ProSelect Changelog

What's new in ProSelect 2022r1.2

Sep 23, 2021
  • [FIX] - No longer gives B1140 Error when opening an album previously saved with 2022r1 or 2020r1.1 when the path to the images has an "&" character in it. Any albums with this error are automatically repaired on the next load or save.
  • [FIX] - Export and Importing a Template Collection now defaults to include prices from the selected price list and to add prices to the selected price list respectively.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, the Default to Borders Inwards is now enabled after adding a Wrap/bleed to on a Wall Grouping without a wrap/bleed.
  • When importing an FPS price Group from a CSV file, you can now select to use the "Import from" dropdown as the description with an optional prefix.
  • [FIX] - When importing an FPS price Group from a CSV file, the now also works there are spaces around the width and height columns text, rather than excluding them from import. E.g. "11x20 " will now import correctly.
  • [FIX] - When importing an FPS price Group from a CSV file, data using UTF8 formatted character sets now work as expected.
  • [FIX] - Compare Image Snapshots now works correctly when you click on the second or subsequent snapshot buttons rather than always showing the results of the first snapshot button.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly draws the shadow on Mat edges with a raised Bevel Mount.

New in ProSelect 2022r1.1 (Sep 17, 2021)

  • 1. [FIX] - Export Production Package no longer fails if the export folder does not already exist.
  • 2. [FIX] - Importing FPS from CSV file with product codes turned off but tax on, no longer hides the taxable check box.
  • 3. [FIX] - Importing FPS from CSV file window is now correctly size to fit all content.
  • 4. [FIX] - Importing FPS from CSV window no longer, by default, selects any blank values.
  • 5. [FIX] - Importing FPS from CSV file now removes $ character from any import data lines so the cost values import correctly.
  • 6. [FIX][WIN64] - Importing a folder of PSD files when the Helper App is turned on no longer only loads the first image.
  • 7. [FIX] - No longer gives an error when using the PS pricing method on a layout with a mat but no frame assigned.
  • 8. [FIX] - No longer gives an error when showing the select size popup menu when a frame used in an album is referencing a removed price list group.
  • 9. [FIX] - When using the Image List filter, the new "No results" message is no longer shown in Views other than Thumbnail View when there are some results in the Image List.
  • 10. [FIX] - In the Price lists and Products window, the Descriptions column once again shows the correct text for Layouts and Digital files. This column was accidentally hidden in the first release of 2022r1.
  • 11. [FIX] - In the Apply Pretouching window, the Save button is no longer automatically selected.
  • 12. [FIX] - In the Price lists and Products window, you can now enter prices for Gallery Wrap Price list items.
  • 13. When setting up Price Groups for frames using FPS pricing method, you can now select the sizing to be based on the print size or the frame size to match some supplier's pricing methods.
  • 14. [FIX] - Auto-assigned product codes now work as expected on new template price list items when your preferences are set to use "Same Code plus Price List Code Prefix".

New in ProSelect 2022r1 (Sep 10, 2021)

  • GENERAL:
  • 1. [MAC] - All references to file locations internally now use native path format instead of an absolute path. This change should be transparent to users.
  • 2. [MAC] - The Mac version, and all Helper Apps, is now universal binary and supports both Intel and M1-based machines at full speed. The About ProSelect window now shows if you are running the "Intel" version or the "M1 (Apple Silicon)" version of the software.
  • 3. [WIN] - The ProSelect windows installer now includes a 64-bit version as well as a 32-bit version of ProSelect and associated Helper apps. The 64-bit version will be automatically installed on 64-bit versions of Windows.
  • 4. The Debug Data window now shows more information about the version of ProSelect you are running either: Windows 32 or 64 bit and Mac Intel or M1.
  • 5. The Progress Bar window is now displayed when checking for missing resource files when using ProSelect data -> Install Default 2021r1 Default Resources (under the File menu).
  • 6. [MAC] - Due to OSX limitations, the latest Mac Installers now require OSX 10.12 or newer.
  • 7. The default mat overlap for small sizes is now 0.25".
  • 8. If you try to add a .PNG format image file to an album, ProSelect now warns that it is an unsupported format for image files.
  • 9. The option to Apply EXIF rotation has been removed from the Preferences -> Importing Images since this should always be on.
  • 10. In the Print Paper Sizes window, the option to "Always sort by Size" has been removed. Sizes are now always shown in the order that you have set up in this window.
  • 11. You can now select to automatically open the Client Setup window when starting a new album. This is controlled by the checkbox in Preferences -> General Settings -> General -> General Defaults: On new Album : Open Client Setup. This setting will be ignored if you are creating a new Album from the Lightroom Plugin.
  • 12. The default Raw file extension are now ARW, CR3, CR2, NEF and DNG.
  • WORKING WITH IMAGES:
  • 1. "No Results" warnings are now shown in the image list and relevant areas when the image list filter or template Smart filter results in no thumbnails shown.
  • NEW PRODUCT FILTER:
  • 1. When in Working with Images (Select Size View) and Working with Rooms, you can now turn the "Product Filter" on or off by clicking on the icon in the "Working with bar" and optionally selecting a Presentation Option from the right-click popup menu. When on, ProSelect will limit the sizes of any Print products you are presenting to match those set up in your Price List.
  • The last selected Presentation Option is saved in the Preferences file and automatically used next time. Use the right-click menu to select a presentation option from all the print products in your currently selected price list. If you Alt/option-right-click, all your Presentation Options will be displayed with the unused ones shown disabled in italics.
  • You can also turn the Product Filter on/off and select a Presentation Option using the Product Filter menu (under the Orders menu).
  • When the Product filter is on, you will only be able to select sizes from the Larger/Small size tools that match the sizes for print products in your price list with the selected presentation option. The popup menu will display "Limited to: Presentation Option name" to indicate fewer sizes are being shown. Alt/option-right-clicking on the Larger/Small size tools will show and allow you to select any size.
  • Likewise, the Quick Order popup menu (right-click on Shopping cart icon), only lists products for your selected Presentation Option (unless you hold down the Alt/option key while right-clicking). If the currently selected image size is available in other Presentation Options, then these will be listed under the "Also Available As" section in the popup menu.
  • WORKING WITH LAYOUTS:
  • 1. You can now use the right-click menu option to Reapply Template on alayout that you have added to your order. This also works when in Working with Rooms.
  • 2. When adjusting the size of a non-fixed size layout, by default, only the best fit sizes for each paper size are now used or shown when you right-click on the Larger/Small size icons. You can Alt/Option Right-click to show all applicable paper sizes.
  • TEMPLATE EDITOR:
  • 1. A new display option to "Show Surrounding Mat & Frame Spacing" is now available. When on, any surrounding mat space is shown in light blue and any frame space is shown in darker blue around each opening on wall grouping templates. Use this to visually adjust the position of the openings to allow space for these. If you have also turned on Snap to Edges & Guides then the Auto-spacing facility will set the spacing between the outer edges of any applied mat and/or frame.
  • 2. In the Template Editor, when assigning a Surrounding Mat or Frame to a Wall Grouping Template, you can have the openings automatically re-adjust their position to maintain the same spacing between the outside of any mat/frame combination by checking the "Keep Same Spacing" checkbox. This feature is disabled if the template is not a Wall Grouping type. This setting stay set until you close ProSelect.
  • 3. The Template Editor's default snap is now "Snap to Edges and Guides" rather than "Snap off," and the last selected snap option is saved in the Preferences.
  • 4. The Template Editor's last grid display setting is now saved and re-loaded from the Preferences.
  • 5. To allow for the design of large templates, the maximum number of permitted openings in a single template is now 300. Be aware that you will need a fast computer to utilize this feature since screen update times are proportional to the included openings count.
  • 6. A warning message is now displayed if you attempt to paste or duplicate additional openings beyond the upper limit.
  • 7. The overall size of the template, including any assigned mats or frames, is now displayed below the design area.
  • TEMPLATE MANAGER:
  • 1. In the Template Manager, the thumbnail preview now shows any applied Mat and Frame.
  • 2. Removed the option to import templates in the "old .txt format" as this is no longer supported.
  • 3. The option to export templates in the old .txt format is now hidden unless you hold down the Alt/Option key before clicking on the Templates Menu.
  • MAT DESIGNS:
  • 1. In the Mat Designs window, you can now select multiple items and change or set the Price Groups assigned to all selected mats simultaneously.
  • 2. The Mat Designs window now includes a Setup button in the Price Groups area to directly open the Price List Setup window.
  • WORKING WITH ROOMS:
  • 1. Added the right-click popup option "Combine into Wall Grouping Layout" when selecting two or more prints with matching mats and frames.
  • 2. When more than one item is selected, the overall/combined wall size of the selected items is displayed in the Info Bar.
  • 3. Wall Groupings openings now automatically expand or contract to maintain the same separation between items when you add/remove a mat or frame to the layout. You can uncheck "Dynamic Sizing (Wall Groupings)" at the top of the Select Surrounding Mat and Select Frame tool popup menus to turn this off. You can also temporarily reverse this setting by holding down the Alt/Option key while selecting the Mat or Frame.
  • When enabled, Dynamic Sizing is also applied to any wall grouping templates when using the drag and drop options used to duplicate and swap templates in Thumbnail view in working with layouts.
  • 5. When dragging the position of an item, the outer edges will now snap to a position that matches the gaps between other already positioned items. When this snap occurs, the gap you are adjusting and other matching gaps are highlighted in a light cyan color. This feature also works the same in the template editor when you have Snap to Objects and Edges turned on and are NOT using the Auto-Spacing feature.
  • NEW FIXED PRICE BY SIZE PRICING METHOD:
  • 1. Automatic Pricing Methods for Frames and Mats now have a new Fixed Price by Size (FPS) pricing method. When selected for a price group, you can set specific sizes (width and height) and prices for any products that use this pricing method. You can use this pricing method to set prices for suppliers who only offer frames or mats in specific sizes.
  • To cater to different suppliers, when setting up sizes for Mats, you can specify whether the selected FPS sizes are based on the outside mat size or the inside mat size (ie, the print size).
  • 2. If you set up your Price groups with the markup option chosen, you can set a mark for every size in that group or adjust the markup for any size.
  • 3. When setting up your pricing under the Mats & Frames tab, you can Alt/Option-click on the Add button to select and import a CSV file containing a list of sizes and one or more prices columns. If the file contains a header row, the title of each of the prices columns is displayed, and you can select to add a new FPS price group using the sizes and print column chosen. Repeat this to add price groups for other price columns.
  • 3. If any of your Frames (or Mats) are using a Price Group with the FPS pricing method, a colored frame icon is added to the right-hand edge of these frames in the select frame popup menu. The icon will be red next to any frame sizes that do not match the current display size or green if they do.
  • Likewise, if you have applied a frame to print and the displayed print size does not match the available sizes of the selected frame, the frame icon in the info bar is red.
  • If "Show Unavailable Frame/Mat Size Tags" (under View Menu) is turned on, a red icon is shown in the top-right corner of the applied frame or mat on the item. This includes each opening in a wall grouping templates
  • With a frame assigned, right-clicking on the large/small size icons in the right-hand toolbar will show a red frame icon next to the sizes that do not match the available frame sizes for the applied frame.
  • Mousing over a frame, mat or paper size in the popup menus will display hint text display with more information about whether that combination is available for any items using the FPS pricing method.
  • This feature works in Working with Images (Select Size view), Working with Layouts, and Working with Rooms.
  • 4. Your Price Group (FPS) setup can include the option to "Allow Custom Sizes". When this is selected, other sizes are allowed, but the calculated pricing of any "in-between sizes" is based on the price of the next larger size (by perimeter size or "united inches").
  • 5. Importing and Exporting Collections now support FPS price groups.
  • 6. All automatically generated product codes FPS price group include the width and height in the format "-WWHH" after the product code for the group.
  • 7. The Ordering windows now display a warning icon if you select a frame or mat using the FPS pricing method and that frame/mat is not available at the currently selected size.
  • PRICING & ORDERING IMPROVEMENTS:
  • 1. The Order Report no longer prefixes the client's name with "Order for".
  • 2. Holding the Alt/Option key down when right-clicking the Shopping cart tool no longer allows you to select a different price list. This combination now overrides the current Presentation Option filter.
  • 3. When a price is added or changed in the Place Order window, clicking the "Custom Product" or "Add with Extras" buttons will carry the entered prices to the next window.
  • 4. When ordering a print when the Product Filter is turned on (see Working with Images above), the Place Order and Add with Extras windows display the Warning "Limited to: Presentation Option (On)" at the top of the window. When on, the available sizes in the dropdown will be limited to the sizes available in the current Price list with the selected presentation option. You can temporarily click on the text label to turn "On" to "Off" to list all sizes. Alternatively, you can Alt/Option-click on the Products List Popup menu to show all products for all Presentation Options.
  • 5. If some items are "non-taxable" in your price list and the current tax is set to apply tax on all items, the Place Order window now displays any non-taxable items with a red "T*" (rather than a black "N").
  • The message "T* - Non-taxable item changed by selected tax option." is also shown in red text below.
  • 6. In the Place Order window, you can now SHIFT-click on the Quick Add button to combine the prices of the Mat and Frame items into the main items price. The mat and frame prices will then be listed as "included."
  • If your main item quantity is more than one, then, for this to work, the quantity value entered for your attached mat and frame must be the same value.
  • This shortcut also works in the Custom Product and Add with Extras windows for all positive priced extras - discount values are not combined into the main price. In this case, if your main item quantity is one then the combined price will include the price of any extra item multiplied by the entered quantity of that item. If your main item quantity is more than one, then only items with a matching quantity will be combined and any others will remain separately priced.
  • 7. In the Place Order and Add with Extras windows, if the price calculations are turned on and there is insuffient space to display all the information then mousing over the text will display a tooltip with all the information shown. This is more likely to occur when you have added a Frame or Mat using a FPS price group to a Wall Grouping Template.
  • 8. When setting up Price Groups for Frames and Mats in the Setup Prices & Products window, you can now select "Included" as a Pricing Method. This setting will always return a $0 value when ordered.
  • 9. When setting up Price Groups for Frames & Mats, Group Codes can be more detailed with up to 8 characters now permitted.
  • 10. When showing Price Calculations in the Ordering windows, the Group Code of the Price Group used is now shown at the front of the text. eg GNP1 (FPSxM): $69 x 2.5.
  • IMPORTING COLLECTIONS:
  • 1. When Importing a Collection which includes some templates, the list box now displays a header row with Description, No of templates, and Price Group.
  • 2. When Importing a Collection which includes some frames, if your remaining free frame slots are less than the frames in the Collection, the new frames are now added to your Available Frames list until all slots are filled. Any remaining frames are loaded into your Frame Resources area so you can manually install these after freeing up some frame slots.
  • REPORTS:
  • 1. Added a new "Print Order Assembly Report" which can be used as a printed checklist for completing all steps in your fulfillment process. You can define up to six checkbox columns with legend descriptions which you can customize for your studio.
  • 2. The optional summary section on the Order Report and the new Assembly Report now show order counts by Presentation Options, Sizes, Frames, Mats, and Digital Files.
  • QR CODES:
  • 1. You can set up one or QR codes using the new Setup QR Code window (under the Resources menu). QR codes can contain job/order/client-specific data by added text tags to the code. For example, you can create a QR code with a website URL containing the client's Account Code or Name to allow you to use a QR reader to open the client's details in a web-based studio management system.
  • 2. You can set different attributes for each QR code, including size and error correction level and the data to be incorporated into the code.
  • 3. QR codes can be displayed on the Order Report, the Order Assembly Report, and the Client Setup window.
  • FRAMES:
  • 1. In the Setup Frames window, the frame resource folders and contained frame image files are now listed in alphabetical order.
  • 2. The inside dimensions of any applied frame is now displayed after the frame name in the Info Bar as "[W x H units]".
  • 3. The Setup Frames window now shows the width of each frame in the right-hand column of the Available Frames list box. A new header row shows the names of each column.
  • 4. The Setup Frames window now has a sort button that allows you to sort the frames in the selected frame groups by Name or Frame Width.
  • 5. You can now optionally display the width frame in square brackets in the popup and dropdown frame menus (the same as shown in Surrounding Mat popup menus). This option is on by default but can be turned off in the Preferences -> Prices & Ordering -> Settings -> Ordering Mats & Frames.
  • 6. The maximum number of Available Frames in the Pro version has been increased to 500. ProSelect Basic is still limited to 12 frames.
  • 7. The Setup Frames window now includes a Setup button for the Price Group to open the Price List Setup window directly.
  • FIXES:
  • 1. [FIX] - You can no longer sort the columns in the Get Image Info window by clicking on the header row.
  • 2. [FIX] - Client email addresses with a "+" Plus character in the name will now correctly send the address to the SendMyRooms Invitation page.
  • 3. [FIX][OSX] - The Color Picker window is again available on OSX Catalina and newer. This feature was temporarily disabled because the API method previously used was no longer supported on these operating systems.
  • 4. [FIX] - When editing Presentation Options, only changed the case of one or more letters in the description will now enable the Save button.
  • 5. [FIX] - When importing frames from a Collection file (.tpk), the sizing information is no longer added twice to imported frame filenames if the frames in the Collection already include sizing information in the frame's name.
  • 6. [FIX] - The Add Print Price List window no longer pre-checks the top-most size in the list of available sizes.
  • 7. [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, when a wall grouping is selected, the Overall size shown on the bottom of the Info Bar now excludes any extra template space around the edges.
  • 8. [FIX] - The Select Surrounding Mat popup menu now shows a checkmark on the currently selected mat.
  • 9. [FIX] - The selected frame size now shows up to 4 decimal places in the Setup Frames window display.
  • 10. [FIX] - If you have set up your price list with some items set to be non-taxable but are applying a tax set to have tax applied to all items, the exported XML file now shows the items taxable state as "true" on non-taxable items to avoid confusing some Studio Management systems.
  • 11. [FIX] - In the Mat Designs window, when dragging the position of a mat group in the list box, the drop indicator is no longer shown when over another group.
  • 12. [FIX] - The Mat Designs window no longer gives an error if you drag the position of a Mat Group to a new location in the list that is below another mat group that is expanded.
  • 13. [FIX] - Smart-bleed now ignores tiny gaps (less than 0.04" or 1mm) between the edge of your opening and the edge of the template. This prevents openings designed very close to but not touching the edge of the template being inset within the bleed area.
  • 14. [FIX] - Layouts no longer remove frame rebate size when calculating overall size or when recombining back into a wall grouping template. This prevents 0.3" from being removed from width and height.
  • 15. [FIX] - Export Production Package now creates the export folder and exports Raw files even when you do not have "Ordered Original Prints: Original Images" selected.
  • 16. [FIX] - The Toolbar popup menus no longer overlap the Text hint area in the bottom right of the Display Area.
  • 17. [FIX] - In the Setup Products & Prices window, when duplicating a Frame or Mat Price Group, the duplicate name is now suffixed "Copy X" with X starting from 1 to ensure no two groups have the same name.
  • 18. [FIX] - Text capitalization only changes are now saved when updating a note.
  • 20. [FIX] - The T,C,S & V keyboard shortcuts will also work if you have the Caps Lock selected and press lowercase keys.
  • 21. [FIX] - Text capitalization only changes are saved in the Book Designs and Order Payment Notes windows.
  • 22. [FIX] - In Working with Images, when ordering an image with a Locked Crop, the Quick Order popup now only shows price list items that exactly match the aspect ratio of the image. If there are no items that match, then the Add with Extras option is now disabled, and you need to use the Custom Product option to add your order.
  • 23. [FIX] - When exporting a Production Package, the correct warning message is shown when resource items cannot be found.
  • 24. [FIX] - In the Setup Frames window, dragging the position of a frame group in the Available Frames list now works correctly.
  • 25. [FIX] - The text information about the Default Starting Folder (in Preferences -> General Settings -> Default Folders) is no longer partially hidden.
  • 26. [FIX - In the Template Editor, right-clicking on the Auto-Spacing button and selecting a size, now automatically turns on this option.
  • 27. [FIX] - In Working with Layouts, the right-click option to "Separate Wall Grouping" has been removed (It is designed for use in Rooms only).
  • 28. [FIX] - No longer give an error if you change rooms using the navigation buttons and try to delete an item in the next room.
  • 29. [FIX][WIN] - Updating some button text sizes to ensure windows correctly fits them in the 20 pixel high buttons in the Template Editor.
  • 30. [FIX][WIN] - No longer beeps when entering new price into the price list item price Text box
  • 31. [FIX] - The unique filename check now added suffixes up to 999 rather than 10 to resolve an issue when exporting the same file duplicated with lots of frames.
  • 32. [FIX][WIN] - In Setup Price Lists & Products, the list box for adding print sizes no longer cuts off the bottom part of each row.
  • 33. [FIX] - No longer gives an error launching Photoshop if you have this application located on a drive other than your boot drive.
  • 34. [FIX] - When installing default resources for frames now uses the default ProSelect data setup to preserve any assigned Price Groups assigned to the default frames. This only effects 2022r1 since no price groups were used with the default setup in previous versions.
  • 35. [FIX] - Wall groupings that have openings that are not against the edges of the template now draw accurately when a frame is added.
  • 36. [FIX][WIN] - No longer gives an error when checking which screen Proselect is located on in some monitor configurations.
  • 37. [FIX] No longer gives an error when trying to tilt images using the toolbar buttons in some circumstances.
  • 38. [FIX] - No longer raises an error when pressing Esc multiple time to close dialogs opened within the Order Review window.
  • 39. [FIX] - No longer raises an error when going trying to order a layout or print with a graphics block style surrounding mat.
  • 40. [FIX] - Added additional error checking while using undo in the Template Editor.
  • 41. [FIX] - No longer gives an error updating the info bar on the main window when starting a slideshow at the same time.
  • 42. [FIX] - No longer gives an error when drawing or running high-res production on a layout that includes an inner mat set up as a "graphics block only" type.
  • 43. [FIX] - No longer gives an error exporting a production package in some circumstances.
  • 44. [FIX] - No longer gives an error closing Setup shared data dialog using ESC key when the selected folder is the same as the default location.
  • 45. [FIX] - When setting up paper sizes from Add New Print Price List Item, the selected paper sizes are now saved and restored.
  • 46. [FIX] - Additional error checking has been added to a number of places.
  • 47. [FIX] - When installing the 2022r1 Default Resources, clicking the Check All button now includes Book Designs.
  • 48. [FIX] - No longer turns the background of Wall Groupings black when adding a copyright stamp if you are using a Retina or Hi-DPI screen.
  • 49. [FIX] - No longer shows that the video thumbnails as missing the first time you run ProSelect on a new install or after doing a reset to default setup.
  • 50. [FIX] - Auto-backups now correctly restore all album data after opening a previously saved album file, making some changes and re-saving the album.

New in ProSelect 2020r1.6 (May 12, 2021)

  • Added support the new API calls for accessing the TimeExposure PLUS Music and Graphics Libraries. Since ratings are no longer supported in the Libraries, these have been removed in the Search for Music results window. PLUS and lease users will need to upgrade to this version to access these libraries from June 1, 2021.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Layouts and Working with Rooms, the Info Bar now displays the correct overall size of selected layouts that have a wrap or bleed assigned to them.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, the image tools are now immediately available after adding a print into the room.
  • [FIX] - ProSelect now remembers the location of the last imported frames folder and automatically goes to that folder the next time you choose to import some frames. As before, this setting resets to your Documents folder location the next time you start ProSelect.
  • [FIX] - In the Setup Frames window, when you drag multiple folders into the Frame Resources list, the second and subsequent folders will now also be added.
  • [FIX] - Images that have been flipped horizontally then cropped are now correctly displayed when viewed as Thumbnails, in Rooms, and during the Slideshow. Albums created with earlier versions of ProSelect are automatically updated to fix this issue when first opened into this version.
  • [FIX] - When exporting a Sample Room Images (File Menu -> Export) with a legend attached, the legend contents are now correctly scaled if you export the image at a specified "Size to Fit" size rather than the default Imported Size.
  • [FIX] - The algorithm used to match locked-crop, non-standard sized images to the closest Print Paper Size no longer returns the wrong size in some circumstances.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now correctly identifies when running on Big Sur and gracefully fails rather than giving a error if you haven't allowed Full Disk Access for operations that require it.
  • [FIX] - If an error occurs after the slideshow has been started, the cursor display is now turned back on.
  • [FIX] - Added additional error check for invalid XML code when importing a Collection with Frames which contains. The offending XML now added to the debug log.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Layouts (Thumbnail View), clicking to show the popup menu for selecting a Template Group no longer gives an error if the selected Template Category has no groups in it.
  • [FIX] - While exporting an order to StudioCloud, the Cancel button is now disabled so you cannot close the window before the process has completed. Doing so would result in an error.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when Undoing the command to add or remove a room item in Select Size View.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Additional error checking while finding the current screen.
  • [FIX] - Additional error checking when checking if the output files already exist when exporting images.
  • [FIX] - Additional error checking when resyncing the main window with mirror screen after changing selected content.
  • [FIX][OSX] - Additional error checking when loading encrypted TXE PLUS audio files.
  • [FIX] - No longer drawing two extraneous light grey or white lines when displaying double mats when the assigned Mat Design uses a solid color in the Inner Mat.
  • You can now create Mat Designs up to 50" wide on each edge!
  • [FIX] - Mats with custom edge sizes now work as expected when displaying overall sizes and are correctly calculated using automated pricing methods. They also are perfectly sized when output using High-Res Production.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Layouts, Select size view, the next layout shown is now automatically selected when using the left/right arrow keys or navigation buttons.
  • [FIX] - Order Summary section in the Order Report now shows the actual number of individual Digital Files rather than the number of ordered Digital File groups.
  • Saved references to file locations (in the album file and in the Preferences) now have improved backward compatibility with future ProSelect releases.

New in ProSelect 2020r1.5 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • [FIX] - Downloading TX PLUS Music no longer exits the download when it comes across a missing music track. Instead, it now shows a warning message and allows you to continue downloading any remaining tracks in the group.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Fixed all windows (including the Export Production Package window) that may work erroneously if you tried to close the window by clicking the X button instead of the Cancel button.
  • [FIX] - If all your selected layouts are based on the same template, you can now order them all together using the Quick Order popup menu (right-click on the Shopping Cart icon in the right-hand toolbar).
  • [FIX] - If you have Taxes disabled in ProSelect and are opening an album that has tax applied to an order, you will now be prompted to re-enable taxes.
  • [FIX] - The warning icons in Working with Slideshows now use the same graphic.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Slideshows, the Video Options popup menu no longer draws an extra line on the righthand side.
  • [FIX] - When producing images for a Traditional Matted Book page, the side number is now correctly added as a prefix to the output image filename when you have selected this in High-Res Production Preferences.
  • [FIX] - Changed all text references from "on-line" to "online".
  • When searching TX PLUS music, you can now search for by music Type being vocals only, instrumentals only, or both.
  • [FIX] - When you replace a report logo with a new one of the same name, the new image now takes effect immediately rather than requiring a restart of the software.
  • [FIX] - ProSelect now supports the latest secure internet connection protocols (https:) to prevent some ISPs blocking data returned to ProSelect when getting messages, activating the software, and searching for/downloading PLUS Music.
  • [FIX] - When exporting Mat Designs with a Graphic Block using an image (Mat) background, the resource image file is now included in the exported .TPK when "Include Photoshop Files" is selected.
  • [FIX] - By default, automatic price calculations now include the size of any applied Surrounding Mat. If you wish to exclude this, then uncheck the "Include Surrounding Mat space" option in the Print or Layout Extras. When NOT enabled, the relevant pricing calculation will display with "(-SM)" at the end.
  • [FIX] - Improved the precision when drawing thin keylines in Mat Designs to prevent possible one-pixel gaps between the keyline and the edges of an image when displayed in ProSelect or exported using High-Res Production.
  • [FIX] - ProSelect now ignores open document events (such as double-clicking on an Album file from the Finder or File Explorer) when the Pretouch Images window is open.
  • [FIX] - When using Save Templates from Selected Layouts, the thumbnail images of the selected layouts are correctly displayed after changing Working with modes and back again.
  • You can now recreate a Wall Grouping template from an exploded Gallery Wrap Layout provided all the layout parts have the same overlap, only one opening, and none have assigned shapes masks or overlay images.
  • [FIX] - Print and Layout Extras, by default, now include the size of any applied Surrounding Mat in any automatic pricing methods. You can turn this off when setting up your pricing if you wish.
  • ProSelect now checks two separate server locations for links to access server-based actions (such as activation, registration, and messages) to provide additional redundancy in case of any future network or server access issues.
  • ProSelect now captures, displays, and saves any errors returned when processing pretouching presets using the Perfectly Clear Libraries both within ProSelect and during High-Res Production. Warning symbols are shown in the Pretouch Images window and Info Bar. Affected images Thumbnail tags are shown in red, and the error code is shown in the Image Info window. For more information, refer to the updated ProSelect Reference Manual and the KnowledgeBase article "Perfectly Clear Error Codes."
  • You can now use Undo to restore deleted slideshow elements in Working with Slideshows, Thumbnail view.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Exported movies now honor the video sound settings in ProSelect when you have more than one music track synched and the video is located after the second music track starts.
  • ProSelect now checks for missing output files after Production is completed and shows a warning if the expected files is not saved by Photoshop.
  • [FIX][WIN] - In the High-Res production window, copyright stamps are now applied to digital images when you select this option. This problem was caused by a Windows control focus issue.
  • [FIX] - Popup menus with fixed top rows are now display correctly when they have enough items to make them scrollable.
  • [FIX] - The Failed to run Photoshop Script error dialog now provide more helpful information on solving this problem.
  • [FIX] - No longer fails silently if ProSelect cannot connect to Photoshop when testing or running Custom Effects actions.
  • [FIX][WIN] - In the Preferences, General Settings, the "The Connect to Photoshop with Helper App" checkbox is once again positioned in the Photo Edit control group.
  • [FIX] - The Pretouch Images window now applies any presets to the uncropped images to ensure consistent results when the preset is finally applied in Working with Images.

New in ProSelect 2020r1.4 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • [FIX] - Updated Photoshop IDs to include the new Photoshop 2021 (version 22.x).
  • [FIX] - Wall Grouping Layouts no longer sometimes display with a light grey or black 1-pixel border on some edges in Working with Layouts and Working with Rooms. This was more noticeable on white backgrounds on non-retina/hi-dpi screens.
  • [FIX] - Composite Layouts now correctly display with a mat overlap when a non-virtual Surrounding Mat is added. Note: This may be different from what is produced through High-Res Production if you later decide to order the mat as a Virtual Mat rather than a Traditional Matted Mat.
  • [FIX] - The Mat Overlap amount is now correctly printed on Ordered Mats Report when outside mats are ordered on Composite Layouts.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, the arrow buttons on either side of the Matt and Frame icons on the left-hand side of the Info bar are now visible and operational when you select a print in the room.
  • [FIX] - If images are selected in Working with Images and you change to Working with Layouts, the images now remain selected in the Image List.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Operating System popups menus now no longer appear on the wrong screen when you have two screens set up with different scaling factors and the main window is on the second screen.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, if a layout is updated with a different template that has fewer openings than the original layout and the Image List filter is set to "Hide Used Images", the images which were not copied to the updated layout are now be shown in the filtered Image List.
  • [FIX] - The error message when is shown when ProSelect is unable to open an album file when the file contains an invalid album version number now refers you to the KnowledgeBase article on Repairing ProSelect Album files.
  • [FIX] - When closing an album without saving, you are no longer warned to save the album after using Original Images -> Copy xxx to... commands (under the Album menu). This message is shown if you have moved the images instead of copying them.
  • [MAC] - When running on OSX 10.14 or newer, if there is an error trying to connect to Photoshop then a dialog will now display with instructions to allow Automation and includes a shortcut button to open the System Preferences -> Security & Privacy window to allow you to do this.
  • [MAC] - When running on OSX 10.15 or newer, a new Help menu option has been added which opens a dialog window with instructions on how to allow Full Disk Access. A shortcut button in the dialog will open the System Preferences -> Security & Privacy window to make this easier to access.

New in ProSelect 2020r1.3 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Added Menu Keyboard Shortcut: Shift-CMD/Ctrl-E for Export Selected Sample Room images.
  • Assigned menu keyboard shortcuts: Shift + T,S,C,V to change to Thumbnail, Show, Crop, and Select size views, respectively.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, you can now undo changing the opening shape mask, opacity, swap to/from Graphics Block, No Mat Border, and Rotate 180 actions.
  • [FIX][WIN] - In the Template Manager, the hint text now correctly shows Alt-drag row rather than Option-drag row to change the order of items in the list box.
  • [FIX] - When using View -> Show Images Two up, the right-arrow key action no longer stops working under some circumstances.
  • [FIX][MAC]- Option-Tab once again hides/shows the Info bar.
  • [FIX] - Shift + 1-3 once again swaps to the Yes, Maybe, or No tabs in the Image List, respectively when using standard English language keyboards.
  • If you have extended your TimeExposure PLUS, your new PLUS expiry date is now automatically updated in ProSelect the next time your ProSelect Messages are checked.
  • In High-Res Production window, you can once again click the ReLoad Edited and ReLoad All buttons while holding down the Alt/Option key to changes these to a Re-link Only action.
  • [MAC] - When loading PSD files, ProSelect now checks if the files import as all black or all white and gives you a warning message that you may not have set up Photoshop to save PSD files with the "Maximize Compatibility" option.
  • [FIX] - When Exporting Select Sample Room Images, the optional legend now includes the print/layout sizes in addition to overall sizes (with any added mat or frame) for each item in the room.
  • [FIX] - In High-Res Production, using Reloading Edited for digital file orders now correctly updates the image rotation when the edited image has already applied this rotation.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Slideshows, the View menu now shows "Show Slides" (instead of "Show Book Pages").
  • [FIX] - When importing images from a Watch folder, you now have the option to increase the "download complete" delay time from 3 to 5 or 7 seconds if you transferring large camera files or using a slower connection method from your camera.
  • [FIX] - When Reloading Edited images, the "Album will be Saved" dialog's OK button is the default, as is the "Start Reload" button on the re-apply presets and actions dialog. Both these button actions can be selected using the Return key.
  • [FIX][MAC] - When opening a single RAW file in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CC 2020, any associated XMP file is now also correctly loaded by ACR.
  • [FIX] - Sending or removing a book from Production now sets the album state to be Unsaved.
  • [FIX] - Frame pricing calculations in the Add Custom Products for Images window no longer show a slightly lower price in some circumstances (due to rounding down calculation error).
  • [FIX] - When loading an album, if some invalid order items, missing production book pages are removed or template ids corrected, the album is now marked as unsaved.
  • [FIX] - When exporting Sample Room Images, the legend now also shows the print/layout sizes in addition to overall sizes for each item in rooms.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Changed the way the watch folder checks for updated files to avoid intermittent issues with new versions of OSX caching the contents of the folder.
  • [FIX] - When restoring saved dialog window sizes and positions, ProSelect no longer updates the size of any non-resizable windows. This prevents incorrect window sizes if there has been a design change in the window's size between versions.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, thumbnail view, you can once again drag selected pages with the Alt/Option key down and drop onto another book icon to copy the selected pages into the new book.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, Thumbnail view, the selection rectangle shown around openings when Alt/Option-dragging to swap images between book pages is no longer offset by the size of the gutter/bleed.
  • [FIX] - When installing the Lightroom Plugin from within ProSelect, if the Modules folder doesn't exist, rather than failing to install the plugin, the folder will be automatically created.

New in ProSelect 2020r1.2 (Oct 9, 2020)

  • [FIX][WIN] - Export Lightroom Filename list now includes comma separators rather than end-of-line characters.
  • [FIX] - Updated the Slideshow Favorites Album Set icon to use the new "thumbs up" symbol.
  • [FIX] - The Presentation Options window can now be resized vertically.
  • [FIX] - No longer showing auto-center hints when moving items around in Working with Rooms.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, the maximum size that you can set the Auto-Spacing value to is now 25" or 30% of the template's shortest side length.
  • [FIX] - Close-up Room View now displays the same on the second screen when you have Mirror Display Area turned on.
  • [FIX] - Removed Shift + 1-5, 0 & ~ keyboard shortcuts for setting star ratings from beta test version. (The ones to use are the menu shortcut keys: Cmd/Ctrl 0-5).
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, manually entering a tilt value to an opening that touches the bottom edge of the template area now keeps the opening center in the same position rather than moving it away from the bottom edge. You can now also drag part of a titled opening beyond the template's top and left edges.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, you can now undo changes to the Tilt of an opening.
  • [FIX] - The Album is no longer marked as "un-saved" after starting a new album if you had added a new room to the previous album file and not saved the album file.
  • [FIX] - When designing books, Smart bleed is automatically disabled when adding a template with an overlay image or clipping image to prevent the opening positions from shifting relative to the overlay or clipping images.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, the thumbnails for newly added book pages are now drawn with the default white mat to reflect how they appear when viewed as a full-sized page.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, in Grid view when dragging items, the relevant grid snap corner is now indicated by a cyan arrow the same way as in the Template Editor.
  • You can now use the ESC key to return to the thumbnail view when previewing a single slide in Working with Slideshows.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer displays additional random data after the path location when selecting to open a recent album that has been moved to the trash.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, the thumbnails of composite pages are now drawn correctly positioned when the template's aspect ratio does not exactly match that of the Book Design.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Fixed an issue that prevented ProSelect from launching and communicating with Photoshop on some OSX Catalina machine configurations.
  • When exporting Sample Room Images, if only one room is selected, you can now choose the exported image's filename. In this case, the "Files & Filenames" group box in the export window is disabled as these controls don't apply. If multiple rooms are selected, you can only choose the destination folder, and the exported images will be named the same as room names.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, Select size view no longer cuts of the outer edges of the items being displayed if the screen size is too small to display them at actual size.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, Select Size view, you can once again select this view with the Alt/Option key down to scale the selected items to fit within the display area.

New in ProSelect 2020r1.1 (Sep 18, 2020)

  • [FIX]- Re-arranged the Template Editor's controls to allow the minimum window size to be reduced by 40 pixels to fit on some smaller screens.
  • [FIX] - When Exporting Sample Room Images, the default displayed export size now shows as the size of the imported room image rather than the current screen size.
  • [FIX] - When Exporting sample rooms, no longer overwrites existing images (if this is not selected) if you have chosen to prepend a sequence number.
  • [FIX] - No longer re-build low-resource images when you are using Reset to Default Setup or adding current version resources if already up to date.
  • [FIX] - The Export Sample Images/Layouts/Rooms dialog output size description has been updated to reflect better what will happen.
  • [FIX] - Added the latest French Translations.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, the "snap to" pointer is no longer shown when "snap to grids and guides" is turned off.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, the grid size now shows up to three decimal places in the bottom right display area.
  • [FIX] - Working with Layouts, Cropping view now correctly displays openings for Gallery Wrap templates.
  • [FIX] - When turned on, the Protect Images Stamp is now also applied to images that are zoomed in.

New in ProSelect 2020r1 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • GENERAL:
  • 1. The Snapshot tool has been removed from the right-hand toolbar to free up some space on smaller screens. You can still use the Export options (under the File menu) to export sample images of all the areas previously covered by the Snapshot tool.
  • 2. After 12 years, to promote a lower caffeine diet (and free up some screen space!), we removed the Coffee Cup tool from the right-hand toolbar.
  • 3. For clarity, the Export Selected Sample Images/Layouts/Rooms/Book Pages setup dialogs now only show items relevant to the items being exported.
  • 4. The View selection keyboard menu short cuts Cmd/Ctrl-1,3,4,5 have been removed as these are now used by the rating system. You can still use I, L & R to quickly switch between Working with Images, Layout & Rooms, respectively. Cmd/Ctrl-2 (and variants) for starting a slideshow has been changed to Cmd/Ctrl-J.
  • 5. In Preferences -> Importing Images, any entries of JPG, TIF or PSD files as Raw file extensions are now automatically removed when loading or saving the Preferences. This prevents these file types from being ignored when imported into ProSelect.
  • 6. With Animoto now longer supporting direct import of images, this option has been removed from ProSelect. For an alternative method for exporting images for upload to Animoto, search the TimeExposure KnowledgeBase.
  • 7. Updated the "Unable to Access ProSelect Resources Folder" window with clearer options, descriptions, and recommendations.
  • 8. When exporting a Collection, ProSelect now checks for missing resource images (frames, images etc.) prior to exporting and, if any are found, it lists the missing file names and in which item the missing file is used.
  • WORKING WITH IMAGES:
  • 1. Each image can now be rated using a 1-5 star rating system. Rating can be applied to one or more selected images using the Set Star Rating (under Edit Menu), keyboard shortcuts Cmd/Ctrl-1 to 5, or by clicking on the stars in the bottom center of the Info bar. Cmd/Ctrl-0 will remove all ratings.
  • You can remove the rating using menu command Set Star Rating -> None, keyboard shortcuts Cmd/Ctrl-0, or by clicking on the "O" that appears on the left side of the stars in the bottom center of the Info bar.
  • The current star rating is shown on the bottom right corner of the thumbnail images when Show Thumbnail tags is turned on (under View menu). In this case, the Notes icon moves up one position.
  • The current star rating is also shown in the Get Selected Image Info window.
  • 2. Any ratings applied in Lightroom can be optionally imported into ProSelect when adding or updating images through the ProSelect Lightroom Plug-in.
  • 3. You can use the Image List filter to only show images of a selected rating or no rating. When selecting a rating from the dropdown menu, if you hold down the Alt/Option key, it will also include all the higher rating images.
  • eg Alt/Option click on 3 stars to select 3 stars and above.
  • 4. You can sort the images in your album by star rating using Sort Album Images by -> Rating (under the Album Menu). Like other sort options, selecting this while holding down the Alt/Option key will reverse the sort order.
  • 5. The Photographer's Favorite ("F" key toggle) thumbnail tag icon has been changed to a "thumbs up" symbol (it was previously a star which is now used for the new rating system).
  • 6. You can use the new "Rotate Crop 90" tool (when in Cropping view) or the Rotate Crop 90 menu command (under Edit Menu) to rotate the current crop by 90 degrees.
  • TEMPLATE EDITOR:
  • The template editor has been redesigned to make it easier to design templates with precise alignment and spacing. New features include:
  • 1. GUIDES. You can add both vertical and horizontal guides. These can be relative to the left or right, top or bottom edges. You add a guide by dragging from the top-left or bottom-right corners. By default, guides are relative to the corner that they are dragged from. However, you can swap sides by Alt/Option-clicking on the guide handle. When mousing over a guide handle or dragging it, the distance to the relevant edge will be shown next to the guide handle.
  • You can use the Show Guides button to hide/show guides. When they are shown, guides act as snap points (if you have snap set to Snap to Edges/Guides or Snap to Guides Only). Also, the Align and Extend tools will use the nearest guides beyond the currently selected item(s) as an endpoint.
  • Guide positions are saved with template. A set of guides on a template can also be saved as the "default set" using the right-click option on the Show Guides tool button. These will be automatically added to any templates without any guides. You can also use the "Load from Default" right-click option to change an existing set of template guides to the current default set. Your default set of guides will be saved in your Preferences.
  • When dragging Guides, they automatically snap to 0.125" (1/8") or 1mm increments depending on your Working Units preference settings. Pressing the Control key while dragging a guide will turn off this snapping.
  • You can use the G key to Show/Hide the Guides on the current template.
  • 2. SNAP TOOL BEHAVIOR. You can set snap to be Off, Grid, Edges & Guides, Guides Only using the top left toolbar buttons. The "S" keyboard shortcut moves to the next snap option. When dragging an opening with snapping turned on, snapping occurs on the corner or edge which is closest to your mouse-down position. A cyan indicator arrow indicates the snapping corner or edge.
  • Temporary snap points are displayed on the edges of the template marking the midpoints between surrounding items.
  • 3. GRID. You can use top toolbar buttons to select to Hide, Show Grid Behind or Show Grid in Front. The "R" keyboard shortcut moves to the next grid option. Right-clicking on any of the Grid buttons shows a popup menu where you can set the grid size from a list of common sizes or select a custom one. The last used grid size will be saved with the template.
  • The current Grid size is displayed below the design area.
  • 4. MEASUREMENTS. Turning measurements on displays the distances around the selected items (or selected group of items) to the "Closest Items" (edges, sides or guides). Alternatively, you can set this to "Measurements to Edges or Guides" to show the overall position or the items.
  • If you click Measurements to Edges or Guides with the Alt/option key down and have selected more than one item, the spacing between the items is shown if not zero. This function is useful for checking those adjacent touching items that are exactly touching.
  • Hint: You can use Distribute Vertically or Distribute Vertically with Auto-Spacing off to readjust all opening to be exactly touching.
  • You can use the M key to toggle the current measurements settings on or off.
  • 5. AUTO-SPACING. The Auto-Spacing feature lets you lock a specific space between openings or graphics blocks. When turned on, snapping changes to the edges of the closest object is offset by the selected space. With Auto-Spacing on, Snap lines change to orange color, and space adjacent to the closest items is displayed in orange. You can temporarily disable Auto-Spacing snap, by holding down the Alt/Option key while dragging an opening.
  • When Auto-Spacing is on, the Extend tools will maintain the selected spacing to the nearest object, and the Distribute and Space Evenly tools will use the selected spacing.
  • Right-clicking on the Auto-Spacing button show a popup menu where you can set the spacing size from a list of common sizes or select a custom one. The default spacing is 1/8" (0.125") or 5mm. The used spacing is saved with the template.
  • The current Auto-Spacing size (and on/off status) is shown below the design area.
  • If an opening is tilted, the outer bounding box is used as the snapping edge.
  • When Auto-Spacing is turned on an set to a value greater than zero, the arrow keys will nudge the selected items by the spacing amount. When Auto-Spacing is off the arrow keys nudge by 1/8" or 2mm. If you hold the shift key down, this changes this to 1/2" or 10mm.
  • 6. ALIGNMENT TOOLS (Right-hand Toolbar). When two or more openings are selected, you can use the Align Left, Right, Top, and Bottom tools to move all selected opening so that the nominated edges align. Holding the Alt/Option key down while using these changes to Extend Align, which extends the selected opening in the selected direction to match the alignment without moving any other sides. Holding both the Alt/Option AND Shift key causes the opening to be extended to align in the selected direction and the opposite direction. eg Alt/Option + Shift + Align Top will light all selected opening to the highest top edge and lowest bottom edges of the selected openings.
  • Likewise, you can use the Distribute Vertically and Distribute Horizontally tools to evenly spread the selected opening between the template edges or closest guides. All openings will be adjusted to be the same height (if distributing vertically) or width (if distributing horizontally). If Auto-Spacing is on, then the current spacing will be set between each opening otherwise, the spacing will be zero (they will touch).
  • Use the tools with the Alt/Opt key down to invoke the Space Vertically and Space Horizontally tools. These preserve the current opening sizes and adjust the spacing between them to be the selected spacing setting (if Auto-Spacing is on).
  • You can also use the Extend Left, Right, Top, and Bottom tools to extend the selected openings until they meet another opening (or the set spacing from that opening if Auto-Spacing is on), a guide or an edge. All the Openings will end up aligned on the side being extended.
  • All Alignment tools can also be accessed by right-clicking on a selected opening(s) and choosing from the popup menu.
  • 7. EXPAND/SHRINK. The Selected Opening will be expanded evenly by the set amount or shrunk if a negative number is entered. This can be used to create a graphic block that is precisely set to a size larger than the opening, which it sits behind.
  • 8. OPENING ORDER. The Bring Opening Forward and Send Opening Back tools shift the order of the selected opening one position forward or backward. (#1 is always at the back). Holding the Alt/Option key down while clicking these changes these operations to Bring to Front and Send to Back, respectively.
  • The Reorder All Openings button sets the order of all opening, starting with those closest to the top-left corner. Holding the Alt/Option ket swaps the starting position to the bottom-right corner. Holding the Shift key down makes the largest opening the #1, and the remaining ones are numbered from top-left or bottom-right.
  • 9. UNDO/REDO. Multi-level Undo and Redo commands are available using keyboard shortcuts Cmd/Ctrl-Z and SHIFT-Cmd/Ctrl-Z, respectively, or the buttons at the bottom of the window.
  • 10. COPY & PASTE OPENINGS. You can use Cmd/Ctrl-C and Cmd/Ctrl-V to copy and past the currently selected Openings into the same template or another one.
  • 11. REMOVING OPENINGS. You can use the delete key to remove the currently selected openings or the Remove Openings Tool Button (trash can). You can delete all openings but need to add back at least one opening (or graphics block) before you can save the template.
  • 12. ROTATED OPENINGS. Use the "Rotate 180" checkbox in the Template Data area to set the opening so that images added to it are automatically rotated. This can be used when designing templates for card products with a horizontal fold.
  • Large-sized layouts and book pages show "180" in the center of any empty openings which are set to Rotate 180.
  • 13. EXTENDED WORK AREA. You can extend the design area by hiding both the template list on the left side and the template data area on the right side using the disclosure arrows at the top.
  • 14. GRAPHICS BLOCKS. You can change an opening to/from a graphics block using the Graphics Block checkbox in the properties area when one or more openings are selected or using the right-hand toolbar button.
  • 15. COMPOSITE TYPE. Select whether a template is a Composite or Traditional Matted type using the "C" and "TM" buttons at the top right.
  • 16. HINTS and Options. Buttons with a right-hand side disclosure arrow can be right-clicked to show additional options. Buttons whose action can be modified by holding down the Alt/Option key show a hover hint with
  • Normal Function:
  • [Alt/Opt] Alternate function:
  • 17. SELECTIONS. Selected items are displayed with a solid light cyan fill color. When selecting multiple items, a bounding box is now displayed around the entire selection with corner and side center drag handles.
  • You can drag a marquee over a number of opening to select those touching the marquee or the standard Shift-click or Cmd/Ctrl-options.
  • You can click on the handles to resize the entire selection the same way as with individual openings. Use the Shift-key when starting to drag to maintain the same aspect ratio. By default, the current spacing between the selected items is kept at the same size, with only the openings being resized. However, you can hold down the Alt/Option key when starting to drag to resize both the openings and spaces between by the same proportion.
  • You can use the Keyboard Shortcut Cmd/Ctrl-A to select all opening and Cmd/Ctrl-D to unselect any selected opening.
  • 18. HIGHER PRECISION positions. Templates are now saved with up to 8 significant decimal digits for all position and size values to maintain accurate positioning when saved and loaded.
  • 19. CHECKING SPACING. If you click the Measurements to Closest items while holding down the Alt/Option key and have more than one item selected. The distance between those items and the selection bounds will be displayed in green boxes. If any two items are touching with no gap, then no measurement is shown. If the gap is less than 0.01 units then "0.01" is displayed. You can turn this option off by clicking on any of the Show Measurements buttons again.
  • 20. The minimum template opening size is 10mm or 0.4"
  • 21. NUDGING WITH KEYBOARD. The keyboard arrow keys can be used to nudge the position of the selected openings. If you have Auto-Spacing turned on, each press will move the selected items by the set Auto-Spacing value.
  • Otherwise, each press will move by 1/8” (2mm, if metric units) or, with the Shift key down, by 1/2” (10mm).
  • 22. In the Template Editor, holding shift key down will click the Save button will immediate save the changes to the ProSelect Data file rather then when the window is closed.
  • WORKING WITH ROOMS:
  • 1. In the Setup Rooms window, when in Calibrate mode (the rule icon) and you are dragging the ends of the ruler, a circular magnified view at the end of the ruler makes it easier to precisely align with objects in the room. Just place the center of the crosshairs on the edge of the item that you are measuring.
  • 2. In Working with Rooms, the slideshow view icon has been replaced by a new "Close-up Room View" option. When clicked, the currently selected items in the room (or all items if none selected) are enlarged to within the display area size with the room still shown in the background.
  • 3. In Select Size View and Close-up Room view, if you have multiple items displayed then select fewer items, you can now click on the Select Size View or Close-up Room view icons again to update the Display Area to just show the selected items.
  • 4. In Show Rooms View, you can use the new "Adjust Wall Grouping" toolbar control for this function. Right-clicking on this tool also gives you access to the Separate Wall Grouping command. These two options can still be accessed from the popup menu when you right-click on a Wall Grouping.
  • 5. The Exporting Sample Room Images setup window now includes the option to "Add Sizes Legend". Select this to have the exported image widened to include a legend. This will show numbered placements of all the items in the room, along with a list of their overall dimensions (including any mats or frames). If you have more than one piece, the overall size of the Wall design is also included. Exported Room images are named using the Album name plus the Room Name.
  • SLIDESHOW ENHANCEMENTS:
  • 1. Slideshow Styles now allows you to set your slideshows to include any applied Mats and Frames around the images during the slideshow. This is set up under the Advanced Tab -> in the Options area.
  • PRICING & ORDERING IMPROVEMENTS:
  • 1. If you have enabled Product codes (Preferences -> Pricing & Ordering -> Product codes), then any product codes are now included in the last column when you export the Order Report in CSV format. These are added to column N replacing previous Order Notes.
  • 2. Added to option to include notes when you export the Order Report in CSV format. This option can be selected in the Preferences (Pricing & Ordering -> Settings -> Export Orders Options > CSV Format: Include Image, Layout & Order Notes). Because you can't include commas or carriage returns in the exported notes, these characters are replaced with dashes periods and spaces. These are added to column O.
  • 3. The Setup Tax window layout now makes it clearer that the option for "Price List Items include Tax" in only for some non-US countries.
  • WORKING WITH BOOKS:
  • 1. To prevent errors, when Sending a Book to Production, any pages from the selected book already in Production are automatically removed when sending them again. Also, you can no longer just Send Selected Pages to Production.
  • 2. When Sending Books to Production, the displayed name in the Production window now shows (L), (R), or (DS) to indicate the page side or if a double-spread.
  • 3. In Working with Books, Show Pages view and Thumbnail view now display the pages with any bleed removed. In Show Pages view, the gutter area is drawn as a dark grey transparent vertical bar over the gutter part of the page. The bleed/gutter size is set by the Book Design used. In Cropping View, the entire page is shown with bleed lines as cyan-colored dashed lines match those in Working with Layouts.
  • 4. When using Export -> Selected Sample Book Pages, you can combine separate left and right side pages into spreads. The export dialog had been redesigned for this specific export operation.
  • 5. The Book Report setup window now has the option to include the Book Name and assigned Book Design on the report.
  • 6. When designing Composite Books, by default, ProSelect is now using "Bleed-Smart" algorithms to dynamically adjust the size and position of elements in any template added to your books.
  • This option is enabled by default in the latest version but can be turned off in Preferences -> General Settings -> Templates, Rooms & Books -> Book Design Options. When enabled, the current fitting option in Thumbnail view shows "(Bleed Smart)" after the option name.
  • When enabled, any newly added templates are scaled to fit within the final page space (within any bleed and gutter restrictions). Any elements that are touching the edge of the template are extended to the outside edges past any bleed or gutter lines. "Bleed Smart" will thus maintain any surrounding space around the openings in the template while ensuring the openings or graphics blocks intended to run into the bleed or gutter areas still do so.
  • Page layouts will also be dynamically readjusted when your pages change sides (such as when inserting or removing pages in the book) as well as when rotating or flipping pages horizontally or switching to a different Book Design.
  • 7. To prevent unintended errors, when changing the Book Design of a book that has already been Sent to Production, a warning message is now displayed that the book will be removed from Production and that you will need to send it to Production again.
  • 8. Book Designs now allow you to select how double-spreads pages are produced through High-Res Production. The options are to exported the pages "As Designed" (a mix of single and double-spread pages), "Split into Single pages" (as in previous versions), or "Combine into Double-Spreads". This last option will combine any single-sided book pages in a double-spread book into one double-spread output file. This allows you to combine, on output, pages with different Inner Mat Designs and Overlay images on each side of the page, which you can't do within ProSelect.
  • The option to split-pages has been removed from the Production Preferences.
  • 9. In the Edit Book Designs window, deleting a book design now leaves the next one selected, and you can now select and delete multiple book designs at the same time provide you least at least one remaining and none of the select designs are currently being used in the album.
  • 10. In the Edit Book Designs window, you can now export and import book designs as CSV format file by clicking on the Import and Export buttons while holding down the Alt/Option Key.
  • To Lock the CSV imported items, also hold down the SHIFT key.
  • When exporting, the file includes a header line for each column, and this can be used as a spreadsheet "template" for making changes in a spreadsheet. When importing the Supplier column (1) is prepended to the design name. When exporting, the working units (inches/mm) are used. When importing, ProSelect assumes that the CSV file units are the same as the working units (inches/mm).
  • 11. The Book Designs window now shows the total number of designs loaded under the list box.
  • 12. When Working with Layouts or Books, ProSelect now remembers the Templates names of the last three edited templates and allow you to quickly swap an existing layout or book page to one of these by choosing Swap Template to... from the right-click popup menu when you click on the layout or page in Thumbnail view or Show Layouts/Pages Views. This allows you to quickly create a new version of an existing template by opening the layout/page's associated template in the Template Editor, duplicating the template, modifying it, and then swapping layout/page to the new version.
  • 13. Book Pages (and Layouts) are now drawn with double precision for finer accuracy display within ProSelect.
  • 14. The Setup Book Design window layout has been redesigned to give more space for longer book design names. It can also now we resized width-wise.
  • 15. In Working with Books, the Book Design size and type are no longer added after the Book Design name in the top bar when in Thumbnail view. Rather, it is now displayed in the top right of the Info bar in this view.
  • PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENTS:
  • 1. The Preferences option (under Importing Images) to "Always Reload when Re-linking" has been removed as this is now the only setting available in the High-Res Production window. The menu option to "Reset All Production Links" has been removed from the Production menu as it is no longer needed.
  • 2. You can now select an alternative RAW file editor in the Preferences other than Photoshop or Lightroom. To work, the selected editor must support opening an image using the OpenDocument system call. See the Reference Manual for more information. With another RAW editor selected, the keyboard shortcuts move to that editor.
  • 3. When Exporting a Production Package, you can now separately select whether to include Ordered Print Images and Ordered Digital files in the exported Package Folder. You can select to include Original Images and Raw images for these items.
  • 4. When Exporting a Production Package, you now have the option to include high-res copies of all used resources images with your Exported Production Package. This option creates an additional "Production Resources" folder with the images in the same subfolders structure as the standard ProSelect Resources folder. Then when using a "Production" Album to run High-Res Production, ProSelect will automatically use these files. If not found, it is will look in your ProSelect Resources folder. This allows production staff to build complex layouts and mats using a Production Album without needing to have all the same image resources set up on their computers.
  • 5. The new Export -> Lightroom Filename List (under File menu) allows you quickly create a Lightroom compatible search list of a range of images in the current album file. This includes the currently selected images, the images in the current tab and set, ordered images (with and without digital file orders), ordered digital files and images in the currently selected book. You can either copy this to the clipboard or export the list to a file if you wish to transfer it to another computer.
  • 6. High-Res production now uses double-precision positioning for improved accuracy when creating products with touching edges.
  • 7. Added a new High-Res Production Folder name option of Album Name with Date Prefix. The date is in the format of YYYY-MM-DD, so it can be easily sorted in Finder (on Macs) or File Explorer (on Windows).
  • 8. The preview images in the High-Res Production window now displays any bleed and gutter lines (a set in the Book Design) on selected composite book pages.
  • 9. The new Print Production Images Report (under File Menu) provides a sorted list of all the images used in Ordered Prints, Digital Files, Layouts as well as Album Books. Any notes attached to the images are also included in the report. You have the option to only include images that have notes, large small or no thumbnails, and whether the thumbnails are shown cropped or full frame.
  • 10. Added the option to the Export Production Package window to include a text-only version of the "Production Images Report". You can use the associated Setup window to select the items that you wish to include in the report.
  • 11. When running Production on any composite book pages, all images are now exported to a separate output subfolder whose name is a combination of the book name plus the book design name. The image file names are always shown as "Side X" or "Side X-Y".
  • 12. Original Images -> Reload Selected Retouched Images (under Album menu) has been changed to Reload Selected Edited Images. It works the same as before looking for the newest version of the image with either jpg, tif or psd types. In the Production window, have similarly renamed Re-link Relink buttons to "Reload Just Edited" and "Reload All Edited".
  • STUDIOCLOUD INTEGRATION:
  • 1. Added to new option (in Preferences > General > Integration) so that each time an album is opened that is linked to a StudioCloud invoice, it checks to see if any payments have been added to the invoice that are not in ProSelect and prompts if you wish to add these.
  • This preference setting would be used on sales machines to ensure all deposits are included prior to building the order.
  • 2. When invoices are sent to StudioCloud, it now checks for additional payments and prompts you to add those against the current ProSelect order.
  • FIXES:
  • 1. [FIX] - If you change a layout type (eg from Traditional Matted to Composite or vica versa), the $ thumbnail tag is now correctly updated depending on whether you have the new type in your price list.
  • 2. [FIX] - When creating Gallery Wraps with an Inner Mat through High-Res Production, the sizes added into the filename and the subfolder name now match the overall image size rather than being the width of the Inner Mat larger than it actually is.
  • 3. [FIX] - When importing a StudioCloud Invoice, ProSelect now correctly picks up non-taxable items on invoices containing a mix of taxable and non-taxable items. It now also imports the line item's name rather than its description.
  • 4. [FIX] - In the Template editor, the buttons for adding Mats and Frames now left-align when the Template List is hidden.
  • 5. [FIX] - In the Template Editor, if an opening is selected, which is underneath another opening, clicking on the hidden part of the selected opening again to move or resize it, no longer changes the selection to the topmost opening.
  • 6. [FIX] - When importing a batch of images into ProSelect, they are now sorted in the sort order specified in your Preferences (Importing Images) prior to being added to the album. This means that second and subsequent batch imports will now also be sorted then added to the end of any existing images in the album file.
  • 7. [FIX] - When saving, ProSelect no longer reports that the album file has been taken over by someone else if the name of your computer changes while a ProSelect album is open. This can happen on OSX if your network connection changes while ProSelect is open.
  • 8. [FIX] - When applying a Perfectly Clear preset in Production, if there is a problem trying to convert from the working color space (sRGB) to back to the original image's embedded color profile, ProSelect will now use the Default Color Profile (as setup in the Preferences -> Display -> Color Management). This allows retouching presets to be applied to images from an iPhone which use Apple's "one-way only" color profiles.
  • 9. [FIX] - Color correction is no longer incorrectly re-applied after applying a Perfectly Clear preset within ProSelect if the last imported image was in a color space other than sRGB.
  • 10. [FIX] - When duplicating a Book Design, any gutter values are now copied across to the new book design.
  • 11. [FIX] - Column formatting for Exported Orders in CSV format is no longer broken if you have added a multi-line Order Note an order item.
  • 12. [FIX] - In Setup Notes, when adding a new note if you don't enter any contents and click Save Changes, your entered title text is copied into the contents. You can no longer save a note if there is nothing entered in the note's title box.
  • 13. [FIX] - In the Edit Book Designs window, when exporting selected book designs, the default filename no longer has two file extensions.
  • 14. [FIX] - No longer gives an error (or results in empty folders) when exporting files in a production package when two different source folders have the same name.
  • 15. [FIX] - Not longer give an out-of-bounds error if you use Undo after changing a template on a layout or book page to a new template with fewer openings.
  • 16. [FIX] - The Install 2020r1 Default Resources window (File Menu -> ProSelect Data) now allows you to add any missing Book Designs.
  • 17. [FIX] - When exporting Collections, clicking on an item row no longer sets the checkbox on that row. You can now select multiple rows and check/uncheck all those rows by changing just one-row checkbox.
  • 18. [FIX] - When updating payments from SC, only previously been exported payments will be removed payments. Any payments that have not yet been exported to StudioCloud are no longer deleted.
  • 19. [FIX] - The Manage Resources window for Mat Background images, now correctly shows which resource images that have been used in at least one Mat.
  • 20. [FIX] - Not long gives an ExtendScript error and stops Production when splitting double-spread book pages under some circumstances.
  • 21. [FIX] - Replaced all references to Lightroom 2 & 3 with Lightroom Classic.
  • 22. [FIX] - The Make High-Res Images button is now disabled while Production is running to prevent you from accidentally clicking on it more than once, which could cause an error.
  • 23. [FIX] - When replacing a template in a layout or book page and transferring the images from the old template to the new template, the flipped horizontal state of any openings to is now copied to the new layout.
  • 24. [FIX] - When in Working with Books (Show pages view), the navigation buttons are now always enabled to you can use this to move to next and previous pages.
  • 25. [FIX] - When setting up a Custom Traditional Matted Layout the default paper size is based off the #1 opening size rather than the overall size.
  • 26. [FIX][MAC] - ProSelect now detects different versions of Photoshop and changes how it communicates with Photoshop accordingly so that it can connect correctly to all version from CS6 to CC 2020. This resolves previous issue with opening RAW image in Photoshop CC 2020.
  • 27. [FIX] - When using the Lightroom Plugin, you can now do an Update (Reloaded Edited) while the High-Res Production window is open in ProSelect. This will update the images list and any preview image.
  • 28. [FIX][WIN] - The About ProSelect window now open immediately rather than waiting until all the Helper apps have responded. The Help App status's are displayed when available.
  • 29. [FIX] - After changing the name of a template in the Template Editor, the title bar of the Editor window is now immediately update with the new name.
  • 30. [FIX] - When saving book pages as templates, any images in the openings are no longer shown in the template's thumbnail image.
  • 31. [FIX] - New ProSelect empty albums are no longer set to "Unsaved" after the first auto backup is done. This could stop you from adding image via the Lightroom Plug-in.
  • 32. [FIX] - When applying a Custom Effect, if any of the images have already been ordered, a warning is shown that the ordered images will be updated. You now have the option to proceed anyway, cancel or duplicate the ordered images before applying the effect.
  • 33. [FIX] - The Manage Resources window for Shape files no longer allows you to add .psd or .png files. The only allowed file type is .jpg.
  • 34. [FIX] - When removing a file in the Manage Resources window for Shape files, if the the Shape Image file has an associated image (such as a psd), you now have the option to Cancel the operation (as well as delete the associate image or not).
  • 35. [FIX] - Removed 1 pixel gap between single sided book pages in Working with Books, Show pages view.
  • 36. [FIX] - The Manage Resources -> Shapes window now shows which jpgs are being used as clipping masks on any templates.
  • 37. [FIX] - When Importing a Collection, any frames with a decimal point in the frame file name (in addition the one in the frame width area) no longer have their frame filename truncated.
  • 38. [FIX] - In Setup Frames window, when changing the name of the frame group, you are now asked if you also wish to update all the frame price groups or not.
  • 39. [FIX] [MAC] - Overlay images from imported PSD files are now saved with the correct sRGB color space when converted to PNG files. This stops a color shift when loading overlay images for viewing in ProSelect.
  • 40. [FIX] - Template Manager's template preview now matches that of templates in Working with Layouts (the mat area is shown as mid-gray rather than white).
  • 41. [FIX] - Slideshow styles imported from a Collection can now be selected for use in a slideshow.
  • 42. [FIX] - When deleting a slideshow style, the next style is automatically selected unless you are at the bottom of the list in which case the previous one is selected.
  • 44. [FIX] - Template shape masks now correctly clip out any graphics blocks within the template.
  • 45. [FIX] - In the Template editor, you can now adjust width or height of mulitple hexagon shaped openings.
  • 46. [FIX] - You can now import a Collection containing only title slides.
  • 47. [FIX] - In the Template editor, clicking Apply Changes with the Alt/Option key down to change the scaling no longer moves openings positions. This function now also works if the template includes openings with Shapes.
  • 48. [FIX] - When Reseting to Default Setup, the default frames are now installing before the default mats to ensure any fillets in the Mat Designs are correctly setup.
  • 49. [FIX][WIN] - No longer crashes when opening a popup menu with a very large number of items in the list (more than 400!).
  • 50. [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, the Select Size view (and new Close-up Room View) icons in the toolbar are now disabled when there are no items in the currently selected room.

New in ProSelect 2019r2.11 (Jan 15, 2020)

  • [FIX] - Removed the "Triptych 1:2 Ratio w/style_frame" template from default setup as this contained a legacy style. The base Triptych 1:2 Ratio is still included.
  • [FIX] - Changes to the start and end positions of a slideshow video clip are now saved correctly.
  • Some code refactoring was done to avoid possible issues related to windows not closing properly when expected.

New in ProSelect 2019r2.10 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • [FIX][WIN] - Preferences window controls are now even number widths to prevent their right edges from disappearing if you set your screen scaling to 150%.
  • [WIN] - Added option to select Photoshop CC 2020 in Preferences as the Photo and/or RAW editor.
  • [FIX] - If you use the Image filter "Hide used Images" in Working with Books then those images are no longer hidden when you change back to Working with Images.
  • In Working with books, thumbnail view, if you are using the delete key and have more than two pages or spreads selected, you now be prompted with the message "Are you sure that you wish to delete the selected XX book pages or spreads?".
  • [FIX] - Any locked crop settings are now saved and restored from your album files.
  • [FIX][WIN] - The Available Memory in debug log no longer shows incorrectly if the value is too large.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error if you try to close the Place Order window with the escape key while the Export Orders sheet window is still closing.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Image filenames with forward-slashes and within folder names containing forward-slashes can now be opened and produced in Photoshop CC 2020.
  • [FIX][MAC] - You can no longer close the Messages window while it is still loading its content. This prevents some odd errors.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error in the download music window if you try to close the window before the download is complete.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error if you try to close the Setup Sharing sheet window before it is fully open.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error if you try to closing the Custom Product window from with the Place Order Window before it is fully open.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error if you try to close a sheet while linking an album to StudioCloud before the windows are fully open by pressing Escape multiple times.
  • [FIX] - In Preferences -> High-Res Production, you can no longer accidentally add spaces before or after your entered Output Foldername, Suffix or Prefix names. Doing this would prevent High-Res Production from exporting images to these folders.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer set up gallery wraps that will result in 0x0 face sizes. The maximum wrap/bleed is now 5" (for all templates ) or 1/3 of face size for fixed-size templates (whichever is less).
  • [FIX] - Resizing a template with a wrap now forces you to first remove the wrap if the resulting face size will be less than or equal to zero.
  • [FIX] - No longer give an error if you resize a layout with a wrap if the resulting face size is less than zero.
  • [FIX] - Minor text changes.
  • [FIX] - The Image List tab count now correctly shows the number of images in each tab after running a slideshow with Mirror Display Area turned on and using the down-arrow key to move images into a different tab.
  • [FIX] - 16-bit original images no longer fail to be processed by Perfectly Clear when used in High-Res Production. The PerfectlyClear Helper app version has been updated to 1.0.12.
  • Additional error checking added in the following areas:
  • when syncing main display to mirror display
  • when calculating mat sizes for template openings when mat assigned is a graphics block only mat
  • while finding missing images and folder child access raises unexpected exceptions
  • while applying preview of Perfectly Clear presets in background threads

New in ProSelect 2019r2.9 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • [FIX][MAC] - Playing a Slideshow with embedded videos using Metal no longer uses an excessive amount of memory which can cause longer videos to stop playing and the slideshow not to start the next time you try to start it.
  • [FIX] - The Custom Print window no longer locks up when clicking the Add Order button when selecting to add a custom size that is not in your Print Paper Sizes. This bug was accidentally introduced with a change in the 2019r2.5 update.
  • [FIX] - High-Production no longer sometimes produces composite images with a very thin strip of the mat background color on the bottom or right-hand edges if you have cropped the image with its cropping rectangle hard up to the right-hand edge of the image bounds and have applied an inner mat with the border set to an inwards direction.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if you close the Preferences window immediately after clicking Reload Photoshop Actions.
  • [FIX] - When exporting Selected Sample Layouts, unchecking "Include: Frames & Mats" now still includes any applied Inner Mats on the exported layouts. For clarity, this option has been changed to "Frames & Surrounding Mats".

New in ProSelect 2019r2.8 (Oct 29, 2019)

  • [FIX] - Running Perfectly Clear during High-Res Production is now faster as the Helper App now terminates immediately when processing has completed.
  • [FIX] - When running High-Res Production on images with Perfectly Clear Retouching, the progress bar now shows the retouching step prior to saying "Sending to Photoshop" so you can see what is currently happening.
  • [FIX] [MAC] - Perfectly Clear retouching during High-Res Production no longer fails if you have quotes and other special chars in your original image filenames.
  • [FIX] - Updated some text messages to make them easier to understand.
  • [FIX][WIN] - During High-Res Production, Perfectly Clear presets no longer fail to be applied to original files in JPG format.
  • Perfectly Clear Helper app updated to version 1.0.11.
  • [FIX] - Some fine-tuning has been done to the skin toning settings in the two "Female Enhance" pretouching presets.
  • [FIX] - When ordering a Composite Layout, any applied Perfectly Clear Presets now default to being applied to those images during Production.

New in ProSelect 2019r2 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • MAC OSX:
  • [MAC] Now supports the use of Metal for playing the slideshows on computers which support Metal. To use Metal, your computer's GPU must support Metal (see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205073), and you must be running OSX 10.11 or later.
  • If your computer supports Metal and you are using OSX 10.11 to 10.13 then you can choose to use either Metal or OpenGL in ProSelect's Preferences -> Slideshow -> Slideshow Settings -> Performance.
  • If you are using OSX 10.14 (Mojave) or newer, you can only use Metal.
  • The About ProSelect window shows whether OpenGL or Metal is available on your computer and which of these is currently selected.
  • SLIDESHOW PERFORMANCE:
  • To prevent slideshow lags on slower computers or when showing complex designs, by default, slides containing layouts, rooms, and book pages are now pre-assembled and buffered before the slideshow starts playing. This setting can be turned off on the Preferences -> Slideshow -> Slideshow Settings -> Performance -> Pre-Buffer Layouts, Pages & Rooms.
  • SLIDESHOW ENHANCEMENTS:
  • In ProSelect Pro, you can now link multiple slideshows together to play or export as one slideshow. This feature allows you to build a slideshow with separate sections using different slideshow styles (with different speeds, backgrounds, and music). With five slideshows, you can have up to 5 segments in your slideshow and even design two multi-segment slideshows (eg, one with 2 or 3 segments and the other with 2 segments).
  • To link a slideshow with the previous one, in Working with Slideshows, Thumbnail view, click on the slideshow group icon while holding down the Alt/Option key or choose "Link with Previous Slideshow" (under the Slideshow menu). Linked Slideshows display with a "linking line" under the icons.
  • You now can swap around the order of your slideshows using the new Adjust Slideshow Order window (under the Slideshow Menu).
  • Remember you can change the name of a slideshow group using Change Set Names (under the Album menu) or by Alt/Option-clicking on the Slideshow name in Working with Slideshows (Thumbnail view).
  • In Working with Slideshows, Preview Slideshow Slides View, starting a slideshow will play from the current slide onwards.
  • You now have the option to export your slideshow movies at 4K resolution.
  • In Working with Slideshows, Thumbnail view you can now use the right-click popup menu option "Play from Location" to start the slideshow from that frame.
  • A new Set Background Music Level for videos toolbar control has a popup menu which allows allows you to control the level of the background music that plays while the video is playing. Settings are High (no Video Sound), Medium, Medium-Low, Low, and Off (Video Sound Only). Thumbnail tags show the selected setting.
  • Added a new "Favorites" Album Set type for slideshows. This set includes all of the items marked as favorite (images and layouts) across all sets and tabs. Can you also use Convert Selected Sets to Slides to populate individual favorite items into the slideshow.
  • SLIDESHOW TEMPLATES:
  • You can now create templates for Slideshows consisting of any mix of videos (Pro Only), title slides and album sets with a pre-assigned Slideshow Style. You can set these up in the new Manage Slideshow Templates window (under Slideshow menu). Slideshow templates are saved in the ProSelect Data file and can be shared between computers.
  • Slideshow templates are another Slideshow "resource" that can be dragged into a slideshows timeline to be included in that slideshow in Working with Slideshows (Thumbnail view).
  • In the Manage Slideshow Templates window, you can setup ProSelect to automatically create a new slideshow structure for any or all of your slideshows whenever you start a new ProSelect Album.
  • The previous Preferences option to pre-fill the first slideshow on each new album is now done though the Manage Slideshow Templates where you can assign any template to any slideshow on newly created albums. When using 2019r2 for the first time, your Preferences setting is automatically converted into a Slideshow Template and setup to be assigned to the first slideshow.
  • MAT DESIGN CHANGES:
  • Added a new Mat Design Type "Graphics Block Only" which allows to only specify a graphics block color or image on a layout without adding any mats around the openings. This feature can be used to simulate mounts for some traditional matted wall groupings with no surrounding features.
  • ORDERING IMPROVEMENTS:
  • You now have the option on Order Report to print a summary of the order by Presentation type. When selected, this information next to the totals area on the report.
  • The Total Order Savings are now displayed in the Place Order window (as well as on the Order Report). This message is hidden or shown with the hide Totals Box control.
  • RETOUCHING:
  • ProSelect now supports automatic retouching using built-in Perfectly Clear technology. This feature allows you to quickly pretouch your album images before the sales session using one of integrated presets. You can easily compare results from each preset to choose the best option for your image then apply your selected settings to multiple images. The use of Perfectly Clear technology is part of your TimeExposure PLUS benefits.
  • ProSelect Pro users can choose to have their selected Perfectly Clear settings applied to final images during High-Res production, manually retouch the images or, if you have the Perfectly Clear Complete Plugin, apply the preset that you used in ProSelect then fine tune using the full set of options and enhancements.
  • ProSelect Pro users can also use the Perfectly Clear retouching technology on digital files produced through High-Res production saving users valuable post-production time.
  • To Pretouch your images, select one or more images and click the Pretouch tool in the toolbar to open the Apply Pretouch window.
  • Pretouching presets are named with code and a short title eg "PC01 - Vivid" in the dropdown menu. Selecting a Preset will show a short description about that the preset does and the types of images it best used with.
  • The first image is automatically selected and, if it doesn't already have a preset applied, the topmost preset will be automatically applied. You can select other presets from the dropdown menu. For most presets you can adjust the intensity of the preset using slider control.
  • When selecting other images from with this window, if the image doesn't already have any preset applied, then the last selected preset will be automatically applied.
  • As in the main window, right-click to zoom into the images and, once zoomed in, you can Dragon the preview image to pan it around to view other parts of the zoomed-in image.
  • Once you have the pretouch effect set how you want it on one image, Cmd/Cntrl click on other Images in the image list to add more similar images to the selection then click the SYNC button to apply the current preset settings to all selected images.
  • When done, click the Save button to apply your Pretouch selections to the images in the album file or click the Cancel button to abandon any changes.
  • You can use the Re-order presets button to open a window in which you can drag the Preset list to rearrange the order and put your favorite one at the top.
  • Because Local (B&W and Special Tint) and Custom Effects are always applied after any pretouching has been done, in the Apply Pretouch window the original image without any effects (other than the pretouch results) are shown. Local effects are re-applied when the window is closed. Custom Effects are re-applied (via Photoshop Actions) if you have checked the "Re-apply actions on Save" checkbox.
  • Alternatively, you can select one or more images in ProSelect main window (in Working with Images), then right-click on the Pretouch tool to directly apply or remove a Pretouch Preset from those images. The popup menu shows each preset at 100%. Recently used Presets and their intensity setting will be shown at the top of the menu.
  • Selected Images show any applied preset code only (not the title) and intensity in the Info Bar at the bottom of the main window.
  • Since Perfectly Clear only works on 64-bit versions of Windows, when installing the software on a 32-bit version of Windows, a warning message is shown. A similar message is displayed if you choose the retouching tool in this situation.
  • Exporting Sample Images limitations. If you have ProSelect Basic and current PLUS, you can use Perfectly Clear to retouch your images for your sales session. However, any sample images with a pretouching preset applied will only be exported at low-resolution web-use sizes (up to 1600 pixels). If you have ProSelect Pro and current PLUS you can export sample images with a Perfectly Clear preset applied up to the imported image size.
  • If your PLUS expires, any albums with pretouching already applied to the images will still show the pretouched results within ProSelect however these images cannot be exported as pretouched images until your PLUS is current again.
  • Pretouched images show a special thumbnail tag when View -> Show thumbnail tags is enabled.
  • In Working with Images, you can use the Image List Filter to Show only: Pretouched Images OR Images Not Pretouched.
  • In Working with Images, Thumbnail view, you can use the new "Pretouch" and "Remove Pretouch" options in the right-click popup menu.
  • PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Any missing resource images or original images found when starting Production are now immediately listed in a dialog window so it’s easier to track these down.
  • Like Traditional Matted Layouts and Book pages, ordered Prints with Traditional Matted Surrounding Mats can now optionally be produced with the output file being the same size as the combined product for easier mounting to a Matboard. Select these items in the Traditional Matted Production Options window (under Production Menu).
  • In the High-Res Production Preferences, you now have the option to have all your digital files created as high-quality jpg images regardless of your general Print output settings.
  • When starting production, the "Output Completed" icon is now cleared for the items being produced so if production does not complete on all items, you can easily see which items were not completed.
  • WORKFLOW WITH RETOUCHING:
  • By default, any pretouching presets applied to your images will automatically carry through to High-Res Production unless you expressly turn them off in the High-Res Production window.
  • You can decide on the best option for each image or product. For example, you might wish to retouch a large portrait image personally but use your pretouch setting when producing a series of lower resolution digital files.
  • Whenever you use Open in Photoshop or you selected Photo Editor to open an image with pretouch applied, you can optionally have the retouching already applied to that image in the editor. To do this, hold down the Shift-Key when clicking on the Open in XXXX button in High-Res Production or the Original Images -> Open in PhotoShop -> Selected Images Menu.
  • If you are opening the image in Photoshop then both the original image and the retouched image will be added as separate layers to the opened image with the retouched image as the top layer.
  • The Preferences option, Disable Retouching after Editing (Preferences: High-Res Production:Workflow & production Extras:Retouching Workflow) will automatically disable the use of any applied pretouching during High-Res Production if you have edited an image with pretouching applied. Otherwise you will be asked this question when you open the image using SHIFT-Open XXX.
  • When using Photo Editor other than Photoshop or Lightroom and opening the images with pretouching applied, you can now set the preferred output file format in Preferences -> General Settings -> General -> Photo Editor. This can be either jpg or tiff. It is recommended that you select a different format from your imported images to avoid overwriting your originals.
  • Whenever you use Open in Photoshop or Lightroom, ProSelect checks if the Perfectly Clear Complete is installed on your computer.
  • If so, ProSelect will automatically write out any presets applied to the selected images into a preset group called ProSelect Applied Presets. Within this group will be a series of presets named with the image name, preset code, and intensity setting.
  • Just click on the preset for the image you are working on to have those settings applied to the image. You can then fine-tune the results using the plugin's adjustment panels.
  • BOOK EDITING IMPROVEMENTS:
  • In Working with Books, thumbnail view, you can now use drag and drop to move or swap images between different book pages.
  • Hold down the Alt/Option key while clicking on an image to start the drag. If the opening that you drop the image into already has an image in it, the dragged image will be swapped with the one in the drop location.
  • This functionality also works in Working with Layouts, Thumbnail view.
  • Note: The previous feature of using Alt/Option click to find original template has been removed since this can now be done using the right-click menu.
  • GENERAL CHANGES:
  • To help detect low memory issues the current program memory usage and installed states are now included in the debug data sent to server.
  • Added a new Image List Filter option to only Show Images Used in books.
  • [MAC] - OSX Core Graphics is now used to load all images into ProSelect (including when using the Helper Apps) for a more robust reading of embedded color profiles.
  • You can now quickly remove any applied frames and surrounding mats around selected images or layout by holding down the Alt/Option Key and using the delete key.
  • This option works in Working with Images (Thumbnail and Select Size view), Layouts, and Rooms.
  • You can now reset all "Do not show again" message preferences using the Show All Warnings option in the Shift-Startup window.
  • Preferences -> High-Res Production -> "Composites, Vignettes & Stamps" submenu has been renamed to "Workflow & Production Extras" to better reflect it's contents.
  • The number of Helper apps running at the same time is now equal to the number of cores in your computer's hardware.
  • You can now use the Alt/Option+delete keyboard shortcut to quickly remove any applied frames and surrounding mats to selected layouts and prints. When Working with Images, this only works in Select Size view.
  • FIXES:
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if the mirror screen's display is disconnected while you have Mirror Screen turned on.
  • [FIX] - The last used Category and Group for Working with Books is now saved in the Preferences and will be restored between sessions.
  • [FIX] - In Setup Title Slides, setting image background on a new title slide now defaults to "fit within" rather than "stretch to fit".
  • [FIX] - Improved the scaling of some slideshows elements when the slideshow is played on a Retina/High-DPI screen.
  • [FIX][WIN] - When setting the size of items on a Proofsheet using the slider, the preview image is now correctly updated after making items too big to fit then returning it to a smaller size.
  • [FIX] - Improved the warning message displayed when opening an album which has been saved after deleting a book page and not removing the page from Production.
  • [FIX] - Running Production on a Traditional matted layout with production option set to produce with included mat area no longer sets the entire mat space to the fill color when Preferences are set to Fill to Next Standard paper size.
  • [FIX] - In working with Layouts and Books, the last used group no longer defaults to "All Groups" when you had "All Categories" selected and change your Working with modes away from and back to Layouts or Books.
  • [FIX] When starting a trial, if you clicking the Quit button on the page which is asking you to select which version to trial (Basic or Pro), you no longer get a Error Code A7 and the trial status is saved as if you clicked the Pro version trial.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Running Custom Effects Actions no longer activates the Photoshop window bringing it over the top of the main ProSelect window in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] - In working with Layouts and Books, the last used group no longer defaults to "All Groups" when you had "All Categories" selected and change your Working with modes away from and back to Layouts or Books.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when opening Price List and Products window when in Working With Layouts.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives error if you have selected a template group then changed your ProSelect data file and the selected template group no longer exists in the new data file.
  • [FIX] - Added more error checking to help prevent errors in certain rare circumstances.
  • [FIX] - Now displays more useful messages if the slideshow fails to start due to a system error.
  • [FIX] - When ordering a Custom Print, the Paper Paper Sizes aspect ratio is no longer used when the print has a locked crop ratio you try to change to the image width or height.
  • [FIX] - When ordering a Custom Print, the starting print size is now set based on the print size rather then the size with an applied mats and frames.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Slideshows, the Ordered Images and Ordered Layouts Album Sets now show under Available Content when there are some ordered items.

New in ProSelect 2019r1 (Apr 12, 2019)

  • ProSelect is 64-bit on Mac OSX:
  • ProSelect 2019r1 is now a native 64-bit application using the latest OSX API calls and ready to move forward with future versions of Mac OSX.
  • Easier Swapping of Images in a Room:
  • After adding and sizing a print in room, you can now drag and drop another image from the image list onto that print and the new image will replace the existing one complete with any applied surrounding mat or frame.
  • The newly used image will be automatically duplicated if it has been ordered, used in another room or already had a different frame or surrounding mat applied. If the new image has a locked crop ratio, it will be sized to match the previous image however its locked aspect ratio will be maintained.
  • Enhanced Local Effects:
  • The B&W local effect now offers finer adjustment of this effect with new Brightness, Contrast and Skin Boost controls in the Preferences. This enables you to set up your preferred B&W "look" and quickly apply or remove this effect from any images. You can now also choose one of the selected images in the currently open album file when previewing your effects setup in Preferences.
  • The Sepia local effect in earlier versions has been replaced with new Special Tint effect which provides the full spectrum of possible tint colors.
  • New "Custom Final Images" Workflow:
  • Use ProSelect's built-in Local Effects or your own Photoshop Actions (via ProSelect's Custom Effects Actions) to preview your B&W and Special Tint artwork during the sales session.
  • Now, during production, you can manually prepare your ordered custom images and insert them within the normal High-Res Production workflow by simply saving them with a "_BW" or "_ST" suffix to their original file name. Production will automatically look for and use that file instead when building your final sized products.
  • Custom final images can be saved as jpg, tif or psd file formats.
  • Easier Ordering of Custom Cropped Images:
  • Using Long Side Pricing for custom cropped images is now easier with these new built-in smarts:
  • When ordering an image with a Locked Crop ratio in the Place Order window, ProSelect will now try to find and select the closest matching price list item by first matching the long side of the last display size against print price list item sizes (or next largest size) then match closest print area equal to or greater than area of image.
  • When opening Custom Product window for Prints, the Custom Crop option is automatically pre-selected with the dimensions of the last display size pre-loaded into the width an height boxes ready for you to order at that size using the closest price from your price list.
  • Reporting Improvements:
  • Thumbnail images for your ordered Digital Files can now be optionally included on Order Report printout.
  • If you have a large number of digital file orders, you can alternatively use the new Ordered Digital File Report for a more compact printout. In either case, you can protect your images by selecting to have a copyright stamp added to each image on the report.
  • More Book Design Flexibility:
  • In Working with Books, you can now rotate a page regardless of the aspect ratio of the book in most cases. See page 151 of the ProSelect 2019r1 Reference Manual for the few cases where you can't do this.
  • Easier Frame Management:
  • Frame Groups are now supported in both ProSelect Basic and ProSelect Pro. The Setup Frames window includes more information on the number of frames available and being used.
  • When your favorite Frames supplier updated their frame range, it's now its easy for you. Just download and install the new folder of frames. If that same frame folder already exists in the ProSelect Resources folder, you are asked whether to replace it. In doing so, any frames in the existing folder that are no longer in the new folder are moved to a "Discontinued" folder and are also automatically removed from the Available Frames list so you won't accidentally order a frame that's no longer supported.
  • Better Support for Shared Original Images:
  • If you are storing your original image files in the shared location such as on a network server, you can now setup ProSelect to save the links to those images as relative to either the saved Album file location or relative to the Default Starting folder (as setup in ProSelect's Preferences).
  • Using one of these relative location options will allow different computers (including a mix of Mac and Windows machines) to directly access the original images from any location.
  • Searching for Missing Images:
  • Finding your missing original images is now fast and easy using the new Find Original Images window.
  • The window lists all missing images (with a red mark) from either the entire album file, just the ordered images or only the images used in a book. You can see all the missing images and where they were last located. By default, locating one image will check if any other missing images are in the same location and automatically locate those as well.
  • Opening the window while holding down the SHIFT-Key will force a re-link even if the images can be found from the machine you are using. Use this option to force a re-link to your original files if you have copied them or you are changing over to use one of the new relative path options (see above).
  • Auto-Backups are now network failure tolerant:
  • The auto-backup option no longer saves the backup into the Album file itself rather the backup data is saved on your local computer's hard disk. This means that auto-backups will now still work when the current album has been opened across a network and the network connection fails. When re-opening an album, ProSelect checks if there are unsaved changes for this album in this location on YOUR computer and asks if you wish to recover them.
  • Other changes:
  • ProSelect 2019r1 registration keys now start with PSV6- or PST6-. If your license is valid for this release, your updated key will be automatically downloaded when you use the On-line Registration option. Alternatively, you can collect your new key from under the My Products tab in your My Account area on Timeexposure.com.
  • ITPC Data on original images is now preserved when creating final print images and digital files through High-Res Production.
  • Added the option to the Preferences (General Setting -> General -> General Default -> On Album Open) to automatically check that all original files are available when opening an album file. You can use this option on your production machine to quickly check the availability of your original image files.
  • In the High-Res Production window, if you have selected Photoshop as your RAW image editor in your Preferences, then you can Alt/Option click on the "Open RAWs in" to open the selected RAW images in Lightroom and vice versa.
  • Added Show in Finder/Explorer button to the High-Res Production window. This will show the folder containing the selected image.
  • When exporting a Production package with included images, ProSelect now checks that all the images can be found BEFORE the exporting. If some are missing, you can immediately open the new Find Missing Images window to locate those images.
  • When Exporting a Production Package, if you have added any images with the same filename from different folder locations into the same album (such as having a folder of re-touched images with the same name - not recommended by the way!) then rather than export both versions of the image into the same export folder (and overwriting one of them), all images are now saved in separate subfolders within the exported production folder. The subfolder names match the parent folder for each image. The image locations in the associated production album are changed to reflect exported subfolder locations.
  • You can now do a Save As if the album you are using has forcibly been "taken over" by someone else in your studio. You get to keep your changes and they keep theirs.
  • The Print Paper Sizes window now can sort paper sizes by those used in the Price list using the Sort By button. You can use this to gather un-used sizes together for removal.
  • In the Price List & Products window, after entering a new price, if you click on the Save button while holding down the Alt/Option key, then that price will be applied across all of your price lists.
  • When re-importing a Collection, you can now resolve conflicts with existing items in the import window by selecting to Add or Replace. When the Add option is selected, the new group name has the current date appended to its name (in YYYYMMDD format) so you can easily find the new group after it has been added.
  • When importing a Collection in the new format, BEFORE importing, ProSelect now automatically saves a backup copy of the ProSelect Data file in the format "ProSelect_Data_TPK_YYYYMMDD_HH:MM.xml". This allows you to recover back to your configuration before the import using the Shift-Startup option and selecting to recover from this backup file.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.8 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • [FIX] When setting up sharing using a shared folder or the ProSelect Network Server, the selected "Save without Asking" option is now stored and immediately applied when using the "Send to" and "Get from" buttons.
  • [FIX] When setting up sharing the ProSelect Network Server, the current Server permission settings are now checked before each "Get From Server" and "Send to Server" operation rather than only when opening the setup window.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production now correctly produces keyline edges for composite mats on images in production.
  • [FIX] The Production window preview image now shows any Inner Mats applied to Traditional Matted Wall Grouping with a wrap/bleed. These items now also show the Inner Mat icon next to them.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production of images now includes any inner mats (e.g., for solid edge colors) assigned to Traditional Matted Wall Grouping Wraps.
  • [FIX] Now silently handles an out-of-memory error when storing an image in the cache rather than opening the error window.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when opening the Custom Product for Layouts when no paper sizes have been set up as the default starting size in the Preferences.
  • [FIX] No long gives an error when dragging some of the last template category groups to end of the same group.
  • [FIX] After adding a new Price List item, the main Price List now scrolls to the bottom, so the newly added item is visible.
  • Added additional debug code.
  • [FIX] Use Adjust Wall Grouping on a Grouping with a Wrap now displays correctly.
  • [FIX] Now checks for a correct connection to the album file when doing Save As.
  • [FIX] You can no longer add a Surrounding Mat to a Wall grouping template/layout with an edge wrap.
  • [FIX] Custom Product window. Wall Grouping Templates with wraps now show the Inner Mat name rather than None.
  • [FIX] Add with Extras window. Wall Grouping Templates with wraps now show the correct applied Inner Mat in the preview image.
  • [FIX][WIN] Printed reports with images now respect the selected resolution settings.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production no longer includes some functions more than once in the script generated for producing print images.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production is no longer halted if the image file being included has one or more embedded path items.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.7 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • [FIX] Searching for TXPLUS music or graphics no longer sometimes results in a "No data returned to search" error for some search combinations. This change is due to updates made by our TXPLUS content provider.
  • [FIX] Searching for music then graphics then music again (or visa versa) within a two minute period no longer results in an "Invalid API Call" when doing the last search.
  • The Splash Screen now shows Alpha and Beta version info in red text to make it clearer that you are using a pre-release version.
  • [FIX] In the Template Editor, the "Select Inner Mat" window now shows mat background images rather than a white background in the preview image.
  • [FIX] In the Place Order Window, the check-marks from used items in the Select to Order listbox are now correctly cleared after using the Delete All (Orders) button.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, after locking or unlocking a crop in cropping view, all the size related crop offsets are cleared out. Previously ProSelect was sometimes showing the last displayed crop position for some sizes until the size was changed.
  • The Add with Extras window now pre-selects the applied frame and mat regardless of the Preferences "Ordering Mats & Frames" settings.
  • [FIX] When Ordering an image in the Place Order window and the Quick Add to Order popup menu, the default size to order apart from looking for the closest "fit within" size match the available price list items from those selected, it now also tries to match one with the same aspect ratio as the image being ordered. Locked or Unlocked crop makes no difference.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, images with a locked crop ratio no longer sometimes display with the incorrect crop in Select Size View after they have been first previewed in the Place Order window.
  • Added option to select the default price list on program startup and for new albums to Preferences -> Price List and Ordering.
  • [FIX] When Preferences are set to lock price lists on startup, the "Lock Price Lists" warning dialog is no longer shown when the program is launched.
  • [FIX][WIN] Exporting a Slideshow movie using a slideshow style with the Ken Burn effect now works correctly when you have your computer set to use a language which uses a comma character as the decimal separator (such as most European languages).
  • When adding a new layout price using the Add New Price List Item right-click popup menu, to save time, the default Print Paper Size is now either an exact match for the design size of the template or, if not found, it will be the last used size.
  • Added support for holding down Alt/Option key when Adding adding a new price list item. This keeps the "Add window" open allowing you to add more items.
  • [FIX] In High-Res Production, an ordered Composite layout with a Traditional Surrounding Mat no longer treats the mat as a virtual mat by including it as part of the produced print.
  • Improved the ability to reconnect to an open album file when the connection to the file has been lost. Typically this would be due to a network failure or renaming an album file outside of ProSelect while it is still open.
  • [FIX] Locking or Unlocking a Crop Ratio now sets the album state as Unsaved.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.6 (Aug 14, 2018)

  • [FIX] When upgrading from a pre-2018r1 setup, if you have modified the default style (called None), it is now kept and renamed to "Default (previous version)".
  • When exporting a Collection you can now select whether to include any price list items and/or prices associated with the exported items. If you select to include prices, you can select which one of your price lists to export them from.
  • When importing a Collection, if the Collection includes price list items and prices, you can now select whether to import these as well. They will be automatically associated with the imported items. When importing prices, you can specify which one of your price lists the imported prices should go in to OR into all Price Lists (the top option in the popup menu).
  • [FIX] When importing a Collection, now sets the Frame Group's Price Group (which contains the imported frames) to be the same as the first frame in that group.
  • [FIX] Any Pricing Groups assigned to Frame Group are now also taken into account when setting the "used" checkmark in the Setup Price Lists window.
  • [FIX] Mats with background PNG images now correctly display the mat's set background color behind the transparent areas of the image rather than defaulting to a white background. Production was rendering the mat correctly.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, when only using the Crop In/Out buttons in Cropping view, the new crop is now correctly applied when switching back to Select Size view.
  • In Working with Images, Select Size view, you can now use Alt/Option with the Up/Down arrow keys to Crop In/Out (in small increments). This will crop in/out of the image's current crop center position.
  • [FIX] The price for any Inner Mats (on Traditional Matted Layouts) using an automatic pricing models is now correctly calculated and displayed in the Quick Order popup menu.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.5 (Jul 28, 2018)

  • [FIX] The Mat and Frame Price boxes in the Place Order Window now respect the current Show/Hide Prices setting.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, when the image list filter is on, playing a Quick Slideshow now just includes the results of the current filter setting rather than all the items.
  • [FIX] Now always correctly setting the state of view mode and action buttons based on Image Filter results. For example, you can no longer start a quick slideshow when there are no images shown after applying a filter.
  • [FIX] When Ordering a Print, if a matching price list item already exists for that print's size item in the Place Order window, then the price, size and presentation option for that item are now automatically carried through to the Custom Product window.
  • In Working with Rooms, Grid View, you can now set the minimum grid size to 1" (2.54cm) provided your screen resolution is sufficient to display this.
  • In the Price List & Products window, when adding a new Print item, the last selected print paper size and presentation option are now remembered when the window is next opened.
  • In the Watch Folder window, the "Add to" and "Of set" and Apply action settings are now saved in your Preferences between sessions.
  • [FIX] Export Production report. When you selected Location: Selected folder as the export location and have checked "Show folder after Export" the selected folder is now opened rather than the folder above it.
  • When saving an album file, ProSelect now prevents you from saving an album file into the same folder area as the application itself so the albums won't be deleted when you reinstall or update ProSelect.
  • When the Image List Filter and Template Smart filter are turned on, the filter results text is now shown in bold highlighted text.
  • [FIX] In the Mat Designs window, changing the Overall Width on a mat with Custom edge widths now updates the preview and enables the Apply button when the newly selected width is the same as default width (2").
  • Added the ability to set a transparent area fill color in the Preferences -> Pricing & Ordering -> Settings -> Export Order Options. This color is now used in the transparent areas of Exported Order Sample Layouts instead of the current white color. It defaults to Chroma Green color.
  • [FIX] Exported Order Sample Layouts now have any clipping masks applied so they appear the same as in ProSelect. Transparent area is filled with the selected transparent fill color as chosen in the Preferences.
  • [FIX] After using Update All Prices (in Setup Price and Products), you can now cancel out of the Setup Price and Products window to undo the changes made.
  • [FIX] When running Production, ProSelect will now warn you if any of the General Actions setup (as setup Preferences -> High-Res Production -> General Actions) are not available in Photoshop.
  • [FIX] When scanning the music folder for trimming files for end silence, any files starting with a "." are now ignored.
  • [FIX] Rotating a crop on an ordered Digital file no longer causes an incorrect crop on the exported image.
  • [FIX] When in Working with Images and not in Thumbnail view, changing the Image List Filter now also updates the Display Area by removing displayed items that are no longer in the image list.
  • [FIX] When duplicating a price item, if "auto-generate product codes" is turned on in the Preferences, a new unique product code will be assigned to the duplicated item.
  • [FIX] When duplicating a Frame or Mat Price Group, the next default group code will be automatically added to the new Price Group.
  • [FIX] When setting up frames, saving multiple selections no longer causes the list to scroll to the top.
  • [FIX] Layouts containing an opening with a rounded rectangle now show the correct size of the arc on the corners when there are no images in the opening.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms, you can now apply or change a frame while in Adjust Wall Grouping Mode.
  • [FIX] The correct the amount of mat overlap is now always calculated from the size of the main image opening in Traditional Matted Layouts.
  • [FIX] Importing Collections which include one or more frames no longer resets the all frames price items to their default value.
  • [FIX] The High-Res Production window now displays the mat overlap hint (the cyan area inside the cropping rectangle) for ordered image prints with an applied mat, and the mat overlap size is shown below the preview image.
  • [FIX] In the High-Res Production window and Traditional Matted Production Options windows, any applied mat is no longer displayed when the layout or book page has been selected to be exported as a composite.
  • [FIX] The last used Paper Size and Presentation Option is now preselected when adding a new print or layout to the price list.
  • [FIX] In Working with Books, you can once again select one or more pages and swap the page type between Composite to Traditional Matted if you are using a mix of these types in the same book. You can do this using Album Menu -> Select selected Book pages to or the toggle button in the Info Bar.
  • ProSelect now checks for the term "Dropbox" on the folder path from which you are loading or saving album files to and warns you of the consequences.
  • [FIX] Duplicating a layout or book page now correctly updates the thumbnail image.
  • [FIX] Added the ability to reconnect to a remotely located album file after a network connection failure.
  • ProSelect now checks each album that it opens is correctly formatted (not corrupted due to a system or network failure) and informs the user if there is an issue to avoid the problem of only finding this out when you save the album.
  • [FIX] In the Place Order window, the price for any Inner Mats (on Traditional Matted Layouts) using an automatic pricing models is now correctly calculated and displayed. The calculated price was only correct when you used the Custom Product option.
  • [FIX] When importing Collections of templates with mats applied, only one copy of each different mat type is added to your setup.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, you can no longer change the assigned mat or frame using the arrow buttons in the Info Bar unless you are in Select Size View.
  • [FIX] In the Mats Designs window, more realistic sizes for double-spread books are now available in the Preview Options select size popup menu.
  • [FIX] The Select All and Select None commands now can be used to select or de-select all of the openings in a single selected layout.
  • [FIX] In Working with Layouts, image openings are no longer drawn in the incorrect location in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] In Working with Slideshows, the available resource list now always reflects the number of items available in each resource. It was previously not updated until you first went to the relevant Working With area.
  • [FIX] When importing a folder of images using the Helper App, if you have "Don't Sort" selected in the Preferences -> Importing Images -> Settings -> Adding Images -> Sorting, then the images are now left in the same order as the operating system provided them. On Macs, this is usually in file name order but on Windows this is usually a random order.
  • [FIX] The position of empty openings in templates and layouts is now drawn double thickness on non-Retina (non-Hi-DPI) computers to make them easier to see.
  • [FIX] In the Template Editor, the 90 degree rotation tool now rotates openings around their center point rather than the top left corner.
  • [FIX] When using the Template Editor on double spread templates, you can now see and snap to 1/4 and 3/4 width markers.
  • [FIX][WIN] No longer generating hipdi ready thumbnails on Window machine to improve startup times.
  • [FIX] Replacing a layout or book page with another template with different opening counts no longer gives an error in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances when downloading images from the graphics library.
  • [FIX] The Presentation Options window correctly shows an item has been used when it was part of a Digital File price list item.
  • [FIX] Now resets the selected template category in Working with Book and Layouts to "All categories" when the previously saved category is missing or not visible for current "Working with" mode.
  • [FIX] No longer displays the locked basket icon over images ordered with a frame in Working with Images, Show Images View.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, Select Size View, if the displayed image is too large to fit on the Mirror Screen, the information line (on the Mirror screen) now displays "Displayed Size: XXX x XXX (Scaled to fit)" instead of the intended size.
  • [FIX] In Working with Images, Select Size View, the "Displayed Size" warning on the bottom right corner of the main screen is now removed when you change to a different view.
  • In Working with Images, Thumbnail view, added "Show Image Info" to right-click menu when only one image is selected. This opens Show Selected Image Info window for that image.
  • In the Show Image Info window, added a "Show in Finder/Explorer" button which opens the enclosing folder containing the image.
  • [FIX] The Production window now shows the correct mat overlap information for prints.
  • [FIX] The Grid display in Working with Rooms now works in even Centimeter sizes when you are using these units.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production of ordered prints with included virtual mats now works again. This was inadvertently broken in the last update.
  • When doing any operations that refer to an original image, ProSelect now reports that the image can't be found if the folder that the image is located in has been moved to the trash.
  • [FIX] When importing a Collection which includes frames, if you run out of free frame slots in your Available Frames list, then the import no longer stops at that point. Rather, it will now complete the import and any subsequent frames will continue to be imported into the Resources folder but not added to the Available Frames list.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error on closing Preferences, Pricing & Ordering -> Settings Ordering Mat & Frames, if you had selected a minimum size for adding a mat and later removed that size as Print Paper Size.
  • [FIX] Now saves your entered Product code when adding a new Price List Extra item.
  • [FIX] In the Place Order window, when ordering multiple layouts of the same size at the same time, the automatically calculated mat and frame prices are now correct for the second and subsequent items.
  • [FIX] On Windows machines, if you activate or move the main window while the Messages window is open and the Messages Window is behind any portion of the main window, then the Messages window will close. This prevents the Messages window from "stealing" keyboard presses from the main window when it is hidden behind the main window.
  • [FIX] Exported Order sample image of layouts are now displayed as clipped within the overlay image.
  • [FIX] The Quick Add to Order Menu no longer shows Layout price list items if the selected layout type does not match the price list item's type in the current price list. Instead, the menu will show "No Composite price item found" or "No Traditional Matted price item found".
  • [FIX] In the Place Order window, if the selected layout type being ordered does not match any price list item's type in the current price list, it now shows "No Composite price item found" or "No Traditional Matted price item found".
  • In the Place Order and Add with Extras window, the currently selected layout type displayed at the at the top of the window now matches the way it is displayed in the Custom Product window.
  • [FIX] When importing a Collection with Mat or Frame price groups, these groups are now enabled across all price lists rather than just the first one.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when converting wall grouping to images when in Working with Layouts after viewing it in a room.
  • [FIX] Added additional error checking to a number of areas.
  • [FIX] Moving the position of a frame in the Setup Frames window now immediately updates the frame's group ID to avoid incorrect exporting of the frame in a Collection.
  • [FIX] Now includes empty groups as possible destinations when using Save Selected Templates to a Category and Group. If selected Category has no groups, a warning is now shown rather than giving an error.
  • [FIX] When importing a Collection containing price groups (for mats or frames), any added price groups are now always uniquely named.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.3 (May 19, 2018)

  • Updated French Translations.
  • To make it easier to start and resume the Add from Watch Folder feature, you can now start it by using the W keyboard shortcut. A new Pause button is now available when the watch folder is running which,when pressed (you can also use the ESC key), the window will immediately close. It will then reopen with the watch folder running whenever you start it again. The screen position of the Watch Folder window is also now saved between runs and sessions.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms, Cropping view. The Up/down arrow keys and +/- keys now allow you to adjust the crop in/out the same way as when using the other Working with modes.
  • [FIX] The left/right arrow keys are now disabled in Working with Rooms, Cropping View.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production now correctly completes when producing images from an ordered Traditional Matted or Wall Grouping layout.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production. Mat borders applied around Composite layouts set to Borders Inwards with production preferences set to NOT to "combine all layers" are no longer rendered in Photoshop in an outwards direction.
  • [FIX] Template editor. The opacity popup menu is no longer disabled after dragging the position of multiple openings at the same time.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms, when adjusting a Wall Grouping Layout, the Mirror Screen view now shows the same image as the main screen rather than just the layout.
  • [FIX] Separate Wall Grouping (Album menu -> Wall Groupings) is now only enabled when you have selected a Wall Grouping in Working with Rooms (in Show Rooms View or Select Size View). (Previously enabled in WWR thumbnail view and WWL)
  • [FIX] High-Res Production. Mat borders applied around Composite layouts set to Borders Inwards or Borders Outwards with production preferences set to "combine all layers" are now correctly clipped when there are overlapping openings or graphics blocks.
  • High-Res Production Preferences. Updated the description and added a short explanation for combining Mat borders Layers on produced Composite layouts to make the purpose of this option clearer.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production. Mats with borders applied to tilted openings now have the correct width on the left and top edges in the output files.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.2 (Apr 26, 2018)

  • [FIX] You can once again apply mats and frames to Wall Grouping layouts (accidentally prevented in 208r1.1).
  • [FIX] You can no longer set or change a frame on a Wall Grouping template with an overlay image or a shape mask from the Info Bar.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when drag reordering videos, music tracks and groups, and title slides if you dragged an item all the way to the bottom of the list.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when closing the download music window in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] Template Editor. You can no longer assign mats or frames to template types that do not support these (such as those with overlay and shape images attached). In this case, these icons now show "Not supported on this template" next to them.
  • [FIX] In the Template Manager, if you try to assign a mat or a frame to an incompatible template, it now shows a warning.
  • [FIX] When applying a frame to a composite layout with a shape image, the frame is no longer partially clipped out.

New in ProSelect 2018r1.1 (Apr 21, 2018)

  • [FIX] Working with Rooms. When Adjusting a Wallgrouping which includes non-rectangular openings, the images now display within the shape rather than as rectangles.
  • [FIX][WIN] In the Sharing Setup Preferences windows, the Select Shared Resources Folder location control no longer has a transparent background.
  • Added more debugging information about missing resource images when saving albums to assist with tracking down any missing images.
  • [FIX] Wall Groupings with an Overlay Image or Shape Mask applied can no longer be Adjusted in Working with Rooms or have a Surrounding Mat or Frame applied.
  • [FIX] In the Template Editor, you can no longer select a template to be both a composite and a wall grouping as they are mutually exclusive.

New in ProSelect 2018r1 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • Fixes:
  • [FIX] When reloading an image in a layout with a custom action that changes the shape of the image, the cropping gets messed. eg using one of the expand actions. So it not checking for change in the crop ratio in these circumstances.
  • [FIX] When swapping a half-filled layout with a modified version of the same template, the images are now correctly transferred to the same relative opening rather than starting at the first empty opening.
  • [FIX] Ambient music group with one track now correctly auto-repeats at the end of the track.
  • [FIX][WIN] When leaving thumbnail view, the display area no longer show its previous contents for a fraction of a second before changing to the new contents.
  • [FIX] Frames images saved in an album file which are associated with prints are now correctly updated when you select "Update Album Resource Images" under the Album menu.
  • [FIX] Working with Books. The Image list filter "Hide Used Images" now works correctly when you have selected "Show All Sets Together" (under the View Menu).
  • [FIX] In the SHIFT-Startup window the dropdown menu of backup ProSelect Data files now correctly lists the most recent 25 backup copies. Previously if you had more than 25 back-ups, it was just sorting the first 25 that it found in reverse date order potentially missing some recent ones.
  • [FIX] Hovering over the file selector icon (the magnifying glass) now shows the full path including the filename (if applicable) in the help tag.
  • [FIX] Popup menus in the main window no long stay there if you select the menu item in less than 0.5 seconds!
  • [FIX] Removing a frame from the available frames list now also removes it from the Low-Res Cache so when you add it back in the low-res cache image gets correctly updated.
  • [FIX] Recent Albums Menu. Using Remove Missing Albums now also removes the last item in the list when it is a missing album.
  • [FIX] In Working with Layout & Books (Thumbnail view), right-click "Find Template" command now selects the found template when it's already visible in the bottom area.
  • [FIX] If you add a template with a Surrounding Mat or a frame to a book page, the surrounding mat and frame are now removed.
  • [FIX] Now correctly transferring images into a new template when replacing an existing book page or layout when there were graphics blocks in the template.
  • [FIX] Reduced the width of the Cyan and Red borders around cropped thumbnails to 2 pixels wide when using the Black and Dark Grey themes so as not to be too visually distracting.
  • [FIX] Slideshow menu --> Convert selected sets to... menu is now disabled when a book set is selected since these cannot be split apart in the slideshow. You can select individual pages in a Book and use "Copy Selected Book pages to Layouts" (under Album menu) then add these layouts in your slideshow.
  • [FIX] Template Editor. Graphics Blocks with "No Mat Border" now display with a red colored outline when not selected to be consistent with how image openings are displayed.
  • [FIX] Working with Layouts, Thumbnail View. Alt/option dropping a layout onto a template (to swap the template). Now leaves scroll position in the Layouts area unchanged rather than setting it back to the top.
  • [FIX] Price List Setup Digital Files Extras. The Product code area is no longer displayed when Product Codes are turned off in the Preferences, and the taxable option is also not shown when tax is off.
  • [FIX] When running High Res Production on a Production album, the "Default Album Location" now defaults to the same folder in which the Production album is located.
  • [FIX] After using Alt/Option in Select Size View to show items at maximum size with the display area, any content is now correctly re-scaled to fit after using the next/previous item buttons and after re-sizing main window.
  • [FIX] When replacing a template in a layout if that layout was used in a room it is no longer lost.
  • [FIX] In Working with Books, Undoing replacing a book page template now works as expected.
  • [FIX] When playing a slideshow of a book, any blank pages now show as black pages rather than white.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms, Thumbnail view. When adding a new room by dropping an item into one of the room resources, the top section will now automatically scroll down if necessary to always show your newly added room design.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms, Thumbnail view. The first single item (image or layout) dropped into the thumbnail image of a room is now automatically placed in the room's target location. (Previously it was placed at the drop location.)
  • [FIX] Setup Frames windows. The frames list no longer scrolls back to the top after applying a change.
  • [FIX] When Working with Layouts and Books, when you click on the mat area any selected images are now de-selected. Previously you had to click outside the layout bounds to do this.
  • [FIX] Changed the Item and Opening selection rectangle colors when using the lighter themes to make these more visible and consistent in the different working with modes.
  • [FIX] When going from Show Rooms View to Thumbnail view, the thumbnail scroll position is now automatically adjusted so that the last active room is visible and selected in the top album area.
  • [FIX] When using the White theme, Thumbnail tags and text labels are now shown in a mid-grey color.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when closing the Test Custom Effects Actions window if you close it before it has received the resulting image back from Photoshop.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances when Previewing digital prints in the Production window.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms, you can no longer move an item passed the edges of the Room View image.
  • [FIX] In Working with Rooms you can now click and select an item which is "underneath" the bounds of a Wall Grouping Layout.
  • [FIX] When using ProSelect Resources Folder --> Check for Updated files now works faster because only resources that are being used in ProSelect are updated.
  • [FIX] When selecting "Edit Template" from the popup menu, the template list in the Template Editor is now always scrolled so the selected template is visible.
  • [FIX] Fix and issue that could potentially cause ProSelect to crash when send malformed XML when using the remote commands.
  • [FIX][WIN] No longer gives and error when the video cache has 0x0 sized video and you try to play a preview of the movie.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer causes some Grayscale images to be stretched when imported. This was due to an incompatibility with the color profiles assigned to grayscale images and ProSelect's internal RGB format. For these images, any embedded color profiles are no longer applied. For best representation of B&W images in ProSelect, they should be first converted to RGB format before importing or imported as color images and converted to B&W within ProSelect.
  • [FIX] The "T" keyboard shortcut now toggles between Thumbnail view and Show view in all Working with modes.
  • [FIX] Changed white theme thumbnail tag color so its easier to see on template/layout backgrounds.
  • [FIX] Snap to grid operations, such as when using the Template Editor, will no longer snap to a grid line that is beyond the edges of the template.
  • [FIX] When entering prices in the Price List Setup window, leaving the price box empty and clicking Save now set the price to 0 (and, if applicable, the markup to 1) rather than leaving the previous values there.
  • [FIX] In Setup Rooms, decreased minimum allowed scale value to allow calibration of very large rooms.
  • [FIX] Template Editor. When adding a new template, it is now added to the end of the currently selected (category and group) rather than at the very end of all the templates.
  • [FIX] No longer allows you to dragging items when right clicking on layout.
  • [FIX] Accessing SendMyRooms no longer fails with a Validation Error if you have updated your TimeExposure.com email address and not updated your ProSelect Registration yet.
  • [FIX] Working with Books, Thumbnail View now shows the Book Design size with up to 3 decimal places.
  • [FIX] When running High-Res Production again, ProSelect now check that the previously saved output folder location is still valid. If it is not, the location is reset back to the default location (as setup in the Preferences) and a warning message is shown. This avoids the output folder from being set to "None" after moving the album file to a different computer or relinking to images in a different location.
  • [FIX] Export Production Package - Will now respect the option NOT to include the Production Report.
  • [FIX] Export Production Package - Removed case sensitive check for raw files and will now assume raws are in the same case as defined in Preferences. Only a few people using case-sensitive file systems (not recommended!) will be affected by this change.
  • [FIX] Now updates the template Smart Filter result after Selecting a different Template Category or Group when the Smart Filter is turned on.
  • When exporting a order in Standard XML format, any extras attached to a Digital Files order now include the tag Print Extra. This line was missing before.
  • More details on this release at:
  • http://www.timeexposure.com/support_center_kb.php?action=article&id=836&relid=29

New in ProSelect 2017r1.15 (Feb 26, 2018)

  • [FIX] Fixes an issue that could ProSelect to fail or crash when opening a network connection to either the internet or waiting for incoming commands from the Lightroom plugin. This occurred when you had a large number of resource images and/or an album file with a large number of images.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.13 (Oct 31, 2017)

  • [FIX] Ambient Music no longer stops after playing a protected music track such as those included with the default ProSelect installation or downloaded from TX Plus Music.
  • [FIX][MAC] On Macs with Retina screens, stamps with an opacity less than 100% are now display in the correct position.
  • [FIX] Starting High-Res Production no longer gives an error if you have assigned a stamp with a diagonal orientation.
  • [FIX] Update Album Resource Images (under the Album menu) now also updates any saved frame image applied to print items.
  • [FIX] Working with Rooms. Alt/Option - Select Size view no longer continually readjusts the scaling to fix the current display area size if you adjust the position of any items. To refit the items into the display area, click Alt/Option - Select Size view again.
  • [FIX] Working with Rooms. Alt/Option - Select Size view background color now honors the current Theme color.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.12 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • [FIX] Export Price as CSV no longer offsets Print price items by one price list column (to the right) and now includes Digital Files and associated Extras in the exported CSV file.
  • [FIX] When loading a 16-bit PSD image file during production, the image is now flattened before changing it to 8-bit to reduce banding artifacts.
  • [FIX][MAC] Production no longer stops randomly part way through on some machines. This issue was inadvertently introduced with changes to the way Photoshop scripts were run in the 2017r1.11 update.
  • The maximum print paper size has been increased from 100" to 120".
  • [FIX][WIN] You can now minimize the main window when Mirror Display Area is turned on.
  • [FIX] When using Photoshop debugging from the High-Res Production window (by holding the SHIFT key down when starting Production), the "Is Photoshop connected" test script (which is run before the production script) is longer when first opened in ExtendScript.
  • [FIX][MAC] When playing a slideshow movie using OpenGL, all images after the few already loaded into the cache are now correctly color corrected.
  • Ordered Frame Report. The Frame Size column is now aligned to the right-hand side of the page allowing more space for very long frame names.
  • [FIX] Now using the Helper app, if available, to Reload-Relink PSD files. This provides better memory usage when loading large PSD files and, on Macs, bypasses the problem with OSX's 32bit APIs not being able to read some types of PSD files saved from Lightroom.
  • [FIX][WIN] Now correctly exporting slideshows movies using the with Fade to Background transitions. This was causing a noticeable jerkiness when the movie also included the Ken Burns Effect.
  • [FIX][WIN] Exported slideshow movies now honor the start and end transitions option setting.
  • [FIX] Added a missing Help Tag "Add New Frame Group".
  • Production Window Info box now shows Wrap sizes to 2 decimal places.
  • [FIX] When exporting an order containing a set of Digital Files that are setup to use "Group Pricing", the quantity value for the ordered item is now set to 1 rather than the number images in the set. This is to avoid confusing external Studio Management Systems which may multiply the quantity by the unit price.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.11 (Sep 4, 2017)

  • Added latest Spanish Translations.
  • [FIX][MAC] Changed the method of launching Photoshop to get around a bug with Photoshop CC2017 not starting up correctly when launched using AppleScript.
  • [FIX][MAC] Improved the way ProSelect checks for a response when connecting to Photoshop as the current method was not working reliably when using very large album files.
  • [FIX] Albums that have previously been converted to use HiDPI (retina sized) thumbnails now always save thumbnail images at HiDPI sizes even if used on a non-HiDPI machine.
  • [FIX] The Setup Rooms window now shows the correct text Hints on the rotate and tilt buttons.
  • Added the option to skip checking for messages on startup for 2 days to the Reset window shown when you start ProSelect with the Shift key held down. This is to prevent ProSelect from hanging up for an extended period during startup in the unlikely case of the TimeExposure server not being able to be reached. (There was a recent case with a user's DNS error that caused this.)
  • [FIX] Now shows a message directing you to the correct location if you select to download one or more EPS files when you are not in Search TX PLUS Graphics window (under the Resources Menu). This window allows you to select to download graphics files to a external folder rather than the ProSelect Resources folder.
  • [FIX][WIN] Exporting a slideshow movie now works when your computer's language settings are set to a non-English language which uses a different character as the decimal separator.
  • Changed the About WebGallery window to show options for exporting images to on-line e-commerce services.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer runs out of memory when importing a large number of album videos. This was due to generating larger than required thumbnail images for each video.
  • [FIX][WIN] By default, FFMpeg is now used to create the thumbnail images for any videos. If not available, Quicktime is used.
  • Moved video track thumbnails to an external memory cache.
  • [FIX] When adding album video files to a previously saved album, the album is now marked as "needing to be saved" and the new videos are now correctly saved with the album file.
  • Added the option to always create Retina/Hi-DPI sized thumbnail images in Preferences -> Importing Images -> Settings. This will avoid the prompt to re-size your thumbnail images if you open an album file created on a non-Retina computer on one with a Retina screen. While these screens are currently only supported in the Mac version of ProSelect, this option can still be used on Windows machines if you also have some retina Macs in your studio.
  • ProSelect no longer adds the "X-" prefix to the filenames of exported sample images. This was to prevent accidentally overwriting the original images if you chose to export to the same folder. Rather, ProSelect now checks if you have selected to export to a folder containing your original images and warns you before exporting..

New in ProSelect 2017r1.11b1 Beta (Jul 28, 2017)

  • Added latest Spanish Translations.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Changed the method of launching Photoshop to get around a bug with Photoshop CC2017 not starting up correctly when launched using AppleScript.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Improved the way ProSelect checks for a response when connecting to Photoshop as the current method was not working reliably when using very large album files.
  • [FIX] - Albums that have previously been converted to use HiDPI (retina sized) thumbnails now always save thumbnail images at HiDPI sizes even if used on a non-HiDPI machine.
  • [FIX] - The Setup Rooms window now shows the correct text Hints on the rotate and tilt buttons.
  • Added the option to skip checking for messages on startup for 2 days to the Reset window shown when you start ProSelect with the Shift key held down. This is to prevent ProSelect from hanging up for an extended period during startup in the unlikely case of the TimeExposure server not being able to be reached. (There was a recent case with a user's DNS error that caused this.)
  • [FIX] - Now shows a message directing you to the correct location if you select to download one or more EPS files when you are not in Search TX PLUS Graphics window (under the Resources Menu). This window allows you to select to download graphics files to a external folder rather than the ProSelect Resources folder.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.10 (Jul 5, 2017)

  • [FIX] In the Place Order window, when you preview an individual image in an ordered layout, the image now displays using its cropping position in that layout rather than the cropping of the image in Working with Images.
  • [FIX] Now displays and uses the correct number of pages when printing a book report or book proof sheets of single sided books.
  • [FIX] Working with Books no longer excludes some valid templates when using the Smart Filter -> No. of Openings and having one image selected.
  • [FIX] When using Export -> Selected Sample Layouts or the Snapshot tool to export a sample of a Layout with a wrap applied, the output image no longer includes the wrap area.
  • [FIX] Now always displays the correct rotation of cropped images in Working with Slideshows Thumbnail View.
  • [FIX] When downloading TX Plus Graphics Library images, to avoid overwriting existing images, an "_X" is now added to the downloaded image filename if a file with the same name already exists in the download location.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.9 (Jul 5, 2017)

  • [FIX] Sharing Setup - When using "Get from Shared", the shared data file will now always be download even if it is older than the one on your local computer.
  • [FIX] The default client name (eg "Client 1") is now removed from any notes which use client name text tags such as the default Order Report notes. The name will appear in the notes after you have changed it to something else.
  • [FIX] Digital File Order Groups now have any characters in their descriptions which are not permitted in filenames replaced with spaces to prevent a problem creating the output folder during production.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production. You can now open more than one image file (or raw file) at a time in your selected photo editor when selecting files under the Digital Files tab.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error under some circumstances when downloading TX PLUS graphics.
  • [FIX] ProSelect now saves the Export Production Package location in each album file. The export location set in the High-Res Production Preferences is used as the default location for the first export from each album however, if you select another location during the export, it will use that location for subsequent exports.
  • [FIX] Exporting production package to same folder as album now works correctly.
  • [FIX] The Mirror display area background when in Select Size view now uses the theme's color unless you have selected "Background Always Black" in Preferences -> Display -> Calibration & Options -> Display Mirroring.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.8 (Jun 7, 2017)

  • [FIX] Re-loading (and Reloading/Re-linking images) no longer shows the updated portrait-orientated thumbnail as rotated for images that have been cropped in ProSelect. This was accidentally introduced in ProSelect 2017r1's new thumbnail caching system.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.7 (Jun 7, 2017)

  • [FIX] Working with Books. Templates are no longer incorrectly sized when you add the new page by dropping images into the template when you have smart filter turned on.
  • [FIX] Working with Books. Now always correctly update the displayed thumbnails after making changes to the smart filter settings.
  • [FIX] Coloring correction is once again working when you have Mirror Display Area turn off. This bug was accidentally introduced with the 2017r1.6 update..

New in ProSelect 2017r1.6 (Jun 7, 2017)

  • [FIX][MAC] Enable javascript in the Messages browser in case default is off in which case clicking on the message's title would not have expanded it to show the message contents.
  • When searching for TX PLUS Graphics you can now see what file formats are available by new icons on preview images (green = selected, yellow = available, grey = not available). You can select which format you wish to download by clicking on a yellow icon or using the right-click popup menu.
  • [FIX] Rating stars on preview images in the Search TX PLUS Graphics window are no longer double-size on non-retina screens.
  • [FIX] Once again showing thumbnail labels on Mirror Display Area screen. This was broken with the 2017r1 release.
  • [FIX] Setup Stamps no longer gives an error when creating the preview image in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer selects the wrong image after undoing adding an image to a book when the smart filter is turned on.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when ordering a layout as a Custom Product if you have deleted all your Presentation Options.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer gives an error when playing a looped slideshow which includes a video.
  • [FIX][WIN] No longer gives an error when running a Photoshop action while the ambient music is playing.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances when you cancel a Music download.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances when resizing the Info bar (by resizing the main window).
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if you download some TX PLUS graphics and nothing is returned from the server.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when displaying the Selection Number Display when the image has an invalid size.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when you try to add different sized pages into a Traditional Matted Book when you have the "Same Size only" option selected.
  • [FIX] Increased the StudioCloud connection timeout value from 20 to 60 seconds so it's possible to upload very large orders without timing out.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when nothing is displayed in Preview Slideshow Slide view in Working with Slideshows when you resize the main window or move it to another screen.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when color correcting between the main and mirror displays when either screen's color profiles are not setup correctly.
  • [FIX] No longer showing the decimals in the Quantity column for single image prints in the High-Res Production window.
  • [FIX] Setup Frames. No longer gives an error in some circumstances when loading frames into the Frames Resources list.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances after making changes in the Setup Music window when this window has been opened from within the Setup Slideshow Styles window.
  • [FIX][WIN] Some buttons icons in the dialog windows are now cleanly redrawn when you resize a window by dragging on the edge of the window.
  • Changed the SendMyRooms menu (under the Orders menu) to allow you to also open the SendMyRooms Management Area as well as to Send a new Invitation.
  • [FIX][WIN] The Selection Number Display is no longer cutoff at bottom edge.
  • [FIX] When previewing SendMyRooms images for download, in the unlikely event that some images are not available, they will display as a red X and are not selectable for download.
  • [FIX] After making a change to the Select Resource Image window, the previously selected sorting will be re-applied.
  • The SendMyRooms_Guide.pdf is now included as part of the ProSelect Installer and can be opened under the Help menu in ProSelect.
  • Removed the View menu shortcut for Show in Centimeters/Inches to avoid confusing Windows users (this is used to close a window on Windows).
  • [FIX] After downloading a TX PLUS graphic item to use as a slideshow background, the downloaded resource image is now automatically selected in the Select Resource window.
  • [FIX] Now automatically converts downloaded PSD file to PNG format when downloading a TX PLUS graphic item to use as a slideshow background.
  • [FIX] Setup Rooms window. The net rotation of room images added from the album file or directly imported is now saved with the room.
  • [FIX][WIN] In Setup Rooms window, changing to Cropping mode no longer displays a blank Preview Area.
  • When downloading rooms from SendMyRooms, you can now search for All Viewings. Viewings are now displayed in date order with the earliest at the top. Expired viewings (these earlier than today) are shown with red date. You can hide expired viewings by selecting the "Only show with dates from today onward" option. The client list format has also been updated.
  • In the Search SendMyRooms window, the order of the First Name & Last Name boxes has been swapped.
  • [FIX] When importing images, now supports images rotated 180 degrees (camera upside down).
  • [FIX][WIN] When searching for SendMyRooms images, the preview area now shows the uploaded room images for the selected client rather than being blank.
  • [FIX][WIN] Exporting a slideshow movie containing a video clip now correctly uses the video's adjusted start location. Previously the sound track was exported from start location while the video track was exported from the beginning of the clip.
  • [FIX] When changing directly to Working with Books, Show Pages View, any selected images in the image list now retain their selection.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.6b4 Beta (May 25, 2017)

  • The SendMyRooms Guide is now included as part of the ProSelect Installer and can be opened under the Help menu in ProSelect.
  • Removed the View menu shortcut for Show in Centimeters/Inches to avoid confusing Windows users (this is used to close a window on Windows).
  • [FIX] - After downloading a TX PLUS graphic item to use as a slideshow background, the downloaded resource image is now automatically selected in the Select Resource window.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically converts downloaded PSD file to PNG format when downloading a TX PLUS graphic item to use as a slideshow background.
  • In the Search SendMyRooms window the order of the First Name & Last Name boxes has been swapped.
  • [FIX] - When importing images, now supports images rotated 180 degrees (camera upsidedown).
  • [FIX] - Setup Rooms window. The net rotation of room images added from the album file or directly imported is now saved with the room.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.6b3 Beta (May 20, 2017)

  • [FIX][MAC] - Enable javascript in the Messages browser in case default is off in which case clicking on the message's title would not have expanded it to show the message contents.
  • When searching for TX PLUS Graphics you can now see what file formats are available by new icons on preview images (green = selected, yellow = avaialble, grey = not available). You can select which format you wish to download by clicking on a yellow icon or using the right-click popup menu.
  • [FIX] - Rating stars on preview images in the Search TX PLUS Graphics window are no longer double-size on non-retina screens.
  • [FIX] - Once again showing thumbnail labels on Mirror Display Area screen. This was broken with the 2017r1 release.
  • [FIX] - Setup Stamps no longer gives an error when creating the preview image in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] - No longer selects the wrong image after undoing adding an image to a book when the smart filter is turned on.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when ordering a layout as a Custom Product if you have deleted all your Presentation Options.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error when playing a looped slideshow which includes a video.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error in some circumstances when you cancel a Music download.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error in some circumstances when resizing the Info bar (by resizing the main window).
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if you download some TX PLUS graphics and nothing is returned from the server.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when displaying the Selection Number Display when the image has an invalid size.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when you try to add different sized pages into a Traditional Matted Book when you have the "Same Size only" option selected.
  • [FIX] - Increased the StudioCloud connection timeout value from 20 to 60 seconds so it's possible to upload very large orders without timing out.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when nothing is displayed in Preview Slideshow Slide view in Working with Slideshows when you resize the main window or move it to another screen.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when color correcting between the main and mirror displays when either screen's color profiles are not setup correctly.
  • [FIX] - No longer showing the decimals in the Quantity column for single image prints in the High-Res Production window.
  • [FIX] - Setup Frames. No longer gives an error in some circumstances when loading frames into the Frames Resources list.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error in some circumstances after making changes in the Setup Music window when this window has been opened from within the Setup Slideshow Styles window.
  • When downloading rooms from SendMyRooms, you can now search for All Viewings. Viewings are now displayed in date order with the earliest at the top. Expired viewings (these earlier than today) are shown with red date. You can hide expired viewings by selecting the "Only show with dates from today onward" option. The client list format has also been updated.
  • Changed the SendMyRooms menu (under the Orders menu) to allow you to also open the SendMyRooms Management Area as well as to Send a new Invitation.
  • [FIX] - When previewing SendMyRooms images for download, in the unlikely event that some images are not available, they will display as a red X and are not selectable for download.
  • [FIX] - After making a change to the Select Resource Image window, the previously selected sorting will be re-applied.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.5 (May 8, 2017)

  • [MAC] Made changes to the mirror display window to allow support for the above Windows changes.
  • [FIX] No longer appends the Order ID number to produced digital files because they are always exported to a uniquely named subfolder for each digital file order group.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error after relinking Digital Images file orders in Production.
  • [FIX] The linked icon is now immediately shown in the list of images after relinking for Digital Image file orders in Production.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when opening the Setup Stamps window when your first print paper size 0x0. Any sizes with zero in them are no longer included in the list of preview sizes in this window.
  • [FIX] When playing a slideshow which includes a wall grouping layout with a wrap, only the face side of the layout is displayed.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if you close the Preferences window before the "Test Photoshop Connection" operation has completed.
  • [FIX] Now correctly exports images with the show frames and favourite stamps options when using Export -> Sample Images in Current Set provided the image has had a size applied.
  • [FIX] No longer leaves the "wait" cursor set after Exporting Sample images.
  • [FIX] Now correctly expands cropped images to fit within thumbnail sizes. This ensure that the saved thumbnail is correct size in album so ProSelect no longer resizes these thumbnails on load.
  • [FIX] When using Export -> Sample Images, cropped images are now automatically expanded so they fill to the specified exported size.
  • [FIX] Now ignores the Crop to Print Size setting when Exporting Sample Images
  • [FIX][MAC] When checking for the best version of Photoshop to use, check for the result even if the script has timed out as some system setups don't seem to be triggering an end of script event.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.5b1 Beta (May 3, 2017)

  • [MAC] - Made changes to the mirror display window.
  • [FIX] - No longer appends the Order ID number to produced digital files because they are always exported to a uniquely named subfolder for each digital file order group.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error after relinking Digital Images file orders in Production.
  • [FIX] - The linked icon is now immediately shown in the list of images after relinking for Digital Image file orders in Production.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when opening the Setup Stamps window when your first print paper size 0x0. Any sizes with zero in them are no longer included in the list of preview sizes in this window.
  • [FIX] - When playing a slideshow which includes a wall grouping layout with a wrap, only the face side of the layout is displayed.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if you close the Preferences window before the "Test Photoshop Connection" operation has completed.
  • [FIX][WIN] - No longer gives an error when using Imagemagick to import images PSD or opening an image in another photo editor when the images are located on mapped network location.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly exports images with the show frames and favourite stamps options when using Export -> Sample Images in Current Set provided the image has had a size applied.
  • [FIX] - No longer leaves the "wait" cursor set after Exporting Sample images.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly expands cropped images to fit within thumbnail sizes. This ensure that the saved thumbnail is correct size in album so ProSelect no longer resizes these thumbnails on load.
  • [FIX] - When using Export -> Sample Images, cropped images are now automatically expanded so they fill to the specified exported size.
  • [FIX] - Now ignores the Crop to Print Size setting when Exporting Sample Images
  • [FIX][MAC] - When checking for the best version of Photoshop to use, check for the result even if the script has timed out as some system setups don't seem to be triggering an end of script event.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.4 (Apr 27, 2017)

  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if you accidentally triple click on the Make High-Res Images button in Production. The Make High-Res Images button and the Close button are now disabled until production completed.
  • [FIX][WIN] Now correctly imports images with odd characters in their filename (such as the copyright symbol) when using the Helper App. Note: Unless disabled in the Preferences, the Helper App is always used to speed up importing when doing more than three images at a time.
  • [FIX][WIN] Improved the speed of importing large PSD files by around three times when NOT using the Helper App. When importing large images this way, the progress dialog no longer says "Not responding" while each image is being processed.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production Window. The preview of composite layout with a wrap no longer displays with the "Locked Ordered" overlay shown over the top of the image.
  • [FIX][WIN] Exporting a slideshow movie with Ken Burns effect (full image) now works correctly.
  • [FIX] No longer gives a error when saving an album file if you have used a frame which has an apostrophe in its name or the name of the folder it is located in.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.2 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • [FIX][MAC] The Open/Save/Select Folder dialog window no longer opens over the mirror screen when ProSelect is started with Mirror Display already turned on or just after turning on.
  • In Working with Rooms, Thumbnail View, you can now add a new room design by dragging and dropping one or more images or layouts from the image list onto a Library or Album room at the bottom of the window.
  • [FIX][WIN] No longer gives an error importing images using the Helper App if the path to those images is in Windows "short path" format or with odd characters in the path to the file. Typically this occurred when importing from a network location. This error would only occur if you were adding more than three images at a time because, with less that this number, the Helper App is not used.
  • [FIX] Now clears the thumbnail label (at the bottom of the image list) when closing an album or starting new one.

New in ProSelect 2017r1.1 (Apr 11, 2017)

  • [FIX] Now correctly updates layout thumbnails after removing images using delete key.
  • [FIX] Set the minimum window size of the Search SendMyRooms window to the same as its default size, and allow slight width adjustment to make resizing easier.
  • Added text "(newest first)" to the Search SendMyRooms window image preview box to match the server's search results order.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning message when SendMyRooms is offline.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning message when installing default frames and the default frames can't be found.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning message when trying to download music resources and they are unavailable or there is nothing to download.
  • [FIX] Changed "Session Date" to "Viewing Date" in SendMyRooms areas.
  • Added "On-Line KnowledgeBase..." to the Help Menu.
  • [FIX] No longer gives and error when changing tabs and image thumbnail has not been drawn yet.
  • Added a new startup option for Trial users upgrading from an earlier version to ask whether they would like to reset to the default setup for the new version.
  • "Important" unread messages from TimeExposure will now always display on Startup even if you have this option turned off.
  • [FIX] The Select Theme window now shows after, rather than before the Registration window on new installations or upgrades.
  • About ProSelect window - changed "Updates valid until" to "TimeExposure PLUS valid until"
  • [FIX] When zooming in on images, the zoomed images are now also shown on the Mirror Display Area screen when you have "Keep Same Size" turned off in Preferences -> Display -> Calibration & Options -> Display Mirroring. Also, with this same configuration, the applied zoom is no longer removed after Shift-dragging a zoomed image around.
  • [FIX] Now ignores .XMP files if they are included as part of a selection of individual image files dragged into ProSelect

New in ProSelect 2017r1 (Apr 5, 2017)

  • User Interface Changes:
  • You can now change the color theme of the main window to one of four different options using the new Themes menu (under the View Menu) include Black (default), Light Gray, Dark Gray and White. When running the new version for the first time, you are prompted to select the theme of your choice.
  • When installing or upgrading to 2017r1 for the for the first time you will be prompted to select which theme to use.
  • The thumbnail image background colors for templates, title slides and videos has been desaturated when displayed on the lighter colored themes.
  • All buttons on the main screen now have a more contemporary flat appearance.
  • When using a second screen or projector and ProSelect's Mirror Display Area, by default, the background color will be the same as that of the main screen. However, you can set it to always be black in Preferences -> Display -> Calibration & Options -> Display Mirroring -> Background Always Black.
  • Zooming in on an image now any uses remaining empty space around the image to show more of the image. Zooming in on cropped images shows the whole image with the cropped off area slightly dimmed. The bottom right corner of zoomed image shows a rectangle the shape of the un-zoomed image with the "Remove Zoom" icon inside. Each click zooms in the following sizes x1.5, x2, x3, x4, x6, x8, x12, x16. Alternatively, you can Alt/Option-Right-Click and select the zoom amount from the popup menu.
  • Mac Retina Support:
  • [MAC] ProSelect now supports the higher resolution displays on Macs with retina displays. Text, controls and thumbnail images now display with greater clarity. Large images will be displayed at the maximum resolution available dependent on your import size settings. Because images displayed on Retina screens are up to 4 times larger, changing your imported image size to a larger value can result in slower performance especially on larger screens.
  • To support these displays on Macs with Retina screens (and to preserve cross-platform compatibility and for future Hi-DPI support on Windows machines), new albums are now created with higher resolution thumbnail images on all platforms. When opening album files created with earlier version of ProSelect, you are asked whether you wish to resize the thumbnail image to the new size.
  • Improved Performance:
  • ProSelect now uses a separate Helper app for importing images. This allows ProSelect to take advantage of multiple cores in your computer to import images faster. It is now approximately three times faster on a computer with four cores and two times faster on a machine with two cores. You can check if the Helper App is correctly installed by checking for "Image Loader: Ready" in the About ProSelect window.
  • On Macs, the Helper app uses the OSX's 64bit APIs. This bypasses the problem with OSX's 32bit APIs not being able to read some types of .psd files saved from Lightroom.
  • You can turn off the use of the Helper app in Preferences -> Importing Images -> Adding Images: Use Help App (faster importing). In this case, all importing (except for PSD files on Mac OSX), will be done without using the Helper App.
  • ProSelect's image cache now uses free system memory rather than using part of ProSelect 3GB maximum memory allocation reducing the possibility of the program running out of memory with working with very large albums. Your computer needs at least 6GB of RAM to take advantage of this feature.
  • Resource thumbnail images for Templates, Rooms and Books are now saved in a system memory cache to save application memory when you have a large number of these.
  • Quicktime Use Is Now Optional On Windows Computers:
  • [WIN] ProSelect is no longer dependent on Apple's Quicktime on Windows computers. Instead, ProSelect uses third party "Helper Apps" to read PSD file and to export slideshow movies on Windows computers. As a result, movie exporting is now 5 to 10 times faster than when using Quicktime. Exported movies using Ken Burns effects does take longer than those with non-Ken burns effects.
  • [WIN] ProSelect can now import 16bit RGB and CMYK Photoshop files on Windows machines. (Macs have been able to do this since version 2015r3).
  • You can check the status and versions of all the additional "Helper Apps" in the About ProSelect window.
  • More Frame Pricing Options:
  • In the Price List Setup window, you now have the option to add a "mark-up" factor to your frame group prices. This allows you to enter your framers cost pricing with a markup. Note: The markup must be a number greater than or equal to 1 (eg 1.5 would be a 50% markup) and is only applied to the rate part but not the fixed part (if you have this selected). The Pricing Method code is changed to reflect this. eg UIxM+F = (United Inches x Markup) + Fixed Amount
  • Two new commonly used automatic Pricing Methods for frames have been added. These are: Chop Foot 6" and Chop Foot 4". These methods calculate the length of the frame (in feet) = circumference of mat + (8 x frame width) rounded up to next 1/2 or 1/3 of a foot respectively.
  • Ordering Digital Files:
  • ProSelect now supports the Ordering and Production of Digital Files. Digital files can be ordered as a group of one or more images in one or more Order Line Items.
  • These can be added to your price list under the Digital Files tab in the Price List Setup Window. You can specify a description, a presentation option, pricing method and the maximum file output size in pixels. (This will be the size of the longest side).
  • Pricing Methods can be either one fixed "Group Price" or based on a "Per Image Price". The latter can also have a fixed component added.
  • Note: ProSelect does not check if you have a particular number of images in a Digital File Order Group so it is recommended for Group Priced items that you include the quantity in the description as a prompt when ordering (e.g. "Set of 10 Digital Files").
  • Digital File price list items are automatically added to the bottom of the currently selected Price List in the Place Order Window and under the Quick Order Menu.
  • When ordering Digital files, you can add and remove one or more images from a Digital File "Order Group". When adding images, if there are already one or more previous Digital File Order Groups, you have the option to create a new Order Group or add these images to one of the existing order Groups.
  • To prevent accidental double ordering, the same image cannot be added more than once to a Digital File Order Group (unless has been duplicated in ProSelect).
  • You can setup Extras to order with any Digital File Order Group. These can be fixed price (e.g. "Flash Drive in Gift Box") or a per Image Price (eg "Retouch digital files").
  • Use Add with Extras button to include these when ordering or use the Change button to add/amend these later. When ordering with Extras the extra quantity defaults to 1 as it is taken to apply to the whole order group.
  • Images ordered as Digital files, show both the shopping cart icon and a new "Digital Files" icon underneath on the thumbnail image when Show Thumbnail Tags is turned on (under the View menu).
  • In the Order Report Setup window (under Options 2 tab), you can select to "Include Digital Order Image Names" if you wish to have these shown on the order report. Thumbnails images are not shown for these items.
  • In Hi-Res Production, there is a new tab for producing Digital Files. You can select a digital file order group and edit/retouch images in that group the same way as with Prints and Composites. Unlike physical print orders, you can adjust the cropped aspect ratio to any shape in Production with the resulting crop will be sized (in pixels on the longest side) to the ordered size. The output size (in pixels) of the image is show at the bottom right below the Preview image box.
  • Stamps can be added to the exported images with the default stamp for Digital Images being setup in the Preferences -> Hi-Res Production -> Styles & Stamps -> Stamps & Watermarks - Digital Files.
  • All digital files in the same order group will be exported into a separate folder in your specified Hi-Res production output folder making it easy to transfer these in batch to another media. The name of the folder is set to the name of the Order Item plus the order ID to ensure a unique name. If you have duplicated any images and ordered them in the same order group any copies will be suffixed with -1, -2 etc,.
  • TimeExposure Plus Music Access:
  • ProSelect now includes access to and use of over 41,000 royalty free music tracks which you can use in your ProSelect slideshows and exported slideshow movies (subject to the Terms & Conditions in your ProSelect license agreement). On-going access and use of these music tracks linked to your TimeExposure PLUS program.
  • In the Setup Music Window, click on the TX Plus Music button to search for, preview, select and download the available music. You can search for music by keyword, mood, genre, instruments and duration. You can have the results returned automatically listed by a number of criteria including "Highest Rating", "Most Recent" and more.
  • You can preview the music track by playing it in this window prior to downloading the full track. Clicking on the soundtrack graphic allows you to start preview playback at any location. Check to "Auto Preview" box to have the music preview start playing when you click on a music track.
  • When you downloading one or more of these music tracks, they are copied into your Music folder in your ProSelect Resources folder (with a .pmf file extension) and added to your currently selected music group. You can now see the full filename of the selected music track at the bottom of the Setup Music window.
  • All TimeExposure Plus music is security encrypted and can only be used in copies of ProSelect that have an active TimeExposure Plus subscription.
  • You can also download pre-loaded Music Groups of TX Plus Music using the TX Plus Music Collections button in the Setup Music window. Select one or more groups and click the download button to install these into ProSelect.
  • TimeExposure Plus Graphics Resources Access:
  • ProSelect users now have direct access to over 200,000 high resolution royalty free graphics elements that you can use to build unique products (subject to the Terms & Conditions in your ProSelect license agreement). Use these for matt backgrounds, graphics block and overlay images (some editing may be required). These elements are free to download for all TimeExposure Plus program members.
  • You can search for and download images by clicking on the "P" icon in the Select Resource images window. When searching, you can select keywords, content type, orientation, category and color theme. Resulting preview images will be displayed in the window. Click those that you wish to download then click the Download button. The files will be downloaded into the appropriate ProSelect resources folder based on where you are working at the time.
  • Added "Search TX Graphics" to the Resources menu. This allows the same search and download options except you can download the files into a nominated external folder. This is useful if you need to work on the files before addling them into your ProSelect Resources folder.
  • Ordering Improvements:
  • You can now select a different price list directly from the Quick Order menu (by right-clicking on the Shopping Cart icon).
  • In the Place Order Window, when adding a new order, holding down the Alt/Option Key while clicking on the Quick Add, Add with Extra and Custom Products buttons will automatically prompt you to add a note to the ordered item AFTER the ordering is added. This only works when ordering one item at a time.
  • In the Place Order Window, you can now click on the Presentation Option column to sort your orders by this values. By default, these are sorted within Prints and Layouts areas. Hold the Alt/Option Key down to sort across Prints and Layouts.
  • In the Place Order Window, the title of the second column has been changed from "Image No." to "Ordered Item" and the color of the icons in the left most column now reflects the type of ordered item. Composite layouts have a green disclosure triangle, traditional matted ones a burgundy triangle and digital file groups have a blue triangle. Clicking on the triangle expands the item to show the images associated with it.
  • Order Report Changes:
  • Added the option to Print any applied Layout Style name on the Order Report. This is selected under the Options 2 tab in the Setup Order Report window.
  • Added a new option to include (or not) the Album Name at the top of this report. This is selected under Options 1 tab -> Page Layout -> Include Album name.
  • Added to option to "Include Digital Order Image Names" if you wish to have these shown on the Order Report.
  • Template Editor Changes:
  • The default wrap size is now 2".
  • Added a new toggle button (near the top left side) to allow you to show the grid over the top of the openings and graphics blocks for easier alignment of overlapping openings.
  • [DOC] Alt/Option clicking on the "Bring to Front" or "Bring to Back" icon to move the selected opening one position closer to the front or back respectively.
  • Template Manager Changes:
  • Added "Sort by Width" to the options under the Sort tool. As with all the sort tool options, selecting this while holding down the Alt/option key will reverse the sort order.
  • More Custom Effects:
  • The maximum number of Custom Effects Actions that you install in the Pro version has been increased to 100. The basic version is still the same with 5 actions.
  • Stamps, Watermark & Logos:
  • The Setup Stamps, Watermarks & Logos window now allows you to select a print paper size (and orientation) to see what a stamp's actual size and offset will be in inches or millimetres on an item at the selected size.
  • The Setup Stamps, Watermarks & Logos window can now also be resized to allow for a larger preview image.
  • You can now also use the tag [STUDIONAME] (and [BUSINESSNAME]) in a text copyright stamp to show your registered business name.
  • Report Logos Setup has now been moved from the Preferences to a new window under the Resources Menu. The setup is now saved in the ProSelect_Data.xml file so it will be automatically shared between computer if you are using one of the sharing options.
  • Added/updated the Default stamps and changed the default favorites stamp.
  • When deleting stamps in the Setup Stamps, Watermarks & Logos window, you are no longer longer asked to confirm.
  • Recent Album Menu Improvements:
  • The Recent Albums Menu has been expanded to save the last 20 albums opened.
  • Rather than remove album files that are no longer found or accessible (except for items in the trash), the menu will show them in the list with a caution icon on left size. If you select one of these, it will let you know the location where the album file was last saved to and give you to opportunity to "Try Again" (so you can re-mount a network location or drive) or "Remove From List".
  • The bottom of the Recent Albums submenu now includes options to "Remove Missing Abums" or to "Clear Recent Album List" and to "Refresh List". The last item is can be used if you have made any changes outside of ProSelect since you launched the software.
  • More Cropping Flexibility:
  • You can now select to crop all the currently selected images to match the ratio of any size that you have setup in your Print Paper Sizes using the new Menu command Crop To -> Other Crop ratio (under the Edit menu).
  • When using this command, you can optionally select to assign the selected print paper size as the default size for those images when showing in Select Size View or when added to a room.
  • After using this command, the last crop ratio is automatically saved into the "Saved Crop Ratio" so you can use the menu shortcut Shift-Cmd-V (on Macs) or Shift-Cntrl-V (on Windows) to apply it to any selected images.
  • Added support for Flip Horizontal to Working with Images in Cropping view so you can now flip images without needing to put them in a layout. The thumbnails of any flipped images show a "flipped" thumbnail tag.
  • Setup Rooms Changes:
  • Album Rooms no longer need to be added as images to the ProSelect album file. Rather, in the Setup Rooms window, you can either drop them directly into the Room list or use the Add Rooms from: Image File button to choose and import your room image files from anywhere on your computer. You can still add rooms from images that you have imported into your album file by selecting one at a time, opening the Setup Rooms window and using the Add Rooms from: Album Room button.
  • As before, room images imported into your Library Room are saved in your ProSelect Resources folder while Album rooms are saved in the client's Album file.
  • You can now adjust the crop, tilt and rotation of any room images within the Setup Rooms window by selecting the Crop (scissors icon) above the preview window.
  • The Setup Rooms window now also allows you to search for and download room images that your clients have uploaded to SendMyRooms.com (See next section).
  • To help with calibrating rooms using a sheet of paper, the standard paper sizes for both Letter and A4 paper are now shown at the bottom of this window.
  • Send My Room Integration:
  • ProSelect integrates with the SendMyRoom.com service (a new TimeExposure product) which helps your clients to take and upload images of their rooms for you to use in their viewing sessions.
  • You can send in invitation to your clients though either your TimeExposure.com account or directly from within ProSelect using the SendMyRoom Invitation button in the Client Setup window or the SendMyRoom Invitation menu (under the Orders menu). Make sure that you enter the date and time of the client's viewing session since this will be displayed as reminder for them.
  • You can select to have the invitation email sent directly to them or open a new email on your computer so you can personalize it some more.
  • Before your viewing session, open the Setup Rooms window (under the Resources men) and click the Add Rooms from: SendMyRooms button to locate and quickly download the room images that your client has uploaded. In the window that opens, you can search by a client's name (as setup in the currently open album file) or any other name.
  • Normally you would have the option "With a Viewing Date from today onwards" selected so only clients with future viewing sessions are shown. Turn this off if you need to find a client with a booked session time before today's date.
  • In the search results box, click on client's name to show a thumbnail image of the rooms that they have uploaded. Select the rooms that you wish to download by clicking on the images or use the Check All button at the bottom, then click the Download button to start the download.
  • After downloading, the client's rooms will be automatically added as an Album Rooms to their Album File in the Setup Rooms window. You can then select a room, adjust the rotation, crop or tilt as required, then use the ruler to calibrate the room. They are then ready to use in ProSelect's Working with Rooms.
  • Support For Other Image Editors:
  • You can now select different Image editor in Preferences using "Set Other Editor..." from drop down. Select the application's location from the dialog window. If you have selected a third party application, ProSelect uses the Application's Open Document handler to open the selected image or images. This is the same process that occurs when you drop one or more images onto the application's icon - some third party applications may not work this way so you can test this functionality using this method.
  • Note: Photoshop CS5 and newer is still required for Hi-Res Production.
  • If you have selected an alternate editor you will find a "Open in XXXX" under Original Images Submenu (under Album menu). This editor can also be invoked using the "CMD-T" menu shortcut. Likewise, the image editing button in the Hi-Res Production window will also show "Open in XXXX".
  • General Changes:
  • No longer automatically turns on the Protect Images and Show Favorites view menu setting when these stamps have been changed. Rather, ProSelect now shows a message telling you how to turn them on.
  • When Working with Images, Select Size View, the Info Bar now shows "Custom Crop" or "Cropped to Print Size" in the bottom right corner as determined by your current setting.
  • Removed option to select Lightroom 1 & 2 in the RAW image Editor setting in the Preferences. ProSelect now only works with Lightroom 3 or newer via the ProSelect Plugin for Lightroom.
  • ProSelect will now automatically try to re-connect to an album file that was open during a network failure or your computer going to sleep. If it is unable to do this it shows an warning message rather than an error.
  • You now have to option to have the "Show Number Display" option stay on until you press the "N" key again. To do this check the "Toggle" option in the Preferences -> Borders & Backgrounds -> Selection Number Display.
  • A new Preview Image is now used in Setup Styles, Image Effects Preferences and Test Custom Actions window.
  • When you Open Setup Rooms, the Album tab is now automatically selected if you have one or more images selected in Working with Images.
  • In Working with Slideshows, right-clicking on a video resource will show a popup menu to either Open the Video in Setup Videos window or Edit the Selected Video. This now works the same as right-clicking on a video in the slideshow.
  • The Export Sample Images windows has been updated to show the maximum image size that can be exported (given it's imported size).
  • The Hi-Res Production window can now be resized to provide a larger Preview image.
  • "Always Duplicate" on Custom Effects Popup menu now defaults to OFF.
  • Hi-Res Production Preferences "Use subfolders for each size" now defaults to ON.
  • Changed Hi-Res production preferences to Output Folder options to "Use Subfolders (checkbox) for each print size" to separate from Digital files output which are always in a subfolder.
  • Changed the wording in the Tax Setup window from "Price List Includes Tax" to "Price List Prices include Tax" to make this option clearer.
  • Replaced the Copyright Stamp sample image with a larger one and updated the display in Setup Styles, Image Effects Preferences and Test Custom Actions windows.
  • Increased the thickness or the Selection and Cropped Image Rectangles to make them more visible especially on lighter themed backgrounds.
  • In the Setup Music window, you can now use the Alt/option key to drag one or more music tracks into another music group.
  • The empty opening X on templates and layouts is now clearer.
  • Setup Slideshow Styles - Added "Preview Background Only" option.
  • Now saves the last window size and screen location for the Template Editor, Setup Slideshow Styles window, Edit Styles window and the Hi-Res production window.
  • Simplified the Sharing setup options by only having one saving option which is saved to the shared location immediately. If off, any changes are only saved locally. Added an explanation of this into the setup windows.
  • Music Setup Window now shows if the selected music track has been used in more than one music group.
  • Template Editor now defaults to showing template thumbnails when opened from the Template Manager. The last hide/show setting selected in the Editor is now remembered for the time that ProSelect is open.
  • Changed the colors of the shared server/folder status icons to better work with the new color themes.
  • Setup Styles window is now resizeable and the preview image has been updated to make it clearer how the styles appear.
  • Most resizeable windows now remember their size and position when you close ProSelect.
  • Any images that have been reloaded now display a "reloaded icon" (the same as the thumbnail tag one) in the Hi-Res Production window.
  • When using ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup or Install current version default data, ProSelect now check that you have the correct version of the Default Resources folder installed and prompts you to re-install everything if not.
  • When using the % button to add a discount Extra line item in any of the Add with Extras windows, if you enter alternate description (to replace the default "Discount") of four or more characters in length, your entered description will be automatically saved used the next time that you apply a percentage discount.
  • Added to option to turn off Sharing when starting ProSelect with the SHIFT key held down.
  • On new installations, the installed Sample Album album file is now automatically added to the Recent Albums menu.
  • Removed the option to "Always Use Photoshop" from the Select Resource Image window since Photoshop file are now already imported using internal methods in ProSelect.
  • Change the default Preferences to the following settings::
  • Import image Resize to: 2400 x 1600
  • Video Sound -> Turn off when adding to Slideshow: OFF
  • Setup Frames -> Remove size from filename: OFF
  • Order Report -> Include Report Logo: ON
  • Order Report -> Include Total Savings: ON
  • Order Report -> Include Digital FileNames: ON
  • Order Report -> Include Image Notes: ON
  • The Setup Frames window is now re sizeable in width and height.
  • Increased the maximum length of Set Names to 32 characters (from 15).
  • Updated the Notes Library window so that each note type is now shown under a different tab.
  • Changed the ProSelect Data -> "Install current version default data" menu to "Install 2017r1 Default Resources". This now opens a window where you can select which resources you wish to add into your existing setup.
  • Removed "Show Cropped Images" and "Expand Small Images" from the View menu to simplify the options. ProSelect works as if these were always selected.
  • You can now select and edit any resource image from within the Select Resource Image window. It will open the image for editing in the Image Editor that you have selected in your Preferences (defaults to Photoshop). If you have multiple file types in your selected Resources folder (eg .png and .psd) then it will always open the .psd file as that is assumed to be your "master file".
  • ProSelect Basic users can use the included title slides which have [Client-Full-Name] embedded text tags. Any other text tags will only work if you have the Pro version.
  • In Working with Slideshows, a warning icon and error message is now shown in the info bar when you select an included video with an error (such as the video file is missing).
  • In the Select Resource Image window, the "Update png from psd" tool now uses internal methods instead of Photoshop to convert the image.
  • The Gallery Wrap references have been changed to "Wrap/Bleed" because this function can be used for both purposes.
  • On first run of 2017r1, you are prompted whether you wish to add the new 2017r1 default resources to your setup.
  • Before running Production, now checks if you have any open unsaved images in Photoshop and warns you that they will be closed without being saved if you continue.
  • Now displays a larger "locked ordered" icon in middle of images when you try to change the crop on an ordered image.
  • Added Completion actions for Digital files to Preferences -> Hi-Res Production -> General Actions. If set, these are run as the final step of production on a digital file.
  • Added support for variable tags Notes so you can easily personalize your notes. The following tags are supported: YEAR, SHORTYEAR, STUDIONAME, BUSINESSNAME, CLIENTFULLNAME, CLIENTFIRSTNAME, CLIENTLASTNAME.
  • Setup Music now defaults to having Music Trimming turned on.
  • Added support for text tags [SHORTDATE], [DATE] and [CLIENTLASTNAME] in stamps and notes.
  • The Reset window (which appears when you hold down the Shift key during startup), now allows you to restore from one of the last 25 automatic ProSelect Data backup files from your Application Support (Macs) or App DataRoaming (on Windows) -> ProSelect -> Data_Backups folder. These are displayed in date order showing the last modified date and file size of each backup file.
  • ProSelect Data auto-backup files are now created in 15 minutes intervals (up from 5 minutes) and up to nine versions are now saved to provide at least two hours of ProSelect Data changes that can be recovered from.
  • ProSelect Data auto-backup files and now also created on each machine when using the ProSelect Network server. Previously they were only saved on the server's computer.
  • Included new ProSelect Resources Guide (.pdf) manual in the installer. This can be opened under the Help Menu, the Trial Started Registration window and Install 2017 Default Resources window.
  • Changed the Notes Library window into a Movable Dialog (on Macs) and made it resizeable.
  • Added support for adjusting the cropping of an image by Alt/Option-dragging on an image in a layout in Working with Rooms. This now works the same with Prints in a room.
  • Title slides can now use PNG files as background images. Any transparent areas are filled with black.
  • Made the Edit Book Design, Rename Layouts, Setup Title Slides windows resizable.
  • Fixes:
  • [FIX] When Working with Layouts, the screen is now correctly updated after using the delete key to remove a layout from the Display Area.
  • [FIX] In the Template Editor, the Thumbnail list now automatically scrolls to show any new template added or copied.
  • [FIX][WIN] Changed the way the second screen position, size and scaling is detected when running on Windows 8 & 10 so that the Mirror Display Area screen works as expected regardless of the scaling selected for the display's scaled text and/or the presence of any Hi-DPI screens.
  • [FIX] The Images List Yes/May/No count text color is now the same as other text on main window. As well as this all text on main window has been slightly lightened to make it clearer against the dark background.
  • [FIX] Tax Setup Window changed text "Price List Includes Tax" to "Price List Prices include Tax" to avoid confusion.
  • [FIX] [MAC] Now shows the album's unsaved status in the windows title bar after making changes to a client via the Client Setup menu.
  • [FIX] Now marks an album as "unsaved" if you only append a note to an item using the Notes button in the toolbar.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error under some circumstances when you import a folder of images also containing some video files and have your Preferences set to automatically add these as Album Videos.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning when starting a slideshow which is using a Slideshow style with a Ken Burns effect when not using ProSelect Pro. The slideshow will then play without this effect.
  • [FIX] Hi-Res Production will now convert 16 bit and/or CMYK Images into 8bit RGB files when they are used during production.
  • [FIX] Hi-Res Production no longer stops when building composite layouts which use a style containing a graphics block or background image set to Fit to Bottom Center or Fit to Top Center.
  • [FIX] When duplicating a layout the new layout is now placed after the original rather than before.
  • [FIX] In Working with Books or Working with Layouts, when you have Smart filter: One Opening selected, the resulting templates now honors the Template Categories display settings (ie Show only in Book or Layouts or both).
  • [FIX] In Working with Slideshows, Thumbnail view. If a title slide has missing variable data, the caution icon on the thumbnail and the "T" icon are now removed after opening the Client Setup Window and adding a name.
  • [FIX] Tilted images without any applied crop now get correctly displayed after using Remove Tilt (under the Edit Menu).
  • [FIX] Exporting slideshow movies. Now correctly display the background when the first slide is a title slide. No longer add a wide border to the image shown after a "Next Image" Title slide when you have Ken Burns effect (random sizing) and drop shadows turned on.
  • [FIX][WIN] Worked around a problem with production appearing not to be working when using the "Keep Open in Photoshop" option with Photoshop CS6 (64bit) on Windows. In this case, Photoshop's display system stops updating the screen after clearing the last selection. The solution, for this combination only, was to leave the last selection in place.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning symbol against any slideshow title slides containing first and last text tag names when those names aren't empty but have the default name (ie "Client 1") in them.
  • [FIX][MAC] Not longer causes a crash if you use the Quit menu while some dialog windows are still open then close those windows.
  • [FIX] When opening an album file, any video files included in a Slideshow are no longer removed if they are not found in the correct location. This allows you to use the Find Album Videos option in the Setup Videos window to re-link to your missing videos.
  • [FIX] In the Price List Setup window, Layouts tab, the size shown for any templates with a canvas wrap is now displayed at the face size rather than the overall size.
  • Reduced the time taken when changing thumbnail sizes by no longer rebuilding all thumbnail images when they are already at the correct size.
  • [FIX] No longer uses excess memory when you have included videos in your slideshows and you scroll around in thumbnail view.
  • [FIX] No longer removes videos from a slideshow if the videos are not found in the same location as originally imported. You can then find the videos again in the Setup videos window.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning icon on any video clips that are missing the original file.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning icon on any video clips that are missing the original file.
  • [FIX] Moved "Mirror Screen Scale" size display from the mirrored screen to the main windows info bar.
  • [FIX] Now immediately updates the Info Bar when turning the mirror screen on/off.
  • [FIX] "Install 20171r1 default resources" now only adds new categories and groups if they are not empty.
  • [FIX] When ordering an image using Add with Extras from the Quick Order menu, the print size popup menu size now shows "No Price list item setup at displayed size" instead of a blank entry if the current display size is not in the selected price list.
  • [FIX] You can no longer Alt/Option drag to adjust the cropping of any print in a Room if it has been ordered unless you have selected Unlock Ordered Items (in the Edit menu). The shopping cart icon will be displayed on the corner of the image when you attempt to crop the image.
  • [FIX] Removed support for EXIF 2.2 from very old cameras and photo software as it was giving incorrect rotation information.
  • [FIX] When adding a Library Room, rather than copying the original file into the resources folder, it is now saved as a copy so any EXIF rotation is already applied to the image.
  • [FIX] No longer gives and error when producing the Production Report if you have a layout with an empty opening.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when playing the slideshow on the second screen if you disconnect the second screen before the slideshow has finished.
  • [FIX] Improved the message shown when you try to change the size of an ordered image in Working with Rooms.
  • [FIX] Working with Images, Select Size View. You can no longer change the size or cropping of an image that has been already ordered.
  • [FIX] Image stamps still work if you remove the original image file from your ProSelect resources folder or are working disconnected.
  • [FIX] To prevent the possibility of loosing setup data after an error, ProSelect now checks that the data file was actually loaded before re-saving it on shutdown.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if you use Undo after trying to delete images from an album when no images were actually deleted because they were being used.
  • [FIX] In Working with Books, the Undo action after dropping in multiple images will now correctly remove all images.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when using "escape key" to close the Preferences window if pressed while the Setup Sharing window is still closing.
  • [FIX] High-Res Production of stamps with text now first searches for an exact font match on family (name) and style, if an exact match is not found it will use first found family match, then default to currently selected font.
  • [FIX] In Setup Rooms, the ruler can no longer be made shorter than 20 pixels so you will always be able to grab and resize it using both end handles.
  • [FIX] When an error occurs during Production, the entire error message contents is now shown rather than just the title in the message box.
  • [FIX] Now immediately updates the Info Bar values when in Thumbnail view after changing displayed units using "Show Sizes in Inches/Centimeters" under view menu.
  • [FIX] Now resets the current display units to the selected Working Units when you click on Working Units popup menu in the Preferences -> General -> General Defaults.
  • [FIX][WIN] Added the maximize button to any windows that are resizable.
  • [FIX][WIN] Added the close button to windows with a Cancel button and removed it from windows where unsaved changed would be lost.
  • [FIX][WIN] Removed the minimise button from the Setup Frames and Setup Music windows.
  • [FIX] Setup Title Slides window now uses the higher resolution resources image when displaying title slide background images in the preview area.
  • [FIX] The Select Resource Image window now selects the last added image after it has been added/converted by dropping it into the listbox rather than using the Add Image button

New in ProSelect 2017r1b18 Beta (Apr 3, 2017)

  • [FIX] The Select Resource Image window now selects the last added image after it has been added/converted by dropping it into the listbox rather than using the Add Image button.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b17 Beta (Apr 1, 2017)

  • [FIX] - Now immediately updates the Info Bar values when in Thumbnail view after changing displayed units using "Show Sizes in Inches/Centimeters" under view menu.
  • [FIX] - Now resets the current display units to the selected Working Units when you click on Working Units popup menu in the Preferences -> General -> General Defaults.
  • [BFIX] - When using Search TX Plus Graphics (under the Resources menu), the window now remains open after downloading some graphics images so you can immediately use it again.
  • [BFIX] - When downloading selected TX resource images into a folder, ProSelect will look for and download first available image format in this order of PSD, EPS, PNG then finally JPG formats. When downloading into the Resources folder, only PSD, PNG or JPG files are looked for.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly updating the thumbnail image of a cropped image after using Reload Selected Images.
  • [BFIX] - Change references to TimeExposure Plus to uppercase PLUS.
  • Title slides can now use PNG files as background images. Any transparent areas are filled with black.
  • [BFIX] - The Setup Title Slides window preview now uses the large resources image in the preview rather than the thumbnail and now supports retina screens.
  • Made the Edit Book Design, Rename Layouts, Setup Title Slides windows resizable.
  • [BFIX] - Limit the maximum width of the Setup Slideshow Styles window to 2000px
  • [BFIX] - The Notes library window formatting is now correct when the window is resized.
  • [FIX] - Setup Title Slides window now uses the higher resolution resources image when displaying title slide background images in the preview area.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Setup Title Slides window now supports retina displays
  • [BFIX] - After downloading graphics using the Search TX Graphics window, the previously selected images are now deselecting to avoid you downloading them more than once.
  • [BFIX] - When downloading multiple graphics in .psd format into a ProSelect Resources subfolder, these file are now automatically converted and copied into a png file format.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b16 Beta (Mar 26, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error when going back to Working with Books from Working with Images after double clicking on an image in a book page.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly display the image when Alt/Option dragging in Select Size view or in a room when you have Mirror Display Area on and NOT the Keep Same Size option AND one screen is Retina and the other not.
  • Added a new "Display Options" area to the Print Paper Sizes window. Apart from "Always Show sorted by Size" have now added the option to "Show the Size after the Display Name when ordering". This will show "DisplayName (XxY) PresentationOption" in the ordering areas (but not on the Order Report). This setting is saved in the ProSelect Data File and can be shared between computers.
  • The "Always Show sorted by Size" setting (in Print Paper Sizes window) is now saved in the ProSelect Data File and can be shared between computers.
  • The Print Paper Sizes window can now be resized vertically with the last window size used being saved.
  • Increased the maximum width of the popup menus in the main window to 350 pixels. This was mainly to allow more data to be shown in the Quick Order popup menu.
  • [FIX] - When duplicating a layout the duplicate is now left selected rather than the original.
  • Added a new preference setting "Add Borders if Layout has Wrap/Bleed" (defaults to ON) to Preferences->High-Res Production->Styles & Stamps->Traditional Matted Prints. This can be used to automatically add solid edge borders styles to produced prints from Canvas Wall Grouping without needing to change the Preferences when producing these items.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b15 Beta (Mar 23, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Wall groupings now draw with transparent backgrounds in their thumbnail images in Layouts and Rooms.
  • [FIX] - In Setup Rooms, the ruler can no longer be made shorter than 20 pixels so you will always be able to grab and resize it using both end handles.
  • [BFIX] - Some changes to default stamps.
  • [FIX] - When an error occurs during Production, the entire error message contents is now shown rather than just the title in the message box.
  • [BFIX] - When importing image file using the ImageLoader Helper App, the original file sizes (before resizing) are now correctly imported.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - The ImageLoader Helper App now pre-scales huge psd files down to 4096 x 4096 pixels using CoreImage to avoid running out of memory.
  • [BFIX] - Now loads .psd resource images using the ImageLoader Helper App, when avaialble. On Macs, this uses 64bit OSX APIs.
  • [BFIX] - ImageLoader Helper App now supports transparency masks when importing .png files.
  • [BFIX] - Fixed some rounding errors when checking saved Working with Rooms thumbnails on retina enabled machines.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error when adjusting the crop if the original image size was set to 0x0 due to previous ImageLoader Helper App bug (now fixed).
  • Added support for adjusting the cropping of an image by Alt/Option-dragging on an image in a layout in Working with Rooms. This now works the same with Prints in a room.
  • [BFIX] - Price List Setup. No longer loses any entered values when adding or updating a digital file price list items and using the Setup button to change Presentation options.
  • [BFIX] - The installed Sample Album file is now setup to work with Retina sized screens without need to be resized.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b14 Beta (Mar 20, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Now restores the cursor to an arrow pointer when closing the Setup Stamps window.
  • [BFIX] - Setup Frames. Now shows the Preview images for newly added frames. The Selected Frame Details box (and frame preview image) now expands with the width of the window.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when using "escape key" to close the Preferences window if pressed while the Setup Sharing window is still closing.
  • [BFIX] - Setup Stamps window, now refreshes the Install Default Stamps button when closing an overlapping window.
  • [BFIX] - Changed the [DATE] text tag for stamps & notes to be formatted as "January 5, 2017".
  • [BFIX] - Remove the "(Pro)" text from the default title slide "Openning Slide Personal" because this text tag is available to users of ProSelect Basic.
  • [BFIX] - Changed "Open in Setup Video" to "Open in Setup Videos" on the right-click popup menu.
  • [BFIX] - Setup Videos window now plays the video filled to fit in an larger re-sized window. The maximum width of this window is now 1200 pixels.
  • [BFIX] - Any notes containing Text Tags now show with replaced text in the High-Res Production window.
  • [FIX] - High-Res Production of stamps with text now first searches for an exact font match on family (name) and style, if an exact match is not found it will use first found family match, then default to currently selected font.
  • Added/upadted the Default stamps and changed the default favorites stamp.
  • [BFIX] - Updated French translations.
  • Included new ProSelect Resources Guide (.pdf) manual in the installer. This can be opened under the Help Menu, the Trail Started Registration window and Install 2017 Default Resources window.
  • Changed the Notes Library window into a Movable Dialog (on Macs) and made it resizeable.
  • When deleting stamps in the Setup Stamps, Watermarks & Logos window, you are no longer longer asked to comfirm.
  • [BFIX] - The Favorite star in the Setup Stamps window is now shown in yellow in the list box.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b13 Beta (Mar 15, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Added latest French translations (correctly this time!)
  • [BFIX] - Fixed badly formatted Default Music data (accidently introduced in the B12 release).
  • Added support for text tags [SHORTDATE], [DATE] and [CLIENTLASTNAME] in stamps and notes.
  • [BFIX] - When Printing the Order Report, any text tags in the included Order Report Notes are now correctly replaced.
  • [BFIX] - In the Notes Library and Setup Stamps window, the cursor/text insertion point is now located immediately after newly inserted text tag.
  • The Reset window (which appears when you hold down the Shift key during startup), now allows you to restore from one of the last 25 automatic ProSelect Data backup files from your Application Support (Macs) or App DataRoaming (on Windows) -> ProSelect -> Data_Backups folder. These are displayed in date order showing the last modified date and file size of each backup file.
  • ProSelect Data auto-backup files are now created in 15 minutes intervals (up from 5 minutes) and up to nine versions are now saved to provide at least two hours of ProSelect Data changes that can be recovered from.
  • ProSelect Data auto-backup files and now also created on each machine when using the ProSelect Network server. Previously they were only saved on the servers machine.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b12 Beta (Mar 14, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Added latest French translations.
  • Added Completion actions for Digital files to Preferences -> Hi-Res Production -> General Actions. If set, these are run as the final step of production on a digital file.
  • Added support for variable tags Notes so you can easily personalize your notes. The following tags are supported: YEAR, SHORTYEAR, STUDIONAME, BUSINESSNAME, CLIENTFULLNAME, CLIENTFIRSTNAME, CLIENTLASTNAME.
  • [BFIX] - Changed the Text tag icon on the Setup Stamps and Notes Library windows.
  • [BFIX] - The Hint for Inserting a Text Tag now displays correctly.
  • [BFIX] - Digital files price list items are now only added to the bottom of a price list popup menu if they are enabled in the currently selected price list.
  • [BFIX] - When you select to change a Digital File Order item and there are no price items setup for digital files in your currently selected price list, a "Custom:" prefix is displayed next the current item name rather than an empty popup. This is consistant with the behaviour with prints and layout orders.
  • [BFIX] - When adding or changing a Digital File Order item, changing the price of the item now also updates the total value at the bottom of the window.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Now correctly displays selection rectangles for layouts with a wrap or bleed on Retina displays.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Now correctly displays template openings with transparency when Alt/Option dragging to adjust the cropping on Retina displays.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Now correctly displays openings in a layout with an overlay image when Alt/Option dragging to adjust the cropping on Retina displays.
  • Setup Music now defaults to having Music Trimming turned on.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b11 Beta (Mar 10, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Re-arranged the order of rooms in Default Resources.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly updating/enabling the up/down arrow control on the right hand end of the thumbnail separator when you just changing the height of the window.
  • [BFIX] - Fixed a bug created by a fix in the previous beta test version that caused an error when resizing image when you have Crop to Print Paper Size turned on. Sorry for this - our programmer has been suitably chastised!

New in ProSelect 2017r1b10 Beta (Mar 9, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Resetting Production Croppings for digital prints now works as expected.
  • Added support for using [CLIENTFIRSTNAME] variable in text stamps.
  • [BFIX] - Made some minor changes to the default slideshow styles.
  • [BFIX] - Fixed an error that could occur when launching ProSelect and checking for missing recent albums when the path to the file was also missing.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b9 Beta (Mar 4, 2017)

  • On first run of 2017r1, you are now prompted whether you wish to add the new 2017r1 default resources to your setup.
  • [FIX] - Working with Images, Select Size View. You can no longer change the size or cropping of an image that has been already ordered.
  • Before running Production, now checks if you have any open unsaved images in Photoshop and warns you that they will be closed without being saved if you continue.
  • [FIX] - Image stamps still work if you remove the original image file from your ProSelect resources folder or are working disconnected.
  • [FIX] - To prevent the possibility of loosing setup data after an error, ProSelect now checks that the data file was actually loaded before re-saving it on shutdown.
  • [BFIX] - To avoid confusion, when ordering Digital files, the Place Order window now shows a "1" in the quantity box at the top rather than the number of images being added. This value cannot be changed.
  • [BFIX] - Added additional error checking when downloading TX Plus music files.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if you use Undo after trying to delete images from an album when no images were actually deleted because they were being used.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, the Undo action after dropping in multiple images will now correctly remove all images.
  • Now displays a larger "locked ordered" icon in middle of images when you try to change the crop on an ordered image.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b8 Beta (Mar 1, 2017)

  • [BFIX] - Install 2017r1 Default Resources. The "not enough free frame slots" warning title now resolves to "Install 217r1 Default resources".
  • [BFIX] - Holding the "N" key down to display for Selection Number Display no longer beeps when the keyboard buffer fills up.
  • [FIX] - Improved the message shown when you try to change the size of an ordered image in Working with Rooms.
  • [BFIX] Reduced the size of the default "Protect Images Stamp" so it fits in a full frame portrait orientated image.
  • [BFIX] - Updated the default price list setup used on first install.
  • [BFIX] - Updated some default templates.
  • [BFIX] - Updated the default library notes.
  • The Gallery Wrap references have been changed to "Wrap/Bleed" because this function can be used for both purposes.
  • [BFIX] - In the Find SendMyRooms Images window, the progress wheel and "Searching" text are now hidden until the search is started.
  • Template Editor. Change the box colors on the right side to light grey.
  • [BFIX] - High-Res Production window - Increase the minimum width to 900px so the list boxes could be wider. Re-arranged the column sizes to take advantage of this.

New in ProSelect 2017r1b6 Beta (Feb 24, 2017)

  • USER INTERFACE CHANGES:
  • You can now change the color theme of the main window to one of four different options using the new Themes menu (under the View Menu) include Black (default), Light Gray, Dark Gray and White. When running the new version for the first time, you are prompted to select the theme of your choice.
  • When installing or upgrading to 2017r1 for the for the first time you will be prompted to select which theme to use.
  • The thumbnail image background colors for templates and title slides and videos has been desaturated when displayed on the lighter colored themes.
  • All buttons on the main screen now have a more contemporary flat appearance.
  • When using a second screen or projector and ProSelect's Mirror Display Area, by default, the background color will be the same as that of the main screen. However, you can set it to always be black in Preferences -> Display -> Calibration & Options -> Display Mirroring -> Background Always Black.
  • Zooming in on an image now any uses remaining empty space around the image to show more of the image. Zooming in on cropped images shows the whole image with the cropped off area slightly dimmed. The bottom right corner of zoomed image show a rectangle the shape of the un-zoomed image with the "Remove Zoom" icon inside. Each click zooms in the following sizes x1.5, x2, x3, x4, x6, x8, x12, x16. Alternatively, you can Alt/Option-Right-Click and select the zoom amount from the popup menu.
  • MAC RETINA SUPPORT:
  • [MAC] ProSelect now support the higher resolution displays on Macs with retina displays. Text, controls and thumbnail images now display with greater clarity. Large images will be displayed at the maximum resolution available dependent on your import size settings. Because images displayed on Retina screens are up to 4 times larger, changing your imported image size to a larger value can result in slower performance especially on larger screens.
  • To support these displays on Macs with Retina screens (and to preserve cross-platform compatibility and for future HiDPI support on Windows machines), new albums are now created with higher resolution thumbnail images on all platforms. When opening album files created with earlier version of ProSelect, you are asked whether you wish to resize the thumbnail image to the new size.
  • IMPROVED PERFORMANCE:
  • ProSelect now uses a separate Helper app for importing images. This allows ProSelect to take advantage of multiple cores in your computer to import images faster. It is now approximately three times faster on a computer with four cores and two times faster on a machine with two cores. You can check if the Helper App is correctly installed by checking for "Image Loader: Ready" in the About ProSelect window.
  • On Macs, the Helper app uses the OSX's 64bit APIs. This bypasses the problem with OSX's 32bit APIs not being able to read some types of .psd files saved from Lightroom. You can turn off the use of the Helper app in Preferences -> Importing Images -> Adding Images: Use Help App (faster importing). In this case, all importing (except for PSD files on Mac OSX), will be done without using the Helper App.
  • ProSelect's image cache now uses free system memory rather than using part of ProSelect 3GB maximum memory allocation reducing the possibility of the program running out of memory with working with very large albums. Your computer needs at least 6GB of RAM to take advantage of this feature.
  • Resource thumbnail images for Templates, Rooms and Books are now saved in a system memory cache to save application memory when you have a large number of these.
  • MORE FRAME PRICING OPTIONS:
  • In the Price List Setup window, you now have the option to add a "mark-up" factor to your frame group prices. This allows you to enter your framers cost pricing with a markup. Note: The markup must be a number greater than or equal to 1 (eg 1.5 would be a 50% markup) and is only applied to the rate part but not the fixed part (if you have this selected). The Pricing Method code is changed to reflect this. eg UIxM+F = (United Inches x Markup) + Fixed Amount
  • Two new commonly used automatic Pricing Methods for frames have been added. These are: Chop Foot 6" and Chop Foot 4". These methods calculate the length of the frame (in feet) = circumference of mat + (8 x frame width) rounded up to next 1/2 or 1/3 of a foot respectively.
  • ORDERING DIGITAL FILES:
  • ProSelect now supports the Ordering and Production of Digital Files. Digital files can be ordered as a group of one or more images in one or more Order Line Items. These can be added to your price list under the Digital Files tab in the Price List Setup Window. You can specify a description, a presentation option, pricing method and the maximum file output size in pixels. (This will be the size of the longest side).
  • Pricing Methods can be either one fixed "Group Price" or based on a "Per Image Price". The latter can also have a fixed component added. Note: ProSelect does not check if you have a particular number of images in a Digital File Order Group so it is recommended for Group Priced items that you include the quantity in the description as a prompt when ordering (eg "Set of 10 Digital Files").
  • Digital File price list items are automatically added to the bottom of the currently selected Price List in the Place Order Window and under the Quick Order Menu.
  • When ordering Digital files, you can add and remove one or more images from an Digital File "Order Group". When adding images, if there are already one or more previous Digital File Order Groups, you have the option to create a new Order Group or add these images to one of the existing order Groups. To prevent accidental double ordering, the same image cannot be added more than once to a Digital File Order Group (unless has been duplicated in ProSelect).
  • You can setup Extras to order with any Digital File Order Group. These can be fixed price (eg "Flash Drive in Gift Box") or a per Image Price (eg "Retouch digital files"). Use Add with Extras button to include these when ordering or use the Change button to add/amend these later. When ordering with Extras the extra quantity defaults to 1 as it is taken to apply to the whole order group.
  • Images ordered as Digital files, show both the shopping cart icon and a new "Digital Files" icon underneath on the thumbnail image when Show Thumbnail Tags is turned on (under the View menu).
  • In the Order Report Setup window (under Options 2 tab), you can select to "Include Digital Order Image Names" if you wish to have these shown on the order report. Thumbnails images are not show for these items.
  • In Hi-Res Production, there is a new tab for producing Digital Files. You can select a digital file order group and edit/retouch images in that group the same way as with Prints and Composites. Unlike physical print orders, you can adjust the cropped aspect ratio to any shape in Production with the resulting crop will be sized (in pixels on the longest side) to the ordered size. The output size (in pixels) of the image is show at the bottom right below the Preview image box. Stamps can be added to the exported images with the default stamp for Digital Images being setup in the Preferences -> Hi-Res Production -> Styles & Stamps -> Stamps & Watermarks - Digital Files.
  • All digital files in the same order group will be exported into a separate folder in your specified Hi-Res production output folder making it easy to transfer these in batch to another media. The name of the folder is set to the name of the Order Item plus the order ID to ensure a unique name. If you have duplicated an images and ordered them in the same order group any copies will be suffixed with -1, -2 etc,.
  • TIMEEXPOSURE PLUS MUSIC ACCESS:
  • ProSelect now includes access to and use of over 41,000 royalty free music tracks which you can use in your ProSelect slideshows and exported slideshow movies (subject to the Terms & Conditions in your ProSelect license agreement). On-going access and use of these music tracks linked to your TimeExposure PLUS program.
  • In the Setup Music Window, click on the TX Plus Music button to search for, preview, select and download the available music. You can search for music by keyword, mood, genre, instruments and duration. You can have the results returned automatically listed by a number of criteria including "Highest Rating", "Most Recent" and more.
  • You can preview the music track by playing it in this window prior to downloading the full track. Clicking on the soundtrack graphic allows you to start preview playback at any location. Check to "Auto Preview" box to have the music preview start playing when you click on a music track.
  • When you downloading one or more of these music tracks, they are copied into your Music folder in your ProSelect Resources folder (with a .pmf file extension) and added to your currently selected music group. You can now see the full filename of the selected music track at the bottom of the Setup Music window.
  • All TimeExposure Plus music is security encrypted and can only be used in copies of ProSelect that have an active TimeExposure Plus subscription.
  • You can also download pre-loaded Music Groups of TX Plus Music using the TX Plus Music Collections button in the Setup Music window. Select one or more groups and click the download button to install these into ProSelect.
  • TIMEEXPOSURE PLUS GRAPHICS RESOURCES ACCESS:
  • ProSelect users now have direct access to over 200,000 high resolution royalty free graphics elements that you can use to build unique products (subject to the Terms & Conditions in your ProSelect license agreement). Use these for matt backgrounds, graphics block and overlay images (some editing may be required). These elements are free to download for all TimeExposure Plus program members.
  • You can search for and download images by clicking on the "P" icon in the Select Resource images window. When searching, you can select keywords, Content type, orientation, category and color theme. Resulting preview images will be displayed in the window. Click those that you wish to download then click the Download button. The files will be downloaded into the appropriate ProSelect resources folder based on where you are working at the time.
  • Added "Search TX Graphics" to the Resources menu. This allows the same search and download options except you can download the files into a nominated external folder. This is useful if you need to work on the files before adding them into your ProSelect Resources folder.
  • ORDERING IMPROVEMENTS:
  • You can now select a different price list directly from the Quick Order menu (by right-clicking on the Shopping Cart icon).
  • In the Place Order Window, when adding a new order, holding down the Alt/Option Key while clicking on the Quick Add, Add with Extra and Custom Products buttons will automatically prompt you to add a note to the ordered item AFTER the ordering is added. This only works when ordering one item at a time.
  • In the Place Order Window, you can now click on the Presentation Option column to sort your orders by this values. By default, these are sorted within Prints and Layouts areas. Hold the Alt/Option Key down to sort across Prints and Layouts.
  • In the Place Order Window the title of the second column has been changed from "Image No." to "Ordered Item" and the color of the icons in the left most column now reflects the type of ordered item. Composite layouts have a green disclosure triangle, traditional matted ones a burgundy triangle and digital file groups have a blue triangle. Clicking on the triangle expands the item to show the images associated with it.
  • ORDER REPORT CHANGES:
  • Added the option to Print any applied Layout Style name on the Order Report. This is selected under the Options 2 tab in the Setup Order Report window.
  • Added a new option to include (or not) the Album Name at the top of this report. This is selected under Options 1 tab -> Page Layout -> Include Album name.
  • Added to option to "Include Digital Order Image Names" if you wish to have these shown on the Order Report.
  • TEMPLATE EDITOR CHANGES:
  • The default wrap size is now 2".
  • Added a new toggle button (near the top left side) to allow you to show the grid over the top of the openings and graphics blocks for easier alignment of overlapping openings.
  • [DOC] Alt/Option clicking on the "Bring to Front" or "Bring to Back" icon to move the selected opening one position closer to the front or back respectively.
  • TEMPLATE MANAGER CHANGES:
  • Added "Sort by Width" to the options under the Sort tool. As with all the sort tool options, selecting this while holding down the Alt/option key will reverse the sort order.
  • MORE CUSTOM EFFECTS:
  • The maximum number of Custom Effects Actions that you install in the Pro version has been increased to 100. The basic version is still the same with 5 actions.
  • STAMPS, WATERMARK & LOGOS:
  • The Setup Stamps, Watermarks & Logos window now allows you to select a print paper size (and orientation) to see what a stamp's actual size and offset will be in inches or millimetres on an item at the selected size.
  • The Setup Stamps, Watermarks & Logos window can now also be resized to allow for a larger preview image.
  • You can now also use the tag [STUDIONAME] (and [BUSINESSNAME]) in a text copyright stamp to show your registered business name.
  • Report Logos Setup has now been moved from the Preferences to a new window under the Resources Menu. The setup is now saved in the ProSelect_Data.xml file so it will be automatically shared between computer if you are using one of the sharing options.
  • RECENT ALBUM MENU IMPROVEMENTS:
  • The Recent Albums Menu has been expanded to save the last 20 albums opened.
  • Rather than remove album files that are no longer found or accessible (except for items in the trash), the menu will show them in the list with a caution icon on left size. If you select one of these, it will let you know the location where the album file was last saved to and give you to opportunity to "Try Again" (so you can re-mount a network location or drive) or "Remove From List".
  • The bottom of the Recent Albums submenu now include options to "Remove Missing Abums" or to "Clear Recent Album List" and to "Refresh List". The last item is can be use if you have made any changes outside of ProSelect since you launched the software.
  • MORE CROPPING FLEXIBILITY:
  • You can now select to crop all the currently selected images to match the ratio of any size that you have setup in your Print Paper Sizes using the new Menu command Crop To -> Other Crop ratio (under the Edit menu). When using this command, you can optionally select to assign the selected print paper size as the default size for those images when showing in Select Size View or when added to a room. After using this command, the last crop ratio is automatically save into the "Saved Crop Ratio" so you can use the menu shortcut Shift-Cmd-V (on Macs) or Shift-Cntrl-V (on Windows) to apply it to any selected images.
  • Added support for Flip Horizontal to Working with Images in Cropping view so you can now flip images without needing to put them in a layout. The thumbnails of any flipped images show a "flipped" thumbnail tag.
  • SETUP ROOMS CHANGES:
  • Album Rooms no longer need to be added as images to the ProSelect album file. Rather, in the Setup Rooms window, you can either drop them directly into the Room list or use the Add Rooms from: Image File button to choose and import your room image files from anywhere on your computer. You can still add rooms from images that you have imported into your album file by selecting one at a time, opening the Setup Rooms window and using the Add Rooms from: Album Room button. As before, room images imported into your Library Room are saved in your ProSelect Resources folder while Album rooms are saved in the client's Album file.
  • You can now adjust the crop, tilt and rotation of any room images within the Setup Rooms window by selecting the Crop (scissors icon) above the preview window.
  • The Setup Rooms window now also allows you to search for and download room images that your clients have uploaded to SendMyRooms.com (See next section).
  • To help with calibrating rooms using a sheet of paper, the standard paper sizes for both Letter and A4 paper are now shown at the bottom of this window.
  • SEND MY ROOM INTEGRATION:
  • ProSelect integrates with the SendMyRoom.com service (a new TimeExposure product) which helps your clients to take and upload images of their rooms for you to use in their viewing sessions.
  • You can send in invitation to your clients though either your TimeExposure.com account or directly from within ProSelect using the SendMyRoom Invitation button in the Client Setup window or the SendMyRoom Invitation menu (under the Orders menu). Make sure that you enter the date and time of the client's viewing session since this will be displayed as reminder for them.
  • You can select to have the invitation email sent directly to them or open a new email on your computer so you can personalize it some more.
  • Before your viewing session, open the Setup Rooms window (under the Resources men) and click the Add Rooms from: SendMyRooms button to locate and quickly download the room images that your client has uploaded. In the window that opens, you can search by a client's name (as setup in the currently open album file) or any other name.
  • Normally you would have the option "With a Viewing Date from today onwards" selected so only clients with future viewing sessions are shown. Turn this off if you need to find a client with a booked session time before today's date.
  • In the search results box, click on client's name to show a thumbnail image of the rooms that they have uploaded. Select the rooms that you wish to download by clicking on the images or use the Check All button at the bottom, then click the Download button to start the download.
  • After downloading, the client's rooms will be automatically added as an Album Rooms to their Album File in the Setup Rooms window. You can then select a room, adjust the rotation, crop or tilt as required, then use the ruler to calibrate the room. They are then ready to use in ProSelect's Working with Rooms.
  • SUPPORT FOR OTHER IMAGE EDITORS:
  • You can now select different Image editor in Preferences using "Set Other Editor..." from drop down. Select the application's location from the dialog window. If you have selected a third party application, ProSelect uses the Application's Open Document handler to open the selected image or images. This is the same process that occurs when you drop one or more images onto the application's icon - some third party applications may not work this way so you can test this functionality using this method. Note: Photoshop CS5 and newer is still required for Hi-Res Production.
  • GENERAL CHANGES:
  • No longer automatically turns on the Protect Images and Show Favorites view menu setting when these stamps have been changed. Rather, ProSelect now shows a message telling you how to turn them on.
  • When Working with Images, Select Size View, the Info Bar now shows "Custom Crop" or "Cropped to Print Size" in the bottom right corner as determined by your current setting.
  • Removed option to select Lightroom 1 & 2 in the RAW image Editor setting in the Preferences. ProSelect now only works with Lightroom 3 or newer via the ProSelect Plugin for Lightroom.
  • ProSelect will now automatically try to re-connect to an album file that was open during a network failure or your computer going to sleep. If it is unable to do this it shows an warning message rather than an error.
  • You now have to option to have the "Show Number Display" option stay on until you press the "N" key again. To do this check the "Toggle" option in the Preferences -> Borders & Backgrounds -> Selection Number Display.
  • A new Preview Image is now used in Setup Styles, Image Effects Preferences and Test Custom Actions window.
  • When you Open Setup Rooms, the Album tab is now automatically selected if you have one or more images selected in Working with Images.
  • In Working with Slideshows, right-clicking on a video resource will show a popup menu to either Open the Video in Setup Videos window or Edit the Selected Video. This now works the same as right-clicking on a video in the slideshow.
  • The Export Sample Images windows has been updated to show the maximum image size that can be exported (given it's imported size).
  • The Hi-Res Production window can now be resized to provide a larger Preview image.
  • "Always Duplicate" on Custom Effects Popup menu now defaults to OFF.
  • Hi-Res Production Preferences "Use subfolders for each size" now defaults to ON.
  • Changed Hi-Res production preferences to Output Folder options to "Use Subfolders (checkbox) for each print size" to separate from Digital files output which are always in a subfolder.
  • Changed the wording in the Tax Setup window from "Price List Includes Tax" to "Price List Prices include Tax" to make this option clearer.
  • Replaced the Copyright Stamp sample image with a larger one and updated the display in Setup Styles, Image Effects Preferences and Test Custom Actions windows.
  • Increased the thickness or the Selection and Cropped Image Rectangles to make them more visible especially on lighter themed backgrounds.
  • In the Setup Music window you can now use the Alt/option key to drag one or more music tracks into another music group.
  • The empty opening X on templates and layouts is now clearer.
  • Setup Slideshow Styles - Added "Preview Background Only" option.
  • . Now saves the last window size and screen location for the Template Editor, Setup Slideshow Styles window, Edit Styles window and the Hi-Res production window.
  • Simplified the Sharing setup options by only having one saving option which is save to the shared location immediately. If off, any changes are only saved locally. Added an explanation of this into the setup windows.
  • Music Setup Window now shows if the selected music track has been used in more than one music group.
  • Template Editor now defaults to showing template thumbnails when opened from the Template Manager. The last hide/show setting selected in the Editor is now remembered for the time that ProSelect is open.
  • Changed the colors of the shared server/folder status icons to better work with the new color themes.
  • Setup Styles window is now resizable and the preview image has been updated to make it clearer how the styles appear.
  • Most resizable windows now remember their size and position when you close ProSelect.
  • Any images that have been reloaded now display a "reloaded icon" (the same as the thumbnail tag one) in the Hi-Res Production window.
  • When using ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup or Install current version default data, ProSelect now check that you have the correct version of the Default Resources folder installed and prompts you to re-install everything if not.
  • When using the % button to add a discount Extra line item in any of the Add with Extras windows, if you enter alternate description (to replace the default "Discount") of four or more characters in length, your entered description will be automatically saved used the next time that you apply a percentage discount.
  • Added to option to turn off Sharing when starting ProSelect with the SHIFT key held down.
  • On new installations the installed Sample Album album file is now automatically added to the Recent Albums menu.
  • Removed the option to "Always Use Photoshop" from the Select Resource Image window since Photoshop file are now already imported using internal methods in ProSelect.
  • The Setup Frames window is now re sizeable in width and height.
  • Increased the maximum length of Set Names to 32 characters (from 15).
  • Updated the Notes Library user interface so each notes type is under a separate tab.
  • Changed the ProSelect Data -> "Install current version default data" menu to "Install 2017r1 Default Resources". This now opens a window where you can select which resources you wish to add into your existing setup.
  • Removed "Show Cropped Images" and "Expand Small Images" from the View menu to simplify the options. ProSelect works as if these were always selected.
  • You can now select and edit any resource image from within the Select Resource Image window. It will open the image for editing in the Image Editor that you have selected in your Preferences (defaults to Photoshop). If you have multiple file types in your selected Resources folder (eg .png and .psd) then it will always open the .psd file as that is assumed to be your "master file".
  • ProSelect Basic users can use the included title slides which have [Client-Full-Name] embedded text tags. Any other text tags will only work if you have the Pro version.
  • In Working with Slideshows, a warning icon and error message is now shown in the info bar when you select an included video with an error (such as the video file is missing).
  • In the Select Resource Image window, the "Update png from psd" tool now uses internal methods instead of Photoshop to convert the image.
  • Change the default Preferences to the following settings:
  • Import image Resize to: 2400 x 1600
  • Video Sound -> Turn off when adding to Slideshow: ON
  • Setup Frames -> Remove size from filename: OFF
  • Order Report -> Include Report Logo: ON
  • Order Report -> Include Total Savings: ON
  • Order Report -> Include Digital FileNames: ON
  • Order Report -> Include Image Notes: ON
  • FIXES:
  • [FIX] - When Working with Layouts, the screen is now correctly updated after using the delete key to remove a layout from the Display Area.
  • [FIX] - In the Template Editor, the Thumbnail list now automatically scrolls to show any new template added or copied.
  • [FIX] - The Images List Yes/May/No count text color is now the same as other text on main window. As well as this all text on main window has been slightly lightened to make it clearer against the dark background.
  • [FIX] - Tax Setup Window changed text "Price List Includes Tax" to "Price List Prices include Tax" to avoid confusion.
  • [FIX] [MAC] - Now shows the album's unsaved status in the windows title bar after making changes to a client via the Client Setup menu.
  • [FIX] - Now marks an album as "unsaved" if you only append a note to an item using the Notes button in the toolbar.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error under some circumstances when you import a folder of images also containing some video files and have your Preferences set to automatically add these as Album Videos.
  • FIX] - Now shows a warning when starting a slideshow which is using a Slideshow style with a Ken Burns effect when not using ProSelect Pro. The slideshow will then play without this effect.
  • [FIX] - Hi-Res Production will now convert 16 bit and/or CMYK Images into 8bit RGB files when they are used during production.
  • [FIX] - Hi-Res Production no longer stops when building composite layouts which use a style containing a graphics block or background image set to Fit to Bottom Center or Fit to Top Center.
  • [FIX] - When duplicating a layout the new layout is now placed after the original rather than before.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books or Working with Layouts, when you have Smart filter: One Opening selected, the resulting templates now honours the Template Categories display settings (ie Show only in Book or Layouts or both).
  • [FIX] - In Working with Slideshows, Thumbnail view. If a title slide has missing variable data, the caution icon on the thumbnail and the "T" icon are now removed after opening the Client Setup Window and adding a name.
  • [FIX] - Tilted images without any applied crop now get correctly displayed after using Remove Tilt (under the Edit Menu).
  • [FIX] - Exporting slideshow movies. Now correctly display the background when the first slide is a title slide. No longer add a wide border to the image shown after a "Next Image" Title slide when you have Ken Burns effect (random sizing) and drop shadows turned on.
  • [FIX] - Now shows a warning symbol against any slideshow title slides containing first and last text tag names when those names aren't empty but have the default name (ie "Client 1") in them.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Not longer causes a crash if you use the Quit menu while some dialog windows are still open then close those windows.
  • [FIX] - When opening an album file, any video files included in a Slideshow are no longer removed if they are not found in the correct location. This allows you to use the Find Album Videos option in the Setup Videos window to re-link to your missing videos.
  • [FIX] - In the Price List Setup window, Layouts tab, the size shown for any templates with a canvas wrap is now displayed at the face size rather than the overall size.
  • [FIX] - Reduced the time taken when changing thumbnail sizes by no longer rebuilding a thumbnail images when they are already at the correct size.
  • [FIX] - No longer uses excess memory when you have included videos in your slideshows and you scroll around in thumbnail view.
  • [FIX] - No longer removes videos from a slideshow if the videos are not found in the same location as originally imported. You can then find the videos again in the Setup videos window.
  • [FIX] - Now shows a warning icon on any video clips that are missing the original file.
  • [FIX] - Now shows a warning icon on any video clips that are missing the original file.
  • [FIX] - Moved "Mirror Screen Scale" size display from the mirrored screen to the main windows info bar.
  • [FIX] - Now immediately updates the Info Bar when turning the mirror screen on/off.
  • [FIX] - "Install 20171r1 default resources" now only adds new categories and groups if they are not empty.
  • [FIX] - When ordering an image using Add with Extras from the Quick Order menu, the print size popup menu size now shows "No Price list item setup at displayed size" instead of a blank entry if the current display size is not in the selected price list.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer Alt/Option drag to adjust the cropping of any print in a Room if it has been ordered unless you have selected Unlock Ordered Items (in the Edit menu). The shopping cart icon will be displayed on the corner of the image when you attempt to crop the image.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.10 (Dec 2, 2016)

  • [FIX] Print order thumbnail images on the Order Report are no longer sometimes shown with incorrect rotations when listed after any layout orders.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Reverted Photoshop scripting path delimiter from a slash back to a ":" because of compatibility issues with the NIK/Google plug-in for Photoshop. This may prevent Photoshop from interacting with some brands of NAS drives.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.9 (Nov 18, 2016)

  • [FIX] Now updates the selected print size in the Info Bar when changing the setting for "Crop to Print Paper Size" using the right-click on Larger/Small size icons in the toolbar.
  • [FIX] When ordering a Custom Print with "Crop to Print Size" turned off, now includes the calculated custom crop values in the "Custom Size" boxes. The Constrain option now defaults to off for better usability when swapping to and from "Custom Size".
  • [FIX] Allows the use of larger thumbnails in albums (without prompting you to resize them down) in case you open an album created in future versions of ProSelect (from 2017r1 onwards).
  • [FIX] Preview Images shown in the add/edit notes window are now correctly rotated.
  • [FIX][MAC] Generated Photoshop scripts now using slashes instead of colons as file path separators to solve a problem where Photoshop wouldn't access or save files located on some NAS servers. This change only works with Photoshop CS5 and newer so we have changed the minimum Photoshop version to this one.
  • [FIX][MAC] If you try to export a slideshow movie with a Ken Burns effect using a computer running a version of OS X earlier than 10.9, you are now warned that this is not supported. On new installations, the default thumbnail size is now set to medium.
  • [FIX] Just adding or updating an order note now also marks the album's order as needing to be saved. Previously, these changes were only saved if you had also changed something else in the order since your last save.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.9b2 Beta (Nov 1, 2016)

  • [FIX] - Preview Images shown in the add/edit notes window are now correctly rotated.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Generated Photoshop scripts now using slashes instead of colons as file path separators to solve a problem where Photoshop wouldn't access or save files located on some NAS servers. This change only works with Photoshop CS5 and newer so we have changed the minimum Photoshop version to this one.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.9b1 Beta (Nov 1, 2016)

  • [FIX] - Now updates the selected print size in the Info Bar when changing the setting for "Crop to Print Paper Size" using the right-click on Larger/Small size icons in the toolbar.
  • [FIX] When ordering a Custom Print with "Crop to Print Size" turned off, now includes the calculated custom crop values in the "Custom Size" boxes. The Constrain option now defaults to off for better usability when swapping to and from "Custom Size".
  • [FIX] Allows the use of larger thumbnails in albums (without prompting you to resize them down) in case you open an album created in future versions of ProSelect (from 2017r1 onwards).

New in ProSelect 2016r1.8 (Sep 15, 2016)

  • [FIX]][MAC] The previous slide's drop shadow effect is no longer visible on subsequent slides when playing a slideshow using the Ken Burn effect with full frame images.
  • [FIX][MAC] Now shows a correctly sized border around full framed items when exporting a slideshow movie if you have drop shadows and any sized border turned on.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when starting a slideshow if you have changed the number of screens available after starting ProSelect.
  • [FIX] Now keeping better track of when a window is maximized so it correctly resizes to its last state when re-starting ProSelect.
  • [FIX][MAC] Now correctly releases memory used by windows when a window is closed. This could cause ProSelect to run out of memory if used for a long time without restarting it.
  • [FIX] Album video thumbnails are no longer mixed up if you have added additional videos to the album after closing and re-opening the album file.
  • [FIX] You can now use Set Thumbnail Image icon in the Edit Video Clip window at any time when not playing a video clip.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.8b1 Beta (Aug 22, 2016)

  • FIX][MAC] - The previous slide's drop shadow effect is no longer visible on subsequent slides when playing a slideshow using the Ken Burn effect with full frame images.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now shows a correctly sized border around full framed items when exporting a slideshow movie if you have drop shadows and any sized border turned on.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when starting a slideshow if you have changed the number of screens available after starting ProSelect.
  • [FIX] - Now keeping better track of when a window is maximized so it correctly resizes to the its last state when re-starting ProSelect.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.7b2 Beta (Jul 13, 2016)

  • When importing invoices from StudioCloudNow, line items and invoice total discounts as well shipping & handling amounts are now brought across into ProSelect as additional Order Adjustment items. Note: Percentage based discounts are converted to fixed values when imported so, if you later export the invoice back to StudioCloud, the discounts will no longer be percentage based.
  • [FIX] - When playing a slideshow using the Ken Burns effect with the "Full Images" option, the images will now be positioned closer to the center of the screen.
  • [FIX] - When playing a slideshow using the Ken Burns effect with the "Random Sizing" option, any portrait orientated images will show as "full images" rather than being randomly cropped to fill the screen.
  • [BFIX] - Now only shows the new selection corners in Working with Rooms. Also the selection corners no longer merge on small items.
  • In Slidehows, the Ken Burns movement algorithm used when the "full images" and "random" effects types has been improved so that each new slide always uses a different direction of travel. The movement angle and distance moved are still set randomly.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.7b1 Beta (Jul 4, 2016)

  • [FIX] - Now uses the price from the price list rather than the previously displayed price when selecting multiple copies of the same layouts to order in the Place Order Window.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically saves the album file after a successful export to StudioCloud to prevent accidentally getting out of sync with StudioCloud if you don't save and re-export again later. A note to this effect is now shown at the bottom of the StudioCloud Export Order window.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer export to StudioCloud from a read-only album.
  • [FIX] - When exporting to StudioCloud and your previously exported invoice was not found in StudioCloud (because you may have deleted it), ProSelect now warns you about possible duplicate payments if you have selected to export all payments again.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly plays the Slideshow style and associated music that is setup in Working With Slideshows when you have selected to play that slideshow outside of Working with Slideshows. That is, for example, when using the "Default Playback: Slideshow 1" in the Slideshow Preferences or after selecting "When Starting, Play: Slideshow 1" after right-clicking on the Slideshow icon.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when you use Undo after removing a layout or book page from the album in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when closing ProSelect in some circumstances.
  • [FIX][OSX] - Added error checking and a "check permissions warning" if ProSelect is unable to obtain a valid temporary folder from OSX.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if you press the N key to show ID numbers when there are no rooms currently shown on Working with Rooms, Show Rooms view.
  • [FIX] - No longer shows an network "Port in Use" warning message on startup when your computer is not connected to a local network.
  • [FIX][WIN] - No longer gives an error when using Mirror Display Area mode when you start a slideshow and have set the Preferences to color manage your mirrored screen but not your main screen.
  • [FIX] - Now waits until the Export to StudioCloud window is fully open before starting to check for a previously exported invoices to avoid possible errors when the response comes back really quickly.
  • [FIX] - Improved handling of any errors that might occur when setting up resources for starting a slideshow (such as lack of free memory).
  • Improved the way selected items are displayed in Working with Rooms by displaying selected items with bright pink corner elements and removing the drop shadow on the selected items.
  • ProSelect will now correctly recognise that you have access to the internet even if you are using security software that blocks ping tests.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.6 (Jun 16, 2016)

  • [FIX] Unless you are ordering a print as a Custom product, ordered prints are now correctly cropped to the Ordered Print Paper Size regardless of the Crop to Print Size setting (under the View menu).
  • [FIX] Now re-draws the borders around an image after using Alt/option drag to adjust the cropping of images.
  • [FIX] Now removes the last shown preview in Production window when nothing is selected.
  • [FIX] Production window's preview section is no longer incorrect resized when nothing is selected due to an empty caption in group box rather it will now shows "None Selected".
  • [FIX][MAC] Now uses the new OSX UTI (bundle identifier) to locate the Upload Manager on OSX machines since the latest version of the Upload Manger no longer supports the old Mac creator code.
  • [FIX][MAC] The Upload Manager app is now correctly codesigned and will open without a warning if your OSX Security & Privacy settings are set to "Mac App Store & Identified Developers".

New in ProSelect 2016r1.5b2 Beta (May 22, 2016)

  • [FIX] - For timing purposes now ignores "pause on last slide" when exporting a slideshow movie.
  • [FIX] - Now also copies related XMP files when copying RAW files into the production package folder.
  • [FIX] - Production albums are no longer set to be read-only and, when opened, show a updated warning about their limitations.
  • [FIX] - Updated the error message when checking for other copies running.
  • [FIX] - When using StudioCloud integration, now correctly enables the Update Order button in the Place Order window after adding custom print order, adding/editing a payment and adding an order item note.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly transfers an image's rotation and tilt to the ordered image when using the Quick Order menu. Existing albums can be corrected by using "Reset Production Croppings" (under Production Menu).
  • [FIX][WIN] - No longer adds some black frames prior to the transition into a video clip when exporting a Slideshow movie in some circumstances.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Now correctly positions included videos in an exported slideshow movie when the video's size and aspect ratio are different from the exported movie settings.
  • Updated the Upload Manager version to 3.2.2.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.5b1 Beta (May 9, 2016)

  • [FIX] - You can no longer save XMP as a RAW file extension in the Preferences since these are not RAW image files (just associated with a RAW file) and they are already automatically handled. Previously adding XMP as a RAW file prevented ProSelect from correctly copying RAW files.
  • [FIX] - Working with Books now correctly includes filler pages (the empty pages automatically added to align double-spread pages to the left side) when checking if the maximum number of pages specified in your book design has been exceeded.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, now checks for exceeding the maximum number of pages when replacing a single spread page with a double spread page.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when resizing the main window in some circumstances during start up.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Improved color management in slideshows.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now loads .psd files that are dragged and dropped onto ProSelect
  • [FIX] - Now checks for shows a warning if there are missing video tracks when exporting a slideshow movie rather than the export failing with an error.
  • Added drag re-order support to the Custom Effects Actions list in the Preferences.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an out-of-memory error when scanning large music files for end silence rather it just doesn't trim these.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Rooms, Show Room view, no longer automatically adds an image to an empty viewed room when dragging a image from the thumbnail list into another image set.
  • Added UNDO support when replacing image in a layout in Working with Rooms.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error in some circumstances when loading the client list during an export to StudioCloud.
  • [FIX] - Now prevents your computer from going to sleep during a slideshow, including when paused at the start of a slideshow.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.4 (Apr 17, 2016)

  • [FIX] - Added a new PriceIncludesTax="true" parameter to Exported XML orders when the tax used is setup for Tax Inclusive Prices.
  • [FIX] - In Working with Books, no longer gives an error after using Undo "Remove Page Image" then double-clicking on the image.
  • [FIX] - Order Report title area no longer wraps long client names (and account numbers) across more than one line. Rather, it now intelligently provides more space on one line for longer client and album names.
  • [FIX][WIN] - The main window's maximized state is now saved in the Preferences so it will be correctly maximized the next time ProSelect is opened.
  • [FIX] - Price List Setup window. Improved the way sorting by Size works by including the second dimension in the sort.
  • [FIX] - When trialling ProSelect, changed the trial button name to "ProSelect Basic" instead of "ProSelect".
  • [FIX][OSX] - The Preferences "Test Photoshop Connection" button now works on Macs without error.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly updates the Image List tab counts after moving images using down arrow button during a slideshow.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly shows the Maybe icon instead of No icon in an OpenGL slideshow when using the down arrow button.
  • [FIX] - Improved tab order of control in all windows. Mainly used by Windows users.
  • Increased the maximum export sample size maximum width & height to 3240 pixels to match the new 4K import size.
  • [FIX][WIN] - No longer give an error if you try to close the Messages window before it has completed loading its contents.
  • [FIX] - Removed click-able header indicators on the list boxes in the Print Paper Sizes, Payments, Price List Setup and Setup Slideshow Styles windows where sorting on that header was not implemented to avoid confusion.
  • [FIX] - No longer selects to duplicate a selected music group in the Music Setup window when using the escape key to close this window.
  • The Sets area below the image list is now automatically expanded when you open an album which has images in more than one set.
  • [FIX] - The Escape key will now close all dialog windows as if you clicked on the cancel button.
  • [FIX] - Improved error handling when:
  • Adding new layout price list items
  • Adding price list items
  • Managing templates and checking the count of templates in a group
  • On startup due to some events happening before the main window is fully ready

New in ProSelect 2016r1.3 (Mar 31, 2016)

  • [FIX] - No longer gives and error if you very quickly move an image to a tab that empties a compare image snapshot within 2 seconds of creating a new snapshot. One way this could happen was if you accidentally double-clicked on two or more images in the image list while dragging them to a different tab.
  • [FIX] - No longer automatically adds a compare image snapshot when double-clicking on a selection of images if you have the "Preferences -> Display -> Calibration & Optons -> Compare Image Snapshots -> Add Snap when double-clicking" set to "None".
  • [FIX] - No longer reverts the size of images in a Room to the default Select Size View size (as setup in the Preferences) when loading a saved album file.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Reduced the size of the Mac version by 16MB by not duplicating some of the resources in the application package.

New in ProSelect 2016r1.1 (Mar 25, 2016)

  • It is now easier to view images and layouts with dark coloured frames around them, using the following new features:
  • (a) By default, a 1 pixel dark-grey line will be automatically drawn around any darker colored frames in the above views. This can be turned on/off in Preferences -> Display -> Borders & Backgrounds ->Show Grey border on dark frames
  • (b) Pressing the space bar when Working with Images (Select Size View) and Working with Layouts (Show Layouts View, Select Size View) to show dark-grey background.
  • [FIX][MAC] Dragging and dropping images between layout openings now works more reliably in the new Mac versions.
  • Added "Crop to Print Size" to the Larger/Smaller Size right-click popup menu in Working with Rooms when images are selected.
  • [FIX] Now using larger of width or height to set the initial custom paper size when Custom Print window is shown. Also improved size rounding when the Constrain size option is on.
  • Added latest French translations.
  • [FIX] Reverted the keyboard toggle for "Snap to Crop Ratios" back to Alt/Option instead of Control (This was changed in 2016r1).
  • [FIX] Now correctly updates the thumbnail images of layouts after dragging images out of them.
  • [FIX] Improved the way overlay images with drop shadows are displayed.

New in ProSelect 2016r1 (Mar 12, 2016)

  • Undo Support:
  • Added support for Undoing many operations. This is a multi-level undo which you can invoke using the "Undo (Operation Name)" command from Edit Menu (or using the Cmd/Ctrl-Z shortcut). More undo support will be progressively added to ProSelect over time. If you do something that is not "undo-able", all previous undo states will be removed.
  • Select Size & Room View Adjust Image Position:
  • You can now use Alt/Option drag to adjust the position of an image within the print size area while in Select Size View when Working with Images. Any adjustments that you make are saved against each image size and automatically transferred to the ordered item when you order that size. Note: that these crop adjusts are not saved in the Album file just while you are running ProSelect.
  • Likewise, you can do cropping position adjustments to prints in a room when in Working with Rooms.
  • Keyboard modifier to disable snapping alignment in Working with Rooms is now Cntrl to allow Alt/Option to be used for adjusting the cropping position as mentioned above.
  • Easier Identifying Of Images:
  • To make it easier for your clients to indicate which image they are referring to when displaying a group of images together, just press and hold the "N" key down to have a large number overlayed on each item. This works with Images, Layouts and Rooms.
  • You can set the size, color and opacity of the displayed number in Preferences -> Display -> Borders and Backgrounds: Selection Number Display.
  • The gold selection rectangle around large items is more visible with a wider gold line and a contrasting inner black line.
  • Compare Image Snapshots:
  • When selecting and comparing multiple images, up to five recently selected groups of images can now be automatically or manually saved as a compare image snapshot allowing you to quickly return to view them again. Snapshot icons are kept on the Working with Bar for easy access.
  • Clicking on a snapshot will display the images in the snapshot in Show Images view and select them in the Image List so you can easily see the selection if you change back to Thumbnail view.
  • The snapshot icon shows the number of images remaining in the snapshot. This number decreases as you move images out of the original snapshot's set or tab. The snapshot is automatically removed from the Working with Bar when all images are removed.
  • Snapshots can be pinned so they won't be overwritten when the oldest snapshot is removed. You can do this by Alt/Option clicking on the snapshot icon to toggle its "pinned" state. Pinned snapshot icons have a solid border whereas unpinned one have a dotted border.
  • Pinned and unpinned snapshots can be removed by dragging them to the trash icon or by right-clicking on the Compare Image Snapshot button and selecting either "Remove All Snapshots" or "Remove all unpinned snapshots" from the popup menu.
  • In the Preferences, Display, Calibration and Options, you can choose to automatically create a new snapshot when double-clicking on either 2 or more or 3 or more selected images in Thumbnail View. This defaults to 2 or more.
  • You can also add a new snapshot by clicking on Compare Image Snapshot button. When in Show Images view all the displayed images will be included in the snapshot. If you click with the shift key down then only the selected images will be included.
  • You can also create a new snapshot by dragging selected images and dropping it onto the Compare Image Snapshot button in the working with bar.
  • Hovering the mouse over a snapshot will display details on the button hints in bottom right corner of the display area.
  • Templates:
  • In Working with Layout and Book, you can now right-click on a template and choose "Show in Template Manager".
  • Background and graphics blocks images in a Template Style can now also be aligned to the bottom and top center positions. These options expand the image proportionally from the center until it covers all of the area to be filled.
  • Template Categories can optionally be setup to only be available when in Working with Layouts, Working with Books or both. This is selected in the Template Manager using the Edit Template Category name button. By default, all categories are available in both areas. Icons are shown next to the category names to indicate which area they are available in.
  • In the Template Manager, the name of the currently selected template group is now shown at the top of the templates list box and number of templates in that group is displayed below bottom right corner.
  • You can now select to show the templates from one or more selected groups at the same time when working with Layouts or Books. Choose "Select Multiple Groups" from the Groups dropdown menu in Thumbnail view then check the box of each group to be included. To revert to another setting, select either "All Groups" or just one group from the menu. The Smart filter will work from the combination of groups selected.
  • Prices & Ordering:
  • You can now create a Custom Product for a print order where you can select from any of your setup Print Paper Sizes or enter any other custom size up to 100" x 100" (2500cm x 2500cm).
  • By default, when entering a custom size, the other dimension (width or height) is automatically constrained to suit the image's current crop ratio. However you can uncheck the Constrain Proportions checkbox and set any ratio you like up to 6:1.
  • A preview image shows center cropped result but you can adjust its cropping position by dragging the image (same as in the Hi-Res Production window).
  • In the Place Order window you can now double-click on row to open Change Order window. Double-clicking at right end of row open the Add/Edit Notes window.
  • Added a new option to the Ordering Frames Preferences (under Pricing & Ordering -> Settings): If you have selected "Include Selected Frame when Ordering" you can now specify the minimum print size for this to take effect. The diagonal size of the the selected print paper size is compared with the diagonal size of the item being ordered.
  • Added a new Include Total Savings option to the Order Report Setup windows which adds "Regular Total" and "Total Savings" rows to the Order Report. The first figure shows the total price without any discounts applied and the second figure shows the total of all discounts applied.
  • Added AI (Area sq. inches) to the available Pricing Methods.
  • Removed the Order Report tab in the Preferences -> Price List and Ordering and move the settings into the Order Report Setup window. This window has been re-arranged to fit everything in.
  • Tax Setup:
  • Added support for Prices include tax to the Setup Tax window. This allows you to enter your prices with tax included into your price list and the tax component will be automatically calculated based on the rate you have enter for the tax. In this case, it is recommended that you set the report label to be something like "Includes 10% GST". When this option is selected, you can also optionally specify whether the Subtotal row shown on the line above the tax row shows the tax exclusive or tax inclusive amount. Any tax setup with "Prices include tax" cannot include a second tax.
  • Notes:
  • Notes has been enhanced to make it easier and faster to add any number "standard" notes to any item to which a note can be added.
  • In the Notes Library, you can now assign a different type to each note that you setup which determines where each note will be available. Notes can also be duplicated and re-ordered as you like.
  • In the Add/Edit Notes window you can quickly append or replace any general type notes from the Notes Library.
  • A preview of the item that the note is being added to is shown (unless you have selected to apply the same note to multiple items) and you can use the Previous and Next button to move to the next item and apply a new note without leave the Add Notes window.
  • By default, newly added notes are appended to the end of any existing notes unless you have the Alt/Option key down when selecting the note, in which case, the new note will replace any previous notes.
  • You can now quickly append a new note to one or more selected items by right-clicking on the Add/Edit Notes button and selecting a note from the popup menu.
  • Added a new "Client Notes" type to the Notes Library and added a "Add from library" button to the Client Setup window.
  • StudioCloud Integration:
  • You can now sync payments in a ProSelect order with StudioCloud if you have added any extra payment to StudioCloud invoice after having imported or exported the invoice from/to StudioCloud. This is done using the new "Update from SC" button on the Add/Change Payments window. This will download all payments related the the current invoice then check them against existing payments in ProSelect. If they have the same payment the ProSelect payment will be updated to match the one in StudioCloud. Any new payments will be added and any missing ones will be removed from ProSelect.
  • Production:
  • Added a Preferences option to have the page side name appended to the production file name when exporting images from a Traditionally Matted Book. When selected, it prefixes SXX- where XX is side number of book that the image is on. For cover pages it prefixes CVB- or CVF- for back and front covers respectively.
  • Increased maximum production filename length that you can set in Production Preferences to 80.
  • To aid in solving scripting problems, the Windows version will now launches Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit rather than Photoshop if you hold down then SHIFT key when sending a Photoshop Script. (This has always worked on Macs but stopped working on Windows with the newer versions of
  • Photoshop.)
  • Added the ability to create a Production Package folder ready to send to an outsourced retouching service. This will create a folder containing all the original images (and associated RAW files, if selected) that have been ordered and/or added to a book. You can choose to export a "production album" which is a read-only copy of the ProSelect album relinked to the original images in the folder and optionally have the clients contact details, order prices and payments removed from the production album. The package folder can also include the production report in a selected format.
  • Messages:
  • ProSelect now checks for messages on startup and will display the number of any unread messages on the new messages icon at left end of the Working With Bar. Clicking on the icon will open the messages window where a list of subject lines will be shown. You can then click to view the contents of the message in your default web browser. You need access to your Time Exposure.com account to read and optionally mark a message as read.
  • Added "Show Messages Window on Start up" to Preferences -> General.
  • Added a "Show messages on start up" checkbox to messages window (which does the same as the Preferences setting).
  • Shows the Message Window on Startup if you have this option selected and there is more than 1 unread message available.
  • General:
  • Any Smart filters setup and now automatically turned off when you load another album.
  • Added support for the tags [YEAR] and [SHORTYEAR] in text stamps.
  • You now set a three digit starting sequence number that will be appended to the start of Exported Sample Images, Layouts, Rooms and Book pages
  • You now set a three digit starting sequence number that will be appended to the start of Exported Sample Images, Layouts, Rooms and Book pages.
  • Added new input resolution option 3240 x 2160 (for 4K TV display) to the Importing Images Preferences.
  • Add "Test Photoshop Connection" button to Preferences -> General Settings -> General -> Photo Editor. When successful the version of Photoshop that it connected to is displayed. On Macs, hold the Alt/Option key down to choose a different running version of Photoshop than connected to last time. Hold the SHIFT key down to test connection to the Extendscript Toolkit debugger.
  • Preferences panel changes. Change Web Gallery Preferences tab to "Cloud Connect" and moved the old WebGallery settings to its own subpanel under this. Moved the Software Updates Preferences to a new Messages subpanel under "Cloud Connect".
  • Change the "Manage Templates..." menu name to "Template Manager...".
  • In Working with Slideshows, thumbnail view now shows a warning icon on any title slide thumbnails if the slide has any missing data used in its text tags. You can right-click on the slide and select open the Edit Slideshow Personalized Text window
  • Setup Videos Window now has a checkbox "Turn off video sound when adding to a Slideshow". This works the same as the option in the Preferences.
  • Working with Slideshows. Thumbnail view. Add Right-click popup menus to: Video items (Open in Setup Video and Edit Selected Video), Album Sets (Convert to Slides by... Display Order, Name Order or Random Order), Title Slides (Edit Slideshow Personalized Text)
  • Print Proof Sheets now shortens any filename that are too long to fit under the chosen image size. Truncation follow the rules setup in Preferences -> Display -> Filenames.
  • Since new version update messages are now shown in the messages window, the "Check for Updates" command (under the Help menu) now shows a message to this effect and then opens the Messages window.
  • Now displays a confirmation box when a Trial user selects to trial in Basic mode.
  • By default, the Slideshow Preferences for OpenGL scaling is now set automatically based on the size of the screen that the slideshow will run on. Screen sizes less than 2048 pixels will have no scaling and those over this size will have 20% scaling. You can turn off autoscaling an adjust this setting yourself if you have a fast or slow computer.
  • The OSX installer now asks you if you wish to install a ProSelect Icon in your Dock. This is possibly a temporary change until we can work out why this operation is causing the installer to hang on some machines.
  • Fixes:
  • [FIX] Added and Extra "-" in between production ID and Hole index (for layouts) and page sides for books in the production output filename.
  • [FIX][MAC] Alt/Option key forces ProSelect to re-check for running Photoshop version. (this was using SHIFT but this conflicted with launching the Debugger).
  • [FIX] Long Order Adjustment names in the Order Report will now to span across an extra column rather than being truncated.
  • [FIX] No longer changes the cropping of images in a Wall Grouping after converting the Wall Grouping to Layouts.
  • [FIX] Now show the cyan cropping rectangle when alt/option dragging to adjust the cropping in Working with Images (Show Images View & Select Size View) and Working with Rooms (Show Rooms View and Select Size View).
  • [FIX][WIN] Saving a album file with more than one decimal place in its file name no longer causes problems.
  • [FIX] ProSelect now resizes a book page to fit design AFTER Auto Rotating when adding new pages to a book. Previously, this could result in some "close to square" book pages being the wrong width and height.
  • [FIX] Now ensures that the top of ProSelect's main window is always within the screen space when disconnecting monitors and then turn off full-screen mode.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when doing a slideshow video setup if you have moved your nominated Default Staring Folder to the trash.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when creating a preview image for the Place Order window or the Order Report if the image file for any frame attached to an ordered item is missing.
  • [FIX] Better handling of cases where no thumbnail image is available for a video file that is being imported into ProSelect.
  • [FIX] Improved the error handling when playing audio in slideshows after any tracks have been cleaned up.
  • [FIX] When displaying an empty Wall Grouping template in Show Layouts view, the opening locations are now easier to see.
  • [FIX] You can no longer delete a book page from a book using the delete key.
  • [FIX] Now correctly draws the overlay image on a template with a canvas wrap when adjusting an image's cropping using Alt/Option key in Show Layouts view.

New in ProSelect 2016r1b8 Beta (Mar 9, 2016)

  • [BFIX] - Now immediately updates the Compare Image Snapshpt count after moving an image to a different tab or set.
  • [BFIX] - The Custom Print window changes/fixes:
  • The preview image now always shows the cropping of the image based on the currently selected print size.
  • Now automatically pre-selects the Custom Size option when ordering an image when you have Crop to Print Paper Sizes turned off (under View Menu).
  • Now rounds the calculated size of a constrained Custom Size to the nearest .1".
  • [BFIX] - The Messaging system now honors the "Show Unread Messages on Startup" Preference Setting.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly draws the overlay image on a template with a canvas wrap when adjusting an image's cropping using Alt/Option key in Show Layouts view.
  • The OSX installer now asks you if you wish to install a ProSelect Icon in your Dock. This is possibly a temporary change until we can work out why this operation is causing the installer to hang on some machines.
  • [BFIX] - Updated the "Cannot connect to the internet" message when using the Messages system.

New in ProSelect 2016r1b7 Beta (Mar 7, 2016)

  • [BFIX] - Cosmetic changes to the Messaging System window.
  • [BFIX] - Messaging now supports future multiple language in returned messages.
  • [BFIX] - Messaging system now updates Version number in server activation data.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error when undoing populating a book page when only showing images not in the book and then selecting all images
  • Added Undo support for:
  • Changing layout / bookpage type
  • Renaming Layouts
  • Changing Set names
  • Convert Wall Groupings to Layouts
  • Using Copy Selected Layouts to book and Book pages to Layout
  • Duplicating images into Set (Alt/Option click on a set icon)
  • WWL/WWB - Double-clicking on a template to add new layout
  • WWI - using Crop to... Saved Crop
  • Flag as favourite and/or WG HiDef
  • Adjust sized image crop position (alt/option drag in Select Size View)
  • WWL/WWB - Remove selected Layouts/Pages from album
  • WWL & WWB remove image from opening with the delete key
  • WWB - Change Tilt, Rotate Image, Flip Image,
  • WWB - Rotate page, Flip page
  • WWR - Assign Frame, Style, Rotate Image, flip Layout,
  • WWR - Change Background, Remove Room, Remove Room items.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly removes duplicate images/layouts when dupicating into another set (Alt/option drag/drop on set)
  • [BFIX] - Selecting to show "All Groups"of templates after selecting multiple template groups now works.
  • [BFIX] - Now only shows template groups that are in categories allow to be shown when working with Layout or Books when you select to show All categories. Now also displays the correct number of templates based on which templates are in those respective categories.
  • [BFIX] - Improved the way images are automatically cropped for different print paper sizes in Select Size view and in a Room after using Alt/Option to adjust the crop. Now also reflects the "Cropped to Print Paper Size" setting under the View menu.
  • [BFIX] - Changed the Preferences Description from "Show Messages to Window on Startup" to "Show Unread Messages on Startup". Trial Accounts do not have the option to turn this off and have this option hidden in the Messages window.
  • [BFIX] Added new menu item "Show Messages..." to the View Menu.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer delete a book page from a ook using the delete key.

New in ProSelect 2016r1b6 Beta (Feb 27, 2016)

  • [BFIX] - Fine tuning of the empty wall grouping display.
  • [FIX] - Now periodcially checks that the main window top is on screen and moves it if not. This prevents the window from ending up partially off-screen if you disconnect the monitor that ProSelect is be shown on.
  • Added support to undo a Book Design change.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly updates the thumbnail list in template editor when you change groups.
  • [BFIX] - Changed the warning message shown if more than one copy of ProSelect is running on your computer.
  • [BFIX][WIN] - Now shows the correct Quicktime version in the installer.

New in ProSelect 2016r1b5 Beta (Feb 26, 2016)

  • Updates to support the new Messaging system.
  • Now displays a "Loading..." message when messages are being downloaded.
  • [BFIX] - The new "tax included" data is now correctly saved and restored with the saved album file.
  • [FIX] - Now ensures that the top of ProSelect's main window is always within the screen space when disconnecting monitors and then turn off full-screen mode.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when doing a slideshow video setup if you have moved your nominated Default Staring Folder to the trash.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when creating a preview image for the Place Order window or the Order Report if the image file for any frame attached to an ordered item is missing.
  • [FIX] - Better handling of cases where no thumbnail image is available for a video file that is being imported into ProSelect.
  • [FIX] - Improved the error handling when playing audio in slideshows after any tracks have been cleaned up.
  • [BFIX] - The Messages window is now a separate window which can be left open while other operations are done in ProSelect. Clicking on the messages button will bring this window to front.
  • Added a "Show messages on start up" checkbox to messages window which does the same as the Preferences setting.
  • Now shows the Message Window on Startup if you have this option selected and there is more than 1 unread message available.
  • [FIX] - When displaying an empty Wall Grouping template in Show Layouts view, the opening locations are now easier to see.

New in ProSelect 2016r1b4 Beta (Feb 11, 2016)

  • Now displays a confirmation box when a Trial user selects to trial in Basic mode.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error displaying the thumbnail of composite layout in Place Order window when the template has a graphic block for its rearmost opening and the image had an adjusted cropping position.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error when adjusting the crop position of an image in book page in some circumstances.
  • [BFIX] - Style center bottom and top are now correctly displayed in all circumstances.
  • Added a new "Client Notes" type to the Notes Library and added a "Add from library" button to the Client Setup window.
  • [BFIX] - When showing images at different sizes, if no cropping adjustments has been made for that size then the default cropping position is now based on the previous cropping adjustments for any other size (if set) using the one with the closest matching aspect ratio.
  • [FIX] - ProSelect now resizes a book page to fit design AFTER Auto Rotating when adding new pages to a book. Previous this could result in some "close to square" book pages being the wrong width and height.
  • By default, the Slidehow Preferences for OpenGL scaling is now set automatically based on the size of the screen that the slideshow will run on. Screen sizes less than 2048 pixels will have no scaling and those over this size will have 20% scaling. You can turn off autoscaling an adjust this setting yourself if you have a fast or slow computer.
  • [BFIX] - Renamed "Cloud Connect" Preferences to "On-Line" and removed Messages subtab
  • [BFIX] - Removed Update Checker since this is now handled via Messages
  • Added "Show Messages Window on Start up" to Preferences -> General.
  • [BFIX] - Disabled old version checker
  • [BFIX] - Check for Updates (under Help Menu) now shows a message and then opens the messages window.

New in ProSelect 2015r3.5 (Jan 20, 2016)

  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when cancelling overlay image update from within the Template Editor.
  • [FIX] Additional error checking when updating ordered item checkmarks in the Place Order window.
  • [FIX] Now checks for a closed progress window before showing another window to avoid an error if an operation is cancelled before completely showing a progress window.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when no action list is returned from Photoshop.
  • [FIX] Better handles out of memory errors while copying images during image export.
  • [FIX] No longer give scripting error when you run a Custom Action with an "&" character in the Action Set name.

New in ProSelect 2016r1b3 Beta (Jan 19, 2016)

  • [FIX] Added fixes from 2015r3.4 & 2015r3.5.
  • When in Working with Images, you can now drag and drop images onto snap shot button to create a new compare Image Snapshot. Works in Thumbnail View and Show Image View and Cropping view.
  • [BFIX] Selected opening in Layouts are now reselected after Undo operations
  • Changed book production image naming option to add a prefix with the page side instead of adding near the end. Changed the cover prefixes to CVF- and CVB-.
  • [BFIX] Changes to the windows installer to correctly update the registry enteries and include the shortcuts to the manuals in the Start Bar folder.
  • Added undo Support for:
  • Crop Layout Hole in / Out
  • Tilt Layout Hole
  • Flip Layout Image
  • Rotate Layout Image
  • Crop Adjust

New in ProSelect 2015r3.4 (Jan 17, 2016)

  • [FIX] No longer incorrectly draws layouts with overlapping holes and/or overlay images which have a frame assigned when using alt/option dragging to adjust the image positions.
  • [FIX][MAC] Now longer gives and error -2 when exporting some movies setup with synced music, cross fade transitions and ken burns effects due to a timing miscalculation.
  • [FIX][MAC] The 2015r3 OSX installer now includeds the default room view images (missing in initial release).

New in ProSelect 2015r3.3 (Dec 29, 2015)

  • [FIX][MAC] - Full screen windows on El Capitan (10.11.x) no longer cause a crash when they are closed.
  • ProSelect software runs a lot faster for most operations (between 20-40% from our tests).

New in ProSelect 2015r2.11b4 Beta (Nov 20, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Now waits for StudioCloud sync window to complete when updating clients from StudioCloud before showing the completed message.
  • [FIX] - No longer shows a warning that an update to StudioCloud failed to due unknown error after cancelling a StudioCloud Client update.
  • [FIX] - Now turns off the periodic second screen status checking when the Mirror Display screen is automatically closed after dragging ProSelect's main window onto the mirror screen. This extra code is to make this process more robust if events occur in different sequences.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.11b3 Beta (Nov 13, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Now applies Color Correction to imported image in YCbCr format.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an Error -1 when exporting a slideshow movies if you accidentally choose a transition time that resulted in a rounding number error.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Now only saves a copy of the Photoshop script file when debugging is turned on. Saving this file seems to lockup Photoshop CS5 on some computers for some unknown reason. This issue is still under investigation.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.8 (Oct 30, 2015)

  • [FIX][MAC] No longer gives error in some circumstances when showing the Open File dialog.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an "Out of Bounds" when getting the video library file information displayed on Info Bar under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in the production window when updating production images done flag under some circumstances.
  • [FIX][MAC] The select folder dialog no longer opens behind the production window when starting a "Find Images" from within the Hi-Res Production window.
  • [FIX][MAC] Trimming end silence from music tracks once again works on Macs. This was feature was inadvertantly not impliemented in the first Cocoa version (2015r2).
  • [FIX] The Setup Music window now shows the trimmed time instead of the untrimmed time in the Total Duration label of a Music group.
  • Setup Music window now shows an icon next to any tracks that have been trimmed when "Trim End Silence" has been turned on. In this case, the total amount of time trimmed off all tracks in a music group is now shown after the Total Duration.
  • [FIX][MAC] When using this release for the first time on a Mac, all music files in the resources folder are re-scanned to determine where the music ends.
  • [FIX] Working with Layouts, Thumbnail view now shows the correct, non-empty and selected layout set icon on separator title bar.
  • [FIX] Dragging rooms to another room set no longer adds them in reverse order.
  • [FIX] You can now drag rooms into new room set from the Image List when in Working With Slideshows.
  • [FIX][MAC] Now correctly updates the end silence value when a music track is removed and re-added to the resources folder.
  • [FIX] The Splash Screen status now updates more frequently when building the default resources.
  • [FIX] Removed the extraneous double quotes in the "This Album is no longer owned by you..." message.
  • [FIX][MAC] Now replaces any slashes (\/) with a dash (-) in the default slideshow movie export filename to prevent the movie export failing with an error due to this naming.
  • [FIX] Now restores the correct mouse cursor after cancelling a batch process.
  • [FIX] Setup Music window - Now keeps the music data synched after adding or removing music tracks from the resources window. This fixes a few issues when trying to re-add a music track that you had just deleted.
  • [FIX][MAC] Setup Music window - disabled buttons are no longer hidden when the window is first opened.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer gives an error if you have Mirror Display Area on and your computer goes to sleep.
  • [FIX] Setup Price List. When adding a new price list item for a template, the price list item now defaults to match the same type (traditional matted or composite) as the selected template.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer gives an error when loading default video resources on a fresh install on OSX 10.11 (El Capitan).

New in ProSelect 2015r2.8b1 Beta (Oct 18, 2015)

  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives error in some circumstances when showing the Open File dialog.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an "Out of Bounds" when getting the video library file information displayed on Info Bar under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error in the production window when updating production images done flag under some circumstances.
  • [FIX][MAC] - The select folder dialog no longer opens behind the production window when starting a "Find Images" from within the Hi-Res Production window.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Trimming end silence from music tracks once again works on Macs. This was feature was inadvertantly not impliemented in the first Cocoa version (2015r2).
  • [FIX] The Setup Music window now shows the trimmed time instead of the untrimmed time in the Total Duration label of a Music group.
  • Setup Music window now shows an icon next to any tracks that have been trimmed when "Trim End Silence" has been turned on. In this case, the total amount of time trimmed off all tracks in a music group is now shown after the Total Duration.
  • [FIX][MAC] - When using this release for the first time on a Mac, all music files in the resources folder are re-scanned to determine where the music ends.
  • [FIX] - Working with Layouts, Thumbnail view now shows the correct, non-empty and selected layout set icon on separator title bar.
  • [FIX] - Dragging rooms to another room set no longer adds them in reverse order.
  • [FIX] - You can now drag rooms into new room set from the Image List when in Working With Slideshows.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now correctly updates the end silence value when a music track is removed and re-added to the resources folder.
  • [FIX] - The Splash Screen status now updates more frequently when building the default resources.
  • [FIX] - Removed the extraneous double quotes in the "This Album is no longer owned by you..." message.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now replaces any slashes (\/) with a dash (-) in the default slideshow movie export filename to prevent the movie export failing with an error due to this naming.
  • [FIX] - Now restores the correct mouse cursor after cancelling a batch process.
  • [FIX] - Setup Music window - Now keeps the music data synched after adding or removing music tracks from the resources window. This fixes a few issues when trying to re-add a music track that you had just deleted.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Setup Music window - disabled buttons are no longer hidden when the window is first opened.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.7 (Oct 18, 2015)

  • [FIX] EXIF auto-rotation now works again (broken in the last update).
  • [FIX] The hints text for Mute Video Sound and Use Video Sound Tool buttons are no longer swapped.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.6b5 Beta (Sep 5, 2015)

  • Added the option to control overwriting of existing images when Exporting Sample Images and Layouts.
  • [FIX] Now remembers the scroll position in a popup menu when expanding and collapsing group rows.
  • Added support for expanding and collapsing ALL groups in popup menu by holding down the Shift key when clicking on a group item.
  • [FIX] No longer gives multiple errors in some odd circumstances if an error occurs when the program is starting up.
  • [FIX][MAC] Grey scale images are no longer stretched when imported. Note: these images are no longer gamma corrected and, for consistent density results, it is recommended that you only import RGB images into ProSelect.
  • The default Slideshow Preferences when creating a new Album are now set to include the Maybe Tab Album Set instead of the Yes tab.
  • Added latest French Translations
  • [FIX] The Show Image view icon now correctly changes to "two eyes" when you select Show Images Two Up".
  • [FIX][MAC] Apple scripts displayed in the Debug Window are no longer all on one line.
  • [FIX][MAC] Debug data for apple script results used to determine the version of Photoshop running are now correct formatted.
  • [FIX] Improved the vertical alignment of text on title slides when using fonts with large ligatures
  • [FIX][MAC] Slideshow movies exported using OSX 10.7 now include an audio track.
  • [FIX] Improved the vertical alignment of text on watermarks when using fonts with large ligatures
  • Added support for multiple image drop into manage resources list box.
  • [FIX] Setup Rooms window. Dragging multiple rows of rooms now works correctly.
  • [FIX] Unlocking Collection using your email address and password once again automatically starts the installation.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning message if you try to unlock a collection that you don't own rather than doing nothing.
  • [FIX] No longer shows the incorrect error when cancelling a save or save as under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] Improved error reporting in the Debug Window.
  • [FIX] Now checks for invalid window sizes when using the Mirror screen and the Showshow.
  • [FIX] Disabled the delete keyboard shortcut when in Working with Slideshows, Preview Slideshow Slides View to prevent the slideshow accidentally getting out of sync.
  • [FIX] When ordering a Traditional Matted layout sized at its design size, it will now be correctly matched to an existing price list item when there are more than one price list items setup for that template/layout.
  • Added Cmd/Ctrl-G shortcut to Protect Images (under View Menu).

New in ProSelect 2015r2.6b4 Beta (Aug 27, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Slideshow movies exported using OSX 10.7 now include an audio track.
  • [FIX] - Improved the vertical alignment of text on watermarks when using fonts with large ligatures.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.6b3 Beta (Aug 25, 2015)

  • [FIX][MAC] - Debug data for apple script results used to determine the version of Photoshop running are now correct formatted.
  • [FIX] - Improved the vertical alignment of text on title slides when using fonts with large ligatures.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.6b2 Beta (Aug 21, 2015)

  • Added the option to control overwriting of existing images when Exporting Sample Images and Layouts.
  • [FIX] - Now remembers the scroll positon in a popup menu when expanding and collapsing group rows.
  • [FIX] - Added support for expanding and collapsing ALL groups in popup menu by holding down the Shift key when clicking on a group item.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives multiple errors in some odd circumstances if an error occurs when the program is starting up.
  • [FIX] - Grey scale images are no longer stretched when imported. Note: these images are no longer gamma corrected and, for consistant density results, it is recommended that you only import RGB images into ProSelect.
  • The default Slideshow Preferences when creating a new Album are now set to include the Maybe Tab Album Set instead of the Yes tab.
  • Added latest French Translations
  • The Show Image view icon now correctly changes to "two eyes" when you select Show Images Two Up".
  • [FIX] - Apple scripts displayed in the Debug Window are no longer all on one line.
  • [BFIX] - The Update Checker now works again in beta test versions.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.5 (Aug 5, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Exporting Selected Sample Layouts no longer overwrites any previously exported files with the same name.
  • [FIX] - ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup no longer includes the redundant first "Copyright" Stamp and now automatically sets the default Protect and Favorites stamps to be the first two stamps respectively.
  • Updated the "Simply Copyright Stamp" to more useful default settings. This stamp now defaults to include the current year when first created.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error then opening the Export Slideshow movie window when running on OSX 10.7 - OSX 10.9. This was due to trying to access an output format that was not supported in versions prior to OSX 10.10 (Yosemite).
  • [FIX][MAC] - Movie exporting no longer fails when using OSX 10.7 and 10.8 due to some missing functions in these versions of OSX.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when you are using Mirror Display Area and the second monitor is removed.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Once again supports the file search box inside the Open and Save dialog windows.
  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer give an error in some circumstances when a message window opened while processing a batch of images.
  • [FIX] Updated the ProSelect Quick Start Guide to correct an incorrect image in the documentation.

New in ProSelect 2015r2.2 (Jul 7, 2015)

  • [FIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error when opening the Preferences after having moved ProSelect's main window to another screen.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Added the ability to select the newly released Photoshop CC 2015 version as the preferred Photo Editor in the Preferences.
  • [FIX][WIN] - The Photo Editor selected in the Preferences is now also used when opening images as well as running Hi-Res Production (it was only used for the latter before).
  • [FIX] - The default 6mm frame mounting rebate is no longer subtracted from the width of frames when using automatically calculated frame prices.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically adds the first music group to the default slideshow style when you choose ProSelect data -> Reset to default setup.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now honors the "Use Javascript" setting again in the Photo Editor Preferences when opening one RAW file in Photoshop.
  • Changed the default Slideshow Style to apply a 3 pixel mid-grey colored border around images being played in the slideshow, have no drop shadows and use a border space of 4%.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically saves a album file after reloading images. This prevents a possible incorrect image rotation if your reloaded images have been rotated and you don't save the album after the reload. A warning that the album will be saved after reloading is shown before reloading starts.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer select to reload images in an album that is not writeable (read-only).

New in ProSelect 2015r2.1 (Jun 26, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Production and Select Client to Copy/Move windows behaviour. Now only checks/un-checks the selected rows in the list box items if the checked row is also selected.
  • Updated the UploadManager to fix an issue with the previous version 3.2.0 not correctly reporting the number of available credits in a WebGallery account when used with the Mac version of 2015r2..

New in ProSelect 2015r2 (Jun 22, 2015)

  • Templates:
  • Added support for using PNG files in a Template Style for graphics blocks and mat backgrounds. This allow you to add a wide range of non-rectangular content. If you use a PNG file for a mat background then the last selected background color for the style will be used as a fill color behind the PNG background image.
  • Added support for hiding all graphics blocks in a template to a Template Style.
  • When adding a new .psd Resource Overlay Image, the Photoshop conversion to a .png file now uses maximum loss less compression so the .png files are much smaller in your ProSelect Resources folder.
  • In the Manage/Select Resource Images window, you can now click the Refresh Button while holding down the Alt/Option Key to set all PSD files to be marked as "needing to be updated" (with an orange PSD Icon).
  • This allows you to use the Update PNG from PSD button to re-generate any the .png files and can be used to take advantage of the new compressed format (when using 2015r2 and newer). This will reduce the size of your png files in an exported Collection.
  • Added extra error checking editing templates and selecting holes.
  • Added more opening opacity options to the drop downs menu in the Template Editor.
  • Slideshows & Music:
  • Album Sets used in Working with Slideshows now have the ability to play their contents in a random order using the new Use Random Order and Use Original Order toolbar icons. The random order starting number is saved with the album so it will play in the same random order each time.
  • This means that you no longer need to use Convert Selected Slideshow sets to Slides --> Randomly to get this effect.
  • When in Preview Slides View and Set Focal Point View, any Album Sets that are set to show in a random order can be "re-shuffled" using the Re-shuffle tool. After doing this the new image at the current slide location will be shown.
  • When in Set Focal Point View, you can see all the slides in all Album Set in their current random order location. If the item is in a set which has been set to be in random order then the item will display a random thumbnail tag.
  • If you later use Convert Selected Sets to Slides --> Randomly (under Slideshow menu) on an Album Set that is set to play in a random order, the current random order will be maintained for the individual slides.
  • Any Album Sets that are used in a slideshow now display a slideshow tag next to the set name at the bottom of the Image List. Note: For Image Sets you need to be on the appropriate tab (Yes, Maybe, No) for the used Album Set for this to show.
  • In the Slideshow Preferences you can now setup up to six different elements that will be automatically added to the first slideshow of all newly created albums. This can be any combination of title slides, videos, image sets, layout sets, rooms sets or books. Images, Layouts & Rooms Sets and can be set to be played in a random order.
  • Ambient Music is now enabled by default on Macs. (It was previously disabled due to instability problems with Quicktime.)
  • The Mac version no longer needs or uses the VLC library to play video in a slideshow.
  • When NOT in working with Slideshows, you can now right-click on the Slideshow icon and see and/or select which slideshow to play when you start a slideshow when you are not in Working with Slideshow.
  • This can be either a Quick Slideshow (default) or any of the slideshows that you have setup in Working with Slideshows. This allows you to always play a Working with Slideshows slideshow regardless of which Working with mode you are currently in. This selection is saved with the album file.
  • You can preselect one of these options for newly created albums in the Preferences: (Slideshows, On New Album, Default Playback).
  • Macs can now use and play .mp4 music files.
  • Added extra error checking when buffering slideshow images.
  • Slideshow Movie Export:
  • On Macs, the Slideshow Movie Exporting has been re-designed to take advantage of OSX's new AVFoundation (part of OSX 10.7 and newer). As a result exporting movies in ProSelect is now 10-20 times faster in this version.
  • On Macs, the Slideshow Export Presets are now based on the standard presets available for OSX. These settings are no longer interchangeable with the Windows version.
  • Photoshop Related:
  • Windows users can now select which version of Photoshop to connect to in the Preferences (General Setting --> General --> Photo Editor).
  • By default, the latest version installed is taken from the "Photoshop.Application" registry entry, however you can now select any other installed versions without needing to manually update the registry.
  • The Mac version now uses OSX (rather than Quicktime) to read and convert Photoshop files added to an album. The means that most .psd formats can now be imported directly into ProSelect including 16 bit and CMYK format image files. Note: All files are converted to 8 bit RGB format during Hi-Res Production.
  • Ordering:
  • In the Place Order window, the Swap to Client option now allows you to select to move (default) or copy one or more selected ordered items to one or more other client's shopping carts.
  • If you select a print or layout that has been set to a particular size and then click the Order Item (shopping cart) tool button, the price list item popup menu in the Place Order window will show "No price list item setup at displayed size" at top of popup menu if that size is not in the price list. The rest of prices for this item will be listed in the popup menu below this.
  • Previously the first price list item was shown by default and you could accidentally order the item at a different size than last displayed..
  • The Place Order window now allows you to Quick Add multiple prints at the same time even if they have different frames assigned to each one. The same applies to ordering multiple versions of the same layout.
  • However, if the selected items are not set to the same size you will be prompted to select which size to order.
  • In the Place Order window, the Select to Order list now shows icons next to items with frames assigned and any fixed size layouts.
  • You can now select more than one ordered item in Place Order window and use Delete or Swap to Client buttons. Note: You can't select and drag multiple items.
  • Added a new fixed price list attribute (A-J) to the exported Order Data code so external Studio Management systems can match ordered items to a fixed price list as well as a price list name.
  • Production:
  • In the Hi-Res Production window you can now check/uncheck a group of selected items by clicking on the check box of one of the items.
  • General Changes:
  • The ProSelect Preferences file has been moved to Application Data/ProSelect/ProSelect_Prefs.xml. If this file can't be found then ProSelect looks for earlier copies of the Preferences file in previous locations. If found, the earlier file is copied to the new location but still left in the old location.
  • The Smart Filter setting is now set and applied separately for Working with Layouts and Working with Books.
  • Added the option to sort the images in an album by file type under Sort Album Image by (under Album menu).
  • In the Client Setup window the Copy from Previous button has been changed to Copy from. Clicking this button now shows a popup menu where you can select which client you wish to copy all the data from.
  • Added Close Album (under the File menu) to close any currently open album. This does the same as New Album but never prompts to select folder of images (assuming this option has been selected in the Preferences).
  • Because the new Mac version cannot accept menu Keyboard Shortcuts with just the Alt/Option key, all cropping menu shortcuts on the Mac now require the Control key as well as the Alt/Option key. e.g. Control-Option-8 will crop to an 8x10 ratio.
  • The minimum version of OSX is now 10.7 (Lion).
  • Updated the Default Resources with a number of new templates, styles and a new room view image. These will be available with all new installations of the software or if you use ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup (under the File menu). Existing 2015r1 and newer users will be able to download and install these new resources as a Update Collection from the ProSelect Resources page on the TimeExposure web site.
  • When adding overlay image resources from the installed Default Resources folder, any related .psd files are also copied over to the ProSelect Resources folder.
  • Now show the progress during startup when installing default resources.
  • Now also updates the Low-res cache images and shows a progress bar when using ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup (under File Menu).
  • No longer shows the "Cannot locate the ProSelect Resources folder" window on startup if you were previously not using a shared location and deleted or removed your ProSelect Resources folder from its standard location.
  • Added new menu command ProSelect Data -> Install current version default data... (under File Menu). This will add to your existing setup, any default setup Templates, Styles or Rooms that are not currently installed.
  • Remote commands can use the loadOrderGroup command to create and populate a new client by setting the group number to be 1 more than the current number of clients.
  • Fixes:
  • [FIX] Slideshow transitions are no longer applied to any video content that is shorter than the slideshow transition time. If this is going to occur, a warning icon is shown in the video thumbnail. If you select this video, a message is shown in info bar to this effect.
  • [FIX] Setup Stamps window. After adding or duplicating a stamp, the focus is automatically set on stamp's name, ready to enter a new name.
  • [FIX] Stamps. If stamp is set to Expand to Fit, and you have selected Top Center or Bottom Center location then the inset adjustment now only effects the offset in the direction that is NOT being expanded. This make it easy to make fine adjustments to overlay stamps that run edge to edge.
  • [FIX] Added extra debug info for test a problem with Save a New album to some Drobo models.
  • [FIX] Rooms Images in a slideshow now honour any border settings in the Slideshow style.
  • [FIX][WIN] Popup menu separators are no longer displayed and selectable.
  • [FIX] When Importing a Template Collection the PSD files are now imported before the PNG files so that it doesn't appear that the PNG files need updating when you open the Select resources window.
  • [FIX] The thumbnail image is now correctly updated after flipping a book page horizontally.
  • [FIX] The selected Protect Stamp is no longer applied to any title slides during the slideshow or movie export if this is turned on.
  • [FIX] The Edit Set Names window no longer opens if you quickly click twice on the expand/collapse arrow in the set area of the Image List.
  • [FIX] Using a Slideshow style with labels names turned on no longer show a label on any title slides when previewing, playing the slideshow or exporting.
  • [FIX] Price List setup window. No longer gives an error under some circumstances when editing multiple price items at the same time.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when starting an empty slideshow.
  • [FIX] When ordering a non-fixed size layout though the Custom Product window, if the layout doesn't have a print paper size associated with it (ie hasn't been shown in Select Size view yet), the print paper size popup is now pre-selected to be the paper size that matches the design size. If there is no matching paper size, the topmost size is selected.
  • [FIX] Reduced the main window minimum height to 680 pixels so it will fit on small Windows screens from 766 pixels high.
  • [FIX] Reduced the height of the Network Server Setup window so it fits on smaller screens.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error sometimes when fetching hi-res and low-res resource images after sharing had been turned off due to the shared folder not being accessible.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when copying selected layouts to the last book set.
  • [FIX] More gracefully handles an "out of memory" error when starting an OpenGL slideshow.
  • [FIX] Remove Selected Slides (under the Album Menu) now has the correct description when in Working with Slideshows mode and is now disabled when in Set Focal Point view.
  • [FIX] No longer allows you to Remove "No" tab Images unless you are in Working with Images mode.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if your selected Watch folder has been deleted.
  • [FIX] Added the Register window --> Start a Free Trial icons back into the program. These were removed on 2015r1 - 2015r1.6.
  • [FIX] Updated to work with the new version of Upload Manager (v3.2.0). The latter was changed to make it compatible with the new security settings on Animoto's servers.
  • [FIX] - Added the Start a Free Trial icons back to the Register ProSelect window.
  • [FIX] - Changed the way ProSelect checks if a folder is writeable due to issues when working with some networked NAS drives. This was preventing you from selecting a folder on the NAS drive to be used as a shared ProSelect Resource folder location.
  • [FIX] No longer sometimes shows the incorrect rotation on Re-loaded or Re-linked images when previewing them in the Re-apply Custom Effects window.
  • [FIX] No longer auto-rotates images when dropping them into "close to square" openings in a template when using the shift key to populate all openings in a unit template.
  • [FIX] Expanded some price entry boxes to allow for currency values up to 99,999.00.
  • [FIX] - Now also deletes copies of the ProSelect_Data.xml file from earlier version locations when you choose to reset these using the options in the Reset Window (Hold Shift Key down when starting ProSelect).
  • [FIX] - Now always selects first template category and group on first install or after Resetting to the default setup.
  • [FIX] - The Order Report now separately shows the sizes of each different image in a unit template when you have selected to Print Layout Opening Sizes.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically locates frames associated with templates if you re-arrange your frames after adding them to a template. Note: If you have more than one frame with the same name then the template will be matched with the first one found.
  • [FIX] - Templates assigned with any missing frames now show a warning tag on the thumbnail image instead of the frame icon. When selected, a "Frame Not Found" message in is displayed in the Info bar.
  • [FIX] - Templates with frames assigned are automatically checked and updated after making changes to your frames setup. NOTE: Layouts (Templates added to an album) will not be affected since the frame details are saved in the album file.
  • [FIX] The Available Frames listbox in Setup Frames no longer jumps to the top scroll position after drag re-ordering of frames.
  • [FIX] - Custom product orders which don't have an entered product code specified will now include an automatically generated product code provided you have selected to add the item to the price list at the same time.
  • [FIX] - When Product Codes are turned on, any exported orders without products codes will now use the default product codes setup in the Preferences.
  • [FIX] - The Remote Command listener will be disabled if it receives any errors during startup.
  • [FIX] The "Update All Prices" Button in the Setup Price List window now keeps its left position when the window is resized.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b8 Beta (Jun 20, 2015)

  • [BFIX] - No longer creates overlapping ID numbers when using ProSelect Data -> Install current version default data. This resulted in the templates getting mixed up. If you used this feature in the last beta, best to recover your ProSelect_Data_xml file from the copy saved when you ran a beta version PRIOR to 2015r2b7. This file will be named "ProSelect_Data_15_2b6.xml" or have an earlier version name. You will find it in Application Support -> ProSelect -> Data_Backups (on Macs) and App Data (Roaming) -> ProSelect -> Data_Backups (on Windows). The ProSelect folder mentioned is located next to your ProSelect Resources folder when not using any sharing options.
  • [BFIX] - Room view images are now correctly updated after using ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b7 Beta (Jun 19, 2015)

  • [BFIX] - Adjusted the name of one of the default styles and fixed an incorrect style name associated with one of the default templates.
  • [FIX] - Custom product orders which don't have an entered product code specified will now include an automatically generated product code provided you have selected to add the item to the price list at the same time.
  • [FIX] - When Product Codes are turned on, any exported orders without products codes will now use the default product codes setup in the Preferences.
  • [FIX] - The Remote Command listener will be disabled if it receives any errors during startup.
  • Added new menu command ProSelect Data -> Install current version default data… (under File Meu). This will add to your existing setup, any default setup Templates, Styles or Rooms that are not currently installed.
  • [FIX] The "Update All Prices" Button in the Setup Price List window now keeps its left position when the window is resized.
  • [BFIX] The "Use Price List" menu is now shows the correct price list names on startup.
  • Remote commands can use the loadOrderGroup command to create and populate a new client by setting the group number to be 1 more than the current number of clients.

New in ProSelect 2015r1.7 (Jun 15, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Updated to work with the new version of Upload Manager (v3.2.0). The latter was changed to make it compatible with the new security settings on Animoto's servers.
  • [FIX] - Added the Start a Free Trial icons back to the Register ProSelect window.
  • [FIX] - Changed the way ProSelect checks if a folder is writeable due to issues when working with some networked NAS drives. This was preventing you from selecting a folder on the NAS drive to be used as a shared ProSelect Resource folder location.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b6 Beta (Jun 15, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Now always selects first template category and group on first install or after Resetting to the default setup.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly relinking new templates to frames after Resetting to the default setup.
  • [FIX] - The Order Report now separately shows the sizes of each different image in a unit template when you have selected to Print Layout Opening Sizes.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically locates frames associated with templates if you re-arrange your frames after adding them to a template. Note: If you have more than one frame with the same name then the template will be matched with the first one found.
  • [FIX] - Templates assigned with any missing frames now show a warning tag on the thumbnail image instead of the frame icon. When selected, a "Frame Not Found" message in is displayed in the Info bar.
  • [FIX] - Templates with frames assigned are automatically checked and updated after making changes to your frames setup. NOTE: Layouts (Templates added to an album) will not be affected since the frame details are saved in the album file.
  • Added a new fixed price list attribute (A-J) to the exported Order Data code so external Studio Management systems can match ordered items to a fixed price list as well as a price list name.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Drag to re-orders frames now works again in the Setup Frames window.
  • [FIX] The Available Frames listbox in Setup Frames no longer jumps to the top scroll position after drag re-ordering of frames.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b5 Beta (Jun 12, 2015)

  • [BFIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error if you quit out of the registration or activation windows on program startup.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - No longer gives an error when updating resource images and album images.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Fixed an error when exporting a slideshow movie using a cross fade transition on some machines.
  • [FIX] Expanded some price entry boxes to allow for currency values up to 99,999.00.
  • [BFIX] - No longer shows the Auto-Disco error 5 times if you try to start the beta version while another copy of ProSelect is already running on the same computer. Rather it just warns you once that another copy is running.
  • Updated the Default Resources with a number of new templates, styles and a new room view image. These will be available with all new installations of the software or if you use ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup (under the File menu). Existing 2015r1 and newer users will be able to download and install these new resources as a Update Collection from the ProSelect Resources page on the TimeExposure web site.
  • When adding overlay image resources from the installed Default Resources folder, any related .psd files are also copied over to the ProSelect Resources folder.
  • [BFIX] Now correctly links default frames to any default new templates on a new installation.
  • Now show the progress during startup when installing default resources.
  • [FIX] - Now also deletes copies of the ProSelect_Data.xml file from earlier version locations when you choose to reset these using the options in the Reset Window (Hold Shift Key down when starting ProSelect).
  • Now also updates the Low-res cache images and shows a progress bar when using ProSelect Data -> Reset to default setup (under File Menu).
  • Added extra error checking when bufferring slideshow images
  • No longer shows the "Cannot locate the ProSelect Resources folder" window on startup if you were previously not using a shared location and deleted or removed your ProSelect Resources folder from its standard location.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b4 Beta (Jun 12, 2015)

  • [BFIX][WIN] - No long gives an error if you try to start ProSelect when it is already running when using the beta test versions.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - You can once again drag and drop Personalised Text Tags into the text edit box when editing title slide text.
  • Added more opening opacity options to the drop downs menu in the Template Editor.
  • [FIX] - No longer auto-rotates images when dropping them into "close to square" openings in a template when using the shift key to populate all openings in a unit template.
  • [BFIX][MAC] - Updated the movie export plugins to correct a color space issue with exported movies.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b3 Beta (May 29, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Updated to work with the new version of Upload Manager (v3.2.0). The latter was changed to make it compatible with the new security settings on Animoto's servers.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error when resizing some windows.
  • [BFIX] - Edit Styles Window, controls now move correctly when the window is resized.
  • [BFIX] - No longer Error when Checking frames in Setup Frames window.
  • [BFIX] - The window contents are now better behaved when re-sizing the Edit Template and Setup Rooms windows.
  • [FIX] - No longer sometimes shows the incorrect rotation on Re-loaded or Re-linked images when previewing them in the Re-apply Custom Effects window.
  • [BFIX] - Updating export orders window when doing SC order export from background thread
  • Added extra error checking editing templates and selecting holes.
  • [BFIX] - Added extra error checking while exporting screen grabs from Working with Rooms.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error then starting a trial if you are not already a TimeExposure.com member and try to join though the program.
  • [FIX] - Added the Start a Free Trial icons back to the Register ProSelect window.
  • [FIX] - Changed the way ProSelect checks if a folder is writeable due to issues when working with some networked NAS drives. This was preventing you from selecting a folder on the NAS drive to be used as a shared ProSelect Resource folder location.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b2 Beta (May 14, 2015)

  • [FIX] No longer gives an error under some circumstances when adding new orders or order adjustments and trying to find best insert location into list of currrent orders.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when importing a fodler of frames if there are empty subfolders present.
  • [FIX] Better error checking when moving ordered items to another client.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances when starting and stopping a slideshow and previewing an empty slideshow.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error in some circumstances when Editing stamps and watermarks.
  • [FIX] Template Editor. To make it easier to see, the selection rectangles are now drawn on top of overlay images mask in template editor window when you have Show Overlay mask selected. The Snap to lines are now always drawn on top the the overlay image in all cases.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error in some circumstances when adding a layout order using Custom Product.
  • [BFIX] - The Slideshow now plays the starting video correctly after a paused start.
  • [BFIX] - In the Edit Video window you can now preview play a full length video more than once.

New in ProSelect 2015r2b1 Beta (Apr 28, 2015)

  • Mac Only Changes:
  • Re-factored and re-compiled to support Apple's Cocoa API's. This involved the following changes:
  • [MAC] Removed dependency on Quicktime (now uses Apple's AVFoundation).
  • [MAC] Removed video dependency on VLC libraries (now uses Apple's AVFoundation).
  • [MAC] Now uses OSX APIs for reading Photoshop files and, as such, non RBG 8 bit formats can also be loaded into ProSelect. Note: All files are converted to 8bit RGB format during Hi-Res Production.
  • [MAC] Rewrote the Slideshow Movie export to use Apple's AVFoundation. Slideshow movie builds are considerably faster (10-20 times!)
  • [MAC] Removed references to Quicktime from the Importing Images Preferences.
  • [MAC] Ambient Music in now re-enabled by default.
  • [MAC] Because the new Mac version cannot accept menu shortcuts with just the Alt key, all cropping menu shortcuts for the Mac now require the Control key as well as the Alt/Option key. eg Control-Option-8 to crop to an 8x10 ratio.
  • [MAC] This release requires OSX 10.7 or newer.
  • Templates:
  • Added support for using PNG files in a template styles for graphics blocks and mat backgrounds. This allow you to add a wide range of non-rectangular content. If you use a PNG file for a mat background then the last selected background color for the style will be used as a fill color behind the PNG image.
  • Added support for hiding all graphics blocks in a template to a Template Style.
  • When adding a new .psd Resource Overlay image, the Photoshop conversion to a .png file now uses maximum lossless compression so the .png files are much smaller in your ProSelect resources folder.
  • In the Manage/Select Resource Images window, you can now click the Refresh Button while holding down the Alt/Option Key to set all PSD files to be marked as "needing to be updated" (Orange Icon) so can use the Update PNG from PSD file button to re-generate any the PNG files.
  • This can be used to take advantage of the new compressed PNG format (when using 2015r2 and newer) to reduce the size of your PNG files for exporting in a Collection.
  • Slideshows:
  • Working with Slideshows. Album Sets now have the ability to play their contents in a random order using the new "Use Random Order" and "Use Original Order" Toolbar icons. The random order starting number is saved with the album so it will play in the same random order each time.
  • This means that you no longer need to use "Convert Selected Slideshow sets to Slides -> Randomly" to get this effect.
  • When in Show Slides View and Set Focal Point view, any Album sets that are set to show in a random order can be "re-shuffled" using the Re-shuffle tool. After doing this the new image at the current slide location will be shown. When in Set Focal Point view you can see all the slides in an album set in the current random order. If the item is in a set which has been set to be in random order then the item is tagged with a icon.
  • If you use "Convert Selected Sets to Slides -> Randomly" (under Slideshow menu) on a set that is set to play in a random order, the current random order will be maintained.
  • Any Album sets that are used in a slideshow now display a slideshow tag next to the set name at the bottom of the Image List. Note for Image Sets you need to be on the appropriate tag (yes, maybe, no) for the used album set for this to show.
  • In the Slideshow Preferences you can now setup up to six different elements that will be automatically added to the first slideshow of all new albums. This can be any combination of title slides, videos, image sets, layout sets, rooms sets or books. Images, Layouts & Rooms Sets and can be set to be shown in a random order.
  • When NOT in working with Slideshows, you can now right-click on the Slideshow icon and see and/or select which slideshow to play when you start a slideshow when you are not in Working with Slideshow. This can be either a Quick Slideshow (which just starts a slideshow of the current items) or any of the Slideshows setup in Working with Slideshows.
  • This allows you to always play a Working with Slideshows slideshow regardless of which Working with mode you are currently in.
  • This selection is saved with the album file. You can also now set any of these to be the default for new albums in the Preferences -> Slideshows -> On New Album -> Default Playback.
  • Macs can now use and play .mp4 music files.
  • Ordering:
  • Place Order Window. The Swap to Client option now allows you to select to move (default) or copy the selected ordered items to one or more other clients.
  • Place Order Window. If you select a print or layout that has been set to a particular size then click the shopping cart icon, the price list item popup menu will show "No price list item setup at displayed size" at top of popup menu if that size is not in the price list. The rest of prices for this item will be listed in the popup menu below this.
  • Previously the first price list item was shown by default and you could accidentally order the wrong size.
  • The Place Order window now allows you to Quick Add multiple prints at the same time even if they have different frames assigned to each one. The same applies to ordering multiple versions of the same layout. If the selected items are not the same size you will be prompted to select which size to order.
  • The Select to Order list now show icons next to items with frames assigned and any fixed size layouts.
  • You can now select more than one ordered item in Place Order window and use Delete or Swap to Client buttons. Note: You can't select and drag multiple items.
  • Production:
  • In the Hi-Res Production window you can now check/uncheck a group of selected items by clicking on the check box of one of the items.
  • General changes:
  • The ProSelect Preferences file has been moved to Application Data /ProSelect /ProSelect_Prefs.xml. If this file can't be found then ProSelect looks for earlier copies of the Preferences file in previous locations. If found, the earlier file is copied to the new location but still left in the old location. After the first run of 2015r2 or later, any changes made to the Preferences in the new or old versions of ProSelect will not be shared since they are working off two different files.
  • The Smart Filter setting is now set and applied separately for "Working with Layouts" and "Working with Books".
  • Added the option to sort the images in an album by file type to the Sort Album Image by menu (under Album menu).
  • In the Clients Setup window the "Copy from Previous" button has been changed to "Copy from". Clicking this button now shows a popup menu where you can select which client you wish to copy all the data from.
  • Added a "Close Album" item to the File menu - This does the same as New Album but never prompts to select folder of images. It's just to help people who are used to this feature and don't read the manual!
  • Fixes (from previous versions):
  • [FIX] - Slideshow transitions are no longer applied to any video content that is shorter than the slideshow transition time. If this is going to occur, a warning icon is shown in the video thumbnail. If you select this video, a message is shown in info bar to this effect.
  • [FIX] Setup Stamps window. After adding or duplicating a stamp, the focus is automatically set on stamp's name, ready to enter a new name.
  • [FIX] Stamps. If stamp is set to Expand to Fit, and you have selected Top Center or Bottom Center location then the inset adjustment now only effects the offset in the direction that is NOT being expanded. This make it easy to make fine adjustments to overlay stamps that run edge to edge.
  • [FIX] Added extra debug info for test a problem with Save a New album to some Drobo models.
  • [FIX] Rooms Images in a slideshow now honour any border settings in the Slideshow style.
  • [FIX] When Importing a Template Collection the PSD files are now imported before the PNG files so that it doesn't appear that the PNG files need updating when you open the Select resources window.
  • [FIX] The thumbnail image is now correctly updated after flipping a book page horizontally.
  • [FIX] The selected Protect Stamp is no longer applied to any title slides during the slideshow or movie export if this is turned on.
  • [FIX] The Edit Set Names window no longer opens if you quickly click twice on the expand/collapse arrow in the set area of the Image List.
  • [FIX] Using a Slideshow style with labels names turned on no longer show a label on any title slides when previewing, playing the slideshow or exporting.
  • [FIX] Price List setup window. No longer gives an error under some circumstances when editing multiple price items at the same time.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when starting an empty slideshow.
  • [FIX] When ordering a non-fixed size layout though the Custom Product window, if the layout doesn't have a print paper size associated with it (ie hasn't been shown in Select Size view yet), the print paper size popup is now pre-selected to be the paper size that matches the design size. If there is no matching paper size, the topmost size is selected.
  • [FIX] Reduced the main window minimum height to 680 pixels so should fit on windows screen to 766 pixels high.
  • [FIX] Reduced the height of the Network Server Setup window so it fits on smaller screens.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error sometimes when fetching hi-res and low-res resource images after sharing had been turned off due to the shared folder not being accessible.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when copying selected layouts to the last book set.
  • [FIX] More gracefully handles an "out of memory" error when starting an OpenGL slideshow.
  • [FIX] Remove Selected Slides (under the Album Menu) now has the correct description when in Working with Slideshows mode and is now disabled when in Set Focal Point view.
  • [FIX] No longer allows you to Remove "No" tab Images unless you are in Working with Images mode.
  • [FIX] Now longer gives an error if your selected Watch folder has been deleted.

New in ProSelect 2015r1.4 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Now disables the stamp name text box in Setup Stamps & Watermarks when more than one item has been selected preventing an error if you changed this and then closed the window.
  • Copyright Stamp popup boxes now display "None Setup" when you don't have any stamps setup.
  • [FIX] - Print Order Report setup window now deselects and disables the Add Copyright stamp checkbox when you don't have any stamps setup.
  • Added new default text copyright and imagename stamps.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically sets the topmost stamp to be favorite and/or protect stamp when adding, deleting or installing default stamps if these aren't already assigned any exiting stamps.
  • Changed minimum stamp opacity to 10% (was 30%)
  • [FIX] - When exporting a slideshow movie, if you select to add starting and ending transitions, the ending transition is no longer removed when you have "pause on last item" selected in your slideshow style. This setting is only used when playing a slideshow in ProSelect.
  • [FIX] - Now remembers the last setting for the copyright stamp logo option on Print Order Report setup page.
  • Added latest French & Spanish Translations.
  • [FIX] - Now clears the need to save changes flag in the Setup Stamps & Watermarks window so if choose not to save, it will not ask more than once.
  • Changed Resources menu name --> ProSelect Resources Folder --> Manage Resource Images --> Stamps, Watermarks & Logos (added Logos).
  • [FIX][WIN] - Fixed a display issue with group boxes within tab controls in a number of Dialog windows.
  • [FIX][WIN] - In the Template editor window, the selected hole information label is no longer extending beyond the bounds of group box
  • [FIX][WIN] - No longer allows you to select an empty folder when adding images in the Select Resource Image window.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Now also displays images with filename extensions that are not all in lower case. This bug was introduced with a change made in 2015r1.3.

New in ProSelect 2015r1.3 (Jan 30, 2015)

  • [FIX] - When using the right-click popup menu to find a template, the template area will now correctly scroll so the selected template is visible in thumbnail view.
  • [FIX] - Now correctly updates the selected image count when filtering images is turned on in Working with Books.
  • [FIX][MAC] Made changes to the way the resource files are searched to allow more than 4000 file names to be loaded into the Select Resource Image window (for the few people who have more that 4000 resource images)!
  • [FIX] - Now shows "Loading..." in the Splash window when loading resource images (instead of "xxx items").
  • [FIX] - Now correctly displays the selected image details after changing views, working with modes or filtering (when in Working with Books).
  • [FIX] - No longer causes an error when you open the Print Order Report window if you have deleted all of your Stamps in the Setup Stamps and Watermarks window.

New in ProSelect 2015r1.2 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Now shows the correct "face icon" on the screen playing a slideshow using OpenGL and using the down arrow key to move an image to different tab.
  • [FIX] - Fixed a few setup and detect screen change issues when using AirPlay on Yosemite (and possibly Mavericks).
  • [FIX] - Frames and some extras with prices more than $1,000 now have the correct price added to the order from the Add with Extras window.
  • [FIX] - The transition from a video to images in the slideshow is now much smoother when using OpenGL.
  • [FIX] - No longer adding a drop shadow over top of the video frame when not using OpenGL for Slideshow playback.
  • [FIX] - Slideshow images are now correctly buffered images after adding a video to the start of a slideshow. This was causing some jerkiness at the start of image transitions after showing the first 4 or 5 buffered images.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Fixed a "Cannot Connect to Photoshop" error (possible only on Mavericks and Yosemite) when OSX doesn't responded with the current running version in a timely manner.
  • [FIX] - Now shows the favourites stamp (if enabled) on images and layouts on Mirror Display Area screen.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives and error when getting video thumbnail image in certain circumstances.
  • [FIX] - No longer crashes if you try to load a movie format that is not supported.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error if you cancel from the Template Editor without selecting a overlay image.
  • [FIX] - No longer gives an error when editing the price of custom priced item which has a frame.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer select the menu to play a slideshow of an empty Working with Images set.
  • Added additional bug detecting code.
  • [FIX] - No longer rebuilds the thumbnail images on startup for any double spread overlay images if the page sides are portrait orientated. This resulted in slow startup times if you had lots of these templates especially when your ProSelect Resources folder is located across a network.
  • When importing an invoice from StudioCloud multiple line items of the same item are now automatically combined into one Order Adjustment entry.

New in ProSelect 2015r1.2b3 Beta (Jan 22, 2015)

  • [FIX] - No longer rebuilds the thumbnail images on startup for any double spread overlay images if the page sides are portrait orientated. This resulted in slow startup times if you had lots of these templates especially when your ProSelect Resources folder is located across a network.

New in ProSelect 2015r1.2b1 Beta (Jan 20, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Now shows the correct "face icon" on the screen playing a slideshow using OpenGL and using the down arrow key to move an image to different tab.
  • [FIX] - Fixed a few setup and detect screen change issues when using AirPlay on Yosemite (and possibly Mavericks).
  • [FIX] Frames and some extras with prices more than $1,000 now have the correct price added to the order from the Add with Extras window.
  • [FIX] - The transition from a video to images in the slideshow is now much smoother when using OpenGL.
  • [FIX] - No longer adding a drop shadow over top of the video frame on when not using OpenGL for Slideshow playback.
  • [FIX] - Slideshow images are now correctly buffered images after adding a video to the start of a slideshow. This was causing some jerkiness at the start of image transitions after showing the first 4 or 5 buffered images.
  • [FIX][MAC] - Fixed a "Cannot Connect to Photoshop" error (possible only on Mavericks and Yosemite) when OSX doesn't responded with the current running version in a timely manner.
  • [FIX][WIN] - No longer gives a Nil Exception error when you first start ProSelect on a computer which does not have Quicktime installed.
  • [FIX] - Now shows the favourites stamp (if enabled) on images and layouts on Mirror Display Area screen.

New in ProSelect 2015r1 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • GENERAL CHANGES:
  • The currently selected price list is now saved with your album file and will be re-selected when the album is re-opened.
  • When exporting a screenshot of a room view the exported image is now trimmed of any black background.
  • Remove Image List "Show filenames" from Preferences. This option is now controlled from View Menu -> Show Filenames. Also remove "Keep Image List Synched" from Preferences as this is now always on.
  • Price list setup list now maintains its current scroll position after changing and deleting items.
  • Added resolution option to all reports. The selected value is saved in the preferences and shared across all reports. Options are Low (150dpi), Medium (300dpi), High (600dpi). Default is 600dpi.
  • Added the option "Get from Shared" location to the Setup Sharing windows so it is easier to add computers to a shared data environment.
  • In Select Size view, if the item that you are trying to show is too large to fit on the screen at exact size, rather than showing a rectangle marking the Maximum display size, a warning symbol is shown in the bottom right corner and the actual display size of the item is shown.
  • The phrase "Order Group" has been changed to "Client" throughout the program. Title slides with Personalized Text Tags containing "Order Group" are automatically changed to "Client".
  • You can now optionally show the image list on the left side of the mirror screen. This is turned on/off under the view menu with Keyboard shortcut Shift-Cmd-M (Mac) or Shift-Ctrl-M (PC) or use the Alt/Option click on the Mirror Display area button in the Working with Bar. Note: This is just a pixel copied image of the real image list and is not responsive to any mouse actions.
  • In Preferences --> Image Effects --> Custom Effects Actions you can now select multiple actions and delete them and, when Production tab is selected, enable/disable them.
  • The Icons on the toolbar and other areas in the main window have been slightly lightened to make them a little more obvious.
  • Renamed Album menu item "Update Resources Images" to "Update Album Resource Images".
  • Client Setup Window: Renamed "Add New Client" to "Add New Album Client".
  • Updated the "Some Images not found" messages to be relevant to the new features.
  • Added a warning when you turn off Copy .psd files to resources.
  • COPYRIGHT STAMPS & WATERMARKS:
  • Multiple copyright stamps/watermarks can be setup under the Resources menu. Stamps can be duplicated and adjusted for different applications.
  • Stamps can be text based, use a mask file or a full color jpg or png file. You can control the location, orientation, inset, opacity and size of the stamp. Size can be set to be either relative to the diagonal size of the image (from 10-80% of the diagonal size) or to be automatically fitted within the bounds of the images (for cases needing a full width stamp)
  • You can apply a copyright stamp to images printed on the Order Report, Proofsheets and Book Reports, as well as on all images shown on the screen (useful when doing a remote viewing over the internet). You can also have stamps added to Hi-Res production output images (see below).
  • When upgrading from an earlier version of ProSelect, your existing copyright stamp settings in your Preferences is automatically used to create a new Copyright stamp item. As well as this, a number of default favorite stamps are automatically setup. These can all be modified or deleted. Alternatively you can use the "Add Default Stamps" button to add these at any time.
  • Text Stamps can also include the following tags: [ALBUMNAME] which will be replaced with the name of the album file and [ITEMNAME] which will be replace with either the name of the image or template.
  • In Preferences -> Hi-Res Production -> Styles & Stamps, you can setup where stamps should be applied by default to Image Prints, Traditional Matted Prints and Composite Prints. If applying a stamp to a Composite Print you can also set whether the default should apply the stamp to all images in the print or the overall print.
  • You can also select to use a different stamp for a different range of print sizes. For Example, you might choose to use a relatively smaller stamp on larger prints and no stamps on very small prints. Up to four different size "breaks" can be set. This breaks are based on the long side size of the print so the same stamps size will be used regardless of image orientation.
  • In Hi-Res Production, if setup in the preferences, the appropriate stamps will be automatically assigned to single prints and composites print. These are indicated by a green stamp icon against the item. Selecting the item will show the assigned stamp in the dropdown menu in the "Selected Item Info" box. This will be "None" if no stamps are assigned, but either way, any stamp can be added or removed. Applied stamps are shown on the preview image when the cropped image is displayed.
  • Applied stamps are added as a separate layer in the produced psd files.
  • By default, Composite prints have one stamp applied to the print. However, you can select "Apply to each image" from the stamp dropdown menu. When selected, this will change the stamp icon for that item to "stamp +" and enable the ability to select a stamp (or none) for each image on the composite. These will be, by default, set to use the stamp matching the opening size and oriented according to the template opening rotation. The stamp will be shown on the preview image for each opening (not the preview of the entire image.)
  • NEW PROTECT IMAGES VIEW OPTIONS:
  • To protect your images while doing a remote selling session you can select a copyright stamp to use in the Preferences -> Display -> Borders, Backgrounds & Stamps.
  • Use Protect Images (under the View menu) to turn these on and off in the display area.
  • NEW PHOTOGRAPHER'S FAVORITES:
  • You can now flag images & layouts as "favorites" using Edit Menu -> Mark as Favorite and Remove as Favorite. This shows a "star" thumbnail tag on set images. You can select a stamp to use in the Preferences -> Display -> Borders, Backgrounds & Stamps.
  • You can use the "F" key to toggle the favorites setting on the currently selected images or layouts.
  • You can turn the display of the favorite Stamp on/off in View menu -> Show Favorites Stamps. This setting controls whether the favorites stamp is shown on Images when Working with Images, on Layouts when Working with Layouts and on either of these during the slideshow.
  • Exported Sample Images and Layouts and Slideshows can be optionally exported with the selected favorites stamp applied to any items marked as favorite.
  • CUSTOM EFFECTS CHANGES:
  • Change the Preferences setup tab names to "Preview Effects" and "Production Effects".
  • Note: "Preview Effects" are Photoshop actions that are only applied to the internal ProSelect proxy (preview) image. Whereas "Production Effects" are Photoshop actions that are run at the time an image is processed using ProSelect Pro's Hi-Res Production module.
  • A single action can be both a Preview effect and a Production Effect. You can also have a Preview Effect and a Production effect be different from one another, but linked to the same trigger.
  • When a new Photoshop Action is added, it is ONLY activated as Preview Effects. Production Effects can be enabled in the Production Effects tab.
  • In Preferences, Custom Effects setup area, you can now select multiple items in the list and delete them all at once.
  • EDITING ORIGINAL IMAGES:
  • Add new Preferences for setting the default Photo Editor. This setting controls whether the Photoshop or Lightroom menu keyboard shortcuts are prefixed with Alt/Option. (The default one doesn't need the Alt/Option key).
  • The Original Images menu (under Album menu) now has an Open in Photoshop and Open in Lightroom submenu which you can choose to open:
  • (a) Selected Images
  • (b) Selected RAW Images
  • (c) Selected Images (Original) - if these have been replaced with retouched images.
  • WORKFLOW/PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENTS:
  • A new command to Reload Selected Retouched Images has been added to Album menu -> Original Images. This will look for and re-load newest version of selected images based on the originally loaded file name but with an extension of .psd, .tif or .jpg. Retouched images must be located in the same folder as the original image. This works in a similar way to re-linking in Production but also re-imports the updated images allowing you to initiate re-touching from within ProSelect after the initial importing of out-of-camera files. The menu shortcut is SHIFT-CMD-U (Mac) or SHIFT-CTRL-U (PC).
  • The reloaded image also becomes the production image and, because these are the same, the re-linked icon is not shown in the Hi-Res production window.
  • Option (c) will Reapply any Preview Effect action that is also enabled as a Production Effect
  • To revert to the original images, simply remove the newer image from the original folder and select the same command again and it will find and reload the original image.
  • You can now Re-load Selected Images which have had Custom Effects actions applied to them. This works the same as Reload Selected Retouched Images.
  • In Hi-Res Production window "Relink Photoshopped" has been changed to "Relink Edited". Both this and Relink All button can now be used with the Alt/Option key if you wish to Relink AND Reload any retouched images. Alternatively you can check "Always Reload when Relinking" in Preferences -> Importing Images -> Settings -> Production Workflow if you wish this to be the default action all the time. In the latter case the button labels will change to Relink and Reload.
  • Reloaded Retouched images that are a different type to the originally imported image are indicated with an "up-arrow" thumbnail tag. You can also see the name of the originally imported image and the reloaded retouched image in the Show Selected Image Info window. In the Hi-Res Production window the Image Info box will also show "This Image has been updated".
  • Added menu Selected Images (Original) to the Open in Photoshop and Open in Lightroom menus (from main window) to re-touch the originally loaded image and save again as a different type which can then be updated in the album using Reload Selected Images.
  • Changing the Production Status (red, amber, green button) for an image will now automatically set the same status on all other instances of the same image across prints and layouts.
  • When running production, if one or more original images cannot be found, you can now select to find them again from within the Hi-Res Production window.
  • If any custom actions have been applied to any of the selected images, you will be prompted as to how you want to re-apply the actions to the re-loaded images. The options are:
  • (a) Remove Applied Custom Effects
  • (b) Reapply Custom Effects to Reloaded Images
  • (c) Reapply only Production Effects to Reloaded Images
  • OPENING IMAGES IN PHOTOSHOP AND LIGHTROOM:
  • Added a new option to set the default photo editor (as well as the existing default RAW editor) in the Preferences -> General Settings -> General -> Photo Editor. This can be Photoshop, LightRoom 3+ or Lightroom 1-2.
  • Depending on the above settings the menu shortcuts CMD-T/Ctrl-T and CMD-Y /Ctrl-Y now open the default editor, however you can use Alt/Option with these commands to get the other editor. This also applies with the "Open in" and "Open RAWs in" buttons in the Hi-Res Production window.
  • Now displays a warning dialog about needing the ProSelect Plugin for Lightroom installed when you try to open an image in Lightroom 3+. Check the "Don't show again" checkbox to hide this in the future.
  • Now brings Photoshop to the front again when opening in Images and Raws in Photoshop.
  • [MAC] Opening RAW files in Photoshop ACR no longer leave ProSelect locked until you close the ACR window.
  • Video Changes (Pro Only):
  • The Setup Videos window now allow you to make a virtual copy of a video track and use the new Edit Video page to select different start and end play points for each copy. This allows you to insert different segments from the same video into your slideshows.
  • Each track now also displays the edited length as well as the original length.
  • You can drag to re-order your video in the Setup Videos window by clicking the name header to sort all videos clips by name.
  • You can now select to apply a transition into and out of a video clip in a slideshow. This defaults to on and is selected in the Setup Slideshow Style Window -> Advanced tab.
  • Use the Edit Clip button to open the Edit Clip window where you can:
  • (a) Set the Start and End play points for the video (min. 4 second play length).
  • (b) Set the videos Thumbnail image to the selected position in the video.
  • (c) Play the edited video. (Note: Space bar can be used to start/pause).
  • TEMPLATES & LAYOUTS:
  • When working with Layouts you can now right-click on the rotate tool and select either "Rotate the layout only" or "Rotate the layout & images". Doing this with the Alt/option key down will rotate ACW.
  • You can now assign a style and/or frame to a template in both the Template Manager (where you can assign to all selected templates) and the Template Editor. When adding these, a new window with a list of selectable items will appear, showing a preview ofthe template with applied frame/style. If you have selected to add to multiple templates then you can preview next/previous template.
  • In the Template Editor, changed the Rotate Template button into a tool button next to the new assign frame and style buttons.
  • In the Template Manager, new icons are shown next to each template which has a style or frame assigned. The name of these items for a selected template is shown in the data at the bottom of the Preview area.
  • In the Template Manager, added a new button for swapping one or more templates between fixed or non-fixed sizing. If you are changing a template that has already been added to a price list from a fixed size to a non-fixed size, then a warning will be shown.
  • When populating a "Unit Template" by dropping a single image into a template or empty layout with the Shift key held down (which populates all openings with the same image), images will now be automatically rotated clock-wise to match the orientation of the openings in the template.
  • When dropping multiple images into a template or layout, hold the Alt/Option key down to have the images automatically rotate to match the orientation of the openings in the template.
  • The template manager now also shows the overlay image name (if assigned) in the selected template info box
  • You can now right-click on a layout or bookpage and select to show and select the template that the item was created from. You can also open that template in the Template Editor at the same time. The first option searches for a template with a matching name to the clicked on layout/book page and selects and displays it in the template area at the bottom of the screen. The second option does the same but also opens the template editor with that template.
  • Now shows the currently selected template's name in the Template Editor window title bar.
  • Added right click pop-up menu option to open a template in the Template Editor.
  • PROSELECT RESOURCES FOLDER CHANGES:
  • You can now open the Select Resources Window for any of the Resource image subfolders from the new Manage Resource Images menu (under the Resources menu --> ProSelect Resources Folder). This allows you to add, delete and update resource images more directly.
  • The Select Overlay Image Resources window has been updated:
  • Now shows an icon next to any PNG resource images that also have an associated PSD file. This icon is green when the PNG is newer than the PSD file (it is up to date) or Orange when the PNG is older than the PSD file (the PSD file has been updated since the import)
  • Added new Edit PSD file in Photoshop button so you directly open the PSD file from within the window.
  • Added a new "Update PNG file" button which will create a new PNG file from the PSD file.
  • Added a new Refresh List button which reloads the contents of the Resource image List.
  • The count of the images is shown in the top right corner of the list.
  • The columns in the list can be sorted by used, name and PSD status by clicking on the header.
  • PRICE LIST CHANGES:
  • You can now optionally add an additional "fixed cost" component to automatically calculated prices. eg United Inches + fixed cost. When setting up a variable price which is not a fixed price, use the "add an additional fixed cost" checkbox to enable this feature from the item that you are setting up. When this is selected the Pricing Model will have "+F" after it (eg UI+F) and the prices are shown in the price list window are shown as 5.60+10.00. (rate part/unit + fixed part).
  • If you have associated a frame with a template, when adding a layout item in your price list, you can now check the "Price includes Frame" checkbox. If this is selected, when you add the layout+frame combination to an order, the frame will be included at $0 in both the Place Order window (even if you have NOT selected "Include Selected Frame when Ordering" in Preferences) and the Add with Extras window. Note: If you later change this to another frame, the frame price will be re-calculated using the frame's usual pricing method.
  • Price list items with frames will show a frame icon next to the item. This icon will be colored orange if you have a frame added and have NOT checked the "Price includes Frame" checkbox. It will be colored green if you have checked this option. This makes it easy to see which template price list items might need to be changed to use this "combined pricing".
  • Automatic product code generation. Matching ProSelect's Price list items with those in your studio management system is always easier if you assign a unique product code to each price list item. Use the "Set Product Codes" button in the Setup Price List window to update all your product code automatically, add missing codes or clear out exiting codes.
  • You can also select "Automatically add Product Codes to new items" in Preferences -> Price List and Ordering -> Settings. This setting is also available in the Integration tab and automatically turned on when you enable StudioCloud. Automatically generated product codes shown in the ProSelect Reference Manual.
  • ORDERING CHANGES:
  • The name of the currently selected price list is now shown at the top of the Quick Order popup menu.
  • You can now Alt-Option Right-Click on the Shopping Cart item to change the current price list. Something must be selected to enable this button.
  • When adding a print to an order, the new item is now automatically inserted after another order of the same print so that it will be combined with the same thumbnail image on the Order Report. If this is the first order for that image, it will be added after the end of your last print order item as before.
  • ROOMS:
  • Added instructions to the Reference Manual for how to take a photo of a wall that you can give to your clients.
  • WORKING WITH BOOKS:
  • You can use the filter button at the bottom right edge of the image list to hide any images that have already been used in either the currently selected book or all books. It is only shown when in Working with Books.
  • ORDER REPORT:
  • Changed the layout of the setup page to make the options clearer.
  • The image name is only listed once when using the same image more than once in a layout (eg in a Unit Template - 4 x Image01.jpg).
  • You can select to apply a stamp to images on the Order Report.
  • Added the option to include no Custom Effects, all Custom Effects or only Production Custom Effects on the Order Report.
  • Added the Option to turn off the listing of the image names in all layouts.
  • Added some Norwegian translations for Order Report text.
  • NEW ORDERED FRAMES REPORT:
  • This report lists all of the frames and inside sizes that have been ordered. It includes a thumbnail of the frame and can optionally show the sale price of the frame and the name of the frame image file.
  • You can choose to combine all frame orders from all Clients in the current album or list them separately
  • STUDIOCLOUD INTEGRATION IMPROVEMENTS:
  • When linking a ProSelect album to a StudioCloud Event, ProSelect will check whether there are any existing invoices & payments associated with the selected client and event. If so, these will be listed and you will be given the option to select one invoice and import the items from that invoice into the first client's order.
  • Imported Invoice items are added to ProSelect as Order Adjustments with a darker grey so you can tell them apart from Order Adjustments added within ProSelect. They are also automatically sorted to be at the top of your order. If an invoice includes an overall discount, this is added as a negative value order adjustment, though importing invoices with discounts is not recommended and discounts applied to order line items in StudioCloud are not supported.
  • Payments are also imported. If a payment includes a payment method that does not match those currently setup in ProSelect then you will need to resolve the payment(s) before the invoice can be imported. Payments can be resolved by clicking the "Add New Method" button which will add the payment's method into ProSelect's available payment methods, OR by clicking "Change Method To" and selecting one of the methods already setup in ProSelect.
  • GENERAL FIXES:
  • [FIX] The originally selected price list is now restored on close of Order Adjustment window.
  • [FIX] Styles are being copied when a layout is duplicated even if it does not contain any images.
  • [FIX] The Select Resources image list is now scrolled to show the selected item when first opened.
  • [FIX] Hi-Res Actions applied during Production are now run, based on whether the Hi-res action is enabled in Preferences, not how it was setup when the action was applied to the image.
  • [FIX] When linking an album to StudioCloud and having the client automatically added to a new Client (Order Group), the client's email address from StudioCloud is now displayed in the selected client data and also transferred to the ProSelect Client (Order Group) information. Same when adding a new Client (Order Group) from a StudioCloud client.
  • [FIX] When applying a discount to an ordered item, any existing discount is removed first so the calculated discount is based on the un-discounted price.
  • [FIX] Reduced the height of the Setup Slideshow Styles window so it fits better on smaller screens.
  • [FIX] Added input character filtering to Edit Book Designs, Rename Layouts and the general name editor (used for naming template categories and groups).
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when setting the Movie Output folder if the selected folder isn't inside another folder.
  • [FIX] Better handling of "Out of memory errors" when importing Jpeg images.
  • [FIX] Fix error when remote controlling ProSelect with an empty album image file name.
  • [FIX] Now automatically finds your default ProSelect Resource folder if you rename your startup disk and sharing is turned off.
  • [FIX] Using a Slideshow Style with no music, no longer prevents any audio attached to any embedded video clips from being played during the slideshow.
  • [FIX] Moved the Quantity column in the Order Report 5mm to the left to avoid overlapping with price values when using currencies with long symbol names.
  • 5. [FIX] - Once again shows the next activation due date on the About ProSelect window.
  • [FIX] - Exporting Movies now including title slides and videos in the exported movie if you in Set Focus Point mode mode in Working with Slideshows.
  • [FIX] - Now honors the Show filenames setting in a Slideshow style when playing a slideshow using the OpenGL.
  • [FIX] - Now also re-install the default music, title slides and logos when you select ProSelect Data -> Reset to Default setup (under File Menu).
  • [FIX] - No longer silently fails when exporting a slideshow movie if the movie is replacing one of the same name which is locked (eg still open in Movie Player). When exporting multiple movies, if this occurs, the new movies will be renamed with a unique name and a warning will be displayed.

New in ProSelect 2015r1b10 Beta (Jan 7, 2015)

  • [BFIX] - Setup Videos window. Now inserts a duplicated video immediately after the original one and adds a unique name identifier to the end of the duplicated video.
  • [FIX] - Setup Videos window. Multiple selection of videos will no longer show a preview for first selected video
  • [FIX] - Setup Videos window. Deleting multiple videos updates now only updates the window once at the end of the process.
  • [FIX] - Exporting Movies now including title slides and videos in the exported movie if you in Set Focus Point mode mode in Working with Slideshows.
  • [FIX] - Now honors the Show filenames setting in a Slideshow style when playing a slideshow using the OpenGL.
  • Added right click pop-up menu option to open a template in the Template Editor.
  • [FIX] - Now also re-install the default music, title slides and logos when you select ProSelect Data -> Reset to Default setup (under File Menu).
  • [FIX] - No longer silently fails when exporting a slideshow movie if the movie is replacing one of the same name which is locked (eg still open in Movie Player). When exporting multiple movies, if this occurs, the new movies will be renamed with a unique name and a warning will be displayed.

New in ProSelect 2015r1b9 Beta (Jan 7, 2015)

  • [FIX] - Once again shows the next activation due date on the About ProSelect window.

New in ProSelect 2015r1b8 Beta (Jan 6, 2015)

  • Now prompts the user to Update Album Resource Images after updating a resource image in template editor or manage resources areas.
  • [BFIX] - Now forces an update for overlay images displayed in the template editor overlay after updating a resource image.
  • Now shows the currently selected template's name in the Template Editor window title bar.
  • Added latest French translations.
  • Added some Norwegian translations for Order Report text.
  • [FIX] - Moved the Quantity column in the Order Report 5mm to the left to avoid overlapping with price values when using currencies with long symbol names.

New in ProSelect 2015r1b7 Beta (Jan 3, 2015)

  • [BFIX] - Fixed incorrect stamp position in Production when producing composite prints with a style that includes borders.
  • [BFIX] - The image list on the mirror screen is no longer incorrectly sized in some screen size combinations.
  • [BFIX] - Now correctly shows the business name in an empty mirror screen in some screen size combinations when not using "Keep Same Size".

New in ProSelect 2015r1b4 Beta (Dec 22, 2014)

  • [BFIX] - The disabled icons in the Select resource Image window are now more obviously dimmed.
  • Updated the "Some Images not found" messages to be relevant to the new features.
  • Updated the the Batch Warning Window to bigger buttons and auto sizing of option buttons.
  • Added a warning when you turn off Copy .psd files to resources.
  • [BFIX] The Update Resource Image button in Select/manage Resource image window now works with Photoshop CC and newer.

New in ProSelect 2015r1b3 Beta (Dec 15, 2014)

  • [FIX] - Using a Slideshow Style with no music, no longer prevents the any audio attached to any embedded video clips from being played during the slideshow.
  • The "Manage Resources menu" is now a submenu under ProSelect Resources Folder Menu
  • Renamed Album menu item "Update Resources Images" to "Update Album Resource Images"
  • Client Setup Window. Renamed "Add New Client" to "Add New Album Client"

New in ProSelect 2015r1b2 Beta (Dec 3, 2014)

  • [FIX][MAC] Opening one image in the RAW editor now once again honors the "Use Javascript" setting in the Preferences (broken in 2015r1a1.
  • [FIX] Now automatically finds your default ProSelect Resource folder if you rename your startup disk and sharing is turned off.
  • Added right-click popup menu to layouts and book pages in thumbnail view. This allows you to select:
  • (a) Find template
  • (b) Find template and edit
  • The first option searches for a template with a matching name to the clicked on layout/book page and selects and displays it in the template area at the bottom of the screen.
  • The second option does the same but also opens the template editor with that template.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.9 (Nov 28, 2014)

  • [FIX][MAC] - Changes to the way ProSelect detects which copy of Photoshop to connect to. This prevents the occasional "Photoshop not running" message that could occur when opening images in Photoshop or running production on Mac OSX Mavericks and newer.
  • [FIX] The minimum display calibration length when working in metric units is now 25.4mm not 25.4cm.
  • Updated the https connection type so that ProSelect will be able to connect to StudioCloud servers after their planned security update.
  • [FIX][MAC] Re-packaged the ProSelect Installer so that it conforms to Apple's new GateKeeper requirements in Mavericks 10.9.5 and Yosemite.
  • [MAC] Added the option (with a warning) to re-enable Ambient music on in Preferences -> Slideshow. See section titled "Ambient Music on Macs" above.
  • [FIX] No longer sets Production to "Trial Only" mode in the ProSelect Pro version if you last trialled the basic version. This bug was inadvertently introduced in version 2014r1.6.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer locks up and gives an error when dragging images into the Select Resource Image window from the Finder when running on OSX Mavericks or newer.
  • Now automatically checks and fixes any illegal characters in Template Category and Group names caused by some third party collections.
  • [FIX] Now also changes the new original file location for any duplicates of images that have been moved when using the Original Images, Move to... commands.
  • [FIX] No longer gives Nil Exception Error when trying to start a new album or open another album after a communications error occured when trying to link an album to Studio Cloud.
  • [FIX] The slideshow no longer gets stuck when starting up if you have previously started and stopped (paused) the Ambient Music.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.9 Beta 4 (Nov 7, 2014)

  • [MAC][FIX] More changes to the way ProSelect checks for Photoshop running to solve an intermittent problem on OSX 10.9.x. Also it no longer checks between each output file when running Production.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.9 Beta 3 (Nov 7, 2014)

  • [MAC] Added the option (with a warning) to re-enable Ambient music on in Preferences -> Slideshow.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.9 Beta 2 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • [FIX][MAC] When determining which copy of Photoshop to connect to, ProSelect will now run the test script multiple times if it fails to return a result. This prevents the "Photoshop not running" message that could occur when opening images in Photoshop.
  • [FIX] The minimum display calibration length when working in metric units is now 25.4mm rather than 25.4cm.
  • Updated the https connection type so that ProSelect will be able to connect to StudioCloud servers after their planned security update.
  • [FIX][MAC] Re-packaged the ProSelect Installer so that it conforms to Apple's new GateKeeper requirements in Mavericks 10.9.5 and Yosemite.The new installer also adds a ProSelect icon to the Dock.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.8 (Sep 27, 2014)

  • [FIX] Extended the timeout when connecting to StudioCloud to 20 seconds. To prevent too many search results, client searches are now limited to requiring at least 2 characters either together or combined if searching for both first and last name.
  • Working with Images, Show Images View no longer automatically adds the next image to the Display Area if you drag all remaining images into an Image List tab. This behaviour is the same as early versions of ProSelect and allows more flexible use of the display area for comparing images.
  • Add OrderGroupCount as a returned value from the "GetAlbumInfo" remote command.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.8 Beta 1 (Sep 10, 2014)

  • [FIX] Extended the timeout when connecting to StudioCloud to 20 seconds. To prevent too many search results, client searches are now limited to requiring at least 2 characters either together or combined if searching for both first and last name.
  • Working with Images, Show Images View no longer automatically adds the next image to the Display Area if you drag all remaining images into to an Image List tab. This behavior is the same as early versions of ProSelect and allows more flexible use of the display area for comparing images.
  • Add OrderGroupCount as a returned value from the "GetAlbumInfo" remote command.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.7 (Sep 4, 2014)

  • [FIX] Added a taxable column to the Detailed Report when using Export Price List as CSV.
  • Added the taxable status (taxable or non-taxable) to items in an Exported Order when using Standard XML and Standard XML for Web formats.
  • [FIX] When using Exporting Orders to StudioCloud, payments are now individually marked as exported regardless of the payment date or previous exported date. This prevents incorrect exporting of payments if you entered past or future dates for your payments.
  • [FIX] Now warns you if your log into StudioCloud is incorrect rather than failing silently.
  • [FIX] Now automatically fixes very long template names caused by having accented characters or illegal characters template names when using 2014r1.3/1.4. For more information about this see the article "ProSelect slow to startup when Loading Price Lists"
  • Now displays the Event Start time when linking an Album to StudioCloud.
  • [FIX] StudioCloud Event times are now corrected by your local computers GMT settings so they match those entered into StudioCloud.
  • [FIX] Now correctly displays the details of gallery wrap canvas layouts and templates in the bottom right corner of the Info Bar.
  • [FIX] Price List Setup window now correctly fills the current price box when you have previously entered a negative number.
  • [FIX] The information line on the snapshot image of a room view image is now shown correctly when you have a gallery wrap canvas selected in the room.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.6 (Aug 7, 2014)

  • [FIX] Images in Exported Movies are now always in sRGB Color Space.
  • [FIX][WIN] VLC libraries can now be correctly located on machines where the environment path variable has a large number of entries.
  • [FIX] When using ProSelect in Trial mode, it will now continue the trial as "ProSelect Pro" between restarts if you have chosen this option.
  • [FIX] No longer sometimes starts a slideshow with the music volume at zero when using the VLC libraries (which ProSelect uses as default on Windows machines).
  • Due to instability issues with using VLC to play music on Macs (namely crashes when you changed the audio output selection or your computer went to sleep for an extended period), we have reverted the Mac version to using Quicktime to play music. Unfortunately, this has meant that we have had to disable using Ambient music on Macs. In the meantime, we are working on another solution for Mac users that will allow us to re-enable ambient music in the near future.
  • Mac users can no longer select and add .mp4 music files because Quicktime cannot play these without stuttering. On Macs is recommended that use .mp3 or .aac format music files for your ProSelect slideshows.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.6 Beta 3 (Aug 4, 2014)

  • [FIX] When using ProSelect in Trial mode, it will now continue the trial as "ProSelect Pro" between restarts if you have chosen this option.
  • [FIX] No longer sometimes starts a slideshow with the music volume at 0 when using the VLC libraries (which ProSelect uses as default from 2014r1.5).

New in ProSelect 2014r1.6 Beta 2 (Jul 25, 2014)

  • [FIX] Images in Exported Movies are now always in sRGB Color Space.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.5 (Jul 14, 2014)

  • [FIX] Changed the music player for Slideshows and Ambient music to use the VLC libraries (if installed). This makes music playing less dependent on system load and fixes an occasional crash on Macs when playing Ambient music. If the VLC libraries are not present then Quicktime is used as before.
  • [FIX] Now updates the displayed thumbnail counts after using the down-arrow key during the slideshow to move images to a specified tab.
  • [FIX][WIN] Some production icon images no longer have a black surround in Windows 7 or newer.
  • [FIX] Will no longer crash if you quit the program immediately after turning Ambient Music off.
  • You can once again select .mp4 audio files for slideshow music as these appear to work without skipping when using the VLC libraries.
  • [FIX] Export Slideshow Movie now opens the folder with the exported movie(s) when you have checked "Open folder after Export" (was "Show Folder after Export").
  • The Export Slideshow menu item is now always enabled regardless of the current Working with mode. However, a warning will be shown there is no content set up in any of the slideshows in the current album.
  • Added the option to set the exported DPI when Exporting Sample Images.
  • Ambient music will now continue to play when starting a new album an loading an album. If a new loaded album has been set up to use another ambient music group then you will be asked if you wish to change to that group instead.
  • [FIX] Ambient music works correctly if you start a slideshow immediately after starting the ambient music (and the music is still fading up).
  • [FIX] Working With Images. Alt/Option + Right-click now works on Ordered Images the same as on non-ordered images.
  • Added support for setting a music group to be the default ambient music group (was previously the top most group). This is saved in the ProSelect data file so it can be shared between users. Albums that don't have a different ambient music group specifically assigned will default to playing the current default ambient music group.
  • Added back an earlier feature when double-clicking on a zoomed in image will remove the zoom (as well as make that image the only displayed image).
  • [FIX] Fixed a timing error that could occur while setting up slideshows if some controls have not been created yet
  • [FIX] Now checks for correct image when checking for missing images in some cases.
  • [FIX] No longer gives a error when exporting slideshow if you select the output folder to be root level folder (e.g. MacIntosh HD)
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when template's first opening is a graphics block and you tried to apply some action without selecting another opening.
  • [FIX] Minor bug fixes and additional debugging code.
  • The last set ambient music volume is now saved with your local Preferences rather than with the album file or ProSelect Data (in the case of the default ambient music) so it can be set and remembered for each computer.
  • [FIX] Ambient music playback no longer gets stuck in a playback loop if the selected music group contained missing or bad tracks.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning if you try to setup your ambient music when there are no music groups with some music tracks setup.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error loading an album after importing images containing an embedded color profile name containing illegal characters
  • [FIX] Fixed an issue with incorrectly flipped images when importing rotated TIFF format images from Nikon cameras which have auto-rotate setting turned on.
  • [FIX] Non-English characters saved in the ProSelect data file (eg template names, price list names etc) not longer get corrupted after being loaded in ProSelect 2014r1.3 or 2014r1.4.
  • [FIX] When Editing a template name in the Template Manager no longer sometimes incorrectly says that there is another template with the same name.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.5 Beta 5 (Jul 8, 2014)

  • [FIX] Fixed an issue with incorrectly flipped images when importing rotated TIFF format images from Nikon cameras which have auto-rotate setting turned on.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.5 Beta 4 (Jul 3, 2014)

  • [FIX] Non-english characters saved in the ProSelect data file (eg template names, price list names etc) not longer get corrupted after being loaded in ProSelect 2014r1.3 or 2014r1.4.
  • [FIX] When Editing a template name in the Template Manager no longer sometimes incorrectly says that there is another template with the same name.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.5 Beta 3 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • The last set ambient music volume is now saved with your local Preferences rather than with the album file or ProSelect Data (in the case of the default ambient music) so it can be set and remembered for each computer.
  • [FIX] Ambient music playback no longer gets stuck in a playback loop if the selected music group contained missing or bad tracks
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning if you try to setup your ambient music when there are no music groups with some music tracks setup.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error loading an album after importing images containing an embedded color profile name containing illegal characters.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.5 Beta 1 (Jun 13, 2014)

  • [FIX] Changed the music player for Slideshows and Ambient music to use the VLC libraries (if installed). This makes music playing less dependent on system load and fixes an occasional crash on Macs when playing Ambient music. If the VLC libraries are not present then Quicktime is used as before.
  • [FIX] Now updates the displayed thumbnail counts after using the down-arrow key during the slideshow to move images to a specified tab.
  • [FIX][WIN] Some production icon images no longer have a black surround in Windows 7 or newer.
  • [FIX] Will no longer crash if you quit the program immediately after turning Ambient Music off.
  • You can once again select .mp4 audio files for slideshow music as these appear to work without skipping when using the VLC libraries.
  • [FIX] Export Slideshow Movie now opens the folder with the exported movie(s) when you have checked "Open folder after Export" (was "Show Folder after Export").
  • The Export Slideshow menu item is now always enabled regardless of the current Working with mode. However, a warning will be shown there is no content setup in any of the slideshows in the current album.
  • Added the option to set the exported DPI when Exporting Sample Images to 72, 150, 200, 250 or 300. Defaults to 72 as in previous versions.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.4 (May 29, 2014)

  • [FIX] The last single sided page of a book is no longer being missed in a slideshow.
  • [FIX] Any notes saved with the last single sided page of a book are now printed on a book report.
  • [FIX] Find All Ordered Images now work again (broken in 2014r1).
  • You can now optionally list any missing original images in Hi-Res Production.
  • [FIX] Book page names shown in the Hi-Res Production window now honor the setting to show book pages as numbered side or template names in Preferences -> General Settings ->Templates, Rooms & Books -> Book Design Options.
  • [FIX] Any copyright stamp applied to an exported Slideshow movie now fades in and out at the start and end of the movie with any transitions.
  • [FIX] Slideshow transitions using OpenGL and a Slideshow style with an aspect ratio set to 4:3 no longer occasionally show parts of other images at the edges.
  • [FIX] The slideshow export error code is now correctly shown in the error message window.
  • Added a dialog when closing the Setup Music window which reminds the user that they must select a music group in the Slideshow Style before it will play in a slideshow.
  • Updated the following default Preference settings.
  • Increased the number of availble RAW image file extensions to five and added default extensions of ARW, RW2 and DNG on new install.
  • Added a default Order Report Note for new installs.
  • [FIX] Now shows a warning message when trying to load a shared preferences file from the ProSelect Resources folder if the file is not found rather than failing silently.
  • When upgrading from version prior to 2013r1 (with the new slideshow features), if the default slideshow style doesn't have any music assigned to it then the first music group is assigned to that slideshow.
  • When upgrading from version 3.x or earlier now automatically creates the ProSelect Resources folder in the default location.
  • If you change the ProSelect Resources location to a different one (via Sharing Setup) and the folder does not exist in the new location, ProSelect will now warn you now that it has created a empty set of resources folder rather than just doing this silently.
  • [FIX] Layouts with invalid sizes or presentation options now show as "**MISSING**" in the Price List Setup window rather than throwing an error. This should only happen if the ProSelect_Data.xml file was corrupted (usually by being manually edited).
  • Updated the default ProSelect_Data.xml data to include additional sizes, templates and price list items.
  • Changed the included Triple Scoop Music track to "Let's not forget" by "The Undeserving". Thanks Triple Scoop Music!

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 (Apr 25, 2014)

  • [FIX] Now sets the Get Photoshop Actions List results file format to be UTF8 to avoid errors if it any action names contain any illegal characters. Also added extra debug statements when updating the action list.
  • [FIX] Now correctly updates the Photoshop Action list to contain no actions when no actions are returned rather than leaving it as it was before.
  • [FIX] Ambient music now correctly resumes after running a slideshow with a paused start.
  • [FIX] Added a more space on WebGallery Upload window job date field to fully display yyyy formatted dates.
  • Now displays "None Selected" if there is no shared folder setup and sharing is turned on.
  • [FIX] Removed .mp4 as an allowed audio file format because it was found that Quicktime couldn't keep up with playing these fil types during a slideshow and the music was skipping.
  • Added a new Export Price List as CSV file "detailed" format which provides all price list data split apart ready to be imported into other systems. You can still get this data in the previous combined format by selecting "Summary (old format)" from the format options provided. This data can can now be exported with tab or comma separators.
  • [FIX] No longer uses a book design's minimum page number as the image name for the last page when sending a book to production.
  • [FIX] No longer shows the registration window again on the same day on which you started a trial when starting a new album or opening another album.
  • Added extra debug information to slideshow startup to show referenced music tracks and the setup fade down times. Additional debug information is also output when the music starts/ends a fade down and what the trigger was for this action.
  • Added extra text to the Setup Slideshow window to make it obvious that music syncing only works in Working with Slideshows.
  • [FIX] No longer hangs up if StudioCloud returns invalid XML data.
  • Added the latest Spanish and Portuguese translations.
  • When debugging Photoshop commands, ProSelect now sends the commands to a .jsx file and directly opens Adobe ExtendScript ToolKit (assuming that the .jsx files have be associated with this application). This allows the Toolkit to be used for debugging once again on Windows machines. This can only be done when you have one item checked in the Hi-Res Production window and hold the SHIFT key down while clicking on the "Make Hi-Res Images" button.
  • You can now debug the the "Reload Custom Actions" command by holding SHIFT key down while clicking on the "Reload" button.
  • [MAC] Removed periodic Quicktime polling to reduce the chance of a random crash when closing windows while playing Ambient Music. (This know issue will be fixed in the next update).
  • All Photoshop production scripts are now send to Photoshop via a file called "photoshop_script.jsx" which is now saved into Applications Support -> ProSelect folder -> ProSelect Debug Data folder.
  • [FIX] Hi-Res production Completion Actions which flatten the image no longer cause production to stop with an error.
  • When running Hi-Res production on images with "Fill to next Print Paper Size" selected, the background layer is now called "PaperFill" (same as when producing Composite Layouts).
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error loading the Order Table in the Place Order window in some rare circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when dragging an image to a new position in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] Fixed an error that occurred when resolving a StudioCloud client data conflict when there were missing phone numbers on one side.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer give an error sometimes when closing the test custom action window.
  • Layout thumbnail images are now created using the same drawing method as empty templates so that it is easier to see when the empty opening are located when these are added to the album without any images in them.
  • [FIX] Opening positions in empty layouts are now drawn using the same wider lines as empty templates to make them more visible.
  • [FIX][WIN] The faces on the image list tab are now redrawn so they don't stay highlighted after drop images onto them.
  • [FIX] StudioCloud client data containing non-English characters should now read correctly. (StudioCloud are also making a change at their end as well).
  • [FIX] No longer beeps when dropping template at end of layouts in scroll area.
  • Now automatically turns on "Show Product Codes on Price List Items" in the Preferences -> Pricing & Ordering -> Settings when turning on Studio Cloud Integration since StudioCloud will soon be using these when importing price list items.
  • [FIX] Right-Clicking on images while holding down theAlt/Option key now works again - reversing the "zoom in" mouse option preferences.
  • [FIX] Made changes to Hi-Res Production scripting when substituting text in the overlay image .psd file to fix a font size changing problem when using Photoshop CS6 and newer. This workaround is due to changes (and some bugs) introduced in Photoshop CS6 and carried into CC and occurred if you have any re-scaled text layers in the .psd file. Since Adobe made at least two changes in this area with different updates to CS6, we have modified ProSelect to work with the latest update (as of now) which is Photoshop v13.0.6. If they make any further changes, we may need to undo some of these workarounds.
  • [FIX] The Output Report Button now stays with the bottom edge of the window when the Production Window is re-sized.
  • [FIX] Remote commands no longer show the album as "unsaved" after doing a "New Album" when StudioCloud integration is turned on. This prevented exporting using the Lightroom plug-in unless you re-started ProSelect.
  • [FIX] The minimum template and opening sizes are now consistant and set to be 6mm (about 0.25")

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 Beta 6 (Apr 18, 2014)

  • [FIX] Fixed an error that occurred when resolving a StudioCloud client data conflict when there were missing phone numbers on one side.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer give an error sometimes when closing the test custom action window.
  • Layout thumbnail images are now created using the same drawing method as empty templates so that it is easier to see when the empty opening are located when these are added to the album without any images in them.
  • [FIX] Opening positions in empty layouts are now drawn the same wider lines as empty templates to make them more visible.
  • [FIX] StudioCloud client data containing non-English characters should now read correctly. (StudioCloud are also making a change at their end as well).
  • [FIX] No longer beeps when dropping template at end of layouts in scroll area.
  • Now automatically turns on "Show Product Codes on Price List Items" in the Preferences -> Pricing & Ordering -> Settings when turning on Studio Cloud Integration since StudioCloud will soon be using these when importing price list items.
  • [FIX] Right-Clicking on images while holding down theAlt/Option key now works again - reversing the "zoom in" mouse option preferences.
  • [FIX] Made changes to Hi-Res Production scripting when substituting text in the overlay image .psd file to fix a font size changing problem when using Photoshop CS6 and newer. This workaround is due to changes (and some bugs) introduced in Photoshop CS6 and carried into CC and occurred if you have any re-scaled text layers in the .psd file. Since Adobe made at least two changes in this area with different updates to CS6, we have modified ProSelect to work with the latest update (as of now) which is Photoshop v13.0.6. If they make any further changes, we may need to undo some of these workarounds.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 Beta 5 (Apr 18, 2014)

  • [MAC] Removed periodic Quicktime polling to reduce the chance of a random crash when closing windows while playing Ambient Music. (This know issue will be fixed in the next update).
  • All Photoshop production scripts are now send to Photoshop via a file called "photoshop_script.jsx" which is now saved into Applications Support -> ProSelect folder -> ProSelect Debug Data folder.
  • [FIX] Hi-Res production Completion Actions which flatten the image no longer cause production to stop with an error.
  • When running Hi-Res production on images with "Fill to next Print Paper Size" selected, the background layer is now called "PaperFill" (same as when producing Composite Layouts).
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error loading the Order Table in the Place Order window in some rare circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when dragging an image to a new position in some circumstances.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 Beta 4 (Apr 7, 2014)

  • Added the latest Spanish and Portuguese translations.
  • When debugging Photoshop commands, ProSelect now sends the commands to a .jsx file and directly opens Adobe ExtendScript ToolKit (assuming that the .jsx files have be associated with this application). This allows the Toolkit to be used for debugging once again on Windows machines. This can only be done when you have one item checked in the Hi-Res production window and hold the SHIFT key down while clicking on the "Make Hi-Res Images" button.
  • You can now debug the the "Reload Custom Actions" command by holding SHIFT key down while clicking on the "Reload" button.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 Beta 3 (Mar 31, 2014)

  • Added extra text to the Setup Slideshow window to make it obvious that music synching only works in Working with Slideshows.
  • [FIX] No longer hangs up if StudioCloud returns invalid XML data.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 Beta 2 (Mar 31, 2014)

  • [FIX] No longer uses a book design's minimum page number as the image name for the last page when sending a book to production.
  • [FIX] No longer shows the registration window again on the same day on which you started a trial when starting a new album or opening another album.
  • Added extra debug information to slideshow startup to show referenced music tracks and the setup fade down times. Additional debug information is also output when the music starts/ends a fade down and what the trigger was for this action.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.3 Beta 1 (Mar 20, 2014)

  • [FIX] Now sets Get Photoshop Actions List results file format to be UTF8 to avoid errors if it any action names contain any illegal characters. Also added extra debug statements when updating the action list.
  • [FIX] Now correctly updates the Photoshop Action list to contain no actions when no actions are returned rather than leaving it as it was before.
  • [FIX] Ambient music now correctly resumes after running a slideshow with a paused start.
  • [FIX] Added a more space on WebGallery Upload window job date field to fully display yyyy formated dates.
  • Now displays "None Selected" if there is no shared folder setup and sharing is turned on.
  • [FIX] Removed .mp4 as an allowed audio file format because it was found that Quicktime couldn't keep up with playing these fil types during a slideshow and the music was skipping.
  • Added a new Export Price List as CSV file "detailed" format which provides all price list data split apart ready to be imported into other systems. You can still get this data in the previous combined format by selecting "Summary (old format)" from the format options provided. This data can can now be exported with with tab or comma separators.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.2 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • [FIX][MAC] Re-compiled to fix an odd error where Exporting Slideshow movies always failed with an error -43 in the last release on some newer versions of Mac OSX.
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer gives an error when opening the Slideshow Export window if you are running ProSelect from a location that is not next to its Default Resources folder and no Slideshow Export Preset have been previously added.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when setting up title slides when a title slide group is open.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.2 Beta 1 (Feb 10, 2014)

  • [FIX][MAC] Re-compiled to fix an odd error where Exporting Slideshow movies always failed with an error -43 in the last release on some newer versions of Mac OSX (but worked in older versions of OSX).
  • [FIX][MAC] No longer gives an error when opening the Slideshow Export window if you are running ProSelect from a location that is not next to its Default Resources folder and no Slideshow Export Preset have been previously added.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.1 Beta 2 (Jan 24, 2014)

  • [FIX][WIN] The mirror display screen no longer has a 1 px white border on the top and left edges. This seemed to be a more recent Windows version issue only.
  • To help track down the reason why a slideshow movie fails to export, ProSelect now displays an error code which references the step at which an error occurred. These codes can be found in the KnowledgeBase article called "Slideshow and Movie Export Error Codes".
  • Added more data to the Debug messages when exporting and playing slideshows to assist with any diagnostics in these areas.
  • To improve slideshow playback appearance, ProSelect now dynamically adjusts the priority of the background thread that is fetching the next image. This is based on the type of slideshow style, slideshow contents and computer performance.
  • [FIX][WIN] - On start-up ProSelect no longer attempts to install the default music if Quicktime is not installed because this results in the music track length being set to zero and results in a crash if you then attempted to play a slideshow using this music track.
  • [FIX] Slideshows no longer crash if you try to play them using a music track with zero length.
  • [FIX] The Setup Music window now shows a warning on any tracks that have zero length.
  • [FIX][WIN] Slideshow transitions now work on Windows XP with OpenGL turned off.
  • [FIX] Fixed a currency format problem when using ProSelect on Mac OSX Mavericks for non-English languages (mainly European).
  • [FIX][WIN] - Slideshows now play correctly when not using OpenGL on Windows XP.
  • [FIX][WIN] - Made changes to the slideshow timers to improve playback performance on Windows XP machines when not using OpenGL.
  • Now shows the achieved speed (in Frames per second) in the Debug Log at the end of each slideshow.
  • [BFIX][WIN] Now correctly positions the windows used for playing slideshow. (broken in 2014r1.1b1)
  • [FIX] Now shows the "Starting Slideshow" screen without delay when starting a slideshow.
  • [FIX] Jumping forward and backwards through a slideshow now correctly buffers the next images to remove any delays when the slideshow resumes.
  • Now automatically add two default slideshow movie Export Presets to the list of available options if there aren't any there to when the Export Slideshow Movie window is opened.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when deleting title slides from Setup Title Slides window which were visible in thumbnail list.
  • [FIX] Now reloads thumbnails after editing titleslides when in Working with Slideshows, Thumbnail view.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when editing title slides with text layers with a font that is not installed on the same computer.
  • [FIX] Added out of bounds checking to the Slideshow play video loop to fix a possible thread being processed while stopping a slideshow.
  • Added additional "thread already running" checks when pausing resuming ambient music.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when resizing a title slide text layer box to a size smaller than width of one character of text. Now stops ar need to set text height 25%.
  • [FIX] Extra error checking added when updating images after changing images with effects back to original.
  • [FIX] Frame data associated with a layout is now correctly copied to a layout when the layout is duplicated.
  • [FIX] Thumbnails are now correctly displayed after duplicating an empty layout with a frame.
  • [FIX] Now correctly shows the first slide on paused start (if setup in slideshow style) when running a non-OpenGL slideshow.

New in ProSelect 2014r1.1 Beta 1 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Improved the method of calculating number of images/videos being imported based on acceptable file types so the progress bar reflects the actual number rather than all items in an imported folder.
  • [FIX] - Fixed an issue where a Title Slide with a "next image" background was showing title slide image again in place of the next image. This only occurred when with Ken Burns effect was turned on.
  • [FIX] - If turned on, the Vignette is once again shown on slideshow playback, preview and exported movies.
  • [FIX] Now correctly caches slideshow images when they are loaded. This was causing some jerkiness (particularly on machines with slower disk access speeds) during slideshow transitions after the first five slides were played.

New in ProSelect 2014r1 (Jan 10, 2014)

  • StudioCloud Integration:
  • When you first run this version, ProSelect prompts if you wish to enable StudioCloud integration. You can select "yes" and enter your StudioCloud login credentials or set this up late in the new Preferences -> General Settings -> Integration tab.
  • This release provides the following functionality with StudioCloud:
  • Link a ProSelect Album to a StudioCloud Event
  • Link StudioCloud clients to existing ProSelect Order Groups
  • Add a ProSelect Order Group from a StudioCloud Client
  • Create a new StudioCloud client from a ProSelect Order Group
  • Create/Update StudioCloud invoices from ProSelect Orders
  • Transfer any payments recorded in ProSelect to StudioCloud
  • Create, and pre-populate with images and client details, a new ProSelect album from StudioCloud
  • General Changes & Enhancements:
  • Changed maximum number of frames supported in the Pro version from 150 to 300.
  • Added a new option to use a logo file (which can be either a .jpg or .png file) as a copyright stamp in Preferences-> Image Effects -> Copyright Stamp. Also added extra position options of bottom center and bottom right.
  • Separated "Find Ordered Images" and "Find Book Images" into two separate commands (under Album Menu -> Original Images).
  • The Add Order Adjustments window now allows you select items from a different price list.
  • Working with Slideshows now shows the number of items in each Album Set on the top left corner of their thumbnail images.
  • You can now export low res images of selected rooms from Working with Rooms (under File Menu -> Export).
  • Added support for including frames when exporting sample images. The exported image and frame (if applicable) is scaled based on last size used in Select Size view.

New in ProSelect 2013r1.5 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • [FIX] Now always clears the previous slideshow resources selections when changing to a different resource group so mulitple videos are no longer preselected in the Setup Videos window when using the new X (for eXamine) shortcut.
  • [FIX] You can now import album videos by dropping them into image list even if you have "Import Videos in Image Folder" unchecked in Preferences -> Importing Images -> Settings.
  • [FIX] - Now just skips over rather than reporting "Unable to import" any .xmp files in the folder of images being imported.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if an item included in a slideshow includes illegal XML characters in its name. Albums saved with earlier versions of 2013r1 with this error (2095) will now open correctly however the slideshows will be reset to default.
  • [FIX] - New installs are now automatically set to play a slideshow with a Triple Scoop music track. Upgrades from earlier versions now are setup correctly to use the music previously setup in the Preferences rather than the Triple Scoop Music track.
  • [FIX] - Pro version now automatically includes some default video resources on new installations and upgrades.

New in ProSelect 2014r1b9 Beta (Dec 21, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Now updates the main windows title bar after a remote save command. (was previously not changing after being unlinked from StudioCloud)
  • [BFIX] The StudioCloud menu item (under the Orders Menu) is now always visible when StudioCloud Integration is turned on. It will be disabled if the currently open album is not linked to StudioCloud.
  • [FIX] The "Export Order" button on the Place Order Window is now always shown when StudioCloud Integration is turned on. It will be disabled if the currently order group is not linked, has no orders or has already been exported.

New in ProSelect 2013r1.4 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • Enhancements to the Setup Videos video. You can now set a display name and video thumbnail for your video clips.
  • Working with Slideshows. Changed the way audio on/off tags are shown on video thumbnails to work with the new thumbnail images.
  • [FIX] When Exporting Sample Images/Layouts now only shows the missing copyright stamp warning once rather than on every item exported.
  • [FIX] Ambient music no longer stops fading down if you open another window immediately after turning it off.
  • Ambient music now keeps playing during a Slideshows if the slideshow doesn't have any music setup or it is not playing a video with an audio track.
  • [FIX] Updated the Export Slideshow Movie estimated time remaining logic to provide a more accurate time remaining value on different speed computers.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error sometimes when trying to play an empty slidehow (namely one with only an empty album set).
  • [FIX] New albums are no longer set as needing to be saved. This stopped you from using the Lightroom plugin to create new albums.
  • Working with Slideshows. Re-arranged the order of the items in the Resources popup menus.
  • [FIX] Order Report. Now correctly remembers Order Report Notes with "&"s in their title.
  • [FIX] Setup Price List window -> Change item window now longer pre-loads a template which is one before the price list template being edited.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if you try to "Convert Selected Sets to Slides" when no album sets are included in the selected slides.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if some items are missing when playing a slideshow using mirror display area.
  • [FIX] No longer sometimes gives an error during the start and end transitions on slideshows.
  • [FIX][WIN] No longer gives a error when exporting a movie in some circumstances.
  • Now pre-selects the currently selected resources video when you open the Setup Videos window.
  • Changed Menu Command E to Command Alt R to rotate counter clockwise to be consistent with the toolbar control.
  • The Rotate CW and Rotate CCW menu commands (under the Edit Menu) will now also rotate layouts and book pages (if a "close to square" book design) in Thumbnail view and show layouts/pages views and the selected images in these items when in Cropping View.
  • [FIX] No longer fades the audio down during a slideshow if changing music tracks (with cross fade) in the the middle of playing a video with an audio track.
  • Added a new "X" (for eXamine) short-cut command which opens Setup Videos, Setup Title Slides or Edit Templates windows when pressed if you have a video, title slide or template resource selected respectively.
  • [FIX] Now updates the screen correctly after the open album Remote Commands.
  • [FIX] When working with images, you can once again drag and drop images in Show Images View onto a tab at the top of the image list to move them to a different tab.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error under certain circumstances when selecting an opening in the template editor.
  • [FIX][WIN] No longer gives an error if the window is being re-sized while loading an album such as when opening an album while ProSelect is minimized.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error sometimes when skipping music tracks in Setup Music window.
  • [FIX] Updated the text shown when exporting sample layouts
  • [FIX] You can now export sample images and layouts up to 2400 pixels in size.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 18 (Nov 16, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Slideshow. Fixed a problem with Start from Location created in last beta.
  • [BFIX] Fixed an issue where the slideshow was not correctly buffering images when in OPENGL to improve the skip next performance.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when previewing or playing an empty slideshow.
  • You can now apply a 0% opacity to a graphics block in the template editor. Image openings must have a minimum of 10% opacity.
  • [FIX] The Template Editor now remembers a template's last used overlay image and will pre-select this again in Select Resource Image window if you uncheck and re-check the overlay image checkbox.
  • [BFIX][WIN] Removed the black background on the Next/Previous Order Group buttons in the Place Order window and Order Group Setup window.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error if you change to a different view use a keyboard shortcut while the mouse button is still down.
  • Added command Update Selected Album Videos (Album Menu -> Videos). This checks that the file exists, and updates the saved video information in ProSelect. If the video length has changed then the music syncing will be adjusted accordingly.
  • [BFIX] Now checks that all album videos are still available when opening an album file and at the start of slideshow containing any videos. If any are missing a warning is shown when starting slideshow with missing videos and gives the user the option to continue to play the slideshow - the portion with the video will be blank in this case.
  • [BFIX] After opening a video in Photoshop, when the ProSelect window is made active again, it will check to see if the edited video has been changed and, if so, it will prompt user to "Update Selected Album Videos" now. This same action also occurs after opening a video in Photoshop from within the Setup Videos window.
  • [BFIX] No Longer gives an "Out of memory" error when playing a slideshow with a large number of images (250+) in OpenGL This was introduced in the last few betas.
  • [BFIX] Updated next/previous text in the Setup Slide window. It now also automatically applies any changes after closing the Add/Edit Title Slide Text layers window using the OK button.
  • [BFIX] Now Un-hides the mouse cursor in the Error Handling Window (in case the error occurred while playing a slideshow)
  • [BFIX] Fixed an error that occured under some other circumstances when starting a slideshow with "Play from location". Only reproducible in Mavericks.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 17 (Nov 14, 2013)

  • [BFIX] The VLC video playback engine is now only initialised when required - when opening the Setup Videos window or starting a slideshow with video content.
  • [BFIX] ProSelect (basic) version no longer shows any videos in the slideshow resources but does show title slides - broken in last beta.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when setting up Production Reports in the Preferences.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when editing Report logos.
  • [BFIX][WIN] Fixed random crash when opening an album on Vista when a menu update was requested by the OS part way through through loading the album.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when saving from the Setup Ambient music window if there are no Music Groups or the selected Music Group is empty. Added extra error checking for these conditions when playing Ambient Music.
  • [BFIX][WIN] Now checks that the Quicktime installation is complete (ie the QTCL.dll is present) on program startup and in the About ProSelect window and warns the user to re-install Quicktime is this .dll is missing.
  • [BFIX] Added extra checks to prevent access to areas which require Quicktime when it is not correctly installed, namely music setup, exporting, ambient music and videos.
  • [BFIX] Now removes any audio tracks from a slideshow playback if Quicktime is not installed and warns the user.
  • [BFIX] Now shows a warning if your slideshow includes any video content and Quicktime is not installed.
  • [BFIX][WIN] The Template Editor icons now show correctly on some Windows 7/8 configurations.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 16 (Nov 14, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Fixed a crash/lock up when previewing a slideshow and an action occurred that required a menu bar state update.
  • [BFIX] Ambient music continues playing when you do a Paused Start for a slideshow. It fades out when the slide show actually starts.
  • [BFIX] Since rendered videos from Photoshop sometimes do not have a keyframe at the very start, ProSelect will now clip any missing frames from the beginning of all imported videos to avoid showing a black or odd frames on rendered slideshow movies.
  • [BFIX] Now correctly shows the first image on a paused slideshow start with "display first image on paused start" set in Slideshow style.
  • [BFIX] No longer has a lag after resuming paused start.
  • [BFIX] Fixed a lag due to uncached images when skipping forward and back through a slideshow.
  • [BIFIX] Show Selected Slideshow Information (under Album menu) now works!

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 15 (Nov 8, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Slideshow "Play from Location" now works correctly with video content.
  • [BFIX] Now shows selected "available contents" details in info bar
  • Fixed slideshow thumbnails not updating after making changes to videos
  • [BFIX][WIN] Cntrl-M now works immediately after turn on Mirror Display Area Mode.
  • Working with Slideshows. Added Grouping to "All Available contents" with all/album/ library options
  • [BFIX] Now remembers last output folder for exporting movie between albums
  • Added New Video menu Command "Open PSD version in Photoshop" (Cntrl/Command-Y). This will open a saved Photoshop version of a video file in Photoshop (This file must be located next to the album video file).
  • Added Preference -> SlideShows Video Sound: Turn off when adding to Slideshow.
  • Dropping items in "auto scroll area" at the top and bottom of the thumbnail view area will position the dropped items at the top or bottom of the thumbnail view and also scroll the view to the beginning or end respectively.
  • When exporting videos, if there is only one video format selected then you will have the option to change the file name of the exported movie.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 10 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Final ProSelect Reference Manual with new page on Template Attributes by Product Type page 147.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when playing or exporting a slideshow if you include a title slide with with a next/image but no image was available.
  • [BUG] Title slide with next/image now aligns correctly with next image when playing the slideshow.
  • [BFIX] Improved the timing for Title Slides with next/previous image positioning when using a Ken Burns effect so images align just after/before transition.
  • [BFIX] Music Alignment stars no longer show less then one or more than four stars.
  • [BFIX] Performance Improvements during Slideshow playback on OpenGL.
  • [BFIX] Slideshow playing. No longer fills in too much background during Ken Burns transitions when OpenGL Upscaling is greater than 0%.
  • [BFIX] Next and previous image backgrounds in Title Slides are now drawn at the correct size.
  • [BFIX] Effects on Next and previous image backgrounds in Title Slides are now drawn at the correctly when OpenGL Upscaling is greater than 0%.
  • [BFIX] Slideshow text "Previous Set Name" now works correctly.
  • [BFIX] Preferences -> Slideshow -> OpenGL. Now displays the current OpenGL Upscaling value correctly when the window is first opened.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 6 (Oct 10, 2013)

  • [FIX] End of lines are no longer removed from any entered Order Group Notes.
  • [BFIX] Edit Title Slide window - fixed text layer count message error.
  • Added Slideshow Style options to apply the Image's edge space, image borders and drop shadows setting to title slides and videos as well.
  • In Slidshows any drop shadows applied to items now extends into any "edge space" instead of reducing the nett display space. Some edge space is automatically added if currently not enough to accommodate the drop shadows.
  • [BFIX] No longer crashes when building a slideshow movie with Ken Burns effects.
  • [BFIX] Fixed incorrect slideshow building transitions between frames with effects, was showing black edges.
  • [BFIX] Images borders not showing on Preview image in Setup Slideshow Style window.
  • Disabled the Export -> Slideshow Movie menu unless in Working with Slideshows
  • Added Latest French translations
  • [BFIX][WIN] The "Fit Image" control no longer appears to be always disabled in Edit Styles and Setup Slideshow Styles windows.
  • [BFIX] When using Ken burns: Crop to Fill Screen effect, layouts, rooms & book pages are now also treated the same way. If you are using Ken burns: Random effect, these items automatic appear as Fitting within the screen space.
  • Added the Draft 2013r1 ProSelect Reference Manual to the installer.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 5 (Oct 7, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Now plays slideshow videos at full screen (less any Slideshow style edge spacing) on the Mirror screen as well as the main screen.
  • [BFIX] Fixed a slideshow caching bug to reduce delay when getting next slide
  • [BFIX] Now pre-caches first 2 slides before starting the slideshow to ensure a smooth first transition.
  • [BFIX] When running a slideshow with Ken Burns Effect, ProSelect now loads the next image during the middle of the transition so any visual lag during this time is less noticible on slower machines. When playing Slideshows that are not using a Ken Burns effect the next image is loaded while the image is static on the screen.
  • [BFIX] More Optimization of Slideshow Playback using OpenGL
  • Any video clips in a folder being added to an album are now automatically added to your Album Videos in Setup Video window. Album video files can now also be added by dropping them into the image list.
  • Title Slide background images now also have the option to "Fit Within". This will cause them to maintain their original aspect ratio with the bounds of the SlideShow style's edge space (if this is selected to be applied to Title Slides). Any empty "letterbox" areas will be filled with the SlideShow style's background.
  • ProSelect (basic) users can now open the Edit Text layers window (from within the Setup Title Slides window) but not save any changes.
  • Title Slide Text is fitted within the smaller of SlideShow style's edge space or resource image size.
  • [BFIX] Room and book slideshow frames ignore "square format" option
  • [BFIX] Exporting slideshow - full screen slideshow videos now have a black background when they are full screen (and letter boxed) rather than using the slideshow style's background.
  • Added Shift click on slideshow icon to play from selected location. Alt-Click to Start Slideshow in paused state.
  • You can reset the random key used when playing Ken Burns effect movies by holding down both the Shift AND Alt-Click keys when clicking on the SlideShow icon.
  • [BFIX] Re-arranged the Slideshow Style window to group borders and edge space setting together. These can now be optionally applied to both videos and title slides.
  • [BFIX] No longer show the wait cursor after double clicking on video resource.
  • [BFIX] Now correctly updates slideshow resource thumbnails when turning on/off Show Template names in View menu.
  • [BUG] Once again now only accepts file drops in the image list area.
  • [BFIX][WIN] File drops now work on Windows machines again.
  • [BFIX] Now shows hint text on Add New Slideshow theme (Setup Slideshow Style window)
  • The default folder location for adding new album videos (in Setup Videos window) is now the jobs folder where the album located. If the album not yet saved, it is the Default Starting folder location (in the Preferences). The default folder location for adding new library videos is still the user's Movies folder.
  • [BFIX] Now also warns/prevents you when trying to delete an item that is used in a slideshow (unless is just part of an Album set)
  • [BFIX] Music Group names with an ampersand in them are now shown correctly in the drop down menu in Setup Slideshow styles.
  • [BFIX] Thumbnail tags on Room thumbnails are now the correct size.
  • Added more information about screen sizes and VLC status into Debug Log.
  • [FIX] When converting a .png resource into a .jpg the image is correctly masked with a white background for a smoothly rendered image.
  • [BFIX] Now includes all .mg4 type video file extensions when adding videos. On Windows machines the type filter now shows all types together.
  • [BFIX] Edit Title Slide Text layers - Increased minimum/starting text box height by 10% to ovoid cutting off italic fonts.
  • [BFIX] Room View images in a Slideshow no longer sometimes display with a white line on some edges.
  • Allow Template Groups containing images to be deleted if not empty. In this case any templates in the group are also deleted.
  • [FIX] The default folder location when first saving an album file is now relative to where the first folder of images was loaded from and not altered by the addition of images from another location.
  • [BFIX] Set a minium speed for random Ken Burn Effect speeds to prevent very slow movements.
  • Title Slide background options simpified. Now the options are:
  • None (use Slideshow Style's background)
  • Color
  • Image
  • Next image slide
  • Previous image slide

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 4 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Opening an album which includes videos no longer set the album to be "unsaved".
  • Added support for using VLC libraries (if present) for greatly improved video playback performance. The VLC Libraries are now installed with the ProSelect installer on both Mac and Windows machines. ProSelect will reverts back to using Quicktime should the VLC libraries not be found in the installed location (next to the ProSelect application).
  • Updated the About ProSelect window. This window now also shows the status of the VLC libraries and whether OpenGL is enabled.
  • [BFIX][WIN] Fixed flicker problem when previewing video in the Setup Videos window.
  • [BFIX] OpenGL now adjusts its playback texture size to suit the playback screen size. This results in sharper slideshow images on larger than Hi-Def sized screens (or monitors). Caution: This can use a lot more memory when playing slideshows on these screens. If this is problem, we may need to place some limits on this on the Preferences.
  • Changed the default setting for "Re-size to" when adding images from "Current Screen Size" to 1920x1600.
  • [BFIX] Video playback is now always scaled up to full screen size less the edge space set in the Slideshow Style.
  • [BFIX] Now shows "Starting slideshow..." on main window before starting slideshow.
  • [BFIX] Default slide time and transition time are now both 2 seconds.
  • [BFIX][WIN] The screen no longer flashes when setting up to start a slideshow.
  • [BFIX] Now pre-caches first five frames BEFORE starting the slideshow to ensure a smooth first transition.
  • [BFIX] Pausing a slideshow while a video is playing no longer flashes to black when continuing.
  • [BFIX] No longer shows the last frame of the previous video at the start of any subsequent videos played in the same slideshow.

New in ProSelect 2013r1 Beta 3 (Sep 25, 2013)

  • [BFIX] Auto scrolling in Thumbnail view now has 1 second delay before first scroll action to prevent unintentional scrolling when dragging into the thumbnail from outside area. (eg from the Image List or New Template Area.) The Auto scrolling timing has been adjusted to be a bit slower when scrolling first starts.
  • [BFIX] Correctly scales the background image on title slides to fit in the OpenGL texture (was a problem with texture size scaling).
  • [BFIX] Correctly showing the next or previous image on a title slide when using OpenGL (was a problem with texture size scaling).
  • [BFIX] Correctly positioning the background image of slideshow in OpenGL.
  • [BFIX] Updates the slideshow preview slideshow display when moving non-mirrored main window around as to ensure that the correct screen aspect ratio is being used.
  • [BFIX] Correctly shows borders around images in the slideshow when using drop shadows with the Ken Burns Random Sizing effect.
  • Thumbnail view now fills the main screen's Display Area when Mirror Display Area is on and the Display Preferences are set hide the thumbnails on the mirrored screen.
  • [BFIX] Removed debug video timing on non - OpenGL video playback
  • [BFIX] Now draws the background image at the correct size for non-OpenGL playback.
  • [BFIX] Background and title slides images no longer sometimes display soft in OpenGL.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when a Slideshow Style is still set to use a music group that has been deleted.
  • Added error trapping during slideshow rendering. This will log any errors and stop slideshow to help track down some elusive problems.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives an error when using Room Sets in slideshow and going into Hot-Spot View.
  • [FIX] When using the Alt/Option key shortcut for cropping adjustments in Show Layouts (WWL) and Show Pages (WWB) view, the cyan crop selection rectangle around an opening only show after you start dragging.
  • Added "ProSelect Resources Folder -> Show in Finder/Windows Explorer" (under Resources menu) to quickly get to this folder location.
  • Working with Slideshows the Info bar now shows "Playing over X tracks" when music synching is off.
  • Working with Slideshows - Updated the Starting Track popup menu to show which tracks will be played in the top section ("Play List") and the possible start tracks in the bottom section ("Select Starting Track". Video options were moved to new title bar button.
  • Added "Always Off on Startup" to Preferences -> Display -> Calibration & Options -> Display Mirroring (defaults to checked) for people who prefer not to have mirroring automatically turned on when they start ProSelect if it was still on when they last closed the program.
  • Working with Slideshows. Added new title bar popup menu button to edit video options.
  • Add new Slideshow Preference setting to turn on Auto-Select Best Music Track for new albums created. This setting will only be applied when using a Slideshow Style with Music Synching turned on.
  • Playing videos larger than 1920x1080 on a large screen will currently scale them down to fit within a 1920x1080 space. This restriction may be lifted in a later beta release.

New in ProSelect 2012r2.3 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • [FIX] Now supports the loading and resizing of very large PNG files for template overlay images even if they are too large to fit in available memory.
  • [FIX] On startup, any missing low-res resource images for template overlays are now sized to be current screen size (if used in Preferences). Thumbnail images are now also re-generated at this tie.
  • [FIX] No longer an error when generating color corrected thumbnail images under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when saving an album containing layouts without a valid print paper size.
  • [FIX] - No longer allows the user to create a Print Paper Size with a 0x0 size and use it as a display size in Select Size View. You can no longer close the Setup Print Paper Sizse window if there aren't any non-zero sizes setup to be used in Select Size View.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically adds a 5x7 size to the Print Paper Size list if there aren't any sizes setup that are not physical sizes.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer select a 0x0 print paper size as the starting size in Select Size view.
  • [FIX] No longer allows you to accidentally enter illegal characters for Set names, Set Group names, Paper Size Display names.
  • [FIX] The Test Play button now works in Preferences -> Slideshow & Music -> Music after changes have been made to the selected music source.
  • [FIX] Any local effects (B&W or Sepia) applied directly to an image in a layout or book page are now always saved when the album is saved.
  • [FIX] The displayed file name is now updated when previewing images imported from a watch folder.
  • [FIX] When loading templates, ProSelect now checks that they are in an existing template group and category. If not, the template will be moved to the default category & group.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when loading price list setup in the Edit Layout Items window under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an out of bounds error when setting up frames under some circumstances.
  • Added additional debug code.
  • Added SQL Date format tags to "Standard XML" and "Standard XML for Web" Order Export files.
  • You can now create templates with up to 81 openings in them (was previously limited to a maximum of 64 openings).
  • [FIX] Export Collections - now enables the Export button if some items are available to export when the window is first opened. Previously you had to make a change to trigger this.
  • [FIX] The popup menu to change between inches and centimeters is now also shown when setting up Album Rooms.
  • [FIX] When using Quick Add on a Layout in the Place Order window, any changes you make to the price are now applied to the order line item rather than reverting to the price list price.

New in ProSelect 2012r2.3 Beta 1 (May 7, 2013)

  • [FIX] Now supports the loading and resizing of very large PNG files for template overlay images even if they are too large to fix in available memory.
  • [FIX] On startup, any missing low-res resource images for template overlays are now sized to be current screen size (if used in Preferences). Thumbnail images are now also re-generated at this tie.
  • [FIX] No longer an error when generating color corrected thumbnail images under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when saving an album containing layouts without a valid print paper size.
  • [FIX] - No longer allows the user to create a Print Paper Size with a 0x0 size and use it as a display size in Select Size View. You can no longer close the Setup Print Paper Sizse window if there aren't any non-zero sizes setup to be used in Select Size View.
  • [FIX] - Now automatically adds a 5x7 size to the Print Paper Size list if there aren't any sizes setup that are not physical sizes.
  • [FIX] - You can no longer select a 0x0 print paper size as the starting size in Select Size view.
  • [FIX] No longer allows you to accidentally enter illegal characters for Set names, Set Group names, Paper Size Display names.
  • [FIX] The Test Play button now works in Preferences -> Slideshow & Music -> Music after changes have been made to the selected music source.
  • [FIX] Any local effects (B&W or Sepia) applied directly to an image in a layout or book page are now always saved when the album is saved.
  • [FIX] The displayed file name is now updated when previewing images imported from a watch folder.
  • [FIX] When loading templates, ProSelect now checks that they are in an existing template group and category. If not, the template will be moved to the default category & group.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an error when loading price list setup in the Edit Layout Items window under some circumstances.
  • [FIX] No longer gives an out of bounds error when setting up frames under some circumstances.
  • Added additional debug code.

New in ProSelect 2012r2.2 Beta 1 (Feb 11, 2013)

  • [FIX] The "Add with Extras" window, once again defaults to including a frame that has been applied to a print.
  • Put back the option to export selected templates in the old .txt format since this was being used by some frame builders.
  • [FIX] Fixed an activation problem that could occur on New Year's Eve when the server time was in the next year and users were still in the current year.
  • [FIX] Production report no longer generate invalid XML if a style has odd characters in its name.
  • [FIX] Now checks if you are exceeding the max pages for a book design when auto populating book pages.
  • [FIX] Price List Setup Window. No longer removing newly duplicated items by mistake in some circumstances.
  • [FIX] - The scale information is once again removed from filename when importing rooms from Collection.
  • [FIX] - Watch folder now works without delay if you are importing with files that have modification dates newer than current time.
  • The Review Order menu is now always enabled (except when using read-only album), to allow the adding Order Adjustments to empty albums.
  • [FIX] Removed 'Moved_' from moved groups names when moving groups after an empty group into default category on first run.
  • [FIX] When duplicating templates used in a book, the original template name is no longer lost.
  • [FIX] When "Saving Book Templates to a new Group", the book side name is now cleared and the original template name is now used. This also fixed an issue with not being able to rename templates added this way.
  • Added code signing for the Upload Manager and the Windows versions of ProSelect and the Upload Manager.

New in ProSelect 2012r2.1 (Jan 9, 2013)

  • Now always forces an auto backup on completion of any processes which add or update images into album file.
  • [Fix] Now checks that all clip ratios remain within correct bounds in case an image rotation is incorrect.
  • [FIX] Now honors the "do not auto rotate" button settings with Smart Filter on Single Opening (Auto Create) when Working with Layouts (was correct when Working with Books).
  • [FIX] Now always marks books or layouts as needing to be saved when copying layouts or pages between Working with Layouts and Working with Books.
  • [FIX] You can now save after restoring an existing album without having to make any changes.
  • [FIX] Now always used the imported images folder name as default album name rather than the name of folder above.
  • [FIX][WIN] Template Editor. Overlay image image no longer flicker during changes.
  • [FIX] Immediately saves the newly set Production Output Folder location so it is not lost when you change tabs or close and re-open the High Res Production window.
  • Now automatically adds the name of the style or frame that has just been replaced (if still available) into the Recents List on the popup menus. This only occurs when making a change to a single item or to multiple items which all have the same style or frame.
  • Added timeouts to shell apple script commands equal to the script timeout + 5 seconds.
  • [MAC] Debug data is now written to text file instead of console since this no longer works in Mountain Lion.
  • The Debug Window is now force to update immediately upon getting a new message.
  • [FIX] When opening original images in Lightroom, the progress dialog says "Opening in Lightroom" rather than "Opening in Photoshop".
  • [FIX] Now always show the fixed size thumbnail tag on templates in Thumbnail view regardless of Show Thumbnail Tags menu settings.
  • [FIX] Now correctly update the rotation on ordered images after re-loading images if the re-loaded images have different EXIF rotations from those last imported.
  • [MAC] To avoid intermittent lockup problems when using Mountain Lion, "Open Images in Photoshop" now uses a JavaScripting to open the files rather than AppleScript's Open Document. The old method is still employed when using earlier versions of OSX. *
  • [MAC] To avoid a intermittent lockup problems when using Mountain Lion, "Open Raws in Photoshop" (through Adobe Camera Raw) now uses JavaScripting when opening one image file. Since it is not possible to open more than one file at a time in Adobe Camera Raw using this method, if you select more than one RAW file at a time, then the old method is still used. If you are experiencing a lockup using this latter method then you will need to only open one Raw image at a time. Alternatively, use LightRoom 3 or newer with the ProSelet Plugin for Lightroom for opening multiple Raw images in Lightroom.
  • [FIX] Now uses the Shift key instead of the Alt/Option key open the Javascript debugging console when sending Commands to Photoshop. This was to avoid the conflict with using the Alt/Option key to toggle Open Raw in Lightroom/Photoshop with the last Mountain Lion changes.
  • Working with Books. Adding a scalable (non-fixed size) template to a traditional matted book design with the Stretch Mat fitting option selected now works the same as with a composite book (template scaled to fit within book page then mat expanded to fill page).
  • [FIX] No longer hides layouts and book pages in an album if you happen to have deleted your first template group. Same problem occured with layouts and book pages placed in other groups (2-5) if these template groups were deleted.
  • Added the option to select whether to use the Mountain Lion workaround (using Javascript) when opening images in Photoshop to the Preferences -> General Settings -> General -> Photo Editor. This setting is checked by default if you are running Mountain Lion. This allows you to revert ProSelect to how it normally works when Apple fixes this problem. (If you open multiple RAW images if does NOT honor this setting as described in point 17 above.)
  • [FIX] Template editor. You can no longer add a new template when you have selected a template category without any groups in it. Doing this was causing an error.
  • Template editor. Added a 'dash' in front of the template groups names in the popup menu so it's more obvious whether you have a category or group selected.
  • [FIX] The selected price list now defaults to the first price list instead of an indeterminate one which caused errors in some circumstances.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2.1 Beta 6 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • [FIX] Template editor. You can no longer add a new template when you have selected a template category without any groups in it. Doing this was causing an error.
  • Template editor. Added a 'dash' in front of the template groups names in the popup menu so it's more obvious whether you have a category or group selected.
  • [FIX] The selected price list now defaults to the first price list instead of an indeterminate one which caused errors in some circumstances.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2.1 Beta 5 (Jan 7, 2013)

  • [FIX] No longer hides layouts and book pages in an album if you happen to have deleted your first template group. Same problem occured with layouts and book pages placed in other groups (2-5) if these template groups were deleted.
  • Added the option to select whether to use the Mountain Lion workaround (using Javascript) when opening images in Photoshop to the Preferences -> General Settings -> General -> Photo Editor. This setting is checked by default if you are running Mountain Lion. This allows you to revert ProSelect to how it normally works when Apple fixes the problem.
  • The Mac OS X version is now code-signed so it will now be allowed, without complaint, past GateKeeper on Mountain Lion.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2.1 Beta 4 (Dec 29, 2012)

  • [FIX] Now uses the Shift key instead of the Alt/Option key open the Javascript debugging console when sending Commands to Photoshop. This was to avoid the conflict with using the Alt/Option key to toggle Open Raw in Lightroom/Photoshop with the last Mountain Lion changes.
  • Working with Books. Adding a scalable (non-fixed size) template to a traditional matted book design with the Stretch Mat fitting option selected now works the same as with a composite book (template scaled to fit within book page then mat expanded to fill page).

New in ProSelect 2012 r2.1 Beta 3 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • Now always forces an auto backup on completion of any processes which add or update images into album file.
  • [Fix] Now checks that all clip ratios remain within correct bounds in case an image rotation is incorrect.
  • [FIX] Now honors the "do not auto rotate" button settings with Smart Filter on Single Opening (Auto Create) when Working with Layouts (was correct when Working with Books).
  • [FIX] Now always marks books or layouts as needing to be saved when copying layouts or pages between Working with Layouts and Working with Books.
  • [FIX] You can now save after restoring an existing album without having to make any changes.
  • [FIX] Now always used the imported images folder name as default album name rather than the name of folder above.
  • [FIX][WIN] Template Editor. Overlay image image no longer flicker during changes.
  • [FIX] Immediately saves the newly set Production Output Folder location so it is not lost when you change tabs or close and re-open the High Res Production window.
  • Now automatically adds the name of the style or frame that has just been replaced (if still available) into the Recents List on the popup menus. This only occurs when making a change to a single item or to multiple items which all have the same style or frame.
  • Added timeouts to shell apple script commands equal to the script timeout + 5 seconds.
  • [MAC] Debug data is now written to text file instead of console since this no longer works in Mountain Lion.
  • The Debug Window is now force to update immediately upon getting a new message.
  • [FIX] When opening original images in Lightroom, the progress dialog says "Opening in Lightroom" rather than "Opening in Photoshop".
  • [FIX] Now always show the fixed size thumbnail tag on templates in Thumbnail view regardless of Show Thumbnail Tags menu settings.
  • [FIX] Now correctly update the rotation on ordered images after re-loading images if the re-loaded images have different EXIF rotations from those last imported.
  • [MAC] To avoid intermittent lockup problems when using Mountain Lion, "Open Images in Photoshop" now uses a JavaScripting to open the files rather than AppleScript's Open Document. The old method is still employed when using earlier versions of OSX.
  • [MAC] To avoid a intermittent lockup problems when using Mountain Lion, "Open Raws in Photoshop" (through Adobe Camera Raw) now uses JavaScripting when opening one image file. Since it is not possible to open more than one file at a time in Adobe Camera Raw using this method, if you select more than one RAW file at a time, then the old method is still used. If you are experiencing a lockup using this latter method then you will need to only open one Raw image at a time. Alternatively, use LightRoom 3 or newer with the ProSelet Plugin for Lightroom for opening multiple Raw images in Lightroom.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 (Nov 26, 2012)

  • New Templates Categories:
  • Added support for Template Categories which you can use to "group" your Template Groups. You can have an unlimited number of Categories each containing an unlimited number of Template Groups. In the Thumbnail bar you can now select both a Category and a Group (within the selected Category). This selection can include "All Categories" and "All Groups" to show all templates.
  • When you first run the 2011r2, your existing groups will all be place into a new "Default Category". You can use the new Template Manager window (see below) to create and re-arrange your Categories and Groups and to Preview templates. Any empty template groups will be automatically removed.
  • Imported Collections are now automatically placed into a new Template Category with has the same name as the imported Collection file. Likewise imported .txt template files are imported into group with the same name as the template file.
  • "Saving book templates to group" (under Templates Menu) will now add a new template group to selected category and setting the group name to book name, by default.
  • The number of templates in the current Template Group is shown after the group name in Thumbnail View.
  • New Template Manager:
  • Added new Template Manager Window which is accessible under the Templates menu (or by double-clicking on the Category or Group name in the Thumbnail bar). You can use it to create, delete, rename, sort and arrange your templates into different Template Categories and Groups. Note: You can only delete empty Categories and Groups (empty ones are shown in italics)
  • Dragging in the Categories and Groups list can be used to arrange the order of your Categories & Groups and to move groups into a different Category. You can select and drag multiple items in this list.
  • You can drag one or more templates from Templates List and drop them onto a different Group in the Categories & Groups List to move them to that Group.
  • Hold Alt/Option key down and drag rows in the Templates List to re-arrange the order of your templates (you can select & drag multiple rows).
  • All Templates in a group can be sorted by name, number of openings, and different type options.
  • You can change the type of a multiple templates.
  • Apart from the templates name, the Templates list also list the number of openings, the template type and other attributes including a $ sign icon if a price list item has been setup that template.
  • Clicking on a template will display show a preview of the template and list all attributes and opening sizes for that template.
  • You can use the Edit Template button to open the currently selected Template in the Template Editor.
  • The Templates menu has now been simplified as most of the previous functions are now done within the new Template Manager.
  • New Template Smart Filter:
  • The new Smart Filter makes it easy to choose templates when Working with Books (also works in Working with Layouts). You can turn on the Smart filter by choosing an option in the right-hand side of the thumbnail bar above the templates.
  • If you are using a "close to square" book design then you can optionally enable auto-rotate button on the right-hand end of the Thumbnail bar and templates that can be rotated to meet the criteria for Smart-filter option (c) and (d) will be shown as well with an "auto-rotate" icon in their top right corner.
  • New Template Smart Drop:
  • When dropping images into a template to create a new layout or book page, images are automatically placed in openings that match their orientation (less you have the Alt/Option key down in which case they fill by opening number). This only works when dropping onto a template - dropping images into a layout will place the first image in the selected drop opening then fill the other openings in hole order.
  • New Auto-Populate Options:
  • With Smart-Filter off, dropping multiple images onto new template with the Shift key down will create new template for each image and fill every opening in the layout with the same image
  • With Smart-Filter off, dropping a single image onto new template or layout with the Shift key down will fill every opening in the layout with that image.
  • Templates Editor Enhancements:
  • The templates list can now be hidden/shown using the disclosure triangle in the top left corner of the Window. This provides more working space when using the Editor.
  • You can now use the keyboard arrow keys to nudge the selected openings by 3 pixels (or one pixel if the Alt/Option key is held down at the same time).
  • Tilted openings in templates can now be positioned overlapping ("hanging over") the edges of a template. The center of each opening is kept within the bounds of the template. The feature is now supported throughout ProSelect and in Hi-Res production.
  • Working with Books Enhancements:
  • You can now control how templates will be sized to fit into a book page using the buttons at the right-hand end of the layouts thumbnail bar.
  • Added a dialog box option to temporarily turn off the "Image Already Used in this book" warning if this is turned on in Preferences -> General Settings -> Templates, Layouts, Rooms & Books -> Book Design options.
  • The layout type (composite/traditional matted) is now automatically changed to match the Book Design when templates are added to a book.
  • You can now change the template type for individual pages in a book AFTER they have been added to a book. This overrides the book design and allows you to mix both composite and traditional matted pages in the same book.
  • After any layout or book page "auto-create" operation, the thumbnail view now always displays the lasted added layouts or book pages. This items are now also selected.
  • If you add a template to a traditional matted book that is oversized and any openings are overlapping or off the edges of the page, a "caution" icon is displayed on the thumbnail image.
  • New Information Bar:
  • Added a new Information Bar at the bottom of the Display Area. This includes detailed information about the currently selected item including the sizes of all opening in the selected layout, if the item has used in room or has a note added, the name of the currently applied style and frame, the sizing method used (traditional matted, composite or fixed) and the current display scaling applied (actual size or scaled to fit).
  • You can hide/show the Info Bar using the disclosure triangle (bottom of right-hand tool bar), Show Info bar (under View menu) or Alt/Option-TAB keyboard shortcut.
  • When displaying templates with multiple openings the size of each opening in the template is shown and the currently selected opening size is highlighted.
  • The next/previous frame or style can also be applied directly from the Info bar by click on the arrows on either side of the frame and style icons respectively.
  • You can click on the room icon to change to the Working with Rooms room where that item has been used. If used in multiple rooms then a popup menu will allow you to select the room.
  • You can click on notes icon to open the note window.
  • High-Res Production Notation:
  • If an image is "linked to" a different production image, by default, the "Open in Photoshop" button will always open the linked image. If you wish instead to open the image originally loaded into the album click this button with the Alt/Option key down.
  • New Sharing Preferences:
  • Internally the Preference is now saved in two parts: General Preferences Setting related to your ProSelect setup
  • and Computer-specific Preferences Setting related only to your computer (such as window positions and sizes, recent albums etc)
  • You can now easily share your "General Preferences" settings between computers by saving and loading then using the options in the Preferences -> General Settings -> Sharing -> Sharing Preferences. By default, these are saved to and loaded from your current ProSelect Resources folder (which will be a shared location if sharing is turned on). You can select another location to save and load from. Note: Saving and Loading shared preferences is NOT automatic to prevent preference changes on one computer effecting all other computers unintentionally.
  • Ordering Enhancements:
  • You can now select Images and Layouts together before opening the Place Order window (eg when selecting a mix of these in a room when Working with Rooms). Everything will be available for selection in the Select to Order list. While you can select and order multiple images at the same time (as before), only one layout can be ordered at the same time.
  • You can now right click on an order line in the Place Order window as a short cut and select either Change, Notes or Delete from the popup menu.
  • You can now use the Shopping Cart icon to gather all items in one or more selected rooms in thumbnail view (Working with Rooms) into the Place Order window ready for ordering. If the selected room only has one item in it you can also use the Quick Add to Order (right-click shopping cart icon).
  • The Order Report now includes an option to turn on/off the printing of a zero Balance Due if no payments have been received. This defaults to off (as in previous versions) so you can still manually write these values onto the report if you wish.
  • Added a new field to the XML Order Reports so other programs can determine the type of order line item in the order.
  • New Production reports:
  • Three new production reports available in XML format ("XML Format"), Readable format ("Readable Text format") and JASON format "JASON Format"). These reports can be setup to include different order Groups, Print data, Construction information (for layouts and books) and Book Specifications. Construction data includes full template sizes and opening positions which can be used as mat cutter data.
  • This report is saved into the same output folder as the output images. References to any images also produced are relative to the reports folder.
  • Added a new Preference option to automatically generate/update the production report each time Hi-Res production is run. Preferences -> Hi-Res Production -> Output Settings -> Production Report.
  • General Changes:
  • Now detects if the Mirror Display Area screen has changed size & automatically adjusts all screen sizes to fit.
  • Removed "Show Original Image path" (View Menu) option since this is now redundant. This information is available in the "Show Selected Image Info" window (under Album menu).
  • By popular request, once again shows the notes icon under the bottom right corner of the images in Show Images View.
  • The current number of columns set for the Image List is now saved between sessions.
  • The toolbar popup menus for frames, styles, custom effects and room backgrounds will now also show any recently selected items at the top of the menu (in the Recents section). You can select the number of recent items to be saved/shown (between 3-5) or turn this feature off in the Preferences -> General settings -> General -> General Defaults -> Popup History.
  • When Working with Images, in Cropping View the crop rectangle and crop ratio/size sizes are now more visible on the screen.
  • ProSelect now supports, on first installation, the loading of a default set of ProSelect Data from the Default Resources folder (normally located next to ProSelect application). This file must be named Default_Data_LANGUAGE.xml when currently supported languages are ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and JAPANESE.
  • ProSelect Trials are now controlled from the server.
  • The wrapped edge of a Canvas is no longer covered in a cyan overlay when in Cropping View rather a thick dotted cyan line is drawn to show the location of the wrap edge so you can more easily see the edge detail.
  • The open/closed state of the Style and Frame Groups is now saved between sessions in the Preferences.
  • Now checks for and updates, if necessary, the low res images when selecting resource images in Edit Templates, Edit Rooms, and Edit Styles.
  • Overlay image Thumbnails are now stored as .png file rather than .jpg so they better represent the actual full sized image when they have transparent areas on the outside.
  • The currently selected images in the image list are now no longer deselected when going from Working with Images to other Working with modes.
  • Added the option to add a copyright stamp to images on the Order Report and Book Report.
  • Added keyboard short cuts for Crop To… Menu commands.
  • Changed the modifier key for rotating the crop direction when doing a Crop to menu command from Alt/Option to Shift to allow the above shortcuts. At this stage you can't use the Shift key with the shortcut - only if you select the option from the Crop To... menu
  • Added 1:3 crop ratio to Crop to.. menu and Snap to Crop.
  • You can now use Alt/option when clicking on the Select Size View icon to fill the current Display Area with the currently selected item in Working with Images and Working with Layouts. Previously this feature only worked in Working with Rooms.
  • Now includes the Wrap size and Overlay Image name in Show Selected Layout Info window (under Album menu).
  • Big speed improvements when saving Albums and changes to the ProSelect_Data.xml file (after updating your price list, templates, styles, frames or rooms).
  • The Price List Select drop down menu on Place Order Window is now enabled when opening the window from Review Orders menu.
  • The Hi-Res Production window now also includes the filename used in an applied Style's graphics block in the "Selected Item Info" box if applicable for the selected Composite Print.
  • Working with Layouts. If you have "Keep Image List Synchronized" (Preferences -> Display) the Image list will now sync to show the currently selected layout.
  • Working with Books and Working with Layouts now automatically scroll in Thumbnail view to show the last selected layout or page.
  • The Setup Rooms window is now resizable.
  • Exported Sample Images can now have filenames up to 64 characters in length.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • [FIX] No longer de-selects the currently selected images or layouts when changing the number of columns in the image list.
  • [FIX] Now honors the Show template name (View Menu) setting on the Mirror Display Area screen.
  • [FIX] Now also keeps image list in sync with selected layout images if you have this selected in the Preferences.
  • [FIX] When applying Custom Effects to selected openings in a layout or book page, images are now only duplicated when already used elsewhere or in an order. Also now works correctly when you apply custom effects against more than one opening on a layout or book page at the same time.
  • [FIX] Now correctly shortens long image file names shown below the image list.
  • [FIX] No longer de-selects the currently selected images or layouts when changing the number of columns in the image list.
  • [FIX] Template names are now always shown in the Template list in the Template Editor.
  • [FIX] Now re-positions items back to the center of display area after moving their position in a room (after right-clicking Select Size View button) when you clicked the Select Size View button.
  • [FIX] You can now always add/edit a Room note in Show Rooms view but never in Select Size View.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 10 (Nov 19, 2012)

  • [BUG FIX] No longer gives the "Resource Thumbnails Update Required" message if this is the first time ProSelect has been run on.
  • [BUG FIX] Rotated openings overlapping the bottom and right edges of templates are no longer getting changed to a different size/shape after being re-loaded on program startup.
  • Some changes to the Register ProSelect page (work in progress).

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 9 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • The Setup Rooms window is now resizable.
  • You can now always add/edit a Room note in Show Rooms view but never in Select Size View.
  • [FIX] Reloading an image now updates the Image color profile data with that of the reloaded image. (Also fixed in 2012r1.9)
  • [FIX] No longer double color correcting reloaded images when using a color profiles other than sRGB. (Also fixed in 2012r1.9)
  • If you add a template to a traditional matted book that is oversized and any openings are overlapping or off the edges of the page, a "caution" icon is displayed on the thumbnail image.
  • Exported Sample Images can now have filenames up to 64 characters in length.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 8 (Nov 15, 2012)

  • [FIX] No longer shows the gutter and bleed lines on traditional matted book pages if values were added to a composite book design whose type was later changed to a traditional matted.
  • [BFIX] Now updates the Information bar if you change the Layout or book page type using the menu commands.
  • [BFIX] Changed the "Fit to" options to "Stretch Mat & Openings", "Stretch Mat" and "Same Size Only". Updated "Same Size Only" icon. These descriptions now appear next to the icons if the window is large enough.
  • [MAC] Added additional debug code when checking for Photoshop running.
  • Made the text on the "Working with" bar a little brighter.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 7 (Nov 14, 2012)

  • Working with Layouts. If you have "Keep Image List Synchronized" (Preferences -> Display) the Image list will now sync to show the currently selected layout.
  • Working with Books and Working with Layouts now automatically scroll in Thumbnail view to show the last selected layout or page.
  • [FIX] Incorporated a number of minor bug fixes and additional error checking which was also added to version2012r1.9
  • [BFIX] When adding a new template in the Template Editor, the selected group no longer changes to the wrong group.
  • Added a new field to the XML Order Reports so other programs can determine the type of order line item in the order.
  • [BFIX] Production report (readable version) now includes all template opening positions and sizes.
  • [BFIX] When adding templates to a traditional matted book, if you have the "Expand Mat only" fitting option selected, any undersized templates added are now centered on the page rather than being in the top left corner. Oversized templates are still located in the top left of the book page and a caution icon is shown on the thumbnail if any openings are not completely on the page.
  • [BFIX] When adding templates to a traditional matted book, if you have the "No Odd Shaped Templates" fitting option selected only exact size templates can be added the book.
  • [BFIX][WIN] Drag and drop operations are no longer disabled on the Windows version after opening the Registration window.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 6 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • Now scrolls the layout/book thumbnails to first selected layout / book page when returning to thumbnail view and when dragging up a new template from below the template bar.
  • [FIX] Now forces a socket disconnect after sending a response to a remote command. This fixes a problem with some external programs (including the Retouching Pallette) not being able to send more than one command to ProSelect. (Also in 2012r1.9)
  • Added more diagnostic messages when sending commands to Photoshop. (Also in 2012r1.9)
  • [FIX] No longer appends images to the same album when re-uploading images, layouts or books to WebGallery more than once from the same album after closing and re-opening the album file. A new on-line album is now created with every new upload. (Also in 2012r1.9)
  • [BFIX] No longer shows graphics blocks sizes in the Information Bar when Working with Books.
  • [BFIX][WIN] The Windows version now uses Control-Tab to hide/show the Info Bar. The Mac version is still Option-Tab.
  • [BFIX] - No longer gives an error in Manage Templates when adding a new template into newly created template group.
  • [BFIX] Now checks that the output folder exists before saving the Production Report.
  • Updated the Spanish and French translations.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 5 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • [BFIX] Popup menus no longer overlap the Information bar.
  • [FIX] Added space in popup menus containing items with long names in a group.
  • [FIX][WIN] Popup menus now draw consistently on Windows machines.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 4 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Re-factored the way the ProSelect Data is saved to reduce the time taken to save the updated price & templates data. This is particularly noticeable when you have a large number templates and price list items.
  • [FIX] When applying Custom Effects to selected openings in a layout or book page, images are now only duplicated when already used elsewhere or in an order. Also now works correctly when you apply custom effects against more than one opening on a layout or book page at the same time.
  • [BFIX] Smart Filter now returns some results when you have "All Groups" selected.
  • [BFIX] Now shows the correct template count after the template group name when Smart Filter is on.
  • [FIX] Now correctly shortens long image file names shown below the image list.
  • [BFIX] No longer shows any applied effects under images in Show Images View since this is now displayed in the Information Bar.
  • [FIX] No longer de-selects the currently selected images or layouts when changing the number of columns in the image list.
  • Made some speed improvements that reduces the time taken to save large albums.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 3 (Oct 31, 2012)

  • The Hi-Res Production window now also includes the filename used in an applied Style's graphics block in the "Selected Item Info" box if applicable for the selected Composite Print.
  • [BFIX] No longer includes the size of any graphics blocks in the Info bar.
  • [FIX] Rotating a page in a book with an overlay images now updates the screen correctly.
  • [BFIX] Production reports. Now always includes the production image filename attribute on traditional matted layouts and book pages. This shows as empty when no final images are available.
  • Template Manager. Added new Swap Template Type Command.
  • Removed Delete Selected Templates and Set Selected templates Type from the Templates menu since these function are now handled in the Template Manager.
  • Added Group Count to end of group name and adjusted spacing in templates thumbnail bar.
  • When importing .txt format templates, now asks if you wish to replace any an existing group with the same name.
  • [BFIX] Now remembers last selected Template Category & Group between sessions.
  • [BFIX] The Import Collection window no longer shows the destination group names since this is now redundant.
  • [BFIX] Updated Export Collections Window
  • Template Editor - Added show/hide Template list functionality to give more usable area. Improvement to the layout. When opening the Editor from the Template Manager it defaults to hiding the list.
  • [BFIX] When ordering layouts, now pre-selects the first item in "Select to Order" list in the Place Order window.
  • [BFIX] Production Report XML format for styles now honors the report units.
  • [BFIX] Production Report now includes a more complete set of attributes for layouts and no longer hides unused attributes
  • Production Report. The Setup window can now be accessed from the Preferences (Hi-Res Production). Changes to Production report descriptive names. Added option to append album name to the report name.
  • After any layout or book page "auto-create" operation, the thumbnail view now always display the lasted added layouts or book pages. This items are now also selected.
  • [FIX] Template names are now always shown in the Template list in the Template Editor.
  • In Working with Rooms, Thumbnail View, you can now select one or more room designs and use the shopping cart icon to open the Place Order window with all items in those rooms ready to be ordered. If the selected room only has one item in it you can also use the Quick Add to Order (right-click shopping cart icon).
  • [FIX] Now correctly draws Working with Rooms thumbnails after adding an image with frame and after changes are made in Thumbnail view.
  • Now includes the Wrap size and Overlay Image name in Show Selected Layout Info window (under Album menu).

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 2 (Oct 22, 2012)

  • Added new crop ratio 1:3 to Edit Menu and Snap to Crop Ratio options.
  • [FIX] The Info bar is now correctly updated after using the delete key to remove items from the display area.
  • [BFIX] Updated the text on the Edit name windows in the Template Manager.
  • Swapped the top/bottom lines over on the ends of the Info bar to put the more important information on the top row. Also some minor cosmetic changes in this area.
  • [BFIX] No longer gives and Invalid folder message when manually outputting the Production Report.
  • The Price List Select drop down menu on Place Order Window is now enabled when opening the window from Review Orders menu.
  • Updated the LockedCropping icon on Ordered items.
  • [FIX] Now correctly saving style groups open / closed state into preferences when changed through the toolbar.
  • [FIX] Working with images, Select Size view now always keeps print in the middle of the screen regardless of the cropping settings.
  • [FIX] Now re-positions items back to the center of display area after moving their position in a room (after right-clicking Select Size View button) when you clicked the Select Size View button.
  • Reverted the lock crop icon back to the original.
  • Updated Application icon.
  • Now warns you, the first time it is run after running a previous version, that the template thumbnail images will be updated.

New in ProSelect 2012 r1.8 (Oct 9, 2012)

  • [FIX] Now always shows the correct page side count in book title bar.
  • [FIX] Fixed a problem with working with the Lightroom Plugin if you had odd characters in the album filename or path to the album.
  • [FIX] Now correctly shows the currently selected album music option in Album menu after opening another album.
  • Added backwards support for displaying the selected opening for for tilted holes which extend outside of template.
  • [FIX] Now shows the correct Credit SubTotal on credit based Order Reports.
  • [FIX] Removed a check for manual credit conversion value check when it was not being used.
  • [FIX] Allowing set notes for layout based photogroups when uploaded to WebGallery.
  • Adjusted the maximum scale ratio to allow for the calibration of smaller sized room images.

New in ProSelect 2012 r2 Beta 1 (Oct 9, 2012)

  • New Templates Categories
  • New Template Manager
  • New Template Smart Filter
  • New Template Smart Drop
  • Templates Editor Enhancements
  • Working with Books Enhancements
  • New Information bar
  • Ordering Enhancements
  • New Production Reports (with mat construction data)
  • User Interface Improvements
  • Minor Bug fixes

New in ProSelect 2012 r1.8 Beta 1 (Sep 14, 2012)

  • [FIX] Now always shows the correct page side count in book title bar.
  • [FIX] Fixed a problem with working with the Lightroom Plugin if you had odd characters in the album filename or path to the album.
  • [FIX] Now correctly shows the currently selected album music option in Album menu after opening another album.
  • Added backwards support for displaying the selected opening for for tilted holes which extend outside of template.
  • [FIX] Now shows the correct Credit SubTotal on credit based Order Reports
  • [FIX] Removed a check for manual credit conversion value check when it was not being used.
  • [FIX] Allowing set notes for layout based photogroups when uploaded to WebGallery
  • Adjusted the maximum scale ratio to allow for the calibration of smaller sized room images.

New in ProSelect 2012 r1.7 Beta 5 (Aug 7, 2012)

  • [FIX] Nows clears out all existing templates / rooms / styles when manually re-loading the ProSelect Data File from shared location to stop doubling up on all the resources.
  • [BFIX] Dragging to adjust the crop position in a template with a overlay image is no longer reloads the images from disk each time (slowing everything down). This was caused by change in the previous beta release.

New in ProSelect 2012 r1.6 (Aug 3, 2012)

  • Tilted Opening in Templates:
  • Add a whole new dimension to your designs by adding tilt to any of the openings in a template. Apply styles to tilted openings produce hi-res composite images with tilted openings.
  • New Template Editor:
  • Designing your own templates is now even easier with ProSelect 2012r1's all new Template Editor. It supports edge snapping for perfect alignment, selecting of multiple openings, dragging to re-size with locked aspect ratio, rotated openings, changing the grid origin and a new Move By tool.
  • Easier Price List Setup:
  • Setting up and changing your price list is now much easier with the ability to select multiple items for drag re-ordering, duplicating, enabling and changing. We have also added Save and Cancel buttons to the window so you can cancel out of any accidental changes made while updating your price list.
  • Automatically Calculated Prices:
  • Print Extras, Layout Extras and Frames can now have their prices automatically calculated by size or area using one of the new Automatic Pricing Methods. Just enter a rate per inch (or cm) or square foot (or sq. m) and ProSelect will work out the price for you in the Ordering windows.
  • Frame Ordering:
  • Frames applied to prints and layouts can now be added to the ordered item using all of the ordering windows - Place Order, Add with Extras & Custom Product windows (see above image). You can even setup to have frames added to the order using the Quick Add to Order popup menu.
  • Ordered frames are “linked” to the ordered item in the Place Order window and on the Order Report (see below).
  • New Order Report Layout:
  • The order report layout has been improved to make it easier to understand. You can now also optionally show ordered frames around the thumbnails and show/hide the sizes of each opening in a layout.
  • Working with Books Improvements:
  • Working with Books now honors the minimum and maximum book pages setup in each Book Design. Empty placeholders are displayed in thumbnail view showing the pages required to be filled to meet the minimum number of pages.
  • You can now join two adjacent single sided templates into one double-spread template!
  • Simpler sharing of ProSelect Data between computers:
  • Easily share your ProSelect Data easily between computers though a shared folder or DropBox location. You can still use ProSelect for your presentations without needing to be able to access the shared located. ("off-line").
  • For more sophisticated setups you can still use the ProSelect Network Server.
  • Faster access to your ProSelect Resources Images:
  • These are now cached on your local computer so, even if you are sharing your resource images across a network, ProSelect will launch and load as fast as possible.
  • Credit Based Pricing:
  • ProSelect 2012r1 now allows you to sell using a Credit Based Pricing system where all price are in credit rather than dollars. This system also provides an easy way to provide “higher value with higher spend” by offering different automatic credit conversion rates at different total credit break points. You can use the improved Update All Prices window to quickly convert your price list or lists into credits.
  • More Custom Effects:
  • ProSelect Pro users can now setup up to 40 custom effects actions.

New in ProSelect 2011 r2.8 (Nov 2, 2011)

  • Includes significant changes to the main window user interface to make the program faster and simpler to use, more consistent throughout.