the Fritz!Box couldn't be read
Painting, Windows, multiple windows per document: only the top window was updated
Flood Fill, Lab: flood filling didn't work with Lab images
Multiple Icons, Windows: On opening the icon list could lie behind the start bar

New in PhotoLine 15.0 (Jan 13, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 14.90 Beta 8 (Oct 8, 2008)

dockable dialogs "redone"
Color Correction (Filter/Digital Camera)
Red Eye Tool
Ray Tool
SVG Import
Text: Text can now be formatted in register
Blends: Can be edited in the document window if the corresponding editing tool is active
Browse: Now with preview
Color Fields: Function to find "harmonic" colors
Variable Blur (Filter/Blur): Adjusts the filter size according to the mask
Scale, Resize: Formula support
Functions: sin(radiant), cos(radiant), tan(radiant), sqrt(value), min(value1; value2[;...]), max(value1;value2[;...]), if(condition;value1;value2)
Comparison operators: "="
Calculation operators: "+", "-", "*", "/"
Attributes dialog completly redesigned: it is now the control center for all attributes of a document/page/layer, content new structured and visually more appealing, most values can now be edited directly.
Curves: can now optionally work in Lab or HIS
Duplication of the background layer: A transparency channel is created automatically
Layer Mask/Convert for Previous, virtual copy: If the active layer contains a virtual copy referencing the previous layer, the command is disabled
ICC Profiles: Can be loaded alternatively from "Defaults/ICCProfiles"
Layer dialog: now offers layer mask functions
Batch Convert: if the destination format is fix (i.e. JPEG), Batch Convert allows to directly adjust the export settings
Batch Convert: if the destination format is fix (i.e. JPEG), the local settings are used and the global settings are not modified
Text Options: Outline color and line style added
Curves/Curve Editor: points can be deleted with Delete (Windows) and Backspace (Mac OS)
Text Layers, shortcuts, Mac OS: Cmd+Arrow up jumps to the beginning of the text, Cmd+Arrow down to the text end
Text Layers, shortcuts: Ctrl+Pos1 jumps to the beginning of the text, Ctrl+End to the text end
Perspective transformation: can now be recorded as action
Browse: thumbnails of JPEG-, TIFF- and PNG-files are now generated in the background
Lasso: can now be scaled with shift+arrow key (Ctrl/Command for larger steps)
Crop tool: Cropping can now be done with Enter and with Return, too
Document mode, screen output: parts outside the document are shown lighter
Text Settings: the text settings are now in the tool settings of the Edit Text tool
Plug-Ins: better plug-in-support (especially masking plug-ins)
Pixelize Filter: Now respects the mask
Usage of Shift - Alt swapped for moving and scaling layers
Layer Settings: Dialog was removed because it is no longer needed
Blends are now dithered

PhotoLine Changelog

What's new in PhotoLine 24.01

New in PhotoLine 24.00 (Jun 30, 2023)

New in PhotoLine 23.53 (Mar 15, 2023)

New in PhotoLine 23.52 (Feb 16, 2023)

New in PhotoLine 23.51 (Nov 15, 2022)

New in PhotoLine 23.50 (Oct 4, 2022)

New in PhotoLine 23.02 (Feb 2, 2022)

New in PhotoLine 23.01 (Dec 15, 2021)

New in PhotoLine 23.00 (Nov 28, 2021)

New in PhotoLine 22.52 (Jul 7, 2021)

New in PhotoLine 22.51 (Jan 7, 2021)

New in PhotoLine 22.50 (Dec 4, 2020)

New in PhotoLine 22.03 (Aug 5, 2020)

New in PhotoLine 22.02 (Aug 5, 2020)

New in PhotoLine 22.01 (Apr 2, 2020)

New in PhotoLine 22.00 (Mar 1, 2020)

New in PhotoLine 21.50 (Jun 7, 2019)

New in PhotoLine 21.01 (Aug 29, 2018)

New in PhotoLine 21.00 (Jul 11, 2018)

New in PhotoLine 20.54 (Apr 11, 2018)

New in PhotoLine 20.53 (Jan 12, 2018)

New in PhotoLine 20.51 (Oct 25, 2017)

New in PhotoLine 20.50 (Sep 30, 2017)

New in PhotoLine 20.00 (Nov 23, 2016)

New in PhotoLine 19.51 (May 13, 2016)

New in PhotoLine 19.50 (Mar 10, 2016)

New in PhotoLine 19.03 (Oct 14, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 19.02 (Sep 24, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 19.00 (May 25, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 18.53 (Mar 12, 2015)

New in PhotoLine 18.52 (Oct 1, 2014)

New in PhotoLine 18.51 (Sep 10, 2014)

New in PhotoLine 18.01 (Oct 11, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 18.00 (Oct 11, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 17.55 (Aug 23, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 17.54 (Jul 10, 2013)

New in PhotoLine 17.11 (Jul 30, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.10 (Jul 5, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.03 (Mar 14, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.02 (Feb 8, 2012)

New in PhotoLine 17.01 (Dec 14, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.54 (Oct 19, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.53 (Sep 29, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.52 (Jul 17, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.51 (Feb 23, 2011)

New in PhotoLine 16.11 (Sep 15, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 16.10 (Aug 25, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 16.00 (Apr 22, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 15.55 (Feb 10, 2010)

New in PhotoLine 15.54 (Dec 21, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.53 (Dec 13, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.52 (Oct 28, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.51 (Oct 12, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.50 (Aug 25, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.06 Beta (May 27, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.05 (Apr 20, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.02 (Apr 2, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.01 (Feb 4, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 15.0 (Jan 13, 2009)

New in PhotoLine 14.90 Beta 8 (Oct 8, 2008)

New in PhotoLine 14.50 (Apr 12, 2008)

New in PhotoLine 14.02 (Dec 20, 2007)

New in PhotoLine 14.00 (Nov 7, 2007)