Compositor Changelog

What's new in Compositor 3.4.0

Oct 14, 2016
  • Changes:
  • Maintenance release
  • Freeware status
  • Changed splash

New in Compositor 3.3.4 (Mar 12, 2016)

  • Maintenance release
  • Four new CoreImage filters: Woodcut, Dot Screen, Line Overlay, and Edges
  • Changed splash

New in Compositor 3.3.2 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Maintenance release corrects registration glitches
  • Type tool size increased from max 400 to max 999
  • Changed splash

New in Compositor 3.3.1 (Apr 9, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • Maintenance release to correct potential crashing bugs with some preview-enabled dialogs.
  • Changed splash.

New in Compositor 3.3.0 (Dec 22, 2014)

  • Added:
  • File Menu: (new) Added new file save dialog to get around sandboxing bugs with IOKitSaveOptions (Compositor not yet sandboxed however)
  • File Menu: (new) Remove Resource Fork (for removing old icons, previews, etc) Images only.
  • Quickbrush maker (new) : Control-click on Brush tool, or right mouse click, top item Drag inside canvas area to simultaneously set brush width and softness. Drag in opacity area to set opacity.
  • Changed/Fixed:
  • Constrain Selection: should work again, also allows for pre-set sizes (Select Rect) (fix)
  • Combine Channels: Combining RGB will work as it used to (correctly) (fix)
  • Apply Luminosity Map: Refresh had a cosmetic issue and the dialog could crash upon second open (fix)
  • Revised crash recovery (fix)
  • Modernized Actions Palette (improved)
  • Save as PICT resource trailing edge feature (new)
  • Remove Resource Fork feature (new)
  • Fixed bug in Sharpen tool (Crasher) (fix)
  • Fixed bug in Select by Color HSL mode (non-function) (fix)
  • Fixed bug in Replace Color HSL option and preview (fix)
  • Fixes in refresh, other HSL bugs that remained. (fix)
  • Changed splash
  • Changed Plug-in option removed from Filterville menu (debug)

New in Compositor 3.3.0 Beta 1 (Dec 18, 2014)

  • Added new file save dialog to get around Sandboxing bugs with IOKitSaveOptions
  • Redesigned: Actions Palette (Fixed FilterVille Actions menu bug also)
  • New: Popup "Quick Brush" maker, 2 axis adjustment (right click on tool palette or in image)
  • Revised: Crash Recovery
  • New: Save as PICT resource trailing edge feature :)
  • Fixed: Bad crash bug with Sharpen tool
  • Other tidy ups

New in Compositor 3.2.1 (Sep 21, 2012)

  • New: Application is now codesigned for Gatekeeper as Identified Developer
  • Fixed: File Menu: Several items in v3.2 became inadvertently disabled (Rezilla bug). Now will operate again
  • Fixed: OpenGL Planets (Green button in lower left any image): Repaired planetary mouse rotation (still worked 10.8, but not in 10.6)
  • Fixed: Blend Folder: Added additional check for invisible files which could derail the process, cause an error.
  • Fixed: Combine Channels: Combining RGB will work as it used to (correctly)
  • Fixed: Apply Luminosity Map: Refresh had a cosmetic issue and the dialog could crash upon second open, now fixed.
  • Other tidy ups

New in Compositor 3.2.0 (Sep 11, 2012)

  • New: Transform Selection
  • New: Add border surround to Create Pair (Command Key + menu choice)
  • New: Command + click of foreground dropper takes a 3 x 3 sample instead of single pixel
  • Fixed: GetCPixel stopped working as of 10.7, now repaired (along with Dropper tool)
  • Fixed: Crash with History if using trash button (menu worked)
  • Fixed: Fixed more zero divide errors I hope...
  • Fixed: Bug in export of Alpha Channel
  • Other tidy ups
  • Modernized: App is ready for Sandboxing

New in Compositor 3.1.0 (Mar 22, 2012)

  • New: Website Renovation!
  • New: OpenGL 3D Planets! (via green popup button near magnify buttons)
  • New: Map Image to OpenGL Sphere (via green popup button near magnify buttons)
  • New: Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom (FilterVille > Create > Mandelbrot)
  • New: Julia Fractal [render only](FilterVille > Create > Julia)
  • New: Palette animation! (Image > Remap > Animate or Command + M)
  • Fixed: Crash with virtual clipboard images > 4096 (return was bad)
  • Fixed: Crash with Stretch Canvas dialog (second time used)
  • Fixed: Divide by zero error in Scale Image dialog
  • Fixed: Buglet in Pencil tool which could render at transparent when not asked
  • Fixed: Window output issue with Sordid Filter
  • Fixed: Registration flag issue with registration process
  • Fixed: Issue with Import PICT Resource
  • Changed: Option Key + RGB Split provides R,G,B, and A

New in Compositor 3.0.2 (Mar 8, 2012)

  • Fixed: Annoying intermittent runtime bug which could cause menus to appear unreponsive to mouse (keyboard choice would fix)
  • Fixed: Buglet in older (aliased) Quickdraw option in Line tool
  • Changed: Tweaked Line tool's enabling of arrows (for CoreImage only)
  • Fixed: Text tool size menu (custom set option)
  • Fixed: Buglet in Contact Sheets for Gap setting
  • Fixed: Bug in Contact Sheets (new Cocoa dialog) where directory would select one level above actual.
  • Fixed: All Tween Image modes are working now…Linear, Ease In, Ease Out, Ease In/Out, Return
  • New : Added additional mode to Tween Images, Ease In/Out, and finessed Return option.

New in Compositor 2.16.0 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • Added virtual clipboard support for images larger than 4095 pixels (PICT format limits exceeded by digicams a while back)
  • Added crash recovery feature so you don't lose work in case of a crash (Needs History, which requires 2 gigabyte or better free disk space)

New in Compositor 2.15.0 (Feb 10, 2009)

  • Added channel split for L*a*b* colorspace.
  • Added channel split for YUV colorspace.
  • Added shortcut split F1 key (L*) or F3 (Y) and return to parent (F2) for LAB and YUV channel split.
  • Fixed a bug with Poster Printing.
  • Adjusted version checker.
  • Fixed bug with Clear Actions.
  • Other tidy ups.

New in Compositor 2.11.2 (Jan 16, 2009)

  • Fixed some nasty bugs in newer Select menu operations which only occurred in OS X 10.3.x
  • Other tidy ups.

New in Compositor 2.11.0 (Jan 14, 2009)

  • Added Tiled Poster Printing.
  • Added Rectangular Gradient Fill.
  • Added Rectangilar Gradient Tool.
  • Added CMYK Balance.
  • Added Resolution and Print Size dialog.
  • Added more sizes to the New Image dialog.
  • Added Laplacian Edges.
  • Added Inverse Light filter (Inverts K Channel).
  • Fixed Alpha Channel bugs with rotations, and delete.
  • Fixed goofy Photoshop file filter bug (nav file dialogs).
  • Fixed Window menu bug.
  • Adjusted mouse wheel scrolling.
  • Other Bug Fixes.

New in Compositor 2.10.0 (Aug 7, 2008)

  • Added Non-contiguous option to Wand tool...Option click to engage.
  • Added ability to drag and drop selections among same sized images (non-floating only)
  • Added Simple Size resizing menu
  • Added Hot Melt Filter (Artly There menu, FilterVille)
  • Added Gem Finder (selection preview)
  • Added Select By Color dialog
  • Added Select (Using) Image dialog
  • Added Grid Maker and Select dialog
  • Added Select Lights Midtones Darks and other options (Select Menu)
  • Added Combine CMKY channel option (4 images open, choose the C as Red, M as Green, Y as Blue, must have K window open)
  • Fixed bug allowing Alpha Composite window to be saved over the 'real' image.
  • Fixed update bug when Alpha channel was present
  • Fixed bugs in action and movie file dialogs which arrived with OSX updates and versions.
  • Fixed the annoying "Temp Port Lock" error
  • Other Bug Fixes