What's new in AKVIS Charcoal 5.6.530.22065
Jun 24, 2022
- Added native support for the Apple M1 series of processors.
- Added file saving options to the Batch Processing dialog.
- Extended the list of supported RAW formats.
- Verified compatibility with the latest versions of the image editors.
- Discontinued support for Mac OS X 10.10-10.11.
- Discontinued support for Publishing module.
- Minor interface improvements.
- Fixed bugs and improved stability.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 5.5 (Jan 20, 2021)
- Added combined use of Passe-Partout and Classic Frame (Decoration -> Frame -> Passe-Partout).
- Added Color option for Vignette (Decoration -> Frame -> Vignette).
- Added different paths to save and load images.
- Added support for macOS 11 Big Sur.
- Improved compatibility with Adobe CC 2021.
- Extended the list of supported RAW formats.
- Updated the Installation Wizard for Windows.
- Improved stability and fixed bugs (including the bug with the Crop tool and others).
New in AKVIS Charcoal 5.0 (Jan 20, 2021)
- Integrated a new photo-to-drawing conversion algorithm.
- Added Favorites button for Presets.
- Added the Delete Snapshot button to the Timeline.
- Added the Fixed Size option to the Crop tool.
- Extended the list of supported RAW formats.
- Improved compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CC 2020.
- Updated the Installation Wizard for Windows.
- Fixed bugs and improved stability.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 4.0 (Jan 20, 2021)
- Added compatibility with macOS Catalina (10.15).
- Added compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020, Corel PaintShop Pro 2020 and Painter 2020.
- Added the file renaming feature to the Batch Processing option.
- Added the possibility to position the text/watermark anywhere in the image (Decoration -> Text tab).
- Added the Notification Panel.
- Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version.
- Fixed bugs and improved stability.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 3.2.415.18028 (Mar 28, 2019)
- The Publishing option has been extracted to a separate module (on Windows).
- Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version.
- Interface themes in the Preferences are now presented as color plates.
- Fixed bugs and improved stability.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 3.1.401.17548 (Dec 18, 2018)
- Added compatibility with Photoshop CC 2019 (version 20.0).
- Added compatibility with macOS 10.14 (Mojave).
- Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version.
- Fixed minor bugs.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 3.0.379.16054 (Feb 21, 2018)
- Added the Random Patterns feature to the Pattern frame in the Decoration tab.
- The Texture Library has been updated. Added new pattern categories: Stars and Ornaments & Doodles.
- Some check-boxes have been replaced with icons.
- The enabled tools are now highlighted with color.
- Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version.
- Improved the brightness increasing algorithm for patterns and textures.
- Fixed minor bugs.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 2.5.362.15715 (Oct 31, 2017)
- Added the compatibility with Photoshop CC 2018.
- Added the new Gray interface theme. The Dark and Light themes have been improved.
- The maximum available scale of the interface now depends on the screen resolution.
- Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version.
- Dropbox is temporarily hidden from the list of the available publishing services due to the changes in its policy. Publishing on Tumblr is now available again.
- Fixed minor bugs.
New in AKVIS Charcoal 2.0.336.13551 (Jul 27, 2016)
- Added new Decoration section which contains three tabs - Canvas, Text, and the new Frame tab with these kinds of frames: Classic, Pattern, Strokes, Vignette, and Passe-Partout.
- Added support for Ultra HD 4K and 5K resolution displays. The interface has been modernized and provides better display capabilities. The texts and new vector based icons now scale correctly.
- Added new Print options. It's now possible to print high resolution images on multiple pages.
- Improved the Crop tool. Now it is possible to set the aspect ratio and use Ctrl-key to define a new crop area.
- Added new ready-to-use AKVIS presets.
- Changed the About the Program window.
- Changed the Activation window.
- Added the possibility to choose a drive to install the program.
- Improved the plugin compatibility with image editors.
- Support for new RAW files for the standalone version.
- Native 64-bit support on Mac.
- Facebook and Tumblr are temporarily hidden from the list of the available publishing services due to the changes in their policy.
- Changed the Navigator window into the roll-up panel.
- Fixed bugs.