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Graphic Inspector Changelog

What's new in Graphic Inspector 2.6.5

Oct 5, 2023
  • Support for macOS 14 Sonoma.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.6.4 (Mar 26, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could stall on attempt to retrieve the color profile name from a PSD file created by GIMP.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.6.3 (Feb 20, 2023)

  • Computer name is now automatically assigned to new activations, which makes it easier to identify installations in the License Portal.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.6.2 (Nov 6, 2022)

  • Support for macOS Ventura.
  • Minimum supported macOS version is now 10.12 Sierra. For earlier systems, see Legacy Versions on https://zevrix.com/download
  • On macOS 10.13 and later, the app now displays an error description for a rare error where the acquired file data cannot be written to a temporary file.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.6.1 (Jun 22, 2022)

  • Pixel and print dimensions added to text reports.
  • Fixed a bug in text report.
  • Improved handling of some rare errors.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.6 (Apr 14, 2022)

  • NEW: Image width and height in pixels now appear in two separate columns that can be sorted individually. These columns replace the old dimensions column in the WxH format.
  • NEW: Width/Height (px) attributes added to checkup presets. Images can now be evaluated for their pixel dimensions and flagged accordingly.
  • NEW: Date Created in the Info tab.
  • Improved modified date representation.
  • Improved alert dialogs (instead of the ugly ones introduced by Apple on macOS Big Sur.)
  • Minor UI fixes.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.10 (Dec 9, 2021)

  • The option to disable expand/collapse animation is now checked by default.
  • Fixed an issue in which certain EXIF tags weren't listed, including ISO Rating and Date Digitized.
  • All tags names are now split into separate words as per their capitalized parts. Previously, some tags names were displayed in their original single word form.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.9 (Nov 29, 2021)

  • NEW: Expand/collapse animation in the folder tree can now be disabled in Preferences.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.8 (Nov 18, 2021)

  • Folders in the folder tree list are now sorted alphabetically.
  • Support for macOS 12 Monterey.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.7 (Oct 18, 2021)

  • Fixed a stall that can happen when scanning Duotone PSD files.
  • The Dimensions column is now sortable.
  • Minor UI improvements.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.6 (Oct 18, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue in which the app hanged when using the Scan Folder button.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when parsing some PSD files.
  • Fixed an issue in which the print width and height columns weren't sortable.
  • Expansion tool tips for the file path and default app fields.
  • Only the name of the default app is now displayed in the field; path is in the tool tip.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.5 (Oct 12, 2021)

  • Pre-Yosemite (macOS 10.10) systems are not supported anymore.
  • Fixed an issue in which incorrect PSD color mode was reported on macOS Catalina and later.
  • Fixed an issue in which duotone colors were reported incorrectly on macOS Catalina and later.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.4 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • Native M1 support.
  • Much faster scan of .ai files (especially large ones).

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.3 (Mar 29, 2021)

  • Minor updates of certain activation related error messages.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.2 (Dec 31, 2020)

  • NEW: Folder scan can now be initiated from the contextual menu in the sidebar. Ctrl/Right-click a folder in the sidebar to scan.
  • Expanded folders in the system tree are now remembered between launches.
  • Invisible volumes are not displayed in the system tree anymore.
  • Fixed an issue in which some hidden system folders were displayed in the tree.
  • Fixed a crash in the version 2.5.1 on macOS 11.1.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5.1 (Dec 30, 2020)

  • NEW: Folder scan can now be initiated from the contextual menu in the sidebar. Ctrl/Right-click a folder in the sidebar to scan.
  • Expanded folders in the system tree are now remembered between launches.
  • Invisible volumes are not displayed in the system tree anymore.
  • Fixed an issue in which some hidden system folders were displayed in the tree.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.5 (Dec 30, 2020)

  • NEW: Graphic Inspector now reports physical (print) dimensions of images as per their resolution and pixel dimensions. Two new columns are added: Width (print) and Height (print).
  • NEW: Width/Height (print) attributes added to checkup presets.
  • The app now automatically fixes file permissions in a rare situation where the serial number couldn't be written to disk.
  • Fixed an issue in which the file list wasn't sorted by the Pixel Dimensions column.
  • Case-insensitive order is now used for sorting the file list by textual values.
  • UI fixes in the Checkup Presets window for Big Sur.
  • Checkup alerts can now be selected and copied.
  • The [Default] checkup preset is now always the first in the list.
  • Improved memory management.
  • Default app name is now displayed for the selected files as expected.
  • More accurate file size representation.
  • UI improvements.
  • Improved toolbar behavior on macOS Big Sur.
  • macOS 10.8 isn't supported anymore.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.10 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • Suppot for macOS Big Sur.
  • UI adjustments for macOS Big Sur.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.9 (Jul 28, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could show an obsolete error related to a legacy licensing engine on launch.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.8 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could hang when scanning a PDF file.
  • Minor UI fixes.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.7 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Fixed a crash that could happen when scanning a PNG file without any PNG properties metadata entries.
  • Fixed a text highlighting issue in tables on Mojave and later.
  • The app now checks for a bizarre rare issue where the serial number appears to be multiplied into several paragraphs during activation.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.6 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could hang on macOS Catalina after scanning large number of files (around 150 or more). To avoid this issue, icon previews are temporary suspended on Catalina.
  • An error alert is now displayed in a rare case when the serial number cannot be written to disk during activation.
  • Improved memory management.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.5 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Users whose copy was licensed with legacy eSellerate licensing platform can now run the notarized version of the app. Users will be asked to contact Zevrix for updated licensing info via a dialog during the activation process.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.4 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Graphic Inspector is now notarized by Apple.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.3 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • This version puts an end to the hassles caused by the "Apple Events sandboxing" measure introduced by Apple on macOS Mojave. Graphic Inspector will now check for the necessary Apple Events authorizations on startup. If authorization to control Finder or System Events was previously revoked by accident, Graphic Inspector will now reset permissions and relaunch itself automatically.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.2 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Integration of the SoftwareKey licensing system.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4.1 (Jul 20, 2020)

  • Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.4 (Sep 22, 2017)

  • Support for macOS 10.13.
  • Upgrade to 64-bit architecture.
  • Fixed a UI issue that could happen when resizing the Checkup Presets window.
  • Reduced launch time.
  • Improved warning icon for flagged files.
  • The Check for Updates feature now works as expected.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.3.1 (Aug 3, 2017)

  • NEW: Previews of InDesign files (CS5 and later, provided the files were saved with previews).
  • Fixed an error in progress reporting.
  • Improved stability and memory management.
  • Addressed a system bug which could prevent Graphic Inspector from retrieving the complete list of files dropped on its icon for processing.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.3 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • NEW: Image bit depth is now shown in the new Bit Depth column.
  • NEW: The Bit Depth attribute is added to checkup presets to flag files with specific bit depth value.
  • NEW: "Is not equal" operator for numeric values.
  • Fixed an issue in which PNG color profile wasn't reported.
  • Presets win open on first launch.
  • UI fixes.
  • Improved metadata tag creation experience.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.2 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • NEW: The Open With contextual menu which lets users to choose non-default apps to open selected files.
  • NEW: Column header tool tips.
  • Icon previews are now loaded in the background, which speeds up processing (especially of large folders)
  • Improved handling of attempts to scan an empty folder.
  • Changes of "Show icon preview" checkbox preference are now applied instantly without the need to rescan folder.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.0 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • File icons.
  • Icon previews.
  • Resizable file preview.
  • QuickLook is now used to generate previews, which lets preview additional file formats.
  • Revamped user interface.
  • Individual alerts are now marked in red in the file list.
  • Context menus in file list.
  • List of EPS fonts and spot colors can now be viewed directly in file list.
  • Checkup presets are stored in a dedicated location instead of preferences.
  • Selecting a different preset triggers rescan automatically.
  • Improved behavior of split views.
  • Fixed issues with preset behavior on Mavericks and later.
  • Improved performance; many other fixes and improvements.
  • The app was rewritten from ground app using new advanced technologies, which will let adding new features quickly and easily.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.0 Beta 6 (Dec 22, 2014)

  • Option to show icon preview in file list.
  • QuickLook is now used to create file previews.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.0 Beta 5 (Dec 19, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which adding a folder from the system tree to favorites resulted in error.
  • Items from the system tree can now be revealed in Finder.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.0 Beta 4 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Removed preferences for max file size to display preview.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.0 Beta 2 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Embedded fonts in Illustrator files are now reported correctly.
  • A spinning progress indicator now appears when loading large image previews.
  • Improved tabbing order in presets window fields.

New in Graphic Inspector 2.0 Beta 1 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • File icons.
  • Resizable file preview.
  • Revamped user interface.
  • Individual alerts are now marked in red in the file list.
  • Context menus in file list.
  • EPS fonts and spot colors are now included in file list.
  • Each checkup preset is now stored in a separate file.
  • Presets are stored in a dedicated location instead of preferences.
  • Selecting a different preset triggers rescan automatically.
  • Improved behavior of split views.
  • Fixed issues with preset behavior on Mavericks and later.
  • Improved performance; many other fixes and improvements.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.33 (Nov 18, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could display incorrect info for PSD files.
  • Fixed an issue in which a crash could occur when a certain sequence of file formats was processed.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.32 (Nov 18, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could crash when processing BMP files.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.31 (Oct 24, 2014)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.30 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Fixed a registration error which could occur on some systems.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.29 (Aug 6, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when launching v1.7.28.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.28 (Aug 6, 2014)

  • Graphic Inspector can now be launched on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.27 (Nov 21, 2013)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.26 (Jul 29, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which some EXIF Flash values were parsed incorrectly.
  • Values of the PhotometricInterpretation and SubfileType EXIF tags are now parsed.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.25 (Jul 24, 2013)

  • Improved parsing of the Flash, Orientation, ComponentsConfiguration and some other EXIF tags.
  • The Orientation and Software TIFF tags are now reported.
  • The TIFF tags are now separated from EXIF under their own header.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.24 (Mar 29, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which the color mode of .ai files could be incorrectly reported as RGB on certain systems under some rare conditions.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.23 (Feb 23, 2013)

  • Improved check for fonts in .ai files.
  • Some interface improvements.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.22 (Feb 19, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which an end-of-file error could happen when scanning certain .ai files.
  • Fixed an issue in which irrelevant info could appear in spot color list for .ai files that contain RGB spot colors.
  • Fixed an issue in which wrong font info could be displayed for some .ai files.
  • Fixed an error which could happen when checking for embedded fonts in EPS files on Mac OS X 10.6.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.21 (Jan 19, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue in which AppleScript text item delimiters weren't reset under certain conditions.
  • Improved error reporting for raster EPS files that cannot be parsed.
  • File path is now reported in its POSIX form.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.20 (Dec 20, 2012)

  • The color mode of Illustrator EPS files crested with Illustrator CS4 and later is now reported correctly.
  • Improved accuracy of color mode reporting for Illustrator EPS files saved with the option to include document thumbnails.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.19 (Oct 8, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue in which JPEG files weren't recognized when associated with certain applications on Mac OS X 10.8. (For example, if you change the default app for opening JPEG files from Preview to something else)

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.18 (Sep 17, 2012)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
  • Fixed an issue related to processing of Adobe Illustrator CS6 files.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.17 (Apr 28, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector didn't report properties of raster EPS files with TIFF preview.
  • Fixed an error which could occur on launch under certain conditions.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.16 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue in which ArtOptimizer could crash if update check fails.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause an error during activation

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.15 (Oct 1, 2011)

  • Fixed an issue in which the system tree items could not be expanded on Mac OS X Lion.
  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could crash on deactivation attempt.
  • Improved memory management.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.14 (Sep 23, 2011)

  • Some interface changes for interface consistency on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.13 (Jul 9, 2011)

  • The color mode of Illustrator CS5.1 EPS files saved with the Thumbnail option enabled is now reported correctly.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.11 (May 4, 2011)

  • Fixed an issue in which an error could occur when checking resolution of GIF images.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.10 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • Major revamp of the Checkup Presets window.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.9 (Nov 11, 2010)

  • The folder structure in text reports is now reflected correctly.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.8 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • German translation has been discontonued to avoid issues with new updates.
  • Fixed an issue in which clicking the Support button could make Graphic Inspector quit.
  • Fixed an issue with resizing the Updates window.
  • Added the View Release Notes button to open release notes when application is up to date.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.7 (Jul 16, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which certain GPS metadata values could cause an error.
  • Some interface improvements.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.6 (Jul 12, 2010)

  • Selecting a photo creating with iPhone doesn't produce an error anymore.
  • The metadata drawer now remembers its state after relaunching.
  • Some minor fixes and interface improvements.
  • Improved appearance of the software update info.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.5 (Jun 26, 2010)

  • Fixed some interface issues in main window.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.4 (Jun 25, 2010)

  • Color space of Illustrator CS5 EPS files saved with "Include Thumbnails" option is now reported correctly.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.3 (Mar 26, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector requested to locate the iMagine Photo application under certain conditions.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.2 (Dec 11, 2009)

  • Fixed some registration related errors.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.7.1 (Dec 1, 2009)

  • All new features and improvements of the version 1.7 are now available on the German system.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.6 (Apr 21, 2009)

  • German localization.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.8 (Mar 17, 2009)

  • The color mode of Illustrator CS4 EPS files is now reported properly.
  • Fixed an issue in which files without any fonts or colors could be flagged as containing ones.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.7 (Mar 10, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector didn't report properties of Photoshop EPS files on some international systems.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.6 (Feb 25, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector could hang while checking for embedded fonts in some EPS files.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.5 (Oct 25, 2008)

  • Some registration changes related the MacWorld promo. Users don't need this update.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.4 (Sep 19, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector stopped with an error when scanning some native Photoshop (.psd) Duotone files created on Mac OS 9 and earlier.
  • Fixed an issue in which incorrect number of Duotone inks was reported in some native Photoshop files on Mac OS X 10.4.x.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.3 (Aug 29, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector crashed when scanning the native Photoshop (.psd) files on non-Intel Macs.
  • Graphic Inspector now reports the CMYK+Spot color mode of native Photoshop files, as well the names of their spot channels.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5.2 (Jul 3, 2008)

  • Fixed an issue in which Graphic Inspector wouldn't launch if one of the mounted volumes was empty or couldn't be accessed from the current user account.
  • This update is recommended to all users of Graphic Inspector.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.5 (Jun 27, 2008)

  • new: Favorite folders.
  • new: Redesigned sidebar for the Folders tree, Favorites and Finder windows.
  • new: Folders selected in sidebar can be revealed in Finder.
  • new: List of channels in Multichannel PSD files.
  • new: List of inks in Duotone PSD files.
  • new: Check for updates directly from Graphic Inspector.
  • Xinet FullPress FPO files of PSD files don't cause errors on scanning anymore.
  • Fixed an issue in which color mode of non-Illustrator vector EPS files was reported as RGB.
  • Resolution is now reported for all PSD files.
  • Some other interface improvements and bug fixes.

New in Graphic Inspector 1.1.3 (Apr 1, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug in which checkup presets could not be created on Leopard due to various errors. This update is required for full Leopard compatibility